[View of TABRIZ], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Limestone statuette of a seated beardless male votary writing on a scroll, Classical, late 5th or early 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 12 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (30.5 x 13.3 x 5.4…

The Third Matsumoto Koshiro in the Role of Matsuomaru in 'Sugawara', Edo period (1615–1868), summer, 1768, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 5 17/32 in. (30.8…

Terracotta statuette of an emaciated woman, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Asia Minor, Smyrna, Terracotta, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Terracottas, This statuette of an emaciated woman…

Fibula, fragment, Bronze, H.: 1 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. (2.5 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm), Bronzes

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Late Classical or Hellenistic, mid-4th–early 3rd century B.C., Eastern Mediterranean or Italian, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm),…

Female figure, Archaic or Classical, 5th century B.C., Italic, Amber, Height: 1 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (4.1 x 7.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Upper portion of a woman with long hair wearing a…

Taketori monogatari, Tale of the Shining Princess, Edo period (1615–1868), end of 17th century, Japan, Hand-illustrated book set; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper; lacquer box with…

William Scott-Elliot of Arkleton (1811–1901), ca. 1815–16, Oil on canvas, 47 3/8 x 36 5/8 in. (120.3 x 93 cm), Paintings, Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823…

Pair of candlesticks, ca. 1770–75, French, Gilt bronze, Overall (confirmed): 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (26.7 x 14.3 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Early Hellenistic, 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 x 6.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, Seated figure wearing…

Mountain Scenery, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Handscroll; ink on silk, 19 in. × 22 ft. 7 in. (48.3 × 688.3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Formerly Attributed…

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup), Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Vases, The piece is characteristic of 'Malacena' fabric.

Plaque fragment, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Ivory, 1.18 x 1.3 x 0.31 in. (3 x 3.3 x 0.79 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

[Two Gentlemen, One in Cart], 1860s–70s, Gelatin silver print, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Pendant with Seated Lord, 7th–8th century, Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Jadeite, H. 2 5/8 x W. 1 7/8 x D. 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 4.8 x 1 cm), Stone-Ornaments, On this jadeite pendant, a man…

Bronze statuette of a horse, Late Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Bronze; direct lost-wax casting, H. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm), Bronzes

Study for a Portrait of a Woman, 1670s, Oil on canvas, 26 1/2 x 21 1/8 in. (67.3 x 53.7 cm), Paintings, Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) (British, Soest 1618–1680 London)

Young Woman Climbing a Ladder, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1768, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 25 1/8 x 4 15/32 in. (63.8 x 11.4 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu…

Garnet ring stone with the head of the dog Sirius, Late Republican or Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Garnet, Overall: 9/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in. (1.4 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm), Gems

『和歌三神』柿本人麻呂, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.3 cm), Prints, Yashima…

Faience bowl, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1300–1200 B.C., Cypriot, Faience, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, Interior, lotus flower This is probably a local, Cypriot imitation of an…

'Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eye', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Made in Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: 1 3/4 x 2 in. (4.4…

Faience amulet, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1090–900 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Symbolic objects used for amulets include a menat-pendant, the…

Rev. Dr. Thomas Chalmers (?), 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson…

Folk Painting, 1725, India (Rajasthan, Marwar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (20.0 x 14.4 cm), Paintings

Vienne, St. Colombe, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 32.5 x 42.8 cm (12 13/16 x 16 7/8 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

Iwai Kiyotaro as a Woman Standing under a Plum Tree, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (32.1 x 14.3 cm), Prints,…

Shard with Bird, 3rd–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Earthenware, Overall: 4 1/16 x 5 5/8 x 1 in. (10.3 x 14.3 x 2.5 cm), Ceramics

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1897, Japan, Triptych 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…

清 施霖 山莊圖 冊頁, Mountain Retreat, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), datable to 1654–55, China, Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (24.8…

Porringer, ca. 1800, Possibly made in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States; Possibly made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 2 5/16 x 8 3/8 in. (5.9 x 21.3 cm);…

Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, gold; rod-formed and applied, H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Glass,…

Fragment of a Tunic, 4th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 18.5 in. high 27.50 in. wide (46.99 cm high 69.85 cm wide), Textiles

Statuette of a man with a stick, Bronze, H.: 4 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (10.2 x 4.1 x 4.8 cm), Bronzes

Glass jug, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 15/16 in. (13.3 x 6.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue green; handle,…

東海道五十三次　原, Hara, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige…

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 3 5/16in. (8.4cm), Glass, Colorless with very pale blue green tinge and purple streaks. Uneven…

Album of Forty-eight Actor Prints, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Album of 48 polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 14 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 1/2 in. (37.5 × 26 × 1.3…

Terracotta vase in the form of a bull, Late Cypriot, 1600–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Base-Ring ware, H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Vases, White binding-pattern.

Stela of the God Bes, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 4th century B.C.–A.D. 1st century, From Egypt, Limestone, paint, H. 38.7 cm (15 /14 in); w. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in), Bes waves a knife in one hand…

[Group Portrait of Four Women, Two Men and Three Children in a Garden], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 2.3 x 37.8 cm. (0 15/16 x 14 7/8 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine…

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and marvered, Height: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Glass, Small perfume bottle Translucent pale blue green; trails in…

The First Nakamura Tomijuro in the Role of Shigenoi, Edo period (1615–1868), 10th month, 1777, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 3/10 x 5 3/4 in. (28.7 x 14.6…

Desseins de Brasiers dont les Ornements peuuent Seruir aux Cuuettes, Tables, et autres Ouurages d'Orfeurerie, Plate 1, 1660–1713, Etching, Plate: 6 1/4 × 9 3/16 in. (15.8 × 23.4 cm), Alexis…

[Orientalist Study of a Woman], 1858, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 26.2 x 18.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.), irregularly trimmed, Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869)

Mother and Child, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1793, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro…

Terracotta pyxis (box), Late Corinthian, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, total H. 6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm), Vases, The handles are in the form of three human busts.

Paradisi in Sole. Paradisus Terrestris, 1629, Illustrations: woodcut, 14 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (35.8 x 22.6 x 4.5 cm), Books

Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Suketsune, Richly Attired, Leaning on His Sword, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 3/8 in. (30.5 x 13.7…

Russian Palaces and Gardens, 1761, Eleven engravings printed on blue paper, along with leather album in which 3 are still bound, each sheet ca. 30 1/4 x 40 in. (76.8 x 101.6 cm), After drawings…

Glass bottle, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Glass, Colorless with yellow green tinge. Uneven, knocked-off rim; broad funnel-shaped neck; globular…

Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Isawa no akatsuki), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　甲州伊沢暁, Edo period (1615–1868),…

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. (3.4 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Bottom fragment., Translucent honey…

Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; leather binding, Overall: 14 1/2 x 11 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (36.8 x 29.6 x 12.4 cm),…

The Adoration of the Shepherds, shortly after 1450, Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, Overall 15 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (40 x 55.6 cm); painted surface 14 7/8 x 21 in. (37.8 x 53.3 cm),…

Eye idol, Middle Uruk, ca. 3700–3500 B.C., Syria, Tell Brak, Gypsum alabaster, 2.5 in. (6.35 cm), Stone-Sculpture,

Helmet, early 17th century, Made in Turkey, Copper; embossed, engraved, stippled, and gilded, 10 13/16 x 9 1/16 in. (27.5 x 23 cm), Arms and Armor, In the sixteenth century, Ottoman…

Hilt of a Sword, from the series of Seven Prints for the Shōfudai Poetry Circle, 「松風台七番之内柄」, Edo period (1615–1868), 1810s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink…

Gabrielle Soëne, 1919, Oil on canvas, 50 x 30 in. (127 x 76.2 cm), Paintings, Roger Eliot Fry (British, Highgate, Middlesex 1866–1934 London)

Portrait of a Young Man, 1551, Oil on canvas, 54 1/2 x 42 in. (138.4 x 106.7 cm), Paintings, Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (Italian, Venice 1519–1594 Venice)

Terracotta pithoid jar, Late Helladic IIIA2 early, ca. 1375–1325 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm.), Vases, Pear-shaped jar with three handles and a band of spirals on the…

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Moulure judaïque formant pied-droit de l'une des portes romaines, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 32.7 x 22.7 cm (12 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.),…

Glass jar, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale bluish tinge, with trail in same color. Plain, rounded rim; flaring…

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Archaic or Classical, 6th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Calcite (alabaster), H. 4 1/8 x 1 13/16 in. (10.5 x 4.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The…

An Actor of the Iwai Clan as a Woman, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Prints,…

Woman Holding an Accordion tintype, late 1860s, United States, American, Tintype, H. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.), W. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.), Works on Paper

Horse blinker carved in relief with a wedjat eye, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3.23 x 2.2 x 0.31 in. (8.2 x 5.59 x 0.79 cm),…

Jar (Guan), Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Machang phase, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., China, Earthenware with painted decoration, H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); W. (not including handles) 10 5/8 in. (27…

Malle Babbe, Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 24 in. (74.9 x 61 cm), Paintings, Style of Frans Hals (Dutch, second quarter 17th century), In 1872 Henry James described the painting as 'dashed upon the…

Isis-Aphrodite with Egyptian vulture cap, Roman Period, ca. A.D. 161–180, From Egypt, Bronze, H. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)

Terracotta vessel fragment with scale pattern, Late Minoan IB, ca. 1525–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, Overall: 1 9/16 x 2 15/16in. (4 x 7.5cm), Vases, From Phylakopi,…

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Vue générale de la face Est, Pl. 1, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.1 x 31.8 cm (9 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann…

Carnelian ring stone, Late Republican or Imperial, ca. 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Sard, Length: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Gems, Pegasos flying.

Guthrie, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews,…

Statuette of a woman votary, 5 ?, ca. 700–500 B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Mirror, Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm), Bronzes

Serena Pulitzer Lederer (1867–1943), 1899, Oil on canvas, 75 1/8 x 33 5/8 in. (190.8 x 85.4 cm), Paintings, Gustav Klimt (Austrian, Baumgarten 1862–1918 Vienna), Beautiful and stylish,…

Whistle, ca. 1840–50, Possibly made in Johnson County, Iowa, United States; Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8…

明佚名樓觀松風圖團扇, Palaces among Autumn Mountains, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), , China, , Round fan mounted as an album leaf; ink, color, and gold on silk, , Image: 9 1/2 x 10 1/16…

Creamer, 1810–25, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (17.3 x 16 cm); 10 oz. 14 dwt. (332.5 g), Silver, Harvey Lewis (ca. 1783–1835)

Sauceboat, Charles Frederich Kandler (active 1735, died 1778), 1742, British, London, Silver, 8 × 9 1/4 in. (20.3 × 23.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Charles Frederich Kandler (active 1735, died 1778)

Terracotta statuette, Imperial, ca. 2nd century A.D., Roman, Egyptian, Terracotta; mold-made, H.: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Terracottas, Mold-made statuette of a woman between two caps.

Limestone disk with geometric decoration, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 8 1/16 x 1/2 in. (20.5 x 1.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Decorated with rosette and dotted triangles.

Libation Cup (Jüe), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Metalwork

Tankard with Peony Scroll, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 15th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2cm); Diam. of rim:…

Wall Bracket for a Lamp, 6th century, Byzantine, Cast copper alloy, Overall: 14 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (36 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This bracket is fashioned to resemble the stem of…

Gold pendant in the form of a bull's head, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1400–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Gold, L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Most of the raw materials for Cypriot jewelry came from…

Poets Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1607, China, Handscroll; ink wash on silk brocade, 13 1/2 x 182 1/4 in. (34.3 x 462.9 cm), Paintings, Qian Gong

Fibula, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Italic, Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Bronzes

[A General View of MESHED from the roof of a hamam.], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Gold pendant or clasp?, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C.?, Greek, Gold, H.: 1/2 x 9/16 in. (1.3 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver, This intriguing object has a loop for attachment only at the top. In…

Various Moths and Butterflies, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 7 1/4 in. (20.3 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese,…

Studies of ten (?) heads and two ears (recto); Studies of three figures and a head (verso), ca. 1498, Metalpoint on prepared paper; verso: black chalk, Sheet: 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (13.3 x 9.5…

Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at New Year, 短冊持立美人図, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1714, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and color on paper, 23 1/2 x 12 1/2…

Column and Capital, 14th century, Made in Verona, probably the Veneto, Italy, North Italian, Stone (Broccato rosso di Verona), Overall: 107 x 17 x 16 1/4 in. (271.8 x 43.2 x 41.3 cm), Sculpture-Stone

[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,…

Vase fragment, Neolithic, first period, ca. 4000 B.C., Neolithic, Nemea, Terracotta, length 3 1/2in. (8.9cm), Vases

An aegis of Isis, Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–343 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze or copper alloy, green glass, blue glass, H. 20.8 (8 3/16 in.); W. 14 (5 1/2 in.); Th. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)

Marble female relief head, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (8.9 x 6.4 x 7 cm), Stone Sculpture