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A terracotta sculpture that is made of three round forms, the top being longer. It is colored red with pale grey mottling all over.

Votive Terracotta Penis and Scrotum

Etruscan

Pear-shaped Ewer with Rooster-Head Spout

Pear-shaped Ewer with Rooster-Head Spout

Malasri Ragini (painting, recto), from the Chunar Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Malasri Ragini (painting, recto), from the Chunar Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Indian

Dharani Sutra (Informally called the "Leifengta Sutra")

Dharani Sutra (Informally called the "Leifengta Sutra")

Chinese

A winged female nude figure is elevated high above a village, balancing on a blank sphere.

Nemesis, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Adam Elsheimer

Adam Elsheimer, 1607 - 1677

Wenceslaus Hollar

Votive Terracotta Uterus

Votive Terracotta Uterus

Etruscan

Votive Terracotta Uterus

Votive Terracotta Uterus

Etruscan

A terracotta sculpture in a shape with a long, round bottom and a straight, three-pointed top. There are carved horizontal waving lines along the middle of the piece. There is a round, teardrop shape just above the center. It is yellow with red specks.

Votive Terracotta Uterus

Etruscan

Epigraphic Textile

Epigraphic Textile

Persian

Pen Box with Nasir al-Din Shah and His Court; and Rulers from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi

Pen Box with Nasir al-Din Shah and His Court; and Rulers from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi

Muhammad Kazim ibn Najaf `Ali

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Persian

Figures march single file and play musical instruments

Calyx Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Return of Hephaistos to Olympos

Attributed to The Kleophrades Painter

Tale of the Rat (Nezumi zōshi emaki)

Tale of the Rat (Nezumi zōshi emaki), active c. 1469-1522

Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu

Opera-Scene Print: The Capture of Fang La, a Scene from Outlaws of the Marsh

Opera-Scene Print: The Capture of Fang La, a Scene from Outlaws of the Marsh

Chinese

The Arch of Janus (Janus Quadrifrons) with the Arch of the Moneychangers

The Arch of Janus (Janus Quadrifrons) with the Arch of the Moneychangers, 1720 - 1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Portrait of a Youth

Portrait of a Youth

Persian

Woman Committing Sati, folio from an Album

Woman Committing Sati, folio from an Album

Persian

Paper Gods: The Dragon Vehicle and Rulers of Heaven and Earth

Paper Gods: The Dragon Vehicle and Rulers of Heaven and Earth

Chinese

A cast bronze sculpture of a man standing upright on a pedestal with carved details on it. The man slender with wide shoulders. There is a curved, round form behind his head that comes to five rounded points.

Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, or Standing Meditation, Posture and Protected by a Five-Headed Naga

Unknown Artist