[Castle with Round Towers Seen from the Grounds], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Vue générale du Kaire, prise de la Mosquée Tegloun, December 1849–January 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Mount: 47 x 32 cm (18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.), Photographs, Maxime Du…

Decanter, 1904–7, Made in Corning, New York, United States, American, Blown, cut, and engraved glass; silver, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Glass, Attributed to H. P.…

Elephanta from Water Cave, Coombe Martin Bay, Watermouth, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France)

Statuette of a snake, Roman, Bronze, length 4.50 cm., Bronzes

Terracotta alabastron (jar), Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1050 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.), Vases, Two handles and horizontal and vertical bands.

The Drummond Children, ca. 1808–9, Oil on canvas, 94 1/4 x 60 1/4 in. (239.4 x 153 cm), Paintings, Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland), George…

Koto, early 17th century, Japan, Japanese, Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper, 5 1/8 × 74 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (13 × 189.5 ×…

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 3 1/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 cm x 6.3 cm), Terracottas, Legs and feet of a dancing woman. The subject of the…

[Man with Side Whiskers], 1870s–80s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Frederick Gutekunst (American, born Germany, 1832–1917)

Bronze jug, Hellenistic, 3rd–1st century B.C., Greek, Bronze, h. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Bronzes, The shape of this vase is unusual. It combines the attenuated, concave neck and flaring, down-turned…

Vue générale de la Cathédrale de Rouen, 1852–54, Salted paper print from glass negative, 33.6 x 25.1 cm (13 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. ), Photographs, Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875)

Salt, 1830–40, Probably made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (3.8 x 6.7 x 9.5 cm), Glass

Dish with Cranes, 青磁染付鶴文皿, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th century, Japan, Porcelain with celadon and iron glazes and underglaze blue decoration (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), H.…

[Lord Ellenborough's Folly on the Calcutta Course], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 17.3 x 23.3 cm (6 13/16 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Statuette of Poseidon, 4, Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Wreaths, 6, Greek, Laconian, Lead, 13/16 × 15/16 in. (2.1 × 2.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Two Ladies; One is Playing the Biwa (Japanese Lute) and the Other, the Koto (Japanese Harp), probably 1815, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 7…

China Case, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (22.3 x 32 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire…

Jérusalem, Porte d'Hérode, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.1 x 33 cm (9 1/8 x 13 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Tropical Scenery, Street, 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…

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, ca. 1510, Oil on linden, Overall 60 3/8 x 54 1/4 in. (153.4 x 137.8 cm); painted surface 59 3/8 x 53 1/8 in. (150.8 x 134.9 cm), Paintings, Lucas Cranach the…

Votive bowl, Early Dynastic III, ca. 2600–2350 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Sumerian, Calcite, H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Stone-Vessels-Inscribed,

Civil and Military Officers, Meiji period (1868–1912), December 1877, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban; each panel: 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34 x 23.5…

東海道五十三次　見附　天竜川舟渡し, early 20th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige…

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a stag grazing among plants, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Syria, probably from Arslan Tash (ancient Hadatu), Assyrian, Ivory, 2.25 x 4 in. (5.72…

Block of bronze, Bronze, 1 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4in. (2.5 x 3.2 x 4.5cm), Bronzes

Limestone statuette of Herakles holding a lion, Classical, late 5th or early 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 16 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (41.3 x 13.3 x 5.4 cm), Stone Sculpture,…

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman in a Crouching Position, Edo period (1615–1868), 1778, Japan, One sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 9/16 x 5 7/8…

Fibula, fragment, Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 2 1/8in. (5.4cm), Bronzes

Mathias Höusermann, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 18.7 x 14.8 cm. (7 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

Lekythos, Late Archaic, 1st quarter of 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 8 1/8in. (20.6cm), Vases

Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800, India (Rajasthan), Ink and opaque watercolor on cloth, Overall: 51 1/4 x 45 3/4 in. (130.2 x 116.2 cm), Paintings, This devotional…

The Hundred Flowers, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 97 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (247.7 x 32.1 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Wang Yuan (Chinese,…

Ring Handle with Mask, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metalwork

Porringer, 1730–50, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (4.4 x 19.7 cm); 7 oz. (218.4 g), Silver, Paul Revere Sr. (1702–1754)

Terracotta vase in the form of a ketos (sea monster), Archaic, 2nd half of the 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan or South Italian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in. (7.7 x 10 cm), Vases,…

Hanging Rock, Foot of Echo Cañon, 1867–68, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 21.3 x 28.2 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.), Photographs, Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902),…

Barmouth. Marine Terrace and Esplanade, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)

Glass jar, Late Imperial, late 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; pre-molded, blown, and trailed, Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/16in. (8.9 x 7.8cm), Glass, Translucent pale yellowish green, with…

Scene from a Play, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792)

Bracelet, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Italic, Villanovan, Bronze, Diam.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Bronzes

Glass flask, Mid Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale green tinge, with same color trail. Plain, rounded rim; broad,…

Wine glass, 1850–60, Probably made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, diamond thumbprint, Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques,…

Traité du Jardinage selon les Raisons de la Nature et de l'Art, 1638, Engraving and woodcut, Overall: 16 15/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (43 x 29 x 3.8 cm), Books, Possibly by Michel van Lochom…

Seated limestone kourotrophos, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.:7 1/4 x W.:3 1/4 xD.: 2 1/2 in. (18.4 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, Statue of 'nursing mother' with long…

Chlorite lid of a vase, Late Cypriot IIIA, ca. 1200–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Other: 1 7/8in. (4.7cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, With incised concentric circles; this is the lid for an…

商 青銅鴞形觶, Wine Cup in the Shape of Addorsed Owls (Zhi), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 12th century BC, China, Bronze, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3…

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

Handle, 7th–6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 3 11/16in. (9.4cm), Bronzes

Pair of Spouted Bottles, 2nd–4th century, Peru, Rio Grande de Nasca, Nasca, Ceramic, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Glass jar, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, Overall: 3 1/16in. (7.8cm), Glass, Colorless; trail in same glass. Thickened, rounded rim; flaring mouth; short,…

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 16 15/16 in. high 12 5/8 in. wide (43 cm high 32 cm wide), Textiles

Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript of Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita, Pala period, ca. 1090, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, 2 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. (5.7 x 57 cm),…

The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya Brothel, from the series A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō),…

Bronze chisel, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Bronzes, With narrow handle and flat, blunt end.

Courtesan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1712, Japan, Monochrome woodblock (tan-e) print; ink on paper, 22 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (57.2 x 31.1 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696–1716)

Tool, Bronze, Other: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Bronzes

Figure: Head, 12th–15th century, Nigeria, Esie region, Offa, Yoruba peoples, Soapstone, H. 11 11/16 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 6 in. (29.8 x 9.2 x 15.2 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This stone head of a woman is…

Porringer, 1726–50, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 11/16 x 7 7/16 in. (4.3 x 18.9 cm); 7 oz. 3 dwt. (222.7 g), Silver, Samuel Edwards (1705–1762)

Manuscript Leaf Cutting Showing an Illumiated Initial R with St. Protasius and St. Gervasius, mid-15th century, Made in Milan, Italy, Italian, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, 3 7/16 x 3 9/16…

Sandy Road with a Farmhouse, 1627, Oil on wood, 12 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (30.8 x 41.3 cm), Paintings, Jan van Goyen (Dutch, Leiden 1596–1656 The Hague), Painted in Leiden in 1627, this small panel is…

Glass eye bead, Early Imperial, ca. 1st century A.D., Roman (?), Glass; rod-formed, 7/16 x 1 1/16in. (1.1 x 2.7cm), Glass, Uncertain color, appearing black; eyes in opaque white and…

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, 8 in. high 6.00 in. wide (20.3 cm high 15.2 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses, 15th century, Iranian or Turkish, Steel, iron, copper alloy, silver, leather, L. 24 in. (61 cm); W. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 9 oz. (1,175 g), Armor…

Glass mosaic inlay, Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Egyptian, Roman, Glass, Other: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Glass, Opaque yellow ground; decoration in opaque white, red, and…

Figured flask, 1824–36, Made in Coventry, Connecticut, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Glass, Probably Coventry Glass Works (1813–1850)

Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (14.6 x 5.4 cm), Terracottas, Wedge-shaped pattern, from a roof.

Faience Wedjat-eye amulet, Late Dynastic–Hellenistic, 664–30 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm), Gold and Silver, In relief.

唐 青銅鎏金大日如來像, Buddha Vairocana (Dari), Tang dynasty (618–907), early 8th century, China, Gilt leaded bronze; lost-wax cast, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 5…

Faience statuette of a woman holding two vases, Archaic, late 7th–6th century B.C., East Greek, Faience, H.: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, Nude, holding two vessels, one on her head.

Strainer, Bronze, Other: 1 7/8 × 12 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (4.8 × 30.8 × 13.3 cm), Bronzes

百人一首　うはか縁説　清原深養父, Poem by Kiyohara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Edo period (1615–1868),…

Terracotta oinochoe (jug) in the form of a woman's head, Classical, 2nd quarter of 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Vases, Head vases became…

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Height: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Glass, Rim fragment, comprising three conjoining fragments…

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Vases

The First Nakamura Tomijuro as a Woman, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1777, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 31/32 x 5 15/16 in. (33.0 x 15.1 cm), Prints,…

Peonies and Iris, 18th–19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 3 5/8 in. (20.5 x 9.2 cm), Prints, Yanagawa Shigemasa (Japanese,…

Limestone head of Apollo, Hellenistic, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 12 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (30.5 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, Colossal head with wreath of leaves, intended to…

[Needlework Altar Cloth, Durham], 1911-1912, Platinum print on fabric, Photographs, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London), A bookseller turned photographer, Evans created some of…

Orphan School, Calcutta, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.1 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

Dish with Peony, late 17th–early 18th century, Possibly made in India, Deccan, Golconda, Glass, opalescent green; blown, shaped with mold, enameled, and gilded, Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass,…

[The Hoogly River by Fort William], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 18.7 x 24.1 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, Unknown

The Lower Fall, 1856, Albumen silver print, Photographs, G. B. Gething (British)

Vase fragments, 2, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 5/16in. (5 x 3.3cm), Vases

Leopold Mozart playing the violin, 1756, Etching and engraving, sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.6 x 15.5 cm), Prints, Designed by M. G. Eichler (German, mid-18th century)

Investiture of a Daoist Deity, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), inscription dated 1641, China, Handscroll; ink color, and gold on silk, Image: 19 in. × 30 ft. 3/4 in. (48.3 × 916.3 cm),…

Terracotta head of a man, possibly Dionysos, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 4 in. (10.16 cm), Terracottas, The head originally belonged to a type…

The Triumph of Cybele, ca. 1697, Brush and brown wash over black chalk, 14-3/4 x 20-7/8 in. (37.5 x 53.0 cm), Drawings, Luca Giordano (Italian, Naples 1634–1705 Naples)

Portrait of a Man, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 3/4 in. (76.2 x 62.9 cm), Paintings, George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria), The costume, a white linen shirt, cravat,…

[E.Troop Royal Horse Artillery, 1860], 1860, Albumen silver print, Image: 11.7 x 20.5 cm (4 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Glass conical bowl, Late Hellenistic, mid-2nd–early 1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Glass, Translucent golden brown. Angular,…

[Countess de Castiglione], 1895, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Approximately 14.3 x 9.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Teapot, ca. 1876, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Porcelain, 7 x 6 in. (17.8 x 15.2 cm), Ceramics, The figural finials—a Chinese man on the teapot and an African…

South Dome, 6,000 feet, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Attributed to Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Terracotta olpe (jug), Archaic, ca. 600–575 B.C., Etruscan, Italo-Corinthian, Terracotta, 11 15/16in. (30.4cm), Vases, Incised tongues at shoulder, designs at belly, concentric half circles at base.

Dancer, Edo period (1615–1868), 1827, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 9 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (25.1 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Ōishi Matora (Japanese, 1793–1833)

Bronze mirror support in the form of a nude girl, Archaic, ca. 540–530 B.C., Greek, Laconian, Bronze, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Bronzes, The girl stands on a frog, and the traces of feline feet at…

Okawabata yu-suzumi, Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1784, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, A: H. 15…

Urn, 1788–95, Made in Frederick County, New Bremen, Maryland, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm), Glass, This formidable urn relates to documented Amelung pieces in…