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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

Covered tripod vessel

Covered tripod vessel

Chinese

Wide mouthed jar

Wide mouthed jar

Chinese

Small, Forward-Curving Sculpture Representing a Standing or Bowing Female Figure

Small, Forward-Curving Sculpture Representing a Standing or Bowing Female Figure

Chinese

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

Standing Saddled Horse with Clipped Mane, Cropped and Tied Tail, and Roman-Style Bridle Ornaments

Standing Saddled Horse with Clipped Mane, Cropped and Tied Tail, and Roman-Style Bridle Ornaments

Chinese

A porcelain bowl with a pale blue-green glaze. It has a small foot and the walls jut outward. The inside of the walls have widely-spaced white lines that meet the center to small indents around the lip.

Small Circular, Conical Bowl with Notched Rim

Chinese

Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement

Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement

Chinese

An Alpine Landscape

An Alpine Landscape, 1576 - 1639

Attributed to Roelant Savery

Devonport and Dockyard, Devonshire

Devonport and Dockyard, Devonshire, 1775 - 1851

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Death of Jezabel

The Death of Jezabel, 1616 - 1671

Sébastien Bourdon

The Eavesdropper

The Eavesdropper, 1634 - 1693

Nicolaes Maes

A dark bronze sculpture of a man sitting cross-legged on a pedestal.

Seated Buddha with Right Hand in Varada Mudra and Left Hand Holding a Covered Jar

Pakistani

A brass sculpture of one large man and two smaller men sitting on a decorated pedestal.

Seated, Six-Armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Flanked by Seated Târâ Figures

Tibetan

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