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Jar with Dragons and Floral Designs

, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Jar with Dragons and Floral Designs
China
late 17th–early 18th century

On loan to The Met

Dish with tryst scene from Romance of the West Chamber

China

Beaker with birds and animals, Silver — Beaker with birds and animals
ca. 4th century BCE

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Standing male worshiper, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, Sumerian — Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian — Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Sasanian
ca. 5th century CE

Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Ivory, Assyrian — Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century 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

Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots, Copper alloy, shell, Proto-Elamite — Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots
Proto-Elamite
ca. 3000 BCE

Buddha Shakyamuni, Brass with colored pigments, Central Tibet — Buddha Shakyamuni
Central Tibet
12th century

The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, Copper alloy with copper and silver inlay, Western Tibet or Ladakh — The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava
Western Tibet or Ladakh
14th century

Elijah Boardman, Ralph Earl American, Oil on canvas, American — Elijah Boardman
Ralph Earl
1789

Dish in the shape of a leaf, Silver with parcel gilding, China — Dish in the shape of a leaf
China
late 7th–early 8th century

Vase, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase
China
1713–22

Bottle with Waves and Auspicious Emblems

, Stoneware painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Vietnam — Bottle with Waves and Auspicious Emblems
Vietnam
14th century

Buddha Maitreya (Mile), Gilt bronze with traces of pigment; piece-mold cast, China — Buddha Maitreya (Mile)
China
dated 486 (10th year of Taihe reign)

Arhat (Luohan), Stoneware with three-color glaze, China — Arhat (Luohan)
China
ca. 1000

Buddha, probably Amitabha
, Dry lacquer with polychrome pigment and gilding, China — Buddha, probably Amitabha
China
early 7th century

Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll
, Stoneware painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Vietnam — Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll
Vietnam
15th century

Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Infinite Compassion, Gilt copper alloy, Tibet or Mongolia — Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Infinite Compassion
Tibet or Mongolia
17th century

Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

, Gilt bronze, Korea — Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime
Korea
10th century

Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan — Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars
Japan
1680–90s

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

Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; leather binding, Byzantine — Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary
Byzantine
ca. 1100

Saint-Guilhem Cloister, Limestone, French — Saint-Guilhem Cloister
French
late 12th–early 13th century

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

Twenty-One Emanations of the Goddess Tara, Stone with polychrome, Tibet — Twenty-One Emanations of the Goddess Tara
Tibet
14th century

Jar with dragon

, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Jar with dragon
China
early 15th century

Wall fountain, Simone Mosca Italian, Grey sandstone (pietra serena), Italian, Florence — Wall fountain
Simone Mosca
1527–34

The Farnese Table, Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola Italian, Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome — The Farnese Table
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1565–73

Ewer (Brocca), Medici Porcelain Manufactory Italian, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, Italian, Florence — Ewer (Brocca)
Medici Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1575–87

Tip of a Pointer, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Byzantine — Tip of a Pointer
Byzantine
1080–1150

Icon with the Crucifixion, Elephant ivory, Byzantine — Icon with the Crucifixion
Byzantine
mid-10th century

Processional Cross, Silver, silver-gilt, Byzantine — Processional Cross
Byzantine
ca. 1000–1050

Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows, Painted and printed gold and silver leaf and opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton, India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?) — Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
late 18th century

Guru Dragpo, Padmasambhava’s Fierce Emanation, Distemper on cotton, Tibet — Guru Dragpo, Padmasambhava’s Fierce Emanation
Tibet
18th century

Untitled (Vase/Stack), Peter Voulkos American, Glazed ceramic — Untitled (Vase/Stack)
Peter Voulkos
1967