Blue-ground Carpet Fragment with Scrolling Floral Vines, 17th century, Made in Iran, probably Kirman, Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: H. 54 1/8 in. (137.5…

General Grant, ca. 1876, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 18 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (47.6 x 34.3 x 19.1 cm), Ceramics, Modeled by W. H. Edge

Portrait of Marie Antoinette, late 18th century, Stipple engraving, printed in colors, sheet: 10 13/16 x 8 3/4 in. (27.4 x 22.2 cm), Prints

Tomb of Simon de Langham, Tomb of Aymer de Valence, 1839, Photogenic drawing negatives, Top Image: 4 1/2 × 7 3/16 in. (11.5 × 18.3 cm), Negatives, Unknown (British)

Bowl of a Sallet, ca. 1510–15, probably Milan, Italian, probably Milan, Steel, gold, Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1088 g), Helmets

木曽海道六拾九次之内　宮ノ越, Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink…

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

Dagger (Katar) and Sheath, 17th century, Indian, Mughal, Steel, leather, gold, L. 19 in. (48.26 cm), Daggers, Daggers of this type, called katars, were designed to be held by the cross bars in…

Carnelian ring stone, Mid-Imperial, Severan, ca. A.D. 208–209, Roman, Sard, Length: 13/16 in. (2 cm), Gems, Portraits of Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Geta.

Man Holding a Shrine Containing an Image of Osiris, Late Period, 5th–4th century B.C., From Egypt, Graywacke, H. 46.6 cm (18 3/8 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); D. 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.), This man…

Bronze fish hook, Early Minoan III-Late Minoan I, ca. 2400–1450 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.), Bronzes, Fish hook.

Bowl, Archaic or Classical, ca. 550–450 B.C., Italic-Native, South Italian (Daunian), Terracotta, H. 8.51 cm. Diameter 15.49 cm., Vases

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in the Role of a Woman, Edo period (1615–1868), 1772, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 6 in. (31.8 x 15.2 cm), Prints,…

Red jasper amulet of tyet, Late Dynastic, 664–304 B.C., Egyptian, Jasper, red, H.: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulet of a girdle tie.

Glass jar, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 9/16in. (6.5cm), Glass, Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Rounded and everted rim; narrow, concave neck;…

Portrait of a Boy, 1840s, Made in United States, Watercolor on ivory, Sight: 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.9 x 6 cm), Paintings, The boy holds a bird squeak toy.

Daimyo's Processions Passing along the Tōkaidō, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image (d): 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (36.5…

Fragment of a kylix: band-cup (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 540 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 15/16in. (4.5 x 10cm), Vases, Parts of two youths running full…

Prince Okuni (?) and a Hare, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1819, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (18.1 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Yashima…

Faience amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1090–900 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulet, Ptah-seker.

St. Pauls Cathedral, Macao, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 10 9/16 × 8 3/8 in. (26.8 × 21.2 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh,…

Dressing table mirror, ca. 1700, French, Tortoiseshell, engraved brass, kingwood, amaranth, bois satiné, ebony, mirror glass, 27 1/2 in. × 26 1/2 in. × 3 in. (69.9 × 67.3 × 7.6 cm),…

Garnet intaglio: Romulus, Remus, and the She-Wolf, Republic or Imperial, 2nd century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Garnet, Other: 5/16 x 7/16 x 1/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm), Gems, She-wolf…

Pharmaceutical jar, Saite Period, Dynasty 26, 570–526 BC, From Egypt, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 47 x D. 34 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.), The incised inscription on this large jar…

Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with…

Sea-Side Landscape with Pine Trees and Flying Cranes, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (21.7 x 18.7…

商 青銅觶, Wine Cup (Zhi), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Metalwork, The principal…

Senju in Musashi Province (Bushū Senju), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　武州千住, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32,…

Side Colonnade in the Muroothappa Sarvacar Mundapam, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 36.5 x 29.1 cm (14 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus…

Terracotta jug, Cypro-Archaic–Cypro-Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.21 cm), Vases, Oinochoe with bull in white at front, horizontal, vertical, and…

東海道五十三次　藤川, Fujikawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Prints,…

Krishna and Balarama Fight the Evil King Kamsa’s Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1650, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Image: 6 1/2 × 7…

Celestial Performers: Folios from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, ca. 1490, India (Gujarat), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Overall: 4 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (11.4 x 29.2 cm), Paintings, In…

Vase fragment, Geometric, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 5/8 x 3in. (9.2 x 7.6cm), Vases

Mosaic glass fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 1 3/16 in. (2.2 x 3 cm); estimated diam. of rim 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Glass,…

Terracotta vessel fragment with floral or marine motif, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, Other: 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.2 x 4.8 cm), Vases, From…

東海道五十三次　江尻, Ejiri, 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…

Glass dish, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Vertical, slightly thickened, rounded rim; short, convex side to body, turned…

The Source, 1862, Oil on canvas, 47 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (120 x 74.3 cm), Paintings, Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz), This nude is painted in an unflinchingly…

Peterborough, 1860, Albumen silver print from paper negative, 21.3 x 26.9 cm. (8 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896)

Bronze bull's head, Archaic, early 7th century B.C., Possibly Cypriot, Bronze, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Bronzes, Bull's head attachment from a tripod with horizontal tubular socket. Painstaking…

Design for a Scepter, 16th century (?), Pen and black ink, brush and grey and brown washes, sheet: 24 3/16 x 8 9/16 in. (61.4 x 21.7 cm), Anonymous, German, 16th century ?

Bronze spur, Imperial, Roman or later, Bronze, Other: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Bronzes, Although spurs seem to have been known to the Greeks, they came into regular use only with the Romans.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, ca. 460–450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diam.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Vases, Interior, satyr cooking. Although satyr iconography tends…

The Fourth Scene, from the series Scenes of the Pleasure Quarter at Yoshiwara in Edo, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (26.7 x 41.3…

葛飾北斎筆 鶏と木材鶏図, Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Album of ninety-seven leaves; ink and color on paper,…

『青楼七小町』 「玉屋内花紫」, “Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya,” from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Nana Komachi), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790,…

Carnelian scarab, Archaic, ca. 480–450 B.C., Etruscan, Populonia, Carnelian, H.: 9/16 x 7/8 in. (1.5 x 2.3 cm), Gems, Kapaneus (inscribed in Etruscan letters as Capne) struck by Zeus' thunderbolt

Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar), Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Terracotta, Other: 13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (35.2 x 24 cm), Vases, On body and neck, laurel sprays between bands.

Terracotta rim, handle, and upper body of a bowl, Early Minoan II, ca. 2900–2300 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Fine gray ware, H.: 5 x 3 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.6 cm), Vases, From Vasiliki, Crete

Meeting of Saints Joachim and Anne at the Golden Gate, ca. 1515–20, North German, Oak with polychromy and gilding, Overall: 23 x 19 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (58.4 x 48.9 x 12.4 cm), Sculpture-Wood,…

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.…

Les Danseurs (The Dancers), 1930, Lithograph, edition 24/100, Sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 in. (25.1 x 33 cm), Prints, Albert A. Smith (American, 1896–1940), Smith lived in France for twenty years from 1920…

Entrance to the Temple of Minakshi in the Great Pagoda, January–March 1858, Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative, Image: 30.5 x 37 cm (12 x 14 9/16 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus…

西周 青銅簋, Grain Serving Vessel (Gui), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), early 9th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm), Metalwork, This vessel is notable…

Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to India, Wool, H. 128 3/4 in. .(327 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 11 1/2 x W. 12 3/4 in. (33 x 29.2 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Limestone statuette of a seated beardless male votary with a helmet, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall:H.: 4 1/4 x W.:2 1/2 x D.:1 5/8 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 4.1…

Sard ring stone, Late Republican or Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Sard, Length: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Gems, Female bust with a headdress in the form of a peacock Since the…

Axehead, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3200–2000 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 4 7/8in. (12.4cm), Bronzes

[Henriette-Caroline-Victoire Robert], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.1 x 17.4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.), Photographs, Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1810–1882), Although better…

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Late Geometric–Early Protocorinthian, ca. 725–690 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. as preserved 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Vases, On the body, snake., On the…

Toddy Ladle, 1800–1815, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Silver, Joel Sayre (1778–1818) or, John Sayre (1771–1852)

Mirror, 6th century B.C., Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 6 1/8in. (15.5cm), Bronzes

A Woman Seated at a Window, early 1660s, Oil on wood, 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (27.6 x 22.5 cm), Paintings, Gabriël Metsu (Dutch, Leiden 1629–1667 Amsterdam), A housewife holds an apple, which in…

Women Playing Music, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 11 1/16 in. (21 x 28.1 cm), Prints, Yanagawa…

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Geometric, ca. 900 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. as restored 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm), Vases, From the Hymettos deposit

Ceremonial Object in the Shape of an Ax, Bronze and Iron Age, ca. 100 B.C.–A.D. 300, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Bronze, H. 41 3/8 in. (105.1 cm); W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm), Metalwork, This…

Viola d'Amore, 1726, Munich, Germany, German, Spruce, maple, L. 86.5 cm (33-15/16 in.); Body L. 42.9 cm (16-7/8 in.); Bowed string L. 40.9 cm (16-1/16 in.), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted,…

Bone statuette of a draped woman, Hellenistic or Imperial, ca. 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Greek or Roman, Bone, H.: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Statuette of a draped woman.

The Three Brothers, Yosemite, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Attributed to Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 600–550 B.C., Greek, Laconian, Terracotta, 1 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (3.6 × 3.4 × 0.6 cm), Vases

Daruma in a Boat with an Attendant, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1767, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Prints,…

江戸名所　上野不忍の池, Ueno, Shinobazu no Ike, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (21.9 x 34.3 cm),…

Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary), ca.1650, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Image: 9 in. × 7 1/8 in. (22.9 × 18.1 cm), Paintings

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1801, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (21 x 56.2 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo…

Blade for a Sword (Katana), dated June 1622, Japanese, Steel, L. 36 1/2 in. (92.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 28 1/16 in. (71.5 cm); D. of curvature 1 in. (1.5 cm), Sword Blades, Kanewaka was the…

Vase fragment, Neolithic, second period, ca. 4000–3000 B.C., Neolithic, Thessaly, Terracotta, length 3in. (7.6cm), Vases

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 2 3/8 × 3 11/16 × 5/16 in. (6 × 9.3 × 0.9 cm), Vases

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Hellenistic, ca. 330–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm), Vases, Obverse, seated youth betwen two…

Marble head of a horse, Archaic, 2nd half of 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm), Stone Sculpture, Horses were closely associated with the wealthy, land-owning class…

Shadows on the Shoji, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro…

Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (1.9 x 3.5 cm), Glass, Translucent purple and opaque…

Glass mosaic face bead, Eraly Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, Diam.: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue green ground, with details…

The Marital Bliss of Nala and Damayanti: Folio from a Nala-Damayanti Series, ca. 1800–10, India (Kangra, Himachal Pradesh), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Page: 11 1/2 x 15 9/16 in. (29.2…

明 緙絲天仙芝壽圖, Winter Flowers, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th–17th century, China, Silk tapestry (kesi), Overall: 39 1/2 x 17 in. (100.3 x 43.2 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The…

Landscape, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1885–89, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm), Paintings, Hashimoto Gahō (Japanese, 1835–1908)

Set of fourteen side chairs, Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), ca. 1772, British, Mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, Each: H. 38 1/4 x…

Screen and Utensils for the Incense Ceremony, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.5 x 18.4 cm),…

Bronze statuette of the goddess Fortuna, Imperial, ca. 2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Bronzes, Fortuna is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Tyche. She holds a…

Bronze arrowhead, 6th–4th century B.C. or later, Greek or Achaemenid, Bronze, Other: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Bronzes, With socket; three flanged.

Terracotta head of a woman, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Terracottas, The woman's hair is gathered in a piece of fabric, and a wide…

Otani Hiroji as Kurofune Chiemon, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1760, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Prints, Torii…

諸國名橋奇覧　三河の八ツ橋の古図, Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces…

Footed Cup (one from a set of five), 織部四方筒向付　５客, Momoyama period (1573–1615), early 17th century, Japan, Stoneware with underglaze iron and copper-green glaze (Mino ware,…

Minaret penché de la Mosquée de Bibars, au Kaire, December 1849–January 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 8 15/16 × 6 1/4 in. (22.7 × 15.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du…

Easby Abbey. From the East, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 28.1 x 23.4 cm (11 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Joseph Cundall (British, Norwich, Norfolk 1818–1895 Wallington, Surrey),…

Corbel with Busts of Angels, 1430–40, Made in possibly Lombardy, Italy, Italian, Marble with traces of polychromy, Overall: 13 x 19 3/4 x 20 1/4in. (33 x 50.2 x 51.4cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Painting, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century or later, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, 6 7/8 x 20 1/2 in. (17.5 x 52.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, After…

Pin, Bronze, Other: 3 7/8in. (9.8cm), Bronzes