pendant suspended from a garland of twin rudraksha berries; central gold piece depicting two figures on a bull; one emerald pendant at bottom split during installation, two pieces stored in envelope in A12.3 MS — Rudrakshamala Necklace, early 19th century
G211

Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror — Power figure, early 20th century
Kongo

G250

vessel with handle, surmounted by female head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body — Vessel, 1930
Mangbetu

G236

Worship and devotion non-Christian religions — Young Greeks in the Mosque, 1865
Jean-Léon Gérôme

G357

St. Jerome, Adam Lenckhardt — St. Jerome, c. 1635
Adam Lenckhardt

G341

Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century
Mende

G254

Marriage ceremony — The Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of York, 1791
Sir Henry Singleton

G324

Ear Hangers coins, amber, and shells, green and yellow enamel — Ear pendants (tiboukaria), 1880-1900
Unknown Amazigh (Berber) or Jewish

G254

Kapkap tortoise shell, giant clam — Kapkap, 19th century
Solomon Islands

G256

Modello for Neoclassical design, wax on wood panel, French/Italian, XVIIIc no painted number, frame loose — Modello for a neoclassical design for boiserie decoration, 18th century
Francesco Bolgiè

G314

Bust of the Greek Slave, after 1845-1846

Hiram Powers

Not on View

Mask, Guro — Mask, 19th century
Guro

G250

Madonna Enthroned with the Christ Child, marble. — Madonna Enthroned in Majesty with the Christ Child, late 12th century
France

G340

Light golden brown patination. After the monument in Dijon, France, commissioned 1852. — Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter, model c. 1853-55 (casting history and edition size unknown)
François Rude; Caster: Thièbaut Frères

G354

Chief's rattle; depicts the raven lengend a raven is shown with a human figure reclining on his back; the man holds a frog's tongue in his mouth in the act of sucking out a person which was believed to be helpful to shamans in their mystical rituals; the frog's body emerges from a hawk; the rounded underside of the raven's body is carved to represent a sparrow hawk; polychromed cedarwood sewn together with leather, inlaid abalone eyes in the raven — Rattle, c. 1850-1910
probably Haida

G261

large bowl with 2 scrolling handles with openwork triangles; 4 circular feet; geometric band carved at lip — Prestige Bowl (purukei), c. 1900
Admiralty Islands

G256

Portrait of Cleméntine Karr — Portrait of Clémentine (Mrs. Alphonse) Karr, 1845
Henri Lehmann

G357

False door in the name of Iry-en-Akhet whose "beautiful name" is Iry. — False door, about 2400 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Head from an image of a diefied king carved in sandstone wearing a very elaborate crown and a diadem tied with a knot at the back of his head. Crisply delineated facial features carved in high and low relief. Original encrusted patina. First Angkor style, style of Koh Ker, Cambodia. — Head from an image of Vishnu or a deified king, early 9th century
Khmer

G213

A yogini bearing a jar. One of 19 known sculptures from a set originating in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. — Yogini with a jar, early 10th century
India

G211

pitcher, ceramic-porcelain; 'Grecian' type with enamel-painted floral sprays and gilded decoration — Pitcher, 1827–1832
Andrew Craig Walker; Manufacturer: Tucker China Manufactory

G333

Stoup (holy water basin), Giovanni Giardini da Forli — Stoup (holy water basin), c. 1715
Giovanni Giardini da Forli

G308

standing woman dressed in green and turquoise robes, holding a badminton racket in her PR hand and a shuttlecock at her PL shoulder — Battledore, 1868-1870
Albert Joseph Moore

G357

General Brune, 1763-1815, was commander-in-chief of the army of Italy and of the French forces in Switzerland; in this portrait he wears 'petit uniforme' of a general of an artillery division — Bust of General Guillaume Brune, c. 1800
Joseph Chinard

G310

metal spring with incised decoration; flat circle of metal at end of each coil, with incised lines — Currency, 20th century
Igbo

G236

Multi strand black leather necklace with three tassels. Has a silver pyramidal shaped pendant with a flat back. Looks like a step pyramid with a diamond shape in center with engraving design around it. Silver ball on the center of the diamond shape. — Amulet (tcherot), 20th century
Tuareg

G254

Plate, England — Plate, c. 1885
England

G334

Charger, Rembrandt Pottery Factory, Gouda, The Netherlands, 1925–1955 — Charger, c. 1927
Rembrandt Pottery Factory, Gouda, The Netherlands, 1925–1955

G334

hand-wrought; flat center with small hammered circles; walls of vertical waved lines all facing the same direction — Bowl, c. 1948
Serge Nekrassoff

G334

standing female figure with proper left arm bent, hand at side; flat mask like face, adorned by earrings and necklace; ridged dress extends to floor covering legs and feet — Haniwa of a Female Shrine Attendant, 6th century
Unknown Japanese

G205

Storage box for this object is in D10 MS — Long-stemmed goblet, c. 1900
Friedrich Zitzmann

G379

Hand Amulet; Hand of Fatima metal, red glass cabuchon, enamel — Hand pendant, about 1850
Unknown Arab, Berber, or Jewish

G254

Charger, Max Laeuger — Charger, c. 1900-1905
Max Laeuger

G334

Modelled by Kandler for Count Bruhl. — Armorial plate from the "Swan service", one of a pair, 1737-1741
Johann Joachim Kändler

G319

hand-wrought; base wavy lines pointed out from center and waving in one direction; twisted center column; plain cup; drip cup has wavy edges — Candlestick, one of a pair, c. 1948
Serge Nekrassoff

G334

a bronze reduction fabricated by an unknown craftsman after a larger marble begun by Marsys and completed by Flamen — Boreas Abducting Orithyia, c. 1700
after Gaspard Marsy; Sculptor: after Anselme Flamen

G310

Slit Drum (garamut), Papua New Guinea — Slit Drum (garamut), 20th century
Papua New Guinea

Not on View

Elephant Mask, Bamileke — Elephant Mask, c. 1900
Bamileke

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two figures; larger human figure carved in the round; hand with four fingers held at chest and stomach; eyes and mouth inlaid with mother-of-pearl; arms, legs and face carved with geometric patterns of circles and bands; larger figure stands on top of a much smaller, more representative figure with three fingers and tongue hanging out, overall rectangular in shape — Tekoteko, 18th century
Māori

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carved frame around blank canvas, displayed with back of frame facing out, resting on two blocks covered with blue carpet; back of canvas is covered with cork; two large twill straps screwed into frame at bottom; tension springs and rods at corners and center of stretcher; handing loops at left and right sides; "E8290" in white on right side of frame; MIA's permanent collection label for Rembrandt's "Lucretia" at top; small MIA loan tag in ULC Scotch taped to stretcher; scallop-edged sticker at top center on stretcher; white tape on shims between stretcher and frame edges — Verso (Rembrandt, Lucretia), 2012
Vik Muniz

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Breast Plaque of beaten gold. Three breast motifs. From Sona region of Veraguas Province, Panama. — Breast Plaque, c. 800 - 1400 CE
Veraguas

G260

Study for the Assumption of the Virgin, Jean-Baptiste Deshays — Study for the Assumption of the Virgin, 1758
Jean-Baptiste Deshays

G314

black ground with white and brownish lines scratched in circular design; white wood frame with glass — Throw (C-918), 2009
Marco Breuer

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San Francisco, Robert Frank — San Francisco, 1956
Robert Frank

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Marilyn Monroe, Actress, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Marilyn Monroe, Actress, May 6, 1957
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

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Dwight David Eisenhower, President of the United States, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Dwight David Eisenhower, President of the United States, 1964
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Portrait of Ruggiero Leoncavallo — Portrait of Ruggiero Leoncavallo, 1906
Giovanni Boldini

Not on View

Love Dies in Time, Edouard Bernard Debat-Ponsan — Love Dies in Time, 1878
Edouard Bernard Debat-Ponsan

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Paris (Metro), Robert Frank — Paris (Metro), 1951
Robert Frank

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Valencia (Bullfight), Robert Frank — Valencia (Bullfight), 1950
Robert Frank

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Charles Chaplin, Actor, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Charles Chaplin, Actor, 1952
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Buster Keaton, Comedian, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Buster Keaton, Comedian, 1952
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Jimmy Durante, Comedian, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Jimmy Durante, Comedian, 1953
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Humphrey Bogart, Actor, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Humphrey Bogart, Actor, 1953
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, 1957
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Isak Dinesen, Writer, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Isak Dinesen, Writer, 1958
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Marianne Moore, Poetess, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Marianne Moore, Poetess, 1958
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

Ezra Pound, Poet, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — Ezra Pound, Poet, 1958
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

René Clair, Director, Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon — René Clair, Director, 1958
Richard Avedon; Publisher: Richard Avedon

Not on View

drinking cup carved in the form of a nautilus shell — Drinking cup, c. 1600
Joerg Ruel

Not on View

Half-nude Female with Torch, Unknown French, 19th century; Maker: Attributed to the School of Redon — Half-nude Female with Torch, 19th century
Unknown French, 19th century; Maker: Attributed to the School of Redon

Not on View

Feast Ladle with Bird Effigy, carved wood, with metal stand, North America, Seneca — Ladle, 20th century
Seneca Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

Not on View

Feast Spoon with Bird Effigy, carved wood, with metal stand, North America, Chippewa — Ladle, c. 1860
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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pipe bowl with elk image, about 1860, carved stone — Pipe Bowl, c. 1860
Lakȟóta

Not on View

Tipi Cover, No Two Horns — Tipi Cover, c. 1915
No Two Horns

G261

Malcolm X Holding Up Black Muslim Newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, Gordon Parks — Malcolm X Holding Up Black Muslim Newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, 1963
Gordon Parks

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Red and bright blue feathers, each with small black and white, blue, red and yellow feathers attached to quill end; quills wrapped in red and green ribbon and connected to leather tubes; tubes bundled into multicolored beaded handle with white fringe — Feather Fan, 1999
Barry Belindo

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in silver frame; central section the Marriage at Cana; below the Raising of Lazarus; the lozenge the Baptism of Christ; the borders are filled with foliage and representations of angel musicians; the coat of arms of Cardinal Balue, for whom the book cover was made, appear at the mid points — Book cover with scenes from the life of Christ, c. 1467-1469
Italy

G350

four horizontal panels with multiple figures in various poses: standing, riding bicycles, riding animals, seated; incised horizontal bars divide panels — Palace door, early 20th century
Dada Areogun, a.k.a Areogun of Osi-Ilorin

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Winter Horse Raiding Episode, Old Bull — Winter Horse Raiding Episode, c. 1910
Old Bull

Not on View

portrait — Alain Locke, 1941
Gordon Parks

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Patrician Comtesse Alain de la Falaise, Paris, Gordon Parks — Patrician Comtesse Alain de la Falaise, Paris, 1949
Gordon Parks

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Harlem Street, Gordon Parks — Harlem Street, 1940s
Gordon Parks

Not on View

Ethel Sharrieff, Daughter of Elijah Muhammad, and Black Muslims, Gordon Parks — Ethel Sharrieff, Daughter of Elijah Muhammad, and Black Muslims, 1963
Gordon Parks

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Flavio da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Parks — Flavio da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, 1961
Gordon Parks

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Flavio da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Parks — Flavio da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, 1961
Gordon Parks

Not on View

Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader, Gordon Parks — Red Jackson, Harlem Gang Leader, 1948
Gordon Parks

Not on View

Sources of Strength, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith — Sources of Strength, 1990
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

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One of the twelve generals of Yakushi Buddha, with strong remains of original pigments. Original wood stand — Divine General, late 12th century-early 13th century
Joga

G200

Child Baptist in the Wilderness, accompanied by a lamb. — Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, c. 1776
Sir Joshua Reynolds

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abstracted, simplified heads and torsos of two figures; figure at left has blue skin with blue, yellow, and red nose; blue cage-like element over white and dark blue mouth; eye covered with blue lenses in red goggle-like elements; orange helmet with black stripes and red and blue star; garment on figure at left is blue and white striped on left and lighter blue on right with green and red target on chest with looping bands of orange and pale green; figure on right has orange skin with gold nose; round red mouth with blue and green elements around it; red and white striped lenses in black glasses; blue and red helmet; left side of garment is blue and gold striped; right side of garment has red and blue target with looping red and blue bands on field of purple; red border; blue border element around figures with yellow and red radiating lines; blue diamond with yellow circle at center in center of image; black strip frame — Astronaut Targets, 1965
Errol Ortiz

G375

diamond shaped painting; geometric design creating optical illusion of four circles in a grid made of orange and salmon triangles forming diamonds, and green and turquoise triangles forming diamonds; white shadow box frame — Four Hot Planets, 1965
Edna Andrade

G375

two phoenixes at center, perched on a gnarled tree branch; waves at L; greens, blues, pink and white; seal and inscription, LRC — Phoenixes and Paulownia [right of a pair], early 18th century
Kano Tanshin

Not on View

Water, Frederick G. Smith; Maker: Campbell, Smith & Co. — Water, 1888-1890
Frederick G. Smith; Maker: Campbell, Smith & Co.

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Light yellow interior; short, bulbous body resting on a splaying foot with a flaring wide neck; neck decorated with 3 circular cartouches surrounding horses with crowns on their backs and dark blue pseudo-Islamic text against a light blue ground; white 'text' and foliage on body; floral designs on foot — Vase in the form of a mosque lamp, c. 1870
Joseph-Théodore Deck

Not on View

Judith presented to Holofernes — Judith Presenting Herself to Holofernes, 1720s
Antonio Gionima

G330

Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, Graeco-Egyptian — Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, 2nd century BCE
Graeco-Egyptian

Not on View

Dutch and English battle at sea — The Four Days’ Battle, 1666
Abraham Storck

G309

knit brow, upper eyelid overhanging thin slit eyes, dark vertical smears on the cheeks; half-open mouth with one row of filed teeth; smooth face; traces of kaolin at the teeth, the hairline and around the nose; black, smooth, vertical crescent-shaped coiffure; black stripe down the forehead and on the eyebrows; red color on the lips; hole in each ear; hole at top of coiffure on each side (2nd hole on PR side) — Mask, late 19th century
Yombe

G250

silver gilt, separates into five parts; fluted foot and bowl with four panels embossed with scenes of the life of the emperor Caligula and capped with a cast and chased figure of Emperor Augustus — Tazza, c. 1575–1599
Italy

G350

lidded tureen with bulbous body with melon reeding which is repeated on the cover; band of cast and chased flowers and leaf motifs at rim of tureen and base of foot; leaf motifs chased and in repoussé at base; lid has flowers and leaf design in repoussé within melon reeding; cast finial of basket of fruit; scroll handles with cast and chased leafage — Tureen, c. 1830
William Gale; Silversmith: Joseph Moseley working in partnership, New York City, 1828-1833

G350

Arms of Pope Paul III (reigned 1534–49), c. 1540

Italy

G235

Standing female figure. Linear markings on body, scarification on face. Elongated neck. Cloth loin cloth. — Figure, late 19th-early 20th century
Bamana

G250

Shield, Attributed to Humped-Wolf; Artist: Full-Mouth Buffalo — Shield, c. 1870
Attributed to Humped-Wolf; Artist: Full-Mouth Buffalo

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Fabric panel with multicolored stripes; sleeve sewn at back along one long side; 4 lines of Arabic text in gold embroidery bordered with red surrounded by gold embroidered decorative borders — Invocation Panel, Date Unknown
Indonesia

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Terra-cotta pipe with wood mouth piece; back of pipe has anthropomorphic figure with bull-like head; and around bottom are 3 animal heads with horns. — Pipe, late 19th century
Bamum

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Small cup with slight flare near base; red body with decorations around mouth incised lines and hatched designs in brown and tan — Cup, Date Unknown
Djenne

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skirt, horizontal; tan backing with 1/2 in. wide rust designs outlined in black overall; all four sides include an outside tan border 3/4 in. to 1-1/2 in. wide with a rust border outlined in black aproximately 3/4 in. wide — Tapa Cloth Skirt, 1995
Baruga

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metal spring of coiled copper wires; ends of coils are cone shaped — Currency, 20th century
Igbo

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metal spring of coiled copper wires; flat circles on ends of coils — Currency, 20th century
Igbo

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