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Flintlock Fowling Gun with Miquelet Lock 1750 Madrid. Steel, iron, brass, gold, silver, walnut, velvet, and horn

The Old Leaders and the New 1858-1894 United States. Color lithograph on newsprint. Joseph Keppler

Covered Goblet with Male and Female Silhouettes 1790-1800 Germany. Glass. Johann Sigismund Menzel (Decorator)

Quatrefoil Footed Dish 700 CE-750 CE China. The sharply lobed silhouette of this vessel was likely inspired by

Dagger with Horse-Head Pommel 1601-1800 India. Steel, jade

Man in Green Robe 1700-1799 France. Glass; lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature

Fragment of a Herm 200 BCE-101 BCE Greece. terracotta. Ancient Greek

Goblet 1795-1805 England. Glass

Left Greave and Sabaton Made 1540-1550 Landshut. A fine example of the armoris art

Unguent Bottle with Pointed Base 1 CE-100 CE Roman Empire. Initially affordable among only the wealthy

Beaker 1685-1695 Bohemia. Glass

Bone Pick Made 1000-1476 Peru. Bone or wood

Border or Ribbon Made 1860-1869 France. Silk and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning

Border Made 1750-1769 France

Beaker with Cover 1685-1700 Potsdam. Ruby glass. Gottfried von Spiller

Panel Made 1820-1840 France. Cotton, plain weave; block printed

Man Holding Muff 1750-1799 France. Glass; lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature

Covered Compote in the Pioneer Pattern 1870 Philadelphia. Glass. Gillander and Sons Glass Works

The Sophist's Eye, Like a Sharp Spear, Went Through Her Utterly 1885 United States

Architectural Fitting (Gong) Made 770 BCE-481 BCE China. This is one of sixteen hollow bronze fittings in the museumis

Jar 1895 Denmark. Earthenware. Svend Hammershoi

Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Finger Ring 1325 BCE Egypt. Faience. Ancient Egyptian

Ring Amun-Ra, flanked by nb signs 1550 BCE-1069 BCE Egypt. Faience. Ancient Egyptian

Bead 770 BCE-445 BCE China. The earliest examples of Chinese glass include polychrome beads like these

Machinist c 1859 United States. Emma Stebbins was a member of the community of women sculptors in Rome

Fragment of a Cup 50 BCE-100 CE Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, there was a high demand for colorful glass that could

Yoke (For Child's Dress) Made 1890 Maryland. Linen, plain weave; embroidered in padded satin, straight overcast

Coin Portraying Emperor Vespasian 76 CE Roman Empire. The front of this coin portrays the emperor Vespasian

Cup and Saucer 1797 Meissen. Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration

Balance-Beam Scale with Incised Circles in Diamond Pattern 500 CE-800 CE Peru. Bone with pigment. Nazca

Scarab Uninscribed 1985 BCE-525 BCE Egypt. Stone. Ancient Egyptian

Groom 701 CE-750 CE China. Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of pigments

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Okoma (right), and Arashi Sangoro III as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo (left)

Breakfast Cup c 1785 China. Porcelain and enamel

Combined Axe and Flintlock Pistol 1570-1700 Germany. Steel, wood, bone, and staghorn

Fire Screen c 1760-1785 Eastern Massachusetts. Artist unknown

Scarab Antelope with Foliage Motif 1650 BCE-1550 BCE Egypt. Glazed steatite. Ancient Egyptian

Scarab The God Ptah with Ma'at Feather and Djed-Pillar 1295 BCE-1069 BCE Egypt. Glazed steatite. Ancient Egyptian

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Empress Julia Domna 196 CE-211 CE Rome. The front (obverse)

Compote c 1835-1850 Boston. The patterns on this rare compoteoa peacock-feather border with a scrolled-eye centerowere

Fragment of a Cup 50 BCE-100 CE Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, there was a high demand for colorful glass that could

A Courtesan Holding a Lantern and a Fan 1740-1750 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, urushi-e

Vessel in the Form of a Severed Trophy Head 180 BCE-500 CE South Coast. Ceramic and pigment. Nazca

Two Flip Glasses 1775-1800 England. Glass; blown, molded and cut

Runner Made 1860-1870 England. Silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps

Table Centerpiece 1745-1755 Turin. This silver and glass plateau is a rare survival of the festive table decorations

Soldier 1700-1750 France. Glass; lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature

Scarab Floral Motif 1650 BCE-1295 BCE Egypt. Glazed steatite. Ancient Egyptian

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