西周 青銅方彜, Rectangular Wine Container (Fangyi), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), mid-10th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8…

Allegory of Painting (The Death of Leonardo da Vinci), ca. 1780–99, Etching, plate: 17 13/16 x 21 7/8 in. (45.3 x 55.5 cm), Prints, Giuseppe Cades (Italian, Rome 1750–1799 Rome)

Lieutenant General Sir J. L. Pennefather and Staff, 1855, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: 14.4 x 20.8 cm (5 11/16 x 8 3/16 in.), Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869)

Limestone head of a youth, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 6 in. (19.1 x 14 x 15.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head is noteworthy for the fillet (band)…

A lady, Case maker: Alfred André (French, 1839–1919), late 19th century, probably French, Paris, Wax, gilt copper, 3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (8.6 × 6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Case maker: Alfred…

Limestone temple boy, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 15 1/4 x 12 x 8 in. (38.7 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, He sits on a roughly elliptical plinth. His left…

Snuffbox, ca. 1815, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (1.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 cm), Silver, Probably John Targee (American, ca. 1774–1850)

Otani Hirohachi as a Samurai Dressed in a Gaudy Kamishimo, Edo period (1615–1868), December 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (29.4 x 14.3…

The Oiran Wakoku of Echizen-ya attended by a Shinzo and a Kamuro, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1778, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 × 9 in. (33 × 22.9 cm),…

Glass hexagonal jug, Early Byzantine, 6th–early 7th century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; mold-blown and trailed, H.: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Glass, Translucent yellow green, with trail and handle…

Presbytery of Dundee, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British,…

Scene from a Modified Soga Play, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1745, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Prints, Torii…

Fille de Shanghai, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.7 x 19.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

[View of Simla], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 18.3 x 23.7 cm (7 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Terracotta model of a Nile boat, Imperial, ca. 2nd century A.D., Roman, Egyptian, Terracotta, H.: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Terracottas, It may have been a toy with detachable wooden mast and cloth sails.

Thomas Duncan and His Brother, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson…

Plaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 0.63 x 1.06 in. (1.6 x 2.69 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Gold-Fish in a Glass Bottle, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (20 x 17.5 cm), Prints, Totoya…

[Village, River Min], ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 9 in. × 10 15/16 in. (22.8 × 27.8 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland…

Bronze bull's head, Archaic, early 7th century B.C., Possibly Cypriot, Bronze, H. to tip of horns 4 in. (10.2 cm), Bronzes, Bull's head attachment from a tripod with horizontal tubular socket.…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Sadakage (Japanese,…

Marble cinerary chest with lid, Imperial, Flavian or Trajanic, ca. A.D. 90–110, Roman, Marble, H. with cover 21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The Latin inscription reads: 'To the spirits…

Cosmetic Box, Tomb of Qenamun, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1427–1400 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Tempera on paper, H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); W. 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.), Norman de Garis…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, H.: 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2 x 4 cm); estimated diam.: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)., Glass,…

Pictorial Carpet, 17th century, Made in Iran, Silk (warp, weft, and pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile, brocaded, Rug: L. 91 1/2 in. (23.4 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This silk…

Calligraphy, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 5 15/16 x 18 3/8 in. (15.1 x 46.7 cm), Calligraphy, Lu Yingyang (Chinese, active…

'Sam and Zal before Manuchihr', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), late 19th–early 20th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, OveralL. 12…

Bird on a Flowering Branch, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 6 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (16.5 x 48.9 cm), Paintings, Zhang Chong (Chinese, active…

Mountainous Landscape with a Rock, Trees, and Buildings, ca. 1520, Pen and brown ink, 6 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (17.5 x 14.7 cm), Drawings, Domenico Campagnola (Italian, Venice (?) 1500–1564…

Wood-scene, Norton, Cheshire, 1856, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Thomas Davies (British, 1830–1880)

Marble head of a youth, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Marble, Parian, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.), Stone Sculpture, Small marble head In the style of Praxiteles.

Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram with the Base of One of the Four Sculptured Monoliths, Madura, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 35.8…

Mirror with Dragon and Phoenix Motifs, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.), 4th–3rd century B.C., China, Bronze painted with lacquer, Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Mirrors

Chalcedony scaraboid seal, Classical, ca. 450–400 B.C., Greek, Ionian, Chalcedony, blue, Length: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm), Gems, Ram.

Elms Court, Natchez, Mississippi, Residence of the Honorable A.P. Merrill, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Unknown (American)

清 伊秉綬 山水 冊頁八開, Landscapes, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1814, China, Album of eight leaves; ink on paper, 9 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (24.8 x 29.5 cm), Paintings, Yi Bingshou…

Jug, 1800–1830, Made in Merseyside, Liverpool, England, British (American market), Earthenware, transfer-printed, H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm), Ceramics

Pair of mounted vases, porcelain early 18th century, mounts ca. 1765, Chinese with French mounts, Chinese porcelain; gilt-bronze mounts, Overall (confirmed): H. 12-3/8 x W. 7-3/4 x D. 7 in. (31.4…

Street in Kadhin; Foochow Creek Bridge; Country View; Shanghai, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 3 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (8.2 × 17.5 cm); approx. each, Photographs, Attributed…

Portrait of a Man ('The Auctioneer'), probably ca. 1658–62, Oil on canvas, 42 3/4 x 34 in. (108.6 x 86.4 cm), Paintings, Follower of Rembrandt (Dutch, third quarter 17th century), This fine…

Frederick Pilgrim, 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Reed Brockway Bontecou (American, 1824–1907)

Roundel with Mary of Egypt crossing the Jordan, ca. 1525, South Netherlandish, Colorless glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall: Diam. 9 1/4 x 1/4 in. (Diam. 23.5 x 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Cypress in Spring, ca. 1910–29, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Embroidered silk on linen, 35 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (90.8 x 41.3 cm), Textiles, Attributed to Anna Frances…

Window Opening Toward the Sea, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

Glass garland bowl, Early Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century B.C., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), diameter 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Glass, Colorless, translucent purple,…

Design for pedestal, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Pen and brown ink, and graphite on artist board with original warm grey window matt, Overall: 16 9/16…

Glass bracelet, Late Imperial, ca. 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass; drawn and tooled, Overall: 15/16 x 2 11/16in. (2.4 x 6.8cm), Glass, Uncertain color, appearing opaque black. Thick, open…

雪月花　阿波鳴門之風景, Rapids at Naruto, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, A: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 9 11/16…

Fragment of a partly unfinished limestone statuette of a silen, Hellenistic, ca. 330–30 B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 11 1/4 x 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (28.6 x 25.7 x 19.1 cm), Stone Sculpture

Outfit for the Go Game, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 15/16 x 7 3/16 in. (20.2 x 18.3 cm), Prints, Kubo…

Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier) , altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I, 1559–1688, Engraving, 15 13/16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.2 x 28.6 cm),…

French Commode Table, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (20.9 x 31.5 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West…

[Children from the Village of Kalabshah, Nubia], 1852, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 17 x 21.5 cm (6 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.), Photographs, Ernest Benecke (German, born England,…

Old Dominium and Uncle Tom's Tavern. Calaveras Grove, 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.…

Work bag, 1669, British, Linen worked with wool thread; double running and herringbone stitches, Overall, excluding tasseled cords: 18 1/2 x 24 in. (47 x 61 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, A fine…

German Landscape with View towards a Broad Valley, ca. 1829–30, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, Original paper support: 5 3/16 x 9 11/16 in. (13.2 x 24.6 cm), Paintings, Fritz Petzholdt…

Plaque, late Zhou (1046–256 B.C.) or Han (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) dynasty, 4th–3rd century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Metalwork

Glass pendant in the shape of an African’s head, Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, H.: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple,…

Kitchen Utensils with Greens for the Ceremony on January 7th, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7…

Buckle, Bronze, Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Bronzes

Furniture element made from a hippopotamus incisor, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory (hippopotamus), 6.38 in. (16.21 cm),…

[Man and Horse, Government House, Allahabad], 1858, Albumen silver print, Image: 6.6 x 6.9 cm (2 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.), Photographs, John Constantine Stanley (British, 1837–1878)

[View of Hills], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 8.1 x 7.5 cm (3 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Fibula, Bronze, Other: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Bronzes

Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Sprinkled gold on lacquer (maki-e), Overall: 17 3/8in. (44.1cm), Lacquer, This covered box, part…

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo as a Samurai with Two Swords, Edo period (1615–1868), 1743–1812, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 7/8 x 6 in. (35.2 x 15.2 cm),…

William Middleton, ca. 1752–58, Watercolor on ivory, 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm), Paintings, Mary Roberts (died 1761 Charleston, South Carolina), The English émigré Mary Roberts was the…

Porringer, 1730–47, Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 2 x 8 1/8 in. (5.1 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 19 dwt. (277.6 g), Silver, Probably Benjamin Brenton (1710–1766)

Cauchoise (autre), 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Kabuki Actors: Bando Mitsugorō and Iwai Hanshirō, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (38.4 x 26 cm), Prints,…

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 5/8 x 9/16 in. (1.5 x 1.4 cm), Glass, Opaque white and brick red., Flat inlay…

元 張羽材 霖雨圖 卷, Beneficent Rain, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), late 13th–early 14th century, China, Handscroll; ink on silk, Image: 10 9/16 x 107 in. (26.8 x 271.8 cm), Paintings,…

Terracotta statuette of a woman, Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H.: 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm), Terracottas, The woman appears to be walking and, possibly, holding a flower.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 510 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm.), Vases, Obverse, Herakles, Deianeira, and Nessos, Reverse, centaurs beat the…

Fragment, 9th century, Attributed to Iran, Nishapur. Found/excavated Iran, Glass, blue and opaque white; blown, cased, cut, L. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Glass, Another widely-exported early relief-cut…

Chlorite spindle whorl, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, H. 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (1.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Without decoration.

Lead figure of a warrior with a helmet, shield, and spear, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of…

Glass head pendant, Classical, mid-5th–4th century B.C., Phoenician, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, H.: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with additions in opaque white and yellow,…

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Folio from a Ramayana Series, ca. 1780, India (Kangra, Himachal Pradesh), Opaque watercolor and ink on paper, Page: 9 15/16 x 14 1/16…

Salt, 1740–45, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 1 3/4 x 3 5/16 in. (4.4 x 8.4 cm); 4 oz. 15 dwt. (148.1 g), Silver, Charles Le Roux (baptized 1689–1745)

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 0.5 cm), Vases

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 1 1/16 x 1 3/4 in. (2.7 x 4.4 cm), Glass, Body…

View of Marly-le-Roi from Coeur-Volant, 1876, Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 36 3/8 in. (65.4 x 92.4 cm), Paintings, Alfred Sisley (British, Paris 1839–1899 Moret-sur-Loing), To paint this panoramic…

Earrings, 1854–70, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Coral and gold, Earrings: 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (1.7 x 4.6 cm), Jewelry, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)

Manuscript Illumination with the Beheading of Saint Paul in an Initial S, from a Gradual, ca. 1278, Made in Imola, Italy, Italian, Tempera and ink on parchment, Overall: 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (11.8 x…

Christ Expelling the Money Lenders, from The Small Passion, ca. 1508, Woodcut, image: 5 x 3 13/16 in. (12.6 x 9.8 cm), Prints, Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg)

Cymbal, Bronze, Diam.: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Bronzes

Halberd, Brocade Robe and Seal, 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (20.6 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)

[Figurine of Young Boy Holding Apples; Cabinet Card of a Man; Figurine of a Young Child with a Hat; Sculpture of a Man with Child; Sculpture with Animal], 1853–56, Salted paper print, Beginning…

Mass of St. Gregory, Etching, plate: 15 7/16 x 21 1/4 in. (39.2 x 54 cm), Prints, Etched by Simon Wynhoutsz Frisius (Netherlandish, Harlingen ca. 1580–ca. 1628 The Hague), After Jan Gossart…

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Bronze, Other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Bronzes

The Courtesan Hitomachi of the Tsutaya Brothel, from the series A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō),…

Woman and Boy Gathering Herbs by a Plum Tree, 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 x 7 1/16 in. (12.7 x 17.9 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai…

Tiger, 19th century, British, Lustreware, No dimensions recorded., Ceramics-Pottery, Mary Atwood

The Banks of the Rance, Brittany, possibly 1785, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 8 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (21.3 x 49.2 cm), Paintings, Pierre Henri de Valenciennes (French, Toulouse 1750–1819…

Bronze jug, Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. (without handle): 5 in. (12.7 cm), Bronzes, High handle; the lower part of the handle is in the form of a lion's paw.

Icon Fragment, 1200–1272, near Acre, Byzantine or Crusader, Wood, canvas, gesso, tempera, L. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); W. 10 3/16 (25.8 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings, This…

Cream pitcher, 1827–35, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Glass, Probably New England Glass Company (American, East…

[Seated Model, Partially Draped], 1856–59, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: 11.2 x 10.5 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.), Photographs, Nadar (French, Paris 1820–1910 Paris)

Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with head of a woman, Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Cerveteri, Terracotta, 9 11/16 x 6 in. (24.6 x 15.2 cm), Terracottas, Female heads were used…