Kohl Jar and Lid, Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–18, ca. 1635–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Tomb R 2, Burial B 5, In…

Portrait of En no Gyōja, Muromachi period (1392–1573), late 14th–15th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 36 1/8 × 15 1/4 in. (91.8 × 38.7 cm), Paintings,…

View inside city, towards medieval gate, 1775–1827, Pen and ink, and wash, sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (11.4 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)

Mold for Umbel of Cornflower Pendant, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Town manufactories, Petrie/Carter excavations,…

Belt Buckle, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 5 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/16 in. (14.7 x 6.8 x 2.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Corn pitcher, 1855–60, Made in Kaolin, South Carolina, United States, American, porcelain, 10 1/8 × 3 5/8 in. (25.7 × 9.2 cm), Ceramics

Cartoon for Punch (The Great Western Railway), Feb. 18, 1898, 1898, Pen and black ink over graphite, sheet: 9 x 11 9/16 in. (22.9 x 29.4 cm), Drawings, Sir (Edward) Linley Sambourne (British,…

[Stereograph of a Woman Wearing a Tiara and Tulle and Lace Dress, Seated Before a Mirror], 1850s, Daguerreotype, Image: 6.5 x 5.6 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.), each, Photographs, Bautain (French)

Resurrection of Christ, late 16th–early 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, sheet: 4 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (10.8 x 7.1 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century ?,…

Two studies for a figure composition, including three women and a child, 1820–76, Black chalk, 3 3/4 x 5 13/16 in. (9.5 x 14.8 cm), Drawings, Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French,…

Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 20 (recto), October 1, 1604, Etching and drawing, Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm), Designed by Pietro Paulo…

[Mill or Warehouse with Vertical Clapboard Siding], 1850s, Daguerreotype, Image: 6.5 x 9 cm (2 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American)

Wrought Iron Gate Design (recto), Sketches for Bracket (verso), 1870–1900, Watercolor (recto); graphite (verso), sheet: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Bronze cauldron, Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm), Bronzes, Made of two large hemispherical bronze sheets carefully riveted together at the belly's midpoint.…

Fox With Two Herons, ca. 1630–40, Pen and brown ink and brown wash, traces of black chalk, 7 5/16 x 10 15/16 in. (18.5 x 27.8 cm), Drawings, Frans Snyders (Flemish, Antwerp 1579–1657 Antwerp)

Amya Petitioning Faustus for the Custody of Saint Mamas, ca3, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, with white gouache, over black chalk, 9 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (23.5 x 32 cm), Drawings, Jean Cousin…

Stieglitz, Steichen, Smith and Kuehn Admiring the Work of Frank Eugene, 1907, Platinum print, Image: 10.2 x 16.2 cm (4 x 6 3/8 in.), Photographs, Frank Eugene (American, New York 1865–1936 Munich)

Drawings and Prints, Book Prints Ornament & Architecture, Ein ney Furmbüchlein, Page 4, recto, Publisher, Johann Schönsperger the Younger, German, active 1510–30, Schönsperger, Johann the…

Shroud, Roman Period, ca. A.D. 125, From Egypt, Linen, paint, L 160 × W. 101.4 cm (63 × 39 15/16 in.), Viewed vertically this shroud has an architectural structure with a frieze of uraeus-cobras…

View of a Village alongside a River, 1766, Pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, sheet: 4 9/16 x 6 11/16 in. (11.6 x 17 cm), Drawings, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (Swiss, Bern…

清 汪鋆 阮元遺事十景圖 冊, Ten Sites Associated with Ruan Yuan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1883, China, Album of ten paintings; ink and color on paper, Image (each): 11 × 13 1/4…

Dialectica from Seven Liberal Arts, 16th century, Engraving, 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (14.6 x 10.8 cm), Prints, Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice), After Maerten de…

妙法蓮華経, Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1667, Japan, Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper, a: 11 in. × 14 ft. 10 15/16 in. (28 × 454.5…

French Soldier, 1918–1931, Conte crayon, 8 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (21.9 x 17.5 cm), Drawings, Jean-Louis Forain (French, Reims 1852–1931 Paris)

4 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, ca. 1475–80, Made in Burgundian territories, South Netherlandish, Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and…

Candlestick, 1755–60, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 9 15/16 x 5 1/16 in. (25.2 x 12.9 cm); 19 oz. 4 dwt. (596.6 g), Silver, Myer Myers (1723–1795)

Man of Sorrows, after Guido Reni (recto); Studies of arm and hands (verso), 17th century, Black chalk highlighted with white chalk on light brown paper (recto); black and red chalk (verso).…

Rear View of the Wooden Structure of a Carriage, 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk., sheet: 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (25.7 x 19.1 cm), Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Martin. Pierre. 22 ans, né à St-Léger (Saône-et-Loire). Employé de commerce. Anarchiste. 27/2/94. , 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…

Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and lion, ca. 1550–60, Etching and engraving, Sheet (Trimmed): 34 5/8 × 19 1/16 in. (88 × 48.4 cm), Prints, Battista Franco (Italian,…

Bow Brooch, 500–550, Frankish, Silver-gilt, niello, garnet, glass, Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in. (10.8 x 7 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Hieratic copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, 1930–31, Pottery, ink, L. 22.6 cm (8 7/8…

誰が袖模様丸帯, Obi with “Whose Sleeves?” (Tagasode) Pattern, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of 19th century, Japan, Twill-weave silk with supplementary weft patterning and…

Tumbler, 1850–60, Probably made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas…

Last Supper, late 1650s, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk, heightened with white gouache, with framing line in pen and brown ink. Laid down., 7 11/16 x 11 1/2…

Barreyre. Alfred. 30 ans, né le 30/6/64 à Brassac (P. de Dôme). Gérant de restaurant. Anarchiste. 2/7/94., 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x…

Design for Decoration of a Drawing Room, 1758–1803, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and colored wash, 11-7/16 x 19 in. (29.1 x 48.2 cm), Giovanni Battista Maderna (Italian, Verona…

Pellet Crossbow, probably 1550–1600, Italian or possibly Southern German, Steel, wood (rosewood), iron alloy, copper alloy, L. overall 32 7/8 in. (83.5 cm); W. 21 1/8 in. (53.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 4…

Rübezahl, 1820–84, Watercolor on paper, 12 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (31.1 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, Adrian Ludwig Richter (German, Dresden 1803–1884 Dresden)

Limestone Geryon, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 20 7/8 x 15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (53 x 38.7 x 25.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, In Greek mythology, Geryon was a…

[Finely Dressed Woman Seated in Armchair], 1850s, Daguerreotype, Image: 14.6 x 10.4 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (British)

Design, 1841–84, Pen and brown ink over graphite, sheet: 13 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (33.7 x 23.7 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Lilliputian Souvenir, 1862–63, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7.7 x 4.5 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.) each, Photographs, Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?–1896 New York)

Voyage en Orient et en Espagne Vols 3 & 4 [bound together], 1860 or later, Albumen silver prints from paper negatives, Album: 46.4 x 62.2 cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.), Albums, Louis de Clercq…

Backplate of a Belt Buckle, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Iron with silver and copper alloy inlays, Overall: 1 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.7 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

[La Comtesse at Table with Hand to Face], 1860s, Salted paper print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Drawings and Prints, Album Prints Ornament & Architecture, Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes (Title Page), Designer, Etcher, Publisher, Jean Bernard Toro, de Rochefort, Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas…

Specifications for 'Belmead', James River, Virginia for Philip St. George Cocke, 1845, Letterpress with additions in pen and ink, Sheet: 13 7/16 x 8 13/16 in. (34.2 x 22.4 cm), Miscellaneous

Portrait of a Man, ca. 1618, Oil on wood, 41 3/4 x 28 5/8 in. (106 x 72.7 cm), Paintings, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), This impressive portrait, painted about 1618 when…

Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848), 1789, Oil on canvas, 45 x 34 1/2 in. (114.3 x 87.6 cm), Paintings, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun…

Plaque: Equestrian Oba and Attendants, 1550–1680, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 19 7/16 x W. 16 1/2 x D. 4 1/2 in. (49.5 x 41.9 x 11.4 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Over the course of…

Designs for Furniture, 1800–1900, Sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (24.4 × 32.1 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

Studio delle virtuose Dame, page 17 (recto), 1597

Double-Sided Tombstone, 10th century and dated A.H. 646/ A.D. 1248–49, Attributed to Egypt, Marble; carved, H. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm), Stone, This marble tombstone is carved on both sides: on the…

Guru Dragpo, 18th century, Tibet, Distemper on cotton, Image: 24 in. × 17 1/2 in. (61 × 44.5 cm), Paintings, Guru Dragpo, a fierce emanation of the guru-saint Padmasambhava, stands astride a…

Design for the Decoration of Two Firearms Accessories, a Ladle and a Screwdriver, ca. 1850–51, Spanish, Pen, ink, and colored wash on paper, 8 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (22.5 x 24 cm), Works on…

Mountainous Landscape with a Party of Travellers (Scene on the River Pellene Achaia), 1818–29, Sepia ink and wash over graphite, with touches of gouache, sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in. (30.1 x…

Letter case, second quarter 18th century, French, Beadwork on silk, H. 11 x W. 6 3/4 inches (27.9 x 17.1 cm); Framed: H. 12 3/4 x W. 8 1/2; D. 1 1/2 (32.4 x 21.6; 3.8 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Isabella Hunter, Cousin of the Artist, 1781, Watercolor, colored chalk, and graphite, sheet: 16 1/16 x 11 1/16 in. (40.8 x 28.1 cm), Drawings, John Downman (British, Ruabon, Wales 1750–1824…

[Alhambra Court Facade Towards the Nave; Entryway to the Alhambra Court; Side View of Alhambra Court; Alhambra Court Looking Towards the North], ca. 1859, Albumen silver print from glass negative,…

'So Considerate', 1845–91, Pen, brush, and brown ink with touches of white gouache, Sheet: 4 7/16 in. × 7 in. (11.3 × 17.8 cm), Drawings, Charles Samuel Keene (British, Hornsey, Middlesex…

[Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 18 (verso), 1567

Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, William Frank Browne (American)

Bowl with deer, late Edo period (1615–1868), 1826, Japan, Stoneware (Takatori ware), H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Diam. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm), Ceramics

Claw Anklet of Sithathoryunet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1887–1813 B.C., From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 1, BSAE excavations…

Man with a bandaged jaw, first half 20th century, traces of graphite, brush and black ink, gouache, watercolor, sheet: 16 x 8 9/16 in. (40.6 x 21.8 cm), Drawings, Sergey Sudeykin (Russian,…

Coat of Arms, 18th century, Pen and black ink, watercolor, traces of black chalk, sheet: 12 11/16 x 10 7/8 in. (32.3 x 27.6 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Anonymous, 18th century

Chartres Cathedral, 1850–52, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in. (19.9 × 25.5 cm), Photographs, Pierre Emile Joseph Pécarrère (French, born 1816)

Necklace of Wah, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (), Mummy, bandages at neck, 1920, Silver, linen cord, L. of…

White House Landing, Pamunkey River, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882)

Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 19 (recto), 1620, Woodcut, Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm), Designed by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601…

Vajrabhairava with His Consort Vajravetali, 18th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall with mounting: 56 x 25 1/2 in. (142.2 x 64.8 cm), Paintings, Vajrabhairava has thirty-four arms and…

Design for lace, 19th century, White gouache on blue prepared ground, sheet: 6 15/16 x 15 3/4 in. (17.6 x 40 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Bracelet (one of a pair), ca. 400, Made in probably Rome, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in. (7 x 5.9 x 4.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The medallions and hoops of these handsome…

Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with female head, late 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Cerveteri, Terracotta, 5 7/16 x 6 1/16 in. (13.8 x 15.4 cm), Terracottas

'The Ascetic Witnesses the Woman Trying to Poison the Lover', Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 12.5 in. high 8.87 in.…

Amalfi, Cathedral, 1853, Salted paper print from a waxed paper negative, Mount: 19 5/16 in. × 13 13/16 in. (49.1 × 35.1 cm), Photographs, Firmin-Eugène Le Dien (French, 1817–1865), Gustave…

Nueva Arte a Escrivir, 1615–31, plates: engraving, woodcut, Overall: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm) (pages are separated), Books

Small Daffodils, ca. 1914, Watercolor and graphite on paper, 13 3/4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.4 cm), Drawings, Charles Demuth (American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1883–1935 Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

Landscape with a Natural Arch and a Waterfall, 17th–early 18th century, graphite, sheet: 3 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (9.2 x 15.9 cm), Drawings, Felix Meyer (Swiss, Winterthur 1653–1713 Wyden)

Large storage jar with floral decoration, Ptolemaic Period, late 3rd–2nd century B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, grave 36, 1912–13, Pottery, paint, H. 62 cm (24 7/16…

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Page from Album of Ornament Prints from the Fund of Martin Engelbrecht, Artist, Publisher, Artist, Jeremias Wachsmuth, Martin…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 38 (recto), Author, Engraver, Dedicatee, Publisher, Title by, Dedicated to, Published by, Matthias…

Design for stained glass windows in Ditteridge Church, ca. 1859, Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, sheet: 15 1/2 x 13 in. (39.4 x 33 cm), Edward William Godwin (British, Bristol…

View of Vienna, 1624–77, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, sheet: 1 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (4.2 x 16.4 cm), Drawings, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)

La Foire du Caire (The Cairo Fair), 1785–90, French, probably Nantes, Cotton, copperplate printed, 86 x 37in. (218.4 x 94cm), Textiles-Printed

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 9 (recto), 1588, Woodcut, Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm), Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound…

Lady Rich (Elizabeth Jenks, died 1558), ca. 1540, Oil and gold on oak, 17 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (44.5 x 34 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger

Louis XIV at the Siege of Cambrai, Seen from the South-West (March 20–April 19, 1677), probably 1680s, Red chalk, over black chalk; squared in black chalk; framing line in pen and black ink, 18…

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, 1783, Lithograph, Plate: 8 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (22 × 15.8 cm), Prints, Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855) was a French painter and print maker specialized in…

[Cat, Seen From Above], ca. 1926, Gelatin silver print, 23.4 x 17.5 cm. (9 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.), Photographs, László Moholy-Nagy (American (born Hungary), Borsod 1895–1946 Chicago, Illinois)

Design for an Entablature Carved with Acanthus, 1822, Ink and wash, sheet: 7 x 15 in. (17.8 x 38.1 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Pattern, ca. 1840, British, Parchment, No dimensions recorded., Textiles-Methods and Materials

Sugar Bowl, 1765–85, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (16.8 x 12.4 cm); 10 oz. 2 dwt. (313.5 g), Silver, Thomas Shields (1742–1819)

Reproduction of the 'Great S-spiral frieze' fresco, Late Helladic III, ca. 1400–1200 B.C., Mycenaean, watercolor on paper, Overall: 36 x 26 1/2 in. (91.4 x 67.3 cm), Excavated 1884 west of the…

Le Pompe: Opera Nova, page 11 (verso), 1557, Woodcut, Overall: 8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.5 x 15 cm), Published by Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right:…

The Archangel Raphael and Tobias, possibly 1457–63, Tempera and gold on wood, Overall 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.7 x 14.6 cm); painted surface 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18.7 x 14 cm), Paintings, Neri di…

Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso), 1493, Pen and brown ink, 10 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (27.8 x 20.2 cm), Drawings, Albrecht Dürer (German,…

Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, 7th century, Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver and copper, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Metalwork, Bodhisattva…