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Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova
Patron Commissioned by 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)
Designer Part of the decoration design by Jean Cousin the Elder
Designer Part of the decoration design possibly by Baptiste Pellerin
ca. 1555
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 female figure, Marble, Cycladic
Marble female figure
Cycladic
4500–4000 BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the 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
Limestone head of a bearded man, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone head of a bearded man
Cypriot
early 6th century BCE
Silver-gilt bowl, Gilt silver, Cypriot
Silver-gilt bowl
Cypriot
ca. 725–675 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
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas
Wheat Field with Cypresses
Vincent van Gogh
1889
Ewer, Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and a black compound
Ewer
ca. 1180–1210
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
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene, Chert, Akkadian
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene
Akkadian
ca. 2250–2150 BCE
Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people
Ancestor Figure
Sawos people
19th century or earlier
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
bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
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
The Temple of Dendur, Aeolian sandstone
The Temple of Dendur
completed by 10 B.C.
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
Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization
Seated figure
Middle Niger artist
13th century
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century
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
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
Yuny and His Wife Renenutet, Limestone, paint
Yuny and His Wife Renenutet
ca. 1294–1279 B.C.
Outside Row Standing Horse (Carousel Figure), Daniel Müller American, born Germany, Basswood, paint, glass, steel, American
Outside Row Standing Horse (Carousel Figure)
Daniel Müller
Manufacturer D.C. Müller & Bro.
ca. 1917
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
Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial, Daniel Chester French American, Marble, American
Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial
Daniel Chester French
Carver Carved by Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studio
1906–8, carved 1912–15
Marble anthropoid sarcophagus, Parian marble, Graeco-Phoenician
Marble anthropoid sarcophagus
Graeco-Phoenician
last quarter of the 5th century BCE
Limestone funerary stele (shaft) with a "Cypriot capital", Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone funerary stele (shaft) with a "Cypriot capital"
Cypriot
5th century BCE
Silver bowl, Silver, Cypriot
Silver bowl
Cypriot
6th century BCE
Limestone votive relief with worship and banquet scenes, Limestone, Cypriot
Limestone votive relief with worship and banquet scenes
Cypriot
4th century BCE
Marble anthropoid sarcophagus, Parian marble, Graeco-Phoenician
Marble anthropoid sarcophagus
Graeco-Phoenician
last quarter of the 5th century BCE
Marble sarcophagus with lions felling antelope, Marble, Roman
Marble sarcophagus with lions felling antelope
Roman
3rd century
Beggar's Bowl (Kashkul), Coco-de-mer, carved
Beggar's Bowl (Kashkul)
dated 1210 AH/1795–96 CE
Ancestor figure, Teke artist, Wood (ngasu or mulong), cloth, organic matter, pigment, Teke peoples
Ancestor figure
Teke artist
19th century
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure), Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, tanned leather, and metal, Hopi, Native American
White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)
Hopi, Native American
ca. 1900