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Relief with enthroned ruler, Chakalte' Guatemalan or Mexican, Limestone, paint, Maya — Relief with enthroned ruler
Chakalte'
770 CE

Head of a ruler, Copper alloy — Head of a ruler
ca. 2300–2000 BCE

Scarab of Kushite Ruler Senkamanisken, Steatite, traces of glaze — Scarab of Kushite Ruler Senkamanisken
ca. 643–623 B.C.

Pipe with depiction of a ruler, Eghap(?) artist, Terracotta, wood, iron, Bamileke peoples, Bagam chiefdom — Pipe with depiction of a ruler
Eghap(?) artist
Early 20th century

Marble head of a Hellenistic ruler, Marble, Roman — Marble head of a Hellenistic ruler
Roman
1st–2nd century CE

Ring Inscribed Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes, Faience — Ring Inscribed Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Ring Inscribed Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes, Faience — Ring Inscribed Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Ring Inscribed Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes, Faience — Ring Inscribed Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Bowl with a Ruler and Attendants, Stonepaste; polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i) — Bowl with a Ruler and Attendants
12th–13th century

Ruler
, Wood, bone, painted ox horn; bamboo, black lacquer, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Scarab of Amenhotep III, ruler of Heliopolis, Green glazed steatite — Scarab of Amenhotep III, ruler of Heliopolis
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Standing Male Ruler (?), Bronze, Thailand or Indonesia — Standing Male Ruler (?)
Thailand or Indonesia
12th–13th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, painted ox horn; bamboo, black lacquer, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, painted ox horn; bamboo, black lacquer, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, painted ox horn; bamboo, black lacquer, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Scarab Praising the King as Ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, Steatite — Scarab Praising the King as Ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt
ca. 945–712 B.C.

A Ruler in Procession, Ink on paper, India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur) — A Ruler in Procession
India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur)
early 19th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, and painted ox horn, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, and painted ox horn, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, and painted ox horn, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Ruler, Wood, bone, and painted ox horn, Korea — Ruler
Korea
late 19th–early 20th century

Statue of Osiris, Ruler of Eternity

945-712 BC

Turkish ruler seated upon a dromedary, Tin-glazed earthenware, German, Nassau-Usingen (Wiesbaden) — Turkish ruler seated upon a dromedary
German, Nassau-Usingen (Wiesbaden)
1772–74

Ruler, Jasper Johns American, Lithograph — Ruler
Jasper Johns
Universal Limited Art Editions
1966

Ruler, Jasper Johns American, Lithograph — Ruler
Jasper Johns
Universal Limited Art Editions
1966

Wayang topeng mask of a martial ruler, Wood with shell inlay, hair and mineral pigments, Indonesia, Bali — Wayang topeng mask of a martial ruler
Indonesia, Bali
19th–early 20th century

Small Stela Depicting the King Slaying a Libyan Ruler

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Canaanite Scarab Showing a Prostrate Man under Two Cobras and a Scarab (Emblems of a Ruler), Steatite (glazed) — Canaanite Scarab Showing a Prostrate Man under Two Cobras and a Scarab (Emblems of a Ruler)
ca. 1600–1500 B.C.

Cherry Blossoms and Seal-box with Ink and Ruler, Kubo Shunman Japanese, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Cherry Blossoms and Seal-box with Ink and Ruler
Kubo Shunman
19th century

Censer with seated king, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Maya — Censer with seated king
Maya artist(s)
300–400 CE

Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin, Bronze, Greek — Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin
Greek
3rd century BCE

[Three Carpenters, Standing, Holding a Ruler, Hammer, and Sheet of Paper], Unknown, Ambrotype with applied color — [Three Carpenters, Standing, Holding a Ruler, Hammer, and Sheet of Paper]
Unknown
1850s–60s

Servants Cutting up an Elephant in the Presence of their Ruler, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — Servants Cutting up an Elephant in the Presence of their Ruler
19th century

Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar, Brass; cast, chased, and inlaid with silver and black compound — Brazier of Rasulid Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar
second half 13th century

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Persephone Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Persephone Painter
ca. 440 BCE

Untitled (Ruler)

Jasper Johns

1968

"A Ruler in his Palace", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di, Sa'di Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "A Ruler in his Palace", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
Sa'di
19th century

Untitled, Second State, Jasper Johns American, Etching and aquatint — Untitled, Second State
Multiple artists/makers
1969

The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo) Italian, Oil on wood — The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)
ca. 1528

"Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Before a Ruler", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din Iranian, Opaque watercolor and ink on paper — "Abu'l Mihjan and Sa`d ibn Abi Wakkas Before a Ruler", Folio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din
Maulana Muhammad Ibn Husam ad Din
ca. 1476–86