Earring, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Gold, green and clear glass, pearls(?); hoop copper alloy or base silver, Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. (6.6 x 6 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold

[Entryway of Renaissance Court; Medieval Vestibule; View of the Renaissance Court; Room of Classical Reliefs and Sarcophagi], ca. 1859, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 7.9 x 8.1 cm (3 1/8…

Snapshot - In the New York Central Yards, 1903, printed 1907, Photogravure, 19.4 x 15.9 cm (7 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.), Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York)

Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 40 (recto), 1603, Woodcut, Overall: 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (24 x 16.5 cm), Designed by Federic…

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, iron, copper (?), H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 3 1/4 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm), Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, This…

Frieze with Fruit, Foliage and Putti Climbing through Strapwork, late 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk, 3 5/8 x 10 5/16 in. (9.2 x 26.2 cm),…

Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaui or Nebethetepet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 27–30, 550–300 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous metal, H. 17.8 × W. 4.3 × D. 10 cm (7 × 1 11/16 ×…

Mountains of Auvergne, 1831–33, Watercolor with pen and brown ink, 6 5/16 x 11 1/4 in. (16 x 28.5 cm), Drawings, Paul Huet (French, Paris 1803–1869 Paris)

A Great Grey Shrike, 17th century, Watercolor and bodycolor, sheet: 5 7/16 x 7 3/16 in. (13.8 x 18.2 cm), Drawings, Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, Haarlem, ca. 1614–1673/83)

Terracotta antefix (roof tile), Archaic, ca. 625–600 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Terracotta, Overall: 7 3/4 x 8 7/8in. (19.7 x 22.6cm), Terracottas, This antefix in the form of a female head…

Marble portrait bust of a woman, Trajanic, ca. A.D. 100–120, Roman, Marble, H. 22 5/8 in. (57.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, This portrait of a stern Trajanic matriarch has much in common with images…

和更紗模様帯, Obi with Design of Fish and Marine Objects, Taishō period (1912–26), Japan, Compound weave with brocading, 27 x 146 in. (68.6 x 370.8 cm), Costumes

[Group of 11 Stereograph Views of Cowboys], 1850s–1910s, Albumen silver prints, Mounts approximately: 3.9 x 17.8 cm (1 9/16 x 7 in.), Photographs, Benneville Lloyd Singley (American, Union…

Roman Capriccio with Terrace, 17th–18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash, over black chalk or graphite underdrawing., image: 10 13/16 x 7 11/16 in. (27.5 x 19.5 cm),…

The Adoration of the Shepherds, n.d., Engraving, Prints, Engraved by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?)), After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco…

[A Gypsy Dancing-Girl, Kathiawar], ca. 1915, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.5 x 18.2 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.), Photographs, E. Taurines (probably French, active ca. 1885–1901)

Square-Headed Bow Brooch, 530–560, Frankish, Silver-gilt, niello inlay; iron spring/pin, Overall: 3 15/16 x 1 13/16 x 11/16 in. (10 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 21r), Publisher, Bernhard Jobin, Swiss, Porrentruy (Jura) before 1545–1593/1597 Strasbourg,…

Piriform macehead with male faces, Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III, ca. 3650–3100 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone (pink), organic material, H. 4.2 x W. 5.6 cm (1 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.)

Candi Jago plaque of the Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Singasari kingdom, late 13th century, probably 1286–92, Indonesia (East Java), Copper alloy, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 1…

Room Design Showing Plan and Three Wall Elevations, ca. 1740–60, Pen and ink and watercolor, Anonymous, British, 18th century

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…

Terracotta mug in the form of a black African boy's head, Late Classical, late 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Vases, This boy wears an olive-leaf wreath decorated with…

Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, 1848–88, Watercolor, sheet: 7 x 15 in. (17.8 x 38.1 cm), Drawings, Edward Lear (British, London 1812–1888 San Remo)

Design for a Chandelier with Sixteen Candles, 1632, Brush and brown, ochre, and gold paint, touches of orange and blue gouache, over a preliminary sketch in grey gouache(?) on vellum prepared…

Landscape, n.d., Pen, brush, brown ink and brown wash, on beige cardboard., 3 15/16 x 6 5/16 in. (10 x 16 cm), Drawings, Hendrik-Dirk Kruseman Van Elten (American (born Holland), Alkmaar…

Design for an Arch Through Which Is Seen a Fountain with Two Putti (recto); Design for an Architectural Structure (verso), 1700–1780, Pen and dark brown ink, brush and gray wash over lead…

Apollo and Galatea in a Landscape with Neptune and Three Nymphs, 1550–60, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, squared for transfer in black chalk (with some corrections…

Brewing Tea in a Snow-Covered Hut, Edo period (1615–1868), 1791, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 52 15/16 in. × 11 in. (134.5 × 27.9 cm), Paintings, Tani Bunchō…

He Looks and Doesn't Recognize Himself ('Se mira y no se ve'), 1807–45, Pen and dark brown ink with traces of black chalk underdrawing. Composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all…

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (2.2 x 9.2 cm), Terracottas

Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne) - Section, ca. 1841, Watercolor over pencil., 10 x 6.25 in. (25.4 x 15.9 cm),

Spill Vase, 1830–70, Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (15.6 x 7.9 cm), Ceramics

Design for a Monument to the Three Wives of the First Earl of Guilford, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, 1783, Pen and ink, wash, sheet: 10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 22.9 cm), Joseph Wilton (British, London…

[Frames for Mirrors], ca. 1600, Etchings, 11 3/8 x 14 3/16 x 1/8 in. (28.9 x 36 x 0.3 cm), Books, Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1571–1656 Rotterdam)

Death of a Saint, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over charcoal on light tan paper, 3-3/16 x 2-11/16 in. (8.1 x 6.9 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese,…

Earring (one of a pair), 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, pearls, Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (8.3 x 3.2 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Earrings like these are found throughout the Byzantine…

Figure of Red Riding Hood with Basket, 1852–58, Made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Ceramics, United States Pottery Company (1852–58)

Nativity, before 1761, Pen and black ink, brush and grey wash with white heightening on brown paper. Incised for transfer. Reddened on verso with chalk., 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15 x 9.6 cm),…

Bramling (Fringilla Montifringilla), 1679, Watercolor over pencil. Framing line in pen and brown ink., 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 18.7 cm), Drawings, Gerardus van Veen (Dutch, ca. 1620–1683)

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 8v), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46, Cologne,…

Beaker, ca. 1730–50, Hungarian, Silver, partly gilded, Overall: 7 7/8 x 4 13/16 in. (20 x 12.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, An elegant rhythm is created in this beaker by alternating gilded…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 55r), Artist, Johann Sibmacher, German, active 1590–1611, Sibmacher, Johann, German, 1590, 1611, 1604,…

Pitcher, 1885, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Ceramics, Chesapeake Pottery (Baltimore, Maryland, 1882–1914)

Lassalas. Ernest, Auguste. 33 ans, né à Paris IVe. Ébéniste. Anarchiste. 2/1/94, 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,…

3 of Horns, 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…

Cup Plate, 1830–50, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Lacy pressed glass, Glass, Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–1888, Sandwich, Massachusetts)

Statue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and Family, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C., From Egypt; Probably originally from Southern Upper Egypt, Elephantine, Sandstone, H.…

Design for double-lancet window, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Graphite on tissue paper mounted on board, Overall: 21 1/16 x 7 3/8 in. (53.5 x 18.7…

Earring with lion-griffin head terminal, Ptolemaic Period, 4th–3rd century B.C., From Egypt, Gold, As Worn: H. 2.3 × W. 2.2 cm (7/8 × 7/8 in.), Hoops formed of wound wire with animal head…

There Was a Cat Somewhere, ca. 1940, Ink and watercolor on paper, 5 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (14.3 x 22.5 cm), Drawings, Arthur Dove (American, Canandaigua, New York 1880–1946 Huntington, New York)

Design for a Wall Elevation, late 17th–early 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and pink and gray washes, over traces of black chalk., sheet: 8 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (21.6 x 9.8 cm), Simon…

Hab.t de l'Acadie from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers', 1700–1799, Etching and hand coloring (watercolor), 3 3/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.1 × 5.3 cm), Prints,…

Allegory of Winter, Oil on canvas, Irregular, 39 1/4 x 41 5/8 in. (99.7 x 105.7 cm), Paintings, Jacques de La Joue the Younger (French, Paris 1686–1761 Paris), La Joue was a painter of ornament…

Etruscan Candelabrum Finial (from Cassiano dal Pozzo's 'Paper Museum'), 1620–40, Red chalk on off-white laid paper, glued onto mount (Cassiano dal Pozzo collection, Type 'A'), 8-1/4 x 5-5/16…

Design for a Vase, 1828–40, Pen and black ink, sheet: 15 13/16 x 10 3/16 in. (40.1 x 25.9 cm), J. Hulme (British, active 1828–40)

Platter, 1815–30, Made in Paris, France, French, Porcelain, 1 3/4 x 14 1/16 x 9 3/8 in. (4.4 x 35.7 x 23.8 cm), Ceramics

Yellow and Blue, 1915, Watercolor on paper, 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm), Drawings, Charles Demuth (American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1883–1935 Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

Jérusalem. Porte de Damas (Bab-el-Ahmoud), 1860 or later, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 11 in. × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm), Photographs, Louis de Clercq (French, 1837–1901)

Drawings and Prints, Print, The Tempter (Punch, November 27, 1886), Artist, Sir John Tenniel, British, London 1820–1914 London, Tenniel, John Sir, British, 1820, 1914, 1886

Lithographic Plates, 1850, Paris, France, French, Lithographs, Lithographs: H. 10-1/2 in., W. 8-1/4 in., Works on Paper, Alexandre Désiré Collette (French, 1814–1876)

Punchbowl, 1810–20, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American, Blown, molded, pressed, and engraved glass, 9 in. (22.9 cm), Glass, Bakewell, Page & Bakewell (1808–1882), Benjamin Bakewell &…

Candlestick, 1760–70, Probably made in Bristol, Bristol, England, British, Opaque glass with enamel decoration, H. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm), Glass, Possibly Michael Edkins

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 14 (verso), Binder, Publisher,…

Africa, 17th century, Pen and gray and brown ink, brush and gray wash, sheet: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8in. (26.7 x 20.6cm), Drawings, Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649–1700 Antwerp)

Judgment of Paris, 1800–1900 (?), Gouache on paper pasted down on sheet metal, 8-7/8 x 12-15/16 in. (22.5 x 32.8 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

Disk Brooch, 7th century, Frankish, Silver-gilt, glass, pearl, Gilded silver with filigree and glass inlays, Overall: 1 5/8 x 9/16 in. (4.1 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The dress of Frankish…

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…

Dirham of Nasir al-Din Mahmud (r. 1201–22): Double-Headed Bird of Prey, dated A.H. 615/ A.D. 1218–19, Made in Turkey, Hisn Kayfa, Copper, Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Coins, The period from…

William and Sophia Palmer Langenheim, ca. 1846–47, Daguerreotype, Image: 12.1 x 8.9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.), Photographs, William Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1807–1874)

Borderie. Raoul. 18 ans, né à Castelsarazin (Tarn & Garonne). Peintre en bâtiment. 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…

Design for a Box-Lid, 18th century, Pen and black ink over black chalk underdrawing, 1 5/16 x 2 13/16 in. (3.4 x 7.1 cm.), Drawings, Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris)

Médînet-Abou (Thèbes), Construction Postérieures - Deuxiéme Cour - Galerie Sud-Ouest, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 30.5 x 25.1 cm. (12 x 9 7/8…

Inkwell, ca. 1860, Made in Mexico, Mexican, Tin-glazed earthenware, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Ceramics

Bronze attachment with satyr head, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Bronzes, Helmet attachment that depicts Acheloos, a river god who can change into…

Rocks Overgrown with Bushes, 17th century, Black chalk, sheet: 6 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (16.1 x 22.5 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Francois van Knibbergen (Dutch, 1596/97–after 1664)

Textile, 14th century, Made in Lucca, Italy, Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 24 x 6 1/2 in. (61 x 16.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Design for a Doorway, first half 19th century, Graphite, Anonymous, British, 19th century

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 10r), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46,…

Drawings and Prints, Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture, La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 29 (verso), Publisher, Illustrator, Woodcut of Lucrezia designed by,…

Grüne Eidechse, 1896, Photogravure, Image: 3 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.2 × 15.9 cm), Photographs, Josef Maria Eder (Austrian, Krems an der Donau, 1855–1944 Kitzbühel) and, Eduard Valenta…

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine (reverse copy), Etching, Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.4 cm), Prints, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century, After Marco Angolo del Moro (Italian, Verona (?)…

Clasp from the tomb of Senebtisi, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–early 13, ca. 1850–1775 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 763, burial of…

Karttikeya, the God of War, 8th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Brass with silver inlay, H. 10 1/2 × W. 6 1/4 × D. 3 in. (26.7 × 15.9 × 7.6 cm), Sculpture,…

Disk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Silver, garnets with patterned foils, Overall: 7/8 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Woman wearing a blue-green suit, first half 20th century, traces of graphite, brush and black ink, gouache, watercolor, sheet: 16 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (42 x 25.5 cm), Drawings, Sergey Sudeykin…

The Christ Child Adored by Angels, late 16th–mid-17th century, Black chalk, pen and brown ink and wash and white heightening, 11-7/8 x 8 in. (30.2 x 20.3 cm), Drawings, Gottfried de Wedig…

V-Shaped Buckle, 7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, cast (tongue, loop, plaque); red enamel with impressed..., Overall: 4 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 11/16 in. (11 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Castellamarre, Panorama, ca. 1870, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.6 × 25 cm (7 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown (Italian)

Tea Spoon, ca. 1775, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, L. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Silver, Joseph Edwards Jr. (1737–1783)

Design for a Box-Lid, 18th century, Black chalk and pen and black ink, 4 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (11.3 x 11.5 cm.), Drawings, Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris)

Stage Design Showing a Vaulted Hall with Double-Headed Bird Seal, 1930, Watercolor, gouache, gold paint, over graphite., sheet: 12 9/16 x 19 5/8 in. (31.9 x 49.9 cm), Drawings, Pavel Petrovic…

Textile with Brocade, 13th century, Italian, Silk, gold thread, Overall: 27 x 10 1/2 in. (68.6 x 26.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Fluted bottle with lid, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1950 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Qasr wa el-Sayed, Anhydrite, h. 1..5 cm (4 1/2 in)

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 8), Artist, After, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau, French, Paris…

[Stonecutter with Child], 1860s–70s, Tintype, Image: 4.8 x 3.5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American)

Terracotta stirrup jar with octopus, Late Helladic IIIC, ca. 1200–1100 B.C., Helladic, Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm), Vases, The shape takes its…

Figures Gathered Before a Group of Buildings, One with a Colonnade (recto); Corner View of a Building all'antica (verso), 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on light tan…

Livre de Tables de Diverses Formes, 1716 or after

Construction in Progress (Images of Spain Album, 46), 1812–20, Brush with gray-brown and irongall washes, with scraping on laid paper, Sheet: 8-1/16 x 5-5/8 in. (20.5 x 14.3cm), Drawings,…