Terracotta rattle (?), Late Cypriot IB, 1600–1450 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; White painted ware, H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm), Vases, Handle, bird-like face and bands of black paint.

Terracotta vase in the form of a swan, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 4 1/16 in. (10.4 cm), Vases, This example possibly may be an Etruscan imitation of the…

Glass head pendant, Late Classical, mid-4th to 3rd century B.C., Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, H.: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque deep turquoise blue, with additions in…

Entrée de la première Cataracte près d'Assouan, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (15.1 × 22 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

L'Apparition, 1850–83, Brush and gray wash over black chalk, 18 15/16 x 14 11/16 in. (48.1 x 37.3cm), Drawings,

Mimasu Tokujuro as a Woman Standing Near a Winding Stream, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 3/5 x 5 3/8 in. (29.5 x 13.7 cm),…

Ivory disk with rosette, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Ivory, Diameter 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Ivory was imported to Cyprus from the Near East or Egypt. The rosette was a…

Eagle Attacking Fish, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1887, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.2 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)

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

Breast Defense (Peytral) from a Horse Armor, 15th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, silver, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, hair, H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2…

Terracotta one-handled skyphos (deep drinking cup), Geometric, late 8th century–early 7th century B.C., Greek, possibly Boeotian, Terracotta, 2 1/2 x 4 3/4in. (6.4 x 12.1cm); diameter 3…

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Dressed in Kamishimo, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1775, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (31.8 x 14.3 cm),…

Two Ladies on a Verandah, One with Fan, the Other Threading a Needle, Edo period (1615–1868), early 19th century, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper,…

Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledore, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1748, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 27 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (70.2 x 25.1…

Two Women Seated in a Parlor, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 1/4 x 14 11/16 in. (26 x 37.3 cm), Prints, After Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562–83, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Codices

Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Hodogaya), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　東海道保土ケ谷, Edo period (1615–1868), ca.…

Jérusalem, Saint-Sépulcre, Bas-relief (porte d'entrée), 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 31.6 cm (9 3/16 x 12 7/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French,…

Silver ring with glass paste scarab, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek or Cypriot, Silver, glass paste, Other: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Pendant ring, with blue glass paste…

Ryugu Tamatori Hime no su, Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, Edo period (1615–1868), 1853, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, A:…

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Height: 2 5/8in. (6.6cm), Glass, Small unguentarium. Translucent light blue. Rim folded out, over, and…

Mrs. George Horsley (Charlotte Mary Talbot, died 1828), Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 7/8 in. (76.2 x 63.2 cm), Paintings, Attributed to John Westbrooke Chandler (British, 1763?–?1807 Edinburgh)

The Spinner, 1653, Oil on wood, 19 x 25 1/4 in. (48.3 x 64.1 cm), Paintings, Quirijn van Brekelenkam (Dutch, Zwammerdam (?), after 1622–ca. 1669 Leiden)

東海道五十三次　鞠子, 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 (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)…

Buddha Shakyamuni with attendant bodhisattvas, Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty, 12th–14th century, China, Mammoth ivory, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Sculpture, This…

[Group of People Posing near River], ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.2 × 24.1 cm), Photographs, Lai Fong (Chinese, 1839–1890)

Gold beads, perhaps from a necklace, Possibly Archaic, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Other: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Beads, spindle, with spherical controls.

江戸近郊八景之内　玉川秋月, Autumn Moon on the Tama River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W.…

Lake Suwa from Shiojiri Pass, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Prints, Keisai Eisen…

遼 青銅鎏金五髻文殊菩薩像, Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, with Five Knots of Hair (Wuji Wenshu), Liao dynasty (907–1125), mid-11th century, China, Gilt bronze; lost-wax cast, H. 6…

Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the Role of Shiromasu-baba, Edo period (1615–1868), 12th month, 1786, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/32 x 5 1/2 in. (31.1 x 14.0 cm),…

Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript, ca. 1760–70, India (Punjab Hills, Guler), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 6 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (15.9 x 21.3…

Mottled yellow jasper scaraboid seal, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Jasper, yellow, Length: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Gems, Bearded herm of Dionysos with thyrsos (fennel stalk topped with ivy).

Rosso antico torso of a centaur, Imperial, 1st –2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Rosso antico, H. 17 1/2 in. (44.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, Copy of a Greek statue of the 2nd century B.C.. During…

Oboe, ca. 1830, Germany, German, Boxwood, ivory, silver, L. 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed, Possibly by Johann Adam Heckel (Adorf, Germany 1812–1877 Biebach,…

Panel fragment, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Ivory, 0.98 x 2.17 in. (2.49 x 5.51 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading…

Lady Maitland (Catherine Connor, died 1865), Oil on canvas, 49 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. (126.4 x 101 cm), Paintings, Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland)

Terracotta miniature volute-krater (mixing bowl), Late Classical, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian, Terracotta; applied color, H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Vases, Ribbing…

Section of an ivory cylinder with a hole, Archaic, 7th–6th century B.C.?, Greek, Laconian, Ivory, Other: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Semi-cylindrical section of ivory with hole pierced through center.

Mr. MacDowell, 1880s, Albumen silver print , Photographs, Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

元 佚名 對月圖 軸, Monk Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), ca. 1332, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 29 3/8 x 13 in. (74.6 x 33 cm), Paintings,…

Le beau bras, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 5.1 x 8.6 cm. (2 x 3 3/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

China Shelf, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 9 x 13 1/8 in. (22.9 x 33.3 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire…

Statuette of a woman votary, ca. 625–425 B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Openwork furniture plaque with sphinx striding through a floral landscape, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 8.74 x 4.53 x 0.75 in.…

東海道五十三次之内　箱根　湖水図, Hakone; Kosui, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833–34, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x…

[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,…

Shield, late 15th century, Turkish or Mamluk, Steel, copper alloys, Diam. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm), Wt. 3 lb. 7 oz. (1546 g), Shields, This shield, engraved with large cartouches enclosing floral…

Snowy Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), 1850, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)…

Glass lentoid bottle, Late Imperial or Early Byzantine, 4th–6th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 8 3/4 x 6 9/16in. (22.2 x 16.7cm), Glass, Translucent blue green., Everted rim, folded over and…

Lead figure of a warrior with a helmet and shield, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead…

「富嶽三十六景　凱風快晴」, South Wind, Clear Sky (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Edo period…

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th?3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Diam.: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Circlet of gold wire, which tapers from the animal's head…

Sallet and Buff for a Rennzeug in the Saxon Fashion, ca. 1570–1600, German, Steel, leather, H. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 3 oz. (4598 g), Helmets

Faience astragalos (knucklebone), Ptolemaic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Egyptian, Faience, H.: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, Astragal.

The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō 3rd (Kinokuniya), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper; mica background, 14 3/4 x 10 in. (37.5 x 25.4cm),…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, Other: 7/8 x 1 in. (2.2 x 2.5 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent…

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, Overall: 1 9/16in. (3.9cm), Glass, Translucent very pale blue green. Vertical,…

Terracotta lentoid flask, Late Helladic III, ca. 1400–1050 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm.), Vases, Globular bottle with two handles, concentric circles and two chains of loops.

Old Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Heat, Grief, Cold, Anxiety, Age, and Heaviness Pursue Him: (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag), ca. 1500–1525, South Netherlandish, Wool warp,…

Illustration of Noh Dance Scene, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1910, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 19 15/16 in. (36.8 x 50.6 cm), Prints, Tsukioka…

Green Peas in a Measure and Sprays of Hollyhock with Heads of Sardines; Symbols Representing the Ceremony of Exorcising Demons, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome…

The Rustic Pavilion, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 27 1/4 in. (69.2 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai…

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), dated A.H. 1026/A.D. 1617–18, Golconda, Andhra Pradesh, Indian, Deccan, Golconda, Steel, copper alloy (brass), H. 23 7/8 in. (60.7 cm); W. 8 in. (19.6. cm); Wt.…

五十三次名所図会　鳴海　名產有松しぼり店, Narumi, Meisan Arimatsu Shibori Mise, Edo period (1615–1868), 7th month Hare year 1855, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and…

Egon Schiele, 1914, Gelatin silver print, Image: 22.6 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.), Photographs, Anton Joseph Trcka (Austrian, 1893–1940), Between the turn of the twentieth century and the outbreak…

Sard 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, Nike driving a galloping quadriga (four-horse chariot).

Mahavira Preaching to Monks and Nuns: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, 1461 (Samvat 1519), India (Gujarat), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 4 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (11.1 x 25.7 cm), Paintings

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale yellow tinge and purplish streaks…

Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Colonnade Occidentale - Ruines Vues du Point L, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.2 x 30.0 cm. (9 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.),…

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Okazaki Akushiro, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1755, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/32 x 5 5/8 in. (31.1 x 14.3 cm), Prints,…

Two terracotta rim fragments from a closed vase, Early Minoan II, ca. 2900–2300 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Vasiliki ware, Other (.a): 7 13/16 in. (19.9 cm), Vases, From Vasiliki, Crete. Two…

Maharana Jagat Singh II in Procession, ca. 1745, India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Excl. borders: 15 7/16 x 11 1/2 in. (39.2 x 29.2 cm), Paintings

Ring Brooch, ca. 1340–49, Made in Midde Rhine, Germany, German, Gold, spinels, and sapphires, Overall: 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.2 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, This brooch comes from a hoard found in 1969…

Ensemble, 1912, French, a) silk, fur; b) silk

Fibula, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Italic, Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm), Bronzes

The Holy Family with St. Anne and St. Catherine, 1542, published 1627–50, Engraving, state IV, plate: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (36.8 x 24.2 cm), Prints, Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567…

Moonlight View of Suihiro Bridge, Tempozan, Edo period (1615–1868), 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm),…

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a “woman at the window”, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Syria, probably from Arslan Tash (ancient Hadatu), Assyrian, Ivory, glass, H. 2 1/2 x W.…

Gold ring with plasma ring stone, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Gold, plasma, Base: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold filigree ring with plain stone of plasma.

Spring in the Rice Fields, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm); W. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm), Prints, Katsushika…

劍環紋圓漆盒, Box with pommel-scroll design, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), late 13th–14th century, China, Ivory, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Ivories, The decoration…

Terracotta statuette of woman with bird face, Late Cypriot II, ca. 1450–1200 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 8 3/16 in. (20.80 cm), Terracottas, This figurine is typical of Cypriot…

Palestine. Jérusalem. Partie occidentale des Murailles, 1850, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

Miniature Tunic, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 8 x W. 7 in. (20.3 x 17.8 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Helmet, 14th–17th century, probably Mongolian, Iron, gold, silver, turquoise, H. 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11.7 oz. (785.3 g), Helmets

Procession, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 19th century, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 9 5/8 x 25 in. (24.4 x 63.5 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese

Purple Magnolia and Hornbill, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 3/5 x 4 29/32 in. (37.1 x 12.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige…

Three Women on a Bridge, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (36.8 × 24.8 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunchō…

Glass head pendant, Classical, 5th century B.C., Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled, 1 7/16 × 1 1/8 × 3/4 in. (3.6 × 2.8 × 1.9 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque cobalt…

[Portrait of an Elderly Woman], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 16.7 x 13.4 cm. (6 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

Plaque fragment, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, 0.88 x 1.25 in. (2.24 x 3.18…

The Viravasuntarayan Munapam, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 29.5 x 37 cm (11 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport…

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 450–440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm), Vases, Two figures at a tomb. Only the figure to the left of the…

Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 510 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); diameter 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena and Herakles in chariot…

Overhanging Cliff, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Album leaf; lacquer on paper, 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm), Paintings, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Limestone cornice with a lion’s head, Early Roman, ca. 1st century A.D., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 16 x 9 x 6 in. (40.6 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, The fragment belongs to a…

Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug), Archaic, 1st half of 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, 6 3/4in. (17.1cm), Vases, Two panthers.

Candlestick, 1830–55, Made in New Jersey, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), Glass