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Funerary Plaque

Funerary Plaque

Roman

A grey cast bronze box-shaped vessel with a sloped lid. The entire piece is inscribed with detailed, swirling designs with the bottom-center having a goat-like inscription.

'Fangyi' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

Chinese

Kylix (drinking cup): Crouching Satyr

Kylix (drinking cup): Crouching Satyr, active early 6th century BCE

Ascribed to The Pioneer Group

Untitled (two group photographs with inscriptions)

Untitled (two group photographs with inscriptions)

Unidentified Artist

Pedestal, door and inscriptions of Trajan's column

Pedestal, door and inscriptions of Trajan's column, 1720 - 1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

A textile fragment with a red background bearing a woven portrait of a bearded man next to a hand grasping a staff.

Fragments of a Hanging: St. Theodore and Inscription

Coptic

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Bowl with inscription around the rim in the interior

Persian

Orchid and Rock: The Essence of a Gentleman (Kunja Munjong)

Orchid and Rock: The Essence of a Gentleman (Kunja Munjong), 1855 - 1921

Kim Ŭng-wŏn (also spelled Gim Eung'won; also known as So-ho and Ch'ŏn-ram)

Ring with Intaglio Design: Woman with Wreath and Flutes, Inscription

Ring with Intaglio Design: Woman with Wreath and Flutes, Inscription

Greek

Intaglio Gem with Cross and Crown, and Inscription (Christian, modern)

Intaglio Gem with Cross and Crown, and Inscription (Christian, modern)

European

Apse Inscription in Latin from Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily

Apse Inscription in Latin from Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily, 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs

Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs

Syrian

Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs

Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs

Syrian

Bowl with Concentric Bands of Inscriptions, Palmettes, and Braided Strapwork

Bowl with Concentric Bands of Inscriptions, Palmettes, and Braided Strapwork

Napoleon Raising the Crown with Both Hands; verso: Inscription

Napoleon Raising the Crown with Both Hands; verso: Inscription, 1748 - 1825

Jacques-Louis David

Alms Bowl with Inscription Reading "Bao Hua Shan"

Alms Bowl with Inscription Reading "Bao Hua Shan"

Chinese

Votive Plaque with Image of a Seated Bodhisattva Surrounded by an Inscription

Votive Plaque with Image of a Seated Bodhisattva Surrounded by an Inscription

Malaysian

Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs

Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs

Syrian

Inscription; verso: Drapery Study (Torso, waist, and legs)

Inscription; verso: Drapery Study (Torso, waist, and legs), 1833 - 1898

Edward Burne-Jones

Lead Seal: Bust of Virgin Orans/Greek Inscription

Lead Seal: Bust of Virgin Orans/Greek Inscription

Byzantine

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