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Nymph with a Shell Late 17th century after a model by Antoine Coysevox The bronze Nymph with a Shell is a sensitively-cast reduction of one of sculptor Antoine Coysevox's most celebrated large-scale

Study of a hand 20th century Auguste Rodin French Rodin was fascinated by the expressive possibilities of hands: hands gesturing in anguish as in The Burghers of Calais

The Broncho Buster 1895, revised 1909, cast by November 1910 Frederic Remington American Remington's first sculpture, The Broncho Buster

Bernhard Strigel Maria Salome und ihre Familie (National Gallery of Art) Saint Mary Salome and Her Family label QS:Lde, Maria Salome und ihre Familie label QS:Len

Cross 1550-1600 Attributed to George Laskaris (Giorgios Laskaris) The intricately carved cross was used when the clergy blessed the faithful. Its handle inserts into the ten-sided base

Child Saint Sambandar late 11th century India, Tamil Nadu Sambandar, the popular seventh-century child saint, is one of the muvar, the three principal saints of South India

Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I ca. A. D. 325-370 Roman Constantine the Great was the first Christian
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I ca. A.D. 325-370 Roman Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor of Rome

Figure (Yipwon) 19th century or earlier Yimam people Throughout the ranges of hills south of the middle Sepik River in northeast Papua New Guinea

Rachel Fanny Antonina Le Despencer ca. 1820 John Bacon the Younger Antonina apparently spent much of her adult life in an unsuccessful pursuit of the title Baroness Le Despencer

Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen ca. 270-250 B. C. Greek Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin
Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen ca. 270-250 B.C. Greek Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin, British Consul-General 1785-96This monumental head gives an impression of sovereign calm and power

Marble statue of a bearded Hercules A. D. 68-98 Roman Restorations made during the early 17th century: both legs
Marble statue of a bearded Hercules A.D. 68-98 Roman Restorations made during the early 17th century: both legs, the plinth, the support at the left leg, pieces in the lion's skin

Ferdinando de Medici (1663-1713), Grand Prince of Tuscany ca. 1680-82 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian These meltingly carved busts of father (1993.332.1)

Marble statue of Aphrodite 2nd century B. C. Greek The goddess of love stands in an exaggerated hipshot pose
Marble statue of Aphrodite 2nd century B.C. Greek The goddess of love stands in an exaggerated hipshot pose. She wears a thin chiton girded just below the breasts, and her himation (cloak)

Statuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet 611-594 B. C
Statuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet 611-594 B.C. Late Period, Saite This figure of Isis

The Tempest carved before 1910 Auguste Rodin French Rodin unleashes sound from stone, giving voice to the shrieking figure emerging from the marble

Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus ca. A. D. 14-37 Roman This over life-size fragment may have been part of a
Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus ca. A.D. 14-37 Roman This over life-size fragment may have been part of a seated statue of the emperor made during the reign of his step-son and successor

Mortar with Animal Frieze 1603 Modeled by Caspar Gras Mortars were used in daily life in domestic settings to grind seeds, grains, spices and herbs as well as numerous ingredients for cooking

Study of Two Women Grieving before 1787 John Flaxman British As a sculptor, Flaxman was a leader of the British Neoclassical school

Memorial Head (Nsodie) ca. 1800 Akan peoples This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from present-day southern Ghana

Seated Buddha 10th-11th century Japan This small image probably represents Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, in his enlightened state, seated in the posture of meditation

Bronze portrait bust of a young boy ca. A. D. 50-68 Roman This life-size portrait bust of a young boy
Bronze portrait bust of a young boy ca. A.D. 50-68 Roman This life-size portrait bust of a young boy, originally affixed to a herm of wood or stone

Wall clock (pendule en cartel) ca. 1740-45 Clockmaker: Jean Godde l'aine The theme of this magnificent Rococo wall
Wall clock (pendule en cartel) ca. 1740-45 Clockmaker: Jean Godde l'aine The theme of this magnificent Rococo wall clock with its asymmetrical design is the triumph of love over time

Head of an Oba ca. 1550 Edo peoples This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a woven cap of coral beads

Statue of Wadjet inscribed for Minirdis, son of Panehsy and of Aarwt(?) whose parents are Horwedja and Nitocris 664-525 BC Late Period The goddess Wadjet and her very ancient city of Buto

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation ca. 1455-60 Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) Italian Giovanni di Paolo

Triton and Nereid ca. 1886-93 Auguste Rodin French This terracotta sketch of sensuously entwined sea deities reveals Rodin's direct engagement with the subject of the female nude

Mrs. Russell (Mariana Mattioco della Torre) modeled 1888, cast 1979 Auguste Rodin French Mariana Russell, the wife of the Impressionist painter John Peter Russell

The Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut ca. 1479-1458 B. C. New Kingdom This graceful
The Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom This graceful, life-size statue depicts Hatshepsut in female attire, but she wears the nemes-headcloth

Fragmentary statue of Ramesses II as a standard bearer ca. 1279-1213 B. C. New Kingdom
Fragmentary statue of Ramesses II as a standard bearer ca. 1279-1213 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside In this portion of a temple statue

Standing statue of Merti with cropped hair ca. 2381-2323 B. C. probably Old Kingdom Merti was a high official
Standing statue of Merti with cropped hair ca. 2381-2323 B.C. probably Old Kingdom Merti was a high official and provincial governor

Hand of a Seated Deity ca. 1550-1070 B. C. New Kingdom This larger-than-life left hand is sculpted granite or
Hand of a Seated Deity ca. 1550-1070 B.C. New Kingdom This larger-than-life left hand is sculpted granite or granodiorite and is probably a fragment from a divine statue

St. John the Baptist modeled ca. 1878, cast ca. 1888 Auguste Rodin French This early bronze betrays the raw physical and emotional intensity that set Rodin's work apart from conventional sculpture of

Celestial dancer (Devata) mid-11th century Central India, Madhya Pradesh The Hindu temple is conceived as a heavenly abode for the presiding deity

Doorway from the Church of San Nicolo, San Gemini carved 1000s, assembled 1100s or 1200s Central Italian This doorway is an example of the reuse of materials during the life of a single medieval

The Filatrice (The Spinner) 1850 Brooklyn. The woman in Henry Kirke Brownis sculpture holds a distaff in the crook of her right arm, twisting wool or flax into thread and onto a spindle

Lion felling a bull, from a marble pediment ca. 525-500 B. C. Greek, Attic The original composition
Lion felling a bull, from a marble pediment ca. 525-500 B.C. Greek, Attic The original composition, which probably decorated the pediment (triangular gable) of a small building

The Miracle of the Palm Tree on the Flight to Egypt ca. 1490-1510 Spanish This sculpture, probably from a retable (decoration behind an altar)

The Vow of Vengeance 1894 United States. Hermon Atkins MacNeil modeled The Vow of Vengeance in Chicago in 1894, a year after he had worked on sculptural decorations for the Worldis Columbian

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint ca. late 13th century India (Tamil Nadu) Ammaiyar, a sixth-century South Indian Shaiva poet saint

Bust of Paris 1809 Italy. The enormously popular Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova frequently made replicas or variants of his major works to satisfy the demand for his art

The House of York 1796 Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg French Loutherbourg earned considerable success in the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture before moving in 1771 to England

Don Juan and the Commander's Statue (Last Scene of Mozart's Don Giovanni) ca
Don Juan and the Commander's Statue (Last Scene of Mozart's Don Giovanni) ca.1825-30 Alexandre Evariste Fragonard Alexandre Evariste Fragonard was the son of the late rococo painter

Saint Hubert and the Stag early 16th century East French This relief represents the moment of Hubert's conversion
Saint Hubert and the Stag early 16th century East French This relief represents the moment of Hubert's conversion, which occured when he encountered a white stag bearing a crucifix between its

Head of Mars 101 CE-200 CE Roman Empire. Roman sculpture reached its most massive scale during the second century A. D
Head of Mars 101 CE-200 CE Roman Empire. Roman sculpture reached its most massive scale during the second century A.D. when enormous statues were created to adorn public buildings such as baths

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus before Pilate early 16th century Netherlandish This carving of exquisite complexity was surely intended for prayer during Holy Week

Adam Modeled 1876-1886 France. Auguste Rodinis powerfully expressive figure of Adam was originally intended to be paired with a sculpture of Eve

Allegory of Sacred and Profane Love 1665-75 Michele Desubleo This painting is one of the supreme achievements of Michele Desubleo, a Flemish artist who trained in Rome alongside his stepbrother

Fragment of a Portrait Statue of a Man, Perhaps a Roman Emperor 50 CE-150 CE. The unidentified man in this over-life-size headless portrait statue is dressed in full military regalia

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