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こんにちは I searched about the meaning of "たものですか" and I found out it means " used
to " but in my example "used to " is not logic

here's my example (snippet from a conversation in a book)

A:この絵はすごいですね.いつごろかかれたものですか

Ｂ：ええっと.14せいきにかかれたそうです.

here in A's sentence " when it's used to be drawn " is not logic for me ! can
any one help me translate the sentence of A and tell me the meaning of
""たものですか" here what ?
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"たものですか" "used to" is not convincing in my example
> いつごろ かかれた もの ですか  
>  When was it drawn?

The sentence could probably be interpreted more awkwardly as

> What period of time is this drawn thing [the drawing/painting]?

which might explain how you get the above translation.

  

もの refers to "thing", so

> いつごろ の もの ですか  
>  When was this?

could be interpreted more literally as

> This thing is of what time?

which because your questions are around some work of art (painting, statue):

> What time period did this work originate from?
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