Squat lekythos, Classical, ca. 450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diameter: 3 3/16 × 1 3/8 × 2 11/16 in. (8.1 × 3.5 × 6.8 cm), Vases

Reliquary, 16th century, Italian, Copper-gilt, glass, Overall: 7 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in. (18.1 x 9.5 x 7.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Bracelet fragments, Cypriot, Silver, Other (A): 1 7/8 x 1 11/16 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 4.3 x 0.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Saint Cecilia. Vita et matyrium S. et gloriosae...Rome, ca. 1590, ca. 1590, about 1591, Saint Cecilia. Vita et matyrium...: Etching; Oratio Fulvii Fulvii...: Woodcut, Overall: 7 5/8 x 5 13/16 x…

Ostrakon, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 3 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 7/16 in. (7.7 x 11 x 1.1 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Limestone with ink inscription, 5 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.5 x 9.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Half Groat of Henry VII (1485-1509), 15th–16th century (?), British, Silver, Overall: 15/16 x 1/16 in. (2.4 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Matchlock Gun, late 16th–early 17th century, German or Austrian, Steel, wood, L. of stock 55 1/2 in. (140.9 cm); L. of barrel 42 in. (106.6 cm); Cal. .688 in. (17.5 mm); Wt. 11 lb. 9 oz. (5244.7…

Medal of Captain Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1800–1830, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840)

Leggings, ca. 8th century A.D., Caucasus region, Silk, linen, 31.5 in. (80.01 cm), Textiles-Costumes,

Episode Before an Arab Town, 1923, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper, bordered with gouache and ink, mounted on cardboard, 10 in. × 12 7/8 in. (25.4 × 32.7 cm), Drawings, Paul…

Pebble, 500–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Flint, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in. (5 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Madonna of Mercy, ca. 1350–55, Made in Steiermark, Austria, Austrian, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint, Overall: 39 5/8 x 13 3/16 in. (100.6 x 33.5 cm), Glass-Stained, The Madonna of Mercy was…

Ship by Moonlight, Oil on canvas, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm), Paintings, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, Feodosiya 1817–1900 Feodosiya)

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/16 x 5/16 x 7/8 in. (0.5 x 0.8 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Fragment, 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to present-day Greece, Janina, Cotton, silk; plain weave, embroidered, Textiles-Embroidered

Tile Panel, 16th–17th century, Attributed to Syria, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, H. 29 in. (73.7 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Dish (piatto), 1537, Italian, probably Castel Durante, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Hammered Silver Miniature Spatula, 11th–late 15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Silver, gilt, Length 6 in. (15.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Stud, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Copper, bronze, Diam. 2.4 cm x D. .9 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments,

Belt Cup, before 1850, United States, Maine, Penobscot or Passamaquoddy, Wood, H. 2 x W. 3 x D. 4 in. (5.1 x 7.6 x 10.2 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Les aventures de Télémaque, fils d'Ulysse par M. de Fénélon ; avec figures en taille-douce, dessinées par MM. Cochin et Moreau le jeune, 1790, Paris, France, 2 volumes: illustrations…

Medallion with Family Portrait, 18th century (4th century style), Italian, Verre églomisé, Overall (w/out mount): 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (0.3 x 8.2 cm), Glass-Verre églomisé

Hammered Silver Miniature Crown, 11th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north or central coast (?), Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in. (7.5 x 4.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Powder Flask, ca. 1700, Norwegian, Horn, wood (burled walnut), L. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g), Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns

Fragment, 8th–9th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk; woven, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

The Holy Family with Saint John, ca. 1754–62, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29 x 20 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)

Sword, 500–700, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 31 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/4 in. (79 x 5.3 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651), ca. 1600–1610, Munich, German, Munich, Steel, gold, L. 14 3/16 in. (36.0 cm); L. of barrel 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm); Cal. .45 in.…

Dish with dragons, ca. 1755, British, Bow, Soft-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze, Diameter: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Virgin and Child, ca. 1487, Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel, 15 1/16 x 11 1/8 in. (38.3 x 28.3 cm); painted surface 12 3/8 x 7 15/16 (31.5 x 20.2 cm), Paintings, Follower of Hans Memling…

Ciborium, 14th century, Spanish, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 10 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (26.1 x 14.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé

Textile with Figured Silk Weave, 15th century, German, silk weave, Overall: 3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in. (7.9 × 7.3 cm), Textiles-Woven

Carpet, 16th century, Attributed to Northwestern Iran, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 230 in. (584.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs

St. John, ca. 1500, German, Oak, with polychromy, Overall: 28 7/8 x 9 13/16 x 6 5/8in. (73.4 x 25 x 16.8cm), Sculpture-Wood

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 4 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (10.1 x 3.5 x 3.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Snuffbox, Louis-Philippe Demay (French, master 1758, died 1772), 1764–65, French, Paris, Gold, 1 3/8 × 3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (3.5 × 8.1 × 6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Louis-Philippe…

Jar with sixteen handles, 4th century or later, Roman, Apparently very pale translucent green glass with translucent deep bluish green glass handles. Blown, tooled, the rim finished at the…

Sphere with Scenes of Rites at the Shrine of a Yaksha (Male Nature Spirit), Mauryan period, ca. 3rd century B.C., India, Stone, H. 1/16 in. (0.1 cm); Diam. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Sculpture

Stained Glass Panel with the Entombment, 15th century, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall (with 1 T-bar): 43 1/2 x 29 7/8 x 3/8 in. (110.5 x 75.9 x 1 cm),…

Finger Ring, 6th–7th century, Made in Nothern France, Frankish, Gold, intaglio, Overall: 7/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 2 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Non-accessioned original lining to furniture cover, 1600–1620, British, 65 9/16 × 42 1/2 in. (166.5 × 108 cm), Textiles-Embroidered and Woven, Anonymous, This embroidered cover probably served…

Folio from a Bestiary and Herbal, ca. 1600, Attributed to Iran, Isfahan, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm), Codices

Tankard, ca. 1625–40, German, probably Westerwald, Salt-glazed stoneware, Overall (confirmed): 8 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/8 in. (20.6 × 12.4 × 8.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, German stoneware tankards…

Jug, first half 14th century, Made in Siegburg, Lower Rhineland, Germany, German, Proto-stoneware, unglazed, Overall: 7 15/16 x 4 3/16 x 3 11/16 in. (20.2 x 10.6 x 9.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Medicinal Flora, 1924, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper, bordered with gouache and ink, mounted on cardboard, 12 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (31.8 × 40 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German…

Crucified Christ, 14th century, Spanish, Copper alloy, gilt, silvered, Overall: 5 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in. (14.2 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (10 x 4.1 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard…

Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Figure, Ptolemaic Period, 306–30 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, paint, gesso, H. 81.5 cm (32 1/16 in.); base: L. 43 × W. 12 cm (16 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.), Hollow wooden figures of…

Amulet, falcon, First Persian Period–Late Period, Dynasty 27–30, 525–332 B.C., From Egypt, Lapis lazuli, H. 3/4 in.

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 4 x W 2 x H 1, Stucco

Hairpin Part, 1st–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.3 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Escutcheon, probably mid-16th century, Spanish, Wrought iron with traces of gilding, a) 14 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (36.5 x 14.0 cm); H. of b) and c) each 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron, Made as…

View of New York from the North, 1679, 1867, Lithograph with tint stones; proof before letters, image: 7 1/2 x 12 5/16 in. (19 x 31.2 cm), Prints, George Hayward (American (born England), ca.…

Bowl, 18th century (?), Chinese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 3 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (8.9 × 21.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Cup and saucer, ca. 1822, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 8.3 cm; saucer: diam. 14.6 cm, Ceramics

Flower Vendor, 1919, Oil on canvas, 46 × 29 in. (116.8 × 73.7 cm), Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris)

Stela, 3rd–7th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan, Stone, H. 41 3/4 x W. 14 3/4 x D. 8 in. (106 x 37.5 x 20.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Stone sculpture of the sort illustrated here is rare at…

Key, 16th century (?), French (?), Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Dress panel, ca. 1900, Silk and paint on silk, L. 27, W. 18 in. (68.6 x 45.7 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, One of the most original Art Nouveau designers, Hector Guimard turned his hand to a wide…

Dress Fragments, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, a: 11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (30 x 22 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Secular

Ehon monomi ga oka, Watchtower Hill, Edo period (1615–1868), 1785, Japan, Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Each: 8 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 1/4 in. (22.2 × 16.2 × 0.6…

Madonna and Child Enthroned, ca. 1475–90, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 55 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. (141 x 59.4 cm), Paintings, Nicola di Maestro Antonio (Italian (active Ancona), 1472–1510) (?)

Bottle, first half 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; painted under transparent glaze, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Ceramics

Scarab Inscribed for Nebrasahwy, the magistrate of a district, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–13 to 1700 B.C., ca. 1850–1700 B.C., From Egypt, Brown jasper

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm), Ceramics

The Peddler, 1880, Oil on wood, 10 x 5 3/4 in. (25.4 x 14.6 cm), Paintings, Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky (Russian, Moscow 1848–1920 St. Petersburg)

Manuscript Leaf from a Missal, mid-15th century, French, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 12 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (32.5 x 24.4 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); L. of head 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 11/16 in. (13.3 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm), Ivories-Bone

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 8 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (21 x 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Butter box, ca. 1725, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Length: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Apothecary vase (vaso da farmacia), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Pocket watch, Watchmaker: Firm of Breguet et Fils (French, 1816–1833), ca. 1900, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, gilded brass and steel, 2 7/8 × 2 × 9/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 1.4 cm), Horology,…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); L. of head 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); L. of head 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Cup with cover, ca. 1735–40, French, Chantilly, Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, Height (with cover): 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Height (without cover): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bowl with a male bust within a medallion, Sasanian, ca. A.D. early 4th century, Iran, Sasanian, Silver, Diam. 23.3-23.6, Metalwork-Vessels,

Chest, 18th century, Attributed to Syria, Damascus, Wood; inlaid with mother-of-pearl, H. 35 5/8 in. (90.5 cm), Wood

Osiris figure for Gautsoshen, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 1000–945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Pit, burial 4 (Gautsoshen), 1922–24, Sycomore wood,…

Plate (tagliere), ca. 1525–30, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 9 15/16 in. (25.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene, ca. 1758–65, French and probably Swiss, Outer case of painted enamel on gold. Inner case of gold with an unidentified, H. of watch 6 cm, diam. of outer case…

Diptych with the Crucifixion and the Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1340–60, Made in Northern, France, North French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall (open): 6 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 1/2 in. (16.8 x 19.1…

Deer-Head Figure Pendant, A.D. 800–1519, Costa Rica, Burica Peninsula, Chiriqui, Gold, H. 4 1/4 × W. 3 1/4 × D. 1 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Coca Bag (Ch'uspa), early 19th century, Bolivia, Aymara, Camelid hair, Height 7-3/4 in., Textiles-Woven

Spindle, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood and iron, Overall: 12 5/16 x 2 1/8 in. (31.3 x 5.4 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Armor (Gusoku), 17th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, as mounted: H. 53 in. (134.6 cm); W. 32 in. (81.3 cm); D. 20 in. (50.8 cm), Armor for Man, The helmet is mounted with…

Earring, Achaemenid, ca. 6th–4th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Gold, turquoise inlay, 0.3 × 0.35 × 6 cm, 31.08g (1/8 × 1/8 × 2 3/8 in., 1oz.), Metalwork-Ornaments,

Marble relief fragment, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Palombino, Overall: 3 15/16 x 5 1/2 in. (10 x 14 cm), Stone Sculpture, This small fragment is exquisitely carved in deep…

Plate, 1807–8, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This plate was one of seventy-eight plates belonging to a set described in the…

Canoe Model, 1860–70, United States, Alaska, Tlingit, Wood, pigment, H. 3 x L. 26 in. (7.6 x 66 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 13/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (4.6 × 6.6 × 0.9 cm), Vases

Glass mosaic bead, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Other: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Glass

Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564), dated 1549, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, brass, leather, H. 67 in. (170.2 cm); Wt. 52 lb. 14 oz. (24 kg), Armor, The ownership of this armor…

Dancing girl, 1750–52, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, 6 × 3 1/4 in. (15.2 × 8.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Villa for David Codwise, near New Rochelle, NY (project; elevation and four plans), 1835, Pen and ink, watercolor, graphite, Sheet: 14 5/16 x 9 in. (36.4 x 22.9 cm), Drawings, Alexander Jackson…

Knob from the lid of a neck-amphora, Archaic, ca. 540 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Vases, Knob of an amphora lid.

Brooch, 8th century B.C., European Bronze Age, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 11/16 in. (7 x 7.1 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 9cm x W 5x H 2, Stucco