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A blue-green bronze rectangle-shaped blade that points down and flares at the bottom. At the center-top is a thick handle that has a geometric engraving in the middle and inlaid turquoise pieces at the top.

Socketed Ceremonial Axe with Inlaid Haft

Chinese

Socketed Pick-Axe with Bovine Haft

Socketed Pick-Axe with Bovine Haft

Chinese

Vase Fragment: Dionysos and Satyr

Vase Fragment: Dionysos and Satyr

Greek

Shapur with the Daughter of Mihrak (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Shapur with the Daughter of Mihrak (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Circular Mirror with Decoration of Five "Shan" Ideographs Forming an Assymetrical Star around Five Small Petals, All against a Patterned Ground

Circular Mirror with Decoration of Five "Shan" Ideographs Forming an Assymetrical Star around Five Small Petals, All against a Patterned Ground

Chinese

A green cast bronze plaque that is oblong at the bottom and flat at the top. On top is a long, thin swirling shape with a small head at the center. There is negative space between the shapes and there are small turquoise inlays along the swirling shape.

Openwork Plaque with Coiled Dragon (probably the front of a scabbard)

Chinese

Large Circular Mirror with Four 'Shan' Ideographs and Stylized Floral Decor

Large Circular Mirror with Four 'Shan' Ideographs and Stylized Floral Decor

Chinese

Fragment of the Stem and Flaring Base of a Tall Pedestaled Vessel, the Stem with Paired Horizontal Lines in Relief and with Small Oval Perforations in the Upper Registers

Fragment of the Stem and Flaring Base of a Tall Pedestaled Vessel, the Stem with Paired Horizontal Lines in Relief and with Small Oval Perforations in the Upper Registers

Chinese

Two red-figure Kleophradean(?) vessel fragments. On both fragments, parts of himatia; on larger fragment, lower edge of outstreched arm to right?

Two red-figure Kleophradean(?) vessel fragments. On both fragments, parts of himatia; on larger fragment, lower edge of outstreched arm to right?

Greek

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

Persian

Body Sherd of Stemmed Bowl with Painted Decoration

Body Sherd of Stemmed Bowl with Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

Body Sherd of Closed Vesse with Painted Decoration. Imported Mycenaean.

Body Sherd of Closed Vesse with Painted Decoration. Imported Mycenaean.

Mycenaean

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Tetradrachm of Thasos

Greek

Ladle

Ladle

Roman

École Française d'Athènes

École Française d'Athènes, 1846 - 1911

Louis Oscar Roty

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Tetradrachm of Thasos

Greek

Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Stater of Philip II of Macedonia, Pella, r. 359-336 BCE

Philip II of Macedonia

Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.

Stater of Philip II of Macedonia, Pella, r. 359-336 BCE

Philip II of Macedonia

Rim Sherd of Deep Bowl with Painted Decoration

Rim Sherd of Deep Bowl with Painted Decoration

Mycenaean

Body Sherd of Jar with Kamares Decoration

Body Sherd of Jar with Kamares Decoration

Minoan

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