狂月坊, A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night, Edo period (1615–1868), 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 1/8 x 14 3/5 in.…

Foreigners Enjoying Themselves in the Gankirō, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1861, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 1/2 in. × 30 in. (36.8 ×…

Malkos Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1640–50, India (Rajasthan, Marwar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 10 3/8 x 8 in. (26.4 x 20.3 cm),…

Carnelian ring stone, Imperial, ca. 2nd half of the 2nd century A.D., Roman, Carnelian, L. 1.9 cm, Gems, portrait bust of beared middle-aged man, signed 'Aspasios'. The rendering of the beard…

Charles Rousseau Burney (1747–1819), ca. 1780, Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 1/8 in. (76.8 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727–1788 London), The sitter was a nephew…

商 青銅方鼎, Ritual Rectangular Cauldron (Fangding), Shang dynasty, Anyang period (ca. 1300–ca. 1050 B.C.), 13th–11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. incl. handles 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); H.…

Shiba: Atago, Atago Hill at Shiba, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1783, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (26.5 x 19.4 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga…

La peignoir plisié, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 8.6 x 11.1 cm. (3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

'The Round Dance' or 'Rays of Sunlight', 1835–55, Black chalk, graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, brush and wash on cream wove paper, 42 x 51 in. (106.7 x 129.5 cm), Drawings,…

Yungfoo River, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 9 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (24.1 × 28.2 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland…

Rain of the Fifth Month (Samidare), Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm), Prints,…

Terracotta oinochoe:olpe (jug), Transitional, ca. 630–615 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm), Vases, Four friezes with animals Olpai were greatly favored by…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese,…

Wall painting fragment, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Fresco, Overall: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings, This fresco fragment preserves the head of a woman wearing an…

Bronze knife, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.), Bronzes, Slightly rounded base with three rivet holes, in two of which the rivets are still preserved.

Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/4 x 10 13/16 in. (13.3 x 27.5 cm),…

Dish, Cypriot, Alabaster, Diam.: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Bas du Portail, Côté de la Place, Cathédrale de Rouen, 1852–54, Salted paper print from glass negative, 26.2 x 35 cm (10 5/16 x 13 3/4 in. ), Photographs, Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875)

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2200 B.C., Terracotta, 1 9/16 x 1 1/16in. (4 x 2.7cm), Vases

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in; slightly funnel-shaped,…

東海道五十三次　鞠子, Mariko, from the series Tokaidō (popularly known as the Reisho Tokaidō), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color…

Shō gatsu, The First Month, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1767, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm), Prints, Ishikawa…

Bronze sickle, Late Bronze Age, ca. 12th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 5 1/2in. (14cm), Bronzes

Mail Shirt, probably early 16th century, Syrian or Turkish, Steel, copper alloy, L. 33 1/8 in. (84.0 cm); W. 52 in. (132.0 cm); Wt. 21 lb. 12 oz. (9869 g), Mail, This is a rare and beautifully…

Landscape Painting of Figure in Woodland Setting, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; color on silk, 4 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (12.4 x 37.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

柿もぎ, Picking Persimmons ((Kaki mogi)), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1803–4, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 15 x 30 in. (38.1 x 76.2 cm),…

Main Gate Entrance, 1896, Platinum print, Albums, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London), Bookplate designed by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton, Sussex 1872–1898…

Incised furniture plaque with a kneeling bull, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 1.54 x 2.13 x 0.16 in. (3.91 x 5.41 x 0.41 cm),…

Westminster Abbey, before May 1845, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Nicolaas Henneman (Dutch, Heemskerk 1813–1898 London), Talbot's negative-positive photographic process,…

Wall painting fragment, 1st century A.D., Roman, Fresco, Overall: 4 7/16 in. (11.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings, On black ground; head and raised hand of a woman.

St. Anthony of Egypt Driving Away Devils, 17th century, Black chalk, heightened with white, on gray prepared paper, 17 3/16 x 12 11/16 in. (43.7 x 32.2 cm), Drawings, Grégoire Huret (French,…

Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a horse, Iron Age II, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, probably from Luristan, Iran, Bronze, 3.58 x 5.94 in. (9.09 x 15.09 cm), Metalwork-Equestrian,

Village of Andelys - Chateau Gaillard, Coeur de Lion, 1856, Albumen silver print from paper negative, 20.6 x 27.2 cm. (8 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

Lion Mask, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metalwork

東海道五十三次之内　水口　名物干瓢, Mizukuchi, Meibutsu Kampyo, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 in. (24.1…

Bassoon, ca. 1750, Bayreuth, Germany, German, Maple, brass, Height: 47 3/16 in. (119.8 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed, Wolfgang Thomae (before 1771)

婦人手業操鏡, A Woman Weaving, Seated at a Hand Loom, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1796, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.5 x 25.1 cm),…

Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite seated on a rock, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Terracotta, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Terracottas, Seated, phiale in right hand, dove on left knee.

Trencher Salt, 1700–1720, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver and gilding, 1 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.5 x 8.7 x 7 cm); 2 oz. 13 dwt. (82.5 g), Silver

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Bronze, Other: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Bronzes

東海道五十三次之内　藤川　棒鼻の図, Fujikawa, Bo Bana, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 1/16 in. (24.1…

Inscription, fragment, Cypriot, Marble, H.: 6 x 6 x 1 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Saddle, Horse-Dipper and Other Harness, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 7/8 x 7 in. (20 x 17.8 cm), Prints, Kubo…

Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　武陽佃島, Edo period (1615–1868), ca.…

Jérusalem, Sainte-Marie-la-Grande, Portail, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 21.7 × 33.4 cm (8 9/16 × 13 1/8 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Design for a pier table, ca. 1700, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 7 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (18.6 x 24.4 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788–90, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 14 3/4 x 10 in. (37.5 x 25.4 cm), Prints,…

Glass monochrome bowl fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, Other: 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in. (2.7 x 2.7 cm), Glass, Opaque jade green.,…

Courtesan or Actor as Courtesan Pouring Tea by the Light of a Lantern, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9…

Beauties on a Veranda among Cherry Blossoms from which a Samurai is Departing, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, A: H.…

Terracotta jug, 2nd half of the 1st century B.C., Roman, Terracotta; Pergamene lead-glazed ware, 8 9/16in. (21.8cm), Vases, Trefoil mouth and grotesque human figures in relief.

Lid or Boss, Bronze, Diam.: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Bronzes

Rope, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2030–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Aashyt (DBXI.17), 1920–21, Linen, 119 cm long

Fragment, early 19th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, embroidered, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Glass bottle with dolphin handles, Late Imperial, late 3rd–early 4th century A.D., Roman, Rhenish, Glass; blown and cut, H. 4 5/16in. (10.9cm), Glass, Colorless; handles in same glass.…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 11/16 x 1 in. (1.7 x 2.5 cm), Glass, Rim fragment (of shallow bowl?),…

Terracotta mug, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm); width 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm), Vases, Mug with two handles and no decoration.

[Yosemite National Park, California], ca. 1878, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American,…

Bronze serpentine-type fibula (safety pin) with two rings, Geometric, 9th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Bronzes, The bow is formed by two loops with cross-pieces.…

French Commode Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 6 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (17.5 x 31.4 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West…

Nubie. Forteresse D'Ibrym (Ancienne Premmis). Vue prise au sud., 1850, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

Glass flask, Mid Imperial, ca. 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; Blown and tooled, 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Everted rim, with folded lip flattened into inside of…

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel), Middle Cypriot, 1900–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; White painted ware, H. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Vases, Fantastic vase with handle, spout, and four feet…

Helmet, second half 16th century, Istanbul, Turkish, Steel, gold, copper alloy, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 4.3 oz. (1482.7 g), Helmets, This example was…

Samson and Delilah, ca. 1528–30, Oil on beech, 22 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (57.2 x 37.8cm), Paintings, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar), In this Old Testament scene, the…

The Adoration of the Shepherds; verso: Sketches, ca. 1532–37, Pen and two hues of brown ink, brown-gray wash, heightened with white gouache; verso: black chalk, sheet: 13 11/16 x 13 1/4 in. (34.7…

Vase fragment, Neolithic, second period, ca. 4000–3000 B.C., Neolithic, Thessaly, Terracotta, length 2 5/16in. (5.9cm), Vases

Glass gold-band mosaic scyphus (drinking cup), Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm), W: 9 13/16 (25 cm), Diam.: 7…

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2200 B.C., Terracotta, Overall with knobs: 1 1/8 × 1 7/16 × 5/8 in. (2.9 × 3.7 × 1.7 cm), Vases

Mrs. Marian Murray, Lady Stair, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson…

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, white-ground, 9 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (23.7 x 8.3 cm), Vases, Dionysos (god of wine) with a satyr and…

Vase, 1855–75, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown silvered glass, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Glass, New England Glass Company…

Dress, 1922, French, silk, metallic thread

Lady Guildford (Mary Wotton, born 1500), Oil and gold on oak, 32 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (81.6 x 66.4 cm), Paintings, Copy after Hans Holbein the Younger (British, 16th century)

Bowl, 1835–65, Made in New York, United States, American, Blown glass with applied decoration, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Diam. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm), Glass, This bowl features superimposed…

Marble strigilated sarcophagus, Imperial, Late Severan, ca. A.D. 220, Roman, Marble, Overall dimensions: h. 32 5/16 x l. 85 7/16 x d. 35 13/16 in. (82 x 217 x 91 cm), Stone Sculpture, The…

Singer and Sarinda Player, ca. 1800, India (Rajasthan, Jaipur), Ink on paper, 26 x 18 1/4 in. (66 x 46.4 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Sahib Ram (active reign of Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh,…

Limestone head of Apollo, Hellenistic, 3rd–1st century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (29.8 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The face is surrounded by thick…

Inkwell with Zodiac Signs, early 13th century, Attributed to probably Iran, Brass; cast, inlaid with silver, copper, and black compound, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Metal, One of the innovations of…

Francesco I de' Medici (1541–1587), Grand Duke of Tuscany, modeled 1585–87, cast ca. 1611, Italian, Florence, Bronze, Overall (confirmed): H. 30 3/8 x W. 24 1/2 x D. 13 11/16 in. (77.2 x 62.2…

Jérusalem, Vallée de Hinnom, Détails du flanc droit, 2, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.5 x 33 cm (9 1/4 x 13 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Landscape, Ming dynasty (?) (1368–1644), China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, (a.) 14 15/16 x 94 1/2 in. (37.9 x 240 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, In the style of Qiu Ying (Chinese,…

Bronze bracelet, Geometric, 8th century B.C., Italic, possibly Daunian, Bronze, Diam.: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Bronzes, Decorated with a series of grouped vertical and diagnoal engraved lines.

Breastplate from a Set of 'Four Mirrors' (me long bzhi), 15th–17th century, possibly Mongolian or Central Asian, Iron, gold, silver, leather, Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Armor Parts-Breastplates

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4 x 1/2in. (3.2 x 1.3cm), Vases

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674–1730 in an Unidentified Role, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14…

Glass cup, Late Roman, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green with yellow green streaks. Plain, rounded rim; S-shaped sides;…

Promenoir de Thoutmès III - Dernières galeries du Palais de Karnac (Thèbes), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 13/16 in. × 8 in. (14.8 × 20.3 cm), Photographs, Maxime…

Earrings, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Chalcedony, Glass, Diameter: 5/16 × 13/16 in. (0.8 × 2.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Pair of gold earrings with glass and green chalcedony adjuncts.

Rev. W. W. Duncan, Peebles (Sweet William), 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland),…

Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　登戸浦, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32, Japan, Polychrome…

Two Oiran with Two Female Attendants in the Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (37.6 x 24.4 cm), Prints,…

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1897, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, L. (page) 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. (page) 9 1/4 in. (23.4…

Girl Carrying a Round Paper Fan (Uchiwa), Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1900?, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper (crepon), 14 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (36.5 x 27.3 cm),…

A Female Musician Charms an Antelope, ca. 1825, Western India, Rajasthan, Kota, Ink and opaque watercolor on cloth, 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.1 x 19.7 cm), Paintings, The rugged, inhospitable terrain…

The Gate of the Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (21.7 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Yashima…

Carnelian scarab, Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek or Etruscan, Carnelian, Length: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Gems, Lion devouring a deer.

Tobacco Pouches; Specialities of Takaya in Yokkaichi, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 15/16 x 7 1/8 in.…

Glass mosaic inlay, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque green…

Lid or boss, Bronze, Diam.: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Bronzes