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Etruscan

A woman raises one hand to her forehead.

Female Worshipper

Minoan

A metal figure with the top half depicting a person holding a basket shape over their head, and the bottom half being a smooth shaft that tapers to a rounded end.

Foundation Peg, Probably of King Shulgi (2094-2047 BCE)

Neo-Sumerian

Plaque with Three Roundels of Saints Peter, Paul and Andrew

Plaque with Three Roundels of Saints Peter, Paul and Andrew

Byzantine

An alabaster relief showing the side profile of a bearded man. His beard is long and made of many tight curls and he wears a domed headpiece.

Fragment of a Wall Relief: Head of a Winged Protective Spirit

Neo-Assyrian

Drawing of Krishna Holding a Lotus Blossom

Drawing of Krishna Holding a Lotus Blossom

Indian

Panathenaic Amphora: Libation and Sacrifice

Panathenaic Amphora: Libation and Sacrifice, 425 BCE - 400 BCE

Group of Polygnotos

Jyestha, the Month of Heat (from a Baramasa [Twelve Months] manuscript)

Jyestha, the Month of Heat (from a Baramasa [Twelve Months] manuscript)

Attributed to Ustad Murad

Demons Approaching Rama and Lakshmana at a Fire Ceremony (Homa) (painting, recto), illustration from a Ramayana series

Demons Approaching Rama and Lakshmana at a Fire Ceremony (Homa) (painting, recto), illustration from a Ramayana series

Indian

The Wedding of Krishna and Rukmini (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

The Wedding of Krishna and Rukmini (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Engraved Piriform Hand Mirror With Animal Head Terminal

Engraved Piriform Hand Mirror With Animal Head Terminal

Etruscan

Tang Mirror with Modern Engraving and Inscription

Tang Mirror with Modern Engraving and Inscription

Etruscan

A metal figure of a horned bull with a large hump coming off its back behind its shoulders

Zebu (Humped Bull)

Iranian

Engraved Box Mirror Component

Engraved Box Mirror Component

Etruscan

Mirror with a Palmette Pattern at the Start of the Handle

Mirror with a Palmette Pattern at the Start of the Handle

Etruscan

Campanian Skyphos with a Dancing Maenad

Campanian Skyphos with a Dancing Maenad

Attributed to The Frignano Painter

Hand Mirror

Hand Mirror

Etruscan

Tang Mirror with Engraved Scene of Hermes and Lasa

Tang Mirror with Engraved Scene of Hermes and Lasa

Etruscan

Engraved Mirror

Engraved Mirror

Etruscan

An opaque watercolor painting on gold paper that depicts a seated figure on a pink flower with many faces and arms, a seated woman, and a standing woman. They are below a small, white domed building that is surrounded by trees and flowers. 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.

Khambhavati Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Attributed to Jai Kisan of Malpura

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