Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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Take a closer look at the above pear-shaped ceramic bottle created in Iran at the end of the seventeenth century. Hear how this decorative object combines Chinese and Iranian art traditions, exemplifies the innovation of the era, and even shows a semi-hidden figure.

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