Copper Face Ornament with Dangles, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Copper, gilt, Height 3-15/16 in. (10 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Netsuke, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Apothecary bottle (fiasca da farmacia), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 5/8 in. (24.5cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Pin Part, 200–500, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1/16 in. (4 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Chest, late 15th century, Made in Provence(?), France, French, Walnut, iron, Overall: 18 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 29 7/8 in. (47 x 38.7 x 75.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Gold earring with rosette disk, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 1/4 × 3/4 in. (1.6 × 0.6 × 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver, The rosette is formed by eight overlapping…

Roundel, disk, Bone ?, Diameter: 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.5 x 0.5 cm)

Papier-mâchè side chair, ca. 1830–60, British (?), Wood, papier-mâché, black lacquer, painted and gilded, mother-of-pearl, caned seat., H. 83.2 cm, W. 44.7 cm, D. 38.5 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Cover, 18th century, Italian, silk; metal; linen, 32 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (83.4 x 27.4 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Mothers and children in the park, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm),…

Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, ca. 1250, Made in probably London, England, British, Walrus ivory, Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/8 in. (7.8 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm), Ivories-Walrus, Board games,…

Island of the Dead, 1880, Oil on wood, 29 x 48 in. (73.7 x 121.9 cm), Paintings, Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, Basel 1827–1901 San Domenico, Italy), In 1880 Marie Berna, the American-born widow of…

Key, 1st–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 2 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Pax, early 20th century (original dated late 15th century), Portuguese, Silver plate on copper, Overall: 21 1/2 x 12 x 7 3/8 in. (54.6 x 30.5 x 18.7 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Pair of sandals from the Burial of Amenhotep, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial of…

Apothecary Jar (albarello), ca. 1470–90, Italian, probably Florence or vicinity, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Vase with cover (one of a pair), porcelain ca. 1740–45, mounts 1745–49, German (Meissen) with French mounts, Hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, Height: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm),…

Bottle, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze under transparent colorless glaze; silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics

'Two Penny Blue' postage stamps, issued May 8, 1840, British, Engraving printed in blue ink on paper, 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 cm), After a design by William Wyon (British, Birmingham…

Chasse, 13th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, gilt-copper, Overall: 9 13/16 x 16 1/2 x 8 in. (24.9 x 41.9 x 20.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé

'Laila and Majnun in School', Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524–25, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H.…

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 9/16in. (6.5cm), Vases, Fragment of green-glazed vase; eight galloping horses.

Boat on the Sumida, 1817–58, Japanese, Print, Sheet: 16.9 cm x 22.8 cm, Image 16.9 cm x 22.6 cm, Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))

Netsuke of Acrobat, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Copper-Alloy Faucet and Conduit, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 3/16 in. (13.3 x 31.4 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Byzantine cities often drew their…

Dinner fork (one of twelve), Bayne and Napier, R.G. Reid, 1750–65, Scottish, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Silver, No dimensions recorded., Metalwork-Silver, Bayne and Napier, R.G. Reid

Lago Avernus, ca. 1867–70, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on blue wove paper, 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (11.4 x 24.1 cm), Drawings, William Trost Richards (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Medal of George Washington's Public Offices, 1790, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Gilt bronze, Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Metal, James Manley (active 1790–1800),…

Portrait of a poet, late 18th–early 19th century, Swiss, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm), Sculpture

Earring with nail head pendant, 12, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1 x 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

The Shepherd's Song, 1891, Oil on canvas, 41 1/8 x 43 1/4 in. (104.5 x 109.9 cm), Paintings, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris), Puvis adapted the pipe-playing shepherd…

Beads, 9, Roman, Glass, Other: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Glass, Nine beads, most with multi-colored spots.

Finger Grip, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 1-11/16 in., Stone-Implements

Caricature of Two Women Seen From Behind, late 18th century, Pen and gray ink, brown and gray wash, 6 1/8 x 7 11/16 in. (15.6 x 19.6 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice…

Bowl, late 8th–9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; buff slip, underglaze painted in polychrome pigments under a transparent glaze, H. 2 1/2 in.…

The Chair-Animal, 1922, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper, bordered with gouache, mounted on cardboard, 18 3/4 × 24 1/8 in. (47.6 × 61.3 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born…

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Virgin and Child, ca. 1350, Made in Champagne, France, French, Marble with gilding, Overall: 34 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 5 7/8 in., 78lb. (87.9 x 27.3 x 14.9 cm, 35380.6g), Sculpture, The Virgin is shown with…

Medal in Memory of Lieutenant William Burrows, 1800–1830, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840)

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated Script, 11th century, Attributed to Iran or Central Asia, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Codices, The manuscript…

Winged Pendant, before 16th century, Panama, Cocle Province, Cocle, Stone, Height 5-15/16 in., Stone-Ornaments

Badge with Richard II, 14th century, British, Tin/lead alloy, Overall: 1 1/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.7 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Tin/lead alloy

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (13.6 x 14.6 cm), Ceramics

Figure of Saint, ca. 1245, Made in Picardy-Beauvais, France, French, Stained glass, 23 1/4 × 15 11/16 × 1/4 in. (59.1 × 39.8 × 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Plate (tagliere), 1534, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501, Woodcuts, Overall: 13 1/16 x 9 7/16 x 2 1/4 in. (33.2 x 23.9 x 5.7 cm), Books,

Square with Classical Scenes, 300–600, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Byzantine, Wool and linen, tapestry weave, Overall: 8 x 7 1/2in. (20.3 x 19.1cm), Textiles-Woven

Earring with pendant in the form of Eros, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 3/8 × 2 in. (1.6 × 0.9 × 5.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Strainer, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 1 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (3.2 × 15 × 12.8 cm), Vases, Without decoration.

Plaque from a Cross with the Winged Man of Saint Matthew, ca. 1185–95, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, deep…

Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun, dated 1866, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, wood (walnut), gold, L. 44 1/8 in. (112 cm), Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, The Second Empire (1852–70) marked…

Relief Frieze, 6th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pinewood with traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 3/16 x 23 1/4 x 7/8 in. (15.7 x 59 x 2.2 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Netsuke of Noh Mask; Demon (?), 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in. (9.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Jug, 1300–1500, German, Glazed earthenware, Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (13 x 12.9 x 10.3 cm), Ceramics

Reliquary Bust of Saint Juliana, ca. 1376, Italian, Copper, gilding, gesso, and tempera paint, Overall: 11 1/16 x 9 x 8 3/8 in. (28.1 x 22.9 x 21.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Circle of Giovanni di…

Squat lekythos, miniature, Classical, ca. 425–400 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diameter: 1 3/4 × 1 × 1 9/16 in. (4.5 × 2.6 × 4 cm), Vases, Pointed amphora on belly.

Two lovers, ca. 1760, German, Frankenthal, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Practice Sword, ca. 1575, Munich, German, Munich, Steel, leather, wood, brass, L. 50 5/8 in. (128.5 cm); L. of blade 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1332.4 g), Swords

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 x 9/16 in. (4.5 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Sofa (canapé à confidents), Claude I Sené (French, 1724–1792), ca. 1775–80, French, Carved and gilded beechwood upholstered in modern blue dotted silk, 34 × 90 × 24 1/2 in. (86.4 × 228.6…

Bow of a Brooch, late 5th century B.C., Made in Champagne or South Germany, Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (5.3 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Reliquary Cross, 16th century, Made in Siena, Italy, Italian, Silver, silver-gilt, niello, glass, Overall: 22 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (57.5 x 29.9 x 4.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (35.9 x 4.5 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Dish, ca. 1880, French, Limoges, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 1/16 × 9 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (0.2 × 23.2 × 23.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ferret, 7th century (?), Langobardic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 9/16 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (6.5 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Design for a Sword Hilt, Scabbard, and Belt Fittings, ca. 1840–50, Paris, French, Paris, Watercolor and ink on paper, 12 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. (32 x 48 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings, Attributed to…

Harpokrates or another child god with the club of Herakles, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, From Egypt, Green Faience, h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.), Harpokrates was frequently represented…

Nouveau Recueil des Troupes Legeres de France Levees depuis la presente Guerre, avec la date de leur creation, le nombre dont chaque Corps est compose; leur Uniforme & leurs Armes, 1747, Books

Beads, 16, Glass, Other: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Glass

Centaur, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600–480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Terracottas, Figurines of centaurs are popular in Cypriot art and are often found as offerings…

Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Angkor period, 9th century, Cambodia, Stone, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Sculpture

Tile fragment, probably 16th century, Spanish, Toledo, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (6.7 × 4.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Panel, 17th or 18th century, Italian or French, silk; linen, 35 1/4 x 22 1/4 in (89.5 x 56.5 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Ferret, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 15/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in. (7.5 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Case, Missal, 15th century, French, Cuir bouilli (tooled leather), Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 x 4 3/4 in. (21 x 17.8 x 12.1 cm), Leatherwork

Pietà, 1476, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 28 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (71.8 x 64.5 cm); painted surface 28 x 25 1/8 in. (71.1 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Carlo Crivelli (Italian, Venice (?), active…

Mrs. Rufus Prime (Augusta Temple Palmer, 1807–1840), 1828, Card, Oval, 5 3/8 x 4 in. (138 x 102 mm), Miniatures, Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, Nancy 1767–1855 Paris)

Faith, late 16th century or early 17th century, Painted enamel, partly gilt, on copper, 11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (29.8 x 23.2 cm), Enamels, Master IDC (French, active Limoges 1614–27) or, Jean Cour…

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Bronze or Copper Alloy, Diam. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)

Seven custard cups, 1796–1825, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bronze man and centaur, Geometric, mid-8th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm), Bronzes, Half man, half horse, the centaurs were thought to inhabit remote wooded areas. In much…

Candlestick, ca. 1190–1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, scraped, stippled and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, green, yellow, red, and white., Overall: 15…

The Jetty at Cassis, Opus 198, 1889, Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 25 5/8 in. (46.4 x 65.1 cm), Paintings, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris), Between 1887 and 1891, Signac spent the…

Earring, boat-shaped, Silver, Other: 11/16 × 1/4 × 15/16 in. (1.7 × 0.6 × 2.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, Overall (a): 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (22.5 × 22.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); L. of head 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side, Sasanian, ca. 6th–7th century A.D., Iran, Sasanian, Silver, niello inlay, 3.86 x 6.42 in. (9.8 x 16.31 cm), Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed,

L'Amour dans le globe; ou, L'Almanach volant, composé de petites pièces fugitives, légères ou galantes, en prose & en vers: avac un précis historique de l'origine du globe aérostatique,…

Crescent Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Copper, H. 6 1/8 x W. 5 1/2 in. (15.5 x 14 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); L. of head 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Father Time on a Globe; Design for a Clock, 19th century, Red chalk, heightened with white chalk, touches of black chalk, 21 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (54.3 x 41.9cm), Drawings, Albert-Ernest…

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/8 in. (5.6 × 3.9 × 0.3 cm), Glass-Stained

The Trinity, Tempera on wood, 12 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.7 x 27 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (possibly 17th century)

Girl Feeding Chickens from the series known as the Enfants de Boucher, ca. 1770–80, French, Paris, Wool, silk (27 warps per inch, 10-11 per cm.), confirmed: 28 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (73 × 54…

Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1834 (?), Made in France, Silver, Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metal

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (13.6 x 10.4 cm), Ceramics

Earring, boat-shaped with cage and ball pendant, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (1.3 x 0.7 x 3.8 cm), Gold and Silver