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Mythical realm, Silk tapestry (kesi) with ink and color, China
Mythical realm
China
late 18th century
Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE
Bowl, Mythological Scene, Ceramic, Maya
Bowl, Mythological Scene
Maya
8th century
Terracotta pyxis (box), Marlay Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Attributed to the Marlay Painter
ca. 430 BCE
Terracotta plaque, Terracotta, Roman
Terracotta plaque
Roman
27 BCE–68 CE
Scene Inspired by the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans, Tomioka Tessai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on satin, Japan
Scene Inspired by the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans
Tomioka Tessai
1890s
Cylinder seal with mythological contest scene , Variegated, veined, and flawed green, brown, and white Chalcedony (Quartz), Babylonian

Cylinder seal with mythological contest scene

Babylonian
late 9th–8th century BCE
Pitcher, Union Porcelain Works American, Porcelain, American
Pitcher
Union Porcelain Works
1875–85
Queen Trisala's Grief (at the Stillness of the Unborn): Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)
Queen Trisala's Grief (at the Stillness of the Unborn): Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript
India (Gujarat)
15th century
Textile Fragment, Silk and metal wrapped yarns; compound weave<br/>Satin and twill interconnected
Textile Fragment
mid-16th century
Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki), Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on paper, Japan
Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)
Japan
late 13th century
"History of Navigation" Mural, Jean Dupas French, Glass, paint, gold, silver, palladium leaf
"History of Navigation" Mural
Designer Jean Dupas
Manufacturer Jacques-Charles Champigneulle
1934
Le couple, éd. 8/8, Mamadou Cheikh "Modou" Niang Senegalese, Cotton (warp), wool (weft), dye, other unidentified fibers, Senegalese
Le couple, éd. 8/8
Mamadou Cheikh "Modou" Niang
Possibly late 1960s
Terracotta pelike (jar)
Attributed to the Meidias Painter
ca. 420–410 BCE
Whistling vessel, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, Maya
Whistling vessel
Maya artist(s)
400–500 CE
Chuspa (coca bag), Moche artist(s), Cotton, camelid hair, and dye, Moche
Chuspa (coca bag)
Moche artist(s)
650-850 CE
The Adoration of the Magi, Italian, Neapolitan Follower of Giotto, Tempera on wood, gold ground
The Adoration of the Magi
Italian, Neapolitan Follower of Giotto
ca. 1340–43
Covered box with three animals crossing a river, Lu Weiliang Chinese, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, China
On loan to The Met
Covered box with three animals crossing a river
Lu Weiliang
17th century
Vessel, Seated Deities, Ceramic, Maya
Vessel, Seated Deities
Maya
6th–7th century
Cadmus Founding Thebes, Master of the Story of Cadmus, Etching
Cadmus Founding Thebes
Master of the Story of Cadmus
Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century
Designed by Francesco Primaticcio
ca. 1543–44
Anuan (door), Baule artist Baoulé, Wood, pigment, Baule peoples
Anuan (door)
Baule artist
19th–mid-20th century
Two Trees, Peter Doig British, Oil on canvas
Two Trees
Peter Doig
2017
Griffins, female grotesque, mask and figures (recto); two turtle-like creatures and a scene with figures (verso), Andrés de Melgar Spanish, Pen and brown ink
Griffins, female grotesque, mask and figures (recto); two turtle-like creatures and a scene with figures (verso)
? attributed to Andrés de Melgar
ca. 1545–60
Vishnu as Varaha, the Boar Avatar, Slays Banasur, A Demon General: Page from an Unknown Manuscript, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Punjab Hills, Guler)
Vishnu as Varaha, the Boar Avatar, Slays Banasur, A Demon General: Page from an Unknown Manuscript
India (Punjab Hills, Guler)
ca.1800
Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork and Pergolas, Burial Scene above center from Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten...Libro Primo, Johannes van Doetecum I Netherlandish, Etching
Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork and Pergolas, Burial Scene above center from Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten...Libro Primo
Johannes van Doetecum I
Lucas van Doetecum
After Cornelis Floris II
1556
The Good Shepherd, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler, Theodor de Bry Netherlandish, Engraving
The Good Shepherd, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler
Theodor de Bry
1580–1600
Aeneas looking for the road to hell
Etienne Delaune
before 1573
Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork, Including a Wall Niche under a Strapwork Canopy, Bacchic Scene below from Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten...Libro Primo, Johannes van Doetecum I Netherlandish, Etching
Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork, Including a Wall Niche under a Strapwork Canopy, Bacchic Scene below from Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten...Libro Primo
Johannes van Doetecum I
Lucas van Doetecum
After Cornelis Floris II
1556
Kora Player [Joueur de Cora], Louis Hostalier (Senegal) French, Postcard format photomechanical reproduction
Kora Player [Joueur de Cora]
Louis Hostalier (Senegal)
A.B. & Co.
early 20th century
The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678), Karel van Mander I Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink
The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678)
Karel van Mander I
16th–17th century
The Battle of the Sea Gods (left portion of frieze), Andrea Mantegna Italian, Engraving
The Battle of the Sea Gods (left portion of frieze)
Andrea Mantegna
before 1481
Horse frontlet carved in relief with a female figure flanked by lions, Ivory, Assyrian
Horse frontlet carved in relief with a female figure flanked by lions
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE
Sloth (Desidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins", Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish, Engraving
Sloth (Desidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"
Pieter van der Heyden
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Publisher Hieronymus Cock
1558
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Euxitheos as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Restituted
Returned to lender
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Signed by Euxitheos
Signed by Euphronios
ca. 515 BCE
Portrait of K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II, seated ruler receiving a noble (Stela 5) , Maya artist(s), Limestone, paint, Maya
On loan to The Met

Portrait of K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II, seated ruler receiving a noble (Stela 5)

Maya artist(s)
700–725 CE
Altar to the Sun Warrior, Mexico Nahua artist(s), Stone, Nahua
Altar to the Sun Warrior
Mexico Nahua artist(s)
1450-1521 CE