Medal to Dr. F. H. Rose, R. N., 1858, Bronze, Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Metal, Anthony Paquet (1814–1882)

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, Overall: 4 15/16 x 6 7/8in. (12.6 x 17.5cm), Vases, Frieze of human figures in relief.

Vase, Orientalizing, first half of the 7th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; buccheroid impasto, Overall: 6 11/16in. (17cm), Vases, Reddish-brown with tall foot, one handle, and incised rim on…

Pastoral with goat herd and goats, from the series Sixteen Peasant Subjects, 17th century, Prints, Cornelis Bloemaert (Dutch, Utrecht 1603–?1684 Rome)

Portrait of a Military Officer, ca. 1710, Oil on canvas, 54 x 41 3/8 in. (137.2 x 105.1 cm), Paintings, Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, Perpignan 1659–1743 Paris), This portrait is based on a prototype…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); L. of head 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); W. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Grotesken und Mauresken, 1549, Woodcut, 22 x 16 x 3 in. (55.9 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm), Books, Peter Flötner (German, Thurgau 1485–1546 Nuremberg), Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch the Younger (1525–1571)

Pendant in the form of Hathor's head, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 7/8 x 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. (2.3 x 0.9 x 2.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Plaque with Christ as Mediator, 1150–60, Mosan, Champlevé enamel, copper, Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 3/16 in. (19.7 x 11 x 0.4 cm), Enamels-Champlevé

Restoration of Popery, 1554, Italian, Padua, Bronze, Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Medals and Plaquettes

Game Box, 15th–16th century, French, Bone, traces of gilding and paint over wooden core with red silk interior, metal mounts, Overall: 2 3/4 x 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (7 x 18 x 14.9 cm), Ivories

Plaque with the Visitation, 14th century, French, Ivory with polychromy, Overall: 2 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16 in. (6.8 x 3 x 0.5 cm), Ivories

Dish (coppa amatoria), ca. 1530, Italian, Castel Durante, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, probably the 'In Castel Durante' Painter (Italian,…

Neck Emblem or Sash, 2nd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Pukara, Camelid and human hair, H. 25 x W. 7 1/4 in. (63.5 x 18.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

The Flight into Egypt, 1613, Engraving and etching, Sheet: 13 11/16 × 15 7/8 in. (34.7 × 40.3 cm), Prints, Hendrick Goudt (Dutch, The Hague 1583–1648 Utrecht), after Adam Elsheimer…

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Verses from the Surat al-Maryam, 14th century, Made in Egypt or Syria, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Ht. 13 in. (33 cm), Codices, In these folios…

Fragment, 10th–12th century, Made in Egypt, Stonepaste; painted under transparent glaze, Gr. L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (9.9 x 21 cm), Ceramics

Langeleik, late 18th or early 19th century, Christiana, Norway, Norwegian (Christiana), Wood, metal, L. 94.6 cm, Greatest width 13.7 cm, Depth of soundbox 8.7 cm, Sounding length of longest…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (11.6 x 14.3 cm), Ceramics

Plate, Joshua and Kaleb, ca. 1500, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Brass, Overall: 15 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (39.4 x 5.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Mirror with Decoration of Paradise of the Immortals, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Bronze, Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Mirrors

Funnel (part of a set), 1728–30, French, Paris, Rock crystal, Height: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Belt Plate, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 4.3 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Pin, 100–300, Roman, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, Overall: 9/16 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in. (1.5 x 5.2 x 1 cm), Enamels-Champlevé

Purse with Two Figures under a Tree, 14th century, French, Embroidery in silk & metal thread on canvas, Overall (with tassels): 11 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (29.8 × 17.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Plate (tondino), ca. 1525–30, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Headrest, ca. 1862 (?), Fiji, Bau village, Fijian, Wood, fiber, L. 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm), Wood-Furniture

Rough ware jar, Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Pottery

Dancer with a Fan, ca. 1880, Pastel on gray-green laid paper, 24 x 16 1/2 in. (61 x 41.9 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), This study is for the central figure in…

Panel with The Annunciation, ca. 1440, Made in Burgundy, France, French, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall: 30 3/4 x 23 1/8 x 3/8 in. (63.5 x 58.7 x 1 cm),…

Strainer, Late Iron Age, 10th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Bronzes

Bowl, ca. 1753, British, Vauxhall, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Old Woman with a Baby in her Arms, ca. 1643, Dutch, Pen and brown ink, with wash in three shades of brown and gray., 6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. (15.9 x 11.9 cm), Drawings, School of Rembrandt van…

Bow Brooch, 3rd century, Roman, Champlevé enamel, bronze, Overall: 1 3/4 x 13/16 x 5/8 in. (4.5 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm), Enamels-Champlevé

Angel with hankerchief of Saint Veronica, ca. 1500, French, Oak, traces of paint, Overall: 34 1/4 x 12 x 8 1/4 in. (87 x 30.5 x 21 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Harihara, pre-Angkor period, late 7th–early 8th century, Southern Cambodia, Sandstone, H. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Sculpture, In Harihara imagery, Shiva…

Fragment, 4th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 5 7/8 in. high 5 7/8 in. wide (15 cm high 15 cm wide), Textiles

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. (2.3 x 2.3 x 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Toilet box, Cypriot, Bone, Diameter: 1 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 3/16 in. (3.8 x 12.8 x 0.5 cm)

Glass bead, Glass; rod-formed, Height: 1/8 x 5/16 in. (0.3 x 0.8 cm), Glass, Opaque pale yellow, with trail in uncertain color, appearing black., Flattened spherical shape with irregular…

Orphreys from a Cope, 15th century, British, Silk, gold thread, silver thread, Overall: 41 in. (104.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Sir William Pepperrell, 1747, Mezzotint, image: 11 3/16 x 9 3/4 in. (28.4 x 24.8 cm), Prints, Engraved and published by Peter Pelham (American (born England), London 1697–1751 Boston,…

Ruins, with a Statue on the Left, ca. 1728, Pen and brown ink, gray, brown, blue, green and yellow washes, 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (19 x 26.5 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian,…

Double Column, 13th–14th century, French, Marble, Overall (a: Capital): 17 1/8 x 22 1/2 x 13 in. (43.5 x 57.2 x 33 cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Armchair, ca. 1755, British, Mahogany, needlework, Overall: 51 × 31 1/2 × 33 in. (129.5 × 80 × 83.8 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, In Chippendale's designs, chairs in the style of this…

Saint Anne Enthroned with the Virgin and Child, Tempera and gold on wood, 59 x 32 in. (149.9 x 81.3 cm), Paintings, Osma Master (Spanish, Castilian, ca. 1500)

Drawing, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312,), 1st chamber W. wall; N. section, 1922–23, Limestone, 13…

Oeuvres de Moliere : avec des remarques grammaticales, des avertissemens et des observations sur chaque piéce, par M. Bret, 1773, Paris, France, 6 volumes: illustrations, portraits,…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); L. of head 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fragment, 6th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 5 1/2 in. high 3 15/16 in. wide (14 cm high 10 cm wide), Textiles

Plaque, 3rd–1st century B.C., North China, Gilded bronze, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Metalwork

Silver Gilt Tray, late 18th century, From India, Hyderabad, Silver; gilded, W. 13 3/8 in.(34 cm), Metalwork, This tray shows European influence in its oval shape (Indian trays generally being of…

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), after a Painting by Greuze of 1777, 1777, Ivory, Oval, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (85 x 68 mm), Miniatures, Charles Paul Jérôme de Bréa (French, ca. 1739–1820)

Dish depicting a Wedding Procession, first quarter 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; molded, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, 1 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (4.7 x 41 cm), Ceramics,…

Apothecary jar (albarello), late 16th or early 17th century, Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Netsuke of Figures Under a Bamboo Tree, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Rectangular Plaque, 500–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (3.1 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Head of a Bodhisattva, 3rd–4th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Sculpture

Bow Brooch, 5th–7th century, Germanic, Silver with gilding and niello, Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 in. (13.7 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Diptych with Scenes from the Passion, 14th century, French, Ivory with modern polychromy and metal mounts, Overall (opened): 5 3/4 x 8 3/16 x 3/8 in. (14.6 x 20.8 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Height: 5/16 x 1 in. (0.8 x 2.5 cm), Glass, Yellow and blue oval pinhead.

Chest with drawers, 1670–1700, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Made in Massachusetts, United States, American, Red oak, yellow pine, hemlock, white pine, poplar, 36 x 36 1/2 x 21…

Belt Plate Fragment, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, bronze nails, Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in. (6.8 x 6.7 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Escutcheon, early 20th century (original dated 14th century), Polish, Silver gilt, enamel, Overall: 5 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 13/16in. (14.4 x 11 x 2cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 2 1/8 × 4 9/16 × 11/16 in. (5.4 × 11.6 × 1.7 cm), Vases, Galloping horses, birds.

View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii, 1778, Pen and brown ink over black chalk, 11 x 16 3/4 in. (28 x 42.5 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778…

Francesco Bernardi known as Il Senesino (1686–1758), ca. 1735, British, Terracotta, with later marble base, Overall (bust on socle, confirmed): 31 3/4 × 21 9/16 × 9 1/2 in., 71.6 lb. (80.6 ×…

Enthroned Virgin and Child, ca. 1275–1300, French, Ivory with original paint, Overall: 16 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (40.6 x 13 x 11.1 cm), Ivories, This monumental ivory carving is one of the largest…

Bathsheba at Her Bath, ca. 1700, Oil on canvas, 53 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. (135.9 x 97.8 cm), Paintings, Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, Lucca or Rome 1654–1727 Rome), Bathsheba is shown at…

Dish, 4th–5th century, Made in Gaul, Late Roman, Copper alloy, silver or tin overlaid, Overall: 1 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (2.9 x 9.5 x 18.8 cm), Metalwork-Bronze, This oval-shaped dish with a…

Wall Fountain (laver) in the form of a Turret, late 15th century, Netherlandish, Copper alloy, Overall: 16 7/8 x 9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in., 9lb. (42.9 x 23.2 x 16.2 cm, 4113g), Metalwork-Copper alloy,…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 1/2 x 3 13/16 in. (6.3 x 9.7 cm), Ceramics

Netsuke of Boy with Tortoise, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/3 in. (3.4 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Netsuke

A Basket and Birds, Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 30 1/4 in. (60.3 x 76.8 cm), Paintings, Jan Fyt (Flemish, 1611–1661)

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract for the purchase of a house, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 5 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm (2 x 1…

Ostrakon, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 4 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 7/16 in. (10.5 x 8.2 x 1.1 cm), Ceramics

Medal of Martin Van Buren, 1837, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840)

A Blacksmith's Shop, August 25, 1771, Mezzotint; third state of three, sheet: 23 15/16 x 17 in. (60.8 x 43.2 cm) cut within platemark, Prints, After Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby) (British,…

Portrait Bust of a Young Man, 16th century, Made in Franconia, German, Wood with trace of polychromy, Overall: 16 15/16 x 15 1/16 x 5 1/2in. (43 x 38.2 x 14cm), Sculpture-Wood

Ostrakon, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (8.3 x 8.1 cm), Ceramics

Pair of parakeets, ca. 1750, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, each: 5 × 4 1/2 in. (12.7 × 11.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Toilet bottle, mid-1st–2nd century, Roman, Probably transparent green glass. Blown, the rim finished at the furnace., H. 11.5 cm; diam. of rim 1.9 cm; diam. of body 2.6 cm, Glass

Left Tasset (Thigh Defense) from a Boy's Costume Armor, ca. 1532, Innsbruck, Austrian, Innsbruck, Steel, copper alloy, gold, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm),…

An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child, 1869–70, Oil on canvas, 73 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (186.7 x 105.4 cm), Paintings, Léon Bonnat (French, Bayonne 1833–1922 Monchy-Saint-Eloi), Bonnat is said…

Rapier, ca. 1600–1620, German, Steel, gold, copper, L. 46 3/4 in. (118.6 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1134 g), Swords

Teacup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative…

Soup plate, 1700–1750, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Marble stele (grave marker) of Sostratos, Late Classical, ca. 375–350 B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, Pentelic, Overall: 54 1/8 x 24 x 6 in. (137.5 x 61 x 15.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, The inscription…

Octagonal beaker decorated with bird and trees, Attributed to followers of the Glasshouse of Bernard Perrot, Verrerie Royale d'Orléans (1640–1709), 1726, French, Orléans, Glass, Height: 2 7/8…

Ritual Stone, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 2-15/16 in., Stone-Implements

Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist Luke, late 13th–early 14th century, Byzantine, Tempera and gold on parchment, 5 13/16 x 4 1/16 in. (14.7 x 10.3 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, On…

Weight of 3 Deben in the Shape of a Gazelle, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze or copper alloy, h. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in); l. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in); w. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in),…

Glass pendant in the form of a jar, Late Imperial, ca. 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed and tooled, Other: 1 in. (2.6 cm), Glass, Translucent pale green glass, with handle and base in…

Le Loup et l'agneau, ca. 1805, French, Cotton, Overall: 78 x 33 in. (198.1 x 83.8 cm), Textiles-Printed

Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Rhine Valley or Meuse Valley, Germany or the Netherlands, German or South Netherlandish, Champleve and cloisonné enamel, copper alloy,…

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved, L 6 cm x W 3.5 x H 2 , Stucco

Chessmen, 18th century, British, Ivory, Queen 2 1/2', King 2 15/16', Bishop 2 3/4', Knight 2 1/8', Pawn 1 13/16', Chess Sets

Fragment, 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Silk and metal thread, H. 55 in. (139.7 cm), Textiles-Woven