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Anhalt carpet, mid-16th century,
Iran,
Cotton warp, silk weft, wool pile, asymmetrically knotted (46.128) |
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Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias, 1712,
Made by Drouar (possibly André Drouart),
France (Paris),
Blued and gilt steel; gilt brass; silk; cotton; metallic yarn; paper (1989.3) |
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Beaker (kero), 7th–10th century,
Peru; Wari,
Wood (1978.412.214)
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Beaker, 9th–10th century, Western Asia or Egypt, Blown, tooled, and relief-cut glass (1974.45) |
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Bowl, 2nd–early 1st century B.C., Hellenistic, Greek, Onyx glass (91.1.1303) |
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Bowl, ca. 725–675 B.C.; Archaic, Cypriot; Said to be from Kourion, Gilt silver (74.51.4554) |
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Breast defense (peytral) and detail of a pair of neck defenses (crinet) from a horse armor, 15th–17th century,
Tibetan or Mongolian,
Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, and hair (1997.242a–c) |
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Chariot, ca. 550–525 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, ivory (03.23.1) |
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Division viol, ca. 1640–65,
England,
Spruce and maple (2009.42) |
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Dress (Robe à la française), 1740s,
England; textile Dutch or German,
Silk, linen, pigment (1995.235a,b) |
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Girdle, 12th century; Tellem, Mali; Tellem peoples, Fiber (1998.478.4,5) |
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Handle of a large dish, Mid-Imperial, Antonine or Severan, 2nd–early 3rd century A.D.,
Roman,
Silver, gold (06.1106) |
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Janus-Faced Headdress, 19th–20th century, Boki peoples; Nigeria, Wood, cotton, metal, cane, pigment (1987.284) |
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Leaf from a Qur’an, ca. 1250–1350, North Africa, Ink, colors, and gold on vellum (37.21) |
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A Long Tale for an Autumn Night (Aki no yonaga monogatari), Nanbokucho period, late 14th century,
Japan,
Scroll two from a set of three handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper (2002.459.1–3),
A Long Tale for an Autumn Night (Aki no yonaga monogatari), Nanbokucho period, late 14th century,
Japan,
Ink and color on paper (2005.312) |
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Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York (west [rear] elevation and plan), 1865, Alexander J. Davis (American), Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper (24.66.14) |
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Madonna and Child, ca. 1495–1500,
Francesco Francia (Francesco di Marco di Giacomo Raibolini) (Italian, Bolognese),
Oil on wood (1982.448)
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Mantle, 2nd–1st century B.C.,
Peru; Ocucaje,
Wool (1986.488.1) |
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Pectoral Cross, 1200–1400,
Byzantine,
Gold, pearls (2005.38) |
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Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, probably 1624, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish), Oil on canvas (14.40.639) |
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Portico of the Tomb of Amenemhat, Beni Hasan, 1851–52, Félix Teynard (French), Salted paper print from paper negative (1976.607.13) |
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Psalter, late 12th century, Byzantine, Tempera, black ink, gold leaf on parchment with paper endpapers (2001.730) |
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Reliquary Figure, 19th–20th century, Fang peoples; Gabon, Wood, metal, oil patina (1978.412.441) |
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Sarcophagus, second quarter of 5th century B.C.; Archaic, Cypriot, Limestone (74.51.2453) |
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Seated four-armed Vishnu, Pandya dynasty, second half of 8th–early 9th century, Tamil Nadu, India, Granite (1984.296) |
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Seated Male Figure with Lance, 15th–20th century, Mali; Bamana peoples, Wood (1983.600a,b) |
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Set of Fifty-Two Playing Cards, ca. 1475,
South Netherlandish (Burgundian Territories),
Pasteboard with pen and ink, tempera, applied gold and silver (1983.515.1–.52) |
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The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey, 1844, William Henry Fox Talbot (British), Salted paper print from paper negative (1997.382.4) |
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Venados, 1981,
Francisco Toledo (Mexican),
Color engraving and aquatint (1985.1139) |
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Violoncello Head, ca. 1670–80,
School of Joachim Tielke (German),
Maple (1998.458) |