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Vessel with mythological scene, Metropolitan Painter, Ceramic, slip, Maya
Metropolitan Painter
600–800 CE
Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Standing figure, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Gold, Tolita-Tumaco
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
500 BCE–300 CE
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE
Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century
Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century
Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century
Zemí cohoba stand, Taíno artist(s), Guaiacum wood, shell, Taíno
Taíno artist(s)
ca. 1000 CE
Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE
Double-eagle pendant, Initial Style artist(s), Gold, Initial Style
Initial Style artist(s)
1–500 CE
Standing figure, Teotihuacan artist(s), Green schist, Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–600 CE
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
Animal-Spouted Pitcher, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
9th–10th century
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stonepaste body; set into mortar
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE
Lantern for a Lamp, Earthenware; carved decoration, unglazed
9th–10th century
Ceiling, Wood; carved, painted, and gilded
16th century
Armlet, Gold; filigree and granulation
first half 11th century
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
late 16th–early 17th century
Calligraphic Plaque, Steel; forged and pierced
probably late 17th century
Pierced Window Screen (Jali), Red sandstone; pierced, carved
second half 16th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
Calligraphic Galleon, 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari  Turkish, Ink and gold on paper
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari
dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE