Dish, early 18th century, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Tityus Punished in Hell, 16th century, Prints, Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533–1578 Rome), After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)

Three Washerwomen; Madrid Album (B), page 45, 1796–97, Brush and gray wash on laid Netherlandish paper, 9-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. (23.5 x 14.6 cm), Drawings, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)…

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1938, Oil on commercially prepared paperboard (academy board), 28 x 22in. (71.1 x 55.9cm), Paintings, Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth,…

Coin of the Suessiones, 1st century B. C., Celtic, Copper alloy, 5/8 × 1/16 in., 0.1oz. (1.6 × 0.2 cm, 2.7g), Coins-Bronze

Fish Net Fragment, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen twine, Overall: 9 7/16 x 3 5/8 in. (24 x 9.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

Christ Bearing the Cross, Oil on wood, 14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (37.5 x 27 cm), Paintings, Northern French Painter (ca. 1480), This painting is one of a number that formerly were attributed to the…

Coin with Rose Noble and Edward IV, 1464–1470, Made in England, British, Gold, Overall: 1 7/16 x 1/16 in. (3.7 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Pricket Candlestick, ca. 1300, South Netherlandish, Copper alloy, Overall: 6 7/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.4 x 12.6 x 10.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Element of a Border for an Icon Frame, 10th century, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 1/16 in. (0.7 x 5 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory with bronze disk inlaid with gold, Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Netsuke

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the First Angel Sounds the Trumpet; Fire, Hail-stones, and Blood are Cast Upon the Earth, ca. 1180, Spanish, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Overall (folio): 17…

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1.3 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Three dancing nymphs and a reclining cupid in a landscape, ca. 1772, British, Oil on paper attached to a plaster ceiling roundel, Diam. (without plaster frame) 41-3/4 in. (106 cm),…

Figure personifying Painting, ca. 1755–58, British, probably Vauxhall, London, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Jug, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, 9 1/4 × 6 × 5 1/4 in. (23.5 × 15.2 × 13.3 cm), Vases, Jug with beaked lip; no decoration.

Chair back, 1754–56, French, Beauvais, Wool and silk, H. 29 x W. 24 in. (approx.) (73.7 x 61 cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Bather, early 17th century, French, Bronze, with medium brown patina, and remains of dark brown lacquer, Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, Barthélemy Prieur (French, Berzieux ca.…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plaque, second quarter 13th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper, Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/16 in. (13.4 x 13.4 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The medieval…

Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen, Tempera and gold on wood, 24 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (61.5 x 45.1 cm), Paintings, Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo (Italian, Siena ca. 1430–1497 Siena)

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 1 13/16 × 6 1/16 in. (4.6 × 15.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Plaque with the Holy Women at the Sepulchre, ca. 1150–75, Made in Meuse valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 4 x 4 x 1/8 in. (10.1 x 10.1 x…

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in. (12.3 x 5 x 1.5 cm), Ivories-Bone

Medal of Maximillian I as Archduke Of Austria and Maria of Burgundy, 1479 (?), early 16th century, European, Silver, Overall: 1 11/16 x 1/8 in. (4.3 x 0.3 cm)

Dalmatic, first half 17th century, Spanish, Silk; metal; bast fiber, Neck to hem: 40 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (103.2 x 85.1 cm) at hem, Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Medallion with the Bust of an Apostle, late 300s, Made in Rome, Roman or Byzantine, Bone, incised, painted in wax and gilt, Overall: 2 9/16 x 1/16 in. (6.5 x 0.2 cm), Ivories-Bone

Pot Stand, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 2, 5a, scattered, 1926–27, Straw and…

Fragmentary Tile from a Foundation Deposit (?), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (?), ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Faience, H. 4.6 (1 13/16 in.); W.…

Netsuke of Ox, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

The Artist's Family, ca. 1800, Watercolor on ivory, 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm), Paintings, Pierre Henri (Paris ca. 1760–1822 New York), Among the most highly skilled of the many French…

Minerva clock, Case maker: Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), Movement: Theodore Rodel (recorded 1840) (Paris, France), and Vincenti et Cie (1831–1890) (Paris,…

Escutcheon plate, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 5/16 in. (8.9 x 7.5 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic locks and keys was often elaborate and of the…

Key, 1st–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 x 11/16 in. (5.4 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Tray, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 2, 5a, scattered, 1926–27, Straw and palm leaf,…

Deity Figure (Zemí), 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic (?), Caribbean, Taino, Sandstone, H. 27 x W. 6 7/8 x D. 7 3/8 in. (68.6 x 17.5 x 18.8 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Zemís, religious…

Teacup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative…

Earring with pendants of female heads, Hellenistic ?, Greek or Roman, Gold, Other: 13/16 × 1 13/16 in. (2.1 × 4.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Cuneiform tablet: account of silver expenditures, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 605–562 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian, Clay, 1.1 x 1.26 x…

Netsuke of Peasant Girl Bringing Lunch; on reverse, a Scarecrow, 19th century, Japan, Wood, Diam. 1 3/4 i n. (4.4 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Netsuke

Design for the Decoration of the Surround of the Barrel Flat and Rear Sight of a Firearm, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 4 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (10.5…

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 3 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 5/16 in. (8.2 × 9.3 × 0.8 cm), Vases, Priapus, fluteplayer, Erotes.

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (7 x 6.7 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath), 1836, Oil on canvas, 61 5/8 x 44 3/8 in. (156.5 x 112.7 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), From its imposing size to…

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

The Nativity, ca. 1433–34, Tempera and gold on wood, 7 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (18.7 x 43.5 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Zanobi Strozzi (Italian, Florence 1412–1468 Florence), This charming…

Fragment, 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk and metal thread; brocaded, H. 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Milk jug, 1842, British, Hanley, Staffordshire, Lead-glazed stoneware, 4 1/8 × 6 in. (10.5 × 15.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Skirt panel, ca. 1770, British, Spitalfields, Silk, L. 41 1/2 x W. 20 3/4 inches (105.4 x 52.7 cm ) (loom width), Textiles-Woven

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of head 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Height: 5/16 x 1 in. (0.8 x 2.6 cm), Glass

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 x 3 1/4 in. (5.1 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics

Netsuke of Books, a Gourd, Fan and Box, 18th century, Japan, Ivory and jade, H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. 1 in. square (2.5 cm), Netsuke

End Panel of a Sash, late 17th–early 18th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Pashmina wool; double interlocking twill tapestry weave, Textile: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Textiles-Costumes, Through…

View of Delft after the Explosion of the Gunpowder Arsenal on October 12, 1654, 17th century, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on two sheets of paper, sheet: 9 13/16 x 29 1/2…

Pectoral, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Copper, Height 14-3/16 in. (36 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Paten, 1450–1500, Spanish, Silver-gilt, Overall: diam. 5 13/16 x 1/2 in. (diam. 14.8 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Although they often do not survive together, chalices and patens were concieved…

Finger Grip, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima (?), Stone, Height 1-3/4 in., Stone-Implements

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

Dish (tondino), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Urbino or Pesaro and Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 7 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, nanahen), Edo period (1615–1868), 1819, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink…

Forest Clearing with Figures, before 1700, Pen and brown ink, brown wash on paper backed with Japan paper., 6 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. (15.5 x 23.3 cm), Drawings, Jan Frans van Bloemen (Flemish,…

Ostrakon with a Letter, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/16 x 3 3/4 in. (10.3 x 9.5 cm), Ceramics

Pair of earrings (part of a set), 18th century, Continental, Silver, jewels, Length (each): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Metalwork-Jewelry

Hairpin Point, 200–500, Made in Gaul, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 11/16 x 1/16 in. (4.3 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. of each 1/2 in. (1.3…

Oinochoe, Classical, ca. 440–430 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, 7 1/16in. (18cm), Vases

Adoration of the Magi, 15th century, Made in Nottingham, British, Alabaster with paint and gilding, Overall: 15 7/8 x 10 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (40.3 x 25.9 x 5.7 cm), Sculpture-Stone, School of Nottingham

The Sheepfold, 1857, Oil on wood, 18 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (46 x 91.8 cm), Paintings, Charles Jacque (French, Paris 1813–1894 Paris), The barn depicted here is thought to have been owned by a friend…

Key, 13th or 14th century (?), French (?), Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in. (4.5 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Latten, The decoration of Gothic locks and keys was often elaborate and…

Man with an Elaborate Headdress, Facing Left, ca. 1755–60, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 9 x 5 11/16 in. (22.8 x 14.4 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice)

Stained Glass Panel with a Bishop and his Patron Saint, ca. 1505–08, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall (with 1 T-bar): 64 1/2 x 21 3/8 x 1/2 in. (163.8 x 54.3…

Temple with Figures, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H. 6 3/8 x W. 4 in. (16.2 x 10.2 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Rapport au roi sur la situation, au 31 mars, 1829, des canaux et autres ouvrages entrepris en vertu des lois des 20 juin et 5 aout 1821, 1829, Paris, France, 144 pages, Report of the department of…

Toe stall, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Gold

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic or Classical, late 6th or early 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/8 in. (2.3 x 4.7 x 0.3 cm), Vases

Spirals, Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Terracotta jug, Cypro-Archaic I, ca. 750–600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm), Vases, A bird is depicted with a fish that is probably to be understood as being held in its…

Fragment of a Bowl, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent colorless glaze (buffware), W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5…

The Japanese Robe, ca. 1872, Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 x 25 1/8 in. (92.7 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Alfred Stevens (Belgian, Brussels 1823–1906 Paris)

Coin, ca. 976–1034, Byzantine, Copper alloy (bronze), Overall: 1 5/16 x 1/16 in. (3.3 x 0.2 cm), Coins

Statuette, Hooded Figure, ca. A.D. 1st–3rd century, Made in Romano-British, Celtic, Dark Green Sandstone, Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in. (12.4 x 4.2 x 4 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of an accounting record (?), Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 2.6 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm (1 x 1 7/8 x 5/8…

Stylus, Ivory or bone, Diameter: 3/16 x 3 1/2 in. (0.4 x 8.9 cm)

Terracotta lamp, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; mold made, Other: 1 x 2 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (2.6 x 6.6 x 9.2 cm), Terracottas

Young Woman Praying, Oil on canvas, 24 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (63.2 x 45.4 cm), Paintings, Jean-Jacques Henner (French, Bernwiller 1829–1905 Paris)

Cup-Hilted Rapier, ca. 1650–75, possibly Naples, Italian, possibly Naples, Steel, iron wire, L. 46 3/4 in. (118.8 cm); L. of blade 40 3/16 in. (102.1 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14…

Mantel clock, Clockmaker: Étienne I Le Noir (French, 1675–1739), ca. 1745–49, French, Paris, Gilt bronze, porcelain, Overall: 17 3/16 × 14 3/4 × 8 in. (43.7 × 37.5 × 20.3 cm),…

Relief fragment, Khety, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311,), 1922–23/1926–27, Limestone, paint, average:…

Diptych with the Annunciation, 14th century, British, Basse taille enamel, silver, Overall: 1 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/16in. (3.7 x 5.5 x 0.5cm), Enamels-Basse taille

Scarab from Rennefer's Burial, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1504–1447 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet, west chamber A, Burial of Rennefer (II),…

Plaque: Titleholder with Calabash Rattle, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 17 3/8 in. (43.2 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Three Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, ca. 1538–50, Made in Northern Switzerland, Upper Rhenish, Linen warp; wool, linen, and metallic wefts, Overall: 36 3/4 x 87 3/8in. (93.3 x 221.9cm),…

Tervueren Castle, ca. 1604–05, Flemish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, over traces of black chalk., 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (13.3 x 20 cm), Drawings, Flanders (1604 (?))

Shoulders from Portrait Bust, 15th century (?), Italian, Marble, Overall: 8 11/16 x 16 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.1 x 42.2 x 21.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Vase, 18th century, Chinese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Reliquary, 15th century, Italian, Basse taille enamel, silver, copper-gilt, glass, Overall: 19 1/2 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in. (49.6 x 16 x 16.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Tomb Slab, 14th century, Made in Normandy, French, Limestone, inlaid with marble, Overall: 90 x 50 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (228.6 x 128.3 x 11.4 cm), Sculpture-Stone

The Pastorals of Virgil, with a Course of English Reading, Adapted for Schools, Vol. I, 1821, Illustrations: wood engraving, 7 1/16 x 4 5/16 in. (18 x 11 cm), Books

Desk and bookcase, ca. 1779, Made in Salem, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany and white pine, 105 x 45 x 24 in. (266.7 x 114.3 x 61 cm), Furniture, Workshop of Nathaniel Gould…