Pair of clappers, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13, ca. 1900–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1, Pit 885, 1920–21,…

Design for a Wall Decoration, 18th century, Ink, wash, and watercolor, 11 x 16-1/2 in, Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Seated Buddha, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Terracotta, 5 x 2 3/4 in. (12.7 x 7 cm), Sculpture, This Buddha image was using a mold. It exemplifies the…

Allegory of Geometry, late 16th– early 17th century, Pen and black ink and brush and gray ink, yellow watercolor, sheet: 5 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. (13.7 x 19.5 cm), Hans Krumpper (German, Weilheim…

Reclining Nude, 1918, Crayon on paper, 11 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (29.8 x 46.4 cm), Drawings, Egon Schiele (Austrian, Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

[La Comtesse in Lace Shawl], 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 5.1 x 8.6 cm (2 x 3 3/8 in.), Photographs, Alphonse (Jean-Baptiste) Bernoud (French, 1820–1889)

Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), 1535, Oil and gold on oak, Diameter 12 in. (30.5 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London), During his…

Buckle, 7th century (?), Made in Niderbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. (4.4 x 2.3 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Study of a Child and Two Angels Holding Trumpets, 17th century, Pen and dark brown ink with brush and brown wash over black chalk underdrawing. Composition outlined with black chalk. On light…

Covered Sugar Bowl, 1820–40, Probably made in Midwest, United States, American, Blown molded lead glass, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Glass

[Monkey Temple, Benares], 1860s–70s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 20.8 x 27.5 cm (8 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Seated Woman, 1716–17, Black, red and white chalk, 9 7/16 x 5 7/16 in. (24 x 13.8 cm), Drawings, Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne), One of the most brilliant…

Platter, ca. 1815–ca. 1834, Made in Staffordshire, England, British (American market), Earthenware, transfer-printed, 10 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (26.7 x 32.7 cm), Ceramics, James and Ralph Clews…

Vestal Virgin, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on white paper, 7 x 4-7/16 in. (17.8 x 11.3 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Guerra (Italian, Modena 1544–1618 Rome)

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page…

Grammophora Trisignata from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 4, 1862, Color lithograph, Sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.4 x 6.3 cm)

A Mounted Drummer from the Front, 1670–1702, Pen and brown ink on laid paper, sheet: 3 7/16 x 2 1/4 in. (8.8 x 5.7 cm), Drawings, Marcellus Laroon the Elder (French, The Hague 1653–1702…

Designs for Two Sets of Curtains, 1841–84, Graphite and watercolor, sheet: 10 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (26 x 31.5 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Design for a Stained Glass Window, 1608, Pen and black ink, gray and light brown-gray wash, 16 3/16 x 12 5/16 in. (41.1 x 31.2 cm), Christoph Murer (Swiss, Zurich 1558–1614 Winterthur)

Bronze statuette of a reclining satyr, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm), Bronzes, This delightful pair of satyrs, one playing the Pan pipes while reclining on…

Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 15 (verso), 1554, Woodcut, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19 x 15 cm), Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis &…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 25 (recto), Designer, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Gugliemo Facciotti, Italian,…

Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), page 15 (recto), 1620

'A Raja Seated on a Palace Rooftop Smoking a Huqqa', Folio from a manuscript of the Raga Darshan of Anup, Dated 1214 AH/1799–1800 AD, Attributed to India, Hyderabad, Gouache on paper, H. 14 5/16…

Openwork Belt Fitting, 6th century, Made in France; Made in Alamania, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Hanged Man, n.d., Pen with brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, Sheet: 7 x 4 5/16 in. (17.81 x 11cm), Drawings, Style of Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos…

'Prince Killing a Lion', Folio from the Davis Album, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm), Codices, This dramatic scene depicts…

Strap End, 7th century (?), Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 15/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Disk Brooch, 650–725, Made in northern France or western Germany, Frankish, Gold sheet, filigree, garnets with patterned foil backings, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/2 in. (4.9 x 5 x 1.2…

Side chair back and seat cover, 1739, British, Wool, silk on hemp canvas, a: H. 29 1/4 x W. 20 1/4 inches (74.3 x 51.4 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

[Young Woman with Hair Styled in Two Buns], 1850s, Daguerreotype, Image: 12.5 x 9.3 cm (4 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.), Photographs, Attributed to Albert Sands Southworth (American, West Fairlee,…

清乾隆 剔彩春壽寶盒, Precious Spring Longevity Box, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Qianlong period (1736–95), 1736–1795, China, Carved red, green, and yellow lacquer, Diam. 13 1/4 in.…

Lamp, late 2nd to 3rd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, mold-made, Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (3.5 x 9.2 cm), Terracottas

Pages of Calligraphy from a Sharafnama (Book of Honour) of Nizami, ca. 1620–30, Attributed to India, Deccan, Golconda, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm), Codices

Inscription in Gothic Letters, 1830–62, Graphite, sheet: 6 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (16.5 x 39.1 cm), Freeman Gage Delamotte (British, Sandhurst 1813/14–1862 London)

Window, 1856, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm), Paintings, Anton Dieffenbach (German, Wiesbaden 1831–1904 Hohwald)

Aminadab, November 2, 1771, Etching, plate: 6 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (15.7 x 10.7 cm), Prints

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Schön Neues Modelbuch (Page 7 recto), Designer, Publisher, Johann Sibmacher, Balthasar Caymox, German, active 1590–1611, German,…

Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 1(r), 1617, Woodcut, plate: 6 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (17.5 x 26.7 cm)

Bust of William Shakespeare, 1830–70, Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 5 x 3 1/4 x 2 7/16 in. (12.7 x 8.3 x 6.2 cm), Ceramics

Ritual Ewer with Manasa, the Snake Goddess, Pala period, 10th century, India (probably Bihar), Bronze, H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm), Metalwork

Design for 1/4 of a Ceiling, and Ornamentation of a Section of a Vault, 1700–1780, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over lead point or graphite, with ruled construction. Framing outline…

Sketches for Biblical Scenes, Pen and brown ink, 5 1/4 x 4 7/16 in. (13.4 x 11.3 cm), Drawings, Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822–1885 Sèvres)

분청사기 인화 국화 무늬<경주장흥고>명대접 조선, 粉靑沙器印花菊花文‘慶州長興庫’銘大楪 朝鮮, Dish with inscription and decorated with chrysanthemums and…

Part of the left foot of a colossal marble statue, Roman, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Marble, Other: 4 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (12.1 x 18.6 cm), Stone Sculpture

Bronze helmet with cheek-guards, Late Classical, mid-4th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Bronzes, Jockey-cap' type with a hemispherical cap topped with a knob often…

Tobacco Pouch, 1850–80, Japan, Lacquer, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Tobacco Pouches

Capette. Joseph, Désiré. 56 ans, né à Paris VI. Maroquinier. Anarchiste. 7/3/94., 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each,…

Kyōgen Overvest (kataginu) with Japanese Lobster, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Resist-dyed and painted on plain weave hemp, Overall: 65 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (166.4 x 62.9 cm),…

Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633), ca. 1600–1610, Italian, Steel, copper, gold, silver, wood, textile, L. 108 in. (274.32 cm); blade L. 35 in.…

Saltcellar, 1780–1825, Possibly made in England; Possibly made in United States, Japan, Blown pattern-molded lead glass, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass

Design for a Settee, 18th century, Graphite, sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 in. (21.6 x 30.5 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, German, 18th century

Recueil de la diversité des habits, 1562, Woodcuts, Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in. (17.5 x 12 x 1.3 cm), Books, François Desprez (French, active 16th century)

Bass Ophicleide, ca. 1825, France; Germany, German or French, Brass, Overall: 21.1 x 114.5cm (8 5/16 x 45 1/16in.), Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn

Flower Pot, ca. 1750, Made in Mexico, Mexican, Tin-glazed earthenware, H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm), Ceramics

“Mount Utsu” (Utsu no yama), from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1634, Japan, Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on…

Imhof. Louis, Alfred. 37 ans, né à Mex (Suisse). Journalier. Anarchiste. 1/3/94., 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each,…

Design for a Fanciful Organ, late 18th–early 19th century, Pen and black and brown ink, and watercolor, sheet: 7 1/16 x 4 5/16 in. (17.9 x 11 cm), Drawings, Joseph Ignaz Gurk (Austrian, active…

Textile Fragment, 5th–6th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 12 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (31.8 x 60.3 cm), Textiles-Woven

Snuff Bottle with Landscape, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th–early 19th century, China, Glazed Yixing earthenware with coral stopper, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Snuff Bottles

Rectangular Plaque, middle of 6th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, 'tinned' surface, Overall: 11/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (1.8 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Scent Bottle, 1779, Probably made in Bristol, Bristol, England, British, Opaque glass with enamel decoration, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Glass

元 剔紅高仕圖菱形漆盤, Lozenge-shaped dish with garden scene, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century, China, Carved red lacquer, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); L. 7 7/8…

Tumbler, 1860–70, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Glass, Bakewell, Pears and Company (1836–1882)

Seated Nude Male in Profile View Facing Left with Arm Raised; Fragment of Study of Right Hand, 17th century, Red chalk on light brown paper. Partly reworked with red crayon, 8-1/2 x 4-7/8 in. (21.6…

Design for Trade Card [The Sun Life Assurance Society], 1880–89, Pen and brown ink over graphite, sheet: 10 3/8 x 7 1/16 in. (26.4 x 18 cm), Walter Crane (British, Liverpool 1845–1915 Horsham)

Disk Brooch, 650–700, Frankish, Gold; green and clear glass; mother-of-pearl; side gold, copper, Overall: 1 1/16 x 5/16 in. (2.7 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The dress of Frankish women…

The Visit of Napoléon III to Boulogne-sur-Mer, 19th century, Pen and black ink, gray wash over graphite; heightened with white gouache, 9 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (24.6 x 34.9 cm), Drawings,…

The Diwan-i Khas from the Mussaman Burj, Agra Palace, 1862–64, Waxed paper negative with applied media, 37.1 x 46.4cm (14 5/8 x 18 1/4in.), Negatives, John Murray (British, Blackhouse,…

Empty Stage, 19th century, Pencil and red ink, 11-5/8 x 13-3/4 in, Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

Amada, Temple, 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (22.3 × 29.9 cm), Photographs, John Beasley Greene (American, active France, 1832–1856)

Carpet Fragment, 14th–15th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, Textile: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This irregular-shaped fragment…

St. John the Baptist Pointing to Christ, 17th century, Point of the brush and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk, framing line in point of the brush and brown wash, sheet: 11 1/16 x 8…

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 16), Artist, After, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau, French, Paris…

Cup with Eight Daoist Immortals, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th–19th century, China, Rhinoceros horn, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. (rim) 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Horn, By…

Design for a Ceiling Decoration: A Gathering of Mythological Figures (recto); Dancing Satyr and Two Seated Figures (verso), 1652–1726, Pen and brown ink, over black chalk (recto); faint red…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 10v), Publisher, Christian Egenolff, German, Hadamar 1502–1555 Frankfurt, Egenolff,…

Side Chair, 1740–90, Probably made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Walnut, maple, white pine, 40 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (101.6 x 52.1 x 47 cm), Furniture

Buddha’s Hand with Dragon, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Rock crystal, H. (incl. base) 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Hardstone

[Two Gentlemen Seated on the Grounds of the Palace; The Palace from the Rosary; Cascades and North End of Palace; General View of Gardens and Fountains], ca. 1859, Albumen silver print from…

Design for One Quarter of a Ceiling, 1700–1780, Pen and dark brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite or lead point, with ruled construction. Scales, at bottom, in pen and brown ink, 11 3/8…

Benjamin Franklin, 1770–1800, Made in Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, France, French, Faience, Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics, Pierrette Caudelot Perrin (died 1793)

Jar with Ducks in Lotus Pond, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 16th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); Diam. 13 in.…

Table decoration in the form of a peacock, 1787, Hungarian, Munkács, Silver, partly gilded, Overall: 7 3/16 x 12 in. (18.3 x 30.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The peacock stands with its head…

Khusrau and Shirin, dated A.H. 904/A.D. 1498–99, Attributed to Turkey, probably Istanbul or Amasya, Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; binding: leather, Entire sheet:,…

Statuette of Re-Harakhty, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); D. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.), The falcon-headed god crowned with a simple…

Charity, Engraving, sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 3/8 in. (21.5 x 16.2 cm), Prints, Goltzius School (Netherlandish)

Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm, ca. 1600- ca. 1605, Pen and brown ink, sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (27.8 x 18.6 cm), Drawings, Peter Paul Rubens…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Modelbuch new, aller Art, Nehens und Stickens (page 4v), Publisher, Binder, Hermann Gülfferich, Riviere & Son(s), 1542–1554,…

A Reconstuction of the Pantheon (above) and a View of its Appearance Around 1700 (below), before 1704, Red chalk, pen and black ink, brush and grey wash., 13 1/16 x 8 5/16 in. (33.2 x 21.1…

Pitcher, ca. 1849–79, Probably made in Zanesville, Ohio, United States, American, Mottled brown earthenware, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Ceramics, Probably Pyatt (active 1849–79)

Terracotta neck-amphora with twisted handles (jar), Late Classical, ca. 350–325 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm), Vases, Obverse, young…

Loie Fuller Dancing, ca. 1900, Gelatin silver print, Image: 3 15/16 × 5 3/8 in. (10 × 13.7 cm), Photographs, Samuel Joshua Beckett (British, Shadwell, Stepney [London] 1870–1940 Bournemouth)

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro IV, page 70 (recto), Publisher, Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601…

Compote, 1870–90, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed yellow glass, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Glass, Adams and Company

Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865, 1865–66, Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache, Sheet: 9 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (23.9 × 35 cm), Drawings,…

Antique-Style Ornamental Frieze Designs: Grotesques with Winged Infant, Masks, and Fantastic Animals, early 16th century, Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint, on buff laid paper, Overall: 13 1/2 x 6…

Armchair, designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century, French, Beauvais, Carved and gilded wood; wool, silk, Overall: 37 3/4 × 27 × 24 in. (95.9 × 68.6 × 61 cm),…

Drawings and Prints, Album Prints Ornament & Architecture, Trophées Nouvellement Inventez par J.B. Toro., Designer, Etcher, Publisher, Jean Bernard Toro, Charles Nicolas Cochin I, Jacques-Nicolas…

Head of a Horse, ca. 1878, Graphite on wove paper, Sheet: 6 9/16 x 4 3/4 in. (16.7 x 12.1cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)