Terracotta composite jug, Middle Cypriot II, ca. 1800–1725 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm), Vases, Flask with double body, beak spout, four feet, string holes and basketry…

Figure Stirrup Spout Jar, 2nd–5th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, slip, pigment, H. 7 1/4 x W. 5 in. (18.4 x 12.7cm), Ceramics-Containers

Fragment with a Simulated Silk Textile Pattern, ca. 1450–1550, Made in Nuremberg/Strasbourg, Upper Rhenish, Linen warp, wool wefts, Overall: 24 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (62.9 x 62.9 cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Head of Iyoba, 18th–19th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass (cast), iron, Height 21 in., Metal-Sculpture

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 9/16 x 5/8 x 1/2 in. (4 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Horse Tamers (Dioscuri) from the Capitoline Hill, Rome, ca. 1560–1580, Engraving, 6 3/16 x 4 7/8 in. (15.7 x 12.4 cm), Prints, After Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini (?) ca. 1480–before…

Profile Warrior Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Silvered copper, Height 8-1/4 in. (21 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Weaver's Shuttle, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 8 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (20.8 x 6.6 x 3.7 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Pulley, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (9.9 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 3 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in. (7.7 × 3.3 × 0.8 cm), Vases, Fragment of brown enamelled handled shaped like ram's head.

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (7.8 x 7.5 cm), Ceramics

清 佚名 乾隆頭等侍衛占音保像 軸, Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1760, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Painting and…

Kettledrum, late 18th century (?), Bavaria?, Germany?, probably German, Copper, iron, skin, fabric, Diam. of hoop: 48.5 cm (19-1/16 in.); H. to top of hoop: 27.2 cm (12-11/16 in.) Additional…

Leaf from a Diptych with the Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1350–75, North French, Ivory, Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 3/8 in. (11.5 x 7.3 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Panel, 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Silk; brocaded, Textile: L. 52 in. (132.1 cm), Textiles-Woven

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, Menuki (a); L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); menuki (b); L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword…

Beaded Necklace, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Glass, amber, shell, glazed earthenware (faience), Overall: length of string 29 5/16 x 13/16 in. (74.5 x 2 cm), Glass-Beads

Seal Impression, Coat of Arms, 12th–16th century, Netherlandish or South Lowlands (?), Black wax mounted on paper, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1/16 in. (3 x 0.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Wax

Silver Spoon, 4th–5th century, Late Roman, Silvered Copper alloy, Overall: 7 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.9 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Pear-shaped spoons with long, pointed handles…

Annular Brooch, 9th century, Irish, copper alloy, Overall: 8 11/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in. (22.1 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Dress, 1854–56, British, silk

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1370–88, Italian, Siena, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall: 16 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (41 x 26.7 cm); Painted Surface: 15 1/2 x 10 in. (39.4 x 25.4 cm),…

Metal Bottle with Faceted Design, 10th–11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Brass; cast, chased, engraved, H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm), Metal, A well-known shape in both metal and glass. The…

Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to Probably West Central Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, H. 60 1/2 in. (153.67 cm), Textiles-Rugs

3 tile fragments, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Faience, h. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in); w. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in)

Page of Calligraphy, dated A.H. Rabi' al-Awwal 1069/ A.D. December 1658, Made in India, Kashmir, Ink and watercolor on paper, H. 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm), Codices, This page comes from a book copied…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 in. (17.8 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Belt Plate, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall: 3 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in. (9.3 x 5.7 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Saint Paul, ca. 1510, Brush and brown, gray, and black ink, heightened with white (partly oxidized), on paper washed with brown., 10 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (26.4 x 11.4 cm), Drawings, Michele da…

Baboon, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 200 BC–200 AD, From Egypt, Chalcedony, H. 1.7 × W. 0.6 × D. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/4 × 3/8 in.), This is one of a small group of animals carved in…

Pair of Ear Spools, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 2 1/4 x W. 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 6.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Netsuke of Group of Noh Masks, 18th–19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Earring with nail head pendant, 6, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 1 1/8 x 15/16 x 9/16 in. (2.8 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Trencher (one of a set), early 17th century, British, Sycamore wood, painted and gilt, 4 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (11.6 × 14.4 cm), Natural Substances

Portrait of Sultan 'Ala-ud-Din, Padshah of Delhi, late 17th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Codices

Stirrup-Spout Vessel: Figure in Shell (?), 12th–9th century B.C., Peru, Cupisnique, Ceramic, H. 10 5/8 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 8 1/4 in. (27 x 19.1 x 21 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Belt Plate Fragment, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (3 x 2.8 x 6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Hood, 1840–50, Canada, Quebec, James Bay Cree, Wool, cotton, glass, H. 26 x W. 11 in. (66 x 27.9 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Mahasiddha Kirava, ca. 14th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Terracotta, H. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Sculpture, The fierce and militant forms of…

Millefiori bead rods, 15, Glass, Other (average sectional thickness): 5/16 in. (0.8 cm), Glass

Gold earring with head of an antelope, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th?3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 1/8 x 1/2 in. (1.1 x 0.3 x 1.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Consisting of a circlet of…

In Full Sunlight (En plein soleil), ca. 1881, Oil on wood, 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (24.8 x 35.2 cm), Paintings, James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon), This group portrait includes…

Fragment, 8th–9th century, Found/excavated Iraq, Ctesiphon, Earthenware, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Ceramics

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 11/16 × 1/8 in. (1.6 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Papilio Erithonius from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 1, 1860, Color lithograph, sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm)

Pocket (sewn onto center of round cushion), 18th century, Italian or Spanish, silk; metal, 20 7/8 x 19 3/4 in (24 x 27 cm; pillow 53 x 50 cm ), Textiles-Embroidered

Parrot, 1730–35, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand, 5th century, Made in possibly Syria, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 17 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 6 7/16 in. (43.6 x 21.3 x 16.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper…

Fragment, 9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Fustat, Linen, wool; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

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

Shawl, early 19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool; twill weave and double interlocking twill tapestry weave, Textile: L. 86 1/2 in. (219.7 cm0, Textiles-Costumes

Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model, serial no. 940, ca. 1840, Paterson, New Jersey, American, Paterson, New Jersey, Steel, silver, mother-of-pearl, L. 14 in. (35.56 cm); L.…

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.5 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Cosmetic Jar Sealed with Linen, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), inside…

Plate (assiette à palmes), 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Gate-leg table, 1690–1730, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Sweet gum, yellow poplar, 26 1/4 x 30 x 34 3/4 in. (66.7 x 76.2 x 88.3 cm), Furniture

Earring with head of lions, Gold, Diameter: 1/2 × 3/16 in. (1.3 × 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae, 1651–55, Hand-colored engraving, plate: 18 1/2 x 22 in. (47 x 55.9 cm), Prints

Virgin and Child, ca. 1310–20, French, Paris limestone, polychromed, gilded, Overall: 34 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (87 x 30.2 x 21.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This sculpture and another example of…

Business Bundle Bag, 1790–1890, United States, Iowa, Mesquakie or Potawatomi, Native-tanned skin, glass, wool, H. 3 3/4 x W. 5 in. (9.5 x 12.7 cm), Beads-Sculpture

Harness Pendant, 13th–early 15th century, possibly Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 1 13/16 (4.6 cm); D.1/4 in. (0.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Badges

Terracotta plaque, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, 27 B.C.–A.D. 68, Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 17 3/4 x 19 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (45.1 x 49.4 x 4.4 cm), Terracottas, Relief with a satyr and a maenad

Portrait of a Youth, second half 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Codices

Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo), and the Mourning Virgin, ca. 1530–40, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 41 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. (105.4 x 92.7 cm), Paintings, Adriaen Isenbrant…

Pulley, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood and hemp rope, Overall (a): 7 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (18 x 9 x 3 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 13/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (4.7 × 4.2 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Hetaira.

Septimius Severus Denarius, 200–201, Roman, Silver, Overall: 11/16 x 1/16 in. (1.8 x 0.2 cm), Coins

Box, 18th century (?), Italian, Venice, Papier maché, painted and varnished, H. (at back) 5 1/2 x W. 8 inches (14.0 x 20.3 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Statue base, Greek, Limestone, Overall: 3 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 x 29.8 x 6.4 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Pulley, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in. (7.3 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Piece, 1788–90, Chinese for export, Silk, H. 38 x W. 29 1/2 inches, Textiles-Painted

Panel, 909–1171, Attributed to Egypt, Wood; carved, Wood

Earring with human figure, Gold, Other: 15/16 x 1/4 x 7/8 in. (2.3 x 0.7 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Cassone (chest), mid-16th century (with 19th century additions), Italian (Rome or Siena?), Walnut, carved and partially gilded; coniferous wood., H. 73.6 cm, W. 1.7 m, D. 63.5 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Manuscript pages showing battle scenes, early 17th century, Turkish, Ink and pigments on paper, .1; 11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in. (29.5 x 20.1 cm); .2; 11 11/16 x 8 in. (29.7 x 20.3 cm), Books & Manuscripts

Portrait of a Young Woman, Oil on wood, Oval, 5 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (14.6 x 13 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died 1575 Lyons)

Fragment, 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk, metal wrapped thread; brocaded and voided velvet., H. 60 13/16 in. (154.4 cm), Textiles-Woven

Teasing a Sleeping Girl, ca. 1760, Oil on canvas, 34 1/8 x 42 3/8 in. (86.7 x 107.6 cm), Paintings, Gaspare Traversi (Italian, Neapolitan, ca. 1722–1770), Little is known of Traversi's career,…

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm);…

Textile with Crescents, 10th–12th century, Italian (?), Brocade, silk and metal thread, Overall (with restoration): 12 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (31.4 × 34.3 cm), Textiles-Woven

Arrowhead (Yanonē), ca. 1615–1868, Japanese, Steel, L. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); L. of head 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 6.7 oz. (189.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Shahi period, 9th century, Afghanistan, White marble, H. 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); W. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm), Sculpture, The linga, the aniconic pillar…

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 3/4 x 5 11/16 in. (12 x 14.5 cm), Ceramics

Amida Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来坐像, Kamakura period (1185–1333), ca. 1250, Japan, Wood with gold leaf, Overall: H. 34 5/8 in. (87.9 cm); W. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); D. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm),…

Bowl with Geometric Rosette, 1100–1150, Byzantine, Engraved slip ware:orange clay, cream slip, transparent yellowish glaze, Overall: 2 15/16 x 7 7/8 in. (7.5 x 20 cm), Ceramics, A compass was…

Spoon with a Panther, 3rd–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, silvered, niello, Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 in. (12.3 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, A slit on the top of the handle,…

Descrizione del Sacro Monte della Vernia (Description of the Sacred Mount Alverno), 1612, Engraving, 18 1/2 × 12 13/16 × 13/16 in. (47 × 32.5 × 2 cm), Prints, Domenico Falcini (Italian,…

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (11.5 x 9.5 cm), Ceramics

January: Cernay, near Rambouillet, Oil on canvas, 35 3/8 x 46 1/4 in. (89.9 x 117.5 cm), Paintings, Léon-Germain Pelouse (French, Pierrelaye 1838–1891 Pierrelaye)

Bowl, 13th century, Attributed to Syria, Raqqa, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, Gr. Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm); H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Ceramics

Round Seal, ca. 6th century, India, Terracotta, Diam. 1 3/8, x, Depth 3/8 in. (3.5 x 1 cm), Seals

Textile Fragment, 4th–6th century, Byzantine, Linen, wool, Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2in. (6.6 x 6.4cm), Textiles-Woven

Tile, 14th–15th century, Made in probably Orvieto, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 9 3/16 x 9 3/16 x 15/16 in. (23.3 x 23.3 x 2.4 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Fragment, mid-17th century, Attributed to India, Silk and metal yarns; cut voided velvet, H. 45 11/16 in. (116 cm), Textiles-Woven

Equivalent, 1926, Gelatin silver print, 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York), By photographing clouds, Stieglitz…

Panel, late 15th century, French, Red pine, gilding and polychromy, Overall: 31 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1 in. (80.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Plate Two from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries, dated 1730, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm); plate: 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 (23.8 x 16.8 cm), Works on…