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An earthenware vessel that is round in body and stands on three narrow legs. It has a round, flat lid and two handles that stand straight up on the left and right. The body of the piece is colored green with a red and white swirling pattern. The handles and legs are brown.

Covered tripod cauldron (ding)

Chinese

A cold-painted vessel with a square foot, a widely curved body, and a square top with a pointed lid. The base color is black with a swirling pattern on it that is colored light blue, yellow, and purple. There is white along the top lip.

Covered Square 'Fanghu' Storage Jar with Scrolling-Cloud Decor and Simulated Ring-Mask Handles

Chinese

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Chinese

Sarah Neptune, known as Sarah Molasses

Sarah Neptune, known as Sarah Molasses, 1839 - 1934

Anna Eliza Hardy

Cuneiform Tablet: Ur III Administrative Text

Cuneiform Tablet: Ur III Administrative Text

Neo-Sumerian

Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Abstract and Stylized Gourd Decor

Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Abstract and Stylized Gourd Decor

Japanese

Long-sleeved Wedding Overrobe (Uchikake) with Decoration of Cranes and Snow-Covered Pines

Long-sleeved Wedding Overrobe (Uchikake) with Decoration of Cranes and Snow-Covered Pines

Japanese

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Cypriot

A green-orange cast bronze box-shaped vessel with a sloped lid. The entire piece is inscribed with detailed, swirling designs. The edges have protruding swirling cut-out pieces along all of them.

Large Covered Ritual Wine Container (Fangyi)

Chinese

Money Plays No Role

Money Plays No Role, born 1947

Georg Herold

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Standing in a Landscape Viewing an Ink-Painted Scroll Depicting a Seated Bodhisattva While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Standing in a Landscape Viewing an Ink-Painted Scroll Depicting a Seated Bodhisattva While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Korean

An opaque watercolor painting depicting two figures sitting close together underneath the arch of a white, rectangular building. The figure on the right is blue-skinned and wears yellow pants while the figure on the left is pale with a red skirt and brown top. There is script writing above the image and the painting is framed with a red band that is decorated with blue and white flower motifs.

Dipak Raga (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Attributed to Jai Kisan of Malpura

Textile Fragment: Rabbit

Textile Fragment: Rabbit

Byzantine

Standing Pedagogue

Standing Pedagogue

Greek

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Riding a Spotted White Deer in a Landscape While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Nahan (Chinese, Luohan) Riding a Spotted White Deer in a Landscape While Assisted by an Elderly Male Attendant

Korean

A painted portrait of an extravagantly dressed woman seated at a table, applying pink powder blush to her cheeks.

Pompadour at Her Toilette, 1703 - 1770

François Boucher

Young Krishna and His Friends Steal Butter (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Young Krishna and His Friends Steal Butter (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript

Mughal

Raja Ram Singh of Jammu

Raja Ram Singh of Jammu

Indian

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Assyrian Letter

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Assyrian Letter

Assyrian

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