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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people — bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emperor Xiaowen and his entourage worshipping the Buddha, Limestone with traces of pigment, China — Emperor Xiaowen and his entourage worshipping the Buddha
China
ca. 522–23

House model, Nayarit artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nayarit — House model
Nayarit artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE

Ngya (commemorative post), Bongo artist, Mahogany, Bongo — Ngya (commemorative post)
Bongo artist
late 19th century

Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, Marble, Parian, Greek, Attic — Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx
Greek, Attic
ca. 530 BCE

Terracotta statuette of Eros flying, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Tarentine — Terracotta statuette of Eros flying
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
3rd century BCE

Inscribed Pen Box, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver, gold, and black compound — Inscribed Pen Box
made in early–late 14th century; altered shortly before mid-15th century

Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche, Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih Iranian, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled — Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche
Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih
first half 14th century

Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Poetry and Flowers, Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware) — Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Poetry and Flowers
early 18th century

Bowl with Persian Inscription, Stonepaste; blue and black painted under transparent glaze — Bowl with Persian Inscription
dated 779 AH/1377 CE

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

Male pombia (child of Poro) figure, Tyebara-Senufo artist, Wood, Senufo peoples, Tyebara group — Male pombia (child of Poro) figure
Tyebara-Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century