A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water, ca. 1660, Oil on wood, 27 1/2 x 36 3/8 in. (69.9 x 92.4 cm), Paintings, Jan van de Cappelle (Dutch, Amsterdam 1626–1679 Amsterdam), Van de Cappelle…

Group at a Tea-house on the Bank of the Sumida River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (38.7 x 26 cm), Prints,…

Silver bracelet with gold calf's head finial, Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Silver, diameter 1 1/16in. (2.8cm), Gold and Silver, Gold and silver bracelet, capped by gold…

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland): Ships, the Great Eastern, H.M.S. Terrible, the Alby, the Medway and the William Cory, 1866, Watercolor…

Horse, 1884, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Ottomar Anschütz (German, Lissa (Leszno, Poland) 1846–1907 Berlin), In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, photographers and…

諸國瀧廻リ　東海道坂ノ下 清瀧くわんおん, Kiyotaki Kannon Waterfall at Sakanoshita on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Sakanoshita Kiyotaki kannon), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls…

The Sense of Smell, Red chalk (counterproof), Sheet: 15 7/16 × 11 5/8 in. (39.2 × 29.5 cm), Drawings, Edme Bouchardon (French, Chaumont 1698–1762 Paris)

Campeche Chair, ca. 1800–1810, Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, American, Mahogany and mahogany veneer, light and dark wood inlay, and leather, 39 x 26 7/8 x 27 1/2 in. (99.1 x 68.3…

Monkey Dance, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1760, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 8 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (21.9 × 21 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese,…

Bronze bust of a young satyr, Imperial, first half of the 2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, silver, copper, H. 14 cm, Bronzes, The young satyr holds grapes, quinces, and pomegranates in a fold of…

Tempozan Man-sen Nu-shin no Zu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm); W. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm), Prints, Yashima…

Vase fragment, Neolithic, second period, ca. 4000–3000 B.C., Neolithic, Thessaly, Terracotta, length 3 1/4in. (8.2cm), Vases

Jérusalem, Porte de la citadelle, Inscription, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 22.5 x 33 cm (8 7/8 x 13 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Detached Flintlock alla Fiorentina, dated 1679, Bargi, Italian, Bargi, Steel, H. 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Firearms-Pistols-Snaphaunce, This lock is the earliest dated piece by…

唐 彩繪漆金夾紵阿彌陀佛像, Buddha, Probably Amitabha (Amituofo), Tang dynasty (618–907), early 7th century, China, Hollow dry lacquer with traces of gilt and polychrome pigment…

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

Cathedral Rock, 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 42.1 x 50.8 cm (16 9/16 x 20 in.), arch-topped, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary with a conical helmet, Archiac, late 7th or first half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 19 x 4 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (48.3 x 12.4 x…

The Holy Family, ca. 1500, Flemish, Southern Netherlands, Wool, silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in slit, dovetailed, and interlocking tapestry weave with supplementary…

Glass gold-band mosaic lid fragment, Early Imperial, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (2.9 x 4.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue,…

Jérusalem, Église de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 33.2 cm (9 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Design for Leather and Netsuke, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (13.3 x 17.9 cm), Prints, Kubo…

Oinochoe, Hellenistic, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, H. 11.10 cm.; diameter 7.6 cm., Vases

Terracotta stemmed dish with two handles, Cypro-Geometric I, 1050–950 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); diameter 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Vases, High foot with two handles and rays…

Two fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, 2 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (7.3 × 12.5 cm), Vases

Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Vases, The guttus and askos…

Limestone naiskos with Egyptianizing decoration, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Chalk limestone, Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (11.4 x 7.9 x 4.3 cm), Stone…

Towel End, early 19th century, Attributed to Turkey, Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, embroidered, H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Ottoman embroidery before the…

Stradford-on-Avon Church, from the Avon, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3/4 x 7/8 in. (2 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent blue,…

Beaded Wrist Ornament, 12th–14th century, Peru, Chancay, Shell beads, cord, H. 3 1/2 x W. 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm), Beads-Ornaments

Harness Trapping, 5th century B.C., China, Bronze, (with high tin content), H. 5 1/2 in. (14.0 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Metalwork

Young Lady in Summer Attire, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1748, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper, 19 3/4 x 9 in. (50.2 x 22.9 cm), Prints, Ishikawa…

An Emaciated Horse Led by His Master, late 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink and watercolor on paper, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Codices, A man with a water skin or possibly a saddle slung over…

Emperor Charles V, 1550, Woodcut, sheet: 20 1/16 x 14 1/2 in. (51 x 36.8 cm) trimmed to outside of borderline, Prints, Designed by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)

Terracotta fragment of a cylindrical pyxis (box with lid) with part of handle and hatched squares, Early Minoan III, ca. 2300–2100 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; White-on-dark ware, Other: 3 1/2 x 3…

Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu), 『高貴納涼ノ図』, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1887, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 3/4…

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 1/16 x 7/16 in. (2.7 x 1.2 cm), Glass, Thin-walled body fragment.,…

Faience two-sided amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1090–900 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulet, Ptah-seker.

Chlorite miniature bathtub, Late Bronze Age, 12th or 11th century B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (4.4 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The bathtub was…

Bronze handle, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Other: 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm), Bronzes, This would have been one of the horizontal handles of a hydria (water jar).

東都名所　両国之宵月, Twilight Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (34.9 x 21.6 cm),…

明 佚名 釋教三尊曼陀羅圖 軸, Mandala of Vajradhara, Manjushri and Sadakshari -Lokeshvara, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1479, China, Tangka; ink, opaque watercolor on gold, Image: 58…

Print, 1867 (Meiji 1), Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban; 14 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (37.5 x 75.6 cm), Prints, Hasegawa Sadanobu (Japanese, active…

Vase fragment, Archaic, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 7/16 x 2 5/8in. (11.3 x 6.6cm), Vases

『画本虫撰』「蝸牛」「轡虫」, Land Snail (Katatsumuri); Giant Katydid (Kutsuwamushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), Edo period (1615–1868),…

[View of House from Garden by Pond with Lily Pads], 1850s, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

St. Peters from the Pincian Hill, 1853–56, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.1 × 24.7 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.), Photographs, Possibly by Jane Martha St. John (British, 1803–1882)

The Clear-day Mountain Wind of the Fan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1766, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/4 x 8 in. (28.6 x 8 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu…

Snuffer Stand, 1755–65, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 2 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 3 7/8 in. (6.7 x 18.6 x 9.8 cm); 10 oz. 10 dwt. (327.3 g), Silver, Philip Syng…

北魏太和十年 青銅鎏金彌勒佛像, Buddha Maitreya (Mile fo), Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), dated 486, China, Gilt bronze with traces of pigment; piece-mold cast, H. 55 1/4 in.…

Kneeling Female Figure, 2nd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Jalisco, San Sabastìan, Ceramic, H. 5 1/2 x W. 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

Terracotta sessile kantharos (deep cylindrical drinking cup with two handles), Classical, ca. 450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 6 in. (15.3 cm); diameter mouth 5 7/8 in. (14.9…

[Empress Eugénie and the Prince Imperial], 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 21.6 x 16 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.), Photographs, Attributed to François-Benjamin-Maria Delessert…

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburo I in a Female Role, Edo period (1615–1868), 1711–1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (39.7 x 17.5 cm), Prints,…

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), H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 7 1/2…

Gok'koku jimbutsu gyo...no zu, Picture of a Parade of the Five Nations, Edo period (1615–1868), 3rd month, 1861, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image (a):…

Fragment of a terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug), Archaic, ca. 580 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, greatest diameter 2 5/8in. (6.6cm), Vases, Lion. The Gorgon Painter is associated with…

Rod Finial Clip with Deity Surrounded By Sekti Motif, late Central Javanese period, Second half of the 9th–first quarter of the 10th century, Indonesia (Java), Gold, 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Metalwork

Montacute House near Yeovil, 1857–60, Albumen silver print from paper negatives, Image: 21 x 27.1 cm (8 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.) (clippped corners), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

[Two Women, One Kneeling and One Standing, Looking into Basket Filled with Vegetables], 1853–56, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.2 × 14.9 cm (7 9/16 × 5 7/8 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn…

Terracotta pilgrim flask, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Vases, Flask stands on two feet, with two small…

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, 1 15/16 × 6 1/4 in. (4.9 × 15.9 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale yellow green…

Two Figures, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Prints, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764),…

Vanitas Still Life, 1662, Oil on wood, 37 x 44 1/8 in. (94 x 112.1 cm), Paintings, Edwaert Collier (Dutch, Breda ca. 1640?–after 1707 London or Leiden)

Bronze spatulate knife, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.), Bronzes, Knife blade, much incrusted with a rivet remaining.

Flowers: Roses, late 19th–early 20th century, Watercolor on brown paper, 20 15/16 x 14 5/16 in. (53.2 x 36.3 cm), Drawings, Paul de Longpré (French, Lyon 1855–1911 Hollywood)

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, 7 1/2in. (19.1cm), Vases, Warrior departing

Terracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berries, Hellenistic, 200–100 B.C., Greek, Pergamene, Terracotta; mold made, h. 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm), Vases, Pergamene Applique Ware is a type of…

Terracotta globular jug, Late Minoan IIIB, ca. 1300–1200 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.), Vases, One-handled, on shoulder delicate curvilinear design,…

Emblema with Aphrodite and Eros, ca. 1st–2nd century, Mediterranean, Plaster, Diam. (widest) 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Sculpture, Similar plaster emblema from the Mediterranean were found at the…

Glass stirring rod, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; drawn and tooled, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); diameter 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Glass, Stirring rod: translucent cobalt blue with…

『北国五色墨』「おいらん」, “High-Ranking Courtesan” (Oiran), from the series Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter (Hokkoku goshiki-zumi), Edo period (1615–1868),…

Lead wreath, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Archaic bronze statuettes from Sparta include representations of youths…

An Interior View of the New York Crystal Palace, 1853, Color lithograph, image: 13 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. (34.3 x 51.8 cm), Prints, Drawn and lithographed by Charles Parsons (American (born…

Comb with a horse, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1186 B.C., From Egypt, Ivory, H. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in), W. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in)

Fragment from the neck of a terracotta amphora, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850–750 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, 4 5/8 x 11 in. (11.8 x 28 cm), Vases, Panel with two figures and the arms of a…

Fragment, 14th–15th century, Attributed to Spain, Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas, Textile: L. 9 in. (22.9 cm)H 12 ¾ in x W 11 1/8 in x T 1 ¼ in, Textiles-Woven, This textile fragment and…

Limestone head of a wreathed youth, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.6 x 11.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head was part of a…

Jérusalem, Porte de David, Intérieur, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 33.1 x 23.7 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Plaque with sphinx trampling enemy, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 2.13 x 2.6 x 0.3 in. (5.41 x 6.6 x 0.76 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Oinochoe, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, H. 15.06 cm. Diameter 8.91 cm., Vases, Ribbed body and arched handle; incised leaf-pattern down back; glazed.

Villaggio, 1839, Photogenic drawing from hand-drawn glass negative (cliché verre), 15.2 x 10.1 cm (6 x 4 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock)

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 1/2in. (5.7 x 3.8cm), Vases

Plaque fragment, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Ivory, 0.98 x 0.87 x 0.28 in. (2.49 x 2.21 x 0.71 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing Near the Engawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1775, Japan, One sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 11…

[Houses on Village Street], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

An Evening beside Lake Arresø, ca. 1837, Oil on canvas, 9 x 11 3/4 in. (22.9 x 29.8 cm), Paintings, Johan Thomas Lundbye (Danish, Kalundborg 1818–1848 Bedsted), In 1836, Lundbye’s parents…

[Fath-Ali Shah, Painting that Once Belonged to Hmah [?] Saula, Uncle of the King.], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

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)

Terracotta flaring bowl on stand, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Asia Minor, Terracotta; white-ground, h. with stand 9 in. (22.9 cm); h. without stand 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Vases,…

Yellow glass ring stone, Late Republican or Imperial, ca. 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass, yellow paste, Length: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm), Gems, Europa and the bull.

Brocaded Sea of Peach Blossom Waves, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold paper, 6 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (16.5 x 46.7 cm), Paintings, Attributed…

Limestone votive statuette of a cow and calf, Archaic or Classical, 6th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 7 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 3 in. (19.7 x 23.5 x 7.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The cow is of a…

Rev. Dr. John Purves, Jedburgh, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson…

Glass pendant shaped like a jar, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, H.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Glass, Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; loop and base…

東京名所 上野公園内国勧業第二博覧会美術館図, Illustration of the Museum at the Second National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo…

Broadway on a Rainy Day, 1859, Albumen silver print, 8.3 x 15.7 cm (3 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.), Photographs, Edward Anthony (American, 1818–1888)

東海道五十三次　懸川　秋葉山別道, Kakegawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Overall: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4in. (22.2 x…

Fragment, ca. 1470, Attributed to Spain, Silk; lampas, Textile: H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Textiles-Woven, Geometric designs such as the ones in this fragment are found ornamenting a wide variety…