Works of Art (218)
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Bust of Marie de France, ca. 1381, Jean de Liège (Franco-Netherlandish, Île-de-France, Saint-Denis, Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Chapel of Notre-Dame-la-Blanche, Marble, lead insets, traces of polychromy (41.100.132) |
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Head of Constans, ca. 337–340, Early Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire), Marble (67.107) |
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Cameo, ca. 1835,
George W. Jamison (American), cameo cutter; William Rose (American), metalworker,
Helmet-conch shell, enamel, gold (2000.562) |
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Jugate Portraits of Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain (obverse) and Empress Isabella (reverse), 1550,
Leone Leoni (Italian),
Milan,
Onyx (38.150.9) |
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Kay Kavus Airborne: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.21) |
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Plaque: Warrior and Attendants, 16th–17th century,
Nigeria; Edo peoples, Court of Benin,
Brass (1990.332) |
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Roundel, probably 6th–7th century,
Byzantine; said to be from Panopolis (Akhmim), Egypt,
Polychrome silk embroidery on undyed linen (90.5.16) |
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Standing Shiva(?), Angkor period, 11th century,
Cambodia (Angkor, Siem Reap Province),
Gilt-copper alloy, silver inlay (1988.355) |
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The Feast of Sada: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.2) |
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The Shah's Wise Men Approve Zal's Marriage: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520–25,
Iran, Tabriz,
Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper (1970.301.13) |
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[Abu Simbel], 1850, Maxime Du Camp (French), Salted paper print (Blanquart-Evrard Process) from paper negative (1981.1229.2) |
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Aegis Pendant, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Benin, Udo (?), Brass (1979.206.301) |
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Akhenaten Sacrificing a Duck, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., Egyptian, Limestone (1985.328.2) |
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Alexander Visits the Sage Plato: Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, dated 1597—98; Mughal, Attributed to Basawan, Pakistan (Lahore), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (13.228.30) |
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Altar Tableau: Queen Mother and Attendants, 18th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.111) |
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Andrew Jackson, 1834–35; this carving, 1839, Hiram Powers (American), Marble (94.14) |
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Andrew Jackson, ca. 1860, William Rumney (American), Pine, painted (1978.57) |
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The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (37.165.3) |
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Armband, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Ijebu subgroup, Brass (1979.206.302) |
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Artist's sketch of Ramesses IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses IV, ca. 1153–1147 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (30.8.234) |
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Aureus of Septimius Severus, with a portrait of Julia Domna, ca. 193–96 A.D.; Severan, Roman, Gold (99.35.218) |
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Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Pavilion: Page from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated 1524–25; Safavid, Afghanistan (Herat), Colors, gold, and silver on paper (13.228.7, fol. 224v) |
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Bizhan Forces Farud to Retire into His Fort: Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1430–35; Sultanate, India, Ink, colors, and gold on paper (20.120.247) |
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Box with Aristotle and Phyllis, 14th century, French; Made in Paris ca. 1310-30, Ivory (1988.1.6) |
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Bust of Francis I, 1529, Girolamo della Robbia (Italian), Glazed terracotta (41.100.245) |
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Bust of Napoleon III, 1873,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Marble (1974.297) |
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Bust of Patroclus, 1843, William Henry Fox Talbot (British), Salted paper print from paper negative (1988.1159) |
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Cameo portrait of the emperor Augustus, 41–54; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Sardonyx (42.11.30) |
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Cameo: Silhouette portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna and Grand Duke Paul, dated 1791, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Cut glass (1999.525) |
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1771, Jean-Baptiste Nini (French); Chaumont-sur-Loire, Cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont) (52.189.11) |
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Ceremonial Sword (Udamalore), 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.122) |
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Chair panel of Thutmose IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Cedar (30.8.45) |
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Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape, ca. 1700; Mughal,
India,
Opaque watercolors, gold, and silver on card-weight paper (1999.403) |
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A Chief of the Multnomah Tribe, 1903; this cast, ca. 1907, Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American), Bronze (39.65.54a,b) |
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Cleopatra, 1858; this carving, 1869, William Wetmore Story (American), Marble (88.5a-d) |
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Coins of Titus, Trajan, and Hadrian, 80–81, 105–7, 134–38 A.D.; Flavian, Trajanic, Hadrianic, Roman, Bronze and gold (99.35.177) |
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Colossal statue of Mentuhotep II, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted sandstone (26.3.29) |
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Column Figure of a King, ca. 1150–1170, French; From the abbey of Saint-Denis, Limestone (20.157) |
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Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642–1723), ca. 1683–85, Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian), Italian (Florence), Marble (1993.332.1); Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici (1663–1713), ca. 1683–85, Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian), Italian (Florence), Marble (1993.332.2) |
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Cylinder seal and modern impression: worshipper before a seated ruler or deity; seated female under a grape arbor, early 2nd millennium B.C.; Old Elamite period, Iran, Serpentine (1987.343) |
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Dream and Lie of Franco,
Pablo Picasso (Spanish),
Etching and aquatint (1986.1224.1[2]) |
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Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known as Caligula, 37–42; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Marble (14.37) |
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Emperor Guan, Qing dynasty, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk (2001.442) |
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The Empress Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762) on Horseback, Attended by a Page, Georg Christoph Grooth (German), Oil on canvas (1978.554.2) |
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Empress Eugénie, 1856, Gustave Le Gray (French), Albumen silver print from glass negative (2005.100.258) |
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Enthroned King, ca. 1230–1235, North Italian; Made in Lombardy or the Veneto, Limestone (pietra di Aurisina, province of Trieste) (22.31.2) |
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Face of Senwosret III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret III, ca. 1878–1840 B.C., Egyptian, Quartzite (26.7.1394) |
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Facsimile of Queen Nefertari, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Color facsimile by Nina deGaris Davies (30.4.145) |
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Facsimile of tomb painting of Ramesses III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses III, ca. 1184–1153 B.C.,
Egyptian (33.8.7) |
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Figure of Augustus the Strong, ca. 1713, Stoneware, German; Meissen, Stoneware (1982.60.318) |
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Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia (Tairona), Cast gold (69.7.10) |
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Figure, 19th–20th century, Bangwa peoples; Cameroon, Wood, pigment, encrustation, fiber (1978.412.576) |
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Filippo Archinto (born ca. 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, mid-1550s, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (14.40.650) |
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Florinda, 1853, Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German), Oil on canvas (01.21) |
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Fragmentary face of King Khafre, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre, ca. 2520–2494 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Egyptian alabaster (26.7.1392) |
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Frederick III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, 1533, Attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Oil on wood, printed first on paper and then laid down on wood (46.179.1) |
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Funeral of Isfandiyar: Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), Detached folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1330–1335; Ilkhanid, Firdausi, Author, Tabriz, Iran, Ink and colors on paper (33.70) |
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George Washington, 1795, Giuseppe Ceracchi (Italian), Made in Florence, Italy, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marble (14.58.235) |
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Haremhab as a Scribe, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun or Aye, ca. 1336–1323 B.C., Egyptian, Granodiorite (23.10.1) |
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Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473–1458 B.C., Egyptian; From Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes, Indurated limestone (29.3.2) |
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Head of a king, probably Shapur II, 4th century; Sasanian period, Iran, Gilded silver (65.126) |
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Head of a Princess, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten, 1352–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Quartzite and paint (2005.363) |
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Head of a Ptolemaic queen, Hellenistic, ca. 270–250 B.C.,
Greek,
Marble (2002.66) |
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Head of a Queen Mother (Iyoba), 1750–1800, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1977.187.36) |
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Head of a ruler, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., Iran or Mesopotamia, Arsenical copper (47.100.80) |
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Head of Ahmose I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Ahmose I (ca. 1550–1525 B.C.),
Egyptian,
Limestone (2006.270)
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Head of Amenemhat III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III, ca. 1859–1813 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Black granite (24.7.1) |
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Head of Amenhotep I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep I, ca. 1525–1504 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Sandstone (26.3.30a) |
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Head of Amenhotep II, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II, ca. 1427–1400 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Black granite (66.99.20) |
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Head of Amenhotep III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Brown quartzite (56.138) |
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Head of Amenmesse, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Amenmesse, ca. 1203–1200 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Quartzite (34.2.2) |
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Head of an Oba (King), 18th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.2) |
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Head of an Oba (King), 19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.3) |
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Head of an Oba, 16th century (ca. 1550), Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1979.206.86) |
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Head of Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 316–270 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Indurated limestone (38.10) |
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Head of Augustus, Roman Period, 27–20 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Blue-green (glassy?) faience (26.7.1428) |
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Head of King David, ca. 1145, France, Paris, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, south portal of west facade (Saint Anne Portal), Limestone (38.180) |
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Head of Ptolemy II or III, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes, ca. 246–221 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Bronze (66.99.134) |
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Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, ca. 285–246 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Diabase (12.187.31) |
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Head of Ptolemy VI Philometor, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, ca. 180–145 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.166) |
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Head of Queen Tiye, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1388–1340 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Red quartzite (11.150.26) |
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Head of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Indurated limestone (50.6) |
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Henri d'Albret (1503–1555), King of Navarre, Plaque, mid-16th century, Léonard Limosin (French), Made in Limoges, France, Enamel, painted on copper and partly gilded (49.7.108) |
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Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, and Sir John Harington (1592–1614), 1603, Robert Peake the Elder (British), Oil on canvas (44.27) |
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Henry II Between France and Fame, ca. 1548, Jean Duvet (French), Etching (25.2.93) |
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Hiawatha, 1871–72; carved 1874, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American), Marble (2001.641) |
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The House of Bijapur: Album leaf, ca. 1680, Kamal Muhammad; Chand Muhammad, Attributed to India, Deccan, Bijapur, Ink, opaque colors, gold, and silver on paper (1982.213) |
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Intaglio portrait of a young woman, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.; Augustan, Roman, Sard (74.51.4236) |
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Intaglio with a portrait of the empress Julia Domna, ca. 205–210; Severan, Roman, Beryl (25.78.90) |
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John I (1468–1532), the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony, 1533, Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Oil on wood, printed first on paper and then laid down on wood (46.179.2) |
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John, Duke of Saxony, ca. 1537, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Oil on wood (08.19) |
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The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai, Qing dynasty, datable to 1691–98, Wang Hui (Chinese), and assistants, Handscroll; ink and color on silk (1979.5) |
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Khonsu's anthropoid coffins, New Kingdom, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Sennedjem, Deir el-Medina, western Thebes, Gessoed and painted wood (86.1.1,.2) |
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Khonsu's funerary mask, New Kingdom, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Sennedjem, Deir el-Medina, western Thebes, Painted wood and cartonnage (86.1.4) |
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Khusrau Hunting: Page from a manuscript of the Khusrau and Shirin of Hatifi, dated 1498; Ottoman, Turkey (probably Istanbul), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (69.27) |
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King Sahure and a Nome God, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2458–2446 B.C., Egyptian, Gneiss (18.2.4) |
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Kneeling statue of Amenemope-em-hat, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, ca. 664–610 B.C., Egyptian; Apparently from Memphis, Ptah temple, Graywacke (24.2.2) |
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Kneeling statuette of Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Bronze (1995.21) |
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Kushite Pharaoh, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 713–664 B.C. Egyptian Bronze with gilding (2002.8) |
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Leaf from a Manuscript of Valerius Maximus, ca. 1380, French, Made in Paris,, Parchment, tempera, ink, gold leaf (31.134.8) |
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Leaf from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), 14th century; Ilkhanid, Firdausi, Author, raq or Iran, nk, colors, and gold on paper (57.51.33) |
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Lidded Bowl, 17th–18th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.126a, b) |
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Maharaja Bijay Singh in His Harem, ca. 1770, India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (2002.38) |
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Maharana Sarup Singh Views a Prize Stallion, 1845, Tara (Indian, active 1836–68), India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (2001.344) |
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Manuscript cover with scenes from Kalidasa's play, Shakuntala, 12th century, Nepal, Ink and color on wood (L.1985.42.28) |
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Mary of Burgundy, Tyrol(?), 1528, Master H.A or A.H, Oil on conifer panel (1975.1.137) |
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The Mass of Saint Basil, 1746,
Pierre Hubert Subleyras (French),
Oil on canvas (2007.166) |
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Memorial Head, 17th century, Ghana; Akan, Twifo region, Hemang city, Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments (1978.412.563) |
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Menat of Taharqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Taharqo, ca. 690–664 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Faience (41.160.104) |
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Minerva Protecting the Young King of Rome, 1811,
Joseph-Antoine Romagnési (French),
Plaster, painted to resemble yellowish stone; green marbleized wood (frame only) (27.191.2) |
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Molded plaque with a king or god carrying a mace, 2000–1700 B.C.; Isin-Larsa-Old Babylonian period, Southern Mesopotamia, Ceramic (32.39.2) |
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Nine Heroes Tapestries, ca. 1400–1410, South Netherlandish, Wool warp and wefts (47.101.3) |
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Oba with Animals, 18th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.113)
Altar to the Hand (Ikegobo) of Ezomo Ehenua, 18th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples; court of Benin, Brass (1996.11) |
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Osirid figure of Merneptah, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Merneptah, ca. 1213–1203 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (26.7.1451) |
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Ostracon, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19–20, ca. 1295–?1069 B.C., Egyptian; From the Valley of the Kings, western Thebes, Painted limestone (26.7.1453) |
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Otto, Count of Nassau and His Wife Adelheid van Vianen, 1530–35, Bernaert van Orley (Flemish), Pen and brown ink, watercolor over traces of black chalk (1995.12) |
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Pair of Earflares with Multifigure Scene, 12th–15th century, Peru (Chimú), Hammered gold (1991.419.67,.68) |
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Pectoral of Princess Sit-Hathor-yunet (detail), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reigns of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III, ca. 1887–1813 B.C., Egyptian; From Lahun, Gold, carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise (16.1.3) |
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Pen box, early 19th century,
Iran,
Painted and varnished papier-mâché (2006.523)
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Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Ivory, iron, copper (?) (1978.412.323) |
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Philippe VI, Jeanne de Bourgogne, and Jean de France in Prayer, ca. 1340–1350, French, Marble (17.190.387,388,392) |
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Plaque with Otto I presenting the Cathedral of Magdeburg, 962–968, Ottonian; From the Cathedral of Magdeburg, probably made in Milan, northern Italy, Ivory (41.100.157) |
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Plate with king hunting rams, late 5th–early 6th century; Sasanian period, Iran, Silver, mercury gilding, niello inlay (34.33) |
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Portrait head of the Emperor Augustus, ca. 14–37; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Marble (07.286.115) |
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Portrait head of the emperor Constantine I, ca. 324–337; Constantinian; Late Antique period, Roman, Marble (26.229) |
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Portrait head of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (called Caracalla), ca. 217–230; Late Severan, Roman, Marble (40.11.1a) |
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Portrait medallion of Süleyman the Magnificent, after 1521,
Probably Venice,
Bronze (18.70.8) |
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Portrait Medals: Empress Maria and Emperor Maximillian II, dated 1575, Monogrammed "AN:AB" for Antonio Abondio (Italian) Silver, uniface (1989.12.2,3) |
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Portrait of Daniel, Archbishop of Mainz, dated 1568, Monogrammed by the Master H.K V.B, South German or Middle-Rhenish, Honestone (17.190.488) |
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Portrait of Margaret of Austria, ca. 1490, Jean Hey (Master of Moulins) (Flemish), Oil on oak panel (1975.1.130) |
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Portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, ca. 1852–55, Iran, Salt print (1977.683.24) |
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Portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, ca. 1852–55, Luigi Pesce (Italian), Iran, Salt print (1977.683.22) |
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Portrait of Rudolph II, 1603, Aegidius Sadeler (Netherlandish), after Hans von Aachen (German), Engraving (51.501.6469) |
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Portrait of Sultan Ahmed I, 17th century; Ottoman, Turkey, Colors and gilt on paper (44.30) |
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Portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius, 138–161; Antonine, Roman, Marble (33.11.3) |
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Posthumous Portrait of a queen as Parvati, Eastern Javanese period, ca. early 14th century, Indonesia (Java), Andesite (2001.407) |
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President Martin Van Buren, 1855–58, Mathew B. Brady (American), Salted paper print from glass negative (56.517.4) |
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A Prince Hunting Boars with His Retinue, late 18th–early 19th century, India (Rajasthan, Jhilai), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (1996.100.4) |
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Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) with his son Dara Shikoh: Leaf from an album made for Emperor Shah Jahan, ca. 1620; Mughal, period of Jahangir, By Nanha, India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (55.121.10.36) |
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Princess Elizabeth (1596–1662), Later Queen of Bohemia, ca. 1606, Robert Peake the Elder (British), Oil on canvas (51.194.1) |
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Prophet, ca. 1390–1410, French (Bourges or Burgundy) or South Lowlands, Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint (1995.301) |
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The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Six: Suzhou, Qing dynasty, dated 1770, Xu Yang (Chinese), China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk (1988.350) |
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The Queen of Sheba Enthroned, late 19th–early 20th century, Iran, Inks, colors, and gold on paper (1979.518.1) |
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Queen Victoria, 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (14.126.1) |
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Queen Victoria, 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (L.1993.45) |
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Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Page from a dispersed Ramayana (Story of King Rama), ca. 1780, India (Punjab Hills, Kangra), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper (1976.15) |
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Rattle Staff (Ukhurhe) of Oba Akenzua I, 1725–50, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Bronze, copper, iron (1974.5) |
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Relief Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Emperor Charles V, dated 1522, Monogrammed "HD" for Hans Daucher (German, Augsburg), Honestone relief, touches of gilding (17.190.745) |
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Relief of Apries, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Apries, ca. 589–570 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (09.183.1a) |
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Relief of Haremhab, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Haremhab, ca. 1323–1295 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.44) |
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Relief of King Amenemhat I, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1952 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted limestone (08.200.5) |
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Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (detail), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., Egyptian; From the king's temple at Deir el-Bahri in western Thebes, Painted limestone (07.230.2) |
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Relief of Queen Kiya, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1352–1340 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (1985.328.8) |
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Relief of Queen Nefertiti, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Sandstone (61.117) |
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Relief of Ramesses I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1294 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone,
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911 (11.155.3a) |
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Relief of Ramesses II, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279–1273 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (05.4.256) |
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Relief of Ramesses IX, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses IX, ca. 1126–1108 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (59.51a,b) |
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Relief of Senwosret I, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted limestone (14.3.6) |
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Relief of Thutmose I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose I, ca. 1504–1492 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Color facsimile by Nina deGaris Davies (1925),
Rogers Fund, 1930 (30.4.137) |
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Relief of Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (26.7.1399) |
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Relief portrait of the emperor Lucius Verus, ca. 166–170; Antonine, Roman, Marble (13.227.1) |
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Relief with Enthroned Ruler, 8th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Limestone, paint (1979.206.1047) |
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Relief: king and eunuch attendant, 883–859 B.C.; Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia, Alabaster (gypsum) (32.143.4) |
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Ring with head of Herakles, late 4th–3rd century B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek,
Gold (10.132.1) |
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Ritual Figure, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reigns of Amenemhat II–Senwosret II, ca. 1919–1878 B.C., Egyptian; From Lisht, Painted wood (14.3.17) |
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Royal or divine figure with high conical headdress, 18th century B.C.; Middle Bronze Age, Syria or Levant, Bronze (1985.262.2) |
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Royal ritual figure, Dynasty 30–possibly early Ptolemaic Period, 4th–3rd century B.C., Egyptian, Wood (2003.154) |
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Rustam Caried by the Div Akvan: Folio 158 verso of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), mid-17th century; Safavid, Signed by Mucin Musavvir, Isfahan, Iran, Ink, colors, gold, and silver on paper (1974.290.43) |
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Safavid Prince Haidar Mirza's Entrance into Istanbul in 1590: Page from a dispersed Divan of Mahmud cAbd al-Baki, 1590–95; Ottoman, Iraq (Baghdad), Ink, colors, and gold on paper (45.174.5) |
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Schiac Appas, Re di Persia (Shah cAbbas, King of Persia),
Engraver: Giacomo Franco (Italian, Venetian),
From: Effigie naturali dei maggior prencipi et più valorosi capitani di questa età con l'armi loro, raccolte et con dilegentia intagliate da Giacomo Franco,
Publisher: Giacomo Franco, Venice, 1596 (57.506) |
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Sculptor's model of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (21.9.13) |
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Sculptor's model of the head of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1349–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.40) |
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Seated Chief (Mwanangara), before 1869, Angola; Chokwe, Wood, cloth, fiber, beads (1988.157) |
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Seated Figure (Tumba), 19th–20th century, Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Bamboma, Steatite (1978.412.573) |
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Seated Figure Censer (Incensario), 4th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Ceramic (1999.484.1a,b) |
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Seated Figure, 6th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Wood, red hematite traces (1979.206.1063) |
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Seated Male Figure with Lance, 15th–20th century, Mali; Bamana peoples, Wood (1983.600a,b) |
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Seated Male Figure, 19th–20th century, Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Yombe, Wood, glass, metal, kaolin (1996.281) |
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Seated Male Figure, 19th–20th century, Ghana; Akan, Wood, kaolin (1980.429) |
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Seated statue of Gudea, 2150–2100 B.C.; Neo-Sumerian period, Probably Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Mesopotamia, Diorite (59.2) |
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Seated statue of King Menkaure, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure, ca. 2490–2472 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (37.6.1) |
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Shah Jahan on a Terrace Holding a Pendant Set with His Portrait, dated 1627/8; Mughal, Inscribed by Chitarman, dated 1627/8, India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (55.121.10.24) |
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Shawabti of Siptah, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Siptah, ca. 1194–1188 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Alabaster (14.6.179) |
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Snuffbox, ca. 1764–65, Possibly by Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu (French), French; Paris, Four-color gold, enamel (17.190.1158) |
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Solidus of Constantius II (Sole Emperor, 350–361), 350–361, Byzantine, Gold (04.35.18) |
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Solidus of Justinian I (r. 527–565), 538–565, Byzantine; Minted in Constantinople, Gold (99.35.7406) |
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Sphinx of Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473–1458 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Red granite with traces of blue and yellow paint (31.3.166) |
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Stained-Glass Panel, ca. 1245–1248, France, Tours, Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (37.173.3) |
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Standing Male and Female Figures, 18th–19th century, Democratic Republic of Congo; Tabwa, Wood, beads (1978.412.591,2) |
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Stater with head of Alexander the Great, 286–281 B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek; Lysimachos, Pella,
Gold (52.127.4) |
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Statue of a member of the imperial family shown in heroic semi-nudity, Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, 27 B.C.–68 A.D.,
Roman,
Marble, pigment, gilding (2003.407.9) |
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Statue of Memi and Sabu, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2465 B.C., Egyptian; Probably from Giza, Painted limestone (48.111) |
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Statue of Psamtik I, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, ca. 664–610 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Granite (X358) |
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Statue of Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Ahmose, ca. 1550–1525 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (16.10.224) |
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Statue of Queen Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, probably after 270 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone with traces of gilding and paint (20.2.21) |
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Statue of Seti I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Seti I, ca. 1294–1279 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Black granite (22.2.21) |
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Statuette of Queen Nefrusobek, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Nefrusobek, ca. 1805–1802 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Schist (65.59.1) |
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Stele of King Intef II, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 11, reign of Intef II, ca. 2108–2059 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (13.182.3) |
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Stele of Shabaqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Shabaqo, ca. 712–698 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (55.144.6) |
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Stele of Shebitqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 707–690 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (65.45) |
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Study of Queen Victoria's Neckline (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.1) |
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Study of Queen Victoria's Train (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.3 recto) |
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Study of the Queen's Robes (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American,), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.2) |
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Study of the Queen's Robes (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.4 recto) |
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Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent Wearing a Jewel-Studded Helmet, ca. 1532,
Venice,
Woodcut on paper (42.41.1) |
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Tapestry Fragment With King Arthur (with 32.130.3ab), ca. 1400–1410, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool wefts (47.101.4) |
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Tapestry: Portrait of Napoleon I, 1808–11, After a painting by Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard (French7); Gobelins Royal Manufactory; Workshop of Michel-Henri Cozette (French), High-warp tapestry of wool, silk, and silver-gilt thread (43.99)
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Tea and coffee service, 1773, Johan Henrik Blom (Finnish), Russian; Saint Petersburg, Parcel-gilt silver, enamel, ebonized fruitwood (47.51.1–.5) |
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Tetradrachm of Seleucus I, 300–280 B.C.; Seleucid, Iran, excavated at Pasargadae, Silver (1974.105.9) |
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Textile Fragment: Scenes from the Ramayana, 15th century, Nepal, Embroidery in silk on polished cotton (1995.331) |
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Tile with the figure of a horseman and a bird, second half of 19th century, Iran, Composite body, molded and underglaze painted (83.1.67) |
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Torso of a Ptolemaic King, Ptolemaic Period, 80–30 B.C., Egyptian, Dark basalt (1981.224.1) |
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The Triumph of Henry IV, sketch, 1627–31, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish), Oil on wood (42.187) |
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The Turanian King Afrasiyab Conferring with His Brother Garsivaz: Leaf from a Shahnama, folio 110 verso, dated 1107 A.H. / 1696 A.D.; Safavid, Attributed to Muhammad Zaman, Ink, colors, and gold on paper, 1913 (13.228.17) |
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Two portraits of Trebonianus Gallus, 251–53 A.D., Roman, Bronze (05.30, 05.47) |
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[Unique Pair of Personal Travel Albums Made by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Showing Events in the Daily Life of the Russian Imperial Family], 1917, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (Russian, born Denmark), Gelatin silver prints; photomechanical reproductions (1996.438ab) |
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Vignette on Khonsu's inner coffin lid, New Kingdom, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Sennedjem, Deir el-Medina, western Thebes, Gessoed and painted wood (86.1.2a) |
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The Yew Tree Ball (detail), 1745, Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French), Engraving (30.22[34/34]) |
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