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Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"

Date: second half 9th–mid-10th century
Accession Number: 2004.88

The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke

Date: early 9th century
Accession Number: 17.190.715a, b

Altarpiece Dedicated to Buddha Maitreya

Date: dated 524
Accession Number: 38.158.1a–n

Bowl with Arabic Inscription

Date: 10th century
Accession Number: 65.106.2

Bowl with Green, Yellow and Brown Splashed Decoration

Date: 10th century
Accession Number: 38.40.137

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Date: late 8th–early 9th century
Accession Number: 2004.87

Bowl with Dragons among Clouds

Date: 10th century
Accession Number: 18.56.36

Panel from a Cenotaph or Symbolic Coffin with Marquetry Decoration

Date: second half 8th century
Accession Number: 37.103

Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware

Date: 9th century
Accession Number: 63.159.4

Mirror-Bearer

Date: 6th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.1063

Tunic with Confronting Mythical Serpents

Date: 800-850
Accession Number: 29.146.23

Bowl with wheel-cut facets

Date: ca. 6th–7th century A.D.
Accession Number: 59.34

"Smiling" Figure

Date: 7th–8th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.1211

Night-Shining White

Han Gan (Chinese, active ca. 742–756)

Date: ca. 750
Accession Number: 1977.78

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: late 9th–early 10th century
Accession Number: 30.45

Vessel, Mythological Scene

Date: 7th–8th century
Accession Number: 1978.412.206

Helmet (Spangenhelm)

Date: 6th–7th century
Accession Number: 42.50.1

Double Whistle

Date: 7th–9th century
Accession Number: 2000.44

Bowl with Inscription, "Sovereignty is God's"

Date: late 9th–early 10th century
Accession Number: 38.40.118

Sword and scabbard

Date: ca. 7th century A.D.
Accession Number: 65.28a, b

Caftan

Date: ca. 8th century A.D.
Accession Number: 1996.78.1

Feline Incense Vessel

Date: 6th–9th century
Accession Number: 1978.412.100

Ewer with a Feline-shaped Handle

Date: 7th century
Accession Number: 47.100.90

Animal-Spouted Pitcher

Date: 9th–10th century
Accession Number: 38.40.247

The Antioch "Chalice"

Date: 500–550
Accession Number: 50.4

Standing Hari-Hara

Date: late 7th–early 8th century
Accession Number: 1977.241

Three Holy Women at the Holy Sepulcher

Date: early 10th century
Accession Number: 1993.19

Plaque with Christ Receiving Magdeburg Cathedral from Emperor Otto I

Date: ca. 962–968
Accession Number: 41.100.157

Enthroned Vishnu

Date: second half of the 8th–early 9th century
Accession Number: 1984.296

Enthroned Buddha Attended by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani

Date: second half of the 10th century
Accession Number: 2004.259

Tunic

Date: 7th–9th century
Accession Number: 1987.394.706

Lantern for a Lamp

Date: 9th–10th century
Accession Number: 39.40.87

Icon with the Crucifixion

Date: mid-10th century
Accession Number: 17.190.44

Feathered Hanging

Date: 7th–8th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.467

Buddha, Probably Amitabha

Date: early 7th century
Accession Number: 19.186

Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath

Date: 629–30
Accession Number: 17.190.396

Woven Tapestry Fragment

Date: mid-8th century
Accession Number: 50.83

Goblet with incised designs

Date: 8th–9th century
Accession Number: 65.173.1

Dish in the Shape of a Leaf

Date: late 7th–early 8th century
Accession Number: 1974.268.11

Plaque with Saint John the Evangelist

Date: early 9th century
Accession Number: 1977.421

Seated Buddha Expounding the Dharma

Date: late 8th century
Accession Number: 2009.60

Relief with Enthroned Ruler

Date: 8th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.1047

Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion

Date: ca. 539–50
Accession Number: 17.190.1664

Pensive Bodhisattva

Date: mid-7th century
Accession Number: 2003.222

Textile fragment: walking ram with a neckband and fluttering ribbons

Date: ca. 7th century A.D.
Accession Number: 1977.232

Tiraz Textile Fragment from an Ikat Shawl

Date: late 9th–early 10th century
Accession Number: 29.179.9

Square-Headed Bow Brooch

Date: 6th century
Accession Number: 1985.209