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Nkisi (power figure), Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, pigment, resin, iron, brass, tin, cloth, plant fiber cord, beads, cowrie shells, bone or ivory, arrows, leather, seeds, animal horn, Kongo peoples — Nkisi (power figure)
Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure, Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, resin, Yoruba peoples — Òpó (veranda post) with equestrian and female figure
Olowe of Ise
before 1938

Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno — Zemí cohoba stand
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE

Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people — Ancestor Figure
Sawos people
19th century or earlier

Bis Pole, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people — Bis Pole
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s

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

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Amasis Painter
ca. 550–530 BCE

Marble female figure, Marble, Cycladic — Marble female figure
Cycladic
4500–4000 BCE

Bronze figure of a boy in Eastern dress, Bronze, Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman — Bronze figure of a boy in Eastern dress
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman
mid-late 1st century BCE

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Amasis Painter
ca. 550–530 BCE

Marble stele (grave marker) with a youth and little girl, and a capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, Marble, Greek, Attic — Marble stele (grave marker) with a youth and little girl, and a capital and finial in the form of a sphinx
Greek, Attic
ca. 530 BCE

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), Water-based pigment over foundation of clay mixed with straw, China — Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)
China
ca. 1319

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome — Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova
Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6

Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris — Ugolino and His Sons
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67

Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59), Jean Cousin the Elder French, Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile, French, possibly Paris — Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)
Jean Cousin the Elder
Baptiste Pellerin
ca. 1555

Silver-gilt bowl, Gilt silver, Cypriot — Silver-gilt bowl
Cypriot
ca. 725–675 BCE

Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Dedicatory Inscription from a Mosque, Gabbro; carved — Dedicatory Inscription from a Mosque
dated 905 AH/1500 CE

Statue of Horus as a falcon protecting King Nectanebo II, Metagraywacke — Statue of Horus as a falcon protecting King Nectanebo II
360–343 BCE

Guqin (古琴 ), Prince Lu Chinese, Wood (wutong and zi), silk, jade, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, Chinese — Guqin (古琴 )
Prince Lu
1634

Ewer, Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound — Ewer
ca. 1180–1210

Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar, Brass; cast, chased, and inlaid with silver and black compound — Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar
second half 13th century

Outside Row Standing Horse (Carousel Figure), Daniel Müller American, born Germany, Basswood, paint, glass, steel, American — Outside Row Standing Horse (Carousel Figure)
Daniel Müller
D.C. Müller & Bro.
ca. 1917

Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646

The Temple of Dendur, Aeolian sandstone — The Temple of Dendur
completed by 10 B.C.

Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas — Wheat Field with Cypresses
Vincent van Gogh
1889

Limestone head of a bearded man, Limestone, Cypriot — Limestone head of a bearded man
Cypriot
early 6th century BCE

Head of a ruler, Copper alloy — Head of a ruler
ca. 2300–2000 BCE

Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin, Ivory, Assyrian — Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin
Assyrian
ca. 8th century BCE

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze — Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century

Mask (Le Op), Turtle shell, hair, fiber, pigment, Torres Strait Island people — Mask (Le Op)
Torres Strait Island people
mid- to late 19th century

Kero (beaker), Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, Tiwanaku — Kero (beaker)
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE

Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Yoruba artist, Wood, Yoruba — Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Yoruba artist
mid-20th century

Bis Pole, Jewer, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people — Bis Pole
Jewer
ca. 1960

Female figure with raised arm, Tellem blacksmith, Wood (Moraceae family), applied organic materials, Tellem civilization (?) — Female figure with raised arm
Tellem blacksmith
15th–16th century

Stirrup-spout bottle with decapitation scene, Ceramic, slip, Moche — Stirrup-spout bottle with decapitation scene
Moche
200–500 CE

Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), Wood, paint, Ambrym Island — Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon)
Ambrym Island
early to mid-20th century

Bis Pole, Jiem, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people — Bis Pole
Jiem
ca. 1960

Body mask, Asmat artist(s), Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, pigment, Asmat people — Body mask
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Headdress Effigy (Hareiga), Barkcloth, paint, bamboo, leaves, Chachet Baining people — Headdress Effigy (Hareiga)
Chachet Baining people
late 19th–early 20th century