The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Man Standing in a Room, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, A. H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); W. 5…

[Palace of the Shah, Paying respects to the Shah/Fete de Salam, Teheran, Iran [same as 12] ], 1840s–60s, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Terracotta amphora (two-handled jar), ca. A.D. 100–225, Roman, Syrian, Terracotta; alkaline-glazed ware, 10 1/16in. (25.6cm), Vases, Probably made at Dura-Europos.

The Grand Stand, Amoy 1871, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 6 3/4 × 10 1/16 in. (17.2 × 25.6 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland…

Race Horses, ca. 1885–88, Pastel on wood, 11 7/8 x 16 in. (30.2 x 40.6 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), Degas undertook racing scenes throughout his career,…

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Samurai in Fighting Trim, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1703, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14…

'Rustam rescues Bizhan from the Pit', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1560–80, Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Page: 14 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (37.1 x 22.5…

Fibula, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Italic, Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm), Bronzes

Bronze statuette of Zeus or Poseidon, Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Bronzes, This mature bearded figure must represent either Zeus, the god of the sky…

Bag, 14th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Cotton, camelid hair, silver, shell beads, Height 6 1/4 in. (16 cm) (without strap), Textiles-Woven

Whip Handle in the Form of a Horse, Late Period, Dynasty 25–29, 525–380 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, L. 7.9 (3 1/8 in); H. 1.1 (7/16 in); W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in)

Fragment of a terrracotta plaque, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 5 1/2 in. x 4 in. (14 cm x 10.1 cm), Terracottas, Body of a warrior carrying a round shield. The device in…

[House at Delhi], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 15.5 x 22.9 cm (6 1/8 x 9 in.), Photographs, Unknown

[Barber], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 5.8 x 9.2 cm (2 5/16 x 3 5/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Flower-Vase of Horn and a Butterfly, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 3/8 x 10 11/16 in. (13.7 x 27.1 cm), Prints,…

西周 青銅鋪, Grain Serving Vessel (Pu), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), late 9th–early 8th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Metalwork

The Yoshiwara Parade, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 11/16 × 9 7/8 in. (37.3 × 25.1 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunchō…

Furniture plaque: deer, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory (hippopotamus), 1.5 x 2.5 x…

Terracotta vessel fragment with rows of dots and band, Late Minoan II, ca. 1450–1400 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (3.8 x 5.7cm), Vases, From…

Boat Ferrying Across River, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 7 3/16 in. (20.5 x 18.3 cm), Prints, Keisai Eisen…

Three Beauties, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 27 13/16 in. (70.6 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Prints, Suzuki Haruji…

Two Courtesans and a Geisha, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1783, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (32.4 x 22.2 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga…

Piece, 1720s, French, Silk and metal-wrapped thread, 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (54.6 x 54.6 cm) (loom width), Textiles-Woven

Terracotta vessel fragment with marine motif, Late Minoan II, ca. 1450–1400 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, Overall: 2 x 1 3/16in. (5.1 x 3cm), Vases, From Phylakopi, Melos.…

Los Angeles, 1876, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Copy of a Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, by Joseph Durham, Esq. F.S.A., 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Hugh Welch Diamond (British, 1808–1886)

Glass network mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.9 cm), Glass

Lead figure of a goddess with an aegis, probably Athena, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of…

Bi-conical glass bead, Classical, ca. 4th century B.C., Possibly Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, 1 7/8 × 1 × 7/8 in. (4.7 × 2.6 × 2.3 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque dark blue,…

Glass mosaic fragment, Late Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast, Other: 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.6 x 1.3 cm), Glass, Thin-walled body fragment.…

Ewer, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Cloisonné enamel, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Cloisonné, The earliest securely dated Chinese cloisonné, in which colored glass paste is…

Pitcher, 1817–40, Probably made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown glass with applied decoration, 11 3/8 x 6 in. (28.9 x 15.2 cm), Glass, Probably New England…

Woman Arranging Her Hair, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (21 x 18.7 cm), Prints,…

Spoons and Spoon Mold, 1700–1800, Bronze, pewter, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Metal, Pewter could be melted down and reused multiple times. Spoons similar to this example were found in the wreck of…

Waves on Moonlight, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1768, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese,…

[South West View of Government House, Calcutta], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 12.9 x 21.8 cm (5 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

At the Edge of the Forest, ca. 1820, Oil on canvas, 10 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (27.3 x 32.4 cm), Paintings, August Heinrich (German, Dresden 1794–1822 Innsbruck), This view opens towards meadows and…

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650), ca. 1636–38, Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 26 in. (80.6 x 66 cm), Paintings, Frans Hals (Dutch,…

[House from Across Lawn], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Pocket bottle, 1815–45, Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States; Probably made in Ohio, United States, American, Blown, pattern-molded glass, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Glass

Pitcher, 1852–58, Made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 10 x 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (25.4 x 29.2 x 19.1 cm), Ceramics, United States Pottery Company (1852–58)

Le pied à travers la chaussure, 1896, Gelatin silver print, Image: 16.2 × 12.1 cm (6 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.), Photographs, Dr. Henri van Heurck (Belgian, 1838–1909)

Burgonet in Oriental Fashion, ca. 1560, Probably Nuremberg, German, probably Nuremberg, Steel, gold, brass, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); D. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (895…

Bronze statuette of Hermes, Late Hellenistic or Imperial, 1st century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Greek or Roman, Bronze, H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm), Bronzes, Pairs of wings are strapped to his feet and…

Wrexham, Rossett Mill, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)

Glass jar, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge. Thickened, outsplayed rim, with rounded outer…

Folio from the 'Blue Qur'an', second half 9th–mid-10th century, Made in Tunisia, probably Qairawan, Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment, 11 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (30.4 x 40.2 cm), Codices,…

明 傳項元汴 秋江圖 卷, River Landscape, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1578, China, Handscroll; ink on paper, Image: 11 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (30.2 x 92.7 cm), Paintings, Xiang Yuanbian…

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Egyptianizing dress, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 28 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (73 × 21.6 × 14 cm), Stone…

Fragmentary terracotta statuette of a woman with a kithara, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm), Terracottas, Fragmented upper body of…

Terracotta vase in the form of an animal, Cypro-Geometric I, 1050–950 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Vases, The vase appears to be a variant of the askos, a bag-shaped…

Terracotta jug, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2500–1900 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Black Polished Ware, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Vases, One-handled with incised bands and incised zigzags.

Banner Staff Head, ca. 1675–1700, Turkish, Copper, gold, iron, wood, L. 21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm), W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 4 oz. (1483 g), Banners

Sugar Bowl and Cover, ca. 1765, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (13.3 x 14.6 cm); 12 oz. 3 dwt. (377.9 g), Silver, John Bayly…

Scene in a Courtyard, early 1660s, Oil on canvas, 26 1/2 x 32 3/8 in. (67.3 x 82.2 cm), Paintings, Ludolf de Jongh (Dutch, Overschie 1616–1679 Hillegersberg)

Terracotta fragment with the upper body of a bearded man, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Terracottas, The figure of whom this is…

Glass fusiform bottle, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and tooled, 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Glass, Fusiform perfume bottle Translucent pale green. Tubular rim folded out,…

北宋 李公麟 孝經圖 卷, The Classic of Filial Piety, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), ca. 1085, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Overall (a, painting): 8 5/8 x 187 1/4 in. (21.9…

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2200 B.C., Terracotta, 2 1/4 x 1 7/16in. (5.6 x 3.6cm), Vases

Banded agate scarab, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Agate, H.: 9/16 x 7/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 cm), Gems, Herakles defeating Kyknos

Vue du château de Pau, 1853, Salted paper print from paper negative, Sheet: 12 in. × 18 9/16 in. (30.5 × 47.2 cm), Photographs, Joseph Vigier (French, 1821–1862)

A Fisherman Leaning on an Oar, 1774, Red chalk, 19 7/8 × 15 1/16 in. (50.5 × 38.3 cm), Drawings, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), In 18th century France, many…

Two Women in a Garden, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

Fragment from a Talismanic Scroll, 11th–12th century, Made in Egypt, Ink on paper; printed, Ht. 7 1/2 in. (16.6 cm), Codices, Only the upper left corner of this page has survived. The text,…

Bird on Branch, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 11 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (28.6 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Ewer, ca. 1890, Italian, Naples, Silver, Height: 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Limestone statuette of a temple girl, Early Hellenistic, late 4th or early 3rd century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 13 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (34.3 x 15.6 x 21.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The…

Terracotta rim fragment with spiral design, Late Neolithic, ca. 3800–3300 B.C., Dimini culture, Terracotta, length 3 9/16in. (9cm), Vases, From Thessaly. Dark spiral on light ground.

Kirkstall Abbey. Ruins on the South Side, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 28.1 x 23.4 cm (11 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Joseph Cundall (British, Norwich, Norfolk 1818–1895…

Vase fragment, Geometric, 7th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4in. (3.2cm), Vases

Elisabeth Höusermann, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.4 x 19.3 cm. (10 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

Wholecloth whitework quilt, ca. 1815, Made in Massachusetts, United States, American, Quilted cotton, 100 x 102 3/4 in. (254 x 261 cm), Textiles, J. Wright

Haines Falls, Catskill Mountains, 1869, Steel engraving, sheet: 16 3/16 x 12 7/16 in. (41.1 x 31.6 cm), Prints, Engraved by Joseph Ives Pease (American, Norfolk, Connecticut 1809–1883…

Representation...des Chateaux de Weissenstein ...Pommersfeld und Geibach, 1728, Engraving; hand-colored, Overall: 13 3/8 x 20 1/2 x 5/8 in. (34 x 52 x 1.6 cm), Books

Antietam Bridge, On the Sharpsburg and Boonsboro Turnpike, No. 2, September 1862, 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland…

[Ned and Colin Ross with Hunt Trophy], ca. 1857, Salted paper print, 14.9 x 19.8 cm (5 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland…

Kawabiraki, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1805, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 14 1/6 in. (36 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyoharu (Japanese,…

Peasants Dancing and Feasting, ca. 1660, Oil on canvas, 25 1/8 x 29 1/2 in. (63.8 x 74.9 cm); with added strip 26 7/8 x 29 1/2 in. (68.3 x 74.9 cm), Paintings, David Teniers the Younger…

[Haystacks], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Ideal and Actual' (Risō to genjitsu); iIllustration from Bungei Kurabu (Literary Club), Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Album: 8 1/2 x 5…

Parc de Sceaux, 1925, Gelatin silver print from glass negative, Image: 17.7 x 22.5 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)

Surimono and a Box, Edo period (1615–1868), 1808, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 9/16 x 7 7/16 in. (14.1 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (34.3 × 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a sandaled right foot, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Rhodian, Terracotta, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Vases, Vase in the form of a sandaled right foot.

Heart Amulet of Manhata, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Gold,…

Deep Bowl with Lid, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th century, Japan, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels (Arita ware, Kakiemon type), H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Diam. 12…

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a wreath of leaves, Late Classical–Early Hellenistic, 2nd half of the 5th or early 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H. 24 x 6 3/4 x 4 3/8…

The Carter and the Gipsies, May 10, 1815, Hand-colored etching, 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (24.1 x 34.9 cm), Prints, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)

外国人之図, Views of Foreigners (Gaikokujin no zu), Edo period (1615–1868), 1861, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4…

Bird, late Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Metalwork

Les Gentilshommes Campagnards, November 28, 1864, Lithograph, Prints, Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)

西周青銅鳥形飾, Fitting in the Shape of a Bird, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), 11th–10th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); L. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Metalwork

Fragment of a terracotta relief, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm), Terracottas, Satyr under a grape arbor. The satyr wears a fawn…

Battle Scene, 1671, Oil on canvas, 44 3/8 x 63 1/4 in. (112.7 x 160.7 cm), Paintings, Johannes Lingelbach (Dutch, Frankfurt 1622–1674 Amsterdam)

Harp Guitar, 1827, Toulouse, France, French, Spruce, maple, iron, nickel silver, Height: 88.5 cm (34- 13/16 in.), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Joseph Laurent Mast (French, Mirecourt…

Glass mosaic bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, probably Italian, Glass; cast, H.: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue and opaque…

The Muduramiar Mundapam, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 34.7 x 28.3 cm (13 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport…

In the Room of a House of the Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Mat measurements: H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W.…

The Little Cloisters, ca. 1900, Platinum print, 11.4 x 15.1 cm. (4 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.), Photographs, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London)

[A Persian Citadel in the Environs of Sultaniye], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)