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Female figurine , 1400–1100 BCE , object number 2024-20
Female figurine

Female figurine ,

Tlatilco (Type D1) , Early Formative Period

2024-20

Prisoner of Conscience , 2006/2021 , by Victor Ekpuk, born 1964, Uyo, Nigeria; active Washington, D.C. , object number 2024-72
Prisoner of Conscience

Prisoner of Conscience ,

Victor Ekpuk, born 1964, Uyo, Nigeria; active Washington, D.C.

2024-72

The Berlin Wall Comes Down , 1989, printed 1998 , by Alexandra Avakian, born 1960, New York, NY , object number 2024-223
The Berlin Wall Comes Down

The Berlin Wall Comes Down ,

Alexandra Avakian, born 1960, New York, NY

2024-223

Covered pedestal bowl , 5th–6th century , object number 2024-11 a-b
Covered pedestal bowl

Covered pedestal bowl ,

Korean , Three Kingdoms (Silla) period, 57 BCE–668 CE

2024-11 a-b

Covered, faceted jar with brown glaze , 19th century , object number 2024-12 a-b
Covered, faceted jar with brown glaze

Covered, faceted jar with brown glaze ,

Korean , Joseon dynasty, 1392–1910

2024-12 a-b

Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River: Gui Xia 歸峽 , 2010–2015 , by Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥), born 1969, New York, NY; active Beijing, China , object number 2024-300
Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River: Gui Xia 歸峽

Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River: Gui Xia 歸峽 ,

Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥), born 1969, New York, NY; active Beijing, China

2024-300

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