清, 金農, 論畫雜詩, 冊, Poems on Paintings, Written for Ma Yueguan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1754, China, Album of eleven double leaves; ink on paper, Image: 6 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.…

Plate, 18th century, Attributed to India, Deccan, Karimnagar, Silver; cast, pierced, engraved, H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Metal, This pan plate is attributed to the city of Karimnagar known for its…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 7/16 in. (4.5 × 9.5 × 1.1 cm), Vases

Silver tetradrachm, Hellenistic, 315–308 B.C., Greek, Silver, Diam.: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Coins, Of Alexander III of Macedon, Pella: head of Herakles; seated Zeus.

Limestone plaque with two eyes in relief, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, ca. 50 B.C.–A.D. 50, Greek or Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 x 2/4 in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm),…

[Soldier Posed with Rifle and Bayonette], 1880s–90s, Gelatin silver print, Photographs, Unknown (French)

Landscape with Cattle, probably ca. 1800, Oil on wood, 31 1/2 x 42 1/4 in. (80 x 107.3 cm), Paintings, Jacob van Strij (Dutch, Dordrecht 1756–1815 Dordrecht), This impressive panel bears the…

Vue de la Ville Chinoise (Cholen) Feuille No. 2, Saïgon, Cochinchine, 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 22.3 x 30.4 cm (8 3/4 x 11 15/16 in.), Photographs, Emile Gsell (French,…

Fragment of a limestone votive relief with a quadriga (?), Hellenistic, 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 6 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (17.5 x 21 x 4.1 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, The…

Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri, 1855–60, Salted paper print from glass negative, 23.5 x 18.7 cm. (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.), Photographs, Nadar (French, Paris 1820–1910 Paris)

Comb Morion, ca. 1600, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, German, Steel, lead, textile, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. (1819 g), Helmets

Glass head-shaped flask, Late Imperial, ca. 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; mold-blown, H.: 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm), Glass, Colorless., Cylindrical neck; body in the shape of a double head;…

Terracotta head of a satyr, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Asia Minor, Smyrna, Terracotta, H.: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Terracottas, Thick hair pushed back from face; traces of flower wreath.

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Bronze, Other: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Bronzes

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (2.9 x 3.2 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent cobalt…

Powder Flask, possibly 16th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Leather, horn, shellac, gold, pigment, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g), Firearms…

Inscription Démotique; second Pylone du Temple d'Isis, à Philae, April 15, 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (15.8 × 23.2 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du…

琉球八景　長虹秋霽, Autumn Sky at Chōkō (Chōkō shūsei), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1832, Japan,…

Sugar bowl, 1820–40, Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States; Probably made in Ohio, United States, American, Blown molded lead glass, H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Glass

Caster, ca. 1735, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (14 x 4.9 cm); 4 oz. 7 dwt. (135.2 g), Silver, Adrian Bancker (1703–1772),…

Jérusalem, Vallée de Hinnom, Retraite des Apôtres, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.5 x 32.8 cm (9 1/4 x 12 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Glass cup, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Height: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Glass, Colorless Broad, horizontal, tubular rim, folded out, down, and in; cylindrical body…

Valance, 1580–1610, probably British, Canvas worked with wool and silk thread; tent and satin stitches, H. 21 x W. 68 inches (53.3 x 172.7 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Network mosaic glass fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm), Glass, Part of the rim of a bowl.

Man in a Beret, Oil on canvas, 29 7/8 x 24 3/4 in. (75.9 x 62.9 cm), Paintings, Style of Rembrandt (Dutch, fourth quarter 17th century)

Rivaulx Abbey. Interior of the Choir, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 28.6 x 23.6 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Joseph Cundall (British, Norwich, Norfolk 1818–1895 Wallington,…

Baton, 1855, Breslau, Germany, German, Silver, ebony, Height: 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm), Accessory

[Album of Spirit Photographs], 1872, Albumen silver prints from glass negatives, 25.4 x 19.1 cm (10 x 7 1/2 in.), Albums, Frederick Hudson (British, died 1889), Mr. Reeve

Terracotta askos in the form of a duck, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Vases, Askos in the form of a duck.

Ladle, 1745–1760, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); 4 oz. (125.1 g), Silver, Samuel Edwards (1705–1762)

Dromos et Pylones du grand Temple d'Isis, à Philae, April 13, 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 9/16 × 8 3/4 in. (16.6 × 22.2 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French,…

Passage to Panelled Room, 1896, Platinum print, Albums, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London), Bookplate designed by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton, Sussex…

Pair of gauntlets, first half 17th century, British, Silk and metal thread on linen, L. 12 to 13 1/2 x W. 5 1/2 to 6 inches (30.5 to 34.3 x 14.0 to 15.2 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Jérusalem, Via Dolorosa, Reste antique, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 33.3 x 23.3 cm (13 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

[Rapid, Yen-Ping], ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7 15/16 × 11 1/8 in. (20.1 × 28.2 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland…

Alabaster cinerary urn, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Alabaster, H. with cover 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); H. without cover 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); length 25 in. (63.5 cm), Stone Sculpture,…

Dutch Woman Holding a Dog, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 17 1/16 x 6 1/8 in. (43.3 x 15.6 cm),…

River Landscape, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 6 3/8 x 19 3/4 in. (16.2 x 50.2 cm), Paintings, Zhuang Jiongsheng (Chinese, born 1626)

Design for fireplace objects, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, 14 15/16 x 19 7/8 in. (37.9 x 50.5…

Belt Ornament, 2nd–7th century, Peru, Moche, Copper, H x W: 4 1/2 x 4in. (11.4 x 10.2cm), Metal-Ornaments, This small hollow ornament is made of a hammered copper sheet folded along the top.…

元 黑漆嵌螺鈿梅鵲紋八方盤, Dish with Flowering Plum and Birds, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century, China, Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay, H. 1/8 in. (.3 cm); Diam.11…

Plate, ca. 1815–25, Made in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito and slip decoration, Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Ceramics, Attributed to…

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Uneven rim folded out, over, and in; short cylindrical…

Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top) in the form of a bird, Late Cypriot IIIB, 1200–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Vases, Three feet, with…

Glass jug, Early Imperial, mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and tooled, H.: 6 in. (15.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue green tinge; handle in same color. Rim folded out, down, up,…

Carnelian ring stone with Asclepius, the god of medicine, Late Republican or Imperial, ca. 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Carnelian, Other: 7/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.1 x 1.5 x 0.3…

Vase fragment, Neolithic, first period, Neolithic, Gonia, Terracotta, length 15/16in. (2.4cm), Vases

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

The Visit to the Nursery, 1661, Oil on canvas, 30 1/2 x 32 in. (77.5 x 81.3 cm), Paintings, Gabriël Metsu (Dutch, Leiden 1629–1667 Amsterdam), In an impressively appointed room, modeled on a…

Utensils with Decorations for the New Year, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 11/16 x 6 9/16 in. (19.5 x 16.7 cm), Prints,…

Terracotta pyxis (box), Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm), Vases, On cover, head of a horse.

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 6 1/16in. (15.5cm), Glass, Colorless (?). Uneven rim, folded out, round, and in, and pressed into flaring mouth;…

Pair of armchairs (part of a set), Gabriele Capello ((called Il Moncalvo), Italian, 1806–1876), and Carlo Chivasse, ca. 1835, Italian, Piedmont, Mahogany veneered with maplewood and…

Great Indian Fruit Bat, ca. 1777–82, Made in India, Calcutta, Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper, Painting: Ht. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm), Paintings, Painting attributed to Bhawani Das or…

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Piscine probatique, 1, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 22.7 x 32.8 cm (8 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French,…

Loch Long Head, 1856, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Captain R. H. Henry

Dish, Sigismund Zschammer (ca. 1630, master 1661, d. before 1698), 1685, with later monogram, Dutch, Amsterdam, Silver, Diameter: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Sigismund Zschammer (ca.…

Fishes Swimming with Yellow Flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (21 x 20 cm), Prints, Keisai…

The Actor, Nakamura Shichisaburo II, 1703–1774 as a Woman with Fan, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6…

Terracotta miniature vase with rudimentary handles, Archaic, 7th–6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Terracotta, H. 1 1/16 in. (2.6 cm), Vases, Two rudimentary handles and traces of black paint.

Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael, 1658, Oil on wood, 19 1/2 x 14 in. (49.5 x 35.6 cm), Paintings, Barent Fabritius (Dutch, Middenbeemster 1624–1673 Amsterdam)

音曲比翼の番組　小波　力弥, Rikiya and Konami, from the series, A Program with Music about Loving Couples (Ongyoku hiyoku no bangumi), Edo period (1615–1868), 1798, Japan,…

東海道五十三次　石部, Ishibe, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Prints,…

A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller, ca. 1632–33, Oil on wood, Oval, 9 7/8 x 13 in. (25.1 x 33 cm), Paintings, Jacob Duck (Dutch, Utrecht, born ca. 1598–1600, died 1667…

Etienne Carjat, 1870s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Étienne Carjat (French, Fareins 1828–1906 Paris)

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Uneven, slanting rim folded out, over, and in;…

Chinese botanist, 1738–45, Etching, Sheet (trimmed): 8 1/16 × 5 1/4 in. (20.5 × 13.4 cm), Prints, François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)

The Sphynx and Great Pyramid, Geezeh, 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France)

Linga (Phallic Emblem) with Four Standing Deities, 10th–11th century, India (Rajasthan), Sandstone, H. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Sculpture

Mountain and Stream in Autumn, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1634, China, Handscroll; ink on paper, 10 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (26 x 108 cm), Paintings, Bian Wenyu (Chinese, active ca. 1611–71)

見立三国志 牛若の源治, Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Ushiwaka no Genji in the Kabuki play A Parody of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Mitate Sangokushi-Ushiwaka no Genji), 4th month,…

Statuette of a man, Bronze, H.: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Bronzes

Statuette of a man ?, Bronze, H.: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Bronzes

Shield (Dhàl), about 1750, Bengal, Indian, Bengal, Leather, lacquer, iron, silver, textile, Diam. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 2 oz. (1435 g), Shields, Shields of thick, extremely hard ox,…

An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, 'The Thousand Cherry Trees', Edo period (1615–1868), 1723–1792, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (32.4 x…

A Young Woman in a Landscape, Oil on wood, 26 x 19 7/8 in. (66 x 50.5 cm), Paintings, Dutch Painter (dated 1636), Full-length portraits of less than royal sitters were exceptional in the…

Fibula, fragment, Bronze, 1 9/16in. (4cm), Bronzes

Box from a Marriage Set, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the 18th century, Japan, Lacquer, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Lacquer

Glass plaque fragment, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast in an open mold in two layers, Overall: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue and opaque mid blue., Square…

冨嶽三十六景　本所立川, Tatekawa in Honjō (Honjō Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32, Japan,…

Skyphos, Early Hellenistic, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Vases

Terracotta head of a woman, probably a sphinx, Archaic, 1st quarter of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm), Terracottas, Terracotta sculpture of large scale and…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 1/2 × 1 13/16 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 4.6 × 0.5 cm), Vases

Toilet box, late 15th or early 16th century, Italian, Venice, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, glass, Diameter: approx. 3 in. (approx. 7.6 cm), Enamels-Painted, This dainty box, which…

Silver swivel ring with agate half-barrel, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Agate, silver, Length: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gems, Crane.

Chargford, Holy S. Mill, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)

Jérusalem, Sainte-Marie-la-Grande, Cloître, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23 x 32.9 cm (9 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Inside the Garden at Takao, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Prints, Hasegawa Sadanobu…

Silver fibula (fibula), Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Greek, Silver, Other: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Gold and Silver, This type of fibula, with projecting flanges, is particularly associated…

[Botanical Specimen: Fern], 1855–60, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 20.6 x 14.7 cm (8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown (British)

Ryogoku Kawarabiraki Hanami, Edo period (1615–1868), 1862, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige…

A la Biche, rue Geoffrey Hilaire, 1922, Matte albumen silver print, Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)

Nubie. Grand Temple D'Isis A Philoe. Muraille occidentale, 1850, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

雪月花　淀川, Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and…

Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 530–520 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 26 in. (66 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena and Herakles in the gigantomachy (battle of gods and…

Valance (one of a set of three), 1600–1633, British, Canvas worked with silk and metal thread; tent, long-and-short, and couching stitches, H. 12 x L. 56 inches (30.5 x 142.2 cm) Framed: H. 19 x…

Second Ichikawa Danjuro after 1735, Edo period (1615–1868), 5th month, 1736, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/4 x 5 13/16 in. (28.6 x 14.8 cm), Prints, Torii…

Lady Smith and her Children, March 15, 1789, Stipple engraving and etching; third (?) state of five, plate: 11 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (28.9 x 23.3 cm), Prints, After Sir Joshua Reynolds (British,…

Cavalier, 1585–94, French, possibly Sedan, Bronze, Ht. without base (Wt. confirmed): 8 1/2 in., 4lb. (21.6 cm, 1.8144kg), Sculpture-Bronze, Barthélemy Prieur (French, Berzieux ca.…

Galoubet, ca. 1770, Paris, France, French, Ivory, leather, Height (overall): 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm), Aerophone, Attributed to Gilles Lot (French, La Couture 1721–1775 Paris)