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Relief fragments from the tomb of the official Ptahshepses, nicknamed Impy

Relief fragments from the tomb of the official Ptahshepses, nicknamed Impy

Egyptian

A cast bronze box standing on short, thin legs and small squares cut out of the walls. The top is slightly wider with two thick handles at the top. The top has long, swirling protruding forms along the corner edges.

'Li' Ritual Food Vessel in the Form of a Square Stove and Cauldron

Chinese

A mottled grey cast bronze cup with a thick, cube-shaped bottom and two decorated large, semi-circle handles. The handles have a protruding form on top and bottom of them. The outside of the cup is decorated with a swirling pattern of thick and fine lines.

'Gui' Ritual Food Vessel with Attached Stand, Bovine-Head Handles, and with Confronting-Dragon Decor

Chinese

A gray cast bronze vessel with a lid and a middle handle on top of it. It is smaller at the top and wider at the bottom with a thick foot. It is inscribed with detailed, swirling designs all over. The ends of the handle have ram heads coming out.

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Elephant and 'Taotie' Decor and with Ram-Head Bail Handle

Chinese

Circular Mirror with Decoration of Five "Shan" Ideographs Forming an Assymetrical Star around Five Small Petals, All against a Patterned Ground

Circular Mirror with Decoration of Five "Shan" Ideographs Forming an Assymetrical Star around Five Small Petals, All against a Patterned Ground

Chinese

A green cast bronze plaque that is oblong at the bottom and flat at the top. On top is a long, thin swirling shape with a small head at the center. There is negative space between the shapes and there are small turquoise inlays along the swirling shape.

Openwork Plaque with Coiled Dragon (probably the front of a scabbard)

Chinese

Large Circular Mirror with Four 'Shan' Ideographs and Stylized Floral Decor

Large Circular Mirror with Four 'Shan' Ideographs and Stylized Floral Decor

Chinese

Epigraphic Textile

Epigraphic Textile

A crowd of infirm people dressed in ancient robes gather around a standing man who looks out toward the left.

The Hundred Guilder Print, 1606 - 1669

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

View of the Diemerdijk with a Milkman and Cottages

View of the Diemerdijk with a Milkman and Cottages, 1606 - 1669

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Portrait of the Sculptor Friedrich

Portrait of the Sculptor Friedrich, 1858 - 1925

Lovis Corinth

Coin of Isaac II

Coin of Isaac II, r. 1185 - 1204

Isaac II

Pilgrim's Banner

Pilgrim's Banner

North African

A Scene in a Camp

A Scene in a Camp, 1685 - 1707

Justus van Huysum the Younger

Pilgrim Flask with Scenes of St. Menas

Pilgrim Flask with Scenes of St. Menas

Byzantine

Pilgrim Flask with Scenes of St. Menas

Pilgrim Flask with Scenes of St. Menas

Byzantine

Denarius of Bar Kokhba, year 2

Denarius of Bar Kokhba, year 2

Bar Kochba

Seal of Leo Anthypatos, patrikios and strategps of Samos (Xth c.)

Seal of Leo Anthypatos, patrikios and strategps of Samos (Xth c.)

Byzantine

Small paintbrush

Small paintbrush

American

Small paintbrush

Small paintbrush

American

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