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A man stands near the center, handcuffed, robe tied across his bare chest, looking upper right, wearing crown of thorns.

Christ before Pilate: Large Plate, 1606 - 1669

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

A man in white robes stands at the center of a crowd before a wall.

The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorien, 1780 - 1867

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Painted portrait in three-quarter view, head and shoulders of a young man who looks to the right.

A Young Man with a Crown of Laurel Leaves, 1562 - 1638

Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem

Standing Warrior

Standing Warrior

Unidentified culture

Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Mustachioed Guardian Warrior of So-Called 'Lokapala' or "Heavenly King" Type, with His Right Hand Raised and the Tail of His Garment Billowing in the Wind, Trampling a Supine Demon

Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Mustachioed Guardian Warrior of So-Called 'Lokapala' or "Heavenly King" Type, with His Right Hand Raised and the Tail of His Garment Billowing in the Wind, Trampling a Supine Demon

Chinese

Fragment of a Box Mirror Relief with Two Figures

Fragment of a Box Mirror Relief with Two Figures

Greek

This image shows a person, dressed in red and green, with a halo around their head, surrounded by red, green, and brown designs.

Bust of an Attendant Bodhisattva (from the south wall of Mogao Cave 320, Dunhuang, Gansu province)

Chinese

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Decadrachm of Syracuse, signed by Kimon

Greek

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Decadrachm of Syracuse signed by Kimon, 415 - 400 BCE

Signed by Kimon

Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Solidus of Arcadius, struck for his wife Eudoxia, Constantinople, r. 400 - 404 CE

Eudoxia

Trojans Repelling the Greeks

Trojans Repelling the Greeks, 1503 - 1575

Giovanni Battista Scultori

The Prison

The Prison, 1520 - 1582

? Giorgio Ghisi

A dramatic battle scene of Roman soldiers on horses set in classical time.

The Body of Patroclus Borne from the Battlefield, c. 1547 - 1612

Diana Scultori

Relief-Decorated Rim of a Deep Vessel

Relief-Decorated Rim of a Deep Vessel

Greek

Mirror with Repoussé Decoration Depicting Venus Victrix

Mirror with Repoussé Decoration Depicting Venus Victrix

Roman

This image shows six figures, two in the top row, three in the middle row, and one in the bottom right corner, all wearing light green, grey, and brown robes. The two figures in the center and center left have halos around their heads.

Bust of a Bodhisattva Surrounded by a Monk and Devas (from the south wall of Mogao Cave 320, Dunhuang, Gansu province)

Chinese

A man lays on the ground while two others sit near him.

Hydria (water jar): The Ransom of Hector, active early 6th century BCE

The Pioneer Group

Both sides of an irregularly shaped bronze coin with relief decoration on each side

Sestertius of Vespasian, Rome, r. 69-79 CE

Vespasian

Tachibana Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif (Kikusui yoroi) and Sutra Scroll of Universal Gate Chapter (Fumonbon), from the series Four Types of Existence (Shishō no uchi), with poem by Sōkaen Takemaru

Tachibana Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif (Kikusui yoroi) and Sutra Scroll of Universal Gate Chapter (Fumonbon), from the series Four Types of Existence (Shishō no uchi), with poem by Sōkaen Takemaru, 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Two Standing, Armor-Clad Archers, Each Wearing Boots, a Scaled 'Liangdang' Breastplate, a Pointed, Vertically Fluted Helmet, and an Arrow-Filled Quiver, and Each with His Right Hand Positioned at His Chest, Left Hand at His Side

Two Standing, Armor-Clad Archers, Each Wearing Boots, a Scaled 'Liangdang' Breastplate, a Pointed, Vertically Fluted Helmet, and an Arrow-Filled Quiver, and Each with His Right Hand Positioned at His Chest, Left Hand at His Side

Chinese

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