Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic or Classical, late 6th or early 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1 x 4.1 x 0.4 cm), Vases

Five Tiles from an Inscriptional Frieze, early 14th century, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled, H. 7 9/16…

Hanging, 18th century, Attributed to India, Linen and silk; embroidered, 106 in. high 43.00 in. wide (269.2 cm high 109.2 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask), Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta; black-glaze with stamped decoration, H. as restored 6 5/16 in. (16 cm), Vases, Black-glaze…

Wasarasa monyogire--mukashikire, tebikae, 19th century, Japan, 91 Sarasatic style swatches mounted in book form, 11 7/8 × 8 1/4 × 1 in. (30.2 × 21 × 2.5 cm), Textiles-Sample Books

Orphrey section made into cushion, second half 16th century, Italian or Spanish, silk, linen, metal, 47.5 x 46.5 cm (18 3/4 x 18 3/8 in), Textiles-Embroidered

Head of a Young Woman in Profile to Left, n.d., Red chalk, stumped, heightened with white, on beige paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink., 18 3/16 x 12 3/4 in. (46.2 x 32.3 cm.),…

Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Height: 5/16 x 13/16 in. (0.7 x 2 cm), Glass

Pendant for Horse Trappings, 15th century, Portuguese, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g), Miscellaneous-Badges, The decoration of this…

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 1/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 3.2 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Protomes of horses.

Hood from a Cope, 18th century, French, Silk; metal; linen, 22 3/4 x 22 in. (57.8 x 55.9 cm) with fringe, Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Fireplace wall paneling from the John Hewlett House, 1740–60, Made in Woodbury, New York, United States, American, Panel: 9 ft. 3/4 in. x 17 ft. 3 in., Architecture, Probably John Hewlett,…

Boating, 1874, Oil on canvas, 38 1/4 x 51 1/4 in. (97.2 x 130.2 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Manet summered at Gennevilliers in 1874, often spending time…

Terracotta plaque, Classical, ca. 450 B.C., Greek, Melian, Terracotta, Overall: 7 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (19.7 x 18.6 cm), Terracottas, Eurykleia washing Odysseus's feet. One of the dramatic threads in…

Ewer, 9th century, Attributed to Iraq. Found Iran, Saveh, Earthenware; incised and applied decoration (barbotine), H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Ceramics

The Grand Canyon: Head of the Old Hance Trail, ca. 1892, Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite underdrawing on light gray wove paper, 14 9/16 x 10 1/8 in. (37 x 25.7 cm),…

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 1/8 × 1 13/16 × 11/16 in. (5.4 × 4.6 × 1.7 cm), Vases, Fragment of green enamel; hair.

Terracotta composite juglet, Cypro-Archaic I, ca. 750–600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Vases, The juglet at top serves as the spout for the larger container below.

Tapestry Fragment, 12th–15th century, Peru, Lima province, Chimú, Camelid hair, Overall: 1 5/8 x 10 in. (4.11 x 25.4 cm), Textiles-Woven

Bowl with Fish, 1000–1300, Byzantine, Earthenware, engraved slip, clear glaze, Overall: 3 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (9 x 25.5 cm), Ceramics, A fish wearing a playful smile swims among reeds. Fishing was…

Gorget, ca. 1525–75, German, Steel, leather, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Armor Parts-Colletins, Burgonets and gorgets were among the most practical and widely used forms of…

Faith and Charity, 1792, French, Terracotta, 10 x 20 in. (25.4 x 50.8 cm), Sculpture, Félix Lecomte (1731–1817), If this clock model were realized in bronze, the serpent's tongue would indicate…

Belt Buckle, 7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall: 5 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (15.1 x 7 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Polycandelon, 6th century, Byzantine, Cast copper alloy, Overall: 10 7/16 x 9 3/4 in. (26.5 x 24.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Plemochoe, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 11.10 cm., Vases, Round the edge of the lip, a band of tongues separated by relief lines; outside this, three…

Plate, ca. 1785, Made in China, Chinese, for American market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Ceramics, This Chinese porcelain plate is one of a large group of porcelains owned…

Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads, 11th–12th century, Probably made in Iran, Glass, colorless, amber, opaque white, opaque red; wound and hot-worked, L of necklace: 20 1/2 in. (52…

Stirrup, 15th century, Spanish, Cloisonné enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 6 13/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 in. (17.3 x 14.5 x 12.7 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné

Jar, 14th–15th century (?), European, Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 3 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (9.4 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 1/2 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (6.4 × 2.1 × 0.4 cm), Glass-Stained

Bracket, 18th century, Attributed to India, Ahmadabad, Wood; carved, H. 24 3/4 i.n. (62.9 cm), Wood

Mantel clock, Honoré Pons (recorded 1807–50), 1840–50, French, Paris, Case: bronze, gilded and patinated; marble; wood; glass; Dial: gilt brass and enamel; Movement: brass and steel, Overall:…

Textile with Floral Ornaments, 14th–15th century, Italian, Silk, gold, Overall: 8 1/4 × 2 11/16 in. (21 × 6.8 cm), Textiles-Woven

Corner Tile, early 14th century, Attributed to Iran, probably Kashan, Stonepaste; modeled, inglaze painted in blue and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm),…

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, width 2 13/16in. (7.1cm), Vases, Fragment of a vase from a shallow mould, palm leaves in design. Signed by M. Perennius…

Fragment of an Embossed Armor Depicting Combat of Horsemen, 1550–70, French, Steel, H. 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Armor Parts

Beaker, early 18th century, Bohemian, Glass, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.), Glass

Finial of a marble stele (grave marker), Archaic, ca. 525–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, width of shaft 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The finial consists of a pair of volutes combined…

Armorial tazza, 1513–34, Italian (Venice), Colorless (slightly gray) nonlead glass. Blown, enameled, gilt., H. 2 5/16 in. (5.8cm); Diam. of rim 9 1/8 in. (23.1cm), Glass

Earring-hook type with pendants of pearls, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, agate, pearls, Other: 1/4 × 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (0.6 × 1.2 × 3 cm), Gold and Silver

Chair (one of a pair), early 19th century, French, Mahogany, tapestry, Overall: 35 3/8 × 19 × 16 1/2 in. (89.9 × 48.3 × 41.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Bottle, 9th–10th century, Attributed to probably Iran, Glass; blown, cut; tooled on the pontil, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Glass

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary A, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 3 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in. (8 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Earring, 6th–7th centuries, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, garnet or glass paste, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Pulley, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 7/8 in. (8.2 x 14 x 2.3 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Pair of Designs for the Decoration of the Grips of Pocket Pistols, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (8.3 x 18.4 cm), Works on…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 3/4 × 1 1/16 × 1/8 in. (4.4 × 2.6 × 0.4 cm), Vases, Figure with a torch.

Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle, ca. 1888–90, French, Boxwood, mother-of-pearl [Pinctada margaritifera (black-lip pearl oyster)], glass, and iron, confirmed: 36…

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 4 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in. (11.6 x 3.9 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest…

Pin, 1200–800 B.C., Late Bronze Age, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in. (13.9 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Stand, Orientalizing, 700–650 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, 10 5/8in. (27cm), Vases, Cauldron stand of red ware with open-work base.

White Flower, ca. 1917, Oil on wood, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine)

Madonna and Child with Donors, ca. 1365, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 27 1/8 x 56 3/4 in. (68.9 x 144.1 cm), Paintings, Giovanni da Milano (Italian, born Lombardy, active Florence 1346–69),…

Statuette of Wah, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (), beside feet of mummy, 1920, Cedar, plaster, paint, linen, h.…

Neptune and the Winds, Oil on canvas, Round painted surface, 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (62.2 x 62.2 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid), The sketch illustrates…

Dollhouse Chair, ca. 1860, Canada, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, Micmac, Wood, birchbark, porcupine quill, H. 7 x W. 4 1/8 x D. 5 1/8 in. (17.8 x 10.5 x 13 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1/4 in. (5.9 × 6.6 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Figure holding torch.

Netsuke of Three Mice, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Pilgrim's Badge, 15th–16th century, French, Lead, Diameter: 13/16 in. (2 cm), Metalwork-Lead

Dish for a ewer (bacile da versatore), ca. 1520–30, Italian, Deruta, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Border Fragment, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Peru, Nasca, Camelid hair, cotton, H x W: 5 1/2 x 100 in. (14 x 254 cm), Textiles-Woven

Knife Handle (Kozuka), 19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16…

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, A.H. 531/ A.D. 1137, Attributed to Iran, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper, 7 11/16 x 5 1/8in. (19.5 x 13cm), Codices

Half of a cylinder seal with names of Amenemhat III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1859–1813 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Glazed steatite, L. 6.4…

Falling Bird, 1919, Watercolor, transferred printing ink, and ink on paper, bordered with ink, mounted on cardboard, 9 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (23.5 × 27 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born…

Chalice and Paten, early 20th century (original dated 1555), French, Silver gilt, Overall (Paten a): 1/2 x 6 7/16 in. (1.2 x 16.3 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Tile, ca. 1875, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Glazed earthenware, Overall: 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/4 x 7 7/16 in. (9.5 x 18.9 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon with a Letter to Pesenthius, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (5.2 x 5 cm), Ceramics

Cuneiform tablet: account regarding baskets, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 574 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian, Clay, 1.25 x 1.82 x .63 in. (3.18…

Chair of Reniseneb, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1450 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wood, ebony, ivory, h. 86.2 cm (33 15/16 in), The back of this wooden chair, which belonged to the…

Vase, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Earthenware; glazed, 6 x 5 1/8 in. (15.2 x 13 cm), Ceramics

Saucer (1 of 6) (part of a service), ca. 1720, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Gold ring, Classical, 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Diam.: 13/16 in. (2 cm), Gold and Silver, The bezel is in the form of a Boeotian shield.

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A crowd watching fireworks, 1895–97, Verso: watercolor over pencil, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American,…

Panel, 6th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wood; carved, Wood

Marble sphinx on a cavetto capital, Archaic, ca. 580–575 B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, H. with akroterion 28 3/8 in. (72 cm), Stone Sculpture, Inscribed on the plinth, I am the monument of…

Glass pendant in the form of a vase, Late Imperial, 4th–early 5th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed, tooled, and trailed, Other: 1 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (2.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm), Glass,…

Leonidas at Thermopylae, ca. 1814, Black chalk, squared in black chalk, 16 x 21 5/8 in. (40.6 x 54.9 cm), Drawings, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), This is a…

Ring, Roman, Gold, Diameter: 13/16 × 1/8 in. (2 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Teapot, ca. 1750, German, Dresden, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall: 6 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (17.1 × 19.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Earring-hook type with disc and beaded rim, Gold, Other: 5/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in. (0.8 × 1 × 1 cm), Gold and Silver

Gold earring with figure, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 3/4 x 1/4 x 11/16 in. (1.9 x 0.7 x 1.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Cane, cow-headed serpent, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 2.1 × W. 1.4 × T. 2 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 13/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples…

Inlay fragment, collar design, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.4 × W. 1.7 cm (9/16 × 11/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image…

Relief Fragment with Part of a Rosette, 6th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ivory, Overall: 7/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Shrine of Saint Patrick's Gospels, early 20th century (original dated 1080–1100), Irish, Bronze, gilt, enamel, gem stones, 6 5/8 x 4 x 8 15/16 in. (16.8 x 10.2 x 22.7 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Woman at the Window: Initial Conception for the painting, 'Sunday', 1887 or 1888, Lithograph, 6 7/8 x 4 11/16 in. (17.5 x 11.9 cm), Prints, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris)

Almanach royal, année bissextile M.DCC.LXXXIV., 1783, Paris, France, 127 pages, Height: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), The stamp on the front cover depicts two individuals, Jacques- Alexandre-César…

Hunting Knife with Sheath, 19th century, possibly Swiss, Steel, leather, silver, L. with sheath 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); L. without sheath 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9…

Terracotta pelike (jar), Classical, ca. 450–440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 18 13/16 in. (47.8 cm), Vases, Obverse, Perseus beheading the sleeping Medusa, Reverse, King…

Altarpiece with Scenes of the Infancy of Christ, late 15th century, North French or South Netherlandish, Limestone, polychromed, gilding, Overall: 19 x 19 x 3 3/16 in. (48.3 x 48.3 x 8.1 cm),…

Summer Flowers, 1880, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 3/8 in. (50.8 x 61.9 cm), Paintings, Henri Fantin-Latour (French, Grenoble 1836–1904 Buré), The inscription in the upper-right-hand corner…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (11.1 x 13.9 cm), Ceramics

Counter Plate of a Belt Buckle, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 3 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. (7.6 x 4.9 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Box, Samuel Pemberton, 1796–97, British, Birmingham, Silver, Diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Samuel Pemberton

Satyress and her Infant, ca. 1520 or later, Indirect cast; copper alloy, dark brown with areas of black patina., H. 25.5 cm., Metalwork-Bronze, Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (Italian,…

A Lion, Lying Toward the Right (on a Base), mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk, 4 3/4 x 6 13/16 in. (12 x 17.3 cm), Drawings, Giovanni…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 15 7/8 in. (40.4 cm); L. of head 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads