A Geisha with a Shamisen, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1815, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Aiban; H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm), Prints, Kitagawa…

Upper Lake, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 19.2 × 24.1 cm (7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)

Carnelian scarab, Archaic, 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Carnelian, h. 29/32 in. (22.8 mm); w. 41/64 in. (16.2 mm), Gems, youth or girl washing hair

Nobleman Before His Carriage with a White Dog, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1825, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (21.1 x 18.6 cm),…

明, 王穉登, 行草書札, 冊頁, Letter, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Album leaf; ink on paper, Image: 9 11/16 x 5 5/16 in. (24.6 x 13.5 cm), Calligraphy, Wang Zhideng (Chinese,…

Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Late Classical, early 4th century B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm); diameter 11 3/8 in. (28.9…

Prism, triangular seal, Middle Minoan II, ca. 1800–1700 B.C., Minoan, Steatite, 5/8 × 1/2 × 5/16 in. (1.6 × 1.2 × 0.7 cm), Gems, Three sided gem with man with jug; quadruped; goat.

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2000 B.C., Aegean, Terracotta, Other: 1 5/8in. (4.2cm), Vases

Crabs and Reeds, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 11 5/8 x 9 in. (29.5 x 22.9 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 1 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2.7 x 4 cm), Glass, Body fragment.,…

Christ Presented to the People, Oil, gold, and silver on linden, 10 7/8 x 18 in. (27.6 x 45.7 cm), Paintings, Copy after Lucas van Leyden (German, probably late 16th century)

東海道五十三次　大磯, 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)…

忠臣蔵　十一段目　夜打　押寄, The Loyal Ronin Crossing the Long Bridge to Embark for the Night Attack upon Moronao, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock…

The Mother of the Forest - 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. Watkins…

Moldings and Fretwork for China Case, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 13 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (34.6 x 19 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised…

Mantle Fragment, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Peru, Paracas, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (13.97 x 13.97 cm), Textiles-Woven

Frieze Fragment, late 12th century, Made in Latium, Italy, Central Italian, Stone (Peperino di Viterbo from Viterbo (Italy)), Overall: 11 3/4 x 33 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (29.8 x 85.4 x 13.3 cm),…

[The Harbor at Valletta, Malta], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Attributed to Calvert Richard Jones (British, Swansea, Wales 1802–1877 Bath, England)

Design for a church interior, 1906–08, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, gouache and graphite and transparent paper, mounted on paper, 17 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (45.1 x 64.8…

Terracotta cup-kantharos (drinking cup), Late Classical, ca. 400–350 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); diameter 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); width with handles 7…

Terracotta rim fragment with triglyph and metope motif, Early Minoan III, ca. 2300–2100 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; White-on-dark ware, Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Vases, From Gournia, Crete.…

Orange, Théâtre Antique, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 42.7 x 33.9 cm (16 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

Decanter, 1815–41, Made in Keene, New Hampshire, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Glass

Alfons, Eugen, Marie, and Hermine Antoine, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.1 x 18.5 cm. (9 1/16 x 7 1/4 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

W. C. Bryant - 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. Watkins (American,…

Ichikawa Monosuke II, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 6 in. (30.5 x 15.2 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II and the Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 11 1/4…

Karnak (Thèbes), Enciente du Palais Vue du Point H, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.8 x 30.7 cm (9 3/8 x 12 1/16 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard…

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm), Vases, Although…

Donner Lake. C. P. R. R, 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, 1829–1916),…

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 14 3/4 x 15 5/8 in. (37.5 x 39.7 cm), Vases, Obverse, Nike…

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on…

Giovanni de' Medici, ca. 1550–1600, Engraving, sheet: 18 3/4 x 12 1/16 in. (47.7 x 30.6 cm) sheet trimmed to borderline, Prints, Engraved by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century, After Enea Vico…

An Oiran Seated in a Parlor Applies the Fire Treatment to the Bared Back of Another Woman, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 1/4 x 14 11/16 in. (26 x…

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, H.: 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm), Vases, Trefoil lip, with two stags, two lion-heads, and two human heads in relief.

Young Man and Woman in an Inn ('Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart'), 1623, Oil on canvas, 41 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (105.4 x 79.4 cm), Paintings, Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem), The…

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, 2 5/16 x 1 7/16in. (5.9 x 3.6cm), Glass, Small perfume bottle Colorless with pale bluish tinge and streaked…

Watercolor of musician playing bo (tongbo), late 18th century, China, Chinese, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 x 1.3cm (17 x 14 x 1/2in.), Works on Paper

Charger, 1877, (none assigned) New York, New York, United States, American, ceramic, 17 in. diameter x 2 in. deep (43.2 x 5.1 cm), Ceramics, John Bennett (1840–1907), The rare charger embodies…

Innocentia, ca. 1581, Engraving, Sheet: 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.9 x 20.6 cm), Prints, after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp)

Standing Lakshmi(?), 13th century, Cambodia or Thailand, Bronze with gilt, H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Sculpture

Filles de Shanghai, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.8 x 19.3 cm (9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 1/2 × 2 5/8 × 5/16 in. (3.8 × 6.7 × 0.8 cm), Vases

Acrobats, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 10 9/16 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/8 in. (26.8 × 322.9 cm), Paintings, This handscroll depicts a variety of…

Tzilinilli, Late Postclassic (Pre-Columbian), 10th–16th century, Mexico, Aztec, leaded copper, H. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) x 1.9cm (3/4in.), Idiophone-Shaken-crotal bell

Henrietta 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…

Hisiu Peak, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 9 in. × 11 7/16 in. (22.8 × 29 cm), Photographs, Lai Fong (Chinese, 1839–1890)

Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron), Edo period (1615–1868), 1764–72, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, with embossing (karazuri), H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W.…

Bottle in the Form of a Pomegranate, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Glass, opaque, H. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); diam. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in), Pomegranate juice…

Terracotta stand, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, H.: 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm), Vases, Cylindrical stand decorated with four lions and four human heads in relief.

Glass miniature jar, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Glass, Translucent pale green. Tubular rim folded over and in to flaring mouth; short,…

View at Girgeh, 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France), During three trips to the Middle East…

Saber and Dart with Scabbard, 17th century, Mounts and scabbard, Turkish; blade, European, Steel, silver, gold, wood, leather, copper-silver alloy (niello), L. with scabbard 33 1/8 in. (84 cm); L.…

Bracelet, Cypriot, Bronze, Other (Greatest Diameter): 1 13/16in. (4.6cm), Bronzes

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), Classical, ca. 430–420 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); diameter 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm), Vases, Between two youths, Eros tying…

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),…

Lovers Beside Flowering Autumn Grasses, Edo period (1615–1868), 1680s, Japan, Woodblock print; ink on paper, 9 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (23.5 × 33.7 cm), Prints, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died…

Glass eye beads, Archaic or Classical, 6th–4th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; rod-formed, 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Glass, The eye beads are of various shapes, sizes, and patterns.

Bronze bit, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Other: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Bronzes

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 3/8 in. (30.5 x 13.7 cm), Prints, Attributed to Yuko (Japanese, early 18th century)

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. (34.9 × 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, late 12th–early 13th century, Made in Western Iran or Northern Iraq, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper, 13 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (35.2 x 21.7cm), Codices

Bronze statuette of a runner, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H.: 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm), Bronzes, Statuette of a dancer, nude.

Young Women Playing Kitsune-ken (Fox Game), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1768–69, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (28.6 x 21.9 cm), Prints,…

Fibula, late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 2in. (5.1cm), Bronzes

Terracotta feeding bottle, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, H. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Vases, The vase is in the form of a miniature Hadra hydria. It was probably made in Crete and…

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

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

Panel fragment, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Ivory, 0.87 x 2.36 in. (2.21 x 5.99 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Gold leaf frontlet (band for forehead), Archaic, 7th–6th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Other: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Addorsed palmettes Sheet gold ornaments made for the grave…

Furniture plaque with animal head, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 0.55 x 0.59 x 0.91 in. (1.4 x 1.5 x 2.31 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530, Oil on linden, 35 1/4 x 24 3/8 in. (89.5 x 61.9 cm), Paintings, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar), In this panel Judith…

Chandelier, Attributed to John Gumley (ca. 1670–1726), Attributed to James Moore (died 1729), ca. 1710–15, British, Gilt gesso on wood; gilt metal mounts, H. 46 in. (116.8 cm.); Diam. 46…

Fragment of a terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl for wine and water), Classical, ca. 460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Vases, Obverse, Dionysos and…

Landscape: Eve of Mid-autumn, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1686, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 22 1/2 x 16 in. (57.2 x 40.6 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, After Wang…

Bacchus and Ariadne, 18th century, Black and white chalk, 15 3/8 x 21 1/8 in. (39 x 53.7 cm), Drawings, Jean Hughes Taraval (French, Paris 1729–1785 Paris)

Carnelian ring stone, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Italic, Carnelian, Length: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm), Gems, Man seated on a stool (diphros) opening a chest.

Toulon, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 30.7 x 43.6 cm (12 1/16 x 17 3/16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889), In July 1861 the…

Torquay, Hesketh Crescent and Meadfoot, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)

Bronze statuette of Osiris, Late Dynastic-Hellenistic, 664–31 B.C., Egyptian, Bronze, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Bronzes, Standing mummiform Osiris.

[Dead Roe Buck], ca. 1856–59, Albumen silver print, 14.6 x 18.5 cm (5 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland)

Lead figure of a man with a spear or scepter, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead…

[Kelmscott Manor from the Garden], 1896, Platinum print, Albums, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London), Bookplate designed by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton,…

Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1796, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints,…

Desvarati Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), 1605–06, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Image: 6 7/8 × 4 5/8 in. (17.5 × 11.7…

Bowl, Cypriot, Bronze, 3 1/8in. (7.9cm), Bronzes

Malmesbury, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from paper negative, 20.9 x 27.2 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

Lamp, 1843–55, Probably made in Massachusetts, United States; Made in United States, American, Blown, cut, and engraved glass; marble, H. 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm), Glass

Pietà (Lamentation), early 16th century, French, Wood, paint and gilding, Overall: 63 3/4 x 55 3/16 x 6in. (161.9 x 140.2 x 15.2cm), Sculpture-Wood, In this lamentation scene, Saint John and…

Vase fragment, Geometric, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1 3/4in. (9 x 4.5cm), Vases

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play 'Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma', Edo period (1615–1868), 1774, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper,…

羅漢図（十六羅漢図の内）, Arhat from a series of sixteen Arhats, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 45 7/8 x 19 3/8…

Design for firescreen, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor and graphite on off-white lightweight artist board, Overall: 14 3/16 x 11 in. (36 x 28…

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Komazō III as Shiga Daishichi in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaibanashi), 三代目市川高麗蔵の志賀大七, Edo period (1615–1868), 5th…

The Actor Ono'e Kikugoro, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1750, Japan, Beni-e (rouge) woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Prints, Yamamoto…

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Face Nord de l'angle Nord-Est, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 32.1 x 22.7 cm (12 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann…

Glass striped mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 11/16 x 1 1/16 in. (1.7 x 2.7 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent…

Knife Blade, 11th–13th century, Afghanistani, Steel, gold, L. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); W. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Daggers

Keinen kachō gafu 景年花鳥畫譜, Cormorant and Kerria Rose (Yamabuki), from Keinen kachō gafu (Keinen’s Flower-and-Bird Painting Manual), 1891, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink…

Terracotta amphora (storage jar), Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; red-glaze, 10 9/16in. (26.9cm), Vases, This attractive fineware vessel imitates at a smaller scale the shape…