Rank Badge With A Pair Of Cranes, Joseon Dynasty (13921910), Late 19th Century. Silk Embroidery On Silk

Rank badge with a pair of cranes, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), late 19th century. Silk embroidery on silk satin damask

Courtesy Alain Truong

Gilded bronze cuirass uncovered from a Carthaginian tomb near Ksour Essef in Tunisia, 3rd century BC

A sailor made pie crimper in shape of a dog, for a beloved person aboard or ashore. Made of wood and glass, 19th century

Gold and amber pendant necklace, Etruscan, 550-450 BC

from The J. Paul Getty Museum

Rag doll discovered by Flinders Petrie at Hawara, Egypt c. 350

Bronze jia, China, Shang Dynasty, 13th-10th century BC

from The Art Institute of Chicago