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1806 (Edo Period).
Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914.
Courtesy of the Met.
Group of Women on the Engawa of a Country House, in the time of the Cherry Blossoming, Utamaro II, ca. 1806 (Edo Period). Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914. Courtesy of the Met.
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, attributed to the Euphiletos Painter, ca.
Rogers Fund, 1914.
Courtesy of the Met.
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, attributed to the Euphiletos Painter, ca. 530 BCE. Rogers Fund, 1914. Courtesy of the Met.
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Plaque: Equestrian Oba and Attendants, 15501680 (Nigeria, Court of Benin).
Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1965.
Plaque: Equestrian Oba and Attendants, 1550–1680 (Nigeria, Court of Benin). Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1965. Courtesy of the Met.
Courtesy of the Met.
Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick.
Courtesy of the Met.
Trade cards from “White Border” series (T206), issued 1909-11 to promote sixteen brands of cigarettes and loose tobacco distributed by the American Tobacco Company. Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick. Courtesy of the Met.
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincentvan Gogh, 1889.
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1993.
Courtesy of the Met.
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincentvan Gogh, 1889. Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1993. Courtesy of the Met.
Dress, 1790s (American).
Purchase, The Coby Foundation Ltd.
Courtesy of the Met.
Dress, 1790s (American). Purchase, The Coby Foundation Ltd. Gift, 1998. Courtesy of the Met.
Mummy Mask, A.D. 6070 (From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Meir).
Rogers Fund, 1919.
Courtesy of the Met.
Mummy Mask, A.D. 60–70 (From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Meir). Rogers Fund, 1919. Courtesy of the Met.
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