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Jali

Jali

Illuminated title page: opening verses of the Shahnama, folio from a manuscript of the Shanama by Firdawsi

Illuminated title page: opening verses of the Shahnama, folio from a manuscript of the Shanama by Firdawsi

Persian

Shekel of Byblos

Shekel of Byblos

Greek

Cistophorus of Sardis

Cistophorus of Sardis

Greek

A white rectangular box divided into multiple squares and a raised panel in the center.

Analogia I, 1936 - 2002

Victor Grippo

Band with Dancers and Plant Motifs

Band with Dancers and Plant Motifs

Byzantine

Covered tripod cauldron (ding)

Covered tripod cauldron (ding)

Chinese

Street Incidents: A Series of Twenty-one Permanent Photographs, with Descriptive Letter-Press

Street Incidents: A Series of Twenty-one Permanent Photographs, with Descriptive Letter-Press, 1837 - 1921

John Thomson

A painted portrait of an extravagantly dressed woman seated at a table, applying pink powder blush to her cheeks.

Pompadour at Her Toilette, 1703 - 1770

François Boucher

Tall yellow pentagonal panel painted with image of man on cross surrounded by three figures.

Christ on the Cross, the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, and Cardinal Torquemada, c. 1400 - 1455

Fra Angelico

Punch Bowl

Punch Bowl

Unidentified Artist

Aizen Myoo

Aizen Myoo

Japanese

Non-Canonical Text Devoted to Jizō Bosatsu (Bussetsu Jizō Bosatsukyō)

Non-Canonical Text Devoted to Jizō Bosatsu (Bussetsu Jizō Bosatsukyō)

Japanese

Text of the Twenty-Fifth Chapter (Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon) of the Lotus Sutra (Myōhō Rengekyō)

Text of the Twenty-Fifth Chapter (Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon) of the Lotus Sutra (Myōhō Rengekyō)

Japanese

Non-Canonical Sutra Booklet without Title Page (text begins "Kaku no gotoki")

Non-Canonical Sutra Booklet without Title Page (text begins "Kaku no gotoki")

Japanese

A young fair skinned woman leans out of a horse and cart toward a dark-skinned boy who’s holding a note.

The Message, 1841 - 1919

Edward Lamson Henry

Rectangular mirror case with paintings of birds and flowers

Mirror Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, Bird, and Butterfly

Band with Humans and Animals in Medallions

Band with Humans and Animals in Medallions

Byzantine

Textile Band with Nereids and Animals

Textile Band with Nereids and Animals

Byzantine

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