Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　信州諏訪湖, Edo period (1615–1868), ca.…

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.3 cm), Glass, Thin-walled body fragment., Translucent…

Manuscript Leaf with a female saint (possibly Dorothy) in an Initial G, from a Gradual, ca. 1330–40, Made in Bologna, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 18 3/4 x 13…

Embroidered Fragment, 4th–3rd century B.C., Peru, Paracas, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (10.8 x 12.07 cm), Textiles-Woven

Girl on Balcony above Stone Stairway, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1768, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Prints, Suzuki…

Panel, 18th century or earlier, China, Paint; on leather, 9 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (23.5 x 13.7 cm), Leatherwork

木曽街道六十九次之内・下諏訪, 八重垣姫, Princess Yaegaki, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8…

Seated Male Nude, ca. 1740, Black chalk, stumped, heightened with white, on beige paper, 19 5/8 x 14 3/16 in. (49.9 x 36.1 cm), Drawings, Jean Restout le jeune (French, Rouen 1692–1768 Paris)

Pitcher, 1880–90, Made in Trenton, New Jersey, United States, American, Porcelain, 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 2 in. (14 x 9.8 x 5.1 cm), Ceramics, Ott and Brewer (1871–1893)

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (2.4 x 3.8 cm), Glass, Body…

Fragment, 14th century, Attributed to India. Found Egypt, probably Fustat, Cotton, block-printed; mordant-dyed, 9.38 in. high 12.63 in. wide (23.8 cm high 32.1 cm wide), Textiles-Painted…

雪月花　隅田, Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color…

Is This Death - Antietam Battlefield, September 1862, 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.)

Vase fragment, Neolithic, first period, Neolithic, Thessaly, Terracotta, Other: 2 5/16in. (5.9cm), Vases

Shallow bronze bowl, Cypro-Archaic, 7th–6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, 2in. (5.1cm), Bronzes, Attached around the lip are solid-cast spools. Since they are not perforated, their function…

Glass marble, Imperial, 1st–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Diam.: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Glass, Translucent turquoise greenish blue Solid sphere. Numerous small crescent-shaped impressions in…

Pensarn Beach, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)

Decanter, ca. 1860, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown, cut, and engraved glass, H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Glass

Imported Silk Reeling Machine at Tsukiji in Tokyo, 『東京築地舶来ぜんま い大仕かけきぬ糸をとる図』, Meiji period (1868–1912), 4th month, 1872, Japan, Triptych of…

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

Jérusalem, Porte de Mograbins, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

八百屋お七　寺小姓吉三郎, O Shichi and Kichisaburo, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm); W. 5 5/16…

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1895, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, L. (page) 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. (page) 9 1/4 in.…

Bronze cock, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd–1st century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H.: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Bronzes, Birds often served as finials for staves or scepters, pieces of furniture or utensils such as…

Proseynème scellé dans le second Pylone du Temple d'Isis, à Philae, April 15, 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 7/16 × 8 9/16 in. (16.4 × 21.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime…

Limestone head of a beardless male votary, Classical, 3rd quarter of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (9.8 x 7 x 8.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The face of…

Decorative Fitting from a Crupper Strap, 17th–18th century, Eastern Tibetan or Chinese for the Tibetan market, Iron, gold, silver, L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Equestrian Equipment

Feather-Brush and Doran (a Kind of Medicine Case) with a Netsuke of a Rat, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1816, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 3/8 x 7…

Filles de Lanxchow, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.7 x 19.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Thornton, 1860, Albumen silver print from paper negative, 21.5 x 27.4 cm. (8 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

Terracotta nude female statuette, perhaps Aphrodite, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Terracottas, Nude, wearing fillet, hair…

Bronze patera handle in the form of Lasa, late 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm), Bronzes, Handle of a patera, modeled in the form of a nude female with wings and…

Breakfast Tables, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 x 12 1/8 in. (20.4 x 30.7 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire…

Stylobate Lioness, early 13th century, Made in Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy, North Italian, Marble (Broccato Rosso di Verona), Overall: 27 x 17 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (68.6 x 45.1 x 64.1 cm),…

Tropical Scenery, Turbo Village, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 in.), Photographs, John Moran (American (born England), Bolton, Lancashire…

Scene from a Drama, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Prints, Unidentified Artist

Pepper Box, 1720–35, Made in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in. (9 x 5.9 cm); 2 oz. 16 dwt. (86.5 g), Prints, Moody Russell (1694–1761)

Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains, 元 趙蒼雲 劉晨阮肇入天台山圖 卷, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), China, Handscroll; ink on paper, Image: 8 7/8 in. x 18 ft. 5 in.…

Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.8 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Translucent blue, turquoise blue,…

Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl), Late Classical, ca. 360–350 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Paestan, Terracotta; red-figure, diameter 14 1/2in. (36.8cm), Vases, Obverse, Dionysos and maenad…

Plaque fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 1.85 x 0.71 in. (4.7 x 1.8 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Cup Stand, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 15th century, China, Cloisonné enamel on gilt copper, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Cloisonné

Chocolate Pot, 1725–40, (none assigned) United States, American, Silver, Overall: 9 5/16 x 6 3/16 in. (23.7 x 15.7 cm); 29 oz. 9 dwt. (916 g), Silver, Marked by W. N.

Limestone statuette of a female votary of the kore type, Archaic, last quarter of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: H.:5 7/8 x W.:2 7/8 x D.:1 1/4 in. (14.9 x 7.3 x 3.2 cm),…

Kylix, Classical, 5th century B.C., Italic-Native, South Italian (Daunian), Terracotta, H. 8.00 cm. Diameter 12.29 cm., Vases

The Annunciation, Oil on wood, gold ground, 39 x 37 in. (99.1 x 94 cm), Paintings, South Netherlandish Painter (ca. 1460)

Head of a woman as America, n.d., Black crayon, heightened with white chalk on buff paper, 25 x 19 3/8 in. (63.5 x 49.2 cm), Drawings, Antoine Vestier (French, Avallon 1740–1824 Paris)

Sard ring stone, Late Republican or Imperial, ca. 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Sard, Length: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Gems, Man carrying a locust.

Limestone funerary monument with four figures, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 59 × 39 1/2 × 15 in. (149.9 × 100.3 × 38.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, Tombstone…

Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of an African (known as Ethiopian), Iron Age, 9th–8th century B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: 3/16 x 1 x 3/4 in. (0.5 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Terracotta mug, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Vases, Ribbed with handle.

Arm Defense, 15th–17th century, possibly Tibetan, Iron, leather, copper alloy, textile, L. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders

Quatrain by Meng Haoran, Song dynasty (960–1279), ca. 1260–64, China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, Image: 9 × 9 5/8 in. (22.9 × 24.4 cm), Calligraphy, Emperor Lizong…

Glass jug, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a four-part mold, H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handle in same…

Carnelian oval engraved gem, Late Republican or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Carnelian, Overall: 1/2 x 3/8 in. (1.3 x 1 cm), Gems, The Roman she-wolf suckles Romulus…

Seated Figure (Prophet or Apostle), ca. 1200, Made in probably Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italian, Carrara marble with lead and serpentine inlay, Overall: 24 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (62.2 x…

Column Base, late 12th–early 13th century, Made in probably Campania, Italy, South Italian, Marble (Lunense marble from Carrara (Italy)), Overall: 7 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (18.1 x 29.8 x…

江戸高名会亭尽　池之端　蓬莱亭　青楼花見の休み, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm), Prints,…

Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings), Classical, ca. 420 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. without lid 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm),…

Paper Wasp (Hachi); Hairy Caterpillar (Kemushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), 『画本虫撰』 「蜂」「毛虫」, Edo period (1615–1868), 1788, Japan,…

Marble head of Athena, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, ca. 27 B.C.–A.D. 68, Roman, Marble, Island, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The goddess Athena is represented in an archaistic style,…

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Samurai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1765, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 1/2 in. (30.5 x 14.0 cm), Prints, Katsukawa…

Trois jeunes enfants assis autour d'un panier, 1850–53, Salted paper print (Blanquart-Évrard process) from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (French)

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 9 3/8 x W. 10 in. (23.9 x 25.4 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Figured flask, 1830–38, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Glass

An Oiran Standing, a Pipe in Her right Hand, and Turning to Look Behind over Her Shoulder, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1705, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 21 7/8 x…

Glass cameo cup fragment with incuse decoration, Early Imperial, end of 1st century B.C–beginning of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 5/16 in. (5.4 x 4.3…

View of the Sacred Tank in the Great Pagoda, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 29.1 x 37.5 cm (11 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus Tripe…

Mosaic glass fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.2 cm); estimated diam. of rim 6 5/16 in. (16 cm),…

[Photogenic Drawing of a Plant], 1839–40, Photogenic drawing, 21.4 x 18.2 cm (8 7/16 x 7 3/16 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

White Heron Standing among Reeds, 歌川広重画　芦に鷺, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 5 1/8 in. (38.1 x 13 cm),…

Wall painting: Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase, Early Imperial, Augustan, last decade of the 1st century B.C., Roman, Fresco, H. 73 3/4 in. (187.33…

Fragment, early 7th century, Attributed to Syria, Silk; serge weave, brocaded, H. 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm), Reproductions

染付蝶文牡丹形皿, Peony-Shaped Dish with Butterflies, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840–60, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue (Nabeshima ware), Diam. 7 3/8 in (18.7 cm), Ceramics

The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon as a Samurai Warrior, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1773, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 3/8 in. (30.5 x 13.7 cm), Prints,…

White Chrysanthemums (kiku no kaori, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1902, Japan, Frontispiece; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 8 5/8 x 12 1/16 in. (21.9 x 30.6 cm),…

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), late 15th–early 16th century, probably Iranian, Steel, H. 23 7/8 in. (60.6 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, Like armored warriors,…

Mikroskopisch-Photographischer Atlas der Harnsedimente, 1869, Albumen silver prints, Album: 30.5 x 47 x 6.4 cm (12 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.), Albums, Robert Ultzmann (Austrian, 1842–1889)

Terracotta straight-sided cup, Middle Minoan IB, ca. 1950–1900 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Light-on-dark ware, H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); diameter 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Vases, The use of the…

Terracotta lamp, Early Imperial, A.D. 1–50, Roman, Terracotta; mold-made, 1 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (2.9 x 9.8 cm), Terracottas, On discus, winged Victory with inscribed shield. On the base is incised…

Three Revelers of the Lower Classes, Wearing Komuso Hats, with Small Boy and Dog, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 7…

Soldat de la ligne, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.7 x 19.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.), Photographs, Raimund von Stillfried (Austrian, 1839–1911)

The Second Bando Mitsugoro in the Role of Soga no Juro Sukenari, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1793–95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/16 x 5 17/32 in. (31.3 x…

Great Pagoda at Foochow, the Largest in China, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 9 3/4 × 13 1/4 in. (24.8 × 33.6 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson…

Glass bottle fragment, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Eastern Mediterranean or Italian, Glass; core-formed, Group II, Other: 1 1/2 x 13/16 in. (3.9 x 2.1 cm), Glass,…

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); diameter of mouth 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm), Vases,…

Bowl, Roman, Terracotta, 4 1/2in. (11.4cm), Vases

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai of High Rank Standing, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 11/32 x 5 1/2 in. (31.4 x…

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels, 1765, Oil on canvas, Oval, 16 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (41 x 34.6 cm), Paintings, François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770…

Patent model for adjustable reclining chairs, 1873, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Walnut, paper labels, and original silk upholstery, 10 x 6 x 7 in. (25.4 x 15.2 x 17.8…

Limestone statuette of a temple boy, Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 12 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (32.4 x 22.2 x 15.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, Figure with chain of…

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Calcite (alabaster), H. 6 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (16.4 x 5.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The alabastron has two…

Camera Obscura, 1840, Photogenic drawing from paper negative, 16.9 x 11.1 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Mirror, 6th century B.C., Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 5 11/16in. (14.4cm), Bronzes

Cup plate, 1829–30, Probably made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Glass, Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American,…

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin), 獅吼觀音菩薩, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 15th–early 17th century, China, Wood…

Bronze statuette of a diskos thrower, Late Archaic, ca–475 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Bronzes, The pose of this athlete is similar to that of the larger diskos thrower on…

The Seventh Regiment Form a Hollow Square With the Carriages of the Embassy in the Middle, 1860, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7.5 x 14.2 cm (2 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.),…

Limestone head of a beardless male votary, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 10 7/8 × 7 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 17.8 × 21.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head is…

Needlework picture, 1820, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silk thread on silk ground with watercolor paint, 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm), Textiles, Anna Matilda Curtis…