Talismanic Scroll, 11th century, Made in Egypt, Ink on paper, 9 13/16 x 3 1/8 in. (24.9 x 7.9 cm), Codices, Centuries before block-printing was introduced in Europe, the technique was used in…

Vase, 1835–45, Made in Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Glass, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–1888, Sandwich,…

Vase fragment, Neolithic, Aegean, Terracotta, Overall: 1 9/16 x 2in. (4 x 5.1cm), Vases

Leather Lamellar Armor, 15th–17th century, Eastern Tibetan, probably Kham, Leather, shellac, gold, pigments, laid out flat, H. 33 5/8 in. (85.4 cm); W. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm), Armor for Man

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo in the Role of Soga no Goro, Edo period (1615–1868), 2nd month, 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (32.1 x 14.3…

Marble statue of an old fisherman, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 42 in. (106.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, Copy of a Greek statue of the late 3rd century B.C.. The effects of…

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, 1st–3rd quarter of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, H.: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass, Translucent deep honey yellow; trail in opaque…

Vue générale du Temple de Khons, à Karnac, Thèbes, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 5/16 × 8 1/4 in. (16 × 21 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)

Vase foot, Cypriot, Limestone, Other: Diameter.:7 x 1 1/16 in. (17.8 x 2.7 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 17th century, Turkish, Gold, copper alloy (tombak), leather, textile, H. 20 3/8 in. (51.8 cm); W. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 11 oz. (1684 g), Equestrian…

Field Bordered by Trees, ca. 1907–8, Charcoal on paper, 28 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (72.4 x 95.3 cm), Drawings, Piet Mondrian (Dutch, Amersfoort 1872–1944 New York)

実競色乃美名家見　紙屋次兵衛　紀ノ国屋小春, Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with the Geisha Koharu of Kinokuniya, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1798, Japan, Polychrome woodblock…

Gold pendant in the form of a vase, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Pendant in the form of a perfume bottle.

Border Fragment, Figure, 2nd century B.C., Peru, Nasca, Camelid hair, H x W: 1 15/16 x 1 9/16in. (5 x 4cm), Textiles-Sculpture

[Kate Keown], 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 29 x 29 cm (11 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.) circle, Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879…

Two Children Playing with Goldfish, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1887, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (36.2 x 26.4 cm), Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese,…

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Bronze, Other: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Bronzes

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 2 7/16 × 2 × 3/16 in. (6.2 × 5.1 × 0.5 cm), Vases

Vase, ca. 1904, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm), Glass, Tiffany Furnaces

Glass bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Overall: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm), Glass, Translucent blue. Rounded, slightly flaring vertical rim;…

Vedute delle ville, e d'altri luoghi della Toscana, 1744, Etching, Book: 13 7/16 x 20 13/16 x 7/8 in. (34.2 x 52.9 x 2.3 cm), Books

Horinouchi Myōhōji Eho Mairi no Zu, Pilgrimage to Myōhōji in Horinouchi, Edo, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1804, Japan, Two sheets of a pentaptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color…

Glass jug, Early to Mid Imperial, late 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a dip mold and tooled, Height: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; handle in same color.…

Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Pentaptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 14 5/8 x 50 in. (37.1 x 127 cm), Prints,…

Vase, 1927, Made in Mid-Atlantic United States, Syracuse, New York, United States, Porcelain, H. 7-1/4 in. (18.4 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Steatite dish, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, ca. 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman, Steatite, Overall: 3 7/16 x 1/2 in. (8.7 x 1.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone…

Photogenic Drawing of the Laocoon, September 1839; Tomb of William de Valence, 1839, Photogenic drawing negatives, Top Image: 7 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.8 cm), Negatives, Unknown (British)

The Torpedo Officer (Suirai shikan), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 1, no. 8, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1900, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink…

Labors of the Months, second quarter 17th century, British, Canvas worked in wool, silk , and metal thread; tent, Gobelin, back, cross, and couching stitches, Overall: 21 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (54.6 x…

Winter Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 31/32 x 12 1/2 in. (20.3 x 31.8 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese,…

Beaker, 13th century, South German, Glass, Overall: 3 13/16 x 3 1/4 in. (9.7 x 8.3 cm), Glass-Vessels

Glass jar, Imperial, ca. 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (6.4 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Solid collared rim, folded down, round, and…

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Classical, 2nd quarter of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm), Vases, Ringbase; the handles are those of a kylix.

Spatula, Bronze, Other: 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm), Bronzes

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel), Middle Cypriot, 1900–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; White painted ware, H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm), Vases, Deer-shaped vase with spout, loop-handle, and…

Asao Tamejuro as a Gray-Haired Old Man in Tattered Garments, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 11/32 x 5 17/32 in. (31.4 x 14.1…

Trial piece of Akhenaten, on the reverse a horse's head, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Sculptors' workshop near south…

Steatite (?) pendant in the form of a bull's head, Middle or Late Bronze Age, ca. 2200–1050 B.C., Minoan, Steatite ?, H. 1 3/4 in. (3.44 cm); Diameter 1 in. (2.54 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone,…

Bronze statuette of a satyr and maenad, Late Archaic-Early Classical, ca. 510–480 B.C, Etruscan, Bronze, H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Bronzes, This bronze depicts a satyr abducting a maenad, one of…

Embroidered sampler, 1768, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Embroidered silk on linen, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), Textiles, Sarah Lawrence

Scene Two from the Life of the Reverend Jean de la Barrière, 1707, Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite, 21 x 17 1/2 in. (53.4 x 44.4 cm),…

Glass aryballos (oil bottle), Imperial, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm), Glass, Small oil bottle. Translucent blue green; handles in same color. Broad, tubular…

Fibula, Bronze, Other: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Bronzes

Drawings and Prints, Book Ornament & Architecture, Villa Barbaro, from I quattro libri dell'architettura di Andrea Palladio (Book 2, page 51), Illustrator, Publisher, Author, Dedicatee, Dedicated…

Ornament or button for harness, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, silver (?), 1.25 in. (3.18 cm), Shell-Equestrian, This small shell…

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, last quarter of 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Vases, Obverse, Herakles and the Erymanthian boar, Reverse,…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3/4 x 15/16 in. (2 x 2.4 cm); estimated diam. of rim 7 7/8 in. (20 cm),…

Vase with Birthday Reception for General Guo Ziyi, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722), China, Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels, H. 31 3/4 in. (80.6 cm); W. 9 in.…

東海道五十三次之内　白須賀　汐見阪図, Shirasuka, Shio-mi Zaka, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 1/16…

The Five Senses and the Four Elements, second quarter 17th century, British, Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, rococo, knot, and couching stitches, H. 17 1/8 x W. 22 1/4 inches (43.5 x 56.5…

Ring, Bronze, diameter 3.00 cm., Bronzes

Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 5/8 x 6 in. (9.2 x 15.2 cm), Terracottas, Forelegs of an animal.

[Yosemite National Park, California], ca. 1878, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American,…

Amulet, Bronze, length 5.11 cm., Bronzes

Matchlock Rifle, second quarter of the 19th century, Sindh, Indian, Sind (now Pakistan), Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, L. 60 in. (152.4 cm); L. of barrel 44 3/8 in. (112.6 cm); Cal. .53…

Terracotta fragment of a cup with spiral and bands, Middle Minoan II, ca. 1800–1700 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Kamares ware, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 5/16in. (3.3 x 3.3cm), Vases, From Knossos,…

Icon Triptych: Ewostatewos and Eight of His Disciples, late 17th century, Ethiopia, North of Gojjam province, Amhara peoples, Wood, tempera, cord, H. 22 1/16 x W. 27 9/16 in. (56 x 70 cm),…

Aquamarine Water Lily Vase, ca. 1913, American, Glass, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm), Glass, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Tiffany Furnaces

Embroidered sampler, 1791, Made in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, American, silk on linen, 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm), Textiles, Jane Wilson (1778–1869)

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Glass, Translucent green. Lob-sided rim folded out, down, round, and in, and pressed…

From My Window at An American Place, North, 1931, Gelatin silver print, 18.9 x 24.0 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York), In…

Bronze statuette of a horse, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Bronzes, The ears lie forward. Faint indications of a mane are on the left side of the neck. The tail is…

Bronze tweezers, Early Minoan II-Late Minoan III, ca. 2900–1050 B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm.), Bronzes, This tweezer type occurred first in the Early Minoan II period and became…

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, ca. 1475–1525, Made in Lorraine, France, French, Limestone with traces of paint, Overall: 61 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (156.2 x 57.2 x 36.2 cm),…

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1895, 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.…

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 13/16 × 2 13/16 × 5/16 in. (4.5 × 7.2 × 0.7 cm), Vases

Limestone head of a bearded man from a funerary stele, Early Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 31.8 x 22.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, Bearded head from tombstone.

[Eastern Man, Standing], 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (British)

Kinkakuji seen in Falling Snow, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Prints, Hasegawa Sadanobu…

Bugaku Dancers, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Six-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper, Image: 69 3/8 x 146 3/8 in. (176.2 x 371.8 cm), Screens, Kano Yasunobu (Japanese,…

Agate ring stone, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd–2nd century B.C., Italic, Agate, Length: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Gems, Bound captive seated on a shield.

Terracotta statuette base, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Terracottas, For statuette.

Madonna and Child, ca. 1620–25, German, Magdeburg, Ivory, Overall: H. 5 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 1 3/8 in. (12.7 x 9.8 x 3.5 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory, Kriebel Jürgen (1580/90–1645)

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Ushiwaka, the Young Yoshitsune Serenading Jorurihime, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1772, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm); W. 13 7/8 in. (35.2…

[Dog Posing for Portrait in Photographer's Studio Chair], ca. 1855, Daguerreotype, Image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.), Photographs, Rufus Anson (American)

People with Lanterns in Procession, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (21 x 18.6 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman…

Orpheus Charming the Animals, second quarter 17th century, British, Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, stem, split, knot, long-and-short, and couching stitches, Overall: 22 1/2 x 44 7/8 in. (57.2…

A Sweeper Girl of the Lowest Caste, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 9.4 x 6.8 cm (3 11/16 x 2 11/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Ikat Fragment, mid-11th century, Found Egypt, Fustat, Linen, silk; resist dyed (ikat), plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Textiles-Woven, Different regions, even…

Embroidered Mantle Fragment, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Peru, Paracas, Camelid hair, Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 in. (8.26 x 12.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

[Court of the mosque Gawhar Shad, MESHED, 1418 (?)], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891)

Terracotta oinochoe:olpe (jug), Transitional, ca. 630–610 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Vases, Five friezes of animals The Sphinx Painter was a competent artist who…

西漢（滇文化）青銅管銎戈, Halberd Blade with Tubular Socket, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), Dian culture, 2nd century B.C., China, Bronze, L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 6 1/2 in.…

Game Box, 14th century, Italian, Bone, wood, stain over wood core with paper and textile lining, metal mounts, Overall: 2 11/16 x 7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in. (6.9 x 19.6 x 16.1 cm), Ivories-Bone, Bone…

Fragment, 4th–5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen; plain weave, weft loop weave, 8.25 in. high 6.50 in. wide (20.95 cm high 16.51 cm wide), Textiles

Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware, 1635, Oil on wood, 19 5/8 x 31 3/4 in. (49.8 x 80.6 cm), Paintings, Willem Claesz Heda (Dutch, Haarlem? 1594–1680 Haarlem), With his…

Small jadeitite ax, Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, 5th–3rd millennium B.C., Greek, Stone, L. 1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Although bronze came into use, stone continued to be used…

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1780, Possibly made in Paris, France, French, possibly, Porcelain, Cup: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Ceramics, The Verplancks allied with opposing sides…

The Birth of the Virgin, 1467, Tempera and oil on wood, 57 x 37 7/8 in. (144.8 x 96.2 cm), Paintings, Fra Carnevale (Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini) (Italian, born by 1416–died 1484…

六十余州名所図会　阿波　鳴門の風波, Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1853,…

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…

Study of a Boy in a Blue Jacket, 1717, Pastel and chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on paste paper, 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm), Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper, Benedetto Luti (Italian,…

Krishna at the Feet of Radha: Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya, 1634, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Image: 7 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (18.4 × 14 cm), Paintings,…

Christ Carrying the Cross, ca. 1684, Red chalk, with traces of framing lines in black chalk, 17 1/2 x 22 15/16 in. (44.5 x 58.2 cm), Drawings, Pierre Mignard (French, Troyes 1612–1695 Paris),…

Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); diameter 6 in. (15.3 cm); width with handles 8 9/16 in. (21.8…

Terracotta amphora (jar), Cypro-Geometric III, 850–750 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm), Vases, Geometric ornament in panels on neck and shoulder.

Young Nobleman Playing Koto (Harp), Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 15/16 x 7 3/16 in. (20.2 x 18.3 cm), Prints,…

Glass beaker, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge Flaring rim with rounded lip; vertical sides, turned out…

The French Comedians, ca. 1720, Oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (57.2 x 73 cm), Paintings, Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne), In 1731, the painting was…