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Carrara marble — Ganymede and the Eagle, 1817-29
Bertel Thorvaldsen

G307

after Polykleitos, Roman copy of Greek original, the original executed in bronze, c.440 BCE; one of four known extant copies — The Doryphoros, 120-50 BCE
Italy

G230

white and grey veined marble; carved sculpture in the form of a Chinese side chair with curved back — Marble Chair, 2008
Ai Weiwei

Not on View

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

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

G317

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

G340

The Tiber Muse, 2nd-1st century BCE
Graeco-Roman

G230

a.k.a. The Roman Matron — Roman Matron, 60-70 A.D.
Roman

G230

bust of a man with thick curly hair, beard under his chin and moustache; draping garment with round brooch at PR shoulder; unfinished concave back — Bust of Emperor Hadrian as a Young Man, c. 1590
Giovanni Battista Caccini

G340

Bacchante and Satyr, Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger — Bacchante and Satyr, 1869
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger

G305

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

Based on the original sculpture in 1785 by Jean-Antoine-Houdon. Shoulders draped with classical toga; circular pedestal base. — Bust of George Washington, c. 1853
Hiram Powers

G332

Formal portrait bust of a middle-aged woman, solemn facial expression, wearing a ruffled collar made of printed fabric, no jewelry. — Portrait of Mrs. Grace Morrison Kimball, 1887
Orazio Andreoni

G303

tondo; tomb relief — Tondo: Portrait of a Young Noblewoman, 2nd century
Roman

G242

this piece has been cracked through the middle — Cinerary Box with Cover, 1st century
Roman

G241

bust of a woman with a cluster of small snakes at the front of her head, wings at the side of her head; intertwined snakes below her breasts — Medusa, c. 1854
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

G323

Madonna stands upon dragon and clouds with hands placed to chest — Immaculate Madonna, c.1710
Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli

G308

probably Roman copy of a Greek original — Torso, 146-27 BCE
Graeco-Roman

G230

Bust of a Young Nobleman, Roman — Bust of a Young Nobleman, 2nd century
Roman

G242

after a Hellenistic Greek bronze — Torso of a Dancing Faun, 1st century
Graeco-Roman

G242

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

G241

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

Veiled Lady, Raffaelo Monti — Veiled Lady, c. 1860
Raffaelo Monti

G357

St. Paul the Hermit, Andrea Bergondi — St. Paul the Hermit, 1772
Andrea Bergondi

G330

Dionysus on a Donkey, Roman — Dionysus on a Donkey, 2nd century
Roman

G241

Bust of the Greek Slave, after 1845-1846

Hiram Powers

G323

Flora Kneeling, c. 1871

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Not on View

Clock, Jean-Antoine Lepine; Joseph Coteau — Clock, c. 1789
Jean-Antoine Lepine; Joseph Coteau

G314

The inkstand is a replica of the Quirinal Monument in Rome and was made to commemorate its erection during the pontificate of Pius VI. The composition includes an Egyptian obalisk, and four horse tamers that can be swung from their bases on levers to reveal an inkwell and a sandbox; Sphinxes' headdresses conceal candle sockets; one of the drawers contains an assortment of tromp l'oeil engravings; two doves can be made to kiss by means of a lever located in the fountain; the inkstand has a leather carrying case that resembles a medieval fortified town, with gates, battlements and a bell tower. — The Coaci Inkstand, 1792
Vincenzo Coaci

G310

Standing Bodhisattva of white marble, arms broken off below shoulder. The figure wears a narrow scarf, barely defined, and a skirt girdled at the waist, its upper edge finished with a curling line. Jewelled necklace and long chains. High headdress. Feet missing, head restored at throat where formerly broken off. — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, late 6th century
China

G200

Standing Screen with Marble Panel, gray brown and white marble slab reminiscent of a misty mountain, set into a wood frame; twelve carved panels within frame depict chi dragons and scrolls; frame set into larger stand — Screen, 17th century
China

G217

Flight of Night, 1916
Paul Manship

G371

A Roman legionary fallen in battle embraced at the moment of death by the genius or spirit of victory. — Kiss of Victory, 1878–1881
Sir Alfred Gilbert

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

Bust of a Cardinal, Italy — Bust of a Cardinal, c. 1640
Italy

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Religion: NT. — Madonna and Child, 20th century
Libero Andreotti

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torso and legs of a figure--head, PL arm at bicep and PR arm at elbow lost; clinging drapery; beaded necklace and long beaded strands from PR shoulder, around knees and down center of back; lotus blossom base; cream-colored stone — Figure of a Bodhisattva, late 7th-early 8th century
China

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sculptural neckpiece with two elliptical holes and two incised grooves running to edge; black Belgian marble — Neckpiece, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

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slightly tapered cylinder; larger end has subtile spiral pattern carved at end; white marble with grey and rust streaks — Bracelet in the Shape of a Conch, c. 6th-2nd century B.C.
Thailand

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sculptural pendant in abstract form with hole near top; yellow Siennese marble — Pendant, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

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standing ram (incised image); marble?; Iraqi — Standing Ram, c. 3000 BCE
Iraq

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Erastus Dow Palmer, 'Pair of Reliefs, Morning and Evening Stars', marble relief, United States XIX c. (One of a pair with 89.124.1) — Morning Star, c. 1851-1855
Erastus Dow Palmer

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hook-shaped pendant, with round knob at one end and egg-shaped hole at other; dark-green Serpentine marble — Pendant, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

Not on View

Head of a Woman, Roman — Head of a Woman, c. 150
Roman

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sculptural neck piece in abstract form with long groove incised and circular hole near one end; black Belgian marble — Pendant, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

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Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870) was a distinguished scientist and explorer, as well as art collector. He is shown in this portrait with the attributes of his collecting--a classically inspired ewer and basin--and tools indicative of his scientific explorations--a globe, maps, a telescope and a compass. The books by his feet and the pamphlet in his hand bear the titles of his scholarly publications on the natural history, geology and anthropology of Crimea and southern Russia. The prince's crest, a three-dimensional rendition, is affixed to the center of the base. — Prince Anatole Demidoff, 1839
Jean-Pierre Dantan II

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standing bovine animal (incised image); marble?; Iraqi — Standing Bovine, c. 3000 BCE
Iraq

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full bust, undraped, head turned half-left with gaze in same direction, slightly downward. The figure terminates just below the breasts by means of a shallow, saucer-like border with reeded edge and is attached to a circular socle. The hair is dressed with a small sunflower, symbolizing the allegory. — Clytie, c. 1868-1870
Hiram Powers

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Erastus Dow Palmer, 'Pair of Reliefs, Morning and Evening Stars', marble relief, United States XIX c. (One of a pair with 89.124.2) — Evening Star, c. 1851-1855
Erastus Dow Palmer

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Formal portrait of a middle-aged man, heavy mustache, solemn facial expression; nineteenth-century coat, waistcoat and shirt with bow tie. — Portrait of Dr. Hannibal Hamlin Kimball, 1887
Orazio Andreoni

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'Portrait of Madame de Serilly', white marble, French XVIIIc. cat. card dims H. 34-l/2 x W. 24'; weight 271 lbs. — Portrait of Madame de Sérilly, 1780
Jean-Antoine Houdon

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

G241

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

G241

Standing Bodhisattva of white marble, right arm broken off below shoulder, left above wrist. Figure wears narrow scarf tied in x-like form at waist, and skirt whose upper edge falls over in narrow peplum effect over girdle. Elaborate jewelled necklace and heavy chains hanging to knees. High headdress. Feet missing; head restored at throat where formerly broken. — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, late 6th century
China

G200

dark wood rectangular stand with open sides topped with grey and white marble — Rectangular stand, 18th century
China

G216

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. — Avalokitesvara, 571
China

G200

Clock with vestals, Pierre-Phillippe Thomire; Clockworks by Sauvageot — Clock with vestals, c. 1790
Pierre-Phillippe Thomire; Clockworks by Sauvageot

G314

ornately carved wood table mount for framed marble insert; inscription and seal at UL — Table Screen, c. 1800
China

G216

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

mottled marble-yellow jade, cloud-spiral pattern covers bead — Yuanle Columnar Bead, 475-221 BCE
China

G215

removable veined marble top; open front; heavy scroll on each side, supporting top; mirror on back, bottom; solid flat base; medium finish — Pier table, c. 1835
United States

G303

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

small table with stone inlay top; 4 straight corner legs, turned slightly inward at bottom; runners connect 4 feet in rectangular shape — Incense Stand, late 16th century
China

G218

marbled black jade. Smooth, undecorated surface, small perforation at handle. — Ceremonial Ge Dagger, 475-221 BCE
China

G215

base made up of parts of gilt metal sculptures attached together in a surreal fashion: human, animal and bird feet, dolphins, horse head, human figures and body parts, key, scrolls, bird's head, tiny grate section; top wishbone-shaped element made of white marble with grey veins, with two candle cups — Aleijadinho Candlestick, 2011
Fernando Campana; Humberto Campana

G330

Bust of Diana, Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière — Bust of Diana, 19th century
Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière

G319

male figure wearing a robe carved from brown-veined rock, seated on a red and cream stone plinth; head, hands and feet of gilt bronze; curly hair and beard; wearing cap; man holds scroll in PL hand and two keys in PR hand — The Ludovisi Saint Peter, 2nd century (marble body); c. 1590 (gilt bronze head, hands and feet; throne)
Attributed to Bastiano Torrigiani (head, hands and feet)

G341

Commode, Antione (Pierre-Antoine) Foullet — Commode, c. 1775-1800
Antione (Pierre-Antoine) Foullet

G310

Louis XV style ormolu-mounted parquetry commode; marble top, in bois satiné with purpleheart borders; the front has two drawers with shallow cupboards at the sides, the mounts with crowned C marks — Commode, c. 1745
attributed to Charles Cressent

G314

circular; black Belgian marble and silver — Bracelet, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

Not on View

Figure, stored on side — Bison, 1949
John Rood

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from grave stele, modern red marble base — Head of a Bearded Man, c. 375 BCE
the Sculptor of the Pheidylla Stele

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necklace of two joined circles suspended from lengths of multi-colored cord; white Carrara marble — Necklace, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

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circular; black Belgian marble and silver — Necklace, 20th century
Carla Lavatelli

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the figures, of bronze gilded, seated on the circular dial, are in the style of Falconet and represent Venus with two cherubs; the dial has pierced hands in the shape of arrows to mark hours and minutes, and secondary hands of blue steel for days weeks and month; the pedestal, which rests on a square base, is in the baroque style with medallions and branches of bay leaves, and is supported by inverted consoles — Mantle clock, c. 1770
Jeann-Antoine Lepine

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Torchère candelabra, on styrofoam base; dimensions reflect styrofoam base and candelabra; female figures, each holding a torch of many candles — Torchère, one of a pair, c. 1862
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

G303

painted and giltwood, plaster, marble and iron — Grand Salon from the Hôtel de la Bouëxière, 1733-1737
France

G318

marble top not original — Chest of drawers with mirror, 1881
Herter Brothers

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Fountain, 16th century

Italy

G235

Seated Silenus, 2nd century BCE - early 1st century CE

Roman

G242

Crouching Satyr, 1st century

Roman

G242

Fragment of a Lion Sarcophagus, c. 250-275

Roman

G241

Portrait of a Man, 252-268

Roman

G242

Cupid with a Hydria, 1st century

Roman

G241

End table from a suite designed for Braniff Airlines, one of a pair, Alexander Girard; Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan, Est. 1923 — End table from a suite designed for Braniff Airlines, one of a pair, c. 1965
Alexander Girard; Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan, Est. 1923

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Bilbao Mirrors, pair, marble mosaic veneer, delicate shade of pink; gilded bead and reed molding next to glass. In the open work crest, wire scrolls, leaves and flowers surround oblong insert of veneer. The engaged columns in paneled inserts are surmounted by flower basket finials with characteristic leaf pendants below. — Bilbao mirror, one of a pair, c. 1790
Spain

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three piece clock garniture; white marble with ormolu mounts of sunburst and floral scrollwork, pendulum swing; circle of rhinestones around clock; two three-branch candlesticks with faces mounted as hadles on each side — Clock from a three-piece Garniture, c. 1860
France

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'The Fashionable Girl', ivory figure with stone base, base need repair - piece broken off — The Fashionable Girl, 20th century
Fritz Preiss

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rectangular sheet folded four times vertically, wrapped horizontally six times and tied off at the back by thick rope — Untitled, 20th century
Karl Matson

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very tall, graceful form; five edges rising from a narrow bottom into a single, beveled point at top; mounts by a metal post to a marble slab; light blue/green color (seihakuji); marble has a polished top with rugged edges — Rise, 2005
Fukami Sueharu

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Torchère candelabra, on styrofoam base; dimensions reflect styrofoam base and candelabra; female figures, each holding a torch of many candles — Torchère, one of a pair, c. 1850
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

G303

Corner Cabinet, Jean-Chrysotome Stumpff — Corner Cabinet, 18th century
Jean-Chrysotome Stumpff

G314

Louis XVI Cabinet (Meuble D'Entre Deux) — Cabinet, c. 1765
Claude Charles Saunier

G310

Marble-grey jade with grey-black veins and ochre clouds. Indentation at one side of hu suggests that it was modelled after a stone cutting tool with a handle. — Hu Trapezoidal Blade, 1100-771 B.C.
China

G215

Corner cabinet (Encoignure), Jean-Chrysotome Stumpff — Corner cabinet (Encoignure), c. 1770–80
Jean-Chrysotome Stumpff

G314

6 lobed legs, curving outward and in, resting on a hexagonal raised base; marble top with green, grey and burnt orange swirls on creamy white — Round Stool with Stone Seat, one of a pair, late 17th century
China

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The Duke de Guise, 16th century

Germain Pilon

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Chop Seal [dragon], one of pair, 20th century

China

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Head of a Man, c. 250-275

Roman

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Portrait of Prince A.M. Belosenski, 1804

Louis-Marie Guichard

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