Amulet of the Goddess Mut, Late Period–Ptolemaic? (about 7th–1st century BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 4.1 × 2.1 × 1.1 cm (1 5/8 × 13/16 × 7/16 in.)

Lithyalin Scent Bottle, c. 1830, Workshop of Friedrich Egerman, Bohemian, 1777-1864, Bohemia, Glass, marbled opaque red and ochre, blown, cut, stained and gilded, 8.9 × 7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)

Presentation Medal of Francesco Morosini, 17th century, Italian, Venice, Venice, Gold, 7.8 x 5.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

New Year’s Vessel (Pilgrim Bottle), Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, H. 16.2 cm ( 6 3/8 in.), diam. 12.7 cm(5 in.)

Niagara, Frostwork Under Horseshoe Fall, 1887/90, George Barker, American, born Canada, 1844–1894, United States, Albumen print, stereo, 7.8 x 7.5 cm (each image), 8.9 x 17.8 cm (card)

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1775, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章, Japanese, 1726-1792, Japan, Color woodblock print, hosoban, 31.2 x 14.2 cm (12 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Untitled, c. 1865, Samuel Bourne, English, 1834–1912, England, Albumen print, 24.3 × 29.4 cm (image/paper), 34.8 × 40.4 cm (mount)

Earthly Paradise, 1888, Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903) and Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941), France, Chestnut and pine, carved and polychromed, glass, metal hardware, 101 × 120 × 60.5 cm…

Paperweight, c. 1845/60, Baccarat, France, founded 1764, France, Glass, Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Anthipna, Print

Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus, AD 253/268, Roman, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 2 cm, 2.37 g

The Château and the Cathedral, n.d., Rodolphe Bresdin, French, 1825-1885, France, Pen and black ink, on tan tracing paper, laid down on ivory laid paper, 80 × 101 mm

Landscape, from Set of Landscapes, n.d., Herman Naijwincx, Dutch, 1624-1651, Netherlands, Etching in black on paper, 119 x 129 mm

He Raises the Bronze Urn, plate 4 of 10, 1888, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper, 274 × 196 mm (image/chine), 442 ×…

Courage, 1516/20, Marco Dente da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1486–1527), after Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499-1546), Italy, Engraving in black ink on paper, 261.5 x 187 mm

West India Dock, 1895, Thomas Robert Way, English, 1861-1913, England, Transfer lithograph in black on cream laid paper, 220 × 300 mm (sheet, trimmed just within image at sides)

Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven, 1843/47, printed c. 1916, David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and, Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848), Scottish, Carbon print, 14.5 x 20.0…

Pair of Long Cuffs, 19th century, Eastern India, India, Couched gold thread needlework and bands of woven gold patterned blue silk, 20.3 x 27.3 cm (8 x 10 3/4 in.)

Sketch of a Cabinet, n.d., Henry Stacy Marks, English, 1829-1898, England, Black chalk heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper, 435 × 235 mm

Cherry Trees along the Sumida River Embankment at the Mimeguri Inari Shrine (Sumidagawa Mimeguri Inari tsutsumi no hana), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho), c. 1840/58, Utagawa…

Design for Escutcheon, with Skulls, n.d., Unknown Artist, possibly Italian, Italy, Black chalk and brush and brown wash on ivory laid paper, 404 × 580 mm

The Garden of Pericles, 1856, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French, 1796-1875, France, Cliché-verre on ivory photographic paper, 152 × 156 mm (image), 287 × 360 mm (sheet)

Charles (Robin) Langton Clarke, 1864, Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), English, 1832–1898, England, Albumen print, 10.1 × 7.8 cm (image), 10.7 × 8 cm (paper)

Return to Tilbury, 1887, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching and drypoint with foul biting in black ink on cream laid paper, 132 x 96 mm (image, trimmed within…

Wine Cooler from the Duke of Clarence Service, 1789/90, Worcester Porcelain Factory (Flight Period), Worcester, England, founded 1751, Worcester, Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and…

Aesacus and Hesperie, plate 66 from Liber Studiorum, published January 1, 1819, Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775-1851, England, Etching and engraving in brown on ivory laid paper, 177…

Le Mariage de Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), after 1785, Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after illustrations by Charles Naudet (French, c. 1773–1810), Manufactured by…

Dutchman Strolling (Orandajin yuko), 1861, Utagawa Yoshifuji, Japanese, 1828–1887, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban

Fragment from an Orphrey, 1360s, Italy, Florence, Florence, Linen, plain weave, underlaid with linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in split…

Cup and Saucer, Late 18th century, Germany, Hard-paste porcelain and gilding, Cup: H. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.), diam. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.), Saucer: diam. 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)

Alauda calandrella, Print, Alauda is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in…

Ohana and Ofuku, from the series A Selection of Entertainers from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro geisha sen), c. 1794/95, Chobunsai Eishi, Japanese, 1756-1829, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban, 14…

Retour en arrière, June 1894, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, French, born Switzerland, 1859-1923, France, Lithograph in black on cream wove paper, 335 × 306 mm (image), 545 × 382 mm (sheet)

Tall Beaker, c. 1850/75, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Bohemia, Glass, blown, cut, stained red and engraved, H. 20.3 cm (8 in.)

Fragment, Fatimid period (969–1171), Egypt, Egypt, Linen and silk, tapestry weave, 14 × 26.7 cm (5 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

Basket and Stand, Mid 19th century, England, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Earthenware with blue transfer-printed decoration, 22.9 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm (9 x 6 x 2 in.)

Bearded Man Seated at Table, 1650/59, Attributed to Guercino, Italian, 1591-1666, Italy, Red chalk on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper, 189 x 233 mm

Dunstanborough Castle, plate 14 from Liber Studiorum, published June 10, 1808, Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851), Engraved by Charles Turner (English, 1773-1857), England, Etching…

Panel, c. 1630, Italy, Florence, Florence, Silk, warp-float faced satin weave with two color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut, voided velvet, 81.4 × 60.1 cm (32 × 23 5/8 in.)

Paperweight, c. 1848–60, European, possibly English, England, Glass, Diam. 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

Ammonites lyelli, Print, Ammonoidea, Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites,…

Sauceboat, 1750/59, Staffordshire, England, Staffordshire, Salt-glazed stoneware, 8.6 x 14.3 x 17.5 cm (3 3/8 x 5 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka) and Princess Joruri, from the series Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake), c. 1705/06, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764, Japan, Woodblock print,…

Drum with Tape Measure, c. 1890, Continental Europe, Europe, Silver, H. 2.5 cm (1 in.)

Square Panel, Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.), 5th/6th century, Coptic, Egypt, Egypt, Wool, tapestry weave, 10 × 10.2 cm (3 7/8 × 4 in.)

Would Monsieur like some crêpes?.., He must have been an undertaker, plate five from Croquis Parisiens (Parisian Sketches), published May 9, 1855, Honoré Victorin Daumier (French,…

Misty Moont over the Shore at Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima kaihen oborozuki), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), c. 1835/44, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重,…

Ovoid Jar with Blossom-Like Spotting, Tang dynasty (618–906), first half of 8th century, China, Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and resist decoration, H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.),…

Collège Henry IV (or Lycée Napoléon), Paris, 1863–64, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), printed by Pierron (French, 19th century), published by Rochoux (French, 19th century), France,…

The Ewe with Two Lambs, 1850, Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), after Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672), France, Etching and engraving on ivory wove paper, 61.5 × 93 mm (image), 80 × 103…

Fragment, 1625/50, Italy, cisele voided cloth velvet, 31.3 × 22.9 cm (12 5/16 × 9 in.)

Untitled (Miller’s Dale), 1860s, Derbyshire, Albumen print, stereo, 8.1 × 7.5 cm (each image), 8.9 × 17.9 cm (card)

Illustrations from Schön Neues Modelbuch, plate 95 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1597, assembled into portfolio 1937, Attributed to Johann Hans Sibmacher (German, died 1611),…

Fluted Bowl with Jewelled Base, n.d., Giuseppe Grisoni, Italian, born Flanders, 1699-1769, Flanders, Gouache over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, 139 × 213 mm

The Delights of Motherhood, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle, 1777, Isidor-Stanislas Helman (French, 1743-1806 or 1809), after Jean Michel Moreau…

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples, 1455/60, Giovanni di Paolo, Italian, 1398–1482, Italy, Tempera on panel, 68.3 × 40 cm (26 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.), painted surface: 66.3…

Chess Piece: Pawn, 19th century, Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759, Burslem, Stoneware (jasperware), 5.1 × 3.2 cm (2 × 1 1/4 in.)

Fragment, 16th century, Italy, brocaded silk, 30.5 x 24.1 cm (12 x 9 1/2 in.)

Eighth Performance: La Belle au bois rêvant, Mariage d’argent, Ahasvère, for Le Théatre Libre, 1892–93, Henri-Gabriel Ibels (French, 1867-1936), printed by Imprimerie Eugène Verneau…

Calf’s Head and Ox Tongue, c. 1882, Gustave Caillebotte, French, 1848-1894, France, Oil on canvas, 73 × 54 cm (29 × 21 in.)

Flower Vase, 1785/1800, Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759, Burslem, Stoneware (creamware) with polychrome enamels and gilding, H. 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.), diam. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)

The Courtesan Mitsunoto of the Hishiya House, from the series Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six Flowers), c. 1772, Ippitsusai Buncho, Japanese, active c. 1755-90, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, 25.5…

Teapot, c. 1755, Staffordshire, England, Staffordshire, Lead-glazed earthenware (agateware), 10.2 x 9.5 x 7 cm (4 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)

Aracana aurita, Print, Aracana aurita, striped cowfish, Shaw's cowfish, striped boxfish, or Shaw's boxfish is a species of boxfish native to the Eastern Indian Ocean. The species was first…

Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1780, Probably Ubaldo Gandolfi (Italian, 1728-1781) or follower of, or possibly Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560-1609), Italy, Pen and brown ink, with brush and…

The Satyr, 1850, Charles François Daubigny, French, 1817-1878, France, Etching, roulette and aquatint on cream Japanese paper, 150 × 117 mm (image), 171 × 134 mm (plate), 393 × 262 mm (sheet)

Alcyonium digitatum, Print, Alcyonium digitatum or dead man's fingers is a species of soft coral in the Alcyoniidae family. It is found around the coasts of the northern Atlantic Ocean.

Fragment from the Base of a Bowl with K Monogram, 13th/14th century, Byzantine, Constantinople or vicinity, Constantinople, Glazed terracotta, H. 2.75 cm (1 1/8 in.), w. at widest point: 7 cm (2…

View of the Customs House in Piazza di Pietra, which was built within the ruins of the Temple of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius in his Forum, from Views of Rome, 1750/59, Giovanni Battista…

Flounce, 1825/1900, Probably Hungary, Hungary, Linen, bobbin part lace, 35.5 x 352 cm (14 x 138 1/2 in.)

Job Conversing with His Friends, 1547, Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 69 x 104 (image/plate), 70 x 105 mm (sheet)

Saltmarket from Bridgegate, 1868, Thomas Annan, Scottish, 1829–1887, Scotland, Photogravure, plate 33 from the book "The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow" (1900), 18.3 x 23.6 cm (image), 27.9 x…

Panel from an Altar Frontal, 1450/1500, Italy, Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and…

Ono Falls on the Kisokaido (Kisokaido Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), c. 1833, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎, Japanese,…

Anomala, Print, Anomala is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1, 200 described species in Anomala.

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, n.d., Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully, French, 1725-1770, France, Etching on paper

Bedcover, c. 1734/40, England, Linen, plain weave, embroidered through only one thickness in polychrome wool yarns in chain, buttonhole, link powdering, seed, wheel ear, flat and back stitches, 180…

Server, c. 1880/90, Designed by Lockwood de Forest, American, 1850–1932, Designed and assembled in New York, Wood carved in Ahmedabad, India, New York City, Carved teakwood, ash or oak, 119.4…

Lion with Cubs, 1831, Johann Höchle, German, 1790-1835, Germany, Lithograph on cream wove paper, 285 x 392 mm

Wheellock Holster Pistol, early 17th century, German, Augsburg, Augsburg, Wood and ivory, Overall L.: 43.3 cm (27 1/2 in.)

The Wake over the Remains of the Democratic Party, from Puck, n.d., Joseph Keppler, American, 1838-1894, United States, Color lithograph on newsprint, 285 x 472 mm (image), 300 x 475 mm (sheet)

St. Etienne du Mont, Facade, c. 1853/58, William Henry Fox Talbot, English, 1800–1877, England, Photoglyphic engraving employing resin ground, 9.5 × 8.2 cm (image), 10.6 × 9.1 cm (paper)

Solidus (Coin) of Basil I with Christ Enthroned, AD 868–870, Byzantine, minted in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, Gold, Diam. 2 cm, 4.37 g

Apathus, Print

Figure of John Bull, May 25, 1881, Worcester Porcelain Factory, Worcester, England, founded 1751, Worcester, Soft-paste porcelain with gilding, H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)

Towel/Napkin, 1875/1900, Turkey, Turkey, Cotton, plain weave, embroidered with silk and gilt metal strip and gilt metal strips in darning, fishbone, overcast, padded overcast, running, twined…

Praying for Rain at Ryozengasaki in Kamakura, 1271 (Bun’ei hachi Kamakura Ryozengasaki ame inoru), from the series Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go…

Paperweight, c. 1878, Monot, Pere et Fils, et Stumpf, Cristallerie de Pantin (French, 1850-1890), France, Glass, 9.1 × 6.8 cm (3 19/32 × 2 11/16 in.)

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Yosaku and Arashi Tominosuke I as Koman, c. 1754, Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), Japan, Color woodblock print, hosoban, benizuri-e, 12 1/8 x 5 5/8…

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, AD 305/311, Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt, Ancient Mediterranean, Bronze, Diam. 2.5 cm, 7.29 g

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Fuwa Banzaemon in the play Monzukushi Nagoya Soga, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1748, 1748, Torii Kiyoshige, Japanese, active c.…

The actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Fuwa Banzaemon, Nakamura Fukusuke IV as the Maid, and Kataoka Gado III as Nagoya Sanzaburo, 1885, Toyohara Kunichika, Japanese, 1835-1900, Japan, Color…

The Garden of Olives, Jerusalem, 1860/85, Félix Bonfils, French, 1831–1885, France, Albumen print, stereo, No. 576 from the series "Views of Palestine

Pair of Manuscript Covers with Six Durgas on Snow Lions Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 18th century, Nepal, Nepal, Pigments and metallic paint on wood, 1.7 x 49.0 x 11.7 cm (3/8 x…

Coverlet, 1820s/30s, United States, Linen, cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot), edged with plain weave with extended ground weft fringe, two loom widths…

Vinaigrette, c. 1822/23, Marked TN, Birmingham, England, Birmingham, Silver and silver gilt, 3.8 × 2.9 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.)

Uncut Yardage (For Woman’s Semiformal Domestic Ao (Short Coat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Han-Chinese, China, Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, ink outlines, embroidered in…

Sponge Box, 1855, Probably Cornelis van Gelderen Pz., Dutch, active c. 1840-c. 1874, Probably Schoonhoven, Netherlands, Netherlands, Silver, 4.5 x 3.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Indian Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico, view from the interior. The Pueblo or town, encloses a quadrangular area within which are the ruins of a church built under the direction of the Jesuit…

Draped Model, Dancing, probably 1891, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Transfer lithograph in black on grayish ivory China paper, 176 x 129 mm (image), 316 x 232 mm (sheet)