Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 2 7/16 × 2 7/8 × 1/4 in. (6.3 × 7.2 × 0.7 cm), Vases

Gold bracelet with finials in the form of feline heads, Archaic, late 7th century B.C., East Greek, Gold, Diam.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Bracelet with feline heads.

Watercolor of musician playing diangu, 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

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm), Vases

Limestone statue of a lion, Archaic, ca. 700–650 B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 7 1/2 × 5 × 11 1/2 in. (19.1 × 12.7 × 29.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, There is red paint preserved on the…

Tripod Cauldron (Ding), 西周 青銅鼎, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), 11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Metalwork

Panel, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Lacquered wood, L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Lacquer, Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747)

Covered Vessel, late Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); D. 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm), Metalwork

A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, 1841, Illustrations: wood engraving, with watercolor tipped in at front, 9 1/2 × 6 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (24.2 × 15.4 × 3.7 cm)

百人一首　うはかゑとき　持統天皇, Poem by Jitō Tenno (Empress Jitō), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Edo period…

Cuisine, ca. 1910, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 21.4 x 17.2 cm. (8 7/16 x 6 3/4 in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)

The Kitchen, Edo period (1615–1868), 1795, Japan, Right-hand sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa…

The Promenade, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); W. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

Vue du lac d'Oo ou Seculejo, Bagnère de Luchon, 1853, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 10 1/8 × 14 1/16 in. (25.7 × 35.7 cm), Photographs, Joseph Vigier (French, 1821–1862)

Painting, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th–19th century, China, Album with ten leaves (eight paintings and two title leaves); ink and color on paper, Album: 18 7/8 x 17 13/16 in. (47.9 x 45.2…

Bronze statuette of Horus, Hellenistic, 304–30 B.C., Egyptian, Ptolemaic, Bronze, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Bronzes, Seated, with Osirian crown and a side lock.

Neck-amphora, fragmentary, Archaic, ca. 525–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, 4 3/4 x 7 1/4in. (12.1 x 18.4cm), Vases

『画本虫撰』「蓑虫」「兜虫」, Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), Edo period (1615–1868),…

Terracotta rim fragment with latticework design, Late Neolithic, ca. 3800–3300 B.C., Dimini culture, Terracotta, length 4 3/16in. (10.6cm), Vases, From Thessaly. Dark lines on light ground.

North Dome on left - Royal Arches - Washington Column, 1861, Yosemite, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 42.5 × 51.5 cm (16 3/4 × 20 1/4 in.), Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins…

[Reproduction of Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau by Antoine-Jean Gros], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Unknown (French), After baron Antoine Jean Gros (French, Paris 1771–1835…

Limestone votive relief with a “master of lions”, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 16 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 4 in. (42.5 x 48.9 x 10.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, Above…

[Factory Interior], ca. 1880, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 36.7 x 47 cm (14 7/16 x 18 1/2 in.), Photographs, Louis Lafon (French, active 1870s–90s)

Arles, Amphithéâtre, 1860 or earlier, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 32.3 x 42.3 cm (12 11/16 x 16 5/8 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., East Greek, Terracotta, H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); diameter 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm), Vases, The shape is derived from Attic Little…

[Group of Native American Men, Telegraph Poles in Background], 1880s–90s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (American)

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, H.: 2 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (6.1 x 3.7 cm), Glass, Body fragment.…

Deep Dish, 1430–1460, Made in Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm), Ceramics, This dish (or brasero) comes from a lavish ensemble of…

Bronze tweezers, Early Minoan II-Late Minoan III, ca. 2900–1050 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Bronzes, Tweezers.

Votive Stele with Buddha and Bodhisattvas, Northern Qi dynasty, mid- 6th century, China, Limestone with pigment and gilding, H: 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm); W: 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); D: 4 in. (10.2…

Plaque in the Form of a Demon, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), China, Bronze with iron, H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); W. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Metalwork

Mrs. George Baldwin (Jane Maltass, 1763–1839), 1782 or later, Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (91.8 x 74 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)

Trays, 1850–80, Japan, Lacquer, H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 1in. (2.5cm), Lacquer

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/4 in. (7.8 × 6 × 0.7 cm), Vases

Vase fragment, Greek, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 x 1/2in. (2.5 x 1.3cm), Vases

Carnelian scarab, Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Etruscan, Carnelian, H.: 3/8 x 5/16 in. (1 x 0.8 cm), Gems, Herakles with lion's skin and club

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Glass, Translucent golden brown. Beveled vertical rim; slightly…

Ishibe, 東海道五十三次　石部, 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 34.9cm), Prints,…

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass, Translucent golden yellow. Rounded, slightly inverted flaring…

[Side View of Main Street, Governor General's Camp], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 17.9 x 27.2 cm (7 1/16 x 10 11/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

A Section of the Constellation Cygnus (August 13, 1885), 1885, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.8 x 21.2cm (10 3/16 x 8 3/8in.), Photographs, Paul Henry (French, 1848–1905),…

Terracotta statuette of a seated female figure, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 6 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (17.1 cm x 6.9 cm), Terracottas, The 'niche' surrounding the figure…

[Seated Man in White Vest and Dark Coat], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 24.9 x 21.8 cm. (9 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882)

Cabinet, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (22.2 x 34.9 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire…

Buddhist Monk Budai, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century, China, Porcelain with clear glaze (Fujian Province; Dehua ware), H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14…

Christ at the Foot of the Cross, Mourned by Mary and John, early 16th century, Pen and brown ink and wash with traces of black chalk, on three joined sheets of paper, circular. Verso: black chalk,…

Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 4967 Feet, 1861, Yosemite, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 15 13/16 × 20 1/4 in. (40.1 × 51.5 cm), Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American,…

Stone votive breast, Late Classical-Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, On a small plinth painted red is a…

Onono Komachi, Parrot Komachi, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (37.1 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi…

(10) [Gate of all Nations, Persepolis, Fars], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Fougère arborescente, 1863, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 28.7 x 22.8 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.), Photographs, Désiré Charnay (French, 1828–1915)

Granny, Thereza, Elinor; The Shanty, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 11.1 × 9.5 cm (4 3/8 × 3 3/4 in.) (a), oval, Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales…

Cittern, mid to late 18th century, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Wood and various materials, Total length 66 cm., Fingerboard length 22.8 cm., Fingerboard width--top/bottom 4.6/5.2…

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, tooled, and cut, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Vertical rim…

Tunic, ca. 1920, French, cotton, Denise Poiret's modernity was conveyed not only by her sometimes audacious self-presentation but also by her lithe, small-boned figure. Unlike the odalisques of…

Mouth Organ, ca. 1835, Vienna, Austria, Austrian, Wood, leather, various materials, H.: 19 cm (7-1/2 in.); Diam.: 10.8 cm (4-1/4 in.), Aerophone-Free Reed, P. Peckmann, This instrument, known only…

[Two Chinese Men in Matching Traditional Dress], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.7 x 19.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Naser al-Din Shah, ca. 1852–55, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: 33.7 x 21.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown, In this formal portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah (r.…

Venetian Woman with Moveable Skirt, 1563, Engraving, Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (14 x 18.9 cm), Prints, Venice was famed for its many elaborately dressed and coiffed courtesans. Foreign…

Bamboo and Poem, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 6 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (16.8 x 52.4 cm), Paintings, Zhu Lu (Chinese, 1553–1632)

An Entertainment at Shinagawa, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Right-hand sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 7/16 in. (25.7 x 18.9…

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province (Tōtomi sanchū), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　遠江山中, Edo period (1615–1868), ca.…

Statuette of a harp (lyre) player, male, Archaic, 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Bronzes

Bronze statuette of a Lar, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Bronzes, Left arm raised and right one extended. He wears a tunic, of which the lower part is…

Interior Hanging, 19th century, Mali or Ghana, Niger River, Fulani peoples (?), Cotton, wool, natural dye, H. 51 x W. 120 in. (129.5 x 304.8 cm), Textiles-Woven, Large-scale textiles created south…

Tantalus Cañon, Utah, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, William Henry Jackson (American, 1843–1942), William Henry Jackson was employed for eight years on the…

Jérusalem, Tombeau des rois de Juda, Intérieur de la cour, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.4 x 31.9 cm (9 3/16 x 12 9/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French,…

Steatite oil lamp, Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan I, ca. 1750–1450 B.C., Minoan, Steatite, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Oil would have been…

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, H.: 1 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (4.1 x 17.1 cm), Glass, Translucent blue., Plain rounded rim; convex curving…

Limestone statuette of a boy holding a dove, Classical, 2nd half of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 18 7/8 x 6 5/8 x 4 5/16 in. (47.9 x 16.8 x 11 cm), Stone Sculpture,…

The Ascension, 14th century, Made in Florence, Italy, Italian, Silk on canvas, 11 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (28.9 x 41.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Shamisen, Plectrum and a Book, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 4 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (10.6 x 15.9 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi…

Ornament Ball from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1906, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 11/16 x 11 13/16 in. (22.1 x 30 cm),…

Fire-Holder and Flower-Pot, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (14.3 x 19.1 cm), Prints,…

Propylon du Temple de Dandour (Tropique du Cancer), April 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

亜米利加・南京, An American on Horseback and a Chinese with a Furled Umbrella, Edo period (1615–1868), 12th month, 1860, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 9…

Outfit for Travel, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/16 x 7 3/8 in. (21.1 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman…

Canopic Jar of Minmose, New Kingdom, probably mid-Dynasty 18, ca. 1450–1400 B.C., From Egypt, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint, Egyptian blue, H. 42 cm (16 9/16 in.), The owner of this…

Bowl, Archaic or Classical, ca. 550–450 B.C., Italic-Native, South Italian (Daunian), Terracotta, H. 4.39 cm. Diameter 14.81 cm., Vases

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 15/16in. (13.7 x 5cm), Vases

Fragments of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 515 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, coral red, b.: 1 9/16 × 2 7/8 in. (4 × 7.3 cm), Vases, Exterior, gods in Olympos.…

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

七日夜, Wave, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, H. 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); W. 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo…

The First Nakamura Tomijuro as an Angry Woman Standing in a Room, Edo period (1615–1868), 1772 or 1773, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 11/16 x 5 2/3 in. (29.7 x…

東海道五十三次之内　大磯　虎ケ雨, Tiger Rain at Ōiso Station, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 in. (24.1…

Covered Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Sprinkled gold on lacquer (maki-e), H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm); D. 1…

Ear pick or Ligula, Roman, Bronze, Other: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Bronzes

Fragment, 17th century, Armenian, Silk, Overall: 4 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (11.7 x 27.6 cm), Textiles-Woven

Music Box, ca. 1840, Switzerland, Swiss, Various materials, H. 5.1 cm (2 in.), Idiophone, Gold, light blue and red enamel music box in the form of a Turkish coffee cup (zarf), decorated with…

[Charlie and Peel Ross with Horse after a Hunt], ca. 1856–59, Albumen silver print, 21.5 x 18.7 cm (8 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.), arched top, Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near…

Terracotta loom weight, Archaic or later, 6th century or later, Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 4 3/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. (12 cm x 6.3 cm), Terracottas, In the form of a truncated pyramid.

Oboe in C, before 1735, Nürnberg, Germany, German, boxwood, brass, Height: 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed, Jacob Denner (German, Nürnberg 1681–1735)

Illustration of Noh Dance Scene, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1910, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 5/8 x 20 in. (37.1 x 50.8 cm), Prints, Tsukioka Kōgyo…

The Dancing Trees, 1922, Palladium print, 24.2 x 19.3 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York)

Terracotta head of a woman, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Egyptian (?), Terracotta, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Terracottas, With wreath and heavy fillet around head, and earrings.

Bronze basket vase with swinging handles, Late Republican or Augustan, 1st century B.C., Roman, Bronze, w. 10 3/5 in. (27 cm), Bronzes, The majority of bronze basket vases come from Campania,…

Turban Helmet, 16th century, Turkish, in the style of Turkman armor, Steel, iron, silver, H. including nasal 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); H. excluding nasal 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D.…

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Geometric, late 8th century B.C., Euboean or Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.29 cm), Vases, The cup can be paralleled by an example from Sicily that…

Oinochoe, Late Classical, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, Height: 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm), Vases

Second Pylone du Temple d'Isis, à Philae, April 13, 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.6 × 16.6 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)