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Landscape of grove of olive trees and their cast shadows in foreground, mountain looms in background, intense sun and dazzling light dominates the sky. No signature. — Olive Trees, 1889
Vincent van Gogh

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Allegory. Lucretia, portrait of a young woman, seconds after taking her own life, holding knife in right hand, blood-stained chemise, left hand grasps bell cord. — Lucretia, 1666
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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Historical. Death of Germanicus Caesar; he is lying on his death-bed with his wife Agrippina grieving at his bedside. — The Death of Germanicus, 1627
Nicolas Poussin

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Religion: NT. Purification of the temple. Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip. — Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, c. 1570
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

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Standing Guanyin with lotus bud(?) in left hand, right hand missing, inscribed base which bears the date 571 A.D., translation of inscription filed with purchase blank, from Xi'an in Shaanxi province. — Standing Bodhisattva, 571
China

G200

ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold; the concave disks with beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures; above, a demi-god with elaborate aureloe headdress riding on a bar borne by three other figures; in one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles; two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers; all are half-human, half-beast; the bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads; loose bangles are variously applied in the design; the tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs — Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450
Chimu

G260

Portrait. Mythology. History. Oval. — Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

G306

Portrait of a young boy, three quarters view, with a dog — Portrait of James Ward, 1779
Gilbert Stuart

G322

Still life. Neoclassicism. — The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them, 1766
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

G306

New Testament; three men (Magi) crossing the mountains on a dusty road on camels; camels behind them. — Journey of the Magi, c. 1894
James Tissot

G357

Bust — Portrait of Luca Salvioni, c. 1536
Agostino Zoppo

G340

Three quarter-length portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress with broad flat hat, pulling on her glove. — Portrait of Sarah Allen, née Sargent, c. 1763
John Singleton Copley

G322

Religion: NT. — Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet, 1804
Benjamin West

G321

Portrait. George Washington in red drapery, black costume with white frills. — Portrait of George Washington, c. 1820
Thomas Sully

G332

sound film installation without dialogue; instrumental music with some vocals; views of landscapes and the exteriors of motels; scenes of various animals inside motel rooms--horse, birds, raccoon, deer, bison, fox, rabbits, beaver, mountain lion; total running time: 24 minutes, 28 seconds Certificate of Authenticity in presentation box (copy in object file) Installation and technical requirements: see Notes — migration (empire) - linear version, 2008
Doug Aitken

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Abstraction. — Savanna, 1962
Urban Stanley Couch

G261

Providence parlour, United States — Providence parlour, c. 1760-1770
United States

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X-ray of Lady Tashat is at column in Paintings racks in MS — Cartonnage of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

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1756 - Benedict XIV Presenting Ex Omnibus to Choiseul. — Pope Benedict XIV Presenting the Encyclical "Ex Omnibus" to the Comte de Stainville, Later Duc de Choiseul, 1757
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni

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Historical. Charles I, King of England. A helmeted Britannia, wearing violet drapery, holds steady the golden crown which England and Scotland, in red and yellow draperies, suspend above the head of the Infant Charles I. Two putti above support an escutcheon with the arms of the United Kingdom lightly indicated, and a putto below holds a torch to a heap of armor, spears, and dull red banners which the union makes no longer necessary. — The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales), 1633–34
Peter Paul Rubens

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modified telephone; lobster receiver — Aphrodisiac Telephone, 1938
Salvador Dali

G376

Portrait of a woman — Portrait of Countess Maria Theresia Bucquoi, née Parr, 1793
Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun

G306

'The Three Graces', plaster, French XIXc cat. card dims H 32-1/2 x W 18-1/2'; measurements above of base and sculpture; Base (b) is on R5A3.2 MS — Les Trois Grâces (The Three Graces), c. 1872
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

G321

Landscape. Romantic landscape with large trees, and a bridge suspended between two great rocks. In the foreground groups of figures strolling, talking and riding. This scene painted at the Chateau de Méréville. Park Méréville — The Rustic Bridge, Château de Méréville, France, c. 1785
Hubert Robert

G306

Mary Magdalene, Attributed to Nikolaus Gerhaerts van Leyden — Mary Magdalene, c. 1460
Attributed to Nikolaus Gerhaerts van Leyden

G342

Buddha, bronze figure of, Marching. The figure, in marching position, is stiffle erect, the left foot forward; the left arm is bent at the elbow, the hand raised, palm outward; the right arm, braceleted at the elbow, is down. The ears are weighted, without earrings, and the hair, composed of small, spiky curls, is surmounted by a flame. Some of his features, which display the supernatural anatomy of Buddha, include projecting heels, long fingers, smooth skin the color of gold and elongated arms. The figure wears a straight, girdled robe,leaving the right shoulder bare. Traces of gilding remain on back of robe, under left arm, on hair and in ears. — Walking Shakyamuni Buddha, 15th century
Thailand

G200

Sarcophagus, with accompanying memorial tablet and cover, made for the Chinese General, Prince Cheng Ching, 524 A.D. The six bas-reliefs comprising this group include the two ends and two sides of the sarcophagus, the tablet, and its cover. The sides are decorated in low relief with five groups of historical personages, illustrating filial piety scenes, in a landscape of trees and mountains in which dragons, phoenix, and other symbolical animals roam. The head end bears a scene including a bridge leading over a lotus pond to a gate decorated with 24 bells representing 12 pairs of musical accords. Two guardians flank the gate. The foot end carries a large dragon in a landscape. The memorial tablet bears a long inscription including Cheng Ching's biography, the Emperor's eulogy, and the date 524 A.D. The sides are decorated with large dragons. The cover of the tablet is surrounded by a bevelled edge of conventionalized dragon heads and contains remnants of bronze handles at the four corners. Along the sides, on the top surface, are eight blank squares indicating places for sacrificial vessels. The major figures and forms on the stones stand in relief and have been polished to form an even surface; the spaces betwen were left rough. All six reliefs are in fairly good condition with the exception of the cover for the memorial tablet which has been gouged at the corners. The sarcophagus was undoubtedly carved at Loyang, the Northern Wei capitol from 484 A.D. — Sarcophagus of Prince Yuan Mi, 524
China

G208

Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

Pitcher; with straight handle; white glaze with floral design in dark blue turquoise blue and tomato red with watery black outlines; tulip, open rose and wild hyacinth; so called Rhodian ware. — Pitcher, 16th century
Turkey

G325

Cassone or Wedding chest, decorated with sculptural relief depicting the Four Cardinal Virtues flanked by candelabra with armorial bearings; scene of the Rape of Prosperine fighting centaurs and a centaur carrying a woman — Wedding chest (cassone), 15th century
Italy

G343

hammered silver — Venus, 4th century
Roman

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Chief's chair, Asante — Chief's chair, 19th century
Asante

G250

Mortuary figures, pair of, representing warriors both wear armor, with curious head-dresses, and one carries a sword-like object. Four of these figures were found at the entrance of a tomb in Honan province. Two bought by M.I.A., and two by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They are fashioned of polychromed pottery of the greyish cast associated with Wei. Traces of faded terra cotta color remain. These are unusually large tomb figures. — Tomb Guardian Figures, early 6th century
China

G208

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base. — Divination tray, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

Bowl, Seljuk dynasty, light creamy earthenware, covered with a thick coat of opaque white tin enamel. Funnel-shaped, with straight standing rim, slightly ridged on outside where it is decorated with Cufic characters in black. Low raised foot. Inside of rim decorated with conventionalized band of Cufic characters in gold, blue and red. Medallion in center of bowl shows three figures in blue and gold garments; this medallion is surrounded by ten smaller figures, eahc in a separate 'niche', and above this is a row of sixteen still smaller figures. All figures shown with gold nimbus. Mended; has been broken in many pieces. Saveh excavation. — Bowl, 12th-13th century
Persia (Iran)

G243

large door; carved jambs, lintel and central post on door; two complete rows remaining of large iron fasteners on door surface; only two remain in lower row; iron chain, plate and securing pin at top right center of door; four pins along center post on door — Door, mid 19th century
Swahili

G254

may represent the nature goddess or "Great Mother" of early man.; simple, schematic standing figure with crossed arms — Female Figure, c. 2500-2400 BCE
Cycladic

G241

Bird Head, carved basalt relief (called Hacha), El Tajin style — Hacha, c. 600-900 CE
Veracruz

G260

City view in general; "veduta"; trompe l'oeil. The interior of a room with a painting on an easel sitting in front of a window. Through the window a cityscape can be seen; the scene on the painted canvas seems to exactly replicate that section of the city which it blocks from view. Two triangular shapes dominate the center of the painting. One is the conical roof of a stone tower, while the other is a near-empty avenue shown in rapidly receding perspective. These two triangles are an oblique reference to Euclid, the father of geometry. — The Promenades of Euclid, 1955
René Magritte

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The Carpet Merchant, Jean-Léon Gérôme — The Carpet Merchant, c. 1887
Jean-Léon Gérôme

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Pointillism. Landscape. Fishing port. — Port-en-Bessin, 1888
Georges Seurat

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Landscape. Chestnut trees. Impressionism. — Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan, c. 1885-1886
Paul Cézanne

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Feather Currency (tevau), Solomon Islands — Feather Currency (tevau), 19th century
Solomon Islands

G256

1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

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1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

G260

Landscape depicting the ruins of the Temple of Vespasian. — Roman Landscape with Cattle and Shepherds, 1676
Johann Heinrich Roos

G309

The Village, Albert Gleizes — The Village, 1913
Albert Gleizes

G367

One of a pair of marriage portraits (see 57.10) — Portrait of Moritz Buchner, c. 1520
Lucas Cranach the Elder

G342

Religion: New Testament. Jesus Christ. Reverse is cradled. — The Temptation of Christ, c. 1516-25
Titian (Tiziano Vecelli)

G330

seated figure of Mary with long, thick brown hair, wearing rich robes of gold, blue and red, holding nude baby Jesus on her lap, breastfeeding; Jesus' brown hair is styled in ringlets close to his head — Virgin of the Milk (Virgen de la leche), c. 1500
Circle of Gil de Siloe

G340

Stirrup-handle jar in the form of an owl with a fat body. The face, plastically rendered, is painted buff color; the rest of the body is red and burnished. — Vessel, c. 200 BCE - 600 CE
Moche

G260

Arm Chair, Palagio Pelagi, Italian, XIXc cat. card dims 42-1/4 x 26-1/2 x 22' reupholstered in 1993-1994; see file for details — Armchair from a pair of armchairs, 1835
Filippo Pelagio Palagi; Maker: Gabrielle Capello ("Monclavo"); Maker: Carlo Chiavasse

G333

A Hermit Praying, 1670

Gerrit Dou

G309

Holy Family, Luis Tristán — Holy Family, 1613
Luis Tristán

G341

Portrait. — Portrait of an Ecclesiastic, late 1550s
Giovanni Battista Moroni

G340

Cubist still life. — Table and Fruit, 1909
Fernand Léger

G367

Nabi. Tahiti. Landscape with two females and a dog. — I Raro Te Oviri (Under the Pandanus), 1891
Paul Gauguin

G355

Landscape with cattle — Fontainebleau Oaks, c. 1840
Jules Dupré

G321

Caffieri, 'Portrait Bust of M. De Neuville', marble, French XVIIIc. cat. card dims H. 21' x W. 22'; base to bust stored as well 11-1/4' x 8' x 8' — Portrait Bust of M. de Neuville, Captain of Artillery and Comptroller General, c. 1780
Jean-Jacques Caffieri

G314

La Place du Théâtre Français (Pluie) — Place du Théâtre Français, Paris: Rain, 1898
Camille Pissarro

G351

Dutch landscape. Golden Age of Holland. A wide river with various river craft, which stretches across the width of the canvas and flows to meet the horizon. In the far right distance, a village can be seen through a gentle mist, while on the wooded bank to the left, a cart filled with singing and shouting peasants stands before a row of cottages. As they wave to the boatload of passengers approaching the shore, a ferryboat loaded with cattle pushes off. Further upstream, a boat in full sail carries its passengers toward the distant hamlet with its church steeple. — River Landscape with a Ferry, 1656
Salomon van Ruysdael

G311

Group portrait of six Italian writers and poets: Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarch, Guido Cavalcanti, Giovanni Boccaccio, Cino da Pistoia, and Guittone d'Arezzo. — Six Tuscan Poets, 1544
Giorgio Vasari

G341

Portrait of John Langston, Esquire, of Sarsden, Thomas Gainsborough R.A. — Portrait of John Langston, Esquire, of Sarsden, 1787
Thomas Gainsborough R.A.

G306

The Gamblers, Hendrick ter Brugghen — The Gamblers, 1623
Hendrick ter Brugghen

G312

Game in a White Room, Robert Collins — Game in a White Room, c. 1954
Robert Collins

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frame Spanish or Italian, c.1600 — Erminia and the Shepherds, 1648–49
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

G330

Old base (b) R5A2.1 MS — Psyche Abandoned, c. 1800
Augustin Pajou; Caster: Possibly Pierre-Philippe Thomire

G306

Landscape — Still Life with Bananas and Calla Lilies, 1932
Bror Julius Olsson (B.J.O.) Nordfeldt

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Religion: OT. Moses at a well meets the seven daughters of Jethro — Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro, 17th century
Sébastien Bourdon

G313

Wooded landscape with watermill, on the right bank of stream to left of center, a huntsman in a scarlet coat. Beyond the mill in left background, a tile-roofed cottage. To the right a herdsman with cattle in a road. The scene is the same as that in the Louvre (2404) painting in which the mill is seen from side. The figures are attributed to Lingelbach. Frame 84.32, c.1650, Dutch ebonized fruitwood ripple frame, 42 x 49 in. Purchased from Paul Mitchell, London. The William Hood Dunwoody Fund — Wooded Landscape with Watermill, c. 1665
Meindert Hobbema

G310

Portrait. Three-quarter figure facing spectator, right hand on back of chair; left on hip. Hair worn in pompadour style of early twentieth century. Greyish-blue taffeta dress trimmed with ruching of cocoa brown silk. — Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton, 1905-1906
Thomas Eakins

G322

Dutch Golden Age. Landscape with figures. Genre. In the foreground, a group of men playing ancient Dutch game of 'kolven' (golf). Middle distance, tower surrounded by a wall. In the distance, cottages and mountains. Rocky landscape to immediate left. — Landscape with Men Playing 'Mail à la Chicane', 1624
Paul Bril

G312

Study for the marble statue in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy — Abduction of Polyxena, c. 1855
Pio Fedi

G357

Sarcophagus, with accompanying memorial tablet and cover, made for the Chinese General, Prince Cheng Ching, 524 A.D. The six bas-reliefs comprising this group include the two ends and two sides of the sarcophagus, the tablet, and its cover. The sides are decorated in low relief with five groups of historical personages, illustrating filial piety scenes, in a landscape of trees and mountains in which dragons, phoenix, and other symbolical animals roam. The head end bears a scene including a bridge leading over a lotus pond to a gate decorated with 24 bells representing 12 pairs of musical accords. Two guardians flank the gate. The foot end carries a large dragon in a landscape. The memorial tablet bears a long inscription including Cheng Ching's biography, the Emperor's eulogy, and the date 524 A.D. The sides are decorated with large dragons. The cover of the tablet is surrounded by a bevelled edge of conventionalized dragon heads and contains remnants of bronze handles at the four corners. Along the sides, on the top surface, are eight blank squares indicating places for sacrificial vessels. The major figures and forms on the stones stand in relief and have been polished to form an even surface; the spaces betwen were left rough. All six reliefs are in fairly good condition with the exception of the cover for the memorial tablet which has been gouged at the corners. The sarcophagus was undoubtedly carved at Loyang, the Northern Wei capitol from 484 A.D. — Epitaph cover of Prince Yuan Mi, 524
China

G208

Sarcophagus, with accompanying memorial tablet and cover, made for the Chinese General, Prince Cheng Ching, 524 A.D. The six bas-reliefs comprising this group include the two ends and two sides of the sarcophagus, the tablet, and its cover. The sides are decorated in low relief with five groups of historical personages, illustrating filial piety scenes, in a landscape of trees and mountains in which dragons, phoenix, and other symbolical animals roam. The head end bears a scene including a bridge leading over a lotus pond to a gate decorated with 24 bells representing 12 pairs of musical accords. Two guardians flank the gate. The foot end carries a large dragon in a landscape. The memorial tablet bears a long inscription including Cheng Ching's biography, the Emperor's eulogy, and the date 524 A.D. The sides are decorated with large dragons. The cover of the tablet is surrounded by a bevelled edge of conventionalized dragon heads and contains remnants of bronze handles at the four corners. Along the sides, on the top surface, are eight blank squares indicating places for sacrificial vessels. The major figures and forms on the stones stand in relief and have been polished to form an even surface; the spaces betwen were left rough. All six reliefs are in fairly good condition with the exception of the cover for the memorial tablet which has been gouged at the corners. The sarcophagus was undoubtedly carved at Loyang, the Northern Wei capitol from 484 A.D. — Epitaph cover of Prince Yuan Mi, 524
China

G208

wearing the Atef crown, in seated posture — God Horus (Harpocrates), 644-30 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

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Goddess Isis holding the infant Horus on her knee — Goddess Isis, c. 664 BCE - 30 CE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

dog shape, with rounded body; thick, tapered tube-shaped tail; small head with large, protruding teeth; small, upright pointed ears; light orange, dark orange and white pigment designs — Vessel, c. 1500
Ugahxpa (Quapaw)

G260

The Famous American, Mariano Cebellos, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; Printer: Cyprien Gaulon — The Famous American, Mariano Cebellos, 1825
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; Printer: Cyprien Gaulon

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Madonna and Child, Segna di Buonaventura — Madonna and Child, c. 1310
Segna di Buonaventura

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unsigned; from the Saga Palace, Kyoto; figures inside a building, mountains in background — Rice Farming in the Four Seasons, Winter [left], 1620s
Kano Sanraku

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fine sky blue glaze flushing into areas of purple. glazed stoneware — Plate, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Pai-Ting-yao Plate shallow circular form; light porcellaneous ware, covered with creamy white glaze; inner surface decorated beneath the glaze with floral design in slight relief; rim mounted with copper band. — Plate, mid 10th-late 13th century
China

G204

Pitcher white ground with cloud band decoration in tomato red, green and blue; so called Rhodian ware (Iznik ware) — Jug with Cloud Motif, Fourth quarter of the 16th century
Turkey

G324

Bowl, Abbasid dynasty, early Islamic Samarra type, with rounded sides and flattened, out-turned lip. Greyish pottery with opaque greyish white glaze, painted in light-dark blue with conventionalized design consisting of two highly stylized flowers(?)(double Pomgranates?) joined at the base, within a garland resembling laurel. Low foot. Broken and mended. Rey excavation. — Bowl with Abstract Geometric Design, 9th-10th century
Iraq

G243

Incense burner, tripod, geometrical design. Grey earthenware, impressed with markings which indicate that the wet clay has been wrapped in matting. Pieces of this Neolithic mat-marked pottery were found in Honan; made without wheel. The clay clinging to it makes it look tan in color. — Li tripod, 13th-12th century BCE
China

G204

Lien (casket), circular, standing on three bears legs, black terra cotta, covered with white slip; painted in red and black design of dragons and clouds. These hill jars usually decorated with bands of relief instead of painting. Examples of Han painting are rare. — Lian (cosmetic box), 2nd century
China

G204

ink tablet, form of tortoise with cover, standing on its four feet; cover decorated with incised designs of scales with the Pa Kwa; inscribed with the eight trigrams of the 'Yi-Ching' (The Book of Changes), representing the various forms of change, principles or laws of the universe — Ink tablet in the form of a turtle, 1st century
China

G201

Boshanlu censer, China — Boshanlu censer, 1st-2nd century
China

G215

Stove, pottery, two holes; reddish-brick earthenware, lead glaze; one fitted with kettle, the other with a bowl; coated with a green mottled glaze, turned to silver iridescence through burial. Repaired. Stoves with accessories are extremely rare. — Model of a stove, 1st-2nd century
China

G215

Jar, round, with decoration of incised geometrical designs in three bands around shoulder and body. Three projecting rings for handles- two on shoulder and one midway between on lower part of body; polished surface, no glaze. Grey earthenware. — Beaker-shaped Vessel, 13th-11th century BCE
China

G204

Beaker, Tsun, decorated with three bands of geometrical incised designs. The middles band, with feather design, has three protruding bosses regularly spaced; the lower band, with simple design of horizontal lines, also has three protruding bosses. The base, with slightly flared bottom, is decorated with incised lines. Polished surface, no glaze. — Beaker (zun), 12th century BCE
China

G204

scepter with 2 snakes with knotted bodies at top, a pair of wings below and a bulbous form on a bent stem — Caduceus, 2nd century
Roman

G241

Number on object is difficult to read; soft paste porcelain with floral decor in underglaze blue — Dish, late 18th century
Netherlands

G310

Interior of bowl needs cleaning; bottom & sides sticky — Bowl, c. 1730
Hungary

G319

Helmeted and bearded head of a votary of carved limestone; in the archaic Cypriote style; the beard radiating with intersections; the helmet is quilted and framed and allows one row of curls to show above forehead. Ears are showing; a vigorous representation in nearly perfect state of preservation. From the temple of Golgoi. ;votary in the temple of Golgai; head only; archaic, cypriote style; radiating beard, quilted helmet; archaic smile; strong frontality — Head of a Votary from the Temple of Golgoi, 600-500 BCE
Ancient Greek

G241

Bowl, Abbasid dynasty, early Islamic Samarra type, shallow, with rounded sides and flattened, outturned rim. Greyish pottery with opaque greyish white glaze painted in dark blue with a formal design consisting of an eight-petaled opaque flower within a diamond, which is within a square, the four corners of which are held out by an opaque three-pronged design with a long leaf. Low foot. Rey excavation. Broken and mended. — Bowl, 9th century
Iraq

G243

Bowl, early Islamic Samarra type, with rounded sides and slightly flattened out-turned rim. Greyish white glaze painted in darkish blue with conventional design consisting of eight-petaled opaque flower within the six-pointed median star, the whole enclosed within a six-scalloped circle. Broken and mended. Rey excavation. — Bowl, 9th-10th century
Iraq

G243

Holiday Traditions, Chas. Drawing Room, 'Wilkes Bowl', decorated in colors and gold a pair of medallions on each side, each forming a satyrical coat of arms, Cat Card Dims H.4-1/4 x Dia. 10 in. — “Arms of Liberty” punch bowl, c. 1770
China

G209

Brocade, velvet, palmette pattern, voided velvet on gold ground — Panel, late 16th century
Turkey

G325

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