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Neoclassical marble-top table; corresponds exactly to one of the engravings in Piranesi's volume of designs for furniture, I Cammini (1769) — Pier table, c. 1768
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

G307

Portrait. — Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta, 1820
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes

G321

suit includes helmet with praying mantis maedate (forecrest), menpo (face mask), torso covering, pair of front shoulder medallions that attach to torso covering, pair of large upper arm guards, pair of small shoulder coverings (each with a pin for attachment), pair of gauntlets with arm and hand guards, apron, pair of tsutsu suneate (leg guards), and pair of kote (boot coverings); see Components for descriptions of each piece — Red-and-blue-laced Suit of Armor from the Kii Tokugawa Family, early 17th century
Japan

G340

Abstraction. — Badlands, 1962
Urban Stanley Couch

G261

gallery installation/"period room" — Curator's Office, 2012-2013
Mark Dion

G378

man with thick belly, seated cross-legged on a platform; man wears crown, beaded necklace and holds flower in each hand; flames or flower behind head on architectural element — Deified King, late 10th century
Cham

G213

low relief carving of a Winged Genius, from the Northwest palace of Ashur-Nasir-Pal at Nimrud; a wide band of inscribed writing crosses the slab in the central section — Winged Genius, c. 883-859 BCE
Assyrian

G240

black openwork barbed wire cube with 8" sections repeated — Cube (9 x 9 x 9), 2008
Mona Hatoum

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Black-figured amphorah, used for carrying wine or oil; the front side depicts a quadriga with Poseidon, Amphitrite, another unidentified goddess, and heroenes; on the reverse and around warrior appears to be leaving for battle, with his wife and son bidding him farewell — Black-Figure Neck Amphora, c. 540 BCE
Attributed to the Painter of Vatican 359

G241

long cylinder, ends conical shaped; alligator stands along top facing drum surface; sets of triangular shapes adorn sides and bottom, used to support drum when rope is strung through; low relief carving over body and alligator painted with black field and white recesses — Hand drum (kundu), 20th century
Iatmul

G256

five detaching sections of mixed media construction that is painted primarily maroon in center section with embracing couple — Alixa and Naima, 2008
Swoon

G374

Earth Spirit with lion's head. ca. 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a cylindrical base with mottled glaze. The figure is predominantly blue and white with patches of yellow and malachite green. — Tomb Retiinue Earth Spirit, 8th century
China

G208

Guardian of one of the quarters of the Buddhist heaven. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, dressed in armor and standing on a kneeling bull. A fine blue predominates in color scheme, with details in white, brown, mottled green and yellow. Elements of Sassanian design appear on the armor. Head, phoenix headdress, and hands unglazed. — Tomb Figure, early 8th century
China

G208

Guardian of one of the quarters of the Buddhist heaven. ca 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, wearing armor and standing on a kneeling bull. The costume is predominantly blue in tone, but there is much use of mottled yellow, brown and blue in the skirt sections. Elements of Sassanian design in armor. Head and phoenix headdress unglazed. — Tomb Retinue Guardian, early 8th century
China

G208

Camel, Bactrian type, with blanket and saddle bags. ca. 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a flat base. Glaze predominately brown and yellow with mottled areas of blue, green, yellow and brown in the saddle-bags and blankets. — Camel, early 8th century
China

G208

Camel, Bactrian type, with saddle blanket with Sassanian decoration. ca. 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a flat base. Glaze predominately brown and yellow with mottlings of blue, green, and yellow. — Camel, early 8th century
China

G208

Dignitary. Military leader. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of pair, mounted on a stand. The costume includes a blue robe, pleated brown skirt and white underskirt. Head and headdress unglazed. — Tomb Retinue Dignitary, early 8th century
China

G208

Horse with clipped mane and tail. ca 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a flat base. The trappings, including double saddle pads and a saddle draped with a knotted cloth, are decorated with Sassanian motifs. Brown glaze with patches of manganese in oxidized areas. — Tomb Retinue Horse, early 8th century
China

G208

Hodges Water Bottle, Earthenware, North America (Arkansas) — Bottle, c. 1100-1299
Caddo (Mississippian)

G260

Crenshaw Canoe Bowl, earthenware, North American, Mississippian Culture,XII-XVc; (found at Stokes Place, Pike county, Arkansas) — Canoe Bowl, c. 1150-1499
Mississippian

G260

Dignitary, probably a civil counsellor. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, mounted on a stand. The costume is predominantly brown with details in mottled colors. Head, headdress and hands unglazed. — Tomb Retinue Dignitary, early 8th century
China

G208

Small Seed Jar,earthenware, North America, Mississippian Culture, XII-XVc. — Seed Jar, c. 1250-1499
Mississippian

G260

Portrait. Former stretcher for the canvas to this piece is on R7A1.3 MS. — Mrs. T. in Cream Silk, No.2, 1920
George Bellows

G302

Wall hanging, Eero Saarinen; Maker: Studio Loja Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Maker: Loja Saarinen — Wall hanging, c. 1934
Eero Saarinen; Maker: Studio Loja Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Maker: Loja Saarinen

G378

The painting was once an overdoor with a slightly curved top, shallow oval bottom and small oval corners. Now rectangular. — A Vestal Virgin Tending Fire, c. 1726–27
François Lemoyne; Previously attributed to Jean Jacques Lagrenee; Previously attributed to Jean-Honoré Fragonard

G314

curved; each clapper in the shape of a thin human arm and hand with long, thin fingers; incised bracelets at each wrist with linear patterns; ivory colored with some tan spotting — Pair of clappers, about 1550-1292 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G254

Bobalicón (Simpleton), Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes — Bobalicón (Simpleton), 1816-1819
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes

G344

Side table, Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Schor (born Johann Paul Schor) — Side table, late 17th century
Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Schor (born Johann Paul Schor)

G330

Landscape. — Tornado over St. Paul, 1893
Julius Holm

G303

Earth Spirit with human head and removable flame halo. ca. 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a deep cylindrical base with mottled glaze. The figure is predominantly blue, with white areas. Head and halo unglazed. — Tomb Retinue Earth Spirit, 8th century
China

G208

Carved stone yoke with design of a crouching man, his head in the jaws of a monster, gripping a snake. The corners are finished with men's heads in monster's jaws. Serpentine. — Yoke, c. 600-900
Veracruz

G260

woman in flowing robe with one hand shading face, other hand pointing off into distance, life size. — The Lost Pleiad, 1874 (modeled)
Randolph Rogers

G332

Boy with Butterfly Net, Henri Matisse — Boy with Butterfly Net, 1907
Henri Matisse

G371

Ivory knife handle with metal blade; circa 1920s; Nunivak Island — Woman's chopping knife (Ulu), c. 1920-1930
Nuniwarmiut (Cup'ik)

G261

Religion: NT. Triptych, center panel gabled; wings together form gable. Madonna and Child with Paul, Peter, Catherine and Helena. Francis. Miracles. Stigmatization of Francis in retreat on Mount Alverna. Annunciation. Mary, usually reading, is visited by the Angel. Crucified Christ with Mary and John the Evangelist. Central panel Madonna and Child enthroned; the child stands in his mother's lap facing her, his arms extended; the Virgin looks at him with a half smile; she wears a red lined blue mantel over a dark red gown; back of throne decorated with slender arabesques on scarlet ground; to left of throne stands St. Helen and St. Peter, to the right St. Catherine and St. Paul; the colors of their robes are ivory, rose, mauve, gold, dull green; gold leaf background; left wing St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata; dull mauve robe; angel's drapery scarlet; gold background; right wing Crucifixion; Mary in black standing at foot of cross; gold leaf background; Pinnacles The Annunciation, Virgin's robe black against scarlet background with decorative motifs of throne, angel, diaphanous rose drapery against gold leaf background; panels bordered with incised motif, haloes bear incised decoration; gold background brilliant, colors fresh. Unsigned. — Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, 1339
Bernardo Daddi

G343

Storage Bag, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) — Storage Bag, c. 1850-1900
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G259

The New One, John B. Flannagan — The New One, 1935
John B. Flannagan

G367

Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry — The Ship of Virtues, c. 1528–40
Netherlands

G340

glass beads, leather, cloth edging — Knife Sheath, 19th century
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G379

dish (attributed to John Simpson), ceramic, English, XVIIIc cat. card dims diam 11-1/4' — Charger, c. 1715
attributed to John Simpson

G331

Caddoan Bottle, earthenware, North American, Mississippian Culture, XII-XVc. — Bottle, c. 1250-1499
Caddo (Mississippian)

G260

Saint Quintins Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorgan Shire, Paul Sandby — Saint Quintins Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorgan Shire, 1775
Paul Sandby

G344

Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett; Publisher: Published by the artist and Taller de Grafica Popular, Mexico City; Printer: Printed by the artist and Jose Sanchez — Sharecropper, 1952 (printed c. 1952-57)
Elizabeth Catlett; Publisher: Published by the artist and Taller de Grafica Popular, Mexico City; Printer: Printed by the artist and Jose Sanchez

G315

not signed (see Notes) — Surrealist Couple, 1935-1936
Georges Hugnet

G263

Carved wood and gilded console top is of breche d'Aleppe marble; frame and stretchers covered with a profusion of ornament; legs in front are double - all entwined with laurel. The stretcher supports a large classical vase with a Greek border surmounted with an acorn finial and draped with floral garlands and laurel sprays. On every part of the table are eloborate floral swags. Louix XVI period. — Console table, c. 1775—1800
Italy (?)

G310

vessel in the form of a coati-mundi seated on its haunches and holding its forepaws to its mouth to nibble something; the back of the head is incised to represent fur; brownish surface much worn — Vessel, c. 200 BCE-200 CE
Colima

G260

Attic style, classical period; represents a man of the Philomelos family and his wife, Plathane — Grave Stele, 5th century BCE
Greek

G241

Helmet Mask, wood and hair, full head tilted slightly upwards, fully scarified face and geometrically shaven head. — Mask, 1950s
Makonde

G254

Tripod effigy vessel, large, with the head of a jaguar in high relief. Two legs, finished at the base of the neck with rigid ring handles formed of the jaguar's front legs, represent the hind legs and are pierced and contain pellets. The third support, in the form of a flattened tail, emerges from the back of the vessel. The jaguar head, an oblong, bib-like area below, the legs, and a wide band at the throat, are painted in polychrome with geometric designs on an orange ground. High polish. — Vessel, c. 1100 - 1200 CE
Guanecaste

G260

Ewer, with pheasant's head stopper. Pear-shaped body, with tapering short neck and short spout, on domed, spreading foot. The removable stopper, in the form of a pheasant's head, is modelled in full relief with carved details, the double strand handle is also modelled. Buff white porcelain with even, creamy-white glaze. — Ewer with Pheasant-Head Stopper, 8th century
China

G204

cizhou painted pottery dish; flowering plant in green and red, banding of red borders, design inside rim, has own storage box — Dish, 13th century
China

G204

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Ignazio Collino — Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1750
Ignazio Collino

G307

rounded, concave face; rounded ears on sides of head; wide, open, ovoid mouth with eight peg teeth; small eyes; rather flat nose with triangular nostrils; top of head is green; face is white; mouth, chin and ears are rust red — Mask, c. 1850-1900
Yup'ik

G261

Caddoan Jar (Military Road Type), earthenware, North America, Mississippian Culture, XII-XVc. — Caddoan Jar, c. 1100-1200 CE
Mississippian

G260

Art-glass panel for a bay window, one of six, William Gray Purcell; E. L. Sharretts (working for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.) — Art-glass panel for a bay window, one of six, 1909
William Gray Purcell; E. L. Sharretts (working for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.)

G300

circular fluted front legs; scrolled upper back splat; arms fluted and curl under in front; caned seat panel which removes — Armchair, one of a pair, c. 1810-1830
India

G209

Magda Förstner (model) — Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926
André Kertész

G281

Yet Belt, leather, shells, beads, twine, Zaire, Kuba Tribe — Royal belt, mid-20th century
Kuba

G250

Art-glass panel for a bay window, one of six, William Gray Purcell; E. L. Sharretts (working for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.) — Art-glass panel for a bay window, one of six, 1909
William Gray Purcell; E. L. Sharretts (working for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.)

G300

Pot in form of Fish with a double spout handle rising from the back. Slight modelling on head, tail, and fin area. Other features painted in grey, black, yellow, red and white. Broken at tail; cracked around head. — Vessel in the Form of a Fish, c. 100 BCE - 600 CE
Nazca

G260

Prince Albert, Arthur Amiotte — Prince Albert, 1989
Arthur Amiotte

G261

circular fluted front legs; scrolled upper back splat; arms fluted and curl under in front; caned seat panel which removes — Armchair, one of a pair, c. 1810-1830
India

G209

Executed by an Athenian sculptor of marble from the quarry at Mount Pentelicus — Crouching Lion, 330-317 BCE
Greek

G241

Horse, early 8th century

China

G208

surface well preserved with the exception of the nose and chin — Head of Aphrodite, 3rd century BCE
Greek

G241

The Fugitives, Honoré Daumier — The Fugitives, c. 1868
Honoré Daumier

G354

Tomb figurine, one of a pair, representing a Civil Dignitary. The type is individualized, and the features indicate that this person was of Khotanese origin. The figure is mould-made of grey clay, with a white ground, and painted, pigments flesh tints, red, green, blue, and gold. The figure is solid, the details being completed by hand. — Tomb Figurine, one of pair, late 6th century
China

G208

flat rectangular base with horizontal open cylinder above, supporting a wide rectangular top — Neckrest, 19th century
Fiji Islands

G256

dancing male figure with bisected body holding a hoop and rattle — Elk Dreamer's Society Pouch, 1890-1910
Lakota

G261

Longquan celadon lotus bowl, has own storage box — Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Boy seated in front under a tree with a yoke, buckets, and a jug, pointing to Tobias and the Angel walking on the right. — Shepherd Boy Pointing at Tobias and the Angel, c. 1625–30
Abraham Bloemaert

G312

circular openwork design with motif of small crosses on a shaft; 2 teardrop shaped loops on bottom of circle and 2 J shapes next to them — Processional cross, 15th century
Ethiopia

G254

Birchbark Basket, c. 1900

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G259

standing male figure carved from board; carved on one side; relief carving at interior, appearing to represent bone structure and colored with white pigment; hole at top of head for hanging — Bioma Figure, 20th century
Papua New Guinea

G256

Tomb figurine, one of a pair, representing a Civil dignitary. the type is individualized, and the features indicate that this person was of Khotanese origin. The figure made in a mould, is solid. The grey clay body, covered with a white slip, is painted with unfired pigments flesh tints, green, blue, gold. Details of the figure were completed by hand. — Tomb Figurine, one of pair, late 6th century
China

G208

Head, architectural in character, of the type known as 'Hacha'. Sharply-cut features with large nose, deep-cut eyes, and lipless mouth turned up in a grin. Large scroll forms in relief at temples and on cheek. Cap-like headdress comes forward over the brow in a large puff. — Hacha, c. 700
Totonac

G260

Construction (The Riveter), Harry Sternberg; Publisher: Published by The Weyhe Gallery, New York — Construction (The Riveter), 1932
Harry Sternberg; Publisher: Published by The Weyhe Gallery, New York

G316

ladle with slightly concave bowl, handle carved with animal image — Ladle, 19th century
John Young Bear

Not on View

Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, Ansel Adams — Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1958
Ansel Adams

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wood cut into shape of miniature rifle; decorated with carved lines on one side and five thunderbirds on other side; ribbons tied to rawhide ties in holes at barrel end and at hammer area — Miniature Gunstock War Club, c. 1860
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

Not on View

diamond-shaped head; upper part decorated with five fields of zigzags in various patterns; smooth handle with hole for hanging on bottom — Battle Club, c. 1820
Tonga Islands

Not on View

Tapa Cloth, Society Islands — Tapa Cloth, 19th century
Society Islands

Not on View

three sheets of bark joined and attached to a wood frame construction on back; seated female figure depicted, body bordered by a banded line; fringe border around exterior of panel; hands up at sides; five hoops hanging from each ear; tongue stuck out — Mortuary Panel, 20th century
Tshuosh (Sawos)

Not on View

Vase in the from of a chieftain with ear plugs and large headdress. Arms bound in back indicate the status of a prisoner. — Vessel, 6th-8th century
Moche

Not on View

A piece from the tapestry cycle woven for Marie de' Medici, The Stories of Queen Artemisia, based on an epic account by Nicolas Houel; weaving attributed to the workshop of Lucas Wanderdalle in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel manufactory of Marc de Coman and François de la Planche; warp undyed wool, 6½-8 ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 20-48 ends per cm. — The Queen Distributing the Booty, designed 1562–1565 (woven 1611–1627)
attributed to the workshop of Lucas Wandandalle at the Faubourg Saint-Marcel manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Pl; Delineator: Central design by Antoine Caron; Designer: Border design by Guillaume Dumée; Designer: Border design by Lauren Goyot; Cartoonist: Central cartoon by a painter active in France; Designer: Border design and cartoon by Guillaume Dumée and Laurent Guyot

Not on View

Maureen and Oscar II, Dag Alveng — Maureen and Oscar II, 1981
Dag Alveng

Not on View

red, polished — Pot (Olla), 1990
Tina Garcia Trujillo

G259

Gourd-Shaped Ewer, 12th century

Korea

Not on View

Vessel in the Shape of a Buffalo with cylindrical body, small downward-pointing tail and small ears and horns; cylindrical vessel mouth on top of buffalo's back; body of buffalo decorated with incised geometric shapes — Vessel, c. 1000 BCE
Unknown

G213

Landscape with two children in foreground walking next to a fence; three other figures with butterfly nets in middleground — The Butterfly Catchers, 1900-1908
Theodore Wendel

G322

Pendant, Veraguas — Pendant, c. 800 - 1100 CE
Veraguas

G260

high relief plaque with head of Beethoven emerging from dark red ground; egg and dart motif around edges of panel; "BEETHOVEN" incised at bottom; skin is pale white; brown eyes and light brown hair; scowling expression — Portrait of Beethoven, c. 1902
Franz von Stuck

G351

Plate 61 from Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, London, 1731-43 (3rd ed., 1771). — Magnolia grandiflora (The Laurel Tree of Carolina), c. 1743 (3rd ed. 1771)
Georg Dionysius Ehret; Etcher: Georg Dionysius Ehret; Publisher: Published by Mark Catesby

G310

The Element of Water, Francesco da Ponte (Francesco Bassano); Jacopo da Ponte (Jacopo Bassano) — The Element of Water, c. 1576-1577
Francesco da Ponte (Francesco Bassano); Jacopo da Ponte (Jacopo Bassano)

G341

Forest landscape with building at upper right; path through forest leads to bridge over water; small figure on path; wall surrounding building and forest — Hillside with Pine Trees, Water, c. 1630
Cheng Jiasui

G203

Four figures and horse (donkey ?)in a boat at center foreground, lower left foreground trees and walking figure, two small figures right center, hills in right background — Boat Carrying Figures and Horse, c. 1630
Cheng Jiasui

G203

Yao-Chou celadon bowl, porcelain, carved lotus design. — Bowl, 960-1279
China

G204

Abstraction. — Night, 1948
Willem de Kooning

G376

rocky island with bare trees. Paintings - Album — Landscape in the Manner of Ni Zan, early 17th century
Cheng Jiasui

G203

bridge between rocks — Bridge Between Rocks, c. 1630
Cheng Jiasui

G203

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