Bird-Head Finial, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), 5th–3rd century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); L. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Metalwork

Glass bowl in the form of a shell, Late Imperial, 1st half of 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in an open one-part mold, Diam.: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale green tinge.,…

Vase, 1886–88, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown Peach Blow glass, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, New England Glass Company (American,…

Tachi-shi, 職人三十六番, The Swordsmith, Edo period (1615–1868), 1802, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 18.7 cm), Prints,…

Lady and Children, Ming dynasty (?) (1368–1644), China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (19.1 x 21.6 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Copy after (?) Zhou Fang…

江戸高名会亭尽　山谷　八百善, San-ya (Yaozen), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 14 3/16 in.…

Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome, after 1754, Oil on canvas, 29 1/8 x 39 1/4 in. (74 x 99.7 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691–1765 Rome), Saint Peter's was an…

Ingrain carpet piece, ca. 1870, American, Wool, 45 x 36 in. (114.3 x 91.4 cm), Textiles

Pin, Bronze, Other: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm), Bronzes

清中期 玉“吉祥如意”紋飾件, Ornament, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th–19th century, China, Jade (nephrite), H. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Jade

魯西亜, Russians Reading and Writing, 1861 (Bunkyu 1st year, 2nd month), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (37.5 x 25.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa…

Two Beauties Looking at Kimono, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (32.1 x 21.3 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese,…

Bronze statuette of a lion, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (6.3 x 10.4 cm), Bronzes, These three solid-cast lions are said to have been found together.…

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple. Everted, fire-rounded rim, with beveled outer lip;…

[Countess de Castiglione], 1895, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 15.1 x 10.1 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Pin with spiral head, Roman, Bronze, Other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Bronzes

Terracotta animal figurine, Late Helladic III, ca. 14th–13th century B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, length 2 1/2in. (6.4cm), Terracottas, From Mycenae

Column of Antoninus and a Roman Obelisk, ca. 1543–44, Engraving, 2nd state, plate: 18 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (47.9 x 32 cm) trimmed top and bottom, Prints, Engraved by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma…

[Basilica of Constantine, Rome], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Gournah (Thèbes), Colosse de Gauche - Décoration de la Face Nord-Est du Trône, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 24.4 x 30.0 cm. (9 5/8 x 11 13/16 in.),…

Yosemite Valley from Union Point, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Attributed to Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Cup plate, ca. 1829–40, Probably made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, Diam. 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Glass, Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American,…

Reverend L. C. Cure and His Pony, 1859, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 11.3 x 14.7 cm. (4 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

Women Enjoying the Moonlight, 18th century, Attributed to India, Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, Image 8 9/16 in x 11 3/4 in., Codices

Glass jar, Imperial, mid-1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue tinge. Uneven sloping rim, with rounded tubular edge, folded out,…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 3/4 in. × 10 in. (37.5 × 25.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Terracotta mortarium fragment, Late Imperial, late 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, North Syrian, Terracotta, Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (13 x 7 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Rim fragment with oblong…

Portail de la Cathédrale de Louviers, 1852–54, Salted paper print from glass negative, 32.7 x 24.5 cm (12 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. ), Photographs, Edmond Bacot (French, 1814–1875)

名所江戸百景　真崎辺より水神の森内川関屋の里を見る, Susaki Hen-yori Suijin no Mori, Uchikawa, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and…

Marble grave relief with two portrait busts, Early Imperial, Augustan, ca. 13 B.C.–A.D. 5, Roman, Marble, Overall: 20 x 28 1/8 x 5 3/8in. (50.8 x 71.4 x 13.7cm), Stone Sculpture, This panel,…

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 550–540 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. as restored 16 15/16 in. (43.1 cm), Vases, Obverse, Hermes and woman between men, Reverse,…

Compote, 1861, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Blown, cut, and engraved glass, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Glass, Long Island Flint Glass Works of Christian Dorflinger…

Gathering of Philosophers, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Handscroll; black and white on paper, H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Formerly Attributed to Gong Kai…

Scene on the Veranda of a Teahouse, 18th–19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 9/16 x 7 5/16 in. (21.7 x 18.6 cm), Prints, Yanagawa Shigenobu…

The Seven Ages, Fifth Age: The Justice (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7), 1801, Stipple engraving, image: 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (36.9 x 49.6 cm), Prints, After Sir Robert Smirke…

'Gushtasp Kills the Wolf of Fasiqun', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1300–30, Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Baghdad, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 6 1/2 x…

Bronze stirring rod, Hellenistic or Early Imperial, ca. 2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D., Greek or Roman, Bronze, length 18.39 cm., Bronzes, This instrument was used for mixing ointments or…

Sherd, Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age, 5th–3rd millennium B.C., Iran, Nishapur, Iran, Ceramic, 1.85 x 0.2 in. (4.7 x 0.51 cm), Ceramics-Vessels,

Terracotta rim fragment, Middle Helladic I, ca. 2100–1900 B.C., Helladic, Terracotta; Minyan ware, Overall: 5 5/16 x 3 1/4in. (13.5 x 8.3cm), Vases, From Korakou, Greece

Petite Reine d'Etrurie, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 8.9 x 11.7 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/16 x 7 7/16 in. (21.1 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)

Le noeud rouge, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Young Woman Chopping Onions, 1724, Engraving, Sheet: 12 1/16 x 8 3/4 in. (30.7 x 22.3 cm), Prints, Louis Surugue (French, Paris ca. 1686–1762 Grand Vaux), After Gerrit Dou (Dutch, Leiden…

Steatite lentoid seal, Orientalizing, ca. early 7th century B.C., Greek, Melian, Steatite, pale yellow, L. 1.8 cm, Gems, Lion with head turned back and mouth open.

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 1/8 x 3 7/8in. (10.5 x 9.9cm), Vases

Cylinder seal and modern impression: three 'pigtailed ladies' with double-handled vessels, Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3300–2900 B.C., Southern Mesopotamia, Rock crystal, 0.79 in. (2.01…

[Landscape with Buddha Sculpture], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.1 x 20.1 cm (9 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.), Photographs, Suzuki Shin'ichi (Japanese, 1835–1919)

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 11/16 in. (12 cm), Glass, Opaque white, with handles…

Terracotta hydria (water jar), Late Classical, ca. 350–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Vases, On the neck is a laurel wreath.

'Kai Khusrau Crosses the River Jayhun with Giv and Farangis', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), late 19th–early 20th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver,…

Sheet Folded into a Mattress, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah, in coffin, 1920, Linen, l. 19.60 m (771 5/8 in); w.…

Pair of gloves, 1600–1625, British, Leather, satin worked with silk and metal thread; long-and-short, satin knot, and couching stitches; metal bobbin lace, L. 13 1/2 x W. 6 inches (34.3 x 15.2…

Glass head pendant, Archaic, 650–550 B.C., Phoenician, Glass; rod-formed, Height: 1 3/8in. (3.5cm), Glass, Translucent deep colbalt blue, with suspension ring in same color and applied decoration…

Terracotta plaque, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 4 7/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. (12.4 cm x 4.1 cm), Terracottas, Youth in long garment.

Teapot, 1760–75, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in. (14.1 x 24 cm); 17 oz. 9 dwt. (542.8 g), Silver, Joseph Edwards Jr. (1737–1783)

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Alabaster, H.: 14 in. (35.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Cut from one piece of stone, the vase consists of…

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

Terracotta amphora (two-handled jar), Mid-Imperial, ca. A.D. 100–225, Roman, Syrian, Terracotta; alkaline-glazed ware, 12 3/8in. (31.5cm), Vases, Probably made at Dura-Europos

Onna San no Miya (the Third Princess), Edo period (1615–1868), 1768–70, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 5/16 x 7 9/1 6in. (26.2 x 19.2 cm), Prints, Suzuki…

Jérusalem, Saint-Sépulcre, Partie supérieure de la façade, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 32.9 cm (9 3/16 x 12 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann…

Cour des Ateliers, ca. 1880, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 37 x 46.6 cm (14 9/16 x 18 3/8 in.), Photographs, Louis Lafon (French, active 1870s–90s)

Miniature alabaster amphora (jar), Hellenistic, late 4th–3rd century B.C., Cypriot, Gypsum (alabaster), H. 2 5/8 (6.7 cm); Diam. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The handles…

A Family Group, ca. 1850, Oil on canvas, 55 3/4 x 72 in. (141.6 x 182.9 cm), Paintings

Terracotta oinochoe (wine jug), 1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; Italian sigillata ware, H.: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Vases, On handle, heads of lion and woman.

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Winter Scene, Oil on oak, 13 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (34 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Style of Jan van de Cappelle (18th or 19th century)

Lute, 1669, Padua, Italy, Italian, Spruce, snakewood, ebony, Height: 46 9/16 in. (118.2 cm), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Pietro Railich (German, Füssen 1615–ca. 1678 Padua), Railich…

Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1550–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial B 4, Between head of coffin and…

東海道五十三次　か奈川, 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)…

Nephews, 1860, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 12.0 x 6.1 cm. (4 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

The Council of War on the Morning of the Taking of the Mamelon. Lord Raglan, Omar Pasha, Marshal Pélissier, 1855, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Roger Fenton (British,…

Standing Ecclesiastic With Arms Upraised, n.d., Red chalk, 20 5/16 x 16 1/4 in. (51.6 x 41.2 cm), Drawings, Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier (French, Rouen 1743–1824 Paris)

The Grand Canal above the Rialto, mid- to late 1760s, Oil on canvas, 21 x 33 3/4 in. (53.3 x 85.7 cm), Paintings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice), Guardi depicts the bridge…

Erotic Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 10 in. × 15 1/8 in. (25.4 × 38.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806)

北宋 彩繪木雕文殊菩薩像（地黃木胎）, Bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu), Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), late 10th–early 12th century, China, Wood (foxglove) with traces of…

Vue générale des Ruines du Rhamesseum, à Thèbes (Tombeau d'Osymandian), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (14.5 × 22 cm), Photographs, Maxime…

Robert Dundas Cay, 1843–44, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St.…

Bronze helmet of conical shape, Classical, 5th century B.C. or later, Greek, Bronze, H. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm), Bronzes, Conical shape, with a brim in the form of a vertical band. There is a rivet…

Stair Riser: Dionysian Scene with Musicians and Dancers, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); W. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Sculpture

Bronze mirror handle (?) with Aphrodite, Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm), Bronzes, Mirror support with Aphrodite.

Avignon, 1859 or after, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 25.6 x 41.7 cm (10 1/16 x 16 7/16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

Jérusalem, Tombeau Juif, à trois milles Nord-Nord-Ouest de Jérusalem, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23 x 33.3 cm (9 1/16 x 13 1/8 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann…

[View in Calcutta], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 18.1 x 23.4 cm (7 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Woman in Red, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 27 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (70.8 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese,…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 2 5/8 × 4 1/16 × 3/8 in. (6.6 × 10.3 × 0.9 cm), Vases

Caswell Bay with Proldie Point, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 17.9 × 21.6 cm (7 1/16 × 8 1/2 in.), Photographs, James Knight (British)

Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (22.5 x 13.3 cm), Terracottas, Fragment, egg and dart pattern.

Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man combatting lion; nude hero combatting water buffalo; inscription, Akkadian, ca. 2250–2150 B.C., Mesopotamia, Akkadian, Albite, H. 15/16 in. ( 3.4 cm…

Bronze statuette of a stag, Geometric, 9th–8th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), Bronzes, Much corroded, with several holes and cracks; cast solid.

Creamer, 1800–1810, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (13.5 x 13.7 cm); 5 oz. 16 dwt. (180.8 g), Silver, Samuel Williamson…

Camellia Flowers, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 22.9 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Sewing Kit, ca. 1874, Made in United States, American, Leather, velvet, other fabrics,glass, paper, wood, brass, ivory, steel, silk, Basket: 8 x 9 3/8 x 7 in. (20.3 x 23.8 x 17.8 cm), Natural…

Panel fragment, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Ivory, 0.88 x 1.04 in. (2.24 x 2.64 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Interior of a Museum, 19th century, Watercolor (recto); graphite (verso), 13 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (33.4 x 52 cm), Drawings, Eugène-Louis Lami (French, Paris 1800–1890 Paris)

Lamp, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (3.2 x 9.2 cm), Terracottas, With crouching lion and bucranium.

Books and Brush-Stand, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/16 x 7 1/4 in. (21.1 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman…

Nail, Bronze, Other: 3 13/16in. (9.7cm), Bronzes

The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon in the Title Role of the Drama Nagoya Sanza, Edo period (1615–1868), 1767, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (28.3 x 14.0…

Tops, Edo period (1615–1868), 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)

Terracotta trefoil oinochoe (jug), Archaic, ca. 525–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, H.: 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm), Vases, Trefoil lip, on handle a seated deity with bird beneath chair.