Wall revetment, agate pattern, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3 × W. 4.9 cm (1 3/16 × 1 15/16 in.), Glass plaques imitating expensive marble or stones…

Hairpin, 1st–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 9/16 x 3/16 x 1/8 in. (9.1 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Bead, 600–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Glass with yellow interior, Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (1 x 3.2 cm), Glass-Beads

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Vol. IV, 1839, Illustrations: etching, 10 13/16 x 5 1/8 in. (27.5 x 13 cm), Books, Edited and etched by James Barton Longacre…

Section of a Diptych in Linga Form, Interior Depicting Shiva and Parvati, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Chlorite schist, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture

A Female Allegorical Figure, 1740–50, Oil on canvas, gold ground, Oval, 32 x 25 3/8 in. (81.3 x 64.5 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)

Carpet, dated A.H. 1188/ A.D. 1774, Attributed to Turkey, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (weft), silk (weft), metal-wrapped silk thread; tapestry-woven, H. 63 in. (160 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This type…

Necklace, chain, 7th–5th Century B.C., Etruscan, GOLD, Other: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Gold and Silver

Medal of Captain James Biddle, 1815, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840)

Dish (piatto), ca. 1540, Italian, Deruta, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26.1cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Rhyton in the form of a Saiga antelope head, Sasanian, ca. 5th–6th century A.D., Poland, said to be from Choniakow, Volhynia, Sasanian, Silver-gilt, 11.1 x 7.09 in. (28.19 x 18.01 cm),…

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-9/16 in., Stone-Implements

Bowl, 1914–15, United States, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Ceramic, H. 5 7/8 x Diam. 9 3/4 in. (14.9 x 24.8 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Maria Martínez (Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo,…

Key Handle or Knife Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3 x 3.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Figure: Female, 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, metal, H. 13 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 3 5/8 in. (33 x 9.9 x 9.2 cm), Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, This young female figure represents…

Canaanite Scarab with a Lion over a Crocodile, Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1600–1500 B.C., From Canaan, Levant, Steatite, l. 2.3 cm (7/8 in)

Wounded centaur, 19th century, German, Bronze, Height: 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm), Sculpture, Franz von Stuck (German, Tettenweis 1863–1928 Munich)

Apothecary bottle (fiasca da farmacia), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Free Copy of Giotto's Navicella (recto); Copy of Adam in Masaccio's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and other Figure Studies (verso), ca. 1420, Pen and brown ink (recto and verso). glued onto…

Belt Buckle, 6th–7th century, Made in Burgundy, Frankish or Burgundian, Iron, silver inlay, bronze, Overall: 8 3/16 x 3 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (20.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/4 × 11/16 × 3/16 in. (7 × 1.8 × 0.5 cm), Glass-Stained

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 3.6 x 5.4 x 2.6 cm (1 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 in.),…

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.), Crèche

Armchair, 1850–60, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, ash, 50 x 26 1/2 x 23 in. (127 x 67.3 x 58.4 cm), Furniture

Ornamental band, late 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 8 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/16 in. (21.4 x 5.2 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Allegories of Love, first quarter 19th century, French, Cotton, Overall: 34 x 53 1/2 in. (86.4 x 135.9 cm), Textiles-Printed

Earring, 9th–10th century, Made in Scandinavia, Viking, Electrum, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in., 0.2oz. (3.4 x 3 x 0.6 cm, 7g), Metalwork-Electrum

Key, 13th century (?), French (?), Iron, Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8.5 x 6.1 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Found Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware), H. 2 3/8 in (6 cm), Ceramics

Spoon, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Copper (cast), Height 4-1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Metal-Implements

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1789 (?), Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Metal

Hammered Silver Pin (tupu), 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Silver, gilt (?), Length 3-9/16 in. (9 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Cover, late 18th century, Spanish, possibly Valencia or Talavera, Silk; cotton, 38 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (98.4 x 102.9 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

New York from the Steeple of St. Paul's Church, Looking East, South, and West, 1849, Color aquatint and etching; second state of three, image: 21 1/4 x 36 3/16 in. (53.9 x 91.9 cm), Prints, Henry…

A Village on the Brenta, ca. 1740–41, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 11 9/16 x 15 7/8 in. (29.3 x 40.3 cm), Drawings, Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, Venice 1722–1780 Warsaw)

Box with Design of Benkei and a Bell, Edo period (1615–1868), 1862, Japan, Mokume-nuri, gold, silver, red, black lacquer, takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 4…

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-3/4 in., Stone-Implements

Necklace pendants and beads, late Old Babylonian, ca. 17th–16th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian, Gold, 4 9/16 × 1/8 in. (11.6 × 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments,

Blade for a Straight Single-Edged Sword (Chokutō), 7th century or earlier, Japanese, Steel, L. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907.2 g), Sword Blades

Pommel in the shape of coiled animals, ca. 3rd–1st century B.C., Eurasian steppes, Sarmatian, Gold, turquoise inlay, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments,

Papyrus, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 8 7/8 x 9 1/16 in. (22.5 x 23 cm), Papyrus

Abiud, 1195–1205, Made in Braine, France, French, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead, Overall: 76 3/8 x 34 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (194 x 88.6 x 3.8 cm), Glass-Stained, This panel, one of a…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. of head 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Right Wing of a Diptych with Crucifixion, first half 14th century, French (?), Ivory, Overall: 3 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in. (9.3 x 6.8 x 0.6 cm), Ivories

Papier-mâché side chair, ca. 1830–60, British (?), Wood, papier-mâché, black lacquer, painted and gilded, mother-of-pearl, caned seat., H. 82.9 cm, W. 44.4 cm, D. 39 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Cassone (one of a pair), second quarter 15th century, Italian, probably Florence, Tempera on lindenwood, molded and gilt ornament, 29 1/2 x 62 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. (74.9 x 158.1 x 60.3 cm),…

Key, 14th–15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. (7.7 x 3.4 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pilgrim's Plaque, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Earthenware, Overall: 3 7/8 x 4 x 1/4 in. (9.8 x 10.2 x 0.7 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 490 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Vases, Interior, groom with horse. It is rare in red-figure to find…

Standing Man, Facing Half Right, ca. 1760, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 8 13/16 x 5 1/2 in. (22.4 x 14 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)

Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, A.D. 100–500, Panama, Chiriqui (?), Initial Style, Gold, H. 1 1/4 × W. 2 3/4 × D. 1 1/2 in. (3.2 × 7 × 3.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Curly-tailed animals appear…

Drawer handle and plate, 1460–1520, German, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.3 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Fragment of a Bowl, 12th century, Made in Egypt, Ceramics

Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary, 14th century, Made in Bologna (?), Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and silver on parchment, Overall: 20 5/16 x 14 in. (51.6 x 35.6…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); L. of head 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plate, late 15th century, German, Brass, Overall: 23 9/16 x 3 5/16 in. (59.9 x 8.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 1 5/16 × 3 × 3/8 in. (3.3 × 7.7 × 0.9 cm), Vases, Upper part of man and animal.

Bottle, 19th century, Scythian, Gold plate, Overall: 8 15/16 x 5 13/16 in. (22.7 x 14.7 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Cassone, ca. 1425–50, Italian (Tuscany, Florence or Siena), Pinewood and poplar, gesso, partly gilded, form molded, and painted., H. 51.4 cm, W. 149.2 cm., Woodwork-Furniture, Cassone is the…

Plate with rocks, flowers, and birds, ca. 1815, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Bone porcelain with colored enamels over transparent glaze, Diameter: 10 in. (25.4 cm),…

Door handle, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 9 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 3 1/4 in. (23.7 x 4.6 x 8.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Inlaid Powder Horn, 18th century, Attributed to India, Kotah, Rajasthan, Wood overlaid with horn, mother-of-pearl and ivory; silver, Gr. W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Arms and Armor, A powder horn,…

Bertel Thorvaldsen (1768–1844) with the Bust of Horace Vernet, 1833 or later, Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 1/2 in. (96.5 x 74.9 cm), Paintings, Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris), The…

Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 1 in. (0.7 x 2.6 cm), Glass

Tea caddy (one of a pair), early 19th century, British, Pine base, cover; paper, silk, Overall (caddy, confirmed): 5 5/8 × 7 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (14.3 × 19.7 × 9.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The…

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (1 x 0.6 x 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Gold Necklace with Pearls and Stones of Emerald Plasma, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, pearls, emerald plasma, Overall: 16 3/4 x 13/16 x 7/16 in. (42.5 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm) Wt: 64g,…

Sherds, ca. 4th–1st century B.C., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Iran, Ceramic, a) 5.3 cm x 4.4 cm x Th. 1.1 cm, Ceramics-Vessels,

Earring with pendant, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Gold, Other: 9/16 × 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (1.4 × 0.9 × 3.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Standing Figure, 500 B.C.–A.D. 1500, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexico; Chontal, Greenstone, Height 10-3/4 in. (27.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Integral tondo molding, mid-15th century, Sienese, Single piece of poplar. Carved, gilt; brown-red bole, blue in dentil., Overall diam. 18 cm; sight diam. 13 cm., Frames, This 'Madonna and Child'…

Table Cover with a Coat of Arms, 16th century, Spanish, Linen; silk; plant fiber, 67 x 41 in. (170.2 x 104.1 cm) with lace, Textiles-Laces

Pectoral Disk, 7th–12th century, Colombia or Ecuador, Capuli, Gold, Diameter 6-7/8 in. (17.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Reliquary, Monstrance, 15th century, German, Copper-gilt, silver-gilt, glass, Overall: 17 13/16 x 7 3/16 x 5 1/8 in. (45.3 x 18.3 x 13 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Scarab of Amenemhat, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1805 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Glazed steatite, L. 0.9 × W. 0.6 × H. 0.4 cm (3/8 ×…

Medal, 1822, Probably made in Portland, Maine, United States, American, Silver, 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 in. (4 x 4.8 cm), Jewelry

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nespekashuty, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 656–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312,), bottom of west wall of…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 5/8 x 4 3/16 in. (6.6 x 10.7 cm), Ceramics

Zaō Gongen, 蔵王権現立像, Heian period (794–1185), 11th century, Japan, Gilt bronze with incised decoration, H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm),…

Plate, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Iran, Earthenware; white slip, incised and glazed, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Ceramics

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 13/16 in. (5.6 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Ceremonial Metate, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Stone, H. 8 15/16 x W. 8 3/4 x D. 17 1/4 in. (22.8 x 22.2 x 43.8 cm), Stone-Implements

Painted Miniature Bowl, 14th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Ceramic, slip, pigment, Height 2 in., Ceramics-Containers

The Juniper Tree, Fontainbleu, 1840, Etching, Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (37.2 × 26 cm), Prints, Eugène Stanislas Alexandre Bléry (French, Fontainebleau 1805–1887 Paris)

Quillwork Sconce, 1720–40, Possibly made in Redding, Connecticut, United States, American, Paper, shells, wire, glass, 28 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (73 x 27.6 cm), Natural Substances, Possibly Ruth Read,…

Man Holding a Bottle and a Cup, 16th–17th century, Made in Iran, Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on plaster, H. 21 7/16 in. (54.5 cm), Paintings-Fresco, In the sixteenth and…

Tiles with a Lion on a Shield, late 1400s or early 1500s, Made in Seville, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware (cuerda seca technique), Overall: 11 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 5/8 in. (28.3 x 14.1 x 1.6…

Finger Ring, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, garnet or glass paste cabochon, Overall: 7/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (2.3 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Plaque of St. Jude, 12th century, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/16 in. (13.4 x 6.4 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 580–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 11/16in. (6.7 x 4.3cm), Vases, Hind part of a lion in relief to right.

Smallsword, ca. 1750–60, possibly German, Hard stone (chrysoprase), gold, steel, L. without scabbard 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of blade 27 9/16 in. (70 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6…

新石器時代龍山文化 有牙玉壁, Notched Disk, Neolithic period, Longshan culture (2400–1900 B.C.), China, Jade (nephrite), Gr. W., 6 7/16 in. (64 cm), Jade

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, 1st half of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 2 x 1 7/16 x 7/16 in. (5.1 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm), Vases

Gold earring with a glass pendant in the shape of an African’s head, Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Gold, glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other…

明 黃花梨 畫案, Painting table, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Wood (huanghuali, Dalbergia odorifera), H. 31 1/2 in. (80 cm); W. 73 1/4 in. (186.1 cm); D.…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Silver phiale (libation bowl), Archaic, late 7th or early 6th century B.C., East Greek, perhaps Rhodian, Silver, gold, Diameter: 21.92 cm, Gold and Silver

Robe, early 19th century, Indian, silk, metal