Arpeggione, 1831, Vienna, Austria, Austrian, Wood, various materials, Total L.: 115.7 cm (45-9/16 in.); Body L.: 68.2 cm (26-5/8 in.), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted, Johann Georg Staufer

Glass gold-band mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 11/16 x 1 1/16 in. (1.8 x 2.7 cm), Glass, Body fragment.,…

Hunter and Wild Geese, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (19.1 x 29.2 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

諸國瀧廻リ　木曾海道小野ノ瀑布, Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), Edo…

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (17.1 x 9.2 x 4.1 cm), Glass, Candlestick unguentarium. Colorless with…

江戸近郊八景之内　飛鳥山暮雪, Asukayama in Evening Snow, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (22.2 x…

Wine Vessel, late Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); Diam. of upper rim: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. of base 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Metalwork

Landscape After Wen Zhengming, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1640, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper, 6 1/2 x 18 23/32 in. (16.5 x 47.6 cm),…

Wine Vessel, Shang (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.) or Zhou (1046–256 B.C) dynasty, ca. 1523–900 B.C., China, Bronze, H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Metalwork

Ritual Altar Table (Jin), 青銅禁, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), late 11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); W. 35 3/8 in. (89.9 cm); D. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Wt. 71…

The Jews Collecting the Twelve Stones from the River Jordan, ca. 1535–38, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, over black chalk, squared for transfer in black chalk, sheet: 11 7/8 x 18 3/4…

Oboe, 1870–75, Paris, France, French, Rosewood, brass, Height: 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed, Triebert (French)

Bone pin, Imperial, mid-1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Ivory or bone, H.: 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm), The length of this pin suggests that it may have been used in a woman's elaborate coiffure.

Glass jar, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, 1 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (4.1 × 4.4 cm), Glass, Small jar. Translucent pale blue green with purple streaks; trail in…

Silver pendant with carnelian scarab, Late Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Cypriot or Phoenician, Silver, carnelian, Other: 5/16 × 9/16 × 11/16 in. (0.8 × 1.4 × 1.7 cm), Gold and Silver, On…

[Madame Demidoff and Unknown Sitters], before 1865, Albumen silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 3 3/8 in. × 2 in. (8.6 × 5.1 cm) (each), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French,…

[Stags Heads - Dibedale], ca. 1856, Salted paper print, 16 x 20.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland)

Terracotta guttus (flask with handle and vertical spout), Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 8.92 cm., Vases, On vase, frontal siren. The…

Knife and Two Knife Handles, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 9/16 x 7 7/16 in. (14.1 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Kubo…

Stephen D. Wilbur, 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Reed Brockway Bontecou (American, 1824–1907)

Stand, ca. 1787–1799, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (2.4 x 17.1 x 11.7 cm); 5 oz. 13 dwt. (175.8 g), Silver, Jeronimus Alstyne (active…

琉球八景　筍崖夕照, Evening Glow at Jungai (Jungai sekishō), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1832, Japan,…

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1882, Japan, Album leaf; ink, color, and lacquer on paper, 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19.1 x 16.5 cm),…

Bronze bowl and oinochoe (jug), Late Archaic, late 6th–early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); diameter 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Bronzes, The shallow bowl is said to have…

Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase), Classical, ca. 460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, white-ground, H. 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm); diameter 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Vases, Two women. The…

Jérusalem, Birket-Mamillah, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.7 x 32.8 cm (9 5/16 x 12 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872), Salzmann’s…

Embroidered sampler, 1806, Made in Somers, New York, United States, American, Embroidered silk on linen, 17 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (43.8 x 41.3 cm), Textiles, Sally Cornelius (1792–1877)

Glass jug, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; handle in same color. Rim folded out, round, and in, with…

Snuffbox, ca. 1740, German, Bloodstone, gold, Overall (confirmed): 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Heliotrope was known and valued during antiquity for…

Actor in Samurai Armor, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 24.6 x 18.9 cm (9 11/16 x 7 7/16 in.), Photographs, Suzuki Shin'ichi (Japanese, 1835–1919), An adventurous officer…

Field Ensign, possibly 15th–16th century, possibly Turkish, Steel, L. 14 3/4 in. (37.47 cm); W. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Shafted Weapons, The surface is engraved with interlocking Arabic…

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Late Archaic, 1st quarter of 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Vases, Trainer. The young man is characterized as…

The Adoration of the Magi, 1550–78, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on blue-green paper, 15 1/2 x 12 3/8in. (39.4 x 31.4cm),…

Terracotta statuette of Eros and Psyche, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta, H. 4 9/16 in. (11.5 cm), Terracottas, Draped and wearing wreaths.

[Native American Woman in Camp with Racks of Drying Meat], 1880s–90s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (American)

Femmes Annamites, Cochinchine, 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 26.3 x 23 cm (10 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.), Photographs, Emile Gsell (French, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 1838–1879 Vietnam)

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; applied relief, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm), Vases, Aphrodite and Erotes. Plastic adjuncts had been part of the…

Bronze bull's head, Archaic, early 7th entury B.C., Possibly Cypriot, Bronze, H. to tip of horns 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Bronzes, Bull's head attachment from a tripod with horizontal tubular…

Wide River Landscape, ca. 1648–49, Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (41.3 x 58.1 cm), Paintings, Philips Koninck (Dutch, Amsterdam 1619–1688 Amsterdam), Koninck's panoramic pictures…

Bathing in the Sea (Kaisuiyoku), Meiji period (1868–1912), dated 1898, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each panel: 13 9/16 x 9 1/2 in. (34.4 x 24.1…

Tripod Plate, 9th–10th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 2 1/2 x Diam. 10 7/8 in. (6.4 x 27.6 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Referred to by archaeologists as slateware, this ceramic…

Carnelian scarab, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Carnelian, H.: 11/16 x 5/8 in. (1.7 x 1.6 cm), Gems, Three frontal horses

Bancroft, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Gold pendant in the form of a lion's head, Classical, 2nd half of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Diam.: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gold and Silver, Control bead in the shape of a lion's head.

Young Lady with Drum and Man with Fan Saluting Her, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints,…

Inscribed marble plaque, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Marble, 5 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 1 in. (14.6 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, The simple marble plaque is inscribed in…

Various Seaweed, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (21 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) (?)

Cypresses, 1889, Oil on canvas, 36 3/4 x 29 1/8 in. (93.4 x 74 cm), Paintings, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise), Cypresses was painted in late June 1889, shortly after…

Spring Trees and Grasses by a Stream, 渓流春秋草木図屏風, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th–early 18th century, Japan, One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold,…

Hydria, Late Classical, ca. 350–325 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, 4 7/8in. (12.4cm), Vases

Shiva Seated with Uma (Umamaheshvara), 11th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Copper alloy, H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); D. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Sculpture

Samme Motor indbygget i en Marine Flyvebaad., 1905–19, Gelatin silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 3 3/8 × 4 5/16 in. (8.5 × 11 cm), Photographs, Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer…

Male Nude, Study for 'Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen', 1817, Black crayon on off-white laid paper, sheet: 18 x 12 1/8 in. (45.7 x 30.8 cm), Drawings, Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon (French, 1794–1874)

Incised furniture plaque with a frieze of lotus blossoms and buds, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, paint traces, 1.26 x 6.73 x 0.16…

Scene from the Play 'Keisei Kaneni Sakura', Edo period (1615–1868), 1756, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (31.1 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Torii…

Squirrel Eating Chestnuts, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1887–92, Japan, Album leaf; ink on silk, 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, Kawabata Gyokushō (Japanese, 1842–1913)

Design for a window, Mr. J.C. Meredith, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario, Canada, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, pen and dark orange…

Camera Obscura, 1839–40, Photogenic drawing from paper negative, Image: 17.2 x 19.5 cm (6 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Glass head pendant, Classical, 5th century B.C., Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled, 1 7/16 × 7/8 × 3/4 in. (3.6 × 2.3 × 1.9 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque turquoise…

Jérusalem, Pins du Couvent arménien, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23 x 32.9 cm (9 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Mask, dated 1713, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, H. 8 11/16 in. (22.2 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm), Armor Parts-Masks, The sharp beak-like nose indicates that this mask represents a type of mountain…

Terracotta bowl, Early Cypriot, ca. 2500–1900 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Black Polished Ware, H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); diameter 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Vases, Hemispherical bowl with elaborate…

種字阿弥陀三尊像, Amida Triad in the Form of Sacred Sanskrit Syllables, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; silk embroidery, gold-wrapped thread, and…

Servant Applying Medicinal to Geisha's Arm, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4…

東海道五十三　京　内裏, Kyoto: Dairi, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm), Prints,…

Terracotta lekanis (dish), Late Classical, ca. 365–350 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Vases, On the handles, griffins, Reverse, one side,…

Dr. Cook of St. Andrews, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British,…

百人一首　うばがゑとき　伊勢, Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan,…

The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy, before 1349, Made in Paris, France, French, Tempera, grisaille, ink, and gold on vellum, Overall (closed): 5 3/16 x 3 13/16 x 1 5/8…

Alice Liddell as 'The Beggar Maid', 1858, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 16.3 x 10.9cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16in.), Photographs, Lewis Carroll (British, Daresbury, Cheshire…

Bes Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26–29, 664–332 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, L. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in), w. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in), d. 2.3 cm (7/8 in)

Terracotta cup with barbotine decoration, Early Imperial, mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; sigillata ware, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Vases, Two-handled with a row of leaf-shaped plastic…

Terracotta upper-body fragment with hatched triangle, probably from a pyxis (box with lid), Early Minoan II, ca. 2900–2300 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Koumasa ware, Other: 2 1/8 x 2 in. (5.4 x…

Onoe Matsusuke as a Servant Standing Beside a House, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1793?, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/32 x 5 1/2 in. (31.1 x 14.0 cm),…

San Francisco, from Rincon Hill, 1864, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

The Entombment of Christ, ca. 1420–40, Made in Middle Rhine valley, Germany, German, Walnut with traces of paint, Overall: 18 1/16 x 18 7/16 x 5 1/8 in. (45.8 x 46.8 x 13 cm), Sculpture-Wood,…

St. John's Church, Calcutta, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 18.5 x 24.2 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

Bronze youth, Classical, ca. 470 B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm), Bronzes, The gesture of this magnificent nude figure suggests that he , is an athlete expressing veneration. The…

Flintlock Gun, barrel, possibly late 17th century; lock, mountings, decorations early 19th century, gun, Turkish, Albania or Macedonia; lock, French, Silver, wood, pearl, sapphire, diamond,…

Statuette of a warrior-11, Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Salt, ca. 1835, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Silver and silver gilt, 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (4.1 x 6.4 cm); 2 oz. 11 dwt. (78.8 g), Silver, Andrew Ellicott Warner (1786–1870)

Glass amphoriskos with horizontal ribs, Early Imperial, 2nd half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a two-part mold, H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); diameter 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Glass,…

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as an Oiran, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1776, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Prints,…

Silver ring, Classical, ca. 4th century B.C., Greek, Silver, Length: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm), Gems, Seated woman and Eros.

Plate, ca. 1794–1844, Made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration, Diam. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm), Ceramics, Possibly Conrad…

Jérusalem, Vallée de Josaphat, Vue générale, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 22.3 x 32.2 cm (8 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro I with His Sword Drawn in a Defiant Attitude, Edo period (1615–1868), 1726–1792, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (30.2…

Florentine Poet, 1861, Oil on wood, 12 x 19 7/8 in. (30.5 x 50.5 cm), Paintings, Alexandre Cabanel (French, Montpellier 1823–1889 Paris)

Sprinkler Bottle with Fesse Emblem, late 13th–early 14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Glass, colorless; blown, applied handles, enameled and gilded, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Glass, Suspended…

名所江戸百景　王子装束ゑの木大晦日の狐火, Shozokuenoki Tree at Oji: Fox–fires on New Years Eve, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and…

Kamakura no Koshi, The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.…

Bronze head of a youth, Hellenistic or Imperial, ca. 200 B.C.–A.D. 200, Etruscan or Roman, Bronze, H.: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Bronzes, Head of a youth with short wavy hair.

Birds on a Branch, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1887, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 x 10 3/4 in. (35.6 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Watanabe Seitei (Japanese, 1851–1918)

Harness or bridle fitting in the form of a boar's head, Achaemenid, ca. 6th–4th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Bronze, 1.38 x 1.18 in. (3.51 x 3 cm), Metalwork-Equestrian,

Landscapes in the Styles of Various Artists, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, Overall (b–l): 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (26.7 x 29.2 cm), Paintings,…

An Extensive Wooded Landscape, 1670s, Oil on canvas, 32 3/4 x 44 5/8 in. (83.2 x 113.3 cm), Paintings, Philips Koninck (Dutch, Amsterdam 1619–1688 Amsterdam), The topography in this late work…

Porringer, 1800–1850, Made in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 7/8 x 8 in. (4.8 x 20.3 cm); 7 oz. 2 dwt. (221.1 g), Silver, William Moulton, IV (1772–1861)

Karnak (Thèbes), Enciente du Palais - Détails de Sculptures au Point O, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 24.5 x 30.2 cm. (9 5/8 x 11 7/8 in.),…

Kylix Fragment, Archaic, ca. 510 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, a, ) foot: 1 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 12.1 × 0.3 cm), Vases, Herakles fighting an Amazon.

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm), Glass,…