Scene from a Drama: Ichimura Uzaemon as a Samurai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1745, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm),…

Porringer, ca. 1800, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (4.1 x 19.7 cm); 5 oz. 16 dwt. (180.4 g), Silver, Robert Evans (1768–1812)

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627, Oil on canvas, 38 3/8 x 28 5/8 in. (97.5 x 72.7 cm), Paintings, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), The picture was…

Two Bottles in the Form of Pomegranates, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Glass, opaque, Large jar: H. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); diam. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in), The…

Saint George and Saint Sebastian, ca. 1480, German, Rhineland, Oil on wood, each panel: 29 1/4 in. x 13 1/2 in. (74.3 x 34.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings & Portraits

The Actor Nakayama Kumetaro II, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794, Japan, Left-hand sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 5 31/32 in. (32.4 x 15.2…

Buckle, Bronze, Other: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Bronzes

Sentimental Conversation, early 1660s, Oil on wood, 16 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (41.3 x 35.2 cm), Paintings, Quirijn van Brekelenkam (Dutch, Zwammerdam (?), after 1622–ca. 1669 Leiden), In the 1660s…

Jérusalem, Couvent Arménien, Ornements, 2, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.1 x 33 cm (9 1/8 x 13 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872)

Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top), Hellenistic, ca. 330–300 B.C., Native Italic, Daunian, Canosan, Terracotta, H. 13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm), Vases, This distinctive ware…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2.1 x 3.9 cm); estimated diam. of rim 4 3/4 in. (12…

Carpet, 18th century, Attributed to Caucasus, Wool, H. 156 in. (396.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Statuette of Eros, Greek, Bronze, Other: 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. (4.4 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm), Bronzes

Left Leg Guard in the Style of Turkman Armor, late 15th century, Possibly Istanbul, Turkish, possibly Istanbul, Steel, iron, silver, gold, tin, leather, L. 15 1/8 in. (40.01 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 10…

Lid or boss, Bronze, Other: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Bronzes

The Pied Wagtail, Edo period (1615–1868), 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.8 cm), Prints, Kuwagata Keisai (Japanese, 1764–1824)

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, Diam.: 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm), Glass, Opaque white, with handles…

Carnelian ring stone, Imperial, Late Antonine, ca. A.D. 177–192, Roman, Sard-Carnelian ?, Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Gems, Male and female busts around an eagle on an altar.

Terracotta bowl with wishbone handle, Late Cypriot I-II, ca. 1600–1200 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Base-Ring Ware, H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); diameter 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm), Vases, Deep bowl…

Lamp, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (3.8 x 9.8 cm), Terracottas

名所江戸百景 市中繁栄七夕祭, The Tanabata Festival, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color…

月光菩薩像 「金胎仏画帖」断簡, Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”), Heian period…

[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,…

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

Glass monochrome inlay fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 2 x 3 3/16 in. (5 x 8.1 cm), Glass, Fragment of revetment plaque.,…

Thomas Williams, the Town Crier of New Bedford with Wife and Daughter, 19th century, Cut paper with gold, white and red wash, and lithograph background, sheet: 14 13/16 x 19 13/16 in. (37.7 x…

Terracotta rim fragment, Middle Helladic I, ca. 2100–1900 B.C., Helladic, Terracotta; Minyan ware, Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 13/16in. (7 x 4.6cm), Vases, From Aegina

Self-Portrait, 1660, Oil on canvas, 31 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (80.3 x 67.3 cm), Paintings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), The dozen or more self-portraits that…

Pair of gold ornaments comprised of three leech-shaped elements, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Gold, Diam. (each): 1 in. (2.5 cm), Gold and Silver, These objects may have served…

Two Young Samurai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1680, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 1/8 x 15 1/5 in. (25.7 x 38.6 cm), Prints, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694)

Oinochoe, Archaic, last quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Other: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (21.6 × 13.9 × 8 cm), Vases

Figured flask, 1835–60, Made in United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm), Glass

Terracotta fragment of a votive relief, Classical, ca. 470–460 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Locrian, Terracotta, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Terracottas, Hades abducting Persephone. When Hades, the god…

Small nephrite jade axe, Neolithic, 5th–4th millennium B.C., Cretan, Stone ?, L. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Celt.

Toilet set in original leather case, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially…

Glass jug, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, H.: 7 in. (17.8 cm), Glass, Colorless with light green tinge; same color handle and trails. Plain,…

Faience djed-pillar amulet, Late Dynastic–Hellenistic, 664–30 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm), Gold and Silver, Symbolic objects used for amulets include a menat-pendant,…

Landscape Painting of Figure in Woodland Setting, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; color on silk, 4 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (12.4 x 36.8 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Sheep, 1901, Gum bichromate print, 50.2 x 63.6 cm (19 3/4 x 25 1/16 in.), Photographs, Hans Watzek (Austrian, 1848–1903), In photographs such as this charming pastoral image of grazing sheep,…

Cover of a Censer, mid-12th century, Made in Meuse valley, South Netherlandish, Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, punched, and gilded, Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (10.5 x 10.5 cm),…

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, 6th century B.C., East Greek, Terracotta, Overall: 3 9/16 x 7 7/8in. (9.1 x 20cm); diameter 6in. (15.2cm), Vases, The shape is derived from Attic…

Handles and feet of a bronze louterion (basin), Archaic, 1st quarter of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, feet, a-c: 3 1/4 × 3 5/8 in. (8.3 × 9.2 cm), Bronzes, The three feet are in the shape…

東海道五十三次　藤枝, early 20th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)…

Scene from the Noh Dance 'Shojo', Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (21 x 18.7 cm),…

二代中村野塩, The Actor Nakamura Noshio II, in Female Role, Holding a Shakuhachi (Bamboo Flute), Edo period (1615–1868), 1796 (Kansei, 6th year), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink…

Mirror, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.), 4th–3rd century B.C., China, Bronze, Diam. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm), Mirrors

Onoe Tamizo as a Woman Standing, Facing to the Right, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1774, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (32.1 x 14.9 cm),…

The Tenth Month, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1767, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyomasa (Japanese,…

Terracotta antefix (roof tile), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, 6 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (17.09 x 30.2 cm), Terracottas, Head of a woman with diadem

Terracotta cup, Early Imperial, Augustan, 20 B.C.–A.D. 20, Roman, Terracotta; lead-glazed ware, H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); diameter 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Vases, The sides of the cup are decorated…

S. Giovanni Laterano, 1848–52, Albumen print from glass negative, Image: 8 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (22 × 28.7 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55)

Scherzo di Follia, 1863–66, printed 1940s, Gelatin silver print from glass negative, 18.7 x 12.5 cm. (7 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

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

Bronze steelyard and weight, 4th–6th century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm), Bronzes, The steelyard arm is calibrated on three sides with lines and Roman numerals, each…

Altar Cloth or Podea, late 14th century, Made in probably Greece or Constantinople, Byzantine, Silk, embroidery, Overall: 58 1/2 x 51 1/8 in. (148.6 x 129.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, The…

Asazuma-bune, Courtesan in Ancient Costume Seated in a Boat, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 3/16 x 5 5/16…

Terracotta dinos (deep round-bottomed bowl) and holmos (stand), ca. 630–600 B.C., Faliscan, Capena, Terracotta; buccheroid impasto, total H. 31 3/8 in. (79.7 cm); H. of cauldron 13 9/16 in.…

Ladle, ca. 1790, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Silver, 15 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (39.1 x 9.8 cm); 5 oz. 18 dwt. (183 g), Silver, Standish Barry (1763–1844)

Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris (Sculpture Ornementale), 1865–72, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 38.3 x 27.9 cm. (15 1/16 x 11 in.), Photographs, Louis-Emile Durandelle (French,…

Cameo glass with three portrait heads, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass, blue and brown, Length: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Gems, Three male portrait busts. This cameo may date to the…

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.7 cm); estimated diam. of rim: 6 5/16 in. (16…

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Vue générale de la face Est, Pl. 3, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 22.8 × 33.2 cm (9 in. × 13 1/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann…

Glass jug, Imperial, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Glass, Small, one-handled jug. Translucent blue green; handle in same color. Broad everted rim with…

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 10 7/8 x W. 10 1/2 in. (27.6 x 26.7 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Diam.: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Gold and Silver, This is one of the most widespread types of earring…

Sentier du chaos, St-Sauveur, 1853, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 9 13/16 × 14 1/2 in. (24.9 × 36.9 cm), Photographs, Joseph Vigier (French, 1821–1862), In the summer of…

Harlequin with a Guitar, 1917, Oil on panel, 39 1/2 × 25 5/8 in. (100.3 × 65.1 cm), Paintings, Juan Gris (Spanish, Madrid 1887–1927 Boulogne-sur-Seine), Like many European artists before…

Act III (Dai sandanme): Actors Bandō Hikosaburō V as Hayano Kanpei and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Koshimoto Okaru, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon…

Figure Bottle, 3rd–5th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, slip, pigment, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (19.05 x 14.61 cm), Ceramics-Containers, This Moche stirrup spout bottle represents a man wearing…

The Disillusioned Medea ('The Enchantress'), ca. 1640, Oil on canvas, 61 1/4 x 44 1/4 in. (155.6 x 112.4 cm), Paintings, Paulus Bor (Dutch, Amersfoort ca. 1601–1669 Amersfoort), The moody Medea…

Saccolabium Guttatum; Lizzie, Emily, Alice, Mrs Stratton; Emily, Etty, Alice, Lizzie, Mrs Drake, Mrs Stratton, 1853–56, Salted paper print; albumen silver print, Image: 14.9 × 9.2 cm (5 7/8 ×…

清, 任薰, 海棠小鳥, 扇面, Bird on a Rock by a Flowering Branch, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1879, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, 7 x 20…

Chariot fragments, socket, Archaic, ca. 500–480 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, 3 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 4 in. (7.9 × 6.6 × 10.2 cm), Bronzes, Large collection of bronze and iron attachments once belonging to…

Origin of the Greek Vase (Study from a Kneeling Female Figure), 1900–10, Graphite with gouache wash on white paper, 19 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (49.2 x 32.1 cm), Drawings, Auguste Rodin (French,…

Marie Spartali, 1868, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon)

舞楽衣装, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1818 (Year of the Tiger), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (19.4 x 16.4 cm), Prints,…

A Musical Party, 1659, Oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. (62.2 x 54.3 cm), Paintings, Gabriël Metsu (Dutch, Leiden 1629–1667 Amsterdam), Metsu began his career as a Leiden fijnschilder…

Design drawing of flower buds and seedpods of floral capitals from loggia, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1900–1915, American, Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper, 18 3/8 x 14 in. (46.7 x 35.6 cm),…

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary in Egyptianizing dress, Archaic, first half or middle of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (17.1 x 8.3 x 5.1…

The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia, 1804–7, Illustrations: engraving, 17 15/16 x 11 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (45.5 x 29.4 x 5.5 cm), Books, James Caldwell (British,…

Pendant, 12th–14th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mixtec, Greenstone, H. 2 1/4 x W. 5 1/2 x D. 1/4 in. (5.7 x 14 x 0.6 cm), Stone-Ornaments, This flat, rectangular pendant depicts four profile…

Micaceous stone lentoid seal, Archaic, 2nd half of the 7th century B.C., Greek, Melian, Micaceous stone, Diameter 2.7 cm, Gems, Sphinx, with recurving wing, tufted tail and head turned back; long…

John Hobart (1723–1793), 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (74.9 x 62.9 cm), Paintings, Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727–1788 London)

Gipsies, 1853–56, Albumen silver print, Image: 15.8 × 21 cm (6 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)

Marius at Minturnae, 1812, Black chalk, stumping, on off-white wove paper, sheet: 15 5/8 x 21 1/16 in. (39.7 x 53.5 cm), Drawings, In the manner of Jean Germain Drouais (French, Paris…

Fragment of a terracotta plate, Archaic, 6th century B.C., East Greek, Clazomenian, Terracotta, 3 3/16 × 3 1/2 × 7/16 in. (8 × 9 × 1.1 cm), Vases, Siren and sphinx.

Steatite bowl, Middle Minoan I, ca. 2200–1900 B.C., Minoan, Steatite, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diameter 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Bowl with fragmented rim.

The Siege of Fiesole by the Goths, 1550–99, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash, squared in black chalk; framing line in brown ink, sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 in. (26 x 38.1 cm),…

Fragment, 5th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 17 11/16 in. high 13 in. wide (45 cm high 33 cm wide), Textiles

冨嶽三十六景　武陽佃島, Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca.…

北宋 彩繪木雕觀音菩薩像（地黃木胎）, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), possibly Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), late 10th–early 11th century, China, Wood (foxglove)…

Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Glass, Opaque dark purple, with handle…

Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d0), 16th century, Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Painting: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Codices,…

Ivory discoid seal, Geometric, early 7th century B.C., Greek, Ivory, L. 3.3 cm, Gems, Lion and flying bird.

Ichimura Kamezo in the Role of Kanto Koroku, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1760?, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/4 x 5 7/16 in. (31.1 x 13.8 cm), Prints, Torii…

Album d'Études–Poses, ca. 1880, Albumen silver prints from glass negatives, Albums, Louis Igout (French, 1837–1881), This album is an excellent example of the type of photography produced in…

A Ferry boat Crossing the Bay, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 13 5/16 in. (21.6 x 33.8 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai…

White Sailboat in Long Island Sound, 1890s, printed 1897, Platinum print, Photographs, Charles E. Bolles (American, 1845–1919)

3 Cliffs Bay with a Wave, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 15.6 × 20.5 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales)

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Samurai Dressed in a Gaudy Kamishimo, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1773, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 23/32 x 5 5/8 in. (29.8…