Bowl Depicting Abstract Plants, Probably Cactus, 180 BCE–500 CE

Nasca

Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating in the Indrashala Cave [top] and Buddha Dipankara [bottom], 2nd/3rd century

Flaring Bowl with Curving Step Design on Interior Rim, 100 BCE–500 CE

Moche

Shaiva Saint Appar, Holding a Spade, 14th century

Loutrophoros (Container for Bath Water), 350-340 BCE

Ancient Greek

Lion Protome, probably for a Throne, c. 2nd century

Architectural relief panel with floral design, 18th century

Funeral Home, American South, 1941, printed 1990

Irving Penn

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir, c. 1800

Mughal

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Rows of Beans and Dots, 100 BCE–500 CE

Moche

Royal Women Feeding Fish, c. 1740

Bhairavi Ragini, Page from a Bundi Ragamala Set, c. 1765-1780

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

Dagger Hilt with Floral Designs, 18th century

Four Recruits in White Dhotis, page from the Fraser Album, Company School, c. 1815-1816

Armlet (Bazuband), 19th century

Male Deity (Deva) Holding a Lotus Bud, Gupta period, 4th/5th century

Deep South, Untitled (Three Drips), 1998

Sally Mann

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Seated Figure Drinking from Cup, 1200–1450

Chimú

Krishna Watches a Juggler, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari, c. 1750-1790