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Blue silk rectangle with dragon’s foot, clouds, and flowers

Rectangular Silk Fragment Depicting a Portion of a Five-Clawed Dragon amid Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

Chinese

Blue silk rectangle with dragon’s foot, clouds, and flowers

Rectangular Silk Fragment Depicting a Portion of a Five-Clawed Dragon amid Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

Chinese

Rectangular Silk Fragment with Decoration of a Five-Clawed Dragon amid Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

Rectangular Silk Fragment with Decoration of a Five-Clawed Dragon amid Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

Chinese

Feet of Saint Sebastian?

Feet of Saint Sebastian?

Unidentified Artist

Saint Onophorius

Saint Onophorius

Unidentified Artist

Partial template for "Certain Places," Barbara Jakobsen Commission, 1972-73

Partial template for "Certain Places," Barbara Jakobsen Commission, 1972-73, 1943 - 1987

Christopher Wilmarth

Partial template for "Certain Places," Barbara Jakobsen Commission, 1972-73

Partial template for "Certain Places," Barbara Jakobsen Commission, 1972-73, 1943 - 1987

Christopher Wilmarth

Vessel Fragment

Vessel Fragment

Inserted note

Inserted note, 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Attributed to Sadanari Sesonji

Fragment of the Wakan Rōeishū (Yamashiro-gire)

Fragment of the Wakan Rōeishū (Yamashiro-gire), 995 - 1045

Traditionally attributed to Fujiwara Sadayori

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Attributed to Sadanari Sesonji

Coin of Constantine V

Coin of Constantine V, r. 720-775

Constantine V

A series of small textile fragments depicting faces alternating with flowers on a dark background; the fragments are arranged to show how they would appear in relation to each other if the piece were intact.

Fragments of a Textile Hanging with Female Busts

Byzantine

Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)

Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)

Japanese

Red-brown rectangular fragment with low relief decoration of the right profile of a youthful woman holding billowing fabric

Fragment of Arretine Pottery: Girl Arranging Garlands

Roman

A rectangular textile fragment depicting a four-strand braid motif in yellow, red, white, and off-white on a black ground with a blue stripe above and below the plait.

Fragment: Braid Motif

Byzantine

Red-brown rectangular fragment with low relief decoration of right profile of a youthful woman with feathered wings

Fragment of Arretine Ware: Winged Victory

Roman

Rectangular fragment of a mosaic in black and white.

Mosaic From a Pavement: White Tendril, Black Background

Roman

Prayer Charms with printed Buddha

Prayer Charms with printed Buddha

Japanese

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