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Trumpet, Pottery, polychrome, Teotihuacan — Trumpet
Teotihuacan
ca. 400–700

The Magnolia Vase, Tiffany & Co., Silver, enamel, gold, and opals, American — The Magnolia Vase
Tiffany & Co.
1893

Bird pendant, Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s), Jadeite, Guanacaste-Nicoya — Bird pendant
Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s)
100–800 CE

Vase, Carl Schmidt American, Earthenware, American — Vase
Carl Schmidt
Rookwood Pottery Company
1900–1925

Celt pendant, Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s), Jade quartz (chrysoprase or prase), Guanacaste-Nicoya — Celt pendant
Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s)
1–500 CE

Bowl with zoomorphic motifs, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas — Bowl with zoomorphic motifs
Paracas artist(s)
350–200 BCE

Figure-celt pendant, Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s), Jadeite, Guanacaste-Nicoya — Figure-celt pendant
Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s)
1–700 CE

Black-on-Black Jar, Maria Martínez Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Clay and slip, San Ildefonso, Native American — Black-on-Black Jar
Maria Martínez
Julián Martínez
1919–20

Bell, Copper?, Bolivian — Bell
Bolivian
late 19th century

Figure of a Lion, John Bell American, Earthenware, American — Figure of a Lion
John Bell
1845–55

Pottery Rattle, Clay, Mexican — Pottery Rattle
Mexican
1200–1521

Whistling Jar, Pottery, Peruvian — Whistling Jar
Peruvian
ca. 1000–1476

Celt pendant, Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s), Jadeite, Guanacaste-Nicoya — Celt pendant
Greater Nicoya or Central region artitst(s)
1–500 CE

Figure-Celt Pendant, Jadeite, Guanacaste-Nicoya — Figure-Celt Pendant
Guanacaste-Nicoya
1st–5th century

Jar with flying figure (the Oculate Being), Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas — Jar with flying figure (the Oculate Being)
Paracas artist(s)
350 BCE–60 CE

Dish Depicting Two Birds among Flowering Plants, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze — Dish Depicting Two Birds among Flowering Plants
ca. 1575–90

Sugar bowl (Model 247), Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Silver-plated nickel, British — Sugar bowl (Model 247)
Christopher Dresser
Elkington & Co.
ca. 1885

Kero (beaker), Inca artist(s), Wood, Inca — Kero (beaker)
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE

Side Chair, Benjamin Randolph American, Mahogany, northern white cedar; upholstery (modern), American — Side Chair
Benjamin Randolph
Hercules Courtenay
ca. 1769

Whistling Jar, Mold-form clay, Chimu — Whistling Jar
Chimu
1000–1476

Feline-shaped spout-and-bridge bottle, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas — Feline-shaped spout-and-bridge bottle
Paracas artist(s)
800–400 BCE

Covered jar, Earthenware, burnished, with white paint and silver leaf, Mexican — Covered jar
Mexican
ca. 1675–1700

Kero (beaker), Inca artist(s), Wood, Inca — Kero (beaker)
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE

Whistling Jar, Pottery, paint, Peruvian — Whistling Jar
Peruvian
ca. 1000–1476

Trumpet, Terracotta, Moche — Trumpet
Moche
200 BCE–600 CE

Smith and Wesson .32 Caliber Single-Action Revolver, serial no. 94421, Smith & Wesson American, Steel, silver, niello, nickel, American, Springfield, Massachusetts and New York — Smith and Wesson .32 Caliber Single-Action Revolver, serial no. 94421
Smith & Wesson
Tiffany & Co.
1892–93

Covered Vase on Plinth, Japanese Decorator American, Earthenware, American — Covered Vase on Plinth
Japanese Decorator
Burroughs & Mountford
1892

Vase with Pre-Raphaelite woman, Frederick Hurten Rhead American, born England, Earthenware, American — Vase with Pre-Raphaelite woman
Multiple artists/makers
1902–3

Young Buck, Hale Woodruff American, Linocut — Young Buck
Hale Woodruff
ca. 1938

Armlet, Gold; filigree and granulation — Armlet
first half 11th century

Vase, Grueby Faience Company American, Earthenware, American — Vase
Grueby Faience Company
ca. 1898–1900

Vase, Grueby Faience Company American, Earthenware, American — Vase
Grueby Faience Company
ca. 1898–1900

Female Figure, Ceramic, slip, Chancay — Female Figure
Chancay
12th–14th century

Plate, Chelsea Pottery U. S. American, Earthenware, American — Plate
Chelsea Pottery U. S.
1891–95

Vase, Grueby Faience Company American, Earthenware, American — Vase
Grueby Faience Company
ca. 1898–1909

Calligraphic Galleon, 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari Turkish, Ink and gold on paper — Calligraphic Galleon
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari
dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

Vase, William J. Dodd American, Earthenware, American — Vase
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1901–22

Bowl, Arthur E. Baggs American, Earthenware, American — Bowl
Arthur E. Baggs
Marblehead Pottery
ca. 1920–24

African head, Alexander Calder American, Wood — African head
Alexander Calder
ca. 1928

Storage jar, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas — Storage jar
Paracas artist(s)
350–200 BCE