Works of Art (277)
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Beaker, 15th century,
German, found in burial mounds on the Estate Abrau near Novorossisk, in the Caucasus,
Glass (06.141) |
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Bowl Base with Old and New Testament Scenes, ca. 350–400,
Byzantine, said to have been found in 1715 in the Roman catacomb of Saint Callisto,
Glass, gold leaf (16.174.2) |
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Bowl Base with Saints Peter and Paul Flanking a Column with the Christogram of Christ, made late 300s, Gold, glass leaf, Byzantine, from Rome (16.174.3) |
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Double Cup, ca. 1590–1600,
Caspar Beutmüller the Elder,
Made in Germany (Nuremberg),
Gilded silver (17.190.609a,b) |
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Perfume Burner, dated 1599,
Giuseppe de'Levi (Italian),
Italian (Veronese),
Bronze (41.100.84a,b) |
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Scyphus, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
Roman
Glass (91.1.2053) |
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Amphora, ca. 490 B.C.; Classical; red-figure, Attributed to the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (56.171.38) |
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Amphora, ca. 530 B.C.; Archaic; black-figure, Attributed to the manner of the Lysippides Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (56.171.14) |
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Amphora, ca. 530 B.C.; Archaic; red-figure, Signed by Andokides, as potter; Attributed to the Andokides Painter (red-figure decoration); Attributed to Psiax (black-figure decoration), Greek, Attic, Terracotta (63.11.6) |
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Amphoriskos (flask) in the form of a bird-man, late 5th century B.C.; Classical,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (1999.68) |
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Apothecary Jar (Orciuolo), 1431 (?), Florence, perhaps workshop of Giunta di Tugio (Italian), Maiolica (1975.1.1061) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Mounted Knight, late 13th century, German; Made in Saxony, Bronze (64.101.1492) |
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Aquamanile: Aristotle Ridden by Phyllis, ca. 1400, Southern Netherlands or Eastern France (Lorraine), Bronze (1975.1.1416) |
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Armorial Gemellion, third quarter of 13th century, Limoges, France, Copper, engraved and gilded, champlevé enamel (49.56.8) |
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Armorial Plate (Tondino), ca. 1520–25 (or 1519?), Nicolò da Urbino (probably Nicola di Bagriele Sbarage) (Italian), Majolica (1975.1.1019) |
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Arretine cup signed by Tigranes, ca. 25 B.C.–10 A.D.; Augustan, Roman, Terracotta (10.210.37) |
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Aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of two heads, fourth quarter of 6th century B.C.; Archaic,
East Greek; Said to be from Tarquinia, in Etruria, probably at Naukratis,
Faience (1972.118.142) |
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Aryballos in the shape of an eagle's head, late 7th–early 6th century B.C.; Archaic,
Greek; Rhodian,
Terracotta (2006.267) |
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Aryballos, ca. 570 B.C.; black-figure, Greek, Attic, Signed by Nearchos as potter, Terracotta (26.49) |
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Autumn, 1745, Nicolas-Sébastien Adam le Jeune (French) and Ange-Jacques Gabriel (French), Paris, Marble (66.29.2) |
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Avar Treasure, Belt Fittings, 700s, Avar; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Gold (17.190.1673-1701); Vessels, 700s, Avar or Byzantine; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Silver and gold (17.190.1704-1706; 1708-1712); Bucket, 600s, Byzantine; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Silver (17.190.1707) |
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B>Teapot, 1820–21,
John Edward Terrey (British),
Silver, (1998.459) |
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Basin with a Horseman Spearing a Serpent, 1390–1400, Spanish (Valencia?), Lustered earthenware (41.100.173) |
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Beaker ("Monkey Cup"), ca. 1425–1450, South Netherlandish; Made in Burgundian Territories, Silver, silver-gilt, painted enamel (52.50) |
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Beaker with birds and animals, 4th century B.C., Thraco-Geti style, Lower Danube region, Thrace, Silver (47.100.88) |
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Beakers signed by Iason, mid-1st century A.D.; Imperial, Roman, Glass (29.100.82) (59.11.3) |
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Bell krater depicting the return of Persephone, ca. 440 B.C.; Red-figure, Attributed to the Persephone Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (28.57.23) |
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Bell krater, ca. 460 B.C.; Classical; red-figure, Attributed to the Danae Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (23.160.80) |
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Bell-krater, ca. 440 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Painter of London E 497, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (24.97.30) |
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Biscuit box with cover, ca. 1870,
Christopher Dresser (British),
Earthenware, silver plate (1992.282a,b) |
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Bottle (Refredador), first half of 16th century, Spanish (Valencia), Tin-glazed earthenware with luster decoration (94.4.358) |
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Bottle in the form of a fish and a flask in the form of grapes, 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Mold-blown glass (17.194.251; 17.194.231) |
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Bottle, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Cut glass (17.194.317) |
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Bottle, ca. 1862,
Attributed to Christopher Dresser (British),
Bone china (1996.94) |
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Bowl (upper part of a tazza), ca. 1540–50, South German (Nuremberg?), Boxwood and fruitwood (17.190.643) |
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Bowl Fragments with Menorah, Shofar, and Torah Ark, 4th century, Roman or Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf (18.145.1 ab) |
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Bowl, 1787, French; Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain (1997.518) |
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Bowl, 2nd–early 1st century B.C., Hellenistic, Greek, Onyx glass (91.1.1303) |
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Bowl, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Blown glass (17.194.314) |
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Box depicting the Five Senses, third quarter of 17th century, English, Silk, metal thread, pearls, and mica on silk satin applied to wooden frame (29.23.1) |
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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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Box with Sleeping Eros, 300s, Roman or Byzantine; Said to have been found in Tartus, Syria, Silver (47.100.33) |
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Box,
René-Jules Lalique (French),
Seicoid (cellulose acetate) (24.145.3ab) |
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Box, ca. 1875,
French, Gold and enamel (2002.258) |
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Bread plate, ca. 1850,
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British),
Stoneware (1994.371) |
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The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Green Box), September 1934, Marcel Duchamp (French), Box containing collotype reproductions on various papers (2002.42a–vvvv) |
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Bronze footbath with stand, late 5th–early 4th century B.C.,
Greek,
Bronze (38.11.5a,b)
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Bronze hydria (water jar), 4th century B.C.; Classical,
Greek, Bronze (44.11.9) |
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Bronze hydria (water jar), 5th century B.C.; Classical,
Greek (06.1078) |
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Bronze hydria (water jar), late 7th–early 6th century B.C.,
Greek, Bronze (1995.92) |
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Bronze hydria (water jar), mid-5th century B.C.; Classical,
Greek, Bronze (26.50) |
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Bronze kylix (drinking cup), 4th–3rd century B.C.,
Greek,
Bronze (07.286.97) |
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Bronze oinochoe, mid-6th century B.C.,
Greek,
Bronze (1997.158)
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Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, ca. 500–450 B.C.,
Greek, Bronze (2004.171a,b)
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Bronze rod tripod stand, early 6th century B.C.
Greek,
Bronze (1997.145.1)
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Broth Bowl and Cover (scodella and tagliere), ca. 1530–40, Baldassare Manara (Italian), Maiolica (1975.1.1043a) |
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Bursa Reliquary, early 900s, North Italian, Bone, copper-gilt, wood (53.19.2) |
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Calyx-krater (vessel for mixing wine and water) depicting Herakles, Theseus, and Perithous in Hades, ca. 450–440 B.C.; red-figure,
Greek; Attic,
Attributed to the Nekyia Painter,
Terracotta (08.258.21) |
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Calyx-krater depicting a phlyax masquerading as a reveler, ca. 400–390 B.C.; Red-figure,
Attributed to the Konnakis Group,
Greek, South Italian, Apulian,
Terracotta (51.11.2) |
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Calyx-krater with theatrical scene, ca. 400–390 B.C.; Red-figure,
Attributed to the Tarporley Painter,
Greek, South Italian, Apulian,
Terracotta (24.97.104) |
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Casket (cofanetto or scrigno), ca. 1570–90,
Venice,
Beech wood, partially gilded and painted rosewood veneer; gold powder, gold leaf, silver flakes, silver-gilt, bronze, and yellow metal (57.25ab) |
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Casket (cofanetto or scrigno), ca. 1575–1600,
Venice,
Beech wood, painted and decorated ebony with encrustations of mother-of-pearl; gilded ivory, and gouache miniatures on parchment under glass; later textile-lining (17.190.848) |
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Casket, 11th–12th century, Probably southern Italy or Sicily, Ivory (17.190.241) |
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Cassone, 1461–65, Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, Florentine); Apollonio di Giovanni di Tomaso (Italian, Florentine), Italian (Florence), Painted and gilded gesso on poplar, set with a wooden panel painted in tempera and gold (14.39) |
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Chalice of Peter of Sassoferrato, ca. 1341–1342, Italian; Siena, from the Franciscan Church of Sassoferrato, Silver gilded and translucent enamel (1988.67) |
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Chalice, 16th century (1532–33), Made in Paris, France, Silver-gilt (1996.287) |
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Chalice, ca. 1380, Spanish; Catalonia, Barcelona, Silver, silver gilt, and translucent enamel (1988.66) |
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Chalice, Paten, and Straw, ca. 1230–1250, German, Silver, partly gilded; niello, jewels (47.101.26-29) |
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Chariot krater, ca. 1400—1370 B.C.; Late Helladic IIIA, Helladic (Mycenaean), Terracotta (74.51.964) |
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Child's porridge bowl and spoon, 1897–98,
Mark of Roberts and Belk (British),
Silver, partly gilt (1991.296.1,.2) |
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Chrismatory, ca. 1200–1220, Limoges, Copper: engraved, chased, and gilt; champlevé enamel: lapis and lavender blue, turquoise, light and dark green, red, and white (17.190.853) |
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Cista with Amazonomachy, 4th–3rd centuries B.C., Italic, Bronze (96.18.1) |
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Cista with Herakles Amazonomachy, 4th–3rd centuries B.C., Italic, Bronze (22.84.2) |
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"Clutha" vase, ca. 1890,
Christopher Dresser (British),
Green glass (1991.20.2) |
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Coconut Cup with Cover, ca. 1533–34, Hans van Amsterdam (Low Countries, 's Hertogenbosch), Silver gilt, coconut (Cocos nucifera) (17.190.622ab) |
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Coffee and tea service (déjeuner chinois reticulé), 1855–61,
Sévres Manufactory (French); Decorator: Jean-Marie-Ferdinand Réginer (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (69.193.1–11) |
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Coffee service, 1900–1904,
Designer: Léon Kann (French; active at Sèvres),
Hard-paste porcelain (1988.287.1a,b) |
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Coffeepot, 1756–57, Marked by François-Thomas Germain (French), French; Paris, Silver, wood (33.165.1) |
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Colorless floral plate, ca. 100–150 A.D., Roman, Cast glass (81.10.237) |
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Column-krater with artist painting a marble statue of Herakles, ca. 350–320 B.C.; Red-figure, Greek, South Italian, Apulian,
Attributed to the Group of Boston 00.348, Terracotta (50.11.4) |
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Column-krater, ca. 550 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to Lydos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (31.11.11) |
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Composite mosaic dish, early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (59.11.6) |
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Covered bowl and stand, 1774, Marked by Louis Landes (French), French; Toulouse, Silver (48.187.7ab,.8) |
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Covered cup, ca. 1565–70, Chinese with English mounts, Hard paste and silver gilt (68.141.125a,b) |
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Covered vase, ca. 1695–1710, French; Saint-Cloud, Soft-paste porcelain (17.190.1912ab) |
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Cup supported by enchained Turk, ca. 1700, German; Frankfurt am Main, Jade (nephrite), aragonate (alabaster), chalcedony, onyx, diamonds, rubies, garnets, silver-gilt, and gold (1975.1.1508) |
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Deep Dish (brasero), ca. 1430, Spanish (Valencia), Tin-enamelled earthenware (56.171.162) |
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Dinos (mixing bowl), ca. 630–615 B.C.,
Attributed to the Polyteleia Painter,
Greek, Corinthian (Transitional Period),
Terracotta (1997.36) |
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Dish, 15th century (1486–87), Possibly made in Pesaro, Italy, Majolica (tin-enameled earthenware) (46.85.30) |
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Dish, 1664–65, Anthony Ficketts (English), Silver gilt (68.141.79) |
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Dish, 19th century, Joseph-Théodore Deck (French, Earthenware with underglaze and enamel polychrome decoration ("Persian" faience) (1985.225) |
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Dish, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman; From Cologne, Cut glass (81.10.46) |
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Dish, ca. 1520, Italian (Deruta), Tin-glazed earthenware (majolica) with on-glaze blue painting and luster (29.100.93) |
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Dish: The Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche, 1558, Pierre Reymond (French), Enamel on copper (1984.195) |
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Double Cup, 1330–1360, German or Bohemian, Possibly made in Prague, Silver and silver gilt, with applied opaque enamel (1983.125a,b) |
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Engraved bowl with medallions, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass (17.194.318) |
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Eucharistic Dove, ca. 1215–1235, French; Made in Limoges, Gilded copper with champlevé enamel (17.190.344) |
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Ewer and basin (lavabo set), ca. 1680–85, Moldavian (most likely Chisinau Court Workshop), Silver, partially gilded (2005.62.1,.2a,b) |
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Ewer and Basin, French, in the manner of Bernard Palissy, after an original pewter set of ca. 1585–90 by François Briot, White earthenware, molded in relief, with colored lead glazes (53.225.29,04.9.20) |
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Ewer and basin, 1610–11, Symon Owen (English), Silver gilt (68.141.135,136) |
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Ewer and basin, 1745–46, Marked by Marc Bazille (French), French; Montpellier, Silver (58.60.1,.2) |
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Ewer and basin, ca. 1726, English; London, Gilt silver (68.141.133,.134) |
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Ewer with Wild Man Finial, ca. 1500, German; Made in Nuremberg, Silver, silver-gilt, painted and enameled decoration (53.20.2) |
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Ewer, 16th century (ca. 1575–87), Manufactured in the Medici workshops, Florence, Italy, Soft-paste porcelain (17.190.2045) |
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Ewer, 1784–85, Marked by Jean-Baptiste-François Chéret (French), Paris, Silver (1980.79) |
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Ewer, 7th–6th century B.C., Phoenician; [Spain?], Bronze (55.121.1) |
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"Fire of London" and "Plague" tankard, 1673–74, The Master I.N. (English), Silver (1987.54) |
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"Fireworks" vase, 1921,
Edward Hald (Swedish); Manufacturer: Orrefors Glasbruk,
Engraved flashed glass (27.96.5) |
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Footed bowl, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Hellenistic or Roman, Cast glass (81.10.129) |
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Fountain, ca. 1750–60, French; Mennecy, Soft-paste porcelain (50.211.125a-c) |
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Frankish "Claw" Beaker, 400–600, Found in Bellenberg Voehringen, southern Germany, Glass (81.10.189) |
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Fruit or flower basket, 1823,
Sèvres Manufactory (French); Designer: Louis-Martin Berthault (French); Designer: Pierre-Louis Micaud (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (1985.119) |
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Garland bowl, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.; Augustan, Roman, Glass (91.1.1402) |
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Gladiator cup, ca. 50–80 A.D.; Neronian–Early Flavianic, Roman; Found at Montagnole, southern France, Glass (81.10.245) |
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Goblet,
Murano (Italian),
Glass (1988.403a,b) |
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Goblet, 1800–1801,
Naphtali Hart (British),
Silver, parcel-gilt (29.60.1) |
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Gold kantharos (drinking cup with two high vertical handles), ca. 1550–1500 B.C.; Late Helladic I, Mycenaean, Gold (07.286.126) |
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Gold-glass alabastron, 1st century B.C., Hellenistic, Glass (17.194.286) |
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Gold-glass bottles, first half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (17.194.259) |
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Hydria (water jar) depicting Herakles with women, a satyr, and Pan in the Garden of the Hesperides, early 4th century B.C.; red-figure,
Greek; Attic,
Attributed to the Hesperides Painter,
Terracotta (24.97.5) |
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Hydria (water jar) with the infant Herakles strangling snakes sent by the goddess Hera, ca. 460–450 B.C.; red-figure,
Greek; Attic,
Attributed to the Nausicaä Painter,
Terracotta (25.28) |
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Ice bucket, 1838–39,
Possibly mark of John Watson (British, active in Sheffield),
Silver, (1979.497) |
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Incense holder, late 16th–early 17th century, Zhu Sansong, China, Bamboo (1995.271) |
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Jar, ca. 1735–40, French; Chantilly, Soft-paste porcelain (50.211.121) |
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Jar, ca. 1750, Italian; Capodimonte, Soft-paste porcelain (50.211.266) |
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Jardinière, ca. 1878,
Émile Reiber (French),
Partially electrogilded copper, silver plated with black patina on red patina background, bronze patina with gold highlights, painted canvas (1991.88a,b) |
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Jardinière, ca. 1893,
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French); Clément Massier (French),
Golfe-Juan, France,
Earthenware with metallic glaze (2005.220) |
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Jewel box, 1920,
Dagobert Peche (Austrian); Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte,
Gilded silver (1978.8a-c) |
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Jewelry casket, 1857,
Pietro Giusti (Italian),
Carved walnut, ebony, lined with red velvet (1998.19) |
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Jug, 1775–76, Matthew Boulton (English) and John Fothergill (English), Silver (1993.73); Tripod stand, 1775–76, Matthew Boulton (English) and John Fothergill (English), Silver (66.192.5a–c) |
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Jug, ca. 220–250, Roman, Terracotta (74.51.383) |
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Kalyx krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads, 1st century A.D.; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Marble (23.184) |
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Krater with a lid surmounted by a small hydria, mid-8th century B.C.; Geometric,
Greek, Euboean or Cycladic; Found at Kourion, Cyprus,
Terracotta (74.51.965) |
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Krater, ca. 750–700 B.C.; Geometric, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (14.130.14) |
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Kylix (drinking cup), ca. 470 B.C.; Classical, white-ground, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1979.11.15) |
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Kylix, ca. 460 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2660, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (17.230.10) |
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Kylix, ca. 480 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (06.1021.188) |
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Kylix, ca. 500 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to Douris, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1986.322.1) |
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Kylix, ca. 540–530 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1989.281.62) |
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Kylix–Type B, ca. 500 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Ashby Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1993.11.5) |
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"La Passeggiata Archaeologica" ("An Archaeological Stroll") urn with cover, 1925,
Gio Ponti (Italian),
Porcelain (31.83ab) |
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Large cista, mid-4th century B.C., Italic, Bronze (22.84.1) |
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Larnax (chest-shaped coffin), mid-13th century B.C.; Late Minoan IIIB, Minoan; Greece, Crete, Terracotta (1996.521a,b) |
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Lebes gamikos (wedding vase), ca. 430–420 B.C.; Classical, Attributed to the Washing Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (07.286.35a,b) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 450 B.C.; white-ground, Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (21.88.17) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 470–460 B.C.; Classical; White ground with red-figure,
Attributed to the Painter of the Yale Lekythos,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (07.286.44) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 480–470 B.C.; red-figure Attributed to the Tithonos Painter Greek, Attic Terracotta (25.78.2) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 500 B.C.; black-figure on white ground,
Attributed to the Sappho Painter,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (41.162.29) |
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Lekythos depicting Poseidon pursuing Amymone, ca. 440 B.C.; Red-figure, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (17.230.35) |
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Lekythos, ca. 480 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (24.97.28) |
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Lekythos, ca. 550 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (56.11.1) |
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Lion Aquamanile, ca. 1400, German; Made in Nuremberg, Latten alloy (1994.244) |
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Loving cup with cover, 1742–43, Paul Lamerie (English), Silver gilt (25.15.58ab) |
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Loving cup, 1772, Richard Williams (Irish). Silver, silver gilt (68.141.191) |
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Lydion (perfume jar), 6th century B.C., Greek, Lydian, Terracotta (26.164.27) |
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Monochrome blown vessels, 1st–4th century A.D., Roman, Translucent blown glass (17.194.72,.96,.167) From Cyprus (81.10.32) |
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Monochrome cast vessels, 1st century A.D., Roman, Translucent cast glass (17.194.155) (91.1.1238) (81.10.128) (29.100.84) |
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"Murmansk" fruit dish, 1982,
Ettore Sottsass (Italian, born Austria); Manufacturer: Memphis,
Silver (1992.216.1) |
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Mycenaean chariot krater, first half of 13th century B.C.; Late Helladic IIIB:1, Mycenaean; Found on Cyprus, Terracotta (74.51.966) |
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Neck amphora (storage jar), ca. 620/615–595/590 B.C.,
Greek, Corinthian; Said to be from Capua,
Terracotta (06.1021.18) |
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Neck amphora, fourth quarter of 8th century B.C.; Late Geometric, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (10.210.7) |
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Neck-amphora (jar), ca. 500 B.C.; Attic, black-figure,
Attributed to the Diosphos Painter,
Greek,
Terracotta (56.171.25) |
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Neck-amphora (jar), ca. 530 B.C.; Attic, black-figure,
Attributed to an artist near Exekias,
Greek,
Terracotta (98.8.13) |
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Neck-amphora, ca. 540 B.C.; Archaic; black-figure, Attributed to Exekias, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (27.16) |
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Nolan neck-amphora with triple handles, ca. 470–460 B.C.; red-figure,
Attributed to the Achilles Painter,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (25.189.2) |
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Oinochoe-chous depicting women perfuming clothes, ca. 420–410 B.C.; Classical, red-figure, Attributed to the Meidias Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (75.2.11) |
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Oinochoe, 1st century A.D., Roman, Opaque glass (17.194.170) |
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One-handled kantharos, ca. 500 B.C.; Archaic, Attributed to the Class of the One-Handled Kantharoi, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (63.11.4) |
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Pair of fruit dishes, 1766–67, Thomas Heming (English, Silver gilt (49.7.92,93) |
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Pair of vases ("Vase Gothique Fragonard"), 1844,
Sèvres Manufactory (French); Decorated by Jacob Meyer-Heine (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (1992.23.1,.2) |
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Pair of vases, ca. 1763, French; Sèvres factory, Soft-paste porcelain (56.80.1a-c,.2a-c) |
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Pair of vases, ca. 1780–90, Spanish; Buen Retiro, Soft-paste porcelain (42.30.17ab,.18ab) |
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Pair of vases, ca. 1795–1800, Nikolai Stepanovich Vereshchagin (Russian), Russian; Archangielsk, Walrus and elephant ivory (1998.13.1,.2) |
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Pair of wine coolers, 1766, Zacharias Deichman the Elder, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Silver (1981.367.1,.2) |
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Panathenaic prize amphora, ca. 525–500 B.C.; black-figure Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter Greek, Attic Terracotta (07.286.79) |
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Panathenaic prize amphora, ca. 525–500 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (16.71) |
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Panathenaic prize amphora, ca. 530–520 B.C.; Black-figure, Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (14.130.12) |
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Pharmacy Jar, dated 1515, Italian (Siena), Tin-glazed earthenware (majolica) (23.166) |
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Pharmacy Jar, late 15th century, Italian (Naples), Tin-glazed earthenware (majolica) (46.85.15) |
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Pilgrim flask, ca. 1500–1525,
Venice,
Free-blown glass, enameled and gilded (1975.1.1167) |
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Pitcher, 1879–82,
Christopher Dresser (British),
Earthenware (1988.423.1) |
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Pitcher, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Blown glass (74.51.134) |
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Pitcher, ca. 1899,
Édouard Colonna,
Stoneware, grès flammé, with silver mounts (26.228.7) |
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Plaque, 10th–early 11th century; Caliphal, Attributed to Córdoba, Spain, Ivory, quartz, pigment (13.141) |
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Plate (Piatto), 1532, Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (Italian), Maiolica (1975.1.1131) |
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Plate with Pelican, 15th century, Netherlandish (Dinant or Malines), Brass, beaten (64.101.1498) |
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Plate with Wife Beating Husband, ca. 1480, Netherlandish (Dinant or Malines), Brass, beaten (64.101.1499) |
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Plate, 1791, French; Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain (62.165.1) |
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Plate, 1808,
Sèvres Manufactory (French); Decorated by Pierre-André Le Guay (French); gilded by Joseph-Léopold Weydinger (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (1987.224) |
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Plate, 1827,
Sèvres Manufactory (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (2002.57) |
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Plate, ca. 1739–43, Chinese for the English market, Hard paste (1978.196) |
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Plate, ca. 1740, French, Faience (tin-enameled earthenware); Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) (17.190.1867) |
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Plate, ca. 1755–60, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Hard-paste porcelain (65.47) |
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Plate, ca. 1877,
English, Earthenware (1991.110.3) |
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Plateau, 1817–18, Richard Sibley (British), Silver (97.42) |
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Platter with Fish, 300–500, Roman or Byzantine; Made in Gaul, possibly found in Grand, northwestern France, Copper alloy with tin overlay (47.100.30) |
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Platter, ca. 1745, Italian; Doccia, Hard-paste porcelain (06.372a) |
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Platter, last quarter of 16th century, School of Bernard Palissy (French), Made in France, Lead-glazed earthenware (53.225.52) |
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Portland Vase, early 19th century, Josiah Wedgwood (British), Jasper (94.4.172) |
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Pot pourri, ca. 1695, French; Rouen, Soft-paste porcelain (50.211.186) |
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Psykter with lid and two swinging handles, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze (60.11.3a,b) |
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Psykter, ca. 520–510 B.C.; Archaic; red-figure, Attributed to Oltos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1989.281.69) |
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Psykter, ca. 520–510 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to Oltos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (10.210.18) |
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Pyxides, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (91.1.1335) |
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Pyxis (box with lid), mid-8th century B.C.; Geometric, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (48.11.5a,b) |
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Pyxis, 10th century (950–975); Caliphal, Spanish; Made in Andalusia, Ivory (1970.234.5) |
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Pyxis, ca. 1400–1100 B.C.; Late Minoan IIIB, Minoan; Greece, Crete, Terracotta (1999.423) |
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Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket, ca. 1173–1180, English or German, Silver with niello, gemstone (17.190.520) |
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Rhyton in the form of a bull's head, ca. 1450–1400 B.C.; Late Minoan II, Minoan; Greece, Crete, Terracotta (1973.35) |
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Ribbed bowl, late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Cast glass (81.10.39) |
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Saint-Porchaire ewer, ca. 1530–50, French, White earthenware with inlaid clay decoration under a lead glaze (17.190.1740) |
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Saltcellar, mid-13th century, French; Made in Paris, Gold, rock crystal, emeralds, pearls, spinel or balas rubies (1983.434) |
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Salver, 1879–80,
Frederick Elkington (British),
Silver, partly gilt, (1991.229) |
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Savoy vase, 1936,
Alvar Aalto (Finnish),
Glass (1985.223) |
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Set of three soup plates, 1866–75,
Félix Bracquemond (French); produced by Eugène Rousseau (French),
Creamware (1996.161.1–3) |
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Situla (Bucket for Holy Water), ca. 860–880, Carolingian; From the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Crannenburg, Germany, possibly made in Reims, northern France, Ivory with copper alloy gilt mounts and inlays (17.190.45) |
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Six-Sided Container, 200–300, Roman; Probably made in Gaul, Copper alloy with millefiore enamel (47.100.7) |
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Skyphos (drinking cup), 6th century B.C., Greek, Lydian, Terracotta (16.75.14) |
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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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Snuffbox, ca. 1815
Maker: Gabriel-Raoul Morel (French); School of Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French) and possibly Madame Aimée-Zoë Lizinka de Mirbel (French)
Gold, ivory (17.190.1114)
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Soup plate, 1847,
Sèvres Manufactory (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (37.175.1) |
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Soup tureen with cover and stand, 1806–7 (tureen) and 1807–8 (stand), Mark of Paul Storr (British), Silver (39.65.38a-c) |
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Spouted bowl, ca. 2700–2200 B.C.; Early Cycladic II,
Cycladic; Keros-Syros culture,
Marble (2001.766) |
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Stamnos with lid, ca. 450 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Menelaos Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (06.1021.178) |
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Standing cup ("Coupe Chenavard"), 1837,
Sèvres Manufactory (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (2003.153) |
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Standing cup ("Coupe Couty"), 1879,
Sèvres Manufactory (French); Decoration attributed to François Hallion (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (1990.238ab) |
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Standing cup, Probably after a design by Reinhold Vasters (German), Jasper, partly enameled gold mounts, set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and pearls (17.190.1703) |
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Standing Salt, 1584–85, Made by the anonymous goldsmith "IG", English (London), Silver (52.134a–e) |
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Stemmed cup with murex decoration, late 14th century B.C.; Late Helladic IIIA:2, Mycenaean, Terracotta (1972.118.137) |
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Stirrup jar with octopus, ca. 1200–1100 B.C.; Late Helladic IIIC, Helladic (Mycenaean), Terracotta (53.11.6) |
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The Stockbridge Race Cup, 1870–71,
C. F. Hancock, manufacturing silversmiths (London),
Silver, partly gilt, (1990.153) |
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Storage jar, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Mold-blown glass (17.194.219) |
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Strigilated vase with snake handles and lid, second half of 2nd century A.D.; Antonine,
Roman,
Marble (2007.31a,b) |
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Table snuffbox, ca. 1745–50, Russian; Probably region of Velikiy Ustyg, Partially polished green turban snail; gilded, matted, punched, and engraved silver; niello (1995.327) |
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Tankard, ca. 1700, By Johann Berend (Livonian), Silver, partly gilt (32.75.84) |
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Tazza, ca. 1550–55, French (Saint-Porchaire), Lead-glazed white earthenware, with inlaid designs in brown clay (17.190.1745a,b) |
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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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Tea set with teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl, 1813–14,
Mark of Paul Storr (British),
Silver, gilt (1974.379.1-3) |
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Teakettle on tripod table stand, 1724–25, Simon Pantin I (English, English (London), Silver (68.141.81) |
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Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar) with figural medallion, 3rd century B.C.; Ptolemaic,
Greek (90.9.67) |
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Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar) with funerary inscription, 226–225 B.C.; Ptolemaic,
Greek (90.9.5) |
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Terracotta hydria (water jar), ca. 510–500 B.C.; black-figure,
Greek, Attic,
Attributed to the Class of Hamburg 1917.477 (06.1021.77) |
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Terracotta hydria (water jar), ca. 520–510 B.C.; black-figure,
Greek, Caeretan,
Attributed to the Eagle Painter (64.11.1) |
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Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), ca. 510 B.C.; Archaic, red-figure,
Greek, Attic (56.171.31) |
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Tivoli Hoard, mid-1st century B.C.; Late Republican, Roman; Italy, said to have been found at Tivoli or Boscoreale, Silver (20.49.2-.12) |
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Tray, 1806–7,
Digby Scott (English), Benjamin Smith (English), partners,
Silver-gilt, (1977.436.3) |
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Tray, ca. 1879–80, Tiffany & Company (American), Silver, copper, gold, alloys (66.52.2) |
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Tray, dated 1784, Italian (Pesaro); Made at the Casali and Galigari Factory (59.208.26) |
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Tureen and cover with Russian imperial coat of arms, ca. 1735, Austrian; Vienna, Du Paquier period, Hard-paste porcelain (1982.60.330,b) |
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Tureen with stand from the Orloff Service, 1770–71, Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (Flemish), French; Paris, Silver (33.165.2a-c) |
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Tureen, 1757–59, Marked by Edme-Pierre Balzac (French), French; Paris, Silver (48.187.418a-c) |
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Two scallop-shell dishes from the Orloff Service, 1772–73, Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (Flemish), French; Paris, Silver (48.187.386,.387) |
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Two-handled covered loving cup, ca. 1680, English, Silver over silver gilt (68.141.281ab) |
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U-shaped vase, 1886 or 1889, Christopher Dresser (British), Hard-paste porcelain (1988.30) |
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Vase ("Vase Jasmine Cornet"), 1834,
Sèvres Manufactory (French); Decorated by Pierre Riton (French); gilded by Jean-Louis Moyez (French),
Hard-paste porcelain (1978.373) |
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Vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy, 3rd–2nd century B.C.,
Cypriot,
Terracotta (74.51.2263) |
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Vase in the shape of a cock, second half of 7th century B.C.,
Etruscan,
Terracotta (24.97.21a) |
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Vase with cover, 1888–98,
William De Morgan (British); Manufacturer: Sand's End Pottery (British),
Lustered earthenware (23.163.2ab) |
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Vase, 18th century (1780), Made by Wedgwood and Co., Etruria/Staffordshire, England, Black basalt (66.17) |
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Vase, 3rd century, Provincial Roman, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy (47.100.5) |
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Vase, ca. 1713–15, German; Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain (42.205.26) |
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Vase, ca. 1730, Austrian; Vienna, du Paquier period, Hard-paste porcelain (54.147.94) |
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Vase, ca. 1730–35, German; Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain (1974.356.363) |
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Vase, ca. 1749, French; Vincennes, Soft-paste porcelain (1972.132.1) |
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Vase, ca. 1899,
Designer: Max Läuger (German); Factory: Kandern Tonwerke,
German (Baden), Earthenware (1991.182.1) |
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Vase, ca. 1900–1903,
Designed by Nils Emil Lundström (Swedish); Manufacturer: Rörstrand (Lidköping),
Hard-paste porcelain (1994.447) |
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Vase, ca. 1925,
Jean Dunand (French),
Lacquered metal (1998.194ab) |
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Vase, late 18th century, John Flaxman (English); Made by Josiah Wedgewood and Sons, Etruria/Staffordshire, England, Jasperware (09.194.7) |
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Vessel with cover and liner, ca. 1735–40, Austrian; Vienna, du Paquier period, Hard-paste porcelain (64.101.269a-d) |
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Volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water), early 6th century B.C.,
Attributed to Sophilos,
Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1977.11.2) |
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Volute-krater, ca. 515 B.C.; red-figure, Attributed to the Karkinos Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (21.88.74) |
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Wave bowl, ca. 1880,
Formerly attributed to Christopher Dresser (British),
Glazed earthenware (2001.549) |
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Wine cistern, 1709–10, Lewis Mettayer (English), Silver (68.141.132) |
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Wine Cistern, ca. 1562, Manufactured by the factory of Orazio Fontana, Urbino, Italy, Tin-glazed earthenware (majolica) (32.100.362) |
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Wine cooler, 1753, French; Vincennes, Soft-paste porcelain (1970.230.4) |
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Wine coolers, ca. 1760–70, Italian; Doccia, Tin-glazed hard-paste porcelain (1985.384.1,.2) |
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Wine cup on a high foot (tazza), 1599, English, Silver gilt (68.141.104) |
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