Pu Xian on Elephant, Ming dynasty (?) (1368–1644), China, Hanging scroll, fragment; ink and color on paper, 21 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (54.5 x 20.0 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

St. Sulpice, Paris, ca. 1841, Photogravure, Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau (French, 1819–1896), Unlike William Henry Fox Talbot’s paper negative process, which allowed for multiple positives to…

Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton), ca. 1848, Daguerreotype, Image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American)

Cuneiform tablet: quittance, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 20th–19th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Kültepe (Karum Kanesh), Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Clay, 3.7…

Porringer, 1725–50, Possibly made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States; Possibly made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (4.4 x 19.1 cm);…

東海道五十三次　赤坂, Akasaka, 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, Utagawa…

Pillowcase, ca. 1815, Made in New York, United States, American, Linen, woven, 22 x 38 in. (53.3 x 96.5 cm), Textiles, Catherine Ten Eyck Burr (1798–1865)

Ornamental Frame with Garlands, 18th century, Etching, sheet: 4 1/8 x 3 3/16 in. (10.5 x 8.1 cm), Prints, Anonymous, 18th century

Basket, 1770–76, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 11 3/16 x 14 7/16 x 11 3/8 in. (28.4 x 36.7 x 28.9 cm); 41 oz. 5 dwt. (1282.7 g), Silver, Myer Myers…

Jack Gralloching a Stag, ca. 1856–58, Salted paper print, 17 x 19.3 cm (6 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland)

Fragment, 18th century, Attributed to India, Silk, linen, and metal thread; brocaded, 32.5 in. high 10.87 in. wide (82.6 cm high 27.6 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Parody of the Noh Play 'Hakurakuten', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1766, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Prints,…

Marseille, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 26.7 x 40 cm (10 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3 15/16 x 1 9/16 in. (9.9 x 3.9 cm), Glass, Body fragment.,…

Mosquée et Tombeau des Ayoubites, au Kaire, December 1849–January 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 in. × 8 9/16 in. (15.3 × 21.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp…

Chest of Drawers, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 x 12 1/16 in. (20.4 x 30.6 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire…

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm), Glass, Opaque dark purple, with handles in…

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Glass, Colourless. Rounded rim, folded out, down, over, and in, and smoothed into…

[Golestan Palace, Interior, Teheran, Iran], 1840s–60s, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Ponte e Castel S. Angelo, 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)

Saint Michael, ca. 1475, Made in Touraine, French, French, Limestone, traces of paint & gilding, Overall: 33 1/2 x 17 7/8 x 12 in. (85.1 x 45.4 x 30.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Saint Michael, the…

Mirror, 12th–13th century, Found Iran, Nishapur, Bronze; cast, Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal, The back of this small mirror is decorated with an allover pattern of six-petal rosettes with a…

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2000 B.C., Aegean, Terracotta, Other: 2 1/16in. (5.2cm), Vases

조각보, Patchwork wrapping cloth (jogakbo), ca. 1950–80, Korea, Silk, Framed: 42 1/2 x 42 1/2 x 2 in. (108 x 108 x 5.1 cm), Textiles, Unidentified Artist Korean, 20th century

Colonne Vendôme, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Franck (French, 1816–1906), On May 16, 1871, a group of Communards led by the painter Gustave Courbet pulled down…

Daikoku Dōagé, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1766, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu…

Evening ensemble, 1924, French, cotton, fur, metallic thread, silk

Slip cup, 1827, Made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with incised decoration, 2 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics, Judah R.…

A Woman Tying up a Curtain, a Flower Arrangement of Chrysanthemums in a Boat-shaped Hanging Vase, and Narcissus Arranged in a Flower Vase, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1805, Japan, One sheet of…

Belt Hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.), 4th–3rd century B.C., China, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, L. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Metalwork

[Ruins of Tus, Khorasan], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

[Two Indian Women, One Seated], 1860s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Unknown (British)

[Tree and Brush in Creek Scene], 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 16 × 20.8 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/16 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)

魚づくし, Medetai Fush and Sasaki Bamboo, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), Edo period (1615–1868), 1840s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14…

Water ewer (Yi), late Zhou (1046–256 B.C.)–early Han (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) dynasty, China, Bronze, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm), Metalwork

Rubbing of the Back of theTrübner Stele, Northern Dynasties (386–581), China, Ink on paper, Overall: 104 1/2 x 52in. (265.4 x 132.1cm), Rubbing

Letter by Yu Shinan (558-638), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1637, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 6 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. (16.8 x 52.7 cm), Calligraphy,…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/2 in. (5 × 3.3 × 1.2 cm), Vases

Disguised or Transformed Hotei, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1769, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Prints, Isoda…

Close Helmet for the Field, ca. 1600–1610, French, Steel, gold, leather, H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); D. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 9 oz. (2523 g), Helmets, The…

Gold scarab, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Aphrodite holds out a bird to Eros.

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1700, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (26.4 x 37.5 cm), Prints, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)

Disputations on a Chariot, 1650–60, India, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 2 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (6.3 x 13.5 cm), Paintings

Vase, ca. 1905, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 3 13/16 x 3 1/2 in. (9.7 cm), Glass, Tiffany Furnaces, This object forms part of a group of glass vessels and…

Love and Innocence, ca. 1820–25, French, Gilt bronze, Overall: 21 1/2 × 17 × 6 1/4 in. (54.6 × 43.2 × 15.9 cm), Horology, This clock represents Love and Innocence. The winged cupid holding…

Decanter, 1867, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown, cut, and engraved glass, H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, Richly colored glass in the…

View of Amoy, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7 1/2 × 10 1/16 in. (19 × 25.5 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London)

Poem, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 7 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (19.1 x 56.5 cm), Calligraphy, Wang Heng (Chinese, 1561–1609)

Terracotta vase in the form of a siren, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., East Greek, Rhodian, Terracotta, Other: 3 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. (9.5 x 12.4 cm), Vases, Vase in the shape of a siren.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 5/8 in. (30.5 x 14.3 cm), Prints, Katsukawa…

Samme Motor i Marine Flyvebaad., 1905–19, Gelatin silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 3 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (8.4 × 10.9 cm), Photographs, Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer (Danish,…

Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), 『画本虫撰』「虵」「とかけ」, Edo period (1615–1868), 1788, Japan, Page…

Chalcedony portrait bust of a young woman, Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or early Antonine, ca. A.D. 130–140, Roman, Chalcedony, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Gems, The woman's hairstyle closely resembles…

Three Forearm Guards for the Left Arm, possibly 15th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Leather, shellac, gold, pigments, 2001.35a; L. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm);L. 11 5/8 in.…

Caster, 1780–96, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (9.5 x 4.9 cm); 3 oz. 5 dwt. (100.3 g), Silver, Samuel Johnson (1720–1796)

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (14.6 x 8.3 x 3.2 cm), Glass, Candlestick unguentarium. Colorless. Rounded…

Articles of Glass, before June 1844, Salted paper print from paper negative, 13.2 x 15.1 cm. (5 3/16 x 5 15/16 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock),…

古今書画鑑　熊谷蓮生坊真跡, Bird-and-Flower Paintings, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1816–20, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); W.…

[Winter Trees, Reflected in a Pond], 1841–42, Salted paper print from paper negative, 16.5 x 19.2 cm (6 1/2 x 7 9/16 in. ), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877…

Vase fragment, Archaic or Classical, ca. 500–425 B.C., Greek, Laconian, Terracotta, 15/16 × 1 3/16 × 1/8 in. (2.3 × 2.9 × 0.3 cm), Vases

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as a Samurai Carrying a Suzu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1769 or 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 13/16 in. (32.1 x 14.8…

Vase, 1883–87, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed Amberina glass, 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (11.4 x 6.4 cm), Glass

Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (2.2 x 3.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue and…

Landscape Painting of Figure in Woodland Setting, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; color on silk, 5 x 14 5/8 in. (12.7 x 37.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Plate, 1891, Made in White Mills, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Cut and engraved glass, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Glass, C. Dorflinger and Sons (American, White…

A Street in Macao, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 8 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (21.1 × 27 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland…

Bronze basin with six legs, Geometric, legs: ca. 700–650 B.C.; handled basin: 6th century B.C., Late Villanovan and Etruscan, Bronze, H. 9 in. (22.8 cm), Bronzes, Such basins, decorated with…

Poppy and Sparrow, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 3/32 x 4 7/16 in. (33.2 x 11.3 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,…

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　相州江の島, Edo period (1615–1868), ca.…

Ring, Bronze, diameter 2.49 cm., Bronzes

Salt, ca. 1795–1805, Made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canadian (British), Silver and gilding, Overall: 3 x 5 9/16 x 2 7/16 in. (7.6 x 14.1 x 6.2 cm); 3 oz. 1 dwt. (95.3 g), Silver, Robert…

Terracotta sherd from the mouth of a vase with neck ridge, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark on Light, Other: 2 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (6.5 x 8.6 cm), Vases

Vase, fragment, Faience, Other: 13/16 × 3/8 × 1 11/16 in. (2.1 × 0.9 × 4.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience

Fountains Abbey. Interior of Chapter House, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 28.5 x 23.6 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Joseph Cundall (British, Norwich, Norfolk 1818–1895…

Spring Pictures, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 10 1/8 x 8 13/16 in. (25.7 x 22.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Teakettle on stand, ca. 1910, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm), Silver, James T. Woolley (1864–after 1927), Having worked for many…

Vue générale des Ruines de Louxor, prise de l'Ouest (Thèbes), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (14 × 21.5 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp…

[Young Girl [?] with Cloak of Cloth Over Head, Sicily, Italy], 1906, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 21.8 x 16.5 cm. (8 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.), Photographs, Wilhelm von Gloeden (Italian,…

Autumn, from the series Women’s Pleasures of the Four Seasons, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1844–46, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink, silver, and color on paper, 9 3/4 x…

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

東都名所　亀戸天満宮境内雪, Kameido Tenmangu Keidai no Yuki, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833–34, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 5/8 in. (25.4…

Terracotta tankard, Geometric, late 8th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm), Vases, From the Hymettos deposit

Vue prise au Nord de Philae - Village de Kounoço, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (14.5 × 20.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 1 3/16 x 1 11/16 in. (3 x 4.3 cm); estimated diam. of rim:…

A Tavern at Monte Testaccio, 1793, Etching, Prints, Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (German, Leipzig 1745–1808 Dresden)

Bronze statuette of a dancing Lar, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Bronzes

String of Beads with Feline-head Amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Mandara, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1914, Gold,…

Glass pendant in the shape of Harpokrates, Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, molded; cast in a two-part mold, H.: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm), Glass,…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 2 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 13/16 in. (5.4 × 6.7 × 7.1 cm), Vases

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 5 in x 2 in. (12.7 cm x 5 cm), Terracottas, Nude, frontal female figure wearing a high polos. The figure may be…

Two-handled cup with cover, 1725–30, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

歌川広重画　雪中芦に鴨, Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1832, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 6 7/8 in. (38.1 x 17.5…

The Man Outside, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu…

Mrs. Paul Joseph Revere (Lucretia Watson Lunt), 1888, Watercolor on ivory, Sight: 3 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (9 x 7 cm), Paintings, Charles James Turrell (1846-1932), Lucretia Watson Lunt (1832-1898)…

Thereza, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 23.2 × 19 cm (9 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)

Fragment, first half 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk; lampas, Textile: L. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk lampas fragment is decorated with a repeating design of…

Black jasper scaraboid seal, Classical, ca. 5th–4th century B.C., Greek, Jasper, black, Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Gems, Eagle.

Carnelian ring stone, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Carnelian, Length: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm), Gems, Lion on the back of a deer biting it in the neck.

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 2 1/2 in x 3 in. (6.5 cm x 7.6 cm), Terracottas, Head and upper body of a satyr seen from the back.

Eureka Quartz Mill and Flume, Nevada, 1875, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)