Jérusalem, Vallée de Hinnom, Tombeau antique à fronton triangulaire et à crossettes, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 32.6 x 23.4 cm (12 13/16 x 9 3/16 in.),…

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 1/16 x 1 3/8 in. (2.6 x 3.4 cm), Glass, Body fragment.,…

Terracotta fragment of the bottom of a cup with polychrome decoration, Middle Minoan II, ca. 1800–1700 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Kamares ware, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 15/16in. (2.9 x 4.9cm), Vases,…

Lead ornament in the form of a branch, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been…

Preparations for a Hunt, ca. 1680, Attributed to India, Opaque watercolor on paper, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Codices, The painting depicts preparations for a royal hunt. A group of four nilgais,…

Glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug, Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed, tooled, and trailed, 1 1/16 × 9/16 × 1/2 in. (2.8 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm), Glass,…

Faience ram's head amulet, 25th Dynasty, 712–664 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra,…

Glass hexagonal bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a four-part mold, H.: 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, Opaque white. Plain rim with slight inward lip and flattened top…

Bird, late Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm), Metalwork

Vase fragment, Helladic, Greek, Laconian, Terracotta, 1 3/4 x 15/16in. (4.4 x 2.3cm), Vases

Ameto's Discovery of the Nymphs, ca. 1410, Tempera on wood, Twelve-sided, 21 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. (53.7 x 56.2 cm), Paintings, Master of 1416 (Italian, Florentine, early 15th century), This panel and…

Study for 'The Enrollment of the Volunteers of 1792', ca. 1848–51, Black chalk, 17 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (43.8 x 54cm), Drawings, Thomas Couture (French, Senlis 1815–1879 Villiers-le-Bel)

Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 Feet, Yosemite, 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 16 1/2 × 20 9/16 in. (41.9 × 52.3 cm), Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Group of Three Chinese Men on a Cliff by the Sea, Edo period (1615–1868), 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.8 cm), Prints, Kuwagata…

Terracotta vase in the shape of a boar, Archaic, ca. 570–560 B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta, maximum length 5 9/16in. (14.2cm), Vases, Thanks to a similar piece in Berlin, this one can be…

Woman in Night Robe Reading a Letter, Edo period (1615–1868), 1764–72, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm); W. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Prints,…

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1764, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Prints, Kitao…

Terracotta cup, Imperial, ca. A.D. 100, Roman, Terracotta, 2 7/16in. (6.2cm), Vases, Cup of light red clay with floral decoration in relief. Barbotine drinking cups originated in Italy but were…

The Port of Rouen, 1885, Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper; second state of two, sheet: 8 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (22.7 x 27.8 cm), Prints, Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie,…

Procession, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 19th century, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 9 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (24.8 x 64.8 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese

Mrs. Robert Shurlock (Henrietta Ann Jane Russell, 1775–1849) and Her Daughter Ann, 1801, Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas, 23 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (60.6 x 45.1 cm), Pastels & Oil Sketches on…

Terracotta amphoriskos (oil flask), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm), Vases, Ribbed with incised pattern on body and shoulder.

Shore Scene Showing European Influence, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 15/16 in. (25.4 x 37.9 cm), Prints, Shotei Hokuju (Japanese,…

Entrée du Robinet, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 33.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/8 x 17 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889), In July 1861…

Wall painting on black ground: Egyptianizing scene and pair of swans, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase, Early Imperial, last decade of the 1st century B.C., Roman, Pompeian, Fresco, Overall:…

Flagon, 1800–1830, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 16 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (41.8 x 19.1 cm); 45 oz. 19 dwt. (1428.6 g), Silver, Rufus Farnam (active ca.…

[Mr. Cecil Beadon,Foreign Secretary to Government of India], 1859, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.8 x 13.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 3/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

和田原甚四郎　花項山五郎吉, The Sumo Wrestlers Wadagahara Jinshirō and Kachōzan Gorokichi, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1783, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on…

Terracotta vessel fragment with floral design, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Vases, From Phylakopi, Melos. Fragment with…

Glass oil lamp, Early Imperial, ca. 2nd half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a closed mold, 1 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 3 1/8 in. (3.8 × 11.1 × 8 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; applied…

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, H. 4 9/16 in. (11.5 cm), Vases, Red ware with horizontal bands of white.

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 4 5/8 x 7/8in. (11.7 x 2.3cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Rim folded out, round, and in, with irregular…

Emperor Henry IV at Canossa, ca. 1770–75, Italian, Bologna, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): H. 23 7/8 x W. 9 1/4 x D. 7 1/8 in. (60.6 x 23.5 x 18.1 cm), Sculpture, Pope Saint Gregory VII…

Glass jug, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Height: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green, with same color handle. Tubular rim, folded out, round,…

Porringer, 1750–75, Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 7/8 x 8 in. (4.8 x 20.3 cm); 8 oz. 7 dwt. (259.8 g), Silver, John Tanner (1713–1785)

Shoulder or Knee Defense, probably 15th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Leather, iron, L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Armor for Man

Robe de Style, 1922, French, silk, glass, metal

Ceiling Fragment, Tomb of Amenemhat Surer, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Tempera on paper, Facsimile H. 35 cm (13 3/4 in); w. 35 cm (13 3/4 in),…

(9) Untitled, 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Charette devant l'entrée d'un abri au toit de chaume, 1850–53, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, 17.9 x 22.4 cm (7 1/16 x 8 13/16 in.), Photographs,…

Marseille, ca. 1860, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 27.6 x 42.9 cm (10 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

The Marriage of the Virgin, ca. 1430, Tempera and gold on wood, 25 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (65.1 x 47.6 cm), Paintings, Michelino da Besozzo (Michelino de Mulinari) (Italian, Lombardy, active…

[Tree Study], 1880s–90s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Unknown (American)

The Smoker, ca. 1623–25, Oil on wood, Octagonal, 18 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (46.7 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem), The loose brushwork on this octagonal…

Five Nude Infants in Various Poses, ca. 1500, Metalpoint, traces of charcoal or black chalk, on pale pinkish gray prepared paper., 9 3/8 x 7 7/16 in. (23.8 x 18.9 cm), Drawings, Circle of…

Lid and end panels of a lead sarcophagus, Imperial, late 2nd–mid 3rd century A.D., Roman, Lead, Overall: 18 3/4 x 63 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (47.6 x 161.9 x 43.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, This coffin…

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Glass, Translucent light blue, with handles in…

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Ready to Fight, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1771, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm); W. 5 9/16 in.…

Bronze hoof, Archaic, early 7th century B.C., Possibly Cypriot, Bronze, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Bronzes, Painstaking scholarship over twenty years has discovered that these pieces and others now…

Sash Fragment, 7th century, Peru, Rio Grande de Nasca, Nasca, Camelid hair, Overall: 1 x 151 in. (2.54 x 383.54 cm), Textiles-Woven

A Woman Cooking, Plate 3 from Five Feminine Occupations, ca. 1640–57, Engraving, Plate: 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (20.9 x 16.8 cm), Prints, Geertruydt Roghman (Dutch, Amsterdam 1625–1651/57…

Terracotta pyxis (box), Middle Corinthian, ca. 590–570 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H.: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Vases, Frieze with animals and two women. Sirens, sphinxes, panthers and…

Ceremonial Mace, 18th century, Indian, Rock crystal, gold, copper alloy, ruby, L. 21 in. (53.4 cm); Diam. of head 2 in. (5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (636 g), Shafted Weapons

Le Chat Momifié (trouvé dans les fouilles de Saint-Germain-en-Laye), ca. 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Mount: 19 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (50.3 × 25.3 cm), Photographs,…

Bowl with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Sprinkled gold on lacquer (maki-e), H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Lacquer,…

Banded agate ring stone, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Italic, Agate, banded, Other: 5/16 x 1/16 x 1/2 in. (0.8 x 0.2 x 1.3 cm), Gems, This banded agate ring stone represents Hermes wearing…

Seated Woman with a Child on her Lap (Study for a Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria), 18th century, Black chalk heightened with white., 20 1/4 x 15 15/16 in. (51.5 x 40.5 cm),…

[Countess Canning with Guests, Government House, Allahabad], 1858, Albumen silver print, Image: 7.1 x 7.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 15/16 in.), Photographs, John Constantine Stanley (British, 1837–1878)

実競色乃美名家見　紙屋次兵衛　紀ノ国屋小春, Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with Koharu of Kinokuniya, Edo period (1615–1868), early 1800s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink…

[Excavations near the Sphinx], 1853, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 22.3 x 30.2 cm (8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.), Photographs, John Beasley Greene (American, active France, 1832–1856)

江戸近郊八景之内 羽根田落雁, Haneda Rakugan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 13 27/32 in. (24.1 x 35.2…

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Height: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), Vases, Obverse, Hera sending out Iris with the Nemean lion, Reverse,…

Glass footed beaker, Early or Mid Imperial, late 1st–mid-2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Ground, horizontal rim;…

Print, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1906, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (21.9 x 31.4 cm), Prints, Tomioka Eisen (Japanese, 1864–1905)

Medal cabinet, Attributed to William Vile (British, Somerset 1700/05–1767 London), Attributed to John Cobb (British, ca. 1715–1778 London), 1760–61, British, Mahogany, Overall: 79 × 27 ×…

Pendant: recumbent bull, Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Italic or Etruscan, Amber, Overall: 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in. (2.4 x 7 x 2.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Pendant of a crouching bull.

Pavilion on a Lake, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 11 1/2 x 12 in. (29.2 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Pocket bottle, 1815–45, Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States; Possibly made in Ohio, United States, American, Blown, pattern-molded glass, H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm), Glass

Portrait of a Man with a Shell, ca. 1625–26, Oil on wood, 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (23.8 x 17.1 cm), Paintings, Thomas de Keyser (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) 1596/97–1667 Amsterdam), The man is a shell…

Antefix, Etruscan, Terracotta, 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm), Terracottas

Cutting the Toenails; the Toilet after the Bath, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); w. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Prints,…

Mold for a Buddha's Head, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Terracotta, 5 x 3 17/32 in. (12.7 x 9 cm), Sculpture

Watercolor of musician playing xiao, late 18th century, China, Chinese, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 x 1.3cm (17 x 14 x 1/2in.), Works on Paper

View of Swatow Harbour, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7 11/16 × 10 11/16 in. (19.6 × 27.2 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh,…

Tumbler, 1889–90, Made in Findlay, Ohio, United States, American, Blown-molded Onyx glass, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass, Dalzell, Gilmore and Leighton (1885–1898)

Fibula, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Italic, Villanovan, Bronze, H.: 1 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 9/16 in. (3.2 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm), Bronzes

Viaduc de la Voulte, 1861 or after, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 25.4 x 42.5 cm (10 x 16 3/4 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

A New Year's Scene, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Overall: 28 1/4 x 4 13/16 in. (71.8 x 12.2 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

Lamp, Greek or Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Terracottas

Temple, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Mezcala, Stone, Height 4-15/16 in., Stone-Sculpture

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (32.1 x 22.2 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

Fan-Box with Fans, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 3/4 x 7 7/16 in. (14.6 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Totoya Hokkei…

Vase, 1885–90, Made in Trenton, New Jersey, United States, American, Porcelain, Approx. H. 18 in. (45.7 cm), Ceramics, Ott and Brewer (1871–1893)

Food Vessel (Li), early Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Metalwork

Methamorphoseos vulgare, March 7, 1501, Printed book with woodcut illustrations, 11 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 7/8 in. (29.8 × 20.6 × 2.3 cm), Books, The first illustrated Italian edition of Ovid's…

諸國名橋奇覧　摂洲阿治川口天保山, Tenpōzan at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshū Ajikawaguchi Tenpōzan), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in…

Silver ring, Classical, ca. late 5th or early 4th century B.C., Greek, Silver, Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Maenad with thyrsos (fennel stalk topped with ivy) and sword in an ecstatic dance.

元 佚名 臨王振鵬 金明池圖 卷, Dragon Boat Regatta on Jinming Lake, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century (?), China, Handscroll; ink on silk, Image: 13 1/2 x 17 ft 6 in. (34.3 cm x…

Terracotta dinos (deep round-bottomed bowl), Late Classical, ca. 375–350 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Vases, Banquet scene. The scene depicts…

[Minaret of the Chief Mosque at Damghan, 1026–1029], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Winter, from the series 'Elegant Play in the Four Seasons' (Fūryūshiki asobi), Edo period (1615–1868), ca 1773–75, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 3/8 in.…

Faustina Bordoni and Fox, ca. 1743, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 6 x 11 x 6 3/4 in. (15.2 x 27.9 x 17.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This figure group expresses on…

Terracotta jug, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, total H. 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm), Vases, Archaic Lydian pottery shows a predilection for special effects such as marblizing, slips, and,…

明, 張瑞圖, 後赤壁賦圖, 卷, Second Ode on the Red Cliff, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1628, China, Handscroll; ink on satin, Image: 11 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. (27.9 x 320 cm),…

清, 胡遠, 芍藥, 扇面, Herbaceous Peony, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, 7 1/8 x 20 3/4 in. (18.1 x 52.7 cm), Paintings,…

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, tooled, and cut, Diam.: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), Glass, Translucent…

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

Bag, 16th century (?), Peru, Quechua, Camelid hair, Height 7-3/4 in., Textiles-Woven

Miyanoshita (Name of One of the Hot Springs at Hakone), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1779, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1…

Abside de Saint-Pierre, Caen, 1852–54, Salted paper print from glass negative, 34.2 x 25.3 cm (13 7/16 x 9 15/16 in. ), Photographs, Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875)