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Cream-colored bowl with black painted decoration

Bowl with Foliated and Plaited Inscription

Persian

Bowl with Enthroned Ruler and Courtiers

Bowl with Enthroned Ruler and Courtiers

White dish with blue botanical decoration

Dish with Peonies

Persian

Pin Head in two parts

Pin Head in two parts

Near Eastern

Matchlock Gun (Torador)

Matchlock Gun (Torador)

Indian

Red-figure Lekythos: Eros and Stylized Florals

Red-figure Lekythos: Eros and Stylized Florals

Greek

White bowl with rings of orange and black text

Bowl Inscribed with Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and 'Ali ibn Abi Talib

Persian

Fragmentary Bulla

Fragmentary Bulla

Etruscan

Head of Sophocles, copy after a Hellenistic prototype of 2nd century BC

Head of Sophocles, copy after a Hellenistic prototype of 2nd century BC

Roman

Band with Stylized Animals

Band with Stylized Animals

Byzantine

Tale of the Pagoda Made of Sand, Text Fragment from the Illustrated "Tales of Three Jewels" (Sambō-ekotoba) from Tōdai-ji, Nara

Tale of the Pagoda Made of Sand, Text Fragment from the Illustrated "Tales of Three Jewels" (Sambō-ekotoba) from Tōdai-ji, Nara, 1055 - 1129

Traditionally attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori

Folio 1 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 2: 150-151 (recto), Sura 2: 151-153 (verso)

Folio 1 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 2: 150-151 (recto), Sura 2: 151-153 (verso)

Persian

Folio 2 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 2: 153-156 (recto), Sura 2: 156-158 (verso)

Folio 2 from a Fragment of a Manuscript of the Qur'an, with Interlinear Persian Translation: Sura 2: 153-156 (recto), Sura 2: 156-158 (verso)

Persian

A flat, lusterware tile that is the bottom half of a six-pointed star as the top has been diagonally broken off. It is colored brown with white lines depicting two, small sleeping figures at the bottom-right. There is a thick, patterned blue band along the edge.

Fragmentary Star Tile with Lovers

Persian

A flat, lusterware tile that is in the shape of an eight pointed star. It is colored brown with a white pattern of a large, tall flower in the center. The outer edge of the tile is painted bright blue with some wear.

Star Tile with Lotus Decoration

Persian

A flat, lusterware tile that is in the shape of an eight pointed star. It is colored a dark brown/grey with a white, patterned band framing the inside of the star shape. White lines make a symmetrical, swirling floral pattern in the center of the piece.

Star Tile with Vegetal Motifs and Inscription

Persian

A flat, lusterware tile that is in the shape of an eight pointed star. It is brown and tan colored with white lines outlining a seated figure in the center.

Luster Star Tile with Seated Figure

Persian

A flat, lusterware tile that is in the shape of an eight pointed star. It is colored a dark brown/grey with a white, patterned band framing the inside of the star shape. White lines make a symmetrical, swirling floral pattern in the center of the piece.

Star Tile with Vegetal Motifs and Inscription

Persian

A flat, lusterware tile that is in the shape of an eight pointed star. It is colored medium red-brown with some wear. White lines depict a symmetrical pattern of griffins, large leaves, birds, and swirls in between.

Star Tile with Griffins, Birds and Leaves

Persian

Oinochoe Handle

Oinochoe Handle

Etruscan

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