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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

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

G355

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

G311

Shrine head, Ancient Yoruba — Shrine head, 12th-14th century
Ancient Yoruba

G250

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

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seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint — Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century
China

G200

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

G321

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

G313

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

G307

Carved from pale gray-green stone with cloudy white mottling and black and brown rivering throughout, the mountain landscape with high rising peaks and numerous figures and pavillions amid foliage on both sides, with the seal of the Emperor Qianlong above a long inscription on one side, the reverse with a further inscription and a seal, one seal referring to the eightieth year of the Emperor Qianlong,corresponding to the year 1784. — Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion, 1790
China

G210

standing horse with legs slightly splayed outward; wide eyes; open mouth with exposed teeth; upward-pointed ears; green patina with white, blue and red pigment traces — Celestial Horse, 25-220
China

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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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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

G210

Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D. — Equestrian figure, about 1450
Djenne

G250

tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors — Tusk, 1775-1777
Edo

G250

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

figure with six heads, arms, and legs astride crouched bull on wood base; metal bands around wrists, some biceps, and most ankles; halo with flames attached at back; two hands of two arms together in praying position, other arms bent and flare outwards. Upper left arm holds long staff, lower one holds implement with "curly q"-shaped end. Upper right arm holds a trident. Lower right arm fingersshaped like it was holding something in hand. Three bottom heads have crystal inlay eyes. Three smaller heads on top considerably smaller. — Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century
Japan

G220

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

triangular with clipped corners; stemmed cup with footed base; removable liner; slightly domed cover with three-dimensional finial of male figure wearing lion skin, holding a club aloft, with a three-headed dog held by chains; stem has a satyr in three dimensions seated next to cattails; grape vines twisting behind satyr; Classical themes, hunting and battle scenes and various scrollwork overall in high and low relief — Masterpiece cup and cover, 1746
Johann Friedrich Baer

G350

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
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Library and Rock Garden — The Studio of Gratifying Discourse, 1797
China

G216

drop-front desk with four-legged base; front of base decorated with high-relief carving of sword; exterior of drop-front decorated with high-relief carvings of forks and knives, bottles, gun, various tools (saw, pick axe, trowel, shovel), pocket knives, two pointing hands and other objects; sides also decorated with applied relief carvings of various objects; medium wood patina — Writing desk, c. 1870
Attributed to William Howard

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Woodwork from the interior of Colonel John Stuart's house at 104 Tradd Street, Charleston S.C. Cypress paneling from the drawing room showing doorways and fireplace with elaborate overmantle, showing French influence. The house was built in 1772. — Charleston Drawing Room, 1772
United States

G336

Mademoiselle Hortense Valpinçon — Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon, c. 1871
Edgar Degas

G351

Convulsionists of Tangier, Eugène Delacroix — Convulsionists of Tangier, 1837-1838
Eugène Delacroix

G321

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

G314

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

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example. — Water pitcher, 18th century
Edo

G250

bis pole, mangrove wood, New Guinea, Asmat — Bis Pole, 20th century
Asmat (Bismam group)

G256

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

G306

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

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, mid 17th century
Suit by Unknown Japanese; Artist: Helmet by Saotome Iechika

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standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites — Malagan Figure, c. 1890
Papua New Guinea

G256

Gourd-shaped with lid; spade-shaped protrusion with opening on top of ewer handle; top of curl on lid handle is gilded; has lidded wooden box — Ewer in the shape of a gourd, 12th century
Korea

G206

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

unsigned; left of a pair of six-panel folding screens; many scenes against gold leaf background; edge of building on left panel with snow; building at top across panels three to six the many seated figures wearing black with a few wearing red and blue; procession in LR of panels five and six with figures in black carrying covered dias and pulling two green carriages behind — Autumn and Winter [left of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons], mid 17th century
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woman wearing a white satin gown trimmed with lace and pearls, holding a book, and seated on a yellow sofa; woman wears pearl necklaces and earrings, with her hair decorated with pearls; guitar and music next to woman on sofa; black and white lap dog in LRC — The Comtesse d'Egmont Pignatelli in Spanish Costume, 1763
Alexander Roslin

G307

two goat herders seated on the left bank of a river amidst their flock; classical ruins at left side and background left center on hillside; across river stand two pair of deer under the shadow of a large tree — Pastoral Landscape, 1638
Claude Gellée (called Le Lorrain)

G313

Religion. Central panel is a Pieta with an elaborate view of 15th century Bruges in the background. Donors included with saints in the scene. Left wing - St. John; Right wing - St. Catherine Figures of Christ, Mary and Saints all portraits of real people. Artist was primarily a portraitist though fashion of the time demanded religious pictures. Rich costumes of St. Catherine in right wing and donors in central panel reveal artist's interest in color and rich fabrics. People grouped tightly in foreground with little space around them. Space extends backward into picture but not forward. View of Bruges in background characteristic of this painter's work. The non-religious figures save Catherine, surpass the others, and show genuine bent for portraiture. The Spanish cast of Christ's features an unusual detail. STYLE: Flemish paintings in oil on panel derive from earlier schools of manuscript illumination and reveal their influence in: - Colors which are brilliant and harmonious with enamel-like hardness of finish. - Delicacy of technique and proportion. - Minute and sympathetic rendering of landscape. - Long flowing lines in the tradition of the International Style. Grace of pose and gesture also characteristic of this style. — Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1493–1501
Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy

G342

Gesso, color, kirikane on wood, metal — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 13th century
Japan

G220

face-covering helmet with back and sides curled upward; vertical opening at center from eye holes through bottom; organic design on forehead; curving eyebrows, connected at center — Corinthian helmet, c. 540 BCE
Greece

G241

husband and wife seated on a lotus in the pose of royal ease and intimacy with bull and tiger underfoot; symmetrical architectural backdrop with large central disc behind heads of main figures — Uma-Maheshvara, 10th-11th century
India

G210

Found in a temple near Pondicherry. The figure represents cosmic activity. The significance of the gestures is as follows the drum in the right hand signifies creation; the fire in the upper left hand, destruction; the abaya (fear not) position of the lower right hand, protection; the position of the raised left foot, salvation; the foot placed on the prostrate dwarf, Apasmarapurusa, removal of illusion/ignorance. — Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), c. 1100
India

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chased silver dish decorated with scene from the "Former Red Cliff Ode" by Su Shi (1037-1101); engraved in painterly baimiao style showing the poet in court robes with two companions relaxing in a boat drifting on tranquil water, with a winepot and cups on the table in front of them; one figure playing a flute and the other holding an open book; rocky banks with grasses and tall reeds, a willow and a cassia tree; small waterfall spilling down from high cliffs at the far shore; sky with pair of birds flying to the left towards a constellation of seven stars drawn as circles joined by thin lines to form the Big Dipper seen through drifting clouds surrounding a full moon engraved with the legendary yu tu dao yaou scene of the Moon Rabbit under the cassia tree pounding a pestle in a mortar; shallow plain sides of octafoil bracket-lobed outline rising to a barbed everted rim — Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene, 13th century
China

G208

Vessel in the shape of an owl. Two flanges, one ending just under the beak in front and the other continuing to the top of the head in back, have alternating straight and L-shaped scores, those on the front flange being much the deeper of the two. The tail, with a scored flange border, forms the back support of the vessel. Apart from the realistically-formed feet, the bird is strongly stylized. The body is completely covered by rows of scales except for the shoulder line, expressed by a vigorous spiral, and the wings quills, rendered by bands filled with antithetical spirals. Patina green. — Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl, 13th-12th century BCE
China

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Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face. — Helmet mask, 19th century
Luba

G250

wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures — Malagan Frieze, 19th century
Papua New Guinea

G256

carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine — Post Figure (poutokomanawa), c. 1840
Ngāti Kahungunu Māori

G256

beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag — Man's Pouch, c. 1800
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta

G259

Naraen Kongo, standing figure with arms down, mouth closed. Made of Hinoki wood in yosegi technique of multiple block construction with traces of gesso and polychrome. — Vajra Warrior (one of a pair), mid 14th century
Japan

G205

Large pot with flaring midsection and tapering shoulder; decorated with incised textured half-circles below mouth and band of leaf-like shapes alternating with 4 triangles between 3 textured bands — Beer pot, mid 20th century
Zulu

G236

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown — Crown, about 1920
Yoruba

G236

Dutch still life with fruit, foliage, and insects. — Still Life with Fruits, Foliage and Insects, c. 1669
Abraham Mignon

G311

Cast c.1841 after plaster model of 1831. Signed P.Grass (on right side of base). Inscribed 'ICARE. D'apres la statue en bronze detruite en 1870 à Strasbourg' on front edge of base. Foundry mark Eck et Durand (on back of base). — Icarus Making Trial of His Wings, modeled 1831
Philippe Grasse

G321

Landscape. Architecture. — The Bronze Horses of San Marco, Venice, 1876
Charles Caryl Coleman

G305

The Cat's Paw, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer — The Cat's Paw, c. 1824
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

G305

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

Three quarter length self-portrait of Francesco de Mura — Self-Portrait, c. 1740
Francesco de Mura

G307

Portrait Bust of Pope Clement X, Circle of Gianlorenzo Bernini — Portrait Bust of Pope Clement X, modeled c. 1668 (cast late 17th century)
Circle of Gianlorenzo Bernini

G310

Portrait. Posthumous mourning portrait of an unknown child. — Portrait of a Boy, 1856
attributed to James B. Read

G304

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. — Portrait of a Burgomaster, c. 1665–70
Bartholomeus van der Helst and Studio; Artist: Bartholomeus van der Helst

G311

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

G332

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

G341

Nude female figure lying on a flowered couch — Nude on a Couch, c. 1880
Gustave Caillebotte

G355

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

G343

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
Guanacaste

G260

Western style coat with outward flaring skirt at bottom; small rectangular flap at back of neck; black, red, tan and light grey geometric painted symmetrical designs; cuffs on sleeves; light-colored hide; no closures — Hunting Coat, c. 1750
Innu (Naskapi)

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head (male) wearing thick collar up to lower lip; openwork caplike headdress with hanging braids and beaded cords around ears; two "beads" on forehead; flower-like beaded elements at temples--one at PR ear, two at PL ear; open circle at top of head — Memorial head, 1550-1650
Edo

G250

Favrile blown glass — Floriform vase, c. 1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany; Manufacturer: Tiffany Studios

G379

executed in shades of green and white mottled and striated stained glass panels set within a ribbed pattern; base formed in a tall, elongated root-style with a double-folded ribbed platform — "Mandarin" (Lotus Leaf) lamp, c. 1900-1905
Louis Comfort Tiffany; Maker: Tiffany Studios

G320

Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, Japan — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century
Japan

G200

Fine Wind, Clear Weather, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi — Fine Wind, Clear Weather, 1830-1833
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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Christ at top center, wearing pink and blue garment, seated on a cloud; woman in white clings to Christ's PL arm; hands of reclining man in LRC have been freed from shackles, held in Christ's PL hand; another black captive at L edge holds his shackled wrists toward Christ; woman at L kneels over dead child at Christ's feet; adoring male and female figures at L and R edges and top corners — Christus Consolator, 1851
Ary Scheffer

G357

Raised work (stumpwork) casket depicting the story of Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus; Initialed 'BP' and dated 1662, worked in polychrome silk and metallic threads on white satin and decorated with seed pearls, English; Front King Ahasuerus presenting the royal scepter to Queen Esther; Back The hanging of Haman; Right side the search for a wife for King Ahasuerus; Left side Mordecai honored by Ahasuerus and paraded in royal regalia; Top King Ahasuerus, Queen Esther and Haman at dinner; The casket with two doors opening to reveal curious set of drawers with secret compartments; the top lifting to reveal a pink velvet interior fitted with two bottles, an inkpot and a pen tray, the back of this lid with brackets for a mirror that now is missing; a second lid at the top opening to reveal a shallow silk-lined tray. A 17th century oak box lined in marbled paper with replaced lock accompanies the casket (95.14cc Traveling Case for Stumpwork Casket); an itemized list of pieces and their dimensions is in the object file in the registration office. Surface ornamentation (Needlework) — Embroidered Box, 1662
England

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Nebuchadnezzar, William Blake — Nebuchadnezzar, 1795
William Blake

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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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Egrets in Willow [left of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], Sesson Shūkei — Egrets in Willow [left of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], second half 16th century
Sesson Shūkei

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Misshaku Kongo, standing figure with one arm raised, mouth open. Note Nio means Benevolent Kings. Made of Hinoki wood in yosegi technique of multiple block construction with traces of gesso and polychrome — Vajra Warrior (one of a pair), mid 14th century
Japan

G205

new frame and border; central seated male with two children next to him, surrounded by people in a garden; scattered groups of people within nearby buildings and out of doors engaged in activities — General Guo Ziyi's Banquet, mid 19th century
Korea

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six scenes from the life of Christ; bottom row the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration of the Magi; middle row Betrayal of Christ by Judas, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection; top row Ascension and Pentecost — Diptych with scenes from the life of Christ, c. 1375
Attributed to Master of the Passion Diptych

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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

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Blue-and-White dish, porcelain; decorated in a deep blue in the center with a large peahen flying amongst peonies, the cavetto molded with a band of peonies in white in a blue ground, the rim with a border of stylized waves and a molded foliated edge; the reverse has a typical wide unglazed base with a short foot ring and the exterior is decorated with a band of scrolling lotus — Dish, 14th century
China

G325

human face with long ears; open mouth with teeth; red linear designs — Mask, c. 900-300 BCE
Olmec

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Mallangan, wood and pigments — Malagan Pole, c. 1910
Papua New Guinea

G256

Gope board, Papua New Guinea — Gope board, 18th century
Papua New Guinea

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kneeling or crouching figure with arms at sides; face jutting forward; frowning expression; knot on top of head, PR side — Pipe, c. 1200
Mississippian

G260

figure wears a replica of a heavy stone yoke at waist over skirt with fret motif; necklace; bands of bracelets on left arm; headdress broken at right. On the left knee a nead with round headdress in relief. Hole in right shoulder forms hook from which rattle could be suspended. The mould for front of body is well designed but assembled crudely with the mould for back.; Pinkish white pottery — Figure, c. 600-750 CE
Nopiloa (Veracruz)

G260

2 door frames, 2 pieces of molding, 2 doors, 3 panels, and miscellaneous trim — Queen Anne room, c. 1720-1730
England

G326

standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount — Mami Wata figure, 1950s
Igbo

G250

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

G335

Armor, Germany — Armor, c. 1520
Germany

G340

Filler panels above doors (part of Tudor Room), wood, English XVIc stored in strip frame behind MacFarlane Room; An envelope of bits from the room is stored in D11.5 MS. — Tudor room, c. 1600
England

G325

Wallpaper, China — Wallpaper, 19th century
China

G328

Man with halo carries sword and wears sash — Portrait of Shah Jahan, 1700-1720
India

G243

ivory noisemaker; extension carved with flowers and crosshatched designs; plexi stand — Grogger (noise maker), 20th century
Middle East or India

G362

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