Karnak (Thèbes), Palais - Salle Hypostyle - Colonnade Centrale - Décoration d'un Fut, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 25.0 x 16.3 cm. (9 13/16 x 6 7/16…

Portrait of Emperor Shennong, 神農・夏冬山水図, Edo period (1615–1868), 1665, Japan, One from a set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, 41 1/2 x 18 3/16 in. (105.4 x 46.2…

Disk Brooch, early 7th century, Frankish, Silver-gilt, garnets, iron support, Overall: 1 x 1/2 in. (2.6 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Meleager Presents to Atalanta the Head of the Calydonian Boar, n.d., Pen, brown ink, gray-brown wash, heightened with white, over traces of black chalk, 6 15/16 x 14 1/4 in. (17.7 x 36.2cm),…

Tie-Dye Tunic, mid-8th–mid-9th century, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, H. 33 x W. 48 in. (83.8 x 121.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Design for the Corner of a Cove, 1700–1780, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over ruled construction in lead point or graphite, some dotted framing outlines, Sheet: 5 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (13.8…

Mill Children #440, South Carolina, 1908, Gelatin silver print, Image: 11.9 x 16.9 cm (4 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.), Photographs, Lewis Hine (American, 1874–1940), Trained as a sociologist at…

Stucco relief panel, Early Imperial, 2nd half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Stucco, Overall: 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.5 x 5.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Stucco, Draped in a heavy cloak and with…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Prima Parte de' Fiori, e Disegni di varie sorti di Ricami Moderni, page 6 (recto), Author, Publisher, Giovanni Battista Ciotti, Francesco…

Baur. Pierre. 41 ans, né à St Leonard (Haute-Vienne). Cordonnier. 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,…

Birth of St. John the Baptist, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, sheet: 14 5/8 x 7 3/16 in. (37.2 x 18.3 cm), Drawings, Valentin Lefebvre (Flemish,…

Mountain Valley, early 19th–mid 19th century, Watercolor over graphite, 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (21 x 28.5 cm), Drawings, Thomas Ender (Austrian, Vienna 1793–1875 Vienna)

Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, 7th–8th century, Peninsular Thailand, Bronze, H. 9 7/8 in. (25.2cm), Sculpture, Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of…

The Q A loaded with the spoils of India and Britain, March 6, 1788, ca. 1788, Pen and ink, sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (23.5 x 34 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson (British, London…

Plate, 1880–88, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown amber glass with applied threaded decoration, Diam. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm), Glass, Possibly Boston & Sandwich…

A Black Curassow, n.d., Watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk, sheet: 6 x 7 11/16 in. (15.2 x 19.5 cm), Drawings, Johannes Bronckhorst (Dutch, 1648–1727)

Carved Stucco Panel from Between Two Arches, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; molded and carved, H. 31 1/2 in. (80 cm), Sculpture, This large fragment was found in the rubble of…

Embroidered sampler, 1807, Made in Hatfield, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silk on linen, 18 x 15 3/4 in. (45.7 x 40 cm), Textiles, Embroidered by Julia Ann Fitch (born 1792), This…

Limestone pediment fragment, Hellenistic, ca. 300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Limestone, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); length 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, The relief comes from…

Design for a Leonine Grotesque Head, 16th–17th century, Black chalk, over dotted traces of graphite or black chalk, sheet: 3 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (9 x 11 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th to…

Carpet, probably 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk; asymmetrically knotted pile, L. 223 (566.4 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Head of Shiva, Chams kingdoms, ca. 10th century, Central Vietnam, Sandstone, H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); D. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm), Sculpture, Sandstone architectural elements of…

Design for Frame with Trees and Trellises, 1755, Brush and black ink and grey wash over traces of black chalk. Incised for transfer., 18 1/8 x 13 3/16 in. (46.1 x 33.5 cm), Drawings, Johann…

Quilt, central panel and outer border: 17th century; inner border: second half of 17th century, Chinese for European market and European, Centeral panel and outer border: silk, embroidered with…

Plan of large room with three niches, 18th century, Pen and ink, sheet: 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm), Anonymous, British, 18th century

Design for Curtains for Three Windows, 1841–84, Graphite and brown ink wash, sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (27.3 x 36.8 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Dinar, dated A.H. 79/ A.D. 698–99, Made in Syria, Gold, Diam. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Coins, The first Muslim rulers relied on older Byzantine and Sasanian mints to keep a constant supply of coinage…

Botanical Study, ca. 1772–82, Paper collage, sheet (irregular): 10 1/16 x 9 1/8 in. (25.5 x 23.2 cm), Cut Paper, Attributed to Mary Delany (British, Coulston, Wiltshire 1700–1788 London),…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro IV, page 50 (recto), Publisher, Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601…

Plate with The Lover Tormented, dated 1522, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered, Overall: 1 3/16 × 10 5/8 in. (3 × 27 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Probably workshop of…

Landscape with Figures and Camp Site, n.d., Pen and brown ink, gray wash over faint traces of black chalk., 5 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (13 x 19.1 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Josua de Grave (Dutch,…

Bull Run, 1861–62, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 16.1 x 20.7 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/8 in. ), Photographs, Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902), George N. Barnard (American,…

元 王蒙 素庵圖 軸, The Simple Retreat, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), ca. 1370, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 53 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (136.5 x 44.8 cm), Paintings, Wang…

Apollo and Thetis, early 18th century, Red, brown and gray wash over red chalk, sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 11/16 in. (24.5 x 32.2 cm), Drawings, Jacob de Wit (Dutch, Amsterdam 1695–1754 Amsterdam)

Study for 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte', 1884, Oil on canvas, 27 3/4 x 41 in. (70.5 x 104.1 cm), Paintings, Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), This is Seurat’s final study for…

Head of Shiva, ca. 6th century, Northern Pakistan (Brahmanical post-Gupta), Stone, probably chlorite, H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Sculpture

Totem Pole Model, ca. 1890, Canada, British Columbia, Haida, Argillite, H. 16 1/4 x W. 3 1/4 in. (41.3 x 8.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Charles Edenshaw, Model totem poles began to be carved in the…

Cordial Glass, 1865–70, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, New England Glass Company (American, East Cambridge,…

Shallow bowl with Ruggiero, ca. 1525, Italian, possibly Urbino, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall: 1 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (4.1 × 21 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, These two footed bowls, or coppe,…

Sherry Glass, ca. 1885–87, Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Glass, Probably Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863–1891)

Pair of bronze amphora (jar) handles, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, Overall: 8 1/16in. (20.5cm), Bronzes, These elegant handles were once attached to the sides of a large…

Design for Wall Decoration with a Funeral Monument Decorated with Columns and Putti Holding Garlands., 1540–50, Pen and light brown ink, brush and brown wash, 10-1/2 x 10-3/8 in. (26.6 x 26.4…

Design for Panel Decoration, 1828–40, Watercolor, pen and black ink, sheet: 6 7/16 x 10 13/16 in. (16.4 x 27.5 cm), J. Hulme (British, active 1828–40)

Various Studies, Graphite, pen and black ink, 4 9/16 x 7 5/16 in. (11.6 x 18.5 cm), Drawings, Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822–1885 Sèvres)

Lamp, Late Antique, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (3.2 x 7.9 cm), Terracottas

Plan for Garden Pavilion, early to mid-18th century, Pen and black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (22.6 x 15.6 cm), After Robert Morris (British, Twickenham, Surrey ca. 1701–1754 London)

White Ewer with Blue Streaks, 12th–13th century, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; molded, carved and pierced, painted under transparent glaze, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Ceramics

Georgia O'Keeffe—Hand, 1918, Platinum print, 11.8 x 9.1 cm (4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in. ), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York)

Design for a Fireplace, 19th century, Graphite, Anonymous, British, 19th century

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, 1510–50, Pen and grey ink, brush and grey wash., Diameter 7 3/8 in (18.6 cm), Drawings, Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig)

Village Street Scene with a Church, 1777, Brush and brown wash, over a sketch in graphite, sheet: 3 3/4 x 6 1/16 in. (9.6 x 15.4 cm), Drawings, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (Dutch, 1726–1798)

Gate of Villa Belvedere in Frascati, 1710–27, Pen and dark brown ink, brush and gray and pink wash, over ruling in graphite, 13-1/16 x 17-5/8 in. (33.2 x 44.7 cm), Drawings, Pietro Paolo…

Mérigeau. Jacques. 35 ans, né à St-Léger-les-Melles (Deux Sèvres). Ébéniste. 19/12/93., 1893, 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.)…

Design for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted Chapel., 1481–1536, Pen and brown ink, over graphite; ruler and compass constructed, sheet: 31 15/16 x 16 13/16 in. (81.1 x 42.7 cm), Drawings, Attributed…

Crown Prince Ludwig III of Bavaria, 1912, Platinum print, Photographs, Frank Eugene (American, New York 1865–1936 Munich)

Retté. Adolphe. 30 ans, né à Paris IXe. Homme de lettre. Cris séditieux. 21/1/94. , 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,…

[Pair of Stereograph Views of Early Automobiles], 1902–3, Albumen silver prints, Mount: 8.9 x 17.8 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.), Photographs, C. H. Graves (American), Unknown

Design for Church Lights or Standards, ca. 1880, Pen and ink, wash and watercolor on tracing paper, sheet: 14 3/16 x 6 1/2 in. (36 x 16.5 cm), Attributed to Richardson Ellson & Co. (British)

Taweret amulet, Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 26 (?), 332–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.)

Tumbler, ca. 1885, Made in West Midlands, England, British, Blown satin peach and pink glass, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Glass

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

Autumn (one of a pair), 1742–45, French, Paris or Versailles, Marble, Overall (confirmed): 70 5/8 × 52 1/4 in., 3620 lb. (179.4 × 132.7 cm, 1642 kg), Sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle…

Tumbler, 1770–1820, Probably made in Bohemia, Czech Republic, Non-lead glass with engraved decoration, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Glass

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

Hercule de foire, first half 20th century, Color tempera with traces of graphite, laid on modern grey paper, laid on card, Overall: 12 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (32.9 x 22.7 cm), Drawings, Sergey…

Splendore delle virtuose giovani, title page (verso), 1564, Woodcut, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 cm), Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice. From top to…

Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums, 1862, Watercolor and gouache, 6 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (15.5 x 14.9 cm), Drawings, Léon Bonvin (French, Paris 1834–1866 Meudon)

The Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1542–46 (?), Etching, Prints, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice), In Mariette Album, folio 16, bottom

'Fortissimo', 1925–26, Lacquered wood, eggshell, mother-of-pearl, gold, 98 x 35 x 1 1/2 in. (248.9 x 88.9 x 3.8 cm), Furniture, Created for the music room of Solomon R. Guggenheim’s residence…

The Chess Players, ca. 1845, Salted paper print from paper negative, Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.5 × 19.6 cm), Photographs, Likely by Antoine-François-Jean Claudet (French, active Great…

The City Tonsor, July 1, 1771, Etching, plate: 6 x 4 3/16 in. (15.3 x 10.6 cm), Prints, After Edward Topham (British, York 1751–1820 Doncaster)

Ashoka Tree Flower, Leaves, Pod, and Seed, first half 19th century, Made in India, probably Calcutta, Opaque watercolor on paper, Page: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm), Codices, At the bottom of the page,…

Baerisvuyl. Frédéric, Jean. 28 ans, né à Fribourg (Suisse). Ébéniste. Anarchiste. 8/1/93., 1893, 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.)…

Design for Mirror or Box, 1740–70, Pen and brush, 7-7/8 x 12 in, Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century

Marble head of a goddess wearing a diadem, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm), Stone Sculpture, Head of a woman wearing a diadem.

Grotesque Head with Curly Beard, 16th–17th century, Black chalk, over graphite or black chalk, sheet: 6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (17.5 x 15 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

Dutch Gap Canal, 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 16.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. ), Photographs, Egbert Guy Fowx (American, born 1821), Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902)

Drawings and Prints, Albums Prints Ornament & Architecture, Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 18(r), Designer, Sigismundus Latomus, German, active 1599–ca. 1627, Latomus, Sigismundus, German, 1599,…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 15 (verso), Binder, Publisher,…

St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, washed, 8 x 9-5/8 in. (20.3 x 24.4 cm), Drawings, Circle of Jan Swart van Groningen (Netherlandish,…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch...(Page 51v), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46, Cologne, Quentel,…

Designs for Two Chairs, 1841–84, Watercolor over graphite, sheet: 10 x 14 5/16 in. (25.4 x 36.3 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Dead Confederates, Fort Mahone, 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 9.9 x 9.4 cm (3 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. ), Photographs, Thomas C. Roche (American, 1826–1895)

Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, 1740s–60s, Engraving, Image: 38 x 59.5 cm (14 15/16 x 23 7/16 in.), Prints, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)

Theriez. Louis (ou Perriez). 35 ans, né le 29/8/58 à Paris. Ébéniste. Anarchiste. 16/3/94., 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.)…

Garden of Eden; Creation of the Animals, 16th century, Pen and bistre, washed, highlighted with white gouache, on brown paper, squared, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (19.7 x 24.8 cm), Drawings, Anonymous,…

'Jahangir and His Vizier, I'timad al-Daula', Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1615; verso: ca. 1530–45, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15 3/8 x 10…

View from the Portico of the House to the Park at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, ca. 1739, Ink and wash, sheet: 14 11/16 x 21 1/16 in. (37.3 x 53.5 cm), Drawings, Jacques Rigaud (French, Marseilles…

Dead Christ Supported by Angels, ca. 1710, Oil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (130.8 x 97.2 cm), Paintings, Francesco Trevisani (Italian, Capodistria 1656–1746 Rome), Trevisani, of Venetian…

Interior with Peasants, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, sheet: 7 x 10 1/2 in. (17.8 x 26.7 cm), Drawings, Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, Haarlem…

Key, second half 19th century, Graphite on tracing paper, sheet: 4 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (12.4 x 5.7 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Trafalgar chintz, Attributed to John Bury (born 1764), 1806, British, Lancashire, Cotton, L. 82 x W. 37 1/2 inches (208.3 x 95.3 cm), Textiles-Printed, Attributed to John Bury (born 1764), This…

Fragment of a Hanging with Birds and Flowers, 5th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool, 27 15/16 in. high 26 9/16 in. wide (71 cm high 67.5 cm wide), Textiles, This delicate linen…

Spartan Soldier, 1859, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 35.3 x 43.5 cm (13 7/8 x 17 1/8 in.), Photographs, Charles Nègre (French, 1820–1880), Astonished on first seeing…

Terracotta bell, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600–480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; wheel-made, H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); diameter 3 in. (7.6 cm), Vases, During the Archaic period, bells were often part…

Bronze statuette of a youth, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm), Bronzes, This solid-cast bronze youth is based on Greek prototypes. It was probably a…

Maenad-head earrings, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century B.C., From Egypt, gold, a. As Worn: H. 2.5 × W. 2.9 cm (1 × 1 1/8 in.), Earrings with heads of maenads (Dionysus's female followers) are rare…

Earflare with Multifigure Scene, A.D. 1350–1470, Peru, North Coast, Chimú, Gold, Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, By the time the powerful Chimú kings had established their…

Design for a Gothic Wall and Door, 1840–1900, Brown ink, Anonymous, British, 19th century

The Artist's Wife (Périe, 1849–1887) Reading, 1883, Pastel and charcoal on wove paper, laid down on blue wove paper, laid down on stretched canvas, 19 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (50.5 x 61.3 cm),…