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Pen Box with Lovers, Flowers, and Birds

Pen Box with Lovers, Flowers, and Birds

A vessel decorated with grasses and a worn-away figure

Lekythos (oil flask): Charon

Group of Athens 1834

An elderly man’s bearded head is painted in pastel pink, white, and grey colored tempera.

Head of Cincinnatus Turned Three-Quarters Right, 1486 - 1551

Domenico Beccafumi

Hinged rectangular mirror case with paintings of birds and flowers

Mirror Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, Birds, and Butterflies

Attributed to the Circle of Najaf `Ali

A white porcelain box with latched top and painted scene on the lid depicts a seated man and woman. 

Box, founded 1710

Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (sketches and notes on "new paintings in Brewster," right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and color transfer, left page); Untitled (sketches and notes on "new paintings in Brewster," right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Mirror Case with Birds and Flowers

Mirror Case with Birds and Flowers

Samnite Belt with Zoomorphic Hooks

Samnite Belt with Zoomorphic Hooks

Italic

A cat with a human head.

Weight in the Form of a Crouching Sphinx

Greek

Drinking cup (kylix): Iris presents a warrior to Zeus(?); Warrior's departure

Drinking cup (kylix): Iris presents a warrior to Zeus(?); Warrior's departure, active c. 475 BCE-450 BCE

Attributed to The Penthesilea Painter

Two Sketches of Moroccan Figures; verso: Six Verses of a Spanish Poem/Song "Pelinera" (?)

Two Sketches of Moroccan Figures; verso: Six Verses of a Spanish Poem/Song "Pelinera" (?), 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Woman with Covered Head

Woman with Covered Head, 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Paul Helleu (1859-1927)

Paul Helleu (1859-1927), 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Two Men in Biblical Costume, possibly for "David Mourning Saul and Jonathan"

Two Men in Biblical Costume, possibly for "David Mourning Saul and Jonathan", 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Study for "David in the Wilderness"

Study for "David in the Wilderness", 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Study of a Sleeping Figure for "David in Saul's Camp"

Study of a Sleeping Figure for "David in Saul's Camp", 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Studies of Sleeping Figures for "David in Saul's Camp"

Studies of Sleeping Figures for "David in Saul's Camp", 1856 - 1925

John Singer Sargent

Kneeling Court Lady, Perhaps a Musician, Her Hair Arranged in Two Buns

Kneeling Court Lady, Perhaps a Musician, Her Hair Arranged in Two Buns

Chinese

A camel figurine standing and facing the left of the viewer. It is colored yellow-tan. It is carrying a stack of rolled and flat goods tied to its back. There is a small, dark plinthe under all of its feet.

Buff-Colored Camel, from the tomb sculpture set: Two Standing, Braying Camels, One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods

Chinese

A camel figurine standing and facing the right of the viewer. It’s neck is bent back with its mouth open. It is colored off-white and grey. It is carrying a stack of rolled and flat goods tied to its back. There is a small, dark plinthe under all of its feet.

White-Colored Camel, from the tomb sculpture set: Two Standing, Braying Camels, One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods

Chinese

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