The Actor 2nd Nakamura Sukegoro as a Robber, Edo period (1615–1868), 1774, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Prints,…

[Wilton Church, East End and Bell Tower], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Virginia City, 1875, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

[Four East Indian Men], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France)

Cameo with Hercules and the Nemean Lion within a Garland, ca. 1220–40, South Italian, Sardonyx with modern gold frame, Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 5/16in. (4.2 x 3.6 x 0.8cm), Lapidary…

Erotic Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 10 in. × 15 1/8 in. (25.4 × 38.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806)

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1897, 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. (23.4…

The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III in the Role of Shimada Jūzaburō, from the series 'Image of Actors on Stage', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color…

Lamp, Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (3.2 x 12.1 cm), Terracottas

Red Table with Fans and a Brush Stand, 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),…

東海道五十三次 神奈川, Kanagawa, 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, Utagawa…

Gothic Frets, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, sheet: 8 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (21.1 x 30.9 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London)

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1850, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Fringed Bag, 7th century, Peru, Rio Grande de Nasca, Nasca, Camelid hair, Overall: 5 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (13.97 x 32.39 cm), Textiles-Woven

Xiao Yi Obtaining the Lanting Manuscript from the Monk Biancai, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 10 5/8 × 34 1/2 in. (27 × 87.6…

One of Six Impressions from Worn Old Blocks, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, Overall: 9 3/16 x 13 7/16 in. (23.3 x 34.1 cm), Prints, Unidentified…

Bowl with Knotted Medallion, 10th century, Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; black slip with white slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Ceramics

Crowland Abbey, the West Front Under Repair, 1860, Albumen silver print from paper negative, 21.8 x 27.0 cm. (8 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

Shells under Water, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 14 3/4 in. (22.9 x 37.5 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806)

Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience, late 12th–early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded, H. 3 1/2 in.…

The Third Segawa Kikunojō as Ochiyo and Bando Mitsugorō as Hanbei, Edo period (1615–1868), 5th month, 1781, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (30.8…

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 4 1/4in. (10.9cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in; cylindrical…

Figure Studies, from Drawing Book, 1650–56, Engraving, sheet: 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (18.4 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Frederick Bloemaert (Dutch, ca. 1610–ca9), After Abraham Bloemaert (Netherlandish,…

Fibula, Roman, Bronze, H.: 3/4 x 2 x 5/16 in. (1.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 cm), Bronzes

Dagger with Sheath, ca. 1650–1700, Nepalese, Ivory (elephant), steel, silver, gold, L. with sheath 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); L. without sheath 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 6 oz.…

Mug, ca. 1770–1800, Probably made in New England, United States, American, Earthenware, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Ceramics

Study for the Figure of Saint Peter, ca. 1545, Black chalk, sheet: 16 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (41.9 x 23.8 cm), Drawings, Daniele da Volterra (Daniele Ricciarelli) (Italian, Volterra 1509–1566 Rome),…

Fragment of a Marble Sarcophagus, 8th century (?), Made in Southwestern France, Frankish, Marble, Overall: 16 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. (41.9 x 74.3 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The monogram of Christ along with…

Half-Contra Bassoon, after 1853, Paris, France, French, Maple, brass, Length (end to end) 1545 mm, Length of tube ca. 2888 mm, Diameter of bell 212 mm, Crook ca. 370 mm, Length of wing section 553…

Woman and Child, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1794–95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 in. (37.8 x 25.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese,…

近代 顧麟士 臨溪亭子圖 扇面, Pavilion Beside a Rock Garden and Stream, dated 1921, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, 7 x 19 5/8 in. (17.8 x…

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2200 B.C., Terracotta, 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm), Vases

Vase fragment, Neolithic, Aegean, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 3/8in. (3.2 x 3.5cm), Vases

Chillon, 1855, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Approx. 15.2 x 20.3 cm (6 x 8 in.), Photographs, John Joscelyn Coghill (Irish, 1826–1905)

Bronze statuette of Osiris, Late Dynastic-Hellenistic, 664–31 B.C., Egyptian, Bronze, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Bronzes, Standing mummiform Osiris.

木曽海道六拾九次之内　宮ノ越, Miyanokoshi Station, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1836, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (22.5 x 34…

Bronze statuette of a bull, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Bronzes, Statuette of a bull with horns pointing forward.

Penrice; [Untitled], 1853–56, Salted paper print; albumen silver print, Image: 11.8 × 13.9 cm (4 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.) (a), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales…

Ornament, stud or matrix for an ornament ?, Bronze, H.: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Bronzes

The School Path; The Shanty; Haymakers, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 14.1 × 17.2 cm (5 9/16 × 6 3/4 in.) (a), Photographs, James Knight (British)

Bodhisattva, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th–17th century, China, Wood with lacquer and gilding, H. 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm); W. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm), Sculpture

Bronze hydria (water jar), Classical, early 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 20 3/16 in. (51.2 cm), Bronzes, The plaques at the attachments of the side handles and the vertical handle are…

Glass cameo fragment, Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Glass, Translucent deep honey…

Arrowhead, Bronze, Other: 15/16in. (2.4cm), Bronzes

Coverlet for a bed (Lit à la duchesse en impériale), ca. 1780–90, French, Beauvais, Silk and wool (20-25 warps per inch, 8-11 per centimeter), Overall: H. 85 × W. 65 in. (215.9 × 165.1…

Cylindrical box fragment with female figures, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 2.6 x 2.24 x 0.51 in. (6.6 x 5.69 x 1.3 cm), Ivory/Bone-Vessels,

東海道五十三次之内　川崎　六郷の渡し舟, Kawasaki, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1842, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9 x 13 3/4in. (22.9…

[House with Woman on Balcony, Man Standing Below], ca. 1857, Salted paper print from glass negative, 15.2 x 20.6 cm. (6 x 8 1/8 in.), Photographs, Richard Dykes Alexander (British, Ipswich…

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3/4 x 1 in. (1.9 x 2.6 cm); estimated diam. of rim 2 3/8 in. (6…

Manuscript Leaf with Saint John Gualbert in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary, early 16th century, Made in Umbria, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 28 1/4 x 19 15/16…

Serpentinite pendant, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Serpentinite, H. 1 1/16 (2.7 cm); Diam. 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, The pendant is not perforated, but furnished…

Oxford High Street, ca. 1845, Salted paper print from paper negative, 7 3/8 x 6 13/16, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Jugate busts of Czarevitch Paul and Maria Feodorovna of Russia, James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735–1799 London), 1791, British, London, Cast glass, Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/16…

Sweetmeat jar, 1850–70, Probably made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, diamond thumbprint, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Glass, With the…

Rocky Landscape, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1887, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)

Saint Agapitus of Praeneste in the Arena; (interior) The Beheading of Saint Agapitus of Praeneste, ca. 1500–1505, Oil, gold, and white metal on wood, 54 1/4 x 30 1/2 in. (137.8 x 77.5 cm),…

Bronze horse bit, Geometric, 8th–7th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Bronzes, Horse bit with open work cheek pieces depicting stylized horses with rings for the…

Onoe Kikugoro in the Role of Goinosuke Takenari in the Drama 'Keisei Asakusa no Kane', Edo period (1615–1868), 12th month, 1754 or 1st month, 1755, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and…

The Actor, 3rd Sawamura Sojuro Holding an Open Fan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1779, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 15/16 (30.3 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7…

Design for a seven lancet window, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on artist board, 24 7/16 x 15 1/2 in. (62…

Potted Pine Tree and Koto (Japanese Harp), 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 3/4 x 6 9/16 in. (19.7 x 16.7 cm), Prints, Keisai…

Bushu Yokohama gaikokujin yūkyō no zu, A View of the Amusements of the Foreigners in Yokohama, Bushu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1st month, 1861, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints;…

Underdress, ca. 1835, American, cotton

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

Rev. Peter Jones, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St.…

Bronze head of a grotesque, Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Bronzes, He has a long nose, high cheekbones and a receding forehead. On his nose and on…

明, 鄒之麟, 山水圖, 扇面, , Landscape, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, Image: 9 1/2 × 20 1/8 in. (24.1 × 51.1 cm), Paintings,…

Lady Dorothy's Bridge, Haddon Hall, 1888, Photogravure, 15.0 x 20.2 cm. (5 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.), George Bankart (British)

Uranosuke Plays Blind Man's Buff with the Women of the Ichiriki Joroya, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Middle sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper,…

Dressing Chest and Bookcase, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (21.8 x 33.3 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley,…

Antietam Bridge, On the Sharpsburg and Boonsboro Turnpike, No. 1, September 1862, 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland…

Carpet, last quarter 16th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Silk (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 164 3/4 in. (418.5 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Terracotta collar-necked jar with two handles, Early Helladic II, ca. 2650–2150 B.C., Helladic, Terracotta; Coarse ware, H. 5 in. (12.60 cm.), Vases, Course ware jar with two handles.

Moscow, the Kremlin in the Distance, 1852, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 17.7 x 21.8 cm (6 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.), Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869)

Coffee Pot, 1809–60, Attributed to Turkey, Silver, parcel-gilt, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Metal, This coffee pot is typical of the objects that were displayed in open niches in reception rooms…

Glass beaker, Early Imperial, 2nd half of 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale yellow green tinge. Thick, outsplayed…

Jardin du Luxembourg, 1902, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 22.1 × 17.5 cm (8 11/16 × 6 7/8 in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)

Lead ornament in the form of a bud, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found…

青銅觶, Ritual Wine Cup (Zhi), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), late 11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (14.6 × 12.4 cm); Diam. of rim: 4 1/8…

Glass bottle, Imperial, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; mold-blown, Overall: 3 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in. (8.4 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm), Glass, Small, one-handled square bottle. Translucent yellow…

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1897, 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. (23.4…

Lead figure of a horseman, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in…

Amethyst oval, Late Hellenistic or Augustan, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Greek or Roman, Amethyst, H.: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Gems, Nike writing on a shield

Bronze statuette of a goddess, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Bronzes, The Roman goddess Juno is likely represented.

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd to mid–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Glass, Translucent blue, with…

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Chrysanthemums, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; ink and color on paper, 11 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (30.2 x 20.6 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, After Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690)

江戸高名会亭尽　柳ばし夜景　万八, The Manpachi at Evening in Yanagibashi, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835–42, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9…

Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.), Terracottas, A little blue pigment remains near her left wing…

Scenes from the Life of Saint Andrew, late 14th century, Made in Castile, Spain, Spanish, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 78 1/4 in. × 39 3/4 in. × 2 1/8 in. × 15/16 in. (198.8 × 101 × 5.4 ×…

Limestone votive capital, Late Classical (or later), ca. 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 13 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (33.7 x 46.4 x 47.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The capital…

Shells under Water, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (23.2 x 36.8 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806)

Carnelian ring stone, Late Republican or Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Carnelian, Length: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Gems, Portrait head of a young woman The woman wears a net, with…

東海寄談音児館, Onoe Kikugorō V as Otowake Neko no ke (Right), Bandō, Mitsugorō, IV as Aishō Michinoku (Center), Onoe Kikugorō V as Isogai Mibunosuke (Left) in the Kabuki play Tōkai…

Vase fragment, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta, 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 3/16 in. (6.7 × 4.8 × 0.4 cm), Vases

Ristori, September 1, 1893, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 14.3 x 9.8 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 1 5/8in. (4.1cm), Glass, Small perfume bottle Colorless with pale blue green tinge. Thickened, rounded,…

Ocarina, Pre-Columbian, 1300–1500, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, Tairona People; Gayraca style, Ceramic, 2 3/8 × 2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (6.1 × 6.9 × 5.6 cm), Aerophone-Whistle…

See Them Fly, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1767, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese,…

Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1887, Japan, Album leaf; ink and gold on silk, 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.2 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)