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Solomon Enthroned with Angels, Beasts, and Demons (painting, verso; Shi'a seals, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Solomon Enthroned with Angels, Beasts, and Demons (painting, verso; Shi'a seals, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

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 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

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

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

Egyptian

Coin of John I Tzimiskes

Coin of John I Tzimiskes, r. 969 - 976

John I Tzimiskes

Mountainous Landscape with a Scholar Riding a Donkey and Approaching a Village Nestled in a Grove of Trees

Mountainous Landscape with a Scholar Riding a Donkey and Approaching a Village Nestled in a Grove of Trees, active late 19th cent. - 20th cent.

Chŏng Sul-wŏn (also known as Tu-san)

Head of a Child Turned Three-Quarters Left

Head of a Child Turned Three-Quarters Left, 1492 - 1544

Giovanni Antonio Sogliani

The Fall of Man

The Fall of Man, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

The Dispute in the Temple

The Dispute in the Temple, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

The Transfiguration of Christ

The Transfiguration of Christ, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

The Arrest of Christ

The Arrest of Christ, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

Lamentation

Lamentation, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

The Descent from the Cross

The Descent from the Cross, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

Christ in Limbo

Christ in Limbo, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

The Death of the Virgin

The Death of the Virgin, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, c. 1480 - 1538

Albrecht Altdorfer

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