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“Putka”, folio from the album Fishes of India

“Putka”, folio from the album Fishes of India

Indian

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Shah Qasim Anvar

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Shah Qasim Anvar

Persian

A round silver vessel with two delicate handles and a ridged lid.

"The Stoughton Cup", 1655/56 - 1722

John Coney

A drawing of a woman standing for a portrait in a long dress.

Portrait of Madame Charles Hayard, 1780 - 1867

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Dancer's Reward

The Dancer's Reward, 1872 - 1898

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Cleopatra (after Baccio Bandinelli)

Cleopatra (after Baccio Bandinelli), 1503 - 1572

Agnolo Bronzino

Circular Church

Circular Church, 1697 - 1768

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto

Apostles Watching the Ascension of Christ

Apostles Watching the Ascension of Christ, 1431 - 1506

Andrea Mantegna

Hesiod and the Muse

Hesiod and the Muse, 1826 - 1898

Gustave Moreau

Brown figure of a lion with an upturned paw and a hollow space in the back

Incense burner in the form of a lion

Indian

Front cover of "The Heavenly Palaces: Merkabah"

Front cover of "The Heavenly Palaces: Merkabah", born 1945

Anselm Kiefer

A Nayika and Her Lover: Page from a Dispersed Rasamanjari Series (Blossom Cluster of Delight)

A Nayika and Her Lover: Page from a Dispersed Rasamanjari Series (Blossom Cluster of Delight)

Indian

A jade cong that is shaped as a tall cylinder and stands upright. It is black in color. The outer part of the cong is square in shape with some simple engraved details along the edges. There is a hole at the center top of the piece.

Squared Cylinder "Cong" with Human-face Motifs on 5.5 Registers

Chinese

Mottled green jade object in conical form, with carved arcs design.

Large Ceremonial Jade Object, Perhaps a Headdress

Chinese

An implement made of polished stone with a crescent shaped tip on a tapered shaft

Jade Mace Head (?)

Chinese

A jade ring that is caramel colored. It has an average-sized band width. There are relief-cut shapes that create mask designs all around the piece.

Jade Ring with Mask Designs in Relief

Chinese

A jade ring that is green and off-white in color. The ring is tall and cut with many small horizontal ridges going down along the side of the piece.

Fluted Jade Ring

Chinese

A jade bracelet that is pale yellow in color with some white and brown discoloration. It is a wide band and has engraved lines along its side. The top of the bracelet slopes down a bit.

Ornate Jade Bracelet

Chinese

Covered tripod vessel

Covered tripod vessel

Chinese

Wide mouthed jar

Wide mouthed jar

Chinese

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