Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 59 1/2 in. (151.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, Copy of a Greek bronze statue of the late…

Dish with the Drunken Hercules Supported by Two Women and Flanked by a Lion, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Sculpture, This dish from…

Bijin Urashima and the Seven Fortune Beings (Shichi-fuku-jin), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (21 x 18.1 cm),…

'Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja', Folio from a Razmnama, ca. 1616–17, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: 15 1/2 x 14 9/16 in. (39.3 x 37 cm), Codices, Akbar…

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 1 3/8in. (3.5cm), Glass, Small perfume bottle Colorless with pale blue green tinge. Rim folded out, over,…

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)

Limestone statuette of a male aulos player, Archaic, middle or 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 13 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (34.3 x 14 x 9.5 cm), Stone Sculpture,…

Charles Baudelaire, ca. 1863, Woodburytype, Étienne Carjat (French, Fareins 1828–1906 Paris), Although the great French poet Baudelaire famously declared photography to be 'the refuge of…

Scene from the Third Act of the Drama 'Soga Aigo', Edo period (1615–1868), 1769 spring, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (32.1 x 14.6 cm),…

Frederick Hohmann, 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Reed Brockway Bontecou (American, 1824–1907)

[View of the Jungle, Bengal], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.1 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

Marine, 1650, Oil on wood, 13 5/8 x 17 1/8 in. (34.6 x 43.5 cm), Paintings, Salomon van Ruysdael (Dutch, Naarden, born ca. 1600–1603, died 1670 Haarlem), This well-preserved picture is one of…

Gilt faience fragment of an oinochoe (jug), Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Faience, h. 2 13/32 in. (6.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, in high relief, Arsinoe II. The double…

Nîmes, Temple de Diane, ca. 1862, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 20.9 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

Clothes Chest and Clothes Press, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 6 x 12 9/16 in. (15.2 x 31.9 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley,…

Vase, 1912–15, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Glass, Tiffany Studios (1902–32)

Belt and Fan on a Piece of Cloth, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (14.3 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kubo…

Watercolor of musician playing drum, late 18th century, China, Chinese, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 x 1.3cm (17 x 14 x 1/2in.), Works on Paper

Violoncello Head, ca. 1670–80, Hamburg, Germany, German, Maple, Overall L. 49.2 cm (19-3/8 in.), Chordophone-Accessories, Attributed to Joachim Tielke (German, 1641–1719), This 'cello scroll…

The Garden of Eden, last quarter 16th century, British, Velvet worked with silk and metal thread; long -and-short, split, stem, satin, chain, knots, and couching stitches; applied canvas worked…

富士三十六景　房州保田の海岸, Seashore at Hoda, Province of Awa, Edo period (1615–1868), 1858–59, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.…

Fountains Abbey. The Refectory and Kitchen, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 28.5 x 23.6 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Joseph Cundall (British, Norwich, Norfolk 1818–1895…

Study Head of an Old Man, Oil on wood, 8 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (21 x 17.5 cm), Paintings, Style of Rembrandt (Dutch, mid- to late 1630s)

White Pagoda, Foochow, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 9 3/8 × 10 15/16 in. (23.8 × 27.8 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland…

Hoof, cow, Bronze, 2 9/16in. (6.5cm), Bronzes

Glass bottle in the shape of a bird, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, onyx; blown, 2 5/8in. (6.7cm), Glass, Translucent blue., Trefoil, slightly thickened and rounded rim, turned to…

IVe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Nord, 1782, Engraving, sheet: 20 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (52 x 65.1 cm), Prints, Jakob Matthias Schmutzer (Austrian, Vienna…

Plum Blossoms and Cake-Box, Edo period (1615–1868), 1819, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. (20.5 x 18.1 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei…

[Temple at Karnaul Sirhinde], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 20.9 x 26.8 cm (8 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Box with Cards for the Poem Card Game, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (14.6 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo…

Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Manuscript (Life of Krishna), ca. 1775, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on paper, 14 3/4 x 22 in. (37.5 x 55.9 cm), Paintings

Print, ca. 1863, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (36.8 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo (Japanese, 1830–1866)

Poem which Accompanies a Ceremonial Robe, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Handscroll; ink on paper, 12 3/4 x 73 in. (32.4 x 185.4 cm), Calligraphy

Openwork furniture plaque with a falcon-headed figure in a papyrus thicket, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 4.76 x 2.2 x 0.24 in.…

Section of a Pagoda-Shaped Stele, Western Wei (535–57) or Northern Zhou (557–81) dynasty, mid-6th century, China, Serpentinite, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); D. 2 5/16 in. (5.9…

Fair Travellers Fording the River Oi, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1800, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 14 x 30 1/8 in. (35.6 x 76.5 cm), Prints,…

Bakasura, the Crane Demon, Arrives in Brindavan: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), ca. 1700, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper,…

Three Great Wise Men of the Han Dynasty, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 3/16 x 7 5/16 in. (20.8 x 18.6 cm),…

Fibula, serpentine type, Bronze, Other: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Bronzes

Footed Bowl with Eagle Emblem, mid-13th century, Attributed to probably Syria, Glass, colorless with yellow tinge; dip-molded, blown, applied dip-molded blown foot, stained, enameled, gilded, H.…

須恵器長頸壺, Long-Necked Jar, Kofun period (ca. 300–710), Japan, Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Sue ware), H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Diam. of rim 4 7/8 in.…

Parade Saddle, 1400–1450, German or Tyrolean, Bone, polychromy, wood, birch bark, H. 14 1/4 in. (36.3 cm); L. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm), Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, The…

Terracotta vase in the form of a bird, Early Corinthian, ca. 620–590 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Vases, This is a characteristically Corinthian type of plastic…

An Interior View in the Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. early 1740s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Oban: 17 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (43.5 x 64.5 cm), Prints,…

Glass spoon, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and tooled, Overall: 7 x 1 1/2in. (17.8 x 3.9cm), Glass, Colorless. Shallow bowl with rounded, thickened edges, drawn out to a…

The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Engraved From the Compositions of John Flaxman, Sculptor, Rome, 1793, Illustrations: line engraving, Overall: 10 7/8 x 16 9/16 x 7/8in. (27.6 x 42 x 2.3cm),…

Group of pins, 14th–15th century, Peru, Chimú or Inca, Silver (hammered), Length 9-3/8 in. (23.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1790, India (Punjab Hills, Guler), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (25.2 x 35.4 cm), Paintings, Workshop…

The Death of Britannicus, 1800–1861, Pen and black ink, brown wash, with white gouache over graphite and red chalk, 14 x 20 3/4 in. (35.6 x 52.7 cm), Drawings, Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol…

Mirror, 6th century B.C., Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, 5 3/4in. (14.6cm), Bronzes

Snowy Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (18.4 x 16.8 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Kazan (Japanese,…

View from Koong-Yan-Shang Temple, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 5 11/16 × 9 3/16 in. (14.4 × 23.3 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British,…

Chariot Fitting, ca. 11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); L. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metalwork

Fragment of a terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 515 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (7.9 x 9.2 cm), Vases, Head of a satyr holding a bunch of…

Terracotta stirrup jar, Late Helladic IIIA2 late-IIIB, ca. 1325–1200 B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.), Vases, The stirrup jar is one of the most common Mycenaean shapes used…

Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1642, Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 50 1/2 in. (100.6 x 128.3 cm), Paintings, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (Dutch, Amsterdam 1621–1674 Amsterdam), Jacob impersonates his elder…

Tunic, 1400–1530, Peru, Inca, Camelid fiber, H. 33 x W. 30 in. (83.8 x 76.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

Terracotta statuette of an actor, Late Classical, late 5th–early 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 4 5/16 in. (11.0 cm), Terracottas, Fourteen of these figures are said to have…

Decorative Roundel, 12th–13th century, Made in Venice probably, Veneto, Italy, Italian, Marble (Pentelic marble from mouth Pentelikon, Athens (Greece)), Overall: 11 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (28.3 x 12.4…

六十余州名所図会　壱岐　志作, Winter View of Shimasaku in the Province of Iki, Edo period (1615–1868), 1856, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 13 1/2…

Wine Cup, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), China, Bronze, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Metalwork

Solitary Traveler's Guide to Railway, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm), Prints,…

Faience snake amulet, Late Dynastic–Hellenistic, 664–30 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk…

Woman with a Pink, early 1660s, Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 29 3/8 in. (92.1 x 74.6 cm), Paintings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), Wearing a romantically…

Arashi Ryuzo as a Man Clad only in a Pale Blue Garment, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1796, Japan, One sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 5/8…

Double-Chambered Bottle, early 17th century, Peru, Inca or Colonial, Ceramic, Height 5-1/2 in., Ceramics-Containers

猫図, Cat Seen from Behind, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1868, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, Kawabata Gyokushō (Japanese, 1842–1913)

Mourning Virgin, mid-13th century, Made in Umbria probably, Italy, Italian, Poplar covered with canvas, gesso,and tin foil; oil glazes, Overall: 57 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (146.1 x 34.9 x 8.9…

Fragment of textile with horses, Sasanian, ca. 5th–7th century A.D., Central Asia, Sasanian, Silk textile, 7 1/2 inches by 42 inches, Textiles-Costumes, This vertical strip of silk-weave fabric…

Panel fragment with winged sphinxes and rosettes, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Ivory, 1.06 x 4.17 in. (2.69 x 10.59 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs,

Young Ladies Viewing Cherry–blossoms at Asukayama, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, a: H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 11/16 in.…

Pocket bottle, 1815–45, Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States; Possibly made in Ohio, United States, American, Blown, pattern-molded glass, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Glass

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, H.: 1 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (3.1 x 3.5 cm); estimated diam. of rim: 6 5/16 in. (16…

Louksor (Thèbes), Vue Générale des Ruines, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 24.7 x 30.1 cm. (9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard (French,…

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

Agate scarab, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Agate, H.: 7/16 x 3/8 in. (1.1 x 1 cm), Gems, Winged female (Nike?) holding a wreath

Ivory fragment, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 3.27 x 2.09 x 0.63 in. (8.31 x 5.31 x 1.6 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Built by the…

Banded agate scaraboid, Late Archaic, ca. 480 B.C., Etruscan, Vetulonia, Agate, banded, Other: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Crouching satyr holding a lyre

Jug, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1400–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in)

'Amr has the Infidels Thrown into the Sea', Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, ca. 1476–86, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on…

Crab, Baked Rice-Ball and Seed of Persimmon, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 7/16 x 8 1/4 in. (13.8 x 21 cm),…

Limestone head of a beardless man, Archaic, ca–520 B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 6 x 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (15.2 x 9.5 x 14.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, On the head, the hair is divided into large…

Sugar bowl, 1815–35, Probably made in Zanesville, Ohio, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Glass

The Kulayana Mundapam, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 27 x 37.7 cm (10 5/8 x 14 13/16 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport…

Three Bust Portraits of Tang and Song Officials, Qing dynasty (?) (1644–1911), China, Handscroll; (1) ink and color on paper; (2,3) ink and color on silk, .1) 12 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (31.1 x 19.4…

La Reine d'Étrurie, 1863–67, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 11.3 x 9.4 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), Vases, Inscribed on the lip, 'the boy is…

Limestone statuette of a female votary, Hellenistic or Early Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 23 1/4 × 8 × 3 3/4 in. (59.1 × 20.3 × 9.5 cm), Stone Sculpture, Figure wearing tunic with…

Covered bowl, ca. 1830–40, Made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Ceramics, Probably David Haring…

Beauty with Demons, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (hashira-e); ink and color on paper, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm), Prints,…

Glass miniature perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm), Glass, Translucent light blue. Rim folded out, over, and in,…

Three Actors, Edo period (1615–1868), 1750 or 1751, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 x 17 1/2 in. (30.5 x 44.5 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu…

Group before the Echigo-ya Dry-goods Shop on New Year's Day, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1792, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 10 in.…

Strigil blade, Roman, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 5in. (12.7cm), Bronzes

Oak, Mission Ridge, Santa Barbara, California, 1910s, Gum bichromate print, Photographs, Henry Ravell (American, 1860–1930)

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Late Classical, ca. 400–350 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; applied color, H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Vases, The Xenon…

Grande Pagode Porte Ouest de la 1ère enceinte, 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 16.4 x 22.9 cm (6 7/16 x 9 in.), Photographs, Emile Gsell (French, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines…

Bronze lamp, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Total height 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); L. without handle 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Bronzes, With ring handle and short foot.

[The Harvey Album], 1868, Albumen silver print, 23.8 x 19.4 x 3.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ), Albums, Emily Clare Harvey (British, born 1844), According to the elaborately painted title…

Hofrat Raymond, 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 34.9 x 25.0 cm. (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)