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City by the River - Cairo, Anna Boghiguian Egyptian, Graphite, encaustic, gouache and colored pencil on khadi paper, in eleven sheets — City by the River - Cairo
Anna Boghiguian
2013–14

Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen, Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen — Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen
400–250 B.C.

Ancient Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, Oil on canvas — Ancient Rome
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1757

Finger ring with ancient intaglio, Banded agate, gold, Langobardic (mount), Etruscan (intaglio) — Finger ring with ancient intaglio
Langobardic (mount), Etruscan (intaglio)
late 6th–early 7th century CE

Power objects : ancient and to the future, Howard University — Power objects : ancient and to the future
Howard University
1980

Towards a Homoerotic Historiography, Carlos Motta Colombian, Eleven gold-washed metal figures and ten tumbaga-washed metal figures — Towards a Homoerotic Historiography
Carlos Motta
2013–14

[Collection of Military Artifacts], Unknown, Albumen silver print — [Collection of Military Artifacts]
Unknown
1880s

Reliquary with Ancient Repairs, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Reliquary with Ancient Repairs
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st century

Ancient Wharves, Gordon Grant American, Watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on white wove paper, American — Ancient Wharves
Gordon Grant
1950

Ancient City, Paul Delvaux Belgian, Oil on canvas — Ancient City
Paul Delvaux
1941

Suspended Artifact, William Morris American, Glass, iron — Suspended Artifact
William Morris
1993

Ancient vases from the collection of Sir Henry Englefield, Sir Henry Charles Englefield British — Ancient vases from the collection of Sir Henry Englefield
Sir Henry Charles Englefield
Henry Moses
1848

Ancient worked fragment, Jadeite, Guatemala — Ancient worked fragment
Guatemala

Ancient Fragrance Hall, Jian Guzhai Chinese, Black ink, China — Ancient Fragrance Hall
Jian Guzhai
late 19th–early 20th century

Ancient Ruins, Bangkok, John Thomson British, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ancient Ruins, Bangkok
John Thomson
1865

The Ancient Pine, Anne W. Brigman American, Platinum print — The Ancient Pine
Anne W. Brigman
1912

Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Yeo British, Bronze, British — Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Yeo
1750

The Ancient Tree Court, Jian Guzhai Chinese, Black ink, China — The Ancient Tree Court
Jian Guzhai
late 19th–early 20th century

Hall of Ancient Echoes, Jian Guzhai Chinese, Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt, China — Hall of Ancient Echoes
Jian Guzhai
late 19th–early 20th century

Hall of Ancient Airs, Jian Guzhai Chinese, Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt, China — Hall of Ancient Airs
Jian Guzhai
late 19th–early 20th century

Nymphomaniac and Ancient Prostitute, José Luis Cuevas Mexican, Watercolor, pen and black and brown inks, and black ink wash on paper mounted on paper — Nymphomaniac and Ancient Prostitute
José Luis Cuevas
1978

Nablous, The Ancient Shechem, Francis Frith British, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Nablous, The Ancient Shechem
Francis Frith
1857

[Travelers By Ancient Monument], Unknown, Albumen silver print — [Travelers By Ancient Monument]
Unknown
1880s

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future), Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 3rd century

[10 Postcards of Artifacts Collected by Walker Evans], Photomechanical prints — [10 Postcards of Artifacts Collected by Walker Evans]
1900s–1960s

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto Italian, Oil on canvas — Venus and Cupid
Lorenzo Lotto
1520s

Chair of Reniseneb, Wood, ebony, ivory — Chair of Reniseneb
ca. 1450 B.C.

Statuette of Isis with the infant Horus, Faience — Statuette of Isis with the infant Horus
332–30 BCE

Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom, Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1800

Ancient Walls, 1904 (from Sketchbook), Mary Newbold Sargent American, Graphite on paper, American — Ancient Walls, 1904 (from Sketchbook)
Mary Newbold Sargent
1904

Ancient Walls, 1904 (from Sketchbook), Mary Newbold Sargent American, Graphite on paper, American — Ancient Walls, 1904 (from Sketchbook)
Mary Newbold Sargent
1904

Beaker of Ancient Bronze Design, Nephrite, spinach-green, China — Beaker of Ancient Bronze Design
China

Ancient-style plaquette of Diana, Bronze, Italian — Ancient-style plaquette of Diana
Italian
15th century

Ancient Ruins in the Interior, John Thomson British, Scottish, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Ancient Ruins in the Interior
John Thomson
1865

The ancient art of Ebru, Ann Muir British — The ancient art of Ebru
Ann Muir
2004

Group of ancient flint inserts set into a modern reconstruction of a sickle

ca. 1186–1070 B.C. (sickle inserts)

Seated Buddha, Bronze with traces of gold leaf, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Seated Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st to mid-2nd century

Crowned Buddha, Brass, India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir — Crowned Buddha
India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
9th century

Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation, Marble, India (Gujarat or Rajasthan) — Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation
India (Gujarat or Rajasthan)
first half of the 11th century

Mask and Foot Cover of "Corn Mummy", Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen — Mask and Foot Cover of "Corn Mummy"
400–250 B.C.