Terracotta statuette of a woman, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Terracottas, Draped, standing head enveloped in himation, right…

Limestone statue of a seated lion, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic, ca. 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H. 17 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (44.5 x 41.9 x 14 cm), Stone Sculpture, This…

Guitar, ca. 1800, probably Naples, Italy, Italian, Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, Height: 36 in. (91.4 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, This highly decorated…

Siège du colosse monolithe d'Aménophis III, à Thèbes (Détails des sculptures), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 9 1/8 × 6 7/16 in. (23.1 × 16.4 cm), Photographs,…

[Group portrait of the Antoine and Höusermann Families], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 31.2 x 36.4 cm. (12 1/4 x 14 5/16 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian,…

Louksor (Thèbes), Construction Postérieure - Galeries - Parallèles, 1851–52, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 24 x 30.2 cm (9 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard…

Platter, ca. 1828–ca. 1846, Made in Staffordshire, England, British (American market), Earthenware, transfer-printed, 11 5/8 x 14 7/8 in. (29.5 x 37.8 cm), Ceramics, Enoch Wood & Sons…

The Atlantic Telegraph, [1866], Illustrations: color lithography, Overall: 11 5/8 x 8 9/16 x 15/16 in. (29.5 x 21.7 x 2.4 cm), Books, This book documents the great 19th century technological…

Tunic Bands with Warriors, 7th–9th century, Attributed to probably Egypt or Syria, Silk, Textiles-Woven, The majority of early silks found in Egypt were excavated from the cemeteries of the…

Boating Party with Children Swimming, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 13 7/16 in. (34.1 cm); W. 17 5/8 in.…

Margaretha van Clootwijk (born about 1580/81, died 1662), Wife of Jacob van Dalen, 1639, Oil on wood, 27 3/4 x 22 7/8 in. (70.5 x 58.1 cm), Paintings, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt…

Tutucanula, El Capitan, 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 51.3 x 41.4; Mount: 66.5 x 53.6, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Needle, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 7 15/16in. (20.2cm), Bronzes

Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō), 法華経断簡, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on colored paper decorated with cut gold (kirikane), sprinkled gold…

Villa Medici, 1848–52, Albumen print from glass negative, Image: 8 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (22 × 28.7 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55)

[Hatti Kana-The Elephant Camp], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 12.2 x 21.2 cm (4 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Xun, 206 B.C.–220 A.D., China, Chinese, Pottery, Overall: W. 7.1 x D. 4.8 x L. 10.5cm (2 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 4 1/8in.), Aerophone-Blow Hole-vessel flute, Simple globular clay whistles, or ocarinas,…

Versailles, The Orangerie Staircase, 1901, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 16.9 x 21.7cm (6 5/8 x 8 9/16in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris), Of…

Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), Edo period (1615–1868), 1840s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 1/16 x 14 15/16 in. (25.5 x…

Fragmentary limestone Cypriot capital, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 26 1/2 x 36 in. (67.3 x 91.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, This capital, with carved decoration on only…

Crabs Near the Water's Edge, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 7 5/16 in. (20.3 x 18.6 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei…

Vase, ca. 1897, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)

The Wigwam, a Canadian Scene at Penllergare, ca. 1855, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 18.5 x 22.1 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British,…

[Mrs. James Brown Potter or Mrs. Potter Palmer], 1896, Platinum print, 14.2 x 11.9 cm. (5 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.), Photographs, F. Holland Day (American, Norwood, Massachusetts 1864–1933…

Banyan, ca. 1760, Chinese, silk, linen

Small jadeitite axe, Neolithic, 5th–4th millennium B.C., Cretan, Stone, Length 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Celt.

Fragment of a terracotta head, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 cm x 6.3 in.), Terracottas, The high polos makes it likely that the figure is a woman.

Scene Seven from the Life of the Reverend Jean de la Barrière, 1690, Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite, Drawings, Matthieu Elias (French,…

Tunic, ca. 1920, French, cotton

Bronze ornament in the form of a seated male sphinx, Augustan, ca. 27 B.C.–A.D. 14, Roman, bronze, Height 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Bronzes, The ornament, originally clad in silver, served as a…

Vita et Fabulae, February 13, 1485, Printed book with metalcut or woodcut illustrations, 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 7/8 in. (28.5 x 21 x 2.3 cm), Books, This popular book of moralized tales, most of…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (21 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)

A Conference of Lawyers, 1776, Etching, second state of two, sheet: 7 11/16 x 5 1/4 in. (19.6 x 13.3 cm), Prints, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris)

近代 倪田 橋頭隱士 扇面, Scholar on the Bridge, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1901, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, 6 3/8 x 19 5/8 in. (16.2…

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd to mid–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Glass, Translucent blue; handles…

Aquamanile in the Form of a Unicorn, ca. 1425–50, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall (to tip of horn): 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (39.4 x 29.2 x 11.3 cm),…

漢 臥虎形石柱礎, Pole Base in the Form of a Tiger, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), China, Steatite, Gr. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Sculpture

Glass pendant in the form of a dolphin, ca. 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed, tooled, and applied, H.: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue., Large hole through circular…

Warbler on a Plum Branch, 歌川広重画　梅に鶯, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (36.8 x 13 cm), Prints,…

Box with figures in a landscape and peony, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Red carved lacquer, H. 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke, Unlike…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 1 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (3 x 6.4 cm), Glass, Translucent honey brown, deep…

Statuette of a woman, Bronze, H.: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Bronzes

Panteon, 1848–52, Albumen print from glass negative, Image: 8 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (22 × 28.7 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55)

The Grisly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 52.3 x 40.7; Mount: 61.4 x 54.1, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916), When…

Night Scene, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.8 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese,…

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, Raimund von Stillfried (Austrian, 1839–1911)

The Third Sawamura Sojuro as a pilgrim to Kannon Shrine, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1784–88, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/32 x 5 3/8 in. (31.1 x 13.7…

Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man), 1500–1520, South Netherlandish, Wool warp; wool and silk wefts, Overall: 166 1/4 x 315 1/8 in. (422.3 x 800.4…

Fibula, fragment, Bronze, H.: 1 x 4 3/8 x 1/2 in. (2.5 x 11.1 x 1.3 cm), Bronzes

Glass jar, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and tooled, H.: 2 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (7.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Outsplayed,…

Pilgrim at the Gate (Einsiedler an der Pforte), 1827, Lithograph, Image: 11 3/16 x 7 7/8 in. (28.4 x 20 cm), Prints, Karl Blechen (German, Cottbus 1798–1840 Berlin), A pilgrim looks up from his…

Terracotta bowl with vertical handle, Archaic, mid-6th–early 5th century B.C., Native Italic, Daunian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 9/16 x 6 7/8in. (11.5 x 17.4cm), Vases, This type of bowl is one of…

Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean), 1882–83, Conté crayon on Michallet paper, 24 1/2 × 18 11/16 in. (62.2 × 47.5 cm), Drawings, Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891…

Gold pendant capsule in the form of a male figure, Archaic-Classical, 6th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Gold and Silver, This type of object is originally…

Saint Francis Reading, 1747, Red chalk, 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, Weimar 1712–1774 Dresden)

Terracotta jar with barbotine decoration, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); diameter 6 1/16 in. (15.5 cm), Vases, Brown glazed bowl with brown barbotine scale decoration…

Shinabazu Benten Kaicho: Ceremony of Worshipping Benten at Shinabazu Temple, 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…

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (2.3 x 2.7 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent…

Bracelet, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Italic, Villanovan, Bronze, Diam.: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Bronzes

Openwork furniture plaque showing a cow suckling a calf, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Syria, probably from Arslan Tash (ancient Hadatu), Assyrian, Ivory, 2.37 x 4.25 in. (6.02 x 10.8…

Kalabcheh (Talmis), Ruines du temple - Façade et Mur d'Enceinte, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.6 x 30.3 cm. (9 5/16 x 11 15/16 in.), Photographs,…

Bronze statuette of Aphrodite with silver eyes, Hellenistic, 3rd–1st century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H.: 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm), Bronzes, Aphrodite holds up in contemplation the apple given to her by…

Cock on Drum, Edo period (1615–1868), 1882, Japan, Album leaf; lacquer on silver paper, 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm), Paintings, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

東海道五十三次之内　蒲原　岩淵よりふじ川を見る圖, Kambura Station, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1842, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 27/32 x…

Terracotta rim fragment with linear motifs, Early Minoan III, ca. 2300–2100 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; White-on-dark ware, Other: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Vases, From Gournia, Crete. Rim fragment…

Terracotta deep skyphos (drinking cup), Iron Age, 11th–9th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta; Fine dark slipped ware, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.), Vases, The deep skyphos (drinking cup), which…

東海道五十三次 品川, Shinagawa Station, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm), Prints,…

Terracotta necklace with palmette and lotus pendants, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Terracottas, Terracotta jewelry represents an inexpensive substitute…

東海道五十三次之内　大津　走井茶屋, Otsu, Soii Chaya, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6…

Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 460–450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 21 15/16 in. (55.8 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse,…

Cushion cover, second quarter 17th century, British, Silk and metal thread on canvas, H. 10 x W. 13 1/4 inches (25.4 x 33.7 cm); Framed: H. 14 x W. 16 3/4 x D. 1 1/4 inches (35.6 x 42.5 x 3.2…

Prince Genji Visits the Gankirō Tea House, Edo period (1615–1868), 5th month, 1860, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image (a): 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (26 x…

Marsh Scene with Birds, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Handscroll; ink on paper, Image: 11 1/2 in. × 14 ft. 10 3/8 in. (29.2 × 453.1 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Shen…

'Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), late 19th–early 20th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 13.87…

Buckle, Bronze, Other: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Bronzes

Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube), Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D. or later, Roman, Syrian, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green;…

Gold earring with nail-head pendant, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Gold and Silver, Earring with Nail-head pendant cast solid onto the body of the earring.

The Organ Rehearsal, 1885, Oil on canvas, 93 1/4 x 142 3/4 in. (236.9 x 362.6 cm), Paintings, Henry Lerolle (French, Paris 1848–1929 Paris), This is the most important painting by Lerolle, a…

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd–mid 1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Glass, Translucent blue, with…

Man and Young Woman with a Ball, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro…

Sutro Tunnel's Road to Virginia City, 1875, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Ukulele, ca. 1880, Hawaii, United States, Polynesian (Hawaii), Mahogany, hardwood, metal, Height: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, The most familiar Hawaiian instrument is…

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

Vue de la façade du Spéos de Phré, à Abousembil, March 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 5/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.9 × 22.1 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French,…

Buddhist Scroll: The Eighteen Luohans, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Handscroll; gold on black paper, 10 1/2 x 151 1/4 in. (26.7 x 384.2 cm), Paintings, Unidentified…

Textile Fragment with brocade with Bird, Dragon, and Palmette Motifs, 13th century, Italian, Silk and metallic threads, Overall: 15 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (38.7 x 23.8 cm), Textiles-Woven, The…

Glass jar, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Glass, Colorless with yellow green tinge; trail in same glass. Thickened, rounded rim,…

Reliquary, ca. 2nd–3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, (a): Reliquary: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. 1 5/16 in. (4.9 cm), Sculpture

Fibula, fragment, Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 4 1/16in. (10.3cm), Bronzes

[Countess de Castiglione, from Série des Roses], 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,…

Fusen zu, 写真鏡・風船図, Picture of a Balloon, Edo period (1615–1868), 1860, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 9 3/8 in. (35.6 x 23.8 cm), Prints, Miyagi…

Kanjo: A Court Lady, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese,…

Limestone hand holding a phiale (libation bowl), Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 4 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (12.1 x 20 x 13 cm), Stone Sculpture, Votaries or…

Bas-reliefs de la façade du Temple de Dendérah (Tentyris), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 1/8 × 8 9/16 in. (15.5 × 21.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp…

[Loie Fuller Dancing], ca. 1900, Gelatin silver print, 7.7 x 10.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.), Photographs, Samuel Joshua Beckett (British, Shadwell, Stepney [London] 1870–1940 Bournemouth), The…

Gate Leading into Our House, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

Glass jug, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Glass, Translucent light blue green, with same color handle. Rim folded out, over, and in,…

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara as the Bestower of Sons (Songzi Guanyin), late Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, 17th–18th century, China, Wood (sandalwood) with traces of pigment…

Various moths and butterflies, 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (20 x 18.1 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)

Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 8 1/8 x 6 in. (20.6 x 15.2 cm), Terracottas, Fragment, egg and dart pattern.