Procession of Arhats, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Album of ten leaves; ink on silk, (a): 11 7/8 x 20 in. (30.2 x 50.8 cm); (b): 11 x 10 in. (27.9 x 25.4 cm); (c): 11 3/4…

Landscapes, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Eight album leaves mounted as a handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image (All leaves): 12 3/4 x 162 7/8 in. (32.4 x 413.7 cm), Paintings, Tang…

Terracotta lagynos (oil flask), Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, h. 5 7/16 in. (13.9 cm), Vases, Lagynos ware is named after the shape most commonly associated with the…

Piece, second half 15th century, Italian, Silk, 21 1/2 x 10 inches (54.6 x 25.4 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Ax Head with Oval-Shaped Blade, 橢圓形青銅斧, 10th–8th century B.C., Northeast China, Bronze, W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); L. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Metalwork

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 535–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm.), Vases, This cup shares some of the characteristics of both band cups…

View From Our Garden, Dum Dum, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.4 x 24.4 cm (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 1 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (3.7 x 4.8 cm), Glass, Body…

Aryballos (perfume flask) in the form of a helmeted head, Archaic, 6th century B.C., East Greek, Terracotta, H.: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Vases, Archaic aryballos in the form of a warrior's head.

Terracotta pelike (jar), Classical, ca. 430 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Vases, Komos (revel). Obverse, flute-player and youth with skyphos Reverse, two…

Pavillon ou Gynecée de Rhamsès-Meiamoun, à Médinet-habou, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 5/16 × 8 3/4 in. (16 × 22.2 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 4 9/16 × 4 3/4 × 3/8 in. (11.5 × 12 × 0.9 cm), Vases

Plate, 1818, Made in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration, Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Ceramics, Attributed to Henry Troxel…

Warbler and Camellia, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1815–20, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (20.6 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Totoya Hokkei…

Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, Opaque white, with handle and foot…

Glass jug, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Hieght: 4 1/16in. (10.3cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green, with same color handle. Collared rim, folded out,…

Hercules Skinning the Nemean Lion, ca. 1675–1700, French, probably Paris, Bronze, Overall: H. 18 1/8 x W. 17 x D. 8 7/8 in. (curve of tail to Hercules extended toe] (46 x 43.2 x 22.5 cm),…

Homme allongé au pied d'un chàtaignier, 1850–53, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, 20.9 x 16.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.), Photographs, Charles Marville…

Bowl, 1898–1902, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Enamel on copper, 1 1/2 x 2 x 2 in. (3.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm), Metal, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)

Original Bill of Sale, Pellatt and Green, 1818, Made in London, England, American, Ink on paper, Natural Substances, Pellatt & Green, This is the original bill of sale for a table service…

Model Lotos Flower, Middle Kingdom, Late dynasty 11, ca. 2051–1981 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, North Colonnade, Pit 5, 1922–23, Painted…

Shiokumi, The Dance of the Beach Maidens from the series Brocade of the East, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 15 3/16 x 9…

Tobacco Pouch and Pipe, Edo period (1615–1868), 1813, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (20 x 18.1 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese,…

An Actor of the Bando Line as an Outlaw Brought to Bay on the Bank of a River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1…

Column and Capital with Dog Mask, 14th century, Made in probably Verona, probably the Veneto, Italy, North Italian, Stone (Broccato rosso di Verona), Overall: 105 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/8 in. (268 x…

Cormorants on Rock, early Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 10 7/16 x 10 3/8 in. (26.5 x 26.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl), Classical, ca. 430–400 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Lucanian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm); diameter of mouth 14 9/16 in. (37 cm),…

Jean Jacques Caffiéri (1725–1792), ca. 1765, Oil on canvas, Oval, 25 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (64.1 x 52.7 cm), Paintings, Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris), This subtle…

Glass reliquary bottle, Post-Roman, ca. 7th–8th century A.D., Possibly Frankish, Glass; blown and cut, Overall: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Glass, Translucent green. Thick, everted rim, folded over and…

[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,…

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm), Glass, Translucent golden brown. Rounded vertical rim; sides…

Man in Oriental Costume ('The Noble Slav'), 1632, Oil on canvas, 60 1/8 x 43 3/4in. (152.7 x 111.1cm), Paintings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), Compared…

Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, vue générale, 2, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.2 x 33 cm (9 1/8 x 13 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Late Corinthian, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Vases, Checkerboard pattern on body.

China Case, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (31.8 x 21.2 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire…

Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords, late 18th–early 19th century, Algerian, Silver, gold, steel, coral, textile, Primer: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 8 3/5…

[Bengal Horse Artillery,1860], 1860, Albumen silver print, Image: 11.3 x 18.6 cm (4 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Sampler, 1656, British, Linen worked with silk thread; long-and-short, split, stem, back, tent, cross, and satin stiches, H. 27 7/8 x W. 10 3/8 inches (70.8 x 26.4 cm); Framed: H. 30 3/4 x W. 12…

Turban, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Cotton, camelid hair, L x W. 6 1/2 in. (457.2 x 16.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

In the Valley of the Mole, 1855, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 20.4 x 25.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.), Photographs, Robert Howlett (British, 1831–1858), One of the first…

La Ciotat, Bec de l'Aigle, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 32.1 x 42.3 cm (12 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Oil on copper, 9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm), Paintings, Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, Coldrerio 1612–1666 Rome), The story depicted in this exquisite painting…

Bronze knife, Middle or Late Bronze Age, ca. 2nd millennium B.C., Minoan, Bronze, Length 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Bronzes, Knife, votive.

Dish with Flowering Branches, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli mark and period (1573–1620), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Porcelain with reserve on cobalt blue ground under…

Roundel with Repeated Inscription, late 16th century, Made in India, Deccan, probably Hyderabad, Wood, gesso, painted and metal-leafed with gold and silver, Diam. 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm), Wood,…

Tropical Scenery, View Near Chipigana, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 in.), Photographs, John Moran (American (born England), Bolton, Lancashire…

Reverie, 1875, Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 1/4 in. (30.5 x 23.5 cm), Paintings, Matthys Maris (Dutch, The Hague 1839–1917 London)

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1895, 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.…

1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839, Photogenic drawing, 21 x 17.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Glass, Small perfume bottle Translucent deep honey yellow. Unworked rim; flaring mouth;…

Flat Bowl with Eggs, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1813, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 5/8 x 7 11/16 in. (14.3 x 19.5 cm), Prints, Unidentified Artist

Scene from the Third Act of Chushingura between Okaru, Kanbei, and Bannai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1798, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W.…

Beaker with Relief-cut Decoration, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Iran, Glass, colorless; blown, cut, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Glass, In its size, state of preservation, and fineness of…

Articles of Glass, before June 1844, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Design for a Ceiling, ca. 1712, Pen and gray ink, brush and brown, gray, and colored wash, 12 7/16 x 18 7/8 in. (31.6 x 47.9 cm), Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)

Dish, 7th century, Made in Iran or Iraq, Earthenware; molded, unglazed, Max. Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics, Molded ceramic vessels – both with and without glaze – were made in the…

Bowl Base with Saints Peter and Paul Flanking a Column with the Christogram of Christ, late 4th century, Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf, Overall: Diam. 3 7/8 x 1/4 in. (9.9 x 0.6 cm), Glass-Gold…

Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt…

青楼美人合, Two Girls Play the Finger Game of Kitsume Ken, Edo period (1615–1868), 1725–1770, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, a Left sheet: 8 3/8 x…

Vase, 1899–1910, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Earthenware, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics, Ruth Erikson (working 1899 - 1910) (active…

富士三十六景 武蔵越かや在, View of Mount Fuji from Koshigaya, Province of Musashi (Musashi, Koshigaya Zai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Edo…

Fontaine de la Croix de Pierre, Rouen, 1852–54, Salted paper print from glass negative, 30.9 x 22.6 cm (12 3/16 x 8 7/8 in. ), Photographs, Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875)

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai of High Rank, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1778, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (32.4 x 14.9 cm), Prints,…

Bamboo Studies, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) (?), China, Handscroll; ink on silk, 13 1/2 in. × 17 ft. 3 3/4 in. (34.3 × 527.7 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, After Wu Zhen (Chinese, 1280–1354)

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Glass, Translucent blue, with handles…

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, late 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 3/4in. (7cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in; broad…

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/8in. (3.8 x 2.9cm), Vases

日本湊尽　東都品川, Toto, Shinagawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 14 15/32 in. (24.8 x 36.8 cm), Prints,…

本朝名所　相州七里ヶ浜, Soshu, Shichi-ri ga Hama, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 14 1/3 in. (22.9 x 36.4 cm),…

Parc de Saint-Cloud, Paris, 1915–20, Matte albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 17.2 x 22.5 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)

Lekanis with lid, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 9/16 x 6 5/16in. (9 x 16cm), Vases

Sulphur Creek and Flume-road to Geysers, 1868–70, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

[Red Bridge], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.1 x 19.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 5th–10th century, Panama, International Style, Gold, H. 2 1/4 x W. 1 1/8 in. (5.7 x 2.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments

京都名所之内　嶋原出口之柳, Gate of the Shimbara, Edo period (1615–1868), 1797–1858, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39.1…

Fishes Swimming, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1890–92, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color silk, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm), Paintings, Seki Shūkō (Japanese, 1858–1915)

南宋 馬和之 詩經豳風圖 卷, Odes of the State of Bin, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), mid-12th century, China, Handscroll; ink, color, gold and silver on silk, Image: 10 15/16 in. ×…

Arm and hand from statuette, Bronze, Other: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Bronzes

Collection de Meubles et Objets de Goût, vol. 3, [1820–31], Engraving, hand-colored, Overall: 16 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (41 x 29 x 5.3 cm), Books, Volume 3 in a three volume set.

Drum with Stand, Sho (A Kind of Mouth Organ) and Helmet on the Stage for Bugaku Dance, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 3/8 x 7 1/4…

Glass ring stone, Hellenistic, 3rd–1st century B.C., Greek, Glass, purple, Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gems, Head of bearded Herakles.

Terracotta statuette of a youth, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., East Greek, Terracotta, H.: 9 1/8 in. (23.3 cm), Terracottas, The figure wears a nebris on his right shoulder, a cloak on his…

The Shop of M.Périer, Ironwork Merchant, 1767, Etching and drypoint, reworked with pen and brown ink, sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (15.5 x 23.5 cm), Prints, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris…

Aquamanile in the Form of a Horse, first half 15th century, Made in Nuremberg, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 11 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 3 5/8 in., 5lb. (29.5 x 27 x 9.2 cm, 2391g), Metalwork-Copper alloy

'The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens', Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98,…

Openwork furniture plaque with a 'woman at the window', Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 2.83 x 2.72 x 0.31 in. (7.19 x 6.91 x 0.79…

東海道五十三次　鳴海, Narumi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, early 20th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 in. (17.8…

Saddle and Other Pieces of Harness, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1810, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm), Prints,…

Poem in Seven-syllable Meter, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 6 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (15.9 x 49.5 cm), Calligraphy, Zhang Fengyi…

John Henning as Edie Ochiltree from Sir Walter Scott's 'The Antiquary', 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland…

Matchlock Gun, late 18th–early 19th century, Rajasthan, Indian, Rajasthan or Lahore, Steel, wood, gold, silver, pigment, L. 61 5/8 in. (156.4 cm); L. of barrel 42 7/8 in. (108.8 cm); Cal. .44…

Matchlock Gun, late 18th–19th century, Rajasthan, Indian, Rajasthan, possibly Gwalior, Steel, iron, wood, ivory, gold, silver, copper alloy, pigment, L. 59 7/8 in. (152.1 cm); L. of barrel 41…

Bronze crossbow fibula (brooch), Late Imperial or Late Antique, 4th century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 2 x 3 in. (5.1 x 7.6 cm), Bronzes, The bow is four-sided and decorated with few incised lines.

Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, H.: 1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (3.2 x 2.7 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent…

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 420 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, 6 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (15.7 × 7 cm), Vases, Philoktetes on Lemnos. The painter, as yet…

Grande Pagode - Edicule Nord, 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.6 x 30.9 cm (10 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.), Photographs, Emile Gsell (French, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 1838–1879 Vietnam)

Terracotta stemmed plate, Hellenistic, ca. 330–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, Terracotta; applied color, Other: 2 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (5.4 x 11.1 cm), Vases, Shallow dish with…

Act VI (Dai rokudanme): Actors Bandō Hikosaburō as Hayano Kanpei and Sawamura Tanosuke as His Wife Okaru, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon chūshingura),…

Glass flask, Mid or Late Imperial, ca. 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.6 x 5.6 x 4.1 cm), Glass, Translucent light manganese purple. Plain rounded…

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro in three roles of the shosa 'Shichi Henge', Edo period (1615–1868), dated 1787, Japan, Middle sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper,…