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Pen Box with a Visit to a Sage

Pen Box with a Visit to a Sage

Monumental Olpe (pitcher)

Monumental Olpe (pitcher), 735 BCE - 700 BCE

Attributed to The Lion Painter

Ornate, gilded four-tiered wooden altarpiece with carved decoration.

Reredos (in three parts)

Unidentified Artist

Seated Cat

Seated Cat

Egyptian

Head of a Cat

Head of a Cat

Egyptian

Looped Fragment with Rabbit

Looped Fragment with Rabbit

Coptic

Lekythos (oil flask): Visit at Tomb

Lekythos (oil flask): Visit at Tomb

Greek

Pen Box with the Virgin and Child

Pen Box with the Virgin and Child

Abu’l-Hasan al-Ghaffari Naqqash-Bashi

Folio 313 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 313 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

The Triumph of Maximilian

The Triumph of Maximilian, 1473 - 1531

Edited by Hans Burgkmair the Elder

An earthenware vessel that stands on three small feet. The body is a cylindrical shape with a round, pointed lid. The sides are painted red with a purple swirling pattern. The lid is grey with a purple and green painted organic and floral carving.

Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid

Chinese

An oblong shaped vessel with a small, flat foot and a narrow flared top lip. The entire piece has a vertical pattern of red stripes, pink stripes, and large white and pink swirls.

Cocoon shaped jar

Chinese

A cold-painted vessel with a square foot, a widely curved body, and a square top with a pointed lid. The base color is black with a swirling pattern on it that is colored light blue, yellow, and purple. There is white along the top lip.

Covered Square 'Fanghu' Storage Jar with Scrolling-Cloud Decor and Simulated Ring-Mask Handles

Chinese

Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Lions, Birds, and Other Animals against a Fruiting Grapevine Arabesque

Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Lions, Birds, and Other Animals against a Fruiting Grapevine Arabesque

Chinese

Mirror with Foliate Rim and with Inset Silver Plaque

Mirror with Foliate Rim and with Inset Silver Plaque

Chinese

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Chinese

A brown cast bronze vessel with gold and turquoise inlay. The body is round with a small neck and flat lid. The left and right have small rings attached. The entire piece is inscribed with a detailed geometric, swirling pattern.

Covered Decagonal 'Hu' Wine Vessel with Bird Decor and with Two 'Taotie'-Mask Ring Handles

Chinese

Mirror with Foliate Rim and with Inset Gold Plaque

Mirror with Foliate Rim and with Inset Gold Plaque

Chinese

A green-black cast bronze vessel that is in the shape of a standing four-legged, hooved animal. The creature’s body is thick and round with a long, downturned tail. Its neck is thick and its head has a long, small snout, round eyes, and almond-shaped ears that point straight up. There is a curved form in the center of its back.

Pouring Vessel in the Form of a Standing Quadruped with Hinged Cover in the Form of a Duck

Chinese

A dark brown/green bronze vessel that has a detailed, overlapping 3D pattern along the sides. The pattern has small inlaid turquoise and a white material. There are two curved serpents for handles on both sides. The top lip is short and flares out.

Small 'Pou' Jar with Openwork Decoration of Interlaced Dragons and with Two Serpentine Handles

Chinese

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