Terracotta lebes gamikos (jar) and lid, Hellenistic, late 3rd century B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan, Terracotta, h. with lid 10 1/8 in (25.7 cm); d. 8 in. (20.3.cm), Vases

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Yakko (servant) seated upon a Large Cake of Mochi Prepared for the New Yer Celebration, Edo period (1615–1868), 1772, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink…

[Six East Indian Men], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France)

Pointed Morion, ca. 1570–80, Brescia, Italian, Brescia, Steel, brass, H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); W. 9 3/8 in. (23.81 cm); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1449 g), Helmets

Frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Album: 8 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (21.6 x 13.5…

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 11/16 x 1 in. (1.7 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent light…

Glass beaker, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar below…

諸國瀧廻リ　和州吉野義経馬洗滝, The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washū Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki), from the series A Tour…

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai of High Rank, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (32.4 x 14.6 cm), Prints,…

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

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Archaic or Classical, 6th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Gypsum (alabaster), H. 4 1/4 x 1 5/16 in. (10.8 x 3.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, With a broad flat…

Young Faun with Heron, 1889–90, cast ca. 1902, Bronze, 26 3/4 x 11 x 16 in. (67.9 x 27.9 x 40.6 cm), Sculpture, Frederick William MacMonnies (American, New York 1863–1937 New York), In…

Roadside Halt, 1826, Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (46.4 x 37.8 cm), Paintings, Richard Parkes Bonington (British, Arnold, Nottinghamshire 1802–1828 London), Set in Normandy, this canvas…

Seated Figure (one of a pair), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Cloisonné enamel, H. 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); W. 13 iin. (33 cm); D. 18 in. (45.7 cm), Cloisonné

Bookstand, 1839, French, Paris, Ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, oak, maple, rosewood, snakewood, ivory, mother-of-pearl; brass hardware and mounts; lined with silk velvet not original to…

Glass cup, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, Overall: 2 3/4in. (6.9cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge. Knocked-off, uneven rim; slightly bulging collar…

Sword Hilt, possibly 13th–14th century, Tibetan, Mongolian, or Chinese, Iron, gold, silver, L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 7.5 oz. (212.6 g), Swords

Group of Women Under a Blossoming Cherry Tree, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1784, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each sheet: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4…

Returning Boats at Komagata, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai…

Esneh (Latopolis), Construction Ensablée - Architrave, Futs, et Chapiteaux, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 25.0 x 30.7 cm. (9 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.),…

Pardessus de Viole, ca. 1750, Mirecourt, France, French, Wood, Overall: 19 x 10 x 56.8cm (7 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 22 3/8in.), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted, Nicholas Chappuy (French, Mirecourt…

明 阮祖德 老婦像 軸, Portrait of an Old Lady, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 'xinyou' (1561 or 1621?), China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 61 3/4 x 37 7/8 in. (156.8 x…

The Compleat Gardeners Practice, Directing the Exact Way of Gardening in three Parts., 1664, Illustrations: engraving, woodcut, 7 9/16 x 5 7/8 x 13/16 in. (19.2 x 15 x 2.1 cm), Books

Jérusalem, Côté Sud de Jérusalem, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 33 cm (9 3/16 x 13 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Cup with a Poem on Wine, second half 10th–11th century, Attributed to Iran, Silver; fire-gilded, hammered, chased, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Metal, This cup is inscribed in Arabic in kufic below…

A Masked Ball in Bohemia, ca. 1748, Oil on canvas, 19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Andreas Altomonte (Austrian, Warsaw or Vienna 1699–1780 Vienna), This is the only…

Mosaic glass fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. (3.5 x 2.2 cm), Glass

Bains de la Raillière à Cauterets, 1853, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 9 1/2 × 14 7/16 in. (24.1 × 36.7 cm), Photographs, Joseph Vigier (French, 1821–1862)

Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 610–595 B.C., From Egypt, Silver, H. 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.); W. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); D.…

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1895, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, L. (page) 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. (page) 9 1/4 in.…

[Wilton House with Palladian Bridge by Morris], 1850s, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Ewer and basin (lavabo set), ca. 1680–85, Moldovan, Silver, partially gilded, H.: 20 1/4 in., Diam.: 15 1/4 in., Wt.: 9.7lb. (51.4 cm, 38.7 cm, 4.4kg,), Metalwork-Silver, Uniting the ornate…

An Oiran Playing the Shamisen to a Young Man Kneeling by Her Side in Rapt Attention, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 1/4 x 14 11/16 in. (26 x 37.3…

Two Girls on a Veranda beside a Stream with the Moon, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Prints,…

冨嶽三十六景　駿州江尻, Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32,…

Eight Landscape Scenes and Calligraphy, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Album of twenty-two leaves; ink and wash on paper, 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (34.9 x 24.4 cm), Paintings,…

[Manor House with Two Towers Seen from Grounds], 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

[Girl with White Off-the-Shoulder Dress], 1890s, Gelatin silver print, 14.5 x 9.5 cm. (5 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.), Photographs, Frederick Gutekunst (American, born Germany, 1832–1917)

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 x 1 9/16 in. (2.6 x 4 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent deep purple,…

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Bronze, Other: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Bronzes

[Unidentified Woman], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print, 10.5 x 6.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown (British)

'Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday', Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430, Made in present-day Afghanistan,…

Terracotta hemispherical cup, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Fine painted ware, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm.), Vases, Spirals between bands on the body.

Suggestion for Marble & Mosaic Floor, ca. 1932–33, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper, Other (Design): 19 1/4 x 11 13/16 in. (48.9…

Faience bowl, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1200 B.C., Cypriot, Faience, H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, The figure of the woman in the interior of the cup is depicted in an Egyptian style.

名所江戸百景　川口のわたし善光寺, Kawaguchi, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.1 cm), Prints,…

Knife and Sheath, 18th century, Made in India, Silver; gilded, enameled, and set with rubies over foil and turquoise, 7 in., Arms and Armor

Small Dinner Tables, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1816, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (14.3 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo…

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 15/16in. (6.6 x 5cm), Vases

Beauty Looking at Her Image in a Mirror, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. (20.5 x 18.1 cm), Prints,…

Portrait of Oribe Yahei Kanamaru, Edo period (1615–1868), 1852, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa…

色絵桃の花と果実文皿, Dish with Peaches, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1690–1720, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type),…

Katada no Rakugan, 近江八景之内　堅田落雁, Returning Geese at Katada, Edo period (1615–1868), 1797–1858, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 15 in.…

Bust, ca. 1695–1700, probably French, Elephant ivory, Height (bust only): 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory, The virtuoso Baroque carver, here signing G Lacroix fecit (under the…

Jérusalem, Ornements arabes, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 32.1 cm (9 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872), For Salzmann history…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (34.3 × 24.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo…

Terracotta oon (egg), Classical, ca. 420–410 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Vases, Youth abducting woman. Eggs are well attested as funerary offerings—real…

Fibula, Late Bronze Age, Italic, Bronze, H.: 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (1.9 x 3.5 cm), Bronzes

The Common Marigold and The Rajoman Flowers, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kubo…

Le chapeau à brides, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 7.3 x 11.1 cm. (2 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

清, 王原祁, 倣吳鎮山水圖, 軸, Landscape after Wu Zhen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1695, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 42 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (108.6 x 51.4 cm),…

Terracotta hydria (water jar), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 24 1/8 in. (61.3 cm), Vases, An ivy wreath circles the neck.

Landscape, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) (?), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 6 1/2 x 20 in. (16.5 x 50.8 cm), Paintings, Lu Kezheng (Ming dynasty?)

Fibula, Bronze, Other: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Bronzes

Abou Sembil, Grand Spéos - Statues Colossales, Vues de Trois-Quarts, 1851–52, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 30 x 24.4 cm (11 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard…

Vase, ca. 1886, Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, American, Blown peachblow glass, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Glass, Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863–1891)

Furniture plaque carved in relief with two falcon-headed sphinxes trampling captives, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3 1/4 x 7 3/4…

Water and Trees of the Viga Canal near Mexico City, 1910s, Gum bichromate print, Photographs, Henry Ravell (American, 1860–1930)

King Arthur, September 1874 , Albumen silver print from glass negative, 35.9 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in. ), Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879…

Arashi Sangoro as a Ronin Samurai Standing on the Bank, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1777, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (31.8 x 14.6 cm),…

Unidentified Scene and Text Fragment from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Made in Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: 2 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (5.4 x…

Arashi Otohachi I, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Hosoe: 11 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (29.8 x 14.3 cm), Prints, Ippitsusai Bunchō…

Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance, 舞楽, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1810, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/2 x 8…

L'Ornement Polychrome, 1869, Colored lithography, Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet (French, 1825–1893)

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage:, Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Ichikawa Sadanji plays Hanaoshō Shinkichi, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875, Japan, Polychrome…

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Archaic, ca. 510 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 18 15/16 in. (48.2 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena Reverse, chariot This amphora is different…

Allegorical Medal in Honor of Louis XIV, n.d., Etching, sheet: 12 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (32.1 x 29.8 cm) (clipped inside plate line), Prints, Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris)

Dress, 1872–75, American, cotton

Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Classical, ca. 470–460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm), Vases, Obverse, combat between an Amazon and a Greek, Reverse,…

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt, ca. 1800, Graphite, watercolor, and gouache, sheet: 13 5/16 x 21 1/4 in. (33.9 x 54 cm), Drawings, Luigi Mayer…

Paying the Hostess, ca. 1670, Oil on canvas, 37 1/4 x 43 3/4 in. (94.6 x 111.1 cm), Paintings, Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, Rotterdam 1629–1684 Amsterdam), The subject of a disputed reckoning is…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 1/4 in. × 10 in. (36.2 × 25.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

江戸名所　芝愛宕山, Shiba Atogayama, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 1/2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige…

Shells Under Water, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 1/8 x 14 15/32 in. (23.2 x 36.8 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806)

Lace, 1845, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Meditating Buddha with Alms Bowl Enthroned in a Foliated Niche, Pala period, ca. late 10th–early 11th century, India (Bihar), Stone, H. 16 15/16 in. (43 cm), Sculpture, This meditating Buddha…

Toothpicks and Their Cover, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (14 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai…

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

Dagger, 17th to 18th century, possibly Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Indian, Deccan, possibly Hyderabad, Steel, nephrite, silver, gold, H. 13 13/16 in. (35.1 cm); H. of blade 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2…

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1769, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Hosoe: 12 3/4 x 6 in. (32.4 x 15.2…

Coca Bag, 5th–7th century, Peru, Moche, Camelid hair, cotton, H. 5 x W. 6 in. (12.7 x 15.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

Theatrum Botanicum, the Theatre of Plants or An Universal and Compleat Herball., 1640, Illustrations: engraving, woodcut, 14 3/16 x 9 7/16 x 4 5/16 in. (36 x 24 x 11 cm), Books

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Komuso Standing in the Snow by a Fence, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1775, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 3/5 x 5 3/4 in. (29.5 x…

Lekythos, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, 10 1/2in. (26.7cm), Vases

Lead ornament in the form of a rosette, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Diameter: 7/16 in. (1.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have…

Furniture plaque: incised waterbirds, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, 2.62 x 0.93…

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised lines and punctations, Late Neolithic, ca. 3600–3100 B.C., Cretan, Terracotta; Fine burnished ware, Overall: 15/16 x 1 5/16in. (2.3 x 3.3cm), Vases,…

Letter-Box and Plum Blossoms, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (21 x 18.6 cm), Prints, Kubo…

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

Carpet, late 15th–early 16th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Textile: L. 98 1/2 in. (250.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Documents first refer…