清, 翁同龢, 軸, Tiger Calligraphy, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1890, China, Hanging scroll; ink on silver-flecked red paper, Image: 51 x 26 1/2 in. (129.5 x 67.3 cm), Calligraphy,…

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 3 3/4in. (9.6cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue green tinge. Slanting rim, folded out, over,…

Glass cameo: Apollo, Late Republican or Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass ? opaque white, Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Apollo with mantle hanging down his back,…

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 9 1/4 x W. 9 3/8 in. (23.5 x 23.8 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Fragment, 16th century, Attributed to probably Central Iran, Silk (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript, ca. 1620–30, India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 7 1/16 x 14 3/4 in. (17.9 x 37.5 cm), Paintings, In the central…

Graminacea, 1839, Photogenic drawing, 23 x 18.7 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.), irregularly trimmed, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

The Actor Arashi Wakano as a Young Samurai in Woman's Clothes, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1754, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 5 3/4 in.…

Contemplations, 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon)

Louksor, Petit Bras du Nil - Barque de Voyageurs, 1851–52, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 24.2 x 30.7 cm (9 1/2 x 12 1/16 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)

Terracotta aryballos (oil flask), Late Corinthian, ca. 575–550 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Vases, Frieze of hoplites.

Terracotta head of an old woman, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Terracottas, Head of a grotesque older woman.

Screen, 16th–17th century, Country of Origin Morocco, Wood; turned, carved, and painted, H. 131 7/8 in. (335 cm), Wood

Priest in a leopard skin cloak with an inscription and Osiris on his skirt, Third Intermediate Period or later, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–664 B.C., From Egypt, Leaded bronze, h. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in) [9.3…

Fragment, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Enamel, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Enamels

Kerchief from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54),…

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 1 x 1 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.1 cm), Glass, Body fragment.,…

Limestone funerary bust of a beardless man, Early Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (23.5 x 12.4 x 14 cm), Stone Sculpture, The youthful face has a smiling expression.…

Statuette of Aphrodite, late 6th century BC–early 4th century AD, Roman, Bronze, H.: 4 7/8 x 2 in. (12.4 x 5.1 cm), Bronzes

Plate with Design of Fans, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1650, Japan, Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Hizen ware, Ko Kutani style), Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. (foot)…

Glass monochrome inlay, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 15/16 x 7/8 in. (2.5 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Opaque streaky pale greyish blue., Flat…

Pietà with Sorrowing Angels, 17th century, Flemish, Boxwood; base: wood, ebony, tortoiseshell and ivory or bone, With base, 18 x 12-1/2 x 6-1/2 in. (45.7 x 31.8 x 16.5 cm),…

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1in. (3.8 x 2.5cm), Vases

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 in. × 10 1/16 in. (35.6 × 25.6 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Lamp, 1850–60, Possibly made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; Possibly made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown and cut glass, marble, brass, H. 20 in.…

Spoon or ligula, Roman, Bronze, Other: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Bronzes

Vase fragment, Geometric, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 9/16in. (11.5cm), Vases

Terracotta rim fragment with curvilinear motifs, Late Helladic IIIA, ca. 1400–1300 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, Other: 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (5.7 x 5.4 cm), Vases, Rim fragment with curvilinear design.

The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province, from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidori no Tamagawa, Mutsu meisho), 六玉川　「千鳥の玉川　陸奥名所」,…

Theatrical Scene, Edo period (1615–1868), 1797–1861, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi…

Set of Sword Fittings, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 10 7/8 in. (20.3 x 27.6 cm), Prints, Shungensai (Japanese,…

Miniature Tunic, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 6 1/8 x W. 7 in. (15.6 x17.8 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Panel, 4th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Textiles

Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Édifice de l'Est - Face Latérale Vue du Point D, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.5 x 30.3 cm. (9 1/4 x 11 15/16 in.),…

Jain Siddha Bahubali, Entwined with Forest Vines, Chalukyan period, late 6th–7th century, India (Karnataka), Copper alloy, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Sculpture, The earliest known representation of…

Gold loop earring, Hellenistic-Imperial, 3rd century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Cypriot, Gold, Diam.: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Gold and Silver, This very simple type of earring existed for a long time…

Furniture element: kneeling male figure, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, gold…

Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a horse, Iron Age, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, probably from Luristan, Iran, Bronze, 5.12 in. (13 cm), Metalwork-Equestrian,

Terracotta vase in the form of a lobster claw, Classical, ca. 460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (7 x 7.3 cm), Vases, Donkey; keras (drinking horn). Because…

Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 x 1 1/16 in. (2.5 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent…

Versailles, 1922–27, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 21.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)

Mathias Höusermann, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 36.9 x 32.3 cm. (14 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

Pendant, 18th–19th century, United States, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, Whalebone, H. 2 3/8 x W. 1 1/2 x D. 1 3/4 in. (6 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm), Bone/Ivory-Ornaments, This rare whalebone pendant bears many of…

Portrait, Turkish Summer Costume, 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France)

Flower Arrangement, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 5/16 x 6 1/2 in. (18.6 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Itchinsai (Japanese,…

Wall painting from Room F of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Late Republican, ca. 50–40 B.C., Roman, Fresco, H. 60-1/2' (153.7 cm.), Miscellaneous-Paintings, Section of wall…

Chalice, 1462, Southeastern European, Gilded silver, filigree enamel, pearls, Overall: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.5 x 14 cm), Metalwork-Silver, High-ranking church officials would have used this…

江戸十二景　仲洲之景, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); W. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige…

The Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro as an Outlaw Looking at a Wooden Ninsogaki, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1779–83, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.…

Bottle, 1815–45, Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States; Possibly made in Ohio, United States, American, Blown, pattern-molded glass, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Glass

Scene Six 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, 21 x 17 3/8 in. (53.4 x 44.2 cm),…

Pole End, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), China, Bronze, L. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Metalwork

Salt, 1830–40, Possibly made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States; Possibly made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, 1 3/4 x 2 x 2 7/8 in. (4.4 x 5.1 x…

Fragment, early 19th century, Attributed to Turkey, Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, embroidered, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

In the Orchard, 1896, Platinum print, Albums, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London), Bookplate designed by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton, Sussex 1872–1898…

[The Cathedral, Calcutta], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 21.6 x 27.5 cm (8 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Glass two-handled bottle, Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, Overall: 4 5/8in. (11.8cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green; handles and trail in…

Head of a male or female figure, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, Egyptian Blue, H. 3 7/16 x W. 3 9/16 x D. 2 1/8 in. (8.7 x 9 x 5.4…

Helmet, late 15th–16th century, possibly Istanbul, Turkey, possibly Istanbul, in the style of Turkman armor, Steel, iron, silver, copper alloy, H. including nasal 14 in. (35.6 cm); H.…

Shitaya Hirokōji (Oike), 江戸高名会亭尽　下谷広小路　河内楼, Teahouse at Hirokōji, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835–42, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color…

Glass network mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 1/16 x 1 5/16 in. (2.7 x 3.4 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Colorless,…

Landscape with Cows, 1928, Oil on board, Oval: 5 5/8 x 7 11/16 in. (14.3 x 19.5 cm), Paintings, Aaron Draper Shattuck (1832–1928)

Glass flask, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 9 in. (22.9 cm), Glass, Colorless. Thick rim, with vertical outer edge, angular upper lip, and pressed into sides of…

明 鑄鐵佛頭像, Head of Buddha, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), ca. 1500, China, Cast iron, W. ca. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); H. ca. 45 in. (114.3 cm); D. ca. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm), Sculpture

Tartar Officer with Blond Lady, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 10 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (27 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Limestone lion probably from a statue of Herakles, Classical, early 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 8 3/4 x 9 x 3 1/4 in. (22.2 x 22.9 x 8.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The animal stands…

One of a Pair of Incense Boxes in the Shape of Dog Charms, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Minpei kilns), H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); L. 2 1/2 in. (6.4…

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as the Fish Peddler Gorobei, Edo period (1615–1868), Probably late 1880s or early 1890s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica ground, 15 x 10…

Near the Spring, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 9 x 8 3/4 in. (22.9 x 22.2 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

The Three Graces Seen Through the Bryant and Seward 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,…

Nevada Fall, 700 Feet, 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 42.2 x 51; Mount: 53.6 x 67, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Glass bottle, Early Byzantine, 5th century A.D. or later, Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green; trails in same color. Everted rim, folded…

Ieyl. stjerneformet Motor Standard Type. 50HK., 1905–19, Gelatin silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 5 5/8 in. × 4 in. (14.3 × 10.1 cm), Photographs, Jacob Christian Hansen…

Two Geisha, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 24 1/16 in. (61.1 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Prints, Kikugawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867)

Terracotta conical cup, Middle Minoan I, ca. 2200–1900 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark monochrome fine ware, Overall: 1 11/16 x 3 5/8in. (4.3 x 9.2cm), Vases, From Knossos, Crete

Bowl, 1803–67, Probably made in Goshen, Connecticut, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Diam. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm), Ceramics, Attributed…

Two Ladies, Each with a Portion of a Lacquered Mirror, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4…

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Classical, ca. 460–450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 3 7/16 x 7 7/8in. (8.8 x 20cm); diameter 5 1/8in. (13cm), Vases, Skyphoi…

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, H.: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple; trail in opaque white. Outsplayed rim,…

Capital with Four Heads, ca. 1225–50, Made in Apulia, probably Troia, Italy, Italian, Limestone from Apulia, Overall: 14 1/8 x 13 x 13 in. (35.9 x 33 x 33 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, In 863 a…

Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field, 1603, Oil on canvas, 79 1/2 x 58 in. (201.9 x 147.3 cm), Paintings, Robert Peake the…

Jérusalem, Enceinte de l'Hopital des Chevaliers-de-Saint-Jean, Côté Sud, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 33.1 cm (9 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste…

Mathias und Elise Höusermann, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 28.5 x 24.3 cm. (11 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

鈴木春信画　若水を汲む男女, Drawing the First Water of the New Year, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1769–70, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/4 x 8 1/2…

[Unknown Sitters], before 1865, Albumen silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 3 3/8 in. × 2 in. (8.6 × 5.1 cm) (each), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913), et al,…

Standard Bearer (?), 200 B.C.–A.D. 300, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Ceramic, H.15 3/8 x W. 8 3/8 in. (39.1 x 21.3 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

The Annunciation, ca. 1435, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged (modern) frame, 30 x 17 1/8 in. (76.2 x 43.5 cm); painted surface 28 3/4 x 16 1/8 in. (73 x 41 cm), Paintings,…

Vue du grand Sphinx et de la grande pyramide de Menkazeh (Mycerinus), December 1849, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (16.2 × 21.4 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du…

[The Sublime Porte, Teheran, Iran], 1840s–60s, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Limestone plinth with the left foot of a statue of Zeus, Roman, 2nd or 3rd century A.D., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 7 1/2 x 24 x 14 1/2 in. (19.1 x 61 x 36.8 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, With…

Ci-devant Occupations; or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797. - A Fact!, February 20, 1805, Hand-colored etching, sheet: 12 7/16 x 18 in.…

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue,…

A Kitchen, ca. 1643, Oil on wood, 20 1/2 x 17 3/8 in. (52.1 x 44.1 cm), Paintings, Hendrick Sorgh (Dutch, Rotterdam 1609/11–1670 Rotterdam), Sorgh was a prominent painter in his native…

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, last quarter of 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), Vases, Obverse, Aeneas and Anchises, Reverse, departure of…

Lamp, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (1.9 x 8.3 cm), Terracottas

Plaque fragment, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, 1.23 x 1.38 in. (3.12 x 3.51…

Plum-blossom viewing in the third month at Sumida River from the series, Annual Events at Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, (Tōto meisho nenjū gyōji sangatsu sumitagawa waka mōde), Edo…

Katsuyama Matagoro as a Yane-chi Seated on a Straw Mat on the Tiled Roof of a House, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1709, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 3/8 x 14…

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 5 1/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. (13 cm x 10.5 cm), Terracottas, Warrior with helmet, shield, and a shaft, possibly a sword.

Salt, 1730–40, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 7/16 in. (3.2 x 7 x 6.2 cm); 2 oz. 4 dwt. (68.9 g), Silver, Jacob Hurd (American, Boston,…