Finial or handle, Bone ?, Diameter: 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in. (1.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm)

Landscape with Road and Monument, mid-18th century–early 19th century, Pencil and pale sepia wash, 6 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (15.7 x 22.3 cm), Drawings, Imitator of Jean Honoré Fragonard (French,…

Earrings, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 5/16 x 1 in. (1.7 x 0.8 x 2.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Jean Monet (1867–1913) on His Hobby Horse, 1872, Oil on canvas, 23 7/8 x 29 1/4 in. (60.6 x 74.3 cm), Paintings, Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny), When Monet painted this picture…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/4 x 4 7/16 in. (9.6 x 11.2 cm), Ceramics

Ivory Mirror Case with a Falconing Party, 1330–60, French, Ivory, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 9.5 x 1 cm), Ivories, Such mirror cases were made by ivory carvers called pigniers,…

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved; painted, L 6.5cm x W 5.5 x H 2, Stucco

Sun Disk, after 16th century, Peru, Colonial, Silver (hammered), gilt, Diameter 5 in. (12.7 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Manuscript Leaf Cutting Probably from a Missal with an Illuminated Initial S and King David Receiving the Holy Bread from Ahimelech the Priest., late 15th century, French, Parchment, tempera,…

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back), 11th–12th century, Made in Kiev, Kievan Rus', Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall:…

Day (one of a pair), 1897–1900, British, Stained glass, 20 1/2 x 20 9/16 in. (52.1 x 52.2 cm), Glass-Stained, The designs for these two panels received an honorable mention in the…

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.39 cm), Vases, Mourner and the deceased at tomb. This vase exemplifies Attic…

Pair of dishes, ca. 1880, German, Berlin, Hard-paste porcelain, enameled and gilt, Overall (each): 1 1/8 × 8 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (2.9 × 21.3 × 22.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Chasuble Back with an Orphrey, 15th century, Italian, Spanish, or Turkish; German, Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave, brocaded with gilt metal thread., 38 1/2 x 24 3/4 (97.8 x…

Cover, third quarter 15th century, Italian, silk; metal, 17 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (45 x 56.5 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Grotesque Ornament Panel, 1566, Etching, Sheet (trimmed): 6 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (16.3 × 24.3 cm), Prints, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12–1585 Annecy)

Box, inscribed, Cypriot, Stone, H.: 2 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 1 in. (5.7 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Fragment of an inscribed box; dedicated to the Lady of Paphos.

Mater Dolorosa, late 15th century, Made in Loire, French, Oak, Overall: 13 1/16 x 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (33.2 x 21.6 x 18.4 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Plaque with a bird of prey and winged beasts, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Gold, 5.12 x 8.86 in. (13 x 22.5 cm), Metalwork-Reliefs,

Panel depicting Flagellation, 14th century, German, Cotton, wool, Overall: 13 3/16 × 10 13/16 in. (33.5 × 27.5 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Wheellock Rifle, ca. 1650–60, Cieszyn, Silesian, Cieszyn, Steel, silver, wood (red beech), staghorn, mother of pearl, L. 42 3/4 in. (108.6 cm); Cal. 17/32 in. (13.5 mm); L. of barrel 30 7/8…

Fragment, 4th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool, 38.5 in. high 30.00 in. wide (97.8 cm high 76.2 cm wide), Textiles

Panel with a Standing Figure of Christ, late 11th–early 12th century, South Italian, Ivory, Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 x 7/16 in. (16.8 x 10.2 x 1.1 cm), Ivories, This plaque, which might have served…

Design for a Rapier Hilt and Scabbard Chape, 1555, French, Etching, engraving, Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II (French, Neufchâteau…

Window, 17th century or later, Spanish, Iron, wood, Overall: 19 x 14 1/2 in. (48.3 x 36.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Fragment, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Glass, Overall: 3 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in. (8.1 x 6 x 2.4 cm), Glass

Glass Beaker, 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Glass, yellowish; dip molded, blown, H. 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm), Glass

Chasuble, 17th–18th century, Italian, Silk; metal; linen, From center back neck: 39 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (100.3 x 69.2 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Diptych Leaf, 14th century, French, Ivory, Overall: 4 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in. (12.2 x 6 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Gaming Piece, possibly 8th–12th century, Attributed to Eastern Islamic lands, Glass, Gaming pieces, The dot-in-circle motif recalls designs presumed to be of magical significance, most likely…

Key, 1st–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (7 x 2.9 x 3.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Badge of Henry VI, 15th century, British, Tin/lead alloy, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/16 in. (3 x 3 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Tin/lead alloy

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Other: 3/16 x 7/16 x 11/16 in. (0.5 x 1.1 x 1.8 cm), Glass

Chain, 3rd–4th century, Roman, Gold, Overall: length 12 3/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in. (length 31.5 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Flower vase, ca. 1695–1705, Dutch, Delft, Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware), 9 1/2 × 12 in. (24.1 × 30.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Although marked with the monogram AK, the mark used from 1687…

Textile with Brocade, ca. 1200, Spanish, Silk, gilt silver thread, Overall: 15 3/8 × 3 3/4 in. (39 × 9.5 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Border Fragment, 17th–18th century, Italian, Linen, 22 x 46 3/4 in. (55.9 x 118.8 cm) with fringe, Textiles-Laces

Pricket Candlestick with Birds, Vines, and Leaves, 1175–1200, Made in possibly Hildesheim, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 7 3/8 x 3 15/16 in. (18.8 x 10 cm),…

Plaque, thin gold leaf, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in. (4.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Coiled Serpent, 15th–16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, pigment, H.14 x W. 12 1/4 x D. 12 3/8 in. (35.6 x 31.1 x 31.5 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Devotional pendant, late 16th century, Italian, Lombardy or possibly the Veneto, Cut and polished, reverse-painted, reverse-gilt, and reverse-silvered rock crystal; gold wire; gold; enamel;…

Docks at Saint Malo, 1927, Watercolor over graphite, 11 7/8 x 17 5/16 in. (30.1 x 43.9 cm), Drawings, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris)

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 15th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Corbel, early 15th century, German or South Netherlandish, Limestone, Overall: 15 x 20 1/2 x 12 3/4in. (38.1 x 52.1 x 32.4cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Block depicting Niankhwadjet from the frame of the false door niche of her husband Mery, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2520 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Djoser precinct, north…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Buildings Along the Hofvijver in The Hague, 1712, Pen and brown ink, gray wash., 15.3 x 19.8 in. (38.9 x 50.3 cm), Drawings, Valentijn Klotz (Dutch, ca. 1650–1718 The Hague)

A Bather (Echo), 1881, Oil on canvas, 38 1/8 x 27 3/4 in. (96.8 x 70.5 cm), Paintings, Jean-Jacques Henner (French, Bernwiller 1829–1905 Paris)

Apothecary vase (vaso da farmacia), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Tabouret, 12th–13th century, Made in Syria, Raqqa, Stonepaste; molded and glazed, 7 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (20 x 28.9 x 14 cm), Ceramics

Element of an Icon Frame, 11th century, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, copper, Overall: 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 2.9 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné

Netsuke of Man with Boy on His Back, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Hunting Horn (Oliphant), 18th century, Attributed to India, Ivory; carved with gilded silver mounts, L. 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm) (along the curve), Ivories and Bone, Between the sixteenth and…

Cup, Villanovian, 8th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; impasto, Other (height with handle): 2 5/8in. (6.7cm), Vases, Reddish-brown one-handled cup, narrow incised band on shoulder and handle, and…

Ehon Himetsubaki, 繪本女貞木, Picture Book: Camellia (Ehon Himetsubaki), Edo period (1615–1868), 1745(?), Japan, Bound book of monochrome woodblock prints; ink on paper, Overall: 10 1/2 x…

Hair spiral, Greek, Gold, Diameter: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape, ca. 1700, Attributed to India, Deccan, Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on card-weight paper, 10 x 6 1/4in. (25.4 x 15.9cm), Codices, This…

Scenes from a Legend; Coats of Arms, Tempera on wood, embossed gilt and silver ornament, (a) 15 1/2 x 46 in. (39.4 x 116.8 cm); end panels, with coats of arms: (b) overall 15 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (39.7…

Apostle Spoon, ca. 1470–90, Made in London, England, British, Silver, partial gilt, Overall: 7 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 13/16 in. (19.4 x 5.3 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

The Baptism of Christ (with Two Ducks in the Water at Lower Right), ca. 1770–90, Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.5 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico…

Fragment of a Shuttle or Bobbin, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in. (12.1 x 3.1 x 0.5 cm), Parts-Wood

Relief from casket, Roman, Ivory, Other: 1 7/8 x 3/16 x 2 13/16 in. (4.7 x 0.5 x 7.1 cm), Releif from a casket of a sphinx.

Disk Brooch, 6th or 7th century (?), Frankish, Gold on copper alloy, glass paste, Overall: 1 1/8 x 5/16 in. (2.8 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Onna Imagawa, Precepts for Women, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820s, Japan, Book of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 9 × 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 1.3 cm),…

Plaque with Two Saints, 6th century, Made in Syrian, Antioch, Byzantine, Silver, parcel gilt, Overall: 10 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2 in. (25.5 x 22 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The two saints stand…

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, L. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Figure Amulet, 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic, Taino, Stone, H. 2 1/16 x W. 1 x D. 3/4 in. (5.2 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Sandbox, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: H. 2 1/8 x Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 x 5.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (10.5 x 7.7 cm), Ceramics

Plaque with the Symbol of the Evangelist Matthew, ca. 1100, Made in Conques, France, French, Copper: cut and gilt; champlevé and cloisonné enamel: black, lapis and lavender blue, turquoise,…

Left Pauldron (Shoulder Defense) from a Boy's Costume Armor, ca. 1532, Innsbruck, Austrian, Innsbruck, Steel, copper alloy, gold, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9…

Nutcracker, early 15th century, German or South Netherlandish, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in. (14 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Plate with Heraldic Shield of a Rampant Lion, 1450–75, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 17 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (44.5 x 6 cm), Ceramics

Vase fragment, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pottery, h. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in); w. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)

Vessel Stamp, 8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Glass, Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Glass

Model of a house, 12th–early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; molded in relief, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Ceramics

Acorn Knop Spoon, mid-15th century, British, Silver, partial gilt, Overall: 6 3/8 x 18 1/8 x 3/4 in. (16.2 x 46 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Scarf, 18th century, Attributed to India, Cotton; embroidered with silk and metal thread, 134 in. high 52.00 in. wide (340.4 cm high 132.1 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered

Bronze box mirror, Late Classical or Hellenistic, last quarter of the 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Diam.: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Bronzes, In relief, head of woman wearing silver earring

Netsuke of Luohan with a Tiger, 19th century, Japan, Ivory with metal disc, Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Netsuke

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Vol. I, 1834, Illustrations: etching, 10 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (27.5 x 19 cm), Books, Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey…

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory with bronze disk inlaid with silver, H. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

The Forge, Oil on wood, 12 5/8 x 16 1/2 in. (32.1 x 41.9 cm), Paintings, Léonard Defrance (Flemish, 1735–1805)

Earring, 6th–7th century, Langobardic, Gold, Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in., 0.1oz. (4.1 x 3.9 x 1 cm, 3g), Metalwork-Gold

Cauliculi frame, 19th century (?), style early 18th century, Italian, Bologna, Single piece of poplar with a horizontal grain., 35 x 27, 18.7 x 13, 20 x 14 cm., Frames

Textile, 13th century, European, Silk, Overall: 7 1/4 × 6 3/16 in. (18.4 × 15.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Fragment of Textile Band, 15th century, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Silk, linen and metal thread, Overall: 8 7/8 × 3 in. (22.5 × 7.6 cm), Textiles-Woven

Kamares jar, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Pottery, paint, H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); W. 6.5 cm (2 9/16…

Collar Plate for a Helmet of Henry III of France (1551–1589), ca. 1570, probably Paris, French, probably Paris, Steel, copper alloy, H. 6 in. (15 cm); W. 10 1/4 (25.9 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm);…

Ear Stud, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, Overall: L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); diam. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)

Eight Bells, 1887, Etching on parchment, image: 19 x 24 1/4 in. (48.3 x 61.6 cm), Prints, Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)

Knife, ca. 1300–1350, French or Spanish, Steel blade, crystal handle, copper-gilt mountings, Overall: 10 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. (26 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Steel

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 6 x W 4.5 x H 3, Stucco

清 佚名 時令三景, Three scenes from festivals of the twelve months, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th–early 19th century, China, Three framed panels; ink and color on silk, Each panel:…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); L. of head 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Cup with cover and saucer, ca. 1760, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup (.172ab): H. 3-7/8 in. (9.8 cm.); Saucer (.173): Diam. 5-5/16 in. (13.5 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, Following…

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm), Vases

Chain with Birds and Trees of Life, 1000–1200, Made in Kiev (probably), Kievan Rus', Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 12 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (31.6 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné,…

Vessel, Six Dynasties (220–589), Western Jin (265–316) dynasty, China, Stoneware with celadon glaze (Yue ware), H. 4 5/8 in. (11.3 cm); L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Ceramics

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Two women crossing a field, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings,…