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Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross), Ezra, Wood, tin — Mäsqälä qǝddase (liturgical cross)
Ezra
ca. 1500

Book of the Gospels, Northern Highlands artist, Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink — Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples — Gwantigi
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples — Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century

Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal, Dan peoples — Female portrait lü me (figure in wood)
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century

Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples — Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Between Earth and Heaven, El Anatsui Ghanaian, Aluminum, copper wire — Between Earth and Heaven
El Anatsui
2006

Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization — Seated figure
Middle Niger artist
13th century

Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs, Luba or Hemba peoples — Lupona (royal seat)
Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master"
ca. 1840–1870

Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people — Ennanga
Ganda
19th century

Side-blown Trumpet, Ivory, Mangbetu — Side-blown Trumpet
Mangbetu
19th century

Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté) Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia — Kora
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960

Bondjo, Ivory, wood, polychrome, Ekonda people (Konda) — Bondjo
Ekonda people (Konda)
ca. 1915

Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People — Nyonganyonga
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900

Eroro, Brass, Benin — Eroro
Benin
19th century

Bala, Wood, gourd, hide, membrane, Malinke — Bala
Malinke
19th century

Arched Harp (shoulder harp), Wood — Arched Harp (shoulder harp)
ca. 1390–1295 B.C.

Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms, Silver — Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms
610–595 B.C.

Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top, Ivory, Egyptian Blue — Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top
ca. 1550–1458 B.C.

Head of a goddess, quartzite — Head of a goddess
ca. 1295–1270 B.C.

Guardian Figure, Cedar wood, plaster, paint — Guardian Figure
ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Game of Hounds and Jackals, Ebony, ivory — Game of Hounds and Jackals
ca. 1814–1805 B.C.

King Sahure Accompanied by a Divine Figure, Gneiss — King Sahure Accompanied by a Divine Figure
ca. 2458–2446 B.C.

Fragmentary Face of King Khafre, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) — Fragmentary Face of King Khafre
ca. 2520–2494 B.C.

The King's Acquaintances Memi and Sabu, Limestone, paint — The King's Acquaintances Memi and Sabu
ca. 2575–2465 B.C.

Nikare with his Wife and Daughter, Limestone, paint — Nikare with his Wife and Daughter
ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later

Striding Figure, Quartzite, paint — Striding Figure
ca. 2575–2465 B.C.

Mastaba Tomb of Perneb, Limestone, paint — Mastaba Tomb of Perneb
ca. 2381–2323 B.C.

Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor, Limestone, paint — Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor
ca. 2010–2000 B.C.

Face attributed to Ptolemy II Philadelphos or a contemporary, Greywacke — Face attributed to Ptolemy II Philadelphos or a contemporary
285–246 B.C.

Ostracon with Pharaoh Spearing a Lion and a Royal Hymn on its Back, Limestone, ink — Ostracon with Pharaoh Spearing a Lion and a Royal Hymn on its Back
ca. 1186–1070 B.C.

Face of Senwosret III, Red quartzite — Face of Senwosret III
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.

Writing board, Wood, gesso, paint — Writing board
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.

Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser, Limestone, paint — Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser
ca. 1944 B.C.

Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), steatite — Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.