Engaged molding on a polyptych panel, ca. 1345–55, Italian, Siena, Poplar. Gilt; deep brown-orange bole. , Overall, 46.3 x 27.6 cm; sight, 39.7 x 21.5 cm; engaged., Frames

Portions of a Parade Armor, ca. 1575, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, silver, textile, Wt. 19 lb. 6 oz. (8800 g), Armor for Man, When complete, this horseman's armor would have included…

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 16 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (41 x 4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Plaque with the Crucifixion, ca. 1400–1425, South Netherlandish, Ivory with paint, Overall: 4 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 5/16 in. (10.7 x 9.3 x 0.8 cm), Ivories

Hat, 10th–16th century, Peru, Peruvian, Cotton, Length 7-3/32 in., Textiles-Woven

Teacup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative…

Ivan Rodin, 1928, Oil on canvas, 44 x 34 1/4 in. (111.8 x 87 cm), Paintings, Abram Efimovich Arkhipov (Russian, Egorovo Riazan province 1862–1930 Moscow)

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); W. 1 11/16 in. (4.2 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Glass Fragment, 1200–1215, French, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, Overall: 3 3/8 x 4 15/16 in. (8.5 x 12.5 cm), Glass-Stained, The Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Bourges still preserves a…

Service with Decoration of Flowers and Birds, Southern Song (1127–1278)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty, late 13th–early 14th century, China, Silver with gilding, Diam. from 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) to…

Right Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse and Poleyn) for the Armor of Sir John, ca. 1587, Greenwich, British, Greenwich, Steel, gold, leather, 22.4a: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm); 22.4b: H. 7 3/4 in.…

Plate, 19th century, Byzantine, Silver plate, Overall: 11 x 1 1/8 in. (27.9 x 2.9 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Bellows with the Flight into Egypt, first half 16th century or later, Netherlandish, Oak, leather, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 22 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 2 5/8 in. (57.8 x 21.5 x 6.6 cm),…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. of head 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Tumi with Figure, 15th–early 16th century, Peru, Inca, Copper, Height 6-7/8 in., Metal-Implements

Glass bottle fragment, Late Hellenistic, 2nd to mid–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, Other: 15/16 x 1 11/16 in. (2.3 x 4.3 cm), Glass, Translucent…

Flat Circular Ornament, 6th–7th century (?), Frankish (?), Copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1/2 in. (5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Button Blanket, ca. 1880, United States, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, Kagani Haida, Wool trade cloth, shell buttons, H. 56 x W. 70 in. (142.2 x 177.8 cm), Textiles-Woven

Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool (warp, weft and pile), asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 74 in. (188 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Osculatory, ca. 1490, Made in Salzburg, Austria, Austrian, Silver, silver gilt, and mother-of-pearl, Overall: H: 5 1/8 x Depth: 13/16 x Diam: 3 1/8 in. (13 x 2.1 x 7.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Worn as…

Pendant in the Form of Neptune and a Sea Monster, early 17th century, probably Netherlandish, Baroque pearl with enameled gold mounts set with rubies, diamonds, pearls, Height: 4 3/8 in. (11.1…

Pendant, ca. 1600, Northern European, Gold, enamel, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, Overall: 4 7/16 × 2 1/8 × 5/8 in. (11.3 × 5.4 × 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Knife Handle (Kozuka), 1816–56, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Sword…

Jar, 13th century, Probably from Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted in black under turquoise glaze, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics

The Gift of Anathapindada, Kushan period, 2nd–3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist with traces of gold foil, 9 5/8 x 9 in. (24.4 x 22.9 cm), Sculpture, The identification…

Beads, 5, Roman, Glass, Other: 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (1.7 x 8.7 cm), Glass, Eye beads with wavy lines.

Chinese couple as incense containers, 1745–50, after models of 1735, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (.321): 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Height (.322): 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm),…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (9.2 x 13.3 cm), Ceramics

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (17.1 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest…

Relief fragment, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1917 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, Altar Court, 1908–09, Limestone, paint, H. 20.3 cm…

Paradise, 1445, Tempera and gold on canvas, transferred from wood, Overall 18 1/2 x 16 in. (47 x 40.6 cm); painted surface 17 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (44.5 x 38.4 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo…

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a document concerning land disposition, Esagilaya archive, Achaemenid, ca. 536 B.C., Mesopotamia, Achaemenid, Clay, 3.8 x 6.5 x 2.1 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 7/8 in.),…

Ostracon, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone, ink, H. 8.8 × W. 12 cm (3 7/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

Dalmatic, 17th–early 18th century, Italian, Silk; metal; satin, From center back neck: 45 1/2 x 61 1/2 in. (sleeve hem to sleeve hem) (115.6 x 156.2 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical, This…

The Porto di Lido, with the Fortezza Sant'Andrea on the Left, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 13/16 x 8 3/8 in. (12.3 x 21.2 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?)…

Finger Ring, ca. 600, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Copper alloy band?, silver bezel coated with gold, garnet or glass paste, Overall: 1 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (2.6 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Card Table, 1810–19, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Bird's-eye maple, rosewood, satinwood, mahogany, brass; secondary wood: pine, 31 x 35 11/16 x 17 3/4 in. (78.7 x 90.6 x…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 18 in. (45.7 cm); L. of head 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Funerary Mask, 5th–1st century B.C., Colombia, Calima Valley region, Calima (Ilama), Gold, H. 7 3/4 x W. 9 5/8 in. (19.7 x 24.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Lifesize hammered masks are the largest…

Palette, Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), 1934–35, Stone

Netsuke of Group of Figures, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Netsuke

Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn, 1872, Oil on canvas, 68 7/8 x 43 1/4 in. (174.9 x 109.9 cm), Paintings, Hugues Merle (French, Saint-Marcellin 1823–1881 Paris), Merle, a friend and sometime…

Pendant with St. George and The Dragon, ca. 1470, Made in Basel, Swiss or German, Silver, parcel gilt, Overall: 2 3/16 x 15/16 x 9/16 in. (5.5 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Body of a sphinx, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C., From Egypt, Greenish faience, w. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in)

Pair of firedogs (chenets), ca. 1780–85, French, Gilt bronze, Each: 16 1/4 × 18 × 4 3/4 in. (41.3 × 45.7 × 12.1 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Fan, ca. 1750, German, Skin, ivory, 20 x 11 1/8 in. (50.8 x 28.3 cm), Fans

Dancer, ca. 1785, German, Fulda, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a painting by Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris)

Star-Shaped Tile, 14th century, Made in Iran, probably Sultanabad, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, 5 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (14.3 x 14.6 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Papyrus, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 4 7/16 x 14 5/16 in. (11.2 x 36.4 cm), Papyrus

Pendant, Archaic, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Diameter: 7/16 in. (1.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Midnight Alarm, 1939, Lithograph, image: 12 x 7 1/2 inches (30.5 x 19.1 cm) sheet: 16 x 11 3/4 inches (40.6 x 29.8 cm), Prints, Grant Wood (American, Anamosa, Iowa 1892–1942 Iowa City, Iowa)

Chandelier, mid-15th century, South Netherlandish, Brass, Dinanderie, 18 1/2 × 16 7/16 in. (47 × 41.8 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Belt Buckle, 7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 5 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in. (14.2 x 7.1 x 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Plate (tagliere), ca. 1530, Italian, probably Deruta, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 17 5/16 in. (44 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Shoulder Band Fragment, 6th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 27 1/4 in. (69.2 cm), Textiles

Chalice, ca. 1400, Made in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Silver-gilt, silver, and basse taille enamel, Overall: H:8 1/8 x W:6 5/8 in. (20.6 x 16.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The slender…

Bracelet with snakes' heads, Silver, Diameter: 2 1/2 × 3/8 × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 1 × 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Cup and saucer, 20th century, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 5.6 cm; saucer: diam. 13 cm, Ceramics

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in. (8.7 x 3.4 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest…

A Carriage in London, 1848–56, Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on heavy buff wove paper, 11 9/16 x 17 5/16 in. (29.3 x 43.9 cm), Drawings, Constantin Guys (French, Flushing…

Viola d'Amore, ca. 1780, Naples, Italy, Italian, Spruce, maple, ebony, Body L. 35.7 cm (14-1/16 in.); Bowed string L. 48.7 (19-3/16 in.), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted, Joseph Gagliano…

Ostrakon with a Letter, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (8.5 x 11.5 cm), Ceramics

Fragment of a Bowl with Inscription, late 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze, D. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Ceramics

Beaded Necklace, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Glass, banded agate, Overall: length of string 30 11/16 x 7/8 in. (78 x 2.3 cm), Glass-Beads

Mounted Hussar, 1866–75, French, Red wax, wood, metal, leather and cord, Overall (confirmed): 8 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 3 in. (21.9 × 21 × 7.6 cm), Sculpture, Meissonier's Friedland, 1807, a broad…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Seated Figure Censer (Incensario), 5th–6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Censers, or incensarios, have been discovered in a wide…

Key, 14th century, German, Iron, Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 9/16 in. (15.5 x 5.4 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Plate, ca. 1760–65, Chinese, for Dutch market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Spoon, ca. 1878, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Silver, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)

Wheellock Pistol, ca. 1580, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Wood, etched and gilt steel, copper gilt, bone, L. 21 in. (53.3 cm); H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); D. 3 1/8 in. (80 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 7 oz. (2016…

Ostrakon, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 2 13/16 x 4 3/4 in. (7.1 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Saucer, part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner), 1813, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diameter: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This breakfast service…

Large Shrine Figure in the Happy Valley, Gwalior, India, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 27.3 x 22.6 cm. (10 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France, 1790, Ivory, Diameter 2 3/4 in. (69 mm), Miniatures, Jean Laurent Mosnier (French, Paris 1743/44–1808 St. Petersburg)

View of a Fortress, 1925, Sprayed watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 11 in. × 15 7/8 in. (27.9 × 40.3 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland),…

Funerary figure of Hapy, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, 1100–332 BC, From Egypt, Glass, precious metal, H. 8.2 × W. 3.2 × D. 2.6 cm (3 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 in.), These elaborate…

Terracotta kylix: Siana cup (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 560–550 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Vases, Interior, satyr pursuing maenad, Exterior,…

Table, 19th or first decade of 20th century (with earlier parts), Italian and American, Walnut, maple, carved, turned, inlaid, and stained., H. 79 cm, w. 66 cm, d. 101 cm., Woodwork-Furniture

Study of Bodies 'Liberty Leading the People', 1830, Point of brush and brown ink on off-white woven paper, 7 5/16 x 13 11/16 in. (18.6 x 34.8 cm), Drawings, Eugène Delacroix (French,…

Pendant with a Lion Attacking a Camel, ca. 1870–1919 and after 1936, Baroque pearl, enameled gold, rubies, and pearls., Overall H. 9.8 cm, probably Alfred André (French, 1839–1919) and,…

Early 18th-century style Ogee frame, 1850–65, French, Oak lower moldings; lime upper moldings. Carved, gilt; thin red-orange bole, green patina, metallic reparure., Overall, 85.8 x 96 cm;…

Bracelet, ca. 1880, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, silver, 1 x 7 in. (2.5 x 17.8 cm), Jewelry, George W. Shiebler & Co. (1876–1907), This silver link bracelet is composed…

Netsuke of Man Sitting on a Log holding a Bottle and a Cup, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

The Death of Socrates, 1787, Oil on canvas, 51 x 77 1/4 in. (129.5 x 196.2 cm), Paintings, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Accused by the Athenian government of denying…

Canzone a ballo, 1568, Books

Travelers Entering a Town, 1751–1809, British, Watercolor over pencil, 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (27.2 x 20.5 cm), Drawings, Paul Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1731–1809 London)

Beads, 5, Glass, Diameter (largest bead): 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Glass

Virgin and Child, ca. 1495–1500, Oil on wood, Overall 12 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (31.1 x 17.1 cm); painted surface 11 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (29.8 x 15.6 cm), Paintings, Jan Provost (Netherlandish, Mons…

Flat Needle, 5th–7th century (?), Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 1 7/8 x 1/4 x 1/16 in. (4.8 x 0.6 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Fragment, 13th–14th century, Attributed to probably India. Found Egypt, probably Fustat, Cotton; block-printed, mordant-dyed, 8.5 in. high 6.00 in. wide (21.6 cm high 15.2 cm wide),…

Jar, Parthian or Sasanian, ca. 1st century–7th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Parthian or Sasanian, Ceramic, H. 7-1/4 in. x Diam. body: 11-3/8 in. x Diam. outer rim: 11.8 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Sleeve of Mail, 16th century, German, Steel, H. 13 in. (33.0 cm); W. 13 13/16 in. (35.0 cm); Diam (outside) of solid links 7/16 in. (11.4 mm); Diam. (inside) of solid links 11/32 in. (8.6 mm);…

Coffeepot, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (coffepot .1a, confirmed): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (21.6 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm); Overall (lid .1b, confirmed): 1 7/8 × 3 × 3 in. (4.8 ×…

Spindle, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood and iron, Overall: 14 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (36.8 x 8.6 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Bottle, 14th–15th century, European, Green glass, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 5/16 in. (5.3 x 3.3 cm), Glass-Vessels

Newsboy asleep on stairs with papers, Jersey City, New Jersey, February 1912, Gelatin silver print, Image: 11.5 x 16.8 cm (4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.), Photographs, Lewis Hine (American, 1874–1940),…

Harlequin (one of a pair), ca. 1753–54, German, Fürstenberg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); L. of head 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Lion felling a bull, from a marble pediment, Archaic, ca. 525–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, Parian, Overall: 25 3/16 x 7 in. (64 x 17.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The original composition,…