The Catalogue

The whole collection, oldest first

One sheet, 1235 works, 621 centuries — every treasure the collection holds, in strict order of time.

Neanderthal flute
60,000 years before present (Palaeolithic) · SI
Flint points and microliths from Pushkari
22,000–20,000 years before present (Upper Paleolithic) · UA
Female figurines carved from mammoth ivory
15,000 years before present (Upper Paleolithic) · UA
Ornamented bracelet of mammoth ivory from Mizyn
15,000 years before present (Upper Paleolithic) · UA
Lyngby-Type Reindeer-Antler Axe — oldest antler artefact in the East Baltic
11145–11045 BCE · LT
Idol (pebble)
Byblos, Neolithic Period (9,000–4,000 B.C.) · LB
Elk’s Head of Huittinen
Late Mesolithic Stone Age, c. 6800–5200 BCE · FI
Neolithic Arrowhead
6500–3200 BCE · QA
Necklace of Animal-Tooth Pendants from the Donkalnis Shaman’s Grave
6377–6221 BCE · LT
Wooden elk head sculpture
Mesolithic Stone Age, c. 6000 BCE · FI
The Red-Haired Goddess (Crvenokosa)
Early Neolithic (first half of the 6th millennium BCE) · RS
Zoomorphic ceramic altar from Gradac (Vučedol)
Neolithic, Starčevo culture (c. 6000–5300 BCE) · HR
Neolithic ceramic altar from the Ginova Tell
Late Neolithic, second half of the 6th millennium BC · BG
Ornamented stone vessel of the Surska culture
Late 6th – early 5th millennium BCE · UA
Composite sickles from Provadia-Solnitsata
Late Neolithic, 5400-5200 BC (Karanovo III-IV culture) · BG
Animal head dagger from Pyhäjoki
Neolithic Stone Age (5200–1900/1700 BCE) · FI
Goddess Figurine
c. 5000 BC · IQ
White Cup
5th millennium BC · IQ
Clay anthropomorphic figure from Galabets, Pomorie
Chalcolithic, 5th millennium BC · BG
The Earliest Musical Instrument in Oman
5000-4000 BCE (Late Stone Age) · OM
Eagle-shaped Pottery Ding
Yangshao Culture, Neolithic · CN
Painted Pottery Basin with Fish and Human Face Design
Neolithic, Yangshao Culture · CN
Painted Pottery Jar with Stork, Fish and Stone Axe Design
Neolithic, Yangshao Culture (c. 5,000-3,000BC) · CN
Jade Dragon
Neolithic, Hongshan Culture · CN
Ceramic house model from Tell Kodzhadermen
Late Chalcolithic, second half of the 5th millennium BC · BG
Gold anthropomorphic figurine from Kosharitsa
Late Chalcolithic, second half of the 5th millennium BC · BG
The Karditsa "Thinker"
4500-3300 BC (Final Neolithic) · Greece
Binocular-shaped vessel from Khvoika’s excavations
Late 5th millennium BCE · UA
Cucuteni Cult Altar from Trușești
Cucuteni culture (5th–4th millennium BC) · RO
Anthropomorphic figurines of the 4th millennium BCE
First half of the 4th millennium BCE · UA
Model of a temple with polychrome painting
First half of the 4th millennium BCE · UA
Ubaid Clay Pot
Ubaid period, early 4th millennium BC · IQ
Wooden god
Neolithic Stone Age, c. 4000–2000 BCE · FI
Leather shoe from Areni-1 (world's oldest shoe)
Copper Age, c. 3600–3500 BC · AM
Neolithic Post Sculpture with a Carved Human Head
3500 BCE · LT
Amber Disc Amulet — the oldest sun symbol
3100–2900 BCE · LT
Brick Bearing the Handprint of its Original Builder
c. 3000 BCE (Early Bronze Age) · OM
Ritual Staff Topped with a Young Elk’s Head
3000 BCE · LT
Ninevite Clay Vase
First half of the 3rd millennium BC · IQ
Vučedol Dove (bird-shaped vessel from Vučedol)
Vučedol culture, Eneolithic (c. 3000–2200 BCE) · HR
Vučedol terrine with astral decoration
Vučedol culture, Eneolithic (c. 3000–2200 BCE) · HR
Idol from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes)
Third millennium BC · SI
Karas vessel from Shengavit
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium BC · AM
Ritual bowl from Shengavit
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium BC · AM
Depas Amphikipellon (Trojan-type cups) from Mihalich
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium BC · BG
Seal showing unicorn with 8 pictograms
3rd millennium BCE · IN
Silver floral earring from the Shumen region
3rd millennium BC · BG
Bronze Sword with Argali-Head Pommel
Bronze Age (museum-stated c. 3000 BCE – 700 CE) · MN
Tripod ewer
Late Dawenkou Culture (c. 2900-2400 BCE) · SG
Oak Dugout Canoe (Luotas) from Šventoji
2800–2700 BCE · LT
Cycladic Female Figure of Amorgos
2800-2300 BC (Early Cycladic II) · Greece
Cycladic Harp Player
2800-2300 BC (Early Cycladic II) · Greece
Statue of the Scribe Mitri
Old Kingdom · EG
Bull's Head with Inlaid Eyes
ca. 26th century BC · Germany
Ceremonial bronze axe from Sachkhere
Middle of the 3rd millennium BC · GE
The Norūnai Hoard — flint and stone battle-axes
2600–2400 BCE · LT
Bull
Circa 2500 BC · IN
Dancing Girl
Circa 2500 BC · IN
Pasupati Seal
Circa 2500 BC · IN
Seal showing man between two tigers
Circa 2500 BC · IN
Toy Cart
Circa 2500 BC · IN
Harappan Jar
2500-2400 BCE (Middle Bronze Age) · OM
Gold lion figurine from Tsnori
Second half of the 3rd millennium BC · GE
Đào Thịnh Bronze Jar (Thạp)
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · VN
Hoàng Hạ Bronze Drum
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · VN
Jade Cong Tube
Late Liangzhu culture, 2500–2000 BCE · Taiwan
Ngọc Lũ Bronze Drum
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · VN
Việt Khê Boat-shaped Coffin
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · VN
Statuette of a Praying Figure
ca. 2400 BC · Germany
False Door of the Mastaba of Izi
c. 2345–2323 BC (Old Kingdom, early 6th Dynasty) · Poland
Necklace from the Karashamb tomb
Middle Bronze Age, 22nd–21st centuries BC · AM
Early Bronze Age silver hoard from the Petrich region
Early Bronze Age, last third of the 3rd millennium BC · BG
Disk-calendar of the Middle Dnipro culture
Late 3rd – early 2nd millennium BCE · UA
Jade Gui Tablet
Late Longshan culture, 2200–1900 BCE · Taiwan
Exterior Coffin of Mesehti
Middle Kingdom · EG
Model of Funerary Boat of Ukhhotep
Middle Kingdom · EG
Mummy Mask of Mesehti
Middle Kingdom · EG
Statuette of a Hippopotamus
11th–12th Dynasty, ca. 2000 BC · Austria
Jewelled gold goblet from Trialeti (Kurgan XVII)
First half of the 2nd millennium BC · GE
Fenestrated Axe
Byblos, Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 B.C.) · LB
Pectoral of King Ip Shemou Abi
Byblos, royal tombs, Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 B.C.) · LB
Statuette, gilded bronze
Byblos, Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 B.C.) · LB
Hippopotamus ("William")
ca. 1961–1878 B.C. · US
Clay Tablet with Case (Apil-Sin Period)
19th century BC (reign of Apil-Sin) · Germany
Statue of Amenemhat III
second half of the 19th century BC · Russia
Statuette of a lion
Middle Bronze Age, 17th–16th centuries BC · AM
Dalj Idol (anthropomorphic figurine)
Middle Bronze Age (c. 1700–1300 BCE) · HR
Boxers Fresco
16th century BC · Greece
Mask of Agamemnon
16th century BC · Greece
Spring Fresco
16th century BC · Greece
Bronze standard from Brili
16th-15th century BC · GE
“Fu Hao” Owl-shaped Bronze Zun (wine vessel)
Shang Dynasty (c. 16th-11th centuries BC), King Wu Ding's Reign · CN
Colossal Statue of Ramesses II
New Kingdom · EG
Golden Throne
New Kingdom · EG
Guardian Statue with Khat Headdress
New Kingdom · EG
Guardian Statue with Nemes Headcloth
New Kingdom · EG
Model of Tutankhamun on a Funerary Bed
New Kingdom · EG
Obelisk of King Ramesses II
New Kingdom · EG
Pyramidion of an Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut
New Kingdom · EG
Royal Diadem
New Kingdom · EG
Statue of God Ptah, King Ramesses II & Goddess Sekhmet
New Kingdom · EG
Statue of Queen Hatshepsut
New Kingdom · EG
The Golden Burial Mask of Tutankhamun
New Kingdom · EG
The Vapheio Cups
1st half of the 15th century BC · Greece
Dagger with a sheath from Lchashen
Late Bronze Age, 15th–14th centuries BC · AM
Sculptural group with a chariot from Lori Berd
Late Bronze Age, 15th–14th centuries BC · AM
Bronze axes from Tapaninkylä
c. 1500–1300 BCE · FI
Book of the Dead of Bakai
c. 1479–1400 BC (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty) · Poland
Sphinx of Hatshepsut
ca. 1479–1458 B.C. · US
Protoma in the Shape of a Bull's Head
c. 1450–1100 BC (Middle Elamite period) · Poland
Head of a sphinx (pharaoh Amenhotep II)
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II (1427–1400 BCE) · HR
Statuette of a goat
Late Bronze Age, 14th–13th centuries BC · AM
Hoard of bronze objects of the Stanivska culture
14th–12th centuries BCE · UA
Statuette of a woman-idol from Metsamor
Late Bronze–Early Iron Age, 13th–12th centuries BC · AM
Two appliqués
13th or 12th century BC · SI
Houmuwu square cauldron (ding)
Late Shang (1300–1046 BC) · CN
Mourning Statue of Isis or Nephthys
1295-1069 B.C. · HU
Bust of Ramesses the Great
1279–1213 BC · United Kingdom
Pacopampa stone feline sculpture (Felino Pacopampa)
Pacopampa, Formative Era (1250 BCE – 1 CE) · PE
Pacopampa stone stela of a supernatural woman (Estela Pacopampa)
Pacopampa, Formative Era (1250 BCE – 1 CE) · PE
Paracas embroidered funerary mantle (Manto Paracas)
Paracas, Formative Era (1250 BCE – 1 CE) · PE
Linear B "Tripod Tablet"
c. 1200 BC · Greece
Warrior Krater
12th century BC · Greece
Mask of Duality (Tlatilco)
Middle Preclassic (c. 1200–800 BCE) · MX
The Acrobat of Tlatilco
Middle Preclassic (c. 1200–800 BCE) · MX
Lapita Pottery
Lapita culture, c. 1100–900 BCE (Fiji settled over 3,000 years ago) · FJ
Mumienbrett und Innerer Sarg des Nes-pauti-taui
21st Dynasty, before 969 BC · Austria
“Guo Ji Zi Bai” Bronze Pan (water container)
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century–771 BC), King Xuan's Reign · CN
“Yu” Bronze Ding (Da Yu ding)
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century–771 BCE), King Kang's reign · CN
Duoyou Bronze Ding
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BCE · CN
Five-year Wei Bronze Ding
Middle Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BCE · CN
Yu Bronze Ding
Early Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BCE · CN
Anthropoid Coffin of an Amun-priestess
the first part of the 10th century B.C. · HU
Da Ke Ding (large bronze cauldron of Ke)
Western Zhou dynasty, late 10th century BCE · CN
Sarcophagus of King Ahiram
Byblos, royal tombs, 10th century B.C. · LB
Prehistoric Gold Vessel from Biia
10th–8th century BC · RO
Bird Plaque
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · IQ
Cuniform Tablet with Seal
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · IQ
Cuniform-Inscribed Slab
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · IQ
Mittanian Vessel
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · IQ
Neo-Assyrian Cuniform Tablet
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · IQ
Dugout canoe from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes)
9th century BC · SI
Miniature sculpture of a chariot
Early Iron Age, 9th century BC · AM
Chime Bells of Marquis Su of Jin (Jin Hou Su Zhong)
Western Zhou dynasty (late), 9th century BCE · CN
Human-headed winged lion (lamassu)
ca. 883–859 BCE · US
Ding Cauldron of Duke Mao
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 827–782 BCE · Taiwan
Pan Water Vessel of San
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 827–782 BCE · Taiwan
Zhong Chime Bell of Zong Zhou
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 827–782 BCE · Taiwan
Bronze statuette of a woman on horseback from Mukhurcha
8th-7th century BC · GE
Statuette of the god Teisheba
Urartian, 8th–7th centuries BC · AM
Askos with bull-shaped handle from Kaptol
Early Iron Age, Hallstatt (Kaptol group), 9th–4th c. BCE · HR
Ceramic tripod from Kaptol
Early Iron Age, Hallstatt (Kaptol group), 9th–4th c. BCE · HR
Bronze Pan (basin) of Zi Zhong Jiang
Spring and Autumn period (early), 8th–7th century BCE · CN
“King Fuchai of Wu” Bronze Sword
Spring and Autumn Period (770–403 BC), Wu State · CN
Shield of King Rusa I
Urartian, 735–714 BC · AM
Ishtar Gate
7th–6th century BC · Germany
Egyptian mummy
about 680 BC · SI
Statuette of a Falcon
Late Period · EG
Gold jewellery of the Stična princess
Late 7th or 6th century BC · SI
Walking Lion from the Processional Way of Babylon
604–562 BC (reign of Nebuchadnezzar II) · Germany
Kouros of Sounion
c. 600 BC · Greece
Ox-shaped Zun (bronze wine warmer)
Spring and Autumn period (late), 6th–5th century BCE · CN
Bull-headed rhyton
6th–5th centuries BC · AM
Gold pectoral from Armavir
6th–5th centuries BC · AM
Marble statue of a kouros (youth)
ca. 590–580 BCE · US
Sophilos Vase
c. 580 BC · United Kingdom
Marble torso of a kouros
570-560 B.C. · HU
Kore of Phrasikleia
550-540 BC · Greece
Greek-Illyrian helmet from Beli (Cres)
Second half of the 6th – beginning of the 5th century BCE · HR
Kouros of Anavyssos
c. 530 BC · Greece
Vače Situla
Early 5th century BC · SI
Figural kantharos from Olbia
5th century BCE · UA
Gold bracelets with ram-head terminals from Vani
5th century BC · GE
Gold necklace from Vani
5th century BC · GE
Anthropoid Sarcophagus (Ford Collection)
Ayn el Helwe (near Sidon), 5th century B.C. · LB
Necklace with a Gorgon's Head
Magharet Tabloun (near Sidon), 5th century B.C. · LB
Statuette of a Child with a Phoenician Inscription
Sanctuary of Eshmun, Bustan esh Sheikh (near Sidon), 5th century B.C. · LB
Sword from Pereshchepyne
5th – early 4th centuries BCE · UA
Ceremonial textile from the Río Loa
500 BCE – 100 CE (Formative) · CL
Vase of the Goddess Tanit
5th century BCE · DZ
Bronze He (pouring vessel) of King Fuchai of Wu
Spring and Autumn period (late), reign of King Fuchai of Wu (r. 495–473 BCE) · CN
Panathenaic Amphora
c. 470 BC · Poland
Bronze Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (Artemision Bronze)
c. 460 BC · Greece
The Grimani jug
ca. 450 B.C. · HU
Bronze amphora with strainer from Ruets
Second half of the 5th c. BC · BG
The Parthenon Sculptures
438–432 BC · United Kingdom
Gold signet ring from the Svetitsa Tumulus
Late 5th c. BC · BG
Grave Stele of Hegeso
410-400 BC · Greece
Gold pectoral and fibula from Vani
Early 4th century BC · GE
Gold phiale from Vani
Early 4th century BC · GE
Gold diadem with temple pendants from Vani
First half of the 4th century BC · GE
Necklaces from the Melitopol kurgan
Over 2,350 years before present · UA
Silver-gilt rhyton from Rozovets
First half of the 4th c. BC · BG
Bronze finial with a figure of Papaeus
4th century BCE · UA
Fish dish from Nymphaion
4th century BCE · UA
Getic Gold Helmet from Coțofenești
4th century BC · RO
Gold earrings from the Akhalgori hoard
4th century BC · GE
Gold temple pendants from the Akhalgori hoard
4th century BC · GE
Zagreb Mummy
4th century BCE, Egyptian Late Period; C14-dated to c. 390 BCE · HR
Thraco-Getic Silver Rhyton from Poroina Mare
4th–3rd century BC · RO
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis (Zagreb Linen Book)
Etruscan linen book, 4th–1st century BCE · HR
Huehuetéotl, the Old Fire God (Cuicuilco)
Late Preclassic (c. 400 BCE–150 CE) · MX
Whistling bottle: feline and mouse (Vicús)
400 BCE – 500 CE · CL
Tribune of Eshmun
Sanctuary of Eshmun, Bustan esh Sheikh (near Sidon), ca. 350 B.C. · LB
Vessel with Scythians
second half of the 4th century BC · Russia
Mummy of the priest Nesmin (the Belgrade Mummy)
Ancient Egyptian; the priest Nesmin lived c. 350-300 BCE · RS
Shang Yang Fangsheng (Shang Yang square measure)
Qin, 18th year of Duke Xiao (344 BCE) · CN
Ba-bird
4th-1st centuries B.C. (332-30) · HU
Golden Necklace (Dendera Treasure Hoards)
Graeco-Roman · EG
Mummified Child in Gilded Cartonnage
Graeco-Roman · EG
Silver calyx-cup from Varbitsa
Late 4th - first half of the 3rd c. BC · BG
Statue of Venus
Beirut, Hellenistic Period (late 4th–1st century B.C.) · LB
Lumbarda Psephisma
Early 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic) · HR
Bronze statuette of a satyr from Vani
3rd century BC · GE
Cameo: Portraits of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II (The Gonzaga Cameo)
3rd century BC (setting - later work) · Russia
Coin of King Massinissa
3rd–2nd century BCE · DZ
Egyptian funerary mask
Ptolemaic period (3rd–1st c. BCE) · HR
Xiongnu Embroidered Felt Rug from Noyon Uul
Xiongnu period, 3rd century BCE – 1st century CE · MN
The Ciumești Helmet (Celtic, with bird-of-prey crest)
late 3rd – early 2nd century BC · RO
Statue of a Girl ("The Budapest Dancer")
ca. 240-220 B.C. or 150-100 B.C. · HU
Gilt-and-silvered Bronze Bamboo-section Incense Burner
Western Han dynasty, before 136 BCE · CN
Bronze Rhino-shaped Zun (wine vessel) Inlaid with Gold and Silver Cloud Designs
Western Han (206 BC – AD 8) · CN
Empress's Seal Jade Seal
Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE–9 CE · CN
Painted Bronze Lamp in the shape of Goose Carrying Fish
Western Han · CN
Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku")
Yayoi period, 2nd–1st century BC · JP
Silver braided torc
2nd–1st century BC · SI
Female-form flask from Malagana (Alcarraza con forma femenina)
200 BCE - 200 CE (relative chronology) · CO
Trilith (tripartite stone monument)
Late Iron Age (c. 200 BCE - 400 CE) · OM
Bronze drum (mahoratuek)
Late prehistoric period (c. 1,000–2,200 years ago) · TH
Rosetta Stone
196 BC · United Kingdom
Winged Victory of Samothrace
175 BCE · France
The Pergamon Altar
ca. 170 BC · Germany
Mosaic with Alexandrine Parakeet
160–150 BC · Germany
The Antikythera Mechanism
2nd half of the 2nd century BC · Greece
Jockey of Artemision
c. 140 BC · Greece
Medici Venus
Late 2nd century BC – early 1st century BC · Italy
Aphrodite, Pan and Eros
c. 100 BC · Greece
Dotaku (Bronze Bell) with Flowing-Water Pattern
Japan, Yayoi period, circa 1st century BC · JP
Loughnashade Horn
1st century BC · IE
The Broighter Collar
1st century BC · IE
Bowl (funerary, Umm al-Ma‘a)
c. 100 BCE – 100 CE · QA
Tetradrachm of Tigranes the Great
Hellenistic, 83–69 BC · AM
Dacian Gold Spiral Bracelets from Sarmizegetusa Regia
last decades of the 1st century BC · RO
Sarcophagus and Cartonnage of the Priest Hor-Djehuti and the Mummy of an Unknown Woman
2nd half of the 1st century BC – 1st half of the 1st century AD (Roman Period) · Poland
Boundary stone
Last third of the 1st century BC to early 1st century AD · SI
Coin of King Juba II
25 BCE – 23 CE · DZ
The Temple of Dendur
completed by 10 B.C. · US
Marble portrait of a woman (Empress Livia?) from Salona
First half of the 1st century CE · HR
Silver vessel hoard from Jabucje
Roman, first half of the 1st century CE · RS
Marble Pillar with Dionysian Reliefs
1st century CE · DZ
Statue of Livilla
1st century CE · DZ
Bronze bust of Pallas Athena from Svilengrad
1st c. · BG
Torso of a Roman emperor from Issa (Vis)
1st century CE (Julio-Claudian dynasty) · HR
Wrestlers
1st century AD · Italy
Lạch Trường Bronze Lamp (Kneeling-Man Lamp)
First centuries CE (Đông Sơn culture) · VN
Plate
2nd to 1st century AD · IQ
Roman bronze oil lamp from Phong Tuk
Roman art, c. 1st–4th century CE (found at Phong Tuk) · TH
Moche 14-karat gold headdress frontal ornament with dragons (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche 18-karat gold headdress frontal ornament with feline head (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche flaring vase of the mythical journeys of Ai Apaec (Viajes de Ai Apaec)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche gold headdress frontal ornament with fanged human head (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche portrait vessel of a priest (Huaco Retrato Sacerdote Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche Sacrifice Ceremony bottle (Ceremonia del Sacrificio Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche sculptural vessel of a reclining woman (Mujer Receptora Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche sculptural vessel of an ancestor (Ancestro Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche stirrup-spout bottle of Ai Apaec, Lord of the Underworld (Ai Apaec Mundo de Abajo)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Moche stirrup-spout bottle of the hero Ai Apaec (Ai Apaec - Botella Mochica)
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Nasca ceramic drum (Tambor Nasca)
Nasca, Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · PE
Gemma Augustea
9–12 AD · Austria
Imperial stone inscription
End of AD 14 or beginning of AD 15 · SI
Sword with scabbard, Umm al-Ma‘a
50–100 CE (Roman period) · QA
Bronze portrait of Emperor Trajan's father
Roman, end of the 1st century CE · RS
Parade helmet-mask from Kostol
Roman, end of the 1st / beginning of the 2nd century CE · RS
The Market Gate of Miletus
ca. 100 AD · Germany
Emona citizen
First third of the 2nd century AD · SI
Crouching Venus
2nd century AD · United Kingdom
Gold necklace with medallion and scent-flask from Mtskheta
2nd century AD · GE
Head of Nyorai (Tathagata)
Gandhara (Pakistan), 2nd century · JP
Painted Tomb from Tyre
Burj esh Shemali (near Tyre), 2nd century A.D. · LB
Sarcophagus with the Legend of Achilleus
Tyre, 2nd century A.D. · LB
Bronze head of Mithras from Siscia
2nd century CE · HR
Seated Kubera
2nd Century AD · IN
Agate amphoriskoi and dish from Mtskheta
2nd-3rd century AD · GE
Silver pinax from Armaziskhevi (Mtskheta)
2nd-3rd century AD · GE
Terracotta toy (horse and cart) from Suhindol
2nd - 3rd c. · BG
The Piranesi Vase
2nd century AD, restored 18th century · United Kingdom
Orpheus Mosaic
2nd century AD · Germany
Statue of a Resting Satyr (Roman copy after Praxiteles)
Roman, Early Antonine period (2nd c.) · BG
Aphrodite (Venus of Taurida)
140–150 AD · Russia
Statue of Fortuna from Oescus
Mid-2nd c. (Antonine) · BG
Limestone sarcophagus from Ratiaria
Second half of the 2nd c. · BG
Marble portrait of a woman (Crispina?) from Siscia
Second half of the 2nd century CE · HR
Portrait of a young woman, the “Solinjanka” (Plautilla?)
Early 3rd century CE (Severan period) · HR
Bronze statuette of Hercules from Tamnic (Hercules Epitrapezios)
Roman, first half of the 3rd century CE · RS
Remains of a Roman organ (pipes from Golubac)
Roman, first half of the 3rd century CE · RS
Varvakeion Athena
AD 200-250 (copy of a 438 BC original) · Greece
Sarcophagus of Bellerophon
3rd century CE · DZ
The Abduction of Europe (mosaic)
Byblos, 3rd century A.D. · LB
Roman pectoral from Ritopek
Roman, 3rd century CE · RS
Emaciated Buddha head and torso
3rd-4th centuries · SG
Võ Cạnh Stele
3rd–4th century CE · VN
Huehuetéotl Brazier (Teotihuacan)
Classic period (c. 200–650 CE) · MX
Effigy of a Tlalchichi dog (Colima)
200–900 CE · CL
Water-Distribution Table of Lamasba
Roman period (records the water-law under Elagabalus, 218–222 CE) · DZ
Ivory dolls
Second half of the 3rd century AD · SI
Carved stone monolith (Monolito Bagaces)
c. 250–750 CE (1700–1200 BP) · CR
White Jade Belt Buckle (Xianbeitou) with Dragon Design
Jin dynasty (attributed) · CN
Sarcophagus of the Seven Miracles of Christ
4th century CE · DZ
The Jonah Sarcophagus
4th century CE · RS
Anthropomorphic stone face (Alamito culture)
300–600 CE · CL
The Biertan Donarium
4th century AD · RO
The Jealousy Mosaic
Beirut, Byzantine Period (395–636 A.D.) · LB
The Pietroasa Treasure („Cloșca cu puii de aur”)
buried around the mid-5th century AD · RO
Ekamukha Sivalinga
5th Century AD · IN
Standing Vishnu
5th Century AD · IN
Gold Crown from Geumnyeongchong Tomb
Silla, 5th–6th century · KR
Gold Crown from Seobongchong Tomb
Silla, 5th–6th century · KR
Olla-challa (cooking pot), Pitrén culture
400–1000 CE · CL
Muisca cup with serpent figures (Copa Muisca con representaciones de serpientes)
400-1800 CE (relative chronology) · CO
Muisca diadem with three bird figures (Diadema o corona muisca)
400-1800 CE (relative chronology) · CO
Capital of a memorial column from Dvin
Early Middle Ages, 5th–6th centuries · AM
Iron Sword with a Silver Inlay Inscription
Kofun period, 5th–6th century · JP
Stela from Harichavank
Early Middle Ages, 5th–6th centuries · AM
Princely Tombs of Apahida (Gepid)
late 5th century AD · RO
Byzantine Jewellery Treasure
Beirut, Byzantine Period (late 5th–early 6th century A.D.) · LB
Dowry Deed of a Married Woman (Albertini Tablet)
493 CE · DZ
Male Haniwa Figurine
Japan, Kofun period, 6th century · JP
Prestige of the Germanic world – Jewellery and ornaments
6th century AD · SI
Visnu
6th century · KH
Pensive Bodhisattva
Three Kingdoms period, 6th–7th century · KR
Pensive Bodhisattva
Three Kingdoms period, 6th–7th century · KR
Standing Buddha
6th - 7th century · KH
Gold Crown (Altan Titem)
6th–8th century · MN
Gold Ewer (Altan Dombo)
6th–8th century · MN
Silver Deer (Möngön Buga)
6th–8th century · MN
Oval Vessel
Pre-Angkorian period · KH
Zapotec Funerary Urn (Goddess 2J)
Classic (c. 500–900 CE) · MX
Wooden traps
Early Middle Ages · SI
Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Warrior in "Keikō" Armor
Kofun period, 6th century · JP
Stele depicting Buddha, Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya
Eastern Wei dynasty (534-550 CE) · SG
Standing statue of Buddha from Qingzhou
Northern Qi dynasty, second half of the sixth century · SG
Snake buckle
Vendel Period, c. 550–800 CE · FI
Terracotta brick inscribed with the Ye Dhamma verse
Dvaravati period, 12th Buddhist century (c. 7th century CE) · TH
Four-armed Vishnu image
12th–13th Buddhist century (c. 7th–8th century CE) · TH
Dharmachakra (Wheel of the Law)
Dvaravati period, 12th–15th Buddhist century (c. 7th–10th century CE) · TH
The Sinaw Hoard
coins of 589-841 CE; buried and found 1979 · OM
Devi
First half of the 7th century · KH
Statue of the Goddess Durga
7th century CE (Champa culture) · VN
Sword from Pappilanmäki, Eura
7th century CE · FI
Maya Cylindrical Vase
Late Classic (c. 600–900 CE) · MX
Bronze statuette of a warrior
7th–8th centuries CE · UA
The Sutton Hoo Helmet
c. AD 610-635 · United Kingdom
Changsha bowl with underglaze iron-brown and copper-green decoration
Tang dynasty (618-906 CE) · SG
Envoys Mural
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Gilt Beast-head Agate Rhyton
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Gilt Silver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a Cup
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Gilt Silver Lidded Jar with Parrot Design
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Gold Bowls with Mandarin Duck and Lotus-petal Designs (Pair)
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Green Décor Hu Ewer with snake-shaped long handle and dragon head lid
Tang Dynasty (618–907) · SG
Guardião chinês (Chinese Guardian)
618–907 (Tang dynasty) · BR
Hunting Procession Mural
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Palace Ladies Mural
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Polo Players Mural
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Sancai-glazed Camel with Musicians
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Shangyu Tie (letter in cursive script), handscroll
Tang-dynasty tracing copy after Wang Xizhi (303–361) · CN
Tang Watchtower Murals (Pair)
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · CN
Stela of Quetzalcóatl (Xochicalco)
Epiclassic (c. 650–900 CE) · MX
First-Sermon Buddha (Luang Pho Sila Khao)
Dvaravati art, 13th–14th Buddhist century (c. 8th–9th century CE) · TH
Plaque with Buddhas and attendants
dated 664-665 (Tang dynasty) · SG
The 'Tara' Brooch
8th century AD · IE
Gilt-bronze Standing Bhaisajyaguru Buddha
Unified Silla period, 8th century · KR
Wall Painting: St Anne
8th century AD · Poland
Derrynaflan Silver Paten
8th century AD · IE
The Ardagh Chalice
8th century AD · IE
Wooden snuff tablet with kneeling figure
700–950 CE · CL
Four-pointed hat (gorro de cuatro puntas), Tiwanaku
700–1000 CE · CL
The Bell of St Patrick and its Shrine
Bell 8th–9th century AD; shrine circa AD 1100 · IE
Calima anthropomorphic vessel ('gritón') (Vasija antropomorfa Calima)
700-1500 CE (relative chronology), Sonso period · CO
"Sutra on the Wise and Foolish" (Called "Ōjōmu")
Nara period, 8th century · JP
Standing Buddha (Sailendra Style)
8th–11th century · ID
Stone Standing Amitabha Buddha from Gamsansa Temple Site
719 (Unified Silla) · KR
Ku Sun Tie (Bitter Bamboo-shoots), handscroll
Tang dynasty, by Huaisu (737–799) · CN
Mshatta Facade
743–744 AD · Germany
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Padmapani), upper torso
Srivijaya art, 14th Buddhist century (c. 8th century CE) · TH
Stela 6 of Aguateca (ruler Tan Te' K'inich), Maya
790 CE · CL
The Faddan More Psalter
Circa AD 800 · IE
Altar-screen beam with the +SVMME inscription from Lobor
First third of the 9th century (Pre-Romanesque) · HR
Derrynaflan Chalice
Early 9th century AD · IE
Gao Yi Tu (Noble Recluses), handscroll
Tang dynasty (9th century) · CN
Cusped bowl
9th-10th century · SG
Brooch from Laitila
Viking Age · FI
Wari funerary bundle with gold mask (Fardo Huari)
Wari (Huari), Fusional Era (800 – 1300 CE) · PE
Male human figure (Manta culture)
800–1500 CE · CL
Pre-Columbian musical instruments of the Diquís (ocarinas)
c. 800–1550 CE · CR
Elephant Vessel
Angkor period (uncertain) · KH
Bronze Oil Lamp
805–885 CE (9th century) · QA
Earthenware jar with three handles, Murwab
805–885 CE (9th century) · QA
Glazed Ceramic Jar
805–885 CE (9th century) · QA
Changsha Ovoid Jar with four indentations and two vertical lugs (green-glazed)
Tang dynasty, around 830s · SG
Four-lobed dish with floral design
Tang dynasty, around 830s · SG
Four-armed Ganesha from Candi Singhasari
East Javanese art, 15th–16th Buddhist century (c. 10th–11th century CE) · TH
Six-armed Bodhisattva Cunda
Srivijaya art, 15th–16th Buddhist century (c. 10th–11th century CE) · TH
Ceramic icon of St. Theodore from Patleina
Late 9th - 10th c. · BG
Altar-screen beam with the inscription of Duke Branimir
888 CE (Pre-Romanesque) · HR
Laguna Copperplate Inscription
900 CE · PH
Celadon Ewer
China, Five Dynasties–Song dynasty, 10th century · JP
Ceramic tablet with Cyrillic inscription from Veliki Preslav
10th c. · BG
Plinth brick with the image of a trident
10th century · UA
Bead necklace
900–1000 AD · IS
Brooch for tunics
900–1000 AD · IS
Hnefi, chess piece
900–1000 AD · IS
Nataraja
circa 10th Century AD · IN
Standing Buddha
10th Century AD · IN
Relief of the Hodegetria
Late 10th – early 11th centuries · UA
Mother and Child
10th-11th Century AD · IN
Coyote Warrior (Guerrero Coyote)
Early Postclassic (c. 900–1150 CE) · MX
Wall tapestry with pelicans and fish (Chimú)
900–1470 CE · CL
El árbol de la Vida (Tree of Life), Chancay culture
Período Intermedio Tardío (900–1476 CE) · AR
Huastec Effigy Vessel
Postclassic (c. 900–1521 CE) · MX
Manjusri Sikhadara
Early 10th century · ID
Muteran Treasure Hoard
10th–14th century (Sindok to Majapahit era) · ID
Celadon Ewer with Phoenix-shaped Handle and Inverted Filling
Five Dynasties period, 907–960 · CN
Bronze Kundika with Silver Inlaid Landscape Design
Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392) · KR
Celadon Incense Burner with Girin Decoration
Goryeo Dynasty · KR
Celadon Lidded Prunus Vase with Incised Peony and Inlaid Wrapping Cloth Design
Goryeo Dynasty · KR
Celadon Lidded Prunus Vase with Inlaid Cloud and Crane Design
Goryeo Dynasty · KR
Sri Canasa Inscription
937 CE (Mahasakarat 859 / BE 1480) · TH
Tombstone of the ichirgou-boyla Mostich
Middle - third quarter of the 10th c. · BG
Lintel
3rd quarter of the 10th century · KH
Lion of Sohar
late 10th century CE · OM
Hammer of Þór (Thor)
950–1050 AD · IS
Qingbai bowl
Probably Northern Song dynasty (960-1126) · SG
Lotus-shaped Warming Bowl in Ru Celadon
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Taiwan
Narcissus Basin with Bluish-green Ru Glaze
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Taiwan
Recumbent Child Pillow in White Glaze
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Taiwan
Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Taiwan
Rosewater Sprinkler
c. 970 CE (10th century) · QA
Wall Painting: Bishop Petros under the Protection of St Peter the Apostle
974–997 AD (last quarter of the 10th century) · Poland
Cross pendant from Taskula
Era of the crusades, 11th century onwards · FI
Þór (Thor)
c. 1000 AD · IS
Landscape with Figures (Senzui byōbu)
Japan, Heian period, 11th century · JP
Lead seal of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
11th century · UA
Shaka (Sakyamuni) Rising from the Gold Coffin
Japan, Late Heian period, 11th century · JP
Standing Parvati
11th Century CE · IN
The Dinogetia Engolpion (Gold Reliquary Cross)
11th century AD · RO
Kokin Wakashu Anthology(Surviving Portion of Vol. XII)
Japan, Heian period, 11th–12th century · JP
Antler-Reinforced Composite Bow
11th–12th century · MN
Hoa Hakananai'a
c. 1000–1200 AD · United Kingdom
Leather-Covered Wooden Saddle
Leather-Covered Wooden Saddle
11th–12th century · MN
Pair of Iron Stirrups
11th–12th century · MN
Sword with Its Scabbard
Sword with Its Scabbard
11th–12th century · MN
Pyro-engraved gourd bowl
1000–1400 CE · CL
Great Zimbabwe
flourished 11th-15th century CE · ZW
Seated figure of a sukíe (shaman-healer), Costa Rica
1000–1550 CE · CL
Crowned Buddha in dharmachakra
11th century · SG
Grave number 56 from Luistari, Eura
Viking Age; buried after 1018, early 11th century · FI
Seated Amida (Amitabha) in Meditation
Japan, Late Heian period, mid-11th century · JP
Bishop's crosier
1050–1075 AD · IS
Reclining Visnu
Second half of the 11th century · KH
Early Spring
1072, Northern Song dynasty · Taiwan
Standing Adorned Buddha
Late 11th - early 12th century · KH
The Cold Food Observance
After 1082, Northern Song dynasty · Taiwan
Transcription of Key Passages of the Surangama Sutra, handscroll
Northern Song dynasty, 8th year of Yuanfeng era (1085) · CN
The Lismore Crozier
Circa AD 1100 · IE
Minbar of the Great Mosque of Algiers
490 AH / 1097 CE · DZ
Celadon Fish Dragon-Shaped Ewer
12th century · KR
Tenmoku-Type Teabowl with Tortoiseshell Effect and Phoenix Design
China, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century · JP
Yamai no Soshi (Diseases and Deformities)
Japan, Late Heian period, 12th century · JP
Jar
Angkor period, 12th century · KH
Treasure of Halikko
1100s (hidden mid- to late 1100s) · FI
Ufsakristur, figure of Christ
1100–1200 AD · IS
Vessel for prahok
Angkor period, 12th century · KH
Aquamanile
12th–13th centuries · UA
Glazed Sgraffito Bowls
Tyre, 12th–13th century A.D. · LB
Blacksmith's tongs
1100–1400 AD · IS
Gede Ruins
Swahili town, 12th–17th century · KE
Kokin Wakashu Poetry Anthology, Gen'ei Version
Heian period, 12th century · JP
Scroll of Hungry Ghosts
Heian period, 12th century · JP
The Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Kannon
Heian period, 12th century · JP
Cross of Cong
AD 1123 · IE
Whispering Pines in Myriad Valleys
1124, Northern Song dynasty · Taiwan
Kesi Tapestry: Ducks in a Lotus Pond
Southern Song dynasty (12th century) · CN
Ge Ware Celadon Five-footed Washer
Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) · CN
Baldishol tapestry
c. 1150–1190 · Norway
Tales of Hungry Ghosts (Gaki zōshi)
Japan, Heian period, late 12th century · JP
Lewis Chessmen
c. 1150–1200 · United Kingdom
Romanesque relief head from Rudina
Second half of the 12th century (Romanesque) · HR
Kendi (ewer) in the form of Ganesha
18th Buddhist century (c. 13th century CE) · TH
Wakan Roeishu Anthology
Japan, Late Heian period, dated 1160 (Eiryaku 1) · JP
The Valþjófsstaðir door
c. 1175–1200 AD · IS
Buddhist Triad
Late 12th - early 13th century · KH
Jayavarman VII
Late 12th - early 13th century · KH
The Miroslav Gospel (Miroslavljevo jevandjelje)
Late 12th century (1180s) · RS
Red and White Cotton Rosemallow
Southern Song dynasty, 1197 · JP
Spindle whorl
1197–1400 AD · IS
Leaf from a vellum manuscript
1200–1250 AD · IS
Mihrab from the Beyhekim Mosque, Konya
13th century · Germany
Portraits of Court Nobles
Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century · JP
Yuima-koji
China, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century · JP
Standing Surya
13th century AD · IN
Cast-Iron Cart-Hub (Tsön) from Kharkhorum
13th–14th century · MN
Vân Bản Bell
Trần dynasty, 13th–14th century · VN
West Mexican Effigy Pipe
Late Postclassic (c. 1200–1521 CE) · MX
“The Emperor Escapes to Rokuhara” from "The Illustrated Tale of Heiji"
Kamakura period, 13th century · JP
The Buddha Descending from the Mountain
Southern Song dynasty, 13th century · JP
Cup
13th or 14th century · SG
Garudhamukha Lancana (Garuda Statue)
13th–14th century · ID
Seated Guanyin riding qilin with acolytes
13th-14th centuries · SG
Celengan (Terracotta Money Box)
13th–15th century (Majapahit) · ID
Cross of Dom Sancho I
1213 · Portugal
Mihrab from Kashan
1226 · Germany
Perforated moa egg
1250–1500 · NZ
Ehécatl, God of Wind
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · MX
Mask of Chalchiuhtlicue
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · MX
Stone Box of Motecuhzoma II
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · MX
Xipe Tótec
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · MX
Xiuhtecuhtli, God of Fire
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · MX
Xochipilli
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · MX
Maitreya (the Future Buddha)
Tibetan art, 19th–20th Buddhist century (c. 14th–15th century CE) · TH
The Mocking of Christ
1280 · France
Mamluk Jewellery
Lebanon, Mamluk Period (1289–1516 A.D.) · LB
The Zimbabwe Birds
soapstone; from Great Zimbabwe, which flourished 1290-1450 CE · ZW
Ramkhamhaeng Inscription (Inscription No. 1)
Sukhothai period, Ramkhamhaeng Inscription (Inscription No. 1) · TH
Virgin and Child enthroned, surrounded by angels and saints (Ognissanti Maestà)
c. 1300–1305 · Italy
Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in Silver on Oak Paper, Volumes 5 and 6
14th century · KR
The Ife Head
1300 – early 1400s · United Kingdom
Drinking horn
1300–1500 AD · IS
Chimú bimetallic ceremonial bowl (Cuenco Bimetálico Chimú)
Chimú, Imperial Era (1300 – 1532 CE) · PE
Chimú gold crown (Corona de Oro Chimú)
Chimú, Imperial Era (1300 – 1532 CE) · PE
Chimú gold pectoral (Pectoral de Oro Chimú)
Chimú, Imperial Era (1300 – 1532 CE) · PE
Hunting-scene bas-relief from Spitakavor church
Early 14th century · AM
"The Eccentrics Hanshan and Shide" (From a Scroll of Zen Paintings)
Yuan dynasty, 14th century · JP
Panji Relief
14th century · ID
Kalpawreksa Relief
14th–15th century · ID
Alhambra Dome
c. 1320 · Germany
Blade for a Long Sword ("Tachi"), Named “Koryū Kagemitsu”
Kamakura period, 1322 · JP
The Ohrid Double Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria and the Annunciation
Mid-14th century · RS
Marinid Alms Measure (Mudd) of Abu al-Hasan
731–749 AH / 1331–1348 CE · DZ
Annunciation with St. Maxima and St. Ansanus
1333 · Italy
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Master Wuyong Scroll)
c. 1347–1350, Yuan dynasty · Taiwan
Ten-story Stone Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple Site
1348 · KR
Bronze Shiva (Sukhothai)
Sukhothai art, early 20th Buddhist century (c. mid-14th century CE) · TH
Nakhon Chum Inscription (Inscription No. 3)
Sukhothai period, 1357 CE (BE 1900) · TH
St Catherine
1360–1364 · Czech Republic
Gold ewer with dragon and phoenix design
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) · CN
Huanghuali Round-backed Folding Chair
Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · CN
Môn Hạ Sảnh Seal (Sảnh Môn Hạ Bronze Seal)
1377, reign of King Trần Duệ Tông, Trần dynasty · VN
The Resurrection (Třeboň Altarpiece)
after 1380 · Czech Republic
Beautiful Madonna from Wrocław
c. 1390 · Poland
Grudziądz Polyptych
c. 1390 · Poland
Kaibu no Mo(Women's Formal Pantaloon-Skirt with Seashore Motif)
Japan, Nanboku-chō period, dated 1390 · JP
Anjou Legendarium
1400 · France
Sword from the Ljubljanica
Beginning of the 15th century · SI
Inkstone Box with Poetry-Inspired Seashore Design in Maki'e and Silver Inlay
Japan, Muromachi period, early 15th century · JP
Domaru Armor Laced with Black Leather Thongs and Purple Red and White Cords
Japan, Muromachi period, 15th century · JP
Altar frontal from Draflastaðir
1400–1500 AD · IS
Gaja-Lakshmi
15th Century AD · IN
The “Flag of Stephen the Great” (St George Embroidery)
15th century · RO
Aztec Double-Headed Serpent
1400–1521 · United Kingdom
Quipu (knotted-cord recording device), Inka
1400–1532 CE · CL
Phra Buddha Sihing
Sukhothai–Lanna art, late 20th–21st Buddhist century (c. 15th–16th century CE) · TH
Decorated glazed dish
1400–1599 CE · QA
Lārīn (Ṭawīla) coin
1400–1599 CE · QA
White Porcelain Jar with Cloud and Dragon Design in Underglaze Iron
Early Joseon period, 15th–16th century · KR
Adorned Buddha
15th - 16th century · KH
Elf pot
1400–1600 AD · IS
Iron-Plated Leather Boots (Yaltsan Gutal)
15th–16th century · MN
Standing Lokesvara
15th - 16th Century AD · IN
The Lamentation of Christ
1408 · Czech Republic
The Annunciation
c. 1415–1425 · Belgium
Turin–Milan Hours
1420 · France
Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)
ca. 1427–32 · US
The Annunciation
1430–1434 · Portugal
Kalanti altarpiece
1430s · FI
Miniature gold llama figurine (Inka)
1430–1532 CE · CL
Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
c. 1435 · Austria
Pietà
c. 1441 · Belgium
Saint Barbara
1438 · Spain
São Jerônimo penitente no deserto (St Jerome Penitent in the Desert)
1448–51 · BR
Hours of Étienne Chevalier
1450s · France
Blue-and-White Vase with Swan Design
Mid-to-late 15th century, Lê sơ dynasty · VN
Holy Mary
1450–1550 AD · IS
Dragon and Phoenix Carpet
1450–1600 · Germany
Phra Hai Sok (Lanna Buddha)
Lanna art (base inscription records its arrival in Bangkok in 1856 CE) · TH
The Death of the Virgin
ca. 1462 · Spain
St. Augustine
c. 1465 · Portugal
Chicken Cup in Doucai Painted Enamels
Chenghua reign, Ming dynasty, 1465–1487 · Taiwan
Man of Sorrows (Vir Dolorum)
ca. 1470 · HU
St. Vincent Panels
c. 1470 · Portugal
Ceremonial Armchair (said to be of King Afonso V)
c. 1470–1475 · Portugal
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
c. 1475 · Belgium
Danse Macabre
Late 15th century · EE
Imperial Doors from a church in Ohrid (Carske dveri)
End of the 15th century · RS
The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza
c. 1473–1475 · Italy
The Dead Christ supported by an Angel
1475–1476 · Spain
Madonna and the Child (The Benois Madonna)
1478–1480 · Russia
Annunciation Polyptych with the Unicorn
c. 1480 · Poland
Spring
c. 1480 · Italy
Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to Giovanna degli Albizzi
1480s · France
Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto)
c. 1482 · Italy
Birth of Venus
c. 1485 · Italy
The Portuguese Chapel, Malindi
built in the 1490s (Portuguese) · KE
The Garden of Earthly Delights
1490–1500 · Spain
Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist and an Angel
late 15th–early 16th century · Poland
Madonna Enthroned with Saint Barbara (?) and Saint Anthony
c. 1490–1520 · SK
The Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna)
mid-1490s · Russia
Christ as the Suffering Redeemer
1495–1500 · Denmark
Calvary with a Donor
c. 1495–1505 · Belgium
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
1495–1505 · US
Sodre Astrolabe
901-906 AH / 1496-1500 CE · OM
Vasco da Gama Pillar (Padrão)
erected 1499 (Portuguese) · KE
Ressurreição de Cristo (The Resurrection of Christ)
1499–1502 · BR
As tentações de santo Antão (The Temptations of St Anthony)
Circa 1500 · BR
Portrait of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus
ca. 1500 · HU
Temptations of St. Anthony
c. 1500 · Portugal
Portrait of a Young Man
ca. 1500-1510 · HU
Salt Cellar
first quarter of the 16th century · Portugal
Mounted Warrior
early 16th century · HU
Votive Fresco of Neagoe Basarab and His Family
16th century (c. 1526) · RO
Painting of a Dog and Puppies
16th century (Joseon) · KR
Thimlich Ohinga
built 16th century CE · KE
Carved cup
1500–1600 AD · IS
Popinjay
16th century · EE
Tep Pranam
16th century · KH
Mere pounamu (greenstone striking weapon) "Amokura"
Māori, 1500–1820 · NZ
View of Ama-no-hashidate
Japan, Muromachi period, 1501–1506 · JP
St. Leonard
1501–1513 · Portugal
Two-Headed Fountain
1501–1515 · Portugal
Pine Forest
Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century · JP
Portrait of a Young Man (The "Broccardo" Portrait)
ca. 1503 · HU
Judith
1504 · Russia
Madonna and Child (The Conestabile Madonna)
circa 1504 · Russia
Holy Family, known as the “Doni Tondo”
1505–1506 · Italy
The Madonna of the Meadow
1505 or 1506 · Austria
Belém Monstrance
1506 · Portugal
Feast of the Rose Garlands
1506 · Czech Republic
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist (The Esterházy Madonna)
ca. 1508 · HU
The Crucifixion
1509–1519 · Spain
Reliquary
c. 1510 · Portugal
Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist
c. 1510 · Portugal
The Holy Kinship
1510 · SI
The Cardinal
1510–1511 · Spain
Saint John the Baptist
1510s · France
Hell
c. 1510–1520 · Portugal
Triptych with the Legend of St Stanislaus the Bishop
1510–1520 · Poland
Portrait of the Venetian Painter Giovanni Bellini
1511–1512 · Denmark
Abduction on a Unicorn
1516 · Denmark
The Beheading of Saint Dorothy
1516 · Czech Republic
Passion Altarpiece (Altarpiece of Antonius) Right and Left Wing
1517–1518 · EE
Book of Hours, said to be of King Dom Manuel I
1517–c. 1551 · Portugal
Emperor Maximilian I
1519 · Austria
St. Jerome
1521 · Portugal
The Dead Christ in the Tomb
1521–1522 · Switzerland
Padrão of Sunda Kalapa
16th century (treaty dated 21 August 1522) · ID
Supper at Emmaus
1525 · Italy
Martin Luther, theologian, reformer
signed 1526 · Sweden
Manuscript Page from the Golestan of Sa’di
1526–1530 · Germany
The Judgement of Paris
1528 · Switzerland
Chain mail of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (Cota de malla de Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada)
c. 1530 · CO
The Crouching Boy
circa 1530–1534 · Russia
Portrait of a Young Man
1530s · US
Suit of armour by Valentin Siebenbürger
1530s · SI
Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)
ca. 1555 · US
Melancholy
1532 · Denmark
Jane Seymour
c. 1536–1537 · Austria
Betrothal portrait of Anne of Cleves
1539 · France
Saliera
1540–1543 · Austria
Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo
c. 1543 · Czech Republic
Haikata Arabic Well (Kisima cha Asili cha Haikataa)
attributed to Arab settlers, 1545 · TZ
Portrait of Eleonora di Toledo with her son Giovanni
c. 1545 · Italy
The Washing of the Feet
1548–1549 · Spain
Hercules' Fight with the Centaurs
c. 1550 · Portugal
Venus, Cupid and Jealousy
ca. 1550 · HU
Christ among the Doctors in the Temple
1550–1556 · Spain
Debus Implements
Late 16th century · ID
Icon of St Simeon and St Sava
Second half of the 16th century · RS
Isabella de' Medici
c. 1552-1553 · Sweden
Danae
circa 1554 · Russia
The Adoration of the Magi
c. 1556 · Belgium
Autobiography of Sigismund (Žiga) Herberstein
1559 · SI
Danaë and the Shower of Gold
1560–1565 · Spain
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
c. 1560s (early copy after a lost original) · Belgium
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
1562 · Belgium
Summer
1563 · Austria
The Tower of Babel
1563 · Austria
Hunters in the Snow (Winter)
1565 · Austria
Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap
1565 · Belgium
The Census at Bethlehem
1566 · Belgium
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
1566 · HU
Hasan’s cloak
Last third of the 16th century, reworked mid-17th century · SI
Peasant Wedding
1568 · Austria
The Expulsion of Money-lenders from the Temple
c. 1570 · EE
Self-portrait
first half of the 1570s · Czech Republic
Tile Panel, Alfiz
1570–1580 · Portugal
Pot
c. 1575–1600 · Portugal
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest
ca. 1580 · Spain
Guðbrandur's Bible
1584 AD · IS
Automaton in the Form of a Ship
dated 1585 · Austria
Christ at Prayer
1585–1597 · Czech Republic
The Fall of the Titans
1588–1590 · Denmark
Cypress Trees
Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1590 · JP
The Massacre of the Innocents
1590 · Netherlands
Fort Jesus
built 1593 (Portuguese) · KE
The Fortune Teller
1594 · France
Hendrick Goltzius (?), Fortuna
Late 16th century (not before 1594) · SI
Apostle (book), Vilnius, after 1595
After 1595 · UA
Lute-Player
1595–1596 · Russia
Anunciação (The Annunciation)
Circa 1600 · BR
Bacchus
c. 1598 · Italy
Cana drinking horn
1598 AD · IS
Tachi Sword
Japan, Momoyama period, dated 1598 (Keichō 3) · JP
The Annunciation
ca. 1600 · HU
Aleppo Room
1600–01 and 1603 · Germany
Jesús en el Huerto de los Olivos
1600–1607 · AR
Death of the Virgin
1600s · France
Water Fowl in the Lotus Pond
Japan, Edo period, early 17th century · JP
Hetman’s mace (bulava)
17th century · UA
Breverl
17th century · SI
Icon of Serbian rulers by Avesalom Vujicic
Icon of Serbian rulers by Avesalom Vujicic
17th century · RS
Mask from Stóra-Borg
1600–1700 AD · IS
Alegoría de la Fortuna y la Virtud
Siglo XVII (17th century) · AR
Cooling Off
Edo period, 17th century · JP
Scenes in and around Kyoto (Funaki Version)
Edo period, 17th century · JP
Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in "maki-e" lacquer
Edo period, 17th century · JP
Decorative Ewer with Seychelles Nut
1602 · Austria
Still Life with Game, Vegetables and Fruit
1602 · Spain
Astrolabe attributed to Samuel de Champlain
1603 · CA
Megiser’s multilingual dictionary
1603 · SI
Okuni Kabuki Screen
Japan, Momoyama period, early 17th century (after 1603) · JP
Namban Folding Screens
c. 1606 · Portugal
Trotting Horse
signed 1607 · Sweden
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
c. 1608–1612 · Norway
The Elevation of the Cross
1609 · France
Marching Horse
1610 · Czech Republic
Lidded Ewer
1614 · Netherlands
Calendar (rímtal)
1615 AD · IS
Saint Catherine
1615–1620 · SK
The Judgement of Solomon
c. 1617 · Denmark
Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)
circa 1618 · Russia
Tavern Scene
ca. 1618-1619 · HU
Saint Dominic and Saint Francis Protecting the World from the Wrath of Christ
1620 · France
The Satyr and the Peasant
c. 1620–1621 · Belgium
Concert of Birds
1620–1630 · ZA
Retrato do conde-duque de Olivares (Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares)
1624 · BR
David with the Head of Goliath before Saul
1627 · Switzerland
Supper at Emmaus
c. 1630 · EE
Boy Playing the Flute
early 1630s · Sweden
Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son
1631 · France
The Apotheosis of St. Thomas of Aquino
1631 · France
The Martyrdom of Saint Livinus
c. 1633 · Belgium
St. Catherine of Alexandria
mid-1630s · Sweden
Marten and Oopjen
1634 · Netherlands
Retrato de mujer joven
1634 · AR
Scholar in His Study
1634 · Czech Republic
A Lamb
1635–1640 · Spain
Danaë
1636 · Russia
Saturn devouring a Son
1636–1638 · Spain
Didactic Gospels, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, 1637
1637 · UA
Self-Portrait
1638–1640 · Austria
Jacob's Dream
1639 · Spain
Portrait of Nicolaes van Bambeeck
1641 · Belgium
The Night Watch
1642 · Netherlands
Jadeite Cabbage
Qing dynasty, 1644–1911 · Taiwan
Meat-shaped Stone
Qing dynasty, 1644–1911 · Taiwan
A Girl with a Rooster
c. 1650 · EE
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
1650 · US
The Threatened Swan
c. 1650 · Netherlands
The Kitchen Maid
1651 · Sweden
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
1653 · US
Bathsheba with King David's Letter
1654 · France
The Spinners, or the Fable of Arachne
1655–1660 · Spain
Las Meninas
1656 · Spain
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
ca. 1662 · US
Niello silver bowl with Himavanta animals
Ayutthaya art, 23rd–24th Buddhist century (c. 17th–18th century CE) · TH
Infanta Margarita in a Blue Dress
1659 · Austria
Sketch for The Knight with the Falcon
1659–1661 · Denmark
The Milkmaid
c. 1660 · Netherlands
The Astronomer
1664 · France
The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The Patrician's Dream
1664–1665 · Spain
Isaac and Rebecca, Known as 'The Jewish Bride'
c. 1665–1669 · Netherlands
Tứ Kỳ Pagoda Stone Incense Pillar (Cây hương chùa Tứ Kỳ)
1666, Cảnh Trị reign, Lê Huyền Tông, Lê Trung Hưng period · VN
The Art of Painting
c. 1666–1668 · Austria
Return of the Prodigal Son
circa 1668 · Russia
The Circumcision of the Son of Moses
1670–1674 · SK
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
c. 1672–1675 · Netherlands
Pronk Still Life
1678 · Denmark
Nam Giao Temple Stele
1679 (4th year of the Vĩnh Trị reign, Lê Hy Tông) · VN
Pochette (pocket violin)
1679 · SI
Universal of Hetman Ivan Mazepa, 1690
1690 · UA
Dhlodhlo / Danan'mombe National Monument
Rozvi state capital c.1693 to the early 1800s; declared National Monument No. 5 in July 1937 · ZW
Model of the William Rex
1698 · Netherlands
Dead Hare
after 1700 · SK
Multi-armed Quan Am (Avalokiteshvara)
18th century or later · SG
Portrait of Shin Im
Joseon Dynasty (early 18th century) · KR
The Akan Drum
early 18th century · United Kingdom
Silver Bowl with Design in Relief, Depicting the Tale of a Golden Deer
Qing Dynasty, 18th century · CN
White Porcelain Jar with Grapevine and Monkey Pattern
Late Joseon period, 18th century · KR
Glass bracelets, Al Huailah
1700–1800 CE (18th century) · QA
Samurai armour
Edo period (18th century) · SI
Virgin of the Apocalypse with angels (Virgen del Apocalipsis y ángeles)
18th century · CO
Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquirá)
18th century · CO
Hei tiki (pendant in human form)
Māori, 1700–1847 · NZ
Pearl diver's weight
1700–1899 CE (18th century) · QA
The Buddhist Protector Mahakala
18th–19th century · Czech Republic
Writing Box with the Eight-Plank Bridge, Lacquered wood with "maki-e", lead, and mother-of-pearl
Edo period, 18th century · JP
Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE · US
Gold Seal 'Đại Việt Quốc Nguyễn Chúa Vĩnh Trấn Chi Bảo'
1709, reign of Lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu · VN
Grand Piano
1720 · US
Famille-rose Vase with Bats and Peaches
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) · CN
Holy Communion
1725 · FI
A Hundred Steeds
1728, Qing dynasty · Taiwan
Qur'an Endowed by Abdi Pasha
1141 AH / 1729 CE · DZ
Table Centrepiece
1729–1731 · Portugal
Revolving Vase with Swimming Goldfish
Qianlong reign, Qing dynasty, 1736–1795 · Taiwan
Kostanjevica goblet
1749 · SI
Fragments from 'Nanking Cargo'
1752 · SG
Covered bencharong jar with na-khop and garuda-clutching-naga design
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · TH
Khon mask head of Hanuman
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 200 years old) · TH
Phutthan throne of the Front Palace
Rattanakosin art, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · TH
Reclining Buddha in ivory
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · TH
Rock-crystal Buddha image
Lanna art, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · TH
Sandalwood Buddha (Phra Kaen Chan)
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 200 years old) · TH
Seven-headed naga sculpture
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · TH
Ivory carving of Durga slaying Mahishasura
Indian art, 24th–25th Buddhist century (c. 18th–20th century CE) · TH
Figurines of Chinese
Around 1763 · SI
The Peacock Clock
1766–1772 · Russia
The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust
1768 · Sweden
The Lock
1770s · France
Character Head No. 6
model 1770–1783 (later metal cast) · SK
Melancholia
c. 1770–1790 · SK
Carpet from the burial of Hetman Danylo Apostol
Late 18th century · UA
View of Warsaw from the Terrace of the Royal Castle
1773 · Poland
Venus in Her Chariot
1774–1799 · EE
The Wounded Philoctetes
1775 · Denmark
Cook's Hawaiian feathered cape
Presented to Captain James Cook, 1778–1779 · AU
Card table used by Francisco de Paula Santander (Mesa de tresillo de Santander)
18th century (c. 1780) · CO
Busabok Kroen throne
Rattanakosin period, reign of Rama I (1782–1809) · TH
Amor and Psyche
1787 · Sweden
HMS Bounty Relics
HMS Bounty, mutiny of 1789 · FJ
Cocks and Hens
Japan, Edo period, dated 1790 · JP
Self-portrait
1790 · Italy
The Death of Marat
1793 · Belgium
Segawa Kikunojō III as Oshizu, wife of Tanabe Bunzō
1794 · Czech Republic
Great Victory Chariot (Phra Maha Phichai Ratcharot)
Rattanakosin period, built 1795 CE (BE 2338) · TH
The Waterfall Sarpsfossen
1795 · Norway
The Naked Maja
1795–1800 · Spain
The Ryberg Family
1797 · Denmark
Emperor’s throne
1797–1799 · FI
Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo ante los muros de Sevilla
1798–1800 · AR
Retrato do cardeal don Luis Maria de Borbon y Vallabriga (Portrait of Cardinal Don Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga)
1798–1800 · BR
Cảnh Thịnh Bronze Drum
1800, 8th year of the Cảnh Thịnh reign, Tây Sơn dynasty · VN
Classical Composition: Bacchanal
Undated (early 19th century) · ZA
Flissa Sabre
13th century AH / 19th century CE · DZ
Kabyle Fibula (Ibzim / Tabzimt)
13th century AH / 19th century CE · DZ
Waka 'Teremoe' (canoe hull)
Māori, 1800s · NZ
Woven Haik (Woman's Wrap)
13th century AH / 19th century CE · DZ
Oryx Figurine
1800–1900 CE (19th century) · QA
Basket (Shelbadan)
1800–1999 CE · QA
Milk churn (Isga)
1800–1999 CE · QA
Plate (Suhfa)
1800–1999 CE · QA
Kinnari Box
19th - 20th century · KH
Pedestal
19th - 20th century · KH
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
1804–6 · US
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
1806 · France
The Water Carrier ("La Aguadora")
between 1808 and 1812 · HU
The Three Graces
between 1813 and 1816 · Russia
The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, or "The Executions"
1814 · Spain
Australia's first bank note
Issued 8 April 1817 · AU
Girardoni-system repeating air rifle
c. 1820 · SI
Saturn
1820–1823 · Spain
Decorative vase “Riton” (Kyiv-Mezhyhiria faience)
1820s · UA
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32 · US
Simón Bolívar
c. 1822 · CO
Model canoe made by the Odawa chief Assiginak
about 1825 · CA
Ottoman Gold Dinar Struck at Algiers
Ottoman period (dated 1243 AH / 1827 CE) · DZ
Singer Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
1828 · EE
Ragamala
1830 AD · IN
Shark harpoon
1830–1930 AD · IS
Dusk Scene
1833–1834 · ZA
Cristo abençoador (Christ Blessing)
1834 · BR
Rafael Pombo as a child (Rafael Pombo)
c. 1835 · CO
Morning View of Østerbro
1836 · Denmark
Portrait of Takami Senseki
Edo period, dated 1837 (Tenpo 8) · JP
Te Hau ki Tūranga
Built in the early 1840s · NZ
Egoist tea set (Volokytyne porcelain)
1840s · UA
View from Stalheim
1842 · Norway
Te Tākinga pātaka (carved storehouse)
Māori, carved 1845–1855 (restored 1934) · NZ
Jade Seal 'Đại Nam Thụ Thiên Vĩnh Mệnh Truyền Quốc Tỷ'
1847, reign of Emperor Thiệu Trị, Nguyễn dynasty · VN
The Beautiful Rosine
1847 · Belgium
The Cellist (Self-portrait)
1847 · Sweden
Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord
1848 · Norway
Ploughing in the Nivernais
1849 · France
Haida House Pole
c. 1850 · United Kingdom
Janez Avguštin Puhar, Self-portrait
1850s or early 1860s · SI
Kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) of Mākereti Papakura
Māori, 1850–1880 · NZ
Bridal trinket crown
Second half of the 19th century · FI
Kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak)
Māori, 1850–1900 · NZ
Retrato de Manuelita Rosas
1851 · AR
Skull attributed to the criminal 'Doctor Russi' (Cráneo del 'Doctor Russi')
1851 · CO
Washington Crossing the Delaware
1851 · US
At a Window in the Artist's Studio
1852 · Denmark
Hunger, Madness and Crime
1853 · Belgium
Drawing by Sölvi Helgason (Sólon Íslandus)
1858–1888 AD · IS
Festive costume (skautbúningur)
1860 AD · IS
La Nymphe surprise (La ninfa sorprendida)
1861 · AR
Life in the Baðstofa
1861 AD · IS
Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl
signed 1866 · Sweden
Moema
1866 · BR
Mother Anthony's Tavern
signed 1866 · Sweden
Reverend Thomas Baker Relics
1867 · FJ
Old Bulawayo
royal town of King Lobengula; established 1870 · ZW
Peace and War (copy after Rubens)
c. 1870 · ZA
A amazona - Retrato de Marie Lefébure (The Horsewoman - Portrait of Marie Lefébure)
1870–75 · BR
Embroidered Satin Vest (Khantaaz)
Late 19th - early 20th century · MN
Gilt-Bronze Yamantaka (Yamandag)
late 19th – early 20th century · MN
Insurgent Patrol (Insurgent Picket)
1873 · Poland
Maori girl
circa 1874 · NZ
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
ca. 1880–1900 · US
The Battle of Grunwald
1878 · Poland
The Faithful Guardian
1878 · EE
Watering Place with Ravens
1878 · SK
Island of the Dead
1880 · Switzerland
The Market in Szolnok
1880 · SK
A condessa Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec (The Countess Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec)
1880–82 · BR
The Adornment of the Bride by Paja Jovanovic (Kicenje neveste)
First half of the 1880s · RS
Rosa e azul - As meninas Cahen d'Anvers (Pink and Blue - The Cahen d'Anvers Girls)
1881 · BR
Dusk
1882 · EE
Blue Interior
1883 · Norway
Scandalized Masks
1883 · Belgium
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
1883–84 · US
Retrato de Doña Carlota Ferreira de Regunaga
c. 1883–88 · UY
Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden
signed 1884 · Sweden
Spoliarium
1884 · PH
The Burghers of Calais
1884–1889 · Switzerland
1885 Photograph Album of Oman, Iraq and India
1885 · OM
Castles in the Air
signed 1885 · Sweden
The Sick Child
1885–86 · Norway
Albertine to See the Police Surgeon
1885–1887 · Norway
Étretat in the Rain
1886 · Norway
Self-Portrait
1886 · Norway
Le Moulin de la Galette
ca. 1886–1887 · AR
A Poem on the Anatomy of the Eye (Qasida fi Tashrih al-Ayn)
1305 AH / 1887 CE (copy) · OM
Diligent Hands by Uros Predic (Vredne rucice)
1887 · RS
Fritillaries in a Copper Vase
1887 · France
Le lever de la bonne (El despertar de la criada)
1887 · AR
Self-Portrait
1887 · Netherlands
Portrait of the Painter Oda Krohg, b. Lasson
1888 · Norway
Madame Cézanne em vermelho (Madame Cézanne in Red)
1888–90 · BR
Bella Vista
1889 · UY
Green Wheat
1889 · Czech Republic
Landscape from Brittany
signed 1889 · Sweden
Self-Portrait
1889 · Norway
Wheat Field with Cypresses
1889 · US
Passeio ao crepúsculo (Evening Promenade)
1889–90 · BR
A canoa sobre o Epte (The Canoe on the Epte)
Circa 1890 · BR
Marguerite Gachet at the Piano
1890 · Switzerland
Pontus
1890 · Sweden
Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski
1890 · Poland
The Hammerman
1890 · Belgium
Le Lit
1890s · France
A Funeral
1891 · Denmark
La vuelta del malón
1892 · AR
Vahine no te miti (Femme a la mer)
1892 · AR
Después de la Batalla de Curupaytí
1893 · AR
Taras Shevchenko, “Kobzar” (1893 Lviv edition)
1893 · UA
The Scream
1893 · Norway
Woman Holding a Fruit; Where Are You Going? (Eu haere ia oe)
1893 · Russia
Sin pan y sin trabajo
1894 · AR
Play and Dance
1896 · Norway
Sleigh by the McLaughlin Carriage Company
Around 1896 · CA
The Caresses
1896 · Belgium
The Christian Dirce
1897 · Poland
“Varpas”, no. 6 (1898) — first printing of the Lithuanian national anthem
1898 · LT
Deux danseuses jaunes et roses (Amarillo y rosa)
1898 · AR
Portrait of Ida, the Artist's Wife
1898 · Denmark
Capsheaves
1898–1899 · Poland
Boys Bathing at Skagen. Summer Evening
1899 · Denmark
Retrato del Sr. Juan Carlos Muñoz
1899 · UY
The Attack
1899 · FI
Urn with the heart of Brother Gabriel Giraud
1899 · SI
Dancing on a Shore
1900 · Czech Republic
Moss bag baby carrier (Gwich’in)
Around 1900 · CA
Kopitljaček (jumping jack)
Beginning of the 20th century · SI
Gelang Aceh (Aceh Bracelet)
Early 20th century · ID
Kain Koffo (Abaca Textile)
Early 20th century · ID
Keris
Early-mid 20th century · SG
Kultrún (Mapuche shaman's drum)
20th century (Siglo XX) · CL
Absinthe Drinker
1901 · Russia
Escape
1902 · Czech Republic
Darby and Joan [Ina Te Papatahi, Ngāpuhi]
1903 · NZ
Polish Hamlet – Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski
1903 · Poland
El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante (The Assassination of Governor Bustamante)
Circa 1904 · PH
Eugen Schauman’s (1875–1904) shirt
1904 · FI
Retrato de Suzanne Bloch (Portrait of Suzanne Bloch)
1904 · BR
Estudio (Study)
c. 1905 · UY
Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line
1905 · Denmark
The Hanging Place of the Maji Maji War Heroes (Eneo la manyongeo, Songea)
site of the executions of 27 February 1906 · TZ
The Two Brothers
1906 · Switzerland
Woman in a Chemise
1906 · Denmark
The Gospel Writer by Djordje Krstic (Pisac jevandjelja)
c. 1907 (left unfinished at the artist's death) · RS
The hilltop
circa 1908 · NZ
The Dyke
1909 · Belgium
Dance
1909–1910 · Russia
Mawson's sledge
Used on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914 · AU
Amorpha. Fugue in Two Colors
1912 · Czech Republic
Animal Destinies
1913 · Switzerland
The Bride of the Wind
1913 · Switzerland
Self-Portrait
1914 · Switzerland
Bather (La Baigneuse) by Auguste Renoir
c. 1915 · RS
Dinámica del viento
1915 · AR
A estudante (The Student)
1915–16 · BR
Meditation
1915–1916 · EE
Railroad Workers at Høvik
1916 · Norway
Retrato de Leopold Zborowski (Portrait of Léopold Zborowski)
1916–19 · BR
Flag of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia Regiment, 1917
1917 · UA
The Seated Woman With Bent Knees
1917 · Czech Republic
Alice
c. 1918 · Denmark
Cerro Largo (La Aguada)
1918 · UY
Paisaje de ciudad (City Landscape)
1918 · UY
Zíngaras (Gypsy Women)
1918 · UY
Lake Pühajärv
1918–1921 · EE
Lopokova in her Dressing-room
c. 1919 · ZA
Partido de fútbol (Football Match)
c. 1919 · UY
President’s chain
1919 (collar symbols renewed 1963) · FI
Pupo
ca. 1920 · AR
Mother and child figure (Solomon Islands)
Made in the Solomon Islands in the 1920s · AU
Street in Tallinn (Aida Street)
1921 · EE
On the Hills of Liptov
1922 · SK
The Coronation Crown of Queen Marie
1922 · RO
Venice (Ships in Venice)
1922–1923 · EE
Las glicinas (The Wisterias)
1923 · UY
Recreo (Recess)
c. 1924 · UY
Candombe
c. 1925 · UY
Armchair, "MR 20"
1926 · Sweden
Phar Lap's Skeleton (Horse, Equus caballus)
Phar Lap 1926–1932 · NZ
Đường Kách Mệnh (The Revolutionary Path)
1927 · VN
Dalagang Bukid (The Country Lass)
1928 · PH
Eugenio Peña (portrait)
1929 · CO
"Celestial Globe"
manufactured 1929-1930 · Sweden
Lovers (Song – Pastorale)
c. 1929–1930 · SK
Cinco moças de Guaratinguetá (Five Girls from Guaratinguetá)
1930 · BR
Hell (Põrgu)
1930 · EE
N'tabeni
1930 · ZA
Femme allongée (Mujer acostada)
1931 · AR
The Preacher
1932 · EE
O lavrador de café (The Coffee Farmer)
1934 · BR
Still Life
1934–1935 · ZA
Kalevipoeg's Journey to the North (Voyage to the End of the World)
1935 · EE
Horror
1936 · Norway
Primeros pasos
1936 · AR
Opening the Gate
1939 · SK
Ngatu (tapa cloth)
Tongan, circa 1940s · NZ
La calle (The Street)
c. 1942 · UY
Prison Diary (Ngục trung nhật ký / Nhật ký trong tù)
August 1942 – September 1943 · VN
Sarenka (Fawn) Children’s Stool
designed 1942–1943, produced c. 1946–1965 · Poland
Buzzy Bee (toy)
circa 1943 · NZ
Exiles
1943 · SK
Street Scene
1945 · ZA
Tutusoma, Arhuaco hat (Tutusoma, sombrero arhuaco)
c. 1945 · CO
Handwritten Draft of President Ho Chi Minh's "Appeal to National Resistance"
19 December 1946 · VN
Kofán feather crown (Corona de plumas)
1946 · CO
Lake Kivu, Congo
1946 · ZA
Clothing worn by Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on the day of his death (Prendas de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán)
c. 1948 · CO
Atelier Fauni’s Moomin characters
1950s · FI
Marmi (gold ring)
1950–1973 CE · QA
El payaso con globo (The Clown with a Balloon)
1952 · UY
Landscape in the Nude
1953 · ZA
Porto I (Port I)
1953 · BR
The Empire of Light
1954 · Belgium
Monstrance Designed by Kazys Varnelis (1957)
1957 · LT
Chair, "The Drop"
designed 1958 · Sweden
Northland panels
1958 · NZ
Paisaje de Bogotá (Bogotá Landscape)
1958 · UY
El niño de Vallecas (Fernando Botero)
1959 · CO
Espiral (Spiral)
c. 1962 · UY
The Abduction of Sabines
1962 · Czech Republic
Construcción (Construction)
1963 · UY
The original Uhuru Torch (Mwenge halisi wa Uhuru)
Union Torch relayed 1964–1979; received by the museum 9 December 1979 · TZ
The Revelation of St John
1965 · ZA
Untitled
1965 · ZA
Great Dialogue
1966 · Czech Republic
Laocoön
1966 · EE
The Great Fall
1968 · SK
THE HEARTH (Feuerstätte)
1968–1974 · Switzerland
Battle of Boyacá (Batalla de Boyacá)
c. 1970 · CO
Untitled
1970 · Switzerland
Foxtrot
1974 · Switzerland
Men at Work
1979 · PH
War Requiem
1982 · SK
Amouage 'Gold' Frankincense Perfume Flasks
1983 · OM
Lithuanian Tricolour Flag from the Gediminas Castle Tower (1989)
1989 · LT
Giant squid model (Architeuthis)
Modelled from a 1991 specimen · ZA
Britten V1000 motorcycle
1992 · NZ
Morning Star (Gambeh Then')
1993 · CA
Maternity grant – protection for mothers and children
Maternity package, 1993–1994 · FI
Clara Hughes's Olympic bicycle
1996 · CA
'ie toga dress with tuiga
1997 · NZ
Sky Woman
2001 · CA
Tree of Life
2004 · United Kingdom
Starblanket II
2007 · CA
Model of the Jewel of Muscat
1433-34 AH / 2012 CE (model of a 9th-century ship) · OM
Model of the Magan Boat
1433 AH / 2012 CE (model of an Early Bronze Age boat) · OM
'namaxsala (To Travel in a Boat Together)
2013 · CA
The Will Letter of Sultan Qaboos bin Said
2020 · OM
'Eric' the opalised pliosaur (Umoonasaurus demoscyllus)
Cretaceous, about 120–100 million years ago; discovered 1987 · AU
“Perkūnas” Statuette from Kernavė — exhibit no. 1 of the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities
Entered as no. 1 in the 1858 catalogue of the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities · LT
Al-Busaidi Family Endowment: Three Qur'ans and a Metal Vessel
acquired 2019 (objects 20th century) · OM
Almohad Square Dirham
Almohad period · DZ
Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary of The Brotherhood of the Black Heads in Tallinn
Before 1493 · EE
Alusu (Ceremonial Rattle)
undated (South Sulawesi) · ID
Antilope stylisée (male) — stylised antelope headdress
Undated · SN
Authentic Maji Maji War weapons and tools (shields, war axes, clubs and spears)
used during the Maji Maji War (c. 1905–1907) · TZ
Autorretrato (Self-Portrait)
Undated · UY
Babu Baruti, the giant Aldabra tortoise
brought to Arusha in the early 1920s; estimated to be over 150 years old · TZ
Bambara pottery vessel collected by Théodore Monod
Undated · SN
Battoola (face veil)
· QA
Bijogo bull mask (masque Beauf)
Undated · SN
Bird-shaped stone pestle
Made c. 3000–8000 years ago · AU
Blue whale skeleton
Undated · ZA
Bronze bell from Kalanay Cave
Metal Age · PH
Bronze Figurine of a Dancer (Bangkinang)
Paleometallic (Metal Age) · ID
Bronze pedrero cannon from the San Diego shipwreck
16th century CE · PH
Bulul (Ifugao granary figure)
Traditional Ifugao · PH
Bundu (Sande society) helmet mask
Undated · SN
Bust of the Goddess Africa
Roman period · DZ
Buste de femme (Busto de mujer)
Undated · AR
Calabasse — calabash with eight eggs and plant sheaths
Undated · SN
Calatagan Ritual Pot
c. 15th century · PH
Canowindra fish fossils
Upper Devonian, about 370–360 million years ago; slab uncovered 1955 · AU
Cantera abandonada (Abandoned Quarry)
Undated · UY
Cast of the first coelacanth
Undated · ZA
Ceramic medallion with an archangel from Veliki Preslav
Medieval, Veliki Preslav (Round Church workshop) · BG
Chiremba Balancing Rocks
granite balancing-rock formation; declared a National Monument in 1994 · ZW
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
natural-history specimen of the coelacanth, a 'living fossil' lineage · ZW
Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)
Specimens acquired by Te Papa (from 2007) · NZ
Commemorative Inscription of Abd al-Rahman al-Thaalibi
Ottoman period · DZ
Copper Plate with Lid (Tepsi Achawet)
Ottoman period · DZ
Crescent-shaped kendi from the Santa Cruz shipwreck
Late 15th to early 16th century CE · PH
Crocodile turtle-shell mask
Collected 1907 · AU
Diana's Vow Rock Paintings
rock-art National Monument; friezes of masked human figures · ZW
Dogon Kanaga mask (masque Kanage)
Undated · SN
Domboshava National Monument
rock-art and rain-making site; under NMMZ custody since 1936 · ZW
Egungun society mask (Éléti)
Undated · SN
Extraña máscara (Strange Mask)
Undated · UY
Exu
Undated (probably 20th century) · BR
Feather tapestry (Tapiz de plumas)
undated (Peru; recorded 1881) · CO
Figure of Arjuna
Bali, late 19th or early 20th century · AU
Fon funerary figure
Undated · SN
Fossilised Dugong
c. 40 million years old (Eocene epoch) · QA
Ganesha of Candi Banon
Central Javanese period · ID
Gold finds from the San Diego shipwreck
16th century CE · PH
Green Vase
Undated · IQ
Guerzé red leather bag (sacoche en cuir rouge)
Undated · SN
Guitar played by Randy Bachman
Late 1960s–1970s · CA
Ħaġar Qim Statue
Maltese Neolithic period · MT
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Skull
Neolithic period · MT
Hockey jersey of Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Mid-20th century · CA
Horus and Anubis Pendant
Phoenician period · MT
Jade phoenix
Neolithic Age · CN
Jin-dynasty Black-glazed Oil-spot Bowl
Jin dynasty in the title; Song dynasty in the museum period field · CN
Karashamb Silver Goblet
Middle Bronze Age (more than forty centuries old, museum dating) · AM
Kerfala Stele
Libyc period · DZ
Khami Ruins
Zimbabwe dry-stone monument; World Heritage Site · ZW
Kiribati armour (te tana)
Kiribati coconut-fibre armour · AU
Kiswat al-Ka'ba Textile Panels
20th century · OM
Krefft's chair
Belonged to Gerard Krefft, Museum curator 1864–1874 · AU
Laocoön and His Sons
Plaster cast after a Roman marble (itself thought to copy a lost Hellenistic bronze), original c. 40–30 BC · Norway
Large Urn
Undated · IQ
Large Vase
Undated · IQ
Lobi bateba figure (female)
Undated · SN
Maitland Bar Gold Nugget
Discovered 15 June 1887 · AU
Maitum Anthropomorphic Burial Jars
Metal Age · PH
Malagan figures (Marumarua)
Marumarua malagan ceremonial carvings · AU
Mamuli
undated (Sumbanese ceremonial gold) · ID
Manunggul Jar
Metal Age · PH
Marble Statue of a South Arabian Dignitary
Iron Age (South Arabian kingdoms) · OM
Mary, Christ and the young John the Baptist, known as the “Madonna of the Goldfinch”
Before February 1506 · Italy
Masi (Barkcloth)
Fijian barkcloth (masi) · FJ
Mask
Indus Valley Civilisation · IN
Matendera Monument
Zimbabwe-style dry-stone enclosure with herringbone and dentelle decoration and two monoliths · ZW
Matobo Hills
cultural landscape; rock paintings within the last 10,000 years (WHS inscribed 2003) · ZW
Moça com livro (Young Woman with a Book)
Undated (19th century) · BR
Morning star pole
Yolngu morning star pole (Banumbirr) · AU
Murumbi African Heritage Collection
Murumbi collection (Joseph and Sheila Murumbi) · KE
Naletale
Rozvi-tradition dry-stone monument decorated with five wall patterns · ZW
Nalu polychrome commemorative figure
Undated · SN
National Heroes Acre
national shrine of independent Zimbabwe (from 1980) · ZW
Neo-Assyrian Male Figurine
Middle-Assyrian period · IQ
Ornamented mammoth scapula
Upper Paleolithic · UA
Papyrus with Phoenician Inscription
Phoenician period · MT
Pate Ivory Siwa
Swahili, Lamu archipelago · KE
Phoenician Sarcophagus
Phoenician period · MT
Platypus skin rug
Donated to the Museum in 1947 · AU
Pulley from the São José slave ship
São José wreck 1794 (recovered and conserved for display) · ZA
Rainforest shields
Aboriginal rainforest shields, far north Queensland · AU
Ratu Finau (Drua)
Fijian drua (double-hulled sailing canoe) · FJ
Raven head mask
Acquired by the Museum in 1912 · AU
Renaissance Ring from the Castellan’s House, Vilnius
Form and decoration typical of 16th-century jewellery (found 2021) · LT
Ritual flying-panel metate (metate de panel colgante)
Pre-Columbian, Central Region · CR
Roro feather headdress
Collected 1923 · AU
Saber and al-Haswah Dagger attributed to Imam Saif bin Sultan al-Ya'rubi
attributed to Imam Saif bin Sultan al-Ya'rubi I (r. late 17th - early 18th c.) · OM
Sande society helmet mask (masque casque du Sandé)
Undated · SN
Santa Rosa de Viterbo Meteorite (Aerolito de Santa Rosa de Viterbo)
Acquired 1823 · CO
Seated male figure in a colonial helmet (Blolo Bian)
Undated · SN
Senufo seated female figure (fertility)
Undated · SN
Senufo standing female figure (Korhogo)
Undated · SN
Senufo Wanyugo helmet mask
Undated · SN
Shackles from the São José slave ship
São José wreck 1794 (shackles recovered November 2014) · ZA
Siapo (tapa cloth)
Samoan, date unknown · NZ
Skeleton of 'Sir Hercules' and a rider (the 'Bone Ranger')
Sir Hercules bred 1843, died 1865; skeleton presented to the Museum 1870 · AU
Star-shaped mace head: serpent and lizard (Cabezal de maza estrellada)
Pre-Hispanic period · CL
Statue of Two Men, One Playing a Pipe on the Other's Back
Đông Sơn culture (estimated centuries BCE) · VN
Stone spheres of the Diquís (esferas de piedra)
Pre-Columbian, Diquís subregion · CR
Tea Pot
Undated · IQ
The Abizar Stele
Libyc period · DZ
The Chandamali Mountain Caves (Mapango ya mlima Chandamali)
Maji Maji War period (used c. 1905–1907) · TZ
The Cippus of Malta
Phoenician-Punic period · MT
The Khatiyah Meteorite
c. 4.56 billion years old (found 2000) · QA
The Lydenburg Heads
Discovered 1962–1964, Lydenburg, Mpumalanga · ZA
The Sleeping Lady
Maltese Neolithic period · MT
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii
20th century · CA
The Venus of Malta
Maltese Neolithic period · MT
Theban mummy and coffin
Ancient Egyptian; excavated at Thebes (now Luxor) · AU
Thylacine ('Tasmanian tiger') pup
Sent to the Australian Museum in 1866 · AU
Tuareg basketry bag (Goundam)
Undated · SN
Turkana Boy (Homo erectus skeleton)
Homo erectus, lived over 1.6 million years ago; discovered 1984 · KE
Upe hats
Sacred initiation hats (upe), Bougainville · AU
Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)
natural waterfall; World Heritage Site (inscribed 1989) · ZW
Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim
before 1371 · Czech Republic
White Bowl
Undated · IQ
Winged cross from Sevan
Middle Ages · AM
Woven textile from Kédougou, Senegal
Undated · SN
Yoruba mask (Ibadan)
Undated · SN
Ziwa Monument, Nyanga
archaeological agricultural landscape (Nyanga tradition): terraces, enclosures, pit-structures, hill forts · ZW
Zulu shields
Collected during the Anglo–Zulu Wars, late 1870s; acquired 1884 · AU