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A gilt bronze sculpture of a man wearing a crown and standing on a pedestal.

Crowned Bodhisattva, Probably Taeseji Posal (Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta), Standing on a Heptagonal, Double-Lotus Base, the Bodhisattva's Right Hand Raised, the Left Hand Lowered

Korean

A gilt bronze square box with two doors that open to an image of a seated man surrounded by other people.

Portable Buddhist Shrine with Two Removable Standing Bodhisattvas, a Lotus Base for a Seated Buddha Image (now missing), a Repoussé Panel Depicting the Buddha Amitabha (Amit'abul), and Repoussé Panels on the Doors Representing Guardian Figures

Korean

A figure wears a helmet and holds a shield aloft.

Panathenaic Prize Amphora (storage jar)

Attributed to the Marsyas Painter

A mottled dirty white stone box resting on a stone base topped with a peaked roof and decorated with protruding palm leaf designs on each side.

Cinerarium (ash urn)

Roman

Industrial Problems, Coöperation: Italy. Milan. Coöperative Stores: Coöperative Societies, Italy: "Enopolio" the old castle and vineyard, belonging to the Society. It contains wine-cellars, a large banquet and reception hall. 2000 bottles can be filled, labelled and corked per hour at Enopolio, which "is the largest wine depository in Italy".

Industrial Problems, Coöperation: Italy. Milan. Coöperative Stores: Coöperative Societies, Italy: "Enopolio" the old castle and vineyard, belonging to the Society. It contains wine-cellars, a large banquet and reception hall. 2000 bottles can be filled, labelled and corked per hour at Enopolio, which "is the largest wine depository in Italy".

Unidentified Artist

Two Bands with Coiling Vines

Two Bands with Coiling Vines

Byzantine

Women Worshipping at a Shrine of a Deity Mounted on an Elephant

Women Worshipping at a Shrine of a Deity Mounted on an Elephant

Indian

Round covered box

Round covered box

Chinese

Round covered box

Round covered box

Chinese

Coin of Ala Al-Din Muhammad Khalji, Sultan of Delhi

Coin of Ala Al-Din Muhammad Khalji, Sultan of Delhi

Indian

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Ismail bin Ibrahim Bosnavi (calligrapher, d. 1748)

Folio 172 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 172 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Attributed to Mahesh

Small animal-form rattle

Small animal-form rattle

Chinese

Broad-shouldered jar

Broad-shouldered jar

Chinese

Jupiter and Callisto

Jupiter and Callisto

Unidentified Artist

Band with Nereids and Animals in Medallions

Band with Nereids and Animals in Medallions

Byzantine

A circular silver dish is decorated with scenes in the center and around the edges.

Tazza

Maker's Mark Cipher, apparently IB or SB

Practice Calligraphy (Siah Mashkh)

Practice Calligraphy (Siah Mashkh)

Calligraphy attributed to Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawla I

Pen Box with Riverscape, Female Portraits, and Lions in Medallions

Pen Box with Riverscape, Female Portraits, and Lions in Medallions

Covered Jar

Covered Jar

Unidentified Artist

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