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Rebec, Wood, various materials, Spanish?
Rebec
Spanish?
18th century
Figure with conical headdress and shield, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Figure with conical headdress and shield
Maya artist(s)
600–800 CE
Diplipito (dimplipito), Clay, cords, wood, polychrome, Caucasian, Georgian
Diplipito (dimplipito)
Caucasian, Georgian
late 19th century
Elder of the Apocalypse, Champlevé and cloisonné enamel on gilded copper, French
Elder of the Apocalypse
French
ca. 1100
Glass Panel Copy of Medieval Glass, Jacques Simon French, Glass, French
Glass Panel Copy of Medieval Glass
Jacques Simon
1927
Cast of relief: musicians, Plaster, painted
Cast of relief: musicians
Modern, after 7th century BCE original
Cast of relief: musicians, Plaster, painted
Cast of relief: musicians
Modern, after 9th century BCE original
Cast of relief: musicians, Plaster, painted
Cast of relief: musicians
Modern, after 7th century BCE original
Julius Caesar (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish
Julius Caesar (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410
Panel from a Box with Scene of Jousting Knights, Elephant ivory, European (Medieval style)
Panel from a Box with Scene of Jousting Knights
European (Medieval style)
19th century
Seated Tambourine Player, Stucco; molded and painted
Seated Tambourine Player
12th century
Possibly a Sculpture or Whistle, Earthenware (?)
Possibly a Sculpture or Whistle
probably 8th–12th century
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Seven Angels Hold the Cups of the Seven Last Plagues; The Hymn of the Lamb, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Seven Angels Hold the Cups of the Seven Last Plagues; The Hymn of the Lamb
Spanish
ca. 1180
Performers, Philip Guston American, born Canada, Oil on canvas
Performers
Philip Guston
1947
Animal-Shaped Whistle, Earthenware; modeled, unglazed
Animal-Shaped Whistle
9th–10th century
Tale of the Nun Akizuki, Nine manuscript books; ink, color and gold on paper, Japan
Tale of the Nun Akizuki
Japan
17th century
Painted Textile Depicting Celestial Musicians, Block-printed plain-weave cotton (mordant- and resist-dyed), India (Gujarat)
Painted Textile Depicting Celestial Musicians
India (Gujarat)
16th–17th century
Allegorical Composition: Music and Justice with the Spinola Arms, Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio) Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on rose-washed paper
Allegorical Composition: Music and Justice with the Spinola Arms
Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio)
1639–1709
Mirror clock, Master CR, Case: gilded brass and gilded copper; Dial: gilded brass; Movement: plated frame of iron, iron wheels, German, Nuremberg
Mirror clock
Movement attributed to Master CR
Stem and foot probably cast from designs by Matthias Zündt
Band of case from design by Cornelis Bos
ca. 1565–70
St. Cecily / Cecilia (Illustration for The Palace of Art in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903), Dante Gabriel Rossetti British, Wood engraving
St. Cecily / Cecilia (Illustration for The Palace of Art in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
After Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Engraver Dalziel Brothers
1857–1903
The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of the Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais
The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1734–36, woven 1762
The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of Italian Village Scenes, François Boucher French, Wool, silk (19-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais
The Charlatan and the Peep Show from a set of Italian Village Scenes
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1736, woven 1736–52
Chasuble, Silk and metal thread, Italian and Netherlandish
Chasuble
Italian and Netherlandish
ca. 1550 (velvets), ca. 1500 (embroidery), cut, combined, patched and reshaped ca. 1890
Love, Simeon Solomon British, Graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Love
Simeon Solomon
1858
The Months: May
Engraver Engraved by Etienne Delaune
1566
Saint Paul, Claus de Werve Netherlandish, Limestone with traces of paint, French
Saint Paul
Circle of Claus de Werve
ca. 1420–30
Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from a Gradual, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, German
Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from a Gradual
German
second quarter 15th century
Stucco Fragment, Stucco; carved, painted
Stucco Fragment
probably 8th–12th century
Astrolabe, Regiomontanus, Copper alloy, German or Italian
Astrolabe
Regiomontanus
1462
A Young Man and Woman with a Shamisen; Monk Saigyō, from a series alluding to the Three Evening Poems (Sanseki waka), Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
A Young Man and Woman with a Shamisen; Monk Saigyō, from a series alluding to the Three Evening Poems (Sanseki waka)
Suzuki Harunobu
ca. 1768
Dice, Ivory or bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dice
9th–10th century
Dice, Ivory or bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dice
9th–10th century
Bottle, Glass; cut
Bottle
9th century
Beads, Stone, probably jet; drilled
Beads
8th–13th century
Dice, Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dice
9th–10th century
Dice, Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dice
9th–10th century
Dice, Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
Dice
9th–10th century
Bead, Stone
Bead
8th–13th century
Bead, Stone
Bead
8th–13th century
Bead, Stone (?)
Bead
probably 8th–12th century
Die for a Coin, Bronze; cast
Die for a Coin
ca. 1311–335
Seal, Stone; carved
Seal
9th–12th century