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Unrecorded Edgefield District potter American, Alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin, American — Unrecorded Edgefield District potter
Miles Mill Pottery
ca. 1867–85

Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati), Distemper with gold on cloth, Central Tibet — Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati)
Central Tibet
ca. 1700

The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion
Indonesia (Java)
9th century

Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava — Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century

Sword, Steel, silver, copper alloy, leather, Western European — Sword
Western European
ca. 1400

Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu — Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata, pottery, white cream slip, paint — Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Male god, Granodiorite — Male god
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, Copper alloy with copper and silver inlay, Western Tibet or Ladakh — The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava
Western Tibet or Ladakh
14th century

Western Dream, Helen Frankenthaler American, Oil on unsized, unprimed canvas — Western Dream
Helen Frankenthaler
1957

Amoghasiddhi, the Transcendent Buddha of the North, Silver and bronze with copper inlay and traces of gold foil, Western Tibet — Amoghasiddhi, the Transcendent Buddha of the North
Western Tibet
late 10th–early 11th century

Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, Frederick Kemmelmeyer American, Oil on canvas, American — Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland
Frederick Kemmelmeyer
after 1795

Block from a Relief Depicting a Battle, Sandstone, paint — Block from a Relief Depicting a Battle
ca. 1427–1400 B.C.

Textile fragment: walking ram with a neckband and fluttering ribbons, Wool, cotton, Sasanian — Textile fragment: walking ram with a neckband and fluttering ribbons
Sasanian
ca. 7th century CE

Tools, Woody De Othello American, Bronze, glazed ceramic and wood — Tools
Woody De Othello
2022

Artist's Gridded Sketch of Senenmut, Limestone, ink — Artist's Gridded Sketch of Senenmut
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Lidded basket, Lozi artist, Makenge root fiber, pigment, Lozi — Lidded basket
Lozi artist
ca. 1900–1920

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell) with belt, Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, human hair, ocher, Western Kimberley — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell) with belt
Aboriginal artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell), Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, ocher, Western Australia — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell)
Aboriginal artist
ca. 1920–1960

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell), Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, ocher, Western Australia — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell)
Aboriginal artist
ca. 1920–1960

Bull's head, cupreous metal — Bull's head
664–30 B.C.

Kora, Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté) Mandinka people, Gourd, goat skin, antelope-hide, ebony, metal, wood, Mandinka people, Senegambia — Kora
Mamadou Kouyaté (d. 1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté)
ca. 1960

Western Sun Adored by Deities, Tomb of Djehutyemheb

Norman de Garis Davies

1908; original ca. 1279–1213 B.C.

Wood and Leather Craftsmen, Tomb of Hapu, Nina de Garis Davies, Tempera on paper — Wood and Leather Craftsmen, Tomb of Hapu
Nina de Garis Davies
ca. 1400–1390 B.C.

Offerings of a Chariot and Horse, Tomb of Userhat, Charles K. Wilkinson, Tempera on paper — Offerings of a Chariot and Horse, Tomb of Userhat
Charles K. Wilkinson
A.D. 1922; original ca. 1427–1400 B.C.

Vase with Coiling Dragon, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware); Western mount, China — Vase with Coiling Dragon
China
1678–88

Hunting from a Chariot, Tomb of Userhat, Charles K. Wilkinson, Tempera on paper — Hunting from a Chariot, Tomb of Userhat
Charles K. Wilkinson
A.D. 1922; original ca. 1427–1400 B.C.

Gifts from Western Asia, Tomb of Rekhmire, Nina de Garis Davies, Paper, tempera paint, ink — Gifts from Western Asia, Tomb of Rekhmire
Nina de Garis Davies
ca. 1504–1425 B.C.

Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis", Distemper on cloth, Western Tibet, Guge — Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis"
Western Tibet, Guge
mid-17th century

Seated figure, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Stone, Temne or Bullom — Seated figure
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
12th–16th century

Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor, Limestone, paint — Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor
ca. 2010–2000 B.C.

Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil — Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist
19th century

Bronze cuirass (breastplate), Bronze, Hallstatt (Western European) — Bronze cuirass (breastplate)
Hallstatt (Western European)
12th-10th century BCE

Necklacing, Michael Armitage Kenyan, Oil on lubugo barkcloth — Necklacing
Michael Armitage
2016

Snake Ring, Gold — Snake Ring
A.D. 1st century

Snake ring, Gold — Snake ring
A.D. 1st century

Ring with snake's head terminals, Gold — Ring with snake's head terminals
A.D. 1st century

Ring with snake's head and tail twisted to form bezel, gold — Ring with snake's head and tail twisted to form bezel
A.D. 1st century

Ring with snake's head terminals twisted to form the bezel, gold — Ring with snake's head terminals twisted to form the bezel
A.D. 1st century

Snake bracelet, Gold — Snake bracelet
A.D. 1st century