Timeline Treasures·1235 works·72 museums·69 countries and regions

621 centuries of human making

Every work here is a treasure its own museum chose to single out — collected one country or region at a time so that nothing is missed, then set on a single unbroken line of time, from painted clay to the modern age, each in the museum’s own words.

The whole collection at a glance ↓
800 BCE 500 CE 1300 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 60000 BCE today

The wheel of civilisation — all 1104 dated works at once, the oldest at the centre, today at the rim. Follow the spiral outward and 621 centuries pass under your eye; touch any tile to visit that work below.

The First Makers

4500–800 BCE·148 works·Neolithic, Bronze and early Iron Ages In these years they reached for sculpture (49), craft & design (41), and faith & ritual objects (23).
Same years,
different worlds False Door of the Mastaba of Izi Egypt & Nubia Bull's Head with Inlaid Eyes Near East Mask of Agamemnon Greek world Neanderthal flute Europe Houmuwu square cauldron (ding) East Asia Seal showing unicorn with 8 pictograms South Asia Pacopampa stone feline sculpture (Felino Pacopampa) Americas & Oceania
Neanderthal flute
N° 001
Neanderthal flute
Unknown
60,000 years before present (Palaeolithic) · Bone of a cave bear
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI

A flute made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear and pierced with four holes, found in the Divje babe cave near Cerkno; the museum presents it as the oldest known musical instrument in the world (about 60,000 years old) and the only one definitely made by Neanderthals.

Sculpture·49

Female figurines carved from mammoth ivory
N° 003
Female figurines carved from mammoth ivory
Unknown
15,000 years before present (Upper Paleolithic) · mammoth ivory
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Idol (pebble)
N° 006
Idol (pebble)
Unknown (Neolithic, Byblos)
Byblos, Neolithic Period (9,000–4,000 B.C.) · pebble (stone)
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Elk’s Head of Huittinen
N° 007
Elk’s Head of Huittinen
Unknown
Late Mesolithic Stone Age, c. 6800–5200 BCE · soapstone
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
The Red-Haired Goddess (Crvenokosa)
N° 011
The Red-Haired Goddess (Crvenokosa)
Unknown
Early Neolithic (first half of the 6th millennium BCE) · Fired clay
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Goddess Figurine
N° 017
Goddess Figurine
Unknown
c. 5000 BC · Clay
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Clay anthropomorphic figure from Galabets, Pomorie
N° 019
Clay anthropomorphic figure from Galabets, Pomorie
Unknown
Chalcolithic, 5th millennium BC · Clay
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Jade Dragon
N° 024
Jade Dragon
Unknown
Neolithic, Hongshan Culture · jade
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Gold anthropomorphic figurine from Kosharitsa
N° 026
Gold anthropomorphic figurine from Kosharitsa
Unknown
Late Chalcolithic, second half of the 5th millennium BC · Gold
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
The Karditsa "Thinker"
N° 027
The Karditsa "Thinker"
Unknown
4500-3300 BC (Final Neolithic) · clay
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Anthropomorphic figurines of the 4th millennium BCE
N° 030
Anthropomorphic figurines of the 4th millennium BCE
Unknown
First half of the 4th millennium BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Wooden god
N° 033
Wooden god
Unknown
Neolithic Stone Age, c. 4000–2000 BCE · wood
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Neolithic Post Sculpture with a Carved Human Head
N° 035
Neolithic Post Sculpture with a Carved Human Head
Unknown
3500 BCE · Black alder wood
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Ritual Staff Topped with a Young Elk’s Head
N° 038
Ritual Staff Topped with a Young Elk’s Head
Unknown
3000 BCE · Bone
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Idol from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes)
N° 042
Idol from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes)
Unknown
Third millennium BC · Fired clay
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Cycladic Female Figure of Amorgos
N° 051
Cycladic Female Figure of Amorgos
Unknown
2800-2300 BC (Early Cycladic II) · Parian marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Cycladic Harp Player
N° 052
Cycladic Harp Player
Unknown
2800-2300 BC (Early Cycladic II) · Parian marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Statue of the Scribe Mitri
N° 053
Statue of the Scribe Mitri
Unknown
Old Kingdom · Painted wood
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Bull's Head with Inlaid Eyes
N° 054
Bull's Head with Inlaid Eyes
Unknown
ca. 26th century BC
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Bull
N° 057
Bull
Unknown
Circa 2500 BC · Terracotta
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Dancing Girl
N° 058
Dancing Girl
Unknown
Circa 2500 BC · Bronze
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Gold lion figurine from Tsnori
N° 063
Gold lion figurine from Tsnori
Unknown
Second half of the 3rd millennium BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Jade Cong Tube
N° 066
Jade Cong Tube
Unknown
Late Liangzhu culture, 2500–2000 BCE · Nephrite
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Statuette of a Praying Figure
N° 069
Statuette of a Praying Figure
Unknown
ca. 2400 BC
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Statuette of a Hippopotamus
N° 078
Statuette of a Hippopotamus
Unknown
11th–12th Dynasty, ca. 2000 BC · faience with blue-green glaze, painted
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Statuette, gilded bronze
N° 082
Statuette, gilded bronze
Unknown (Phoenician, Byblos)
Byblos, Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 B.C.) · gilded bronze
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Statue of Amenemhat III
N° 085
Statue of Amenemhat III
Unknown Egyptian sculptor
second half of the 19th century BC · black granite
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Statuette of a lion
N° 086
Statuette of a lion
Unknown
Middle Bronze Age, 17th–16th centuries BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Dalj Idol (anthropomorphic figurine)
N° 087
Dalj Idol (anthropomorphic figurine)
Unknown
Middle Bronze Age (c. 1700–1300 BCE) · Fired clay (ceramic) with incrusted ornament
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Bronze standard from Brili
N° 091
Bronze standard from Brili
Unknown
16th-15th century BC · Bronze
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Colossal Statue of Ramesses II
N° 093
Colossal Statue of Ramesses II
Unknown
New Kingdom · Granite
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Guardian Statue with Nemes Headcloth
N° 096
Guardian Statue with Nemes Headcloth
Unknown
New Kingdom · Wood, gold, bronze and gesso
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Statue of God Ptah, King Ramesses II & Goddess Sekhmet
N° 101
Statue of God Ptah, King Ramesses II & Goddess Sekhmet
Unknown
New Kingdom · Red granite
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Statue of Queen Hatshepsut
N° 102
Statue of Queen Hatshepsut
Unknown
New Kingdom · Red granite
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
The Vapheio Cups
N° 104
The Vapheio Cups
Unknown
1st half of the 15th century BC · gold
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Bronze axes from Tapaninkylä
N° 107
Bronze axes from Tapaninkylä
Unknown
c. 1500–1300 BCE · bronze
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Sphinx of Hatshepsut
N° 109
Sphinx of Hatshepsut
Unknown
ca. 1479–1458 B.C. · Granite, paint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Protoma in the Shape of a Bull's Head
N° 110
Protoma in the Shape of a Bull's Head
Unknown
c. 1450–1100 BC (Middle Elamite period) · gold (repoussé and filigree)
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Head of a sphinx (pharaoh Amenhotep II)
N° 111
Head of a sphinx (pharaoh Amenhotep II)
Unknown
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II (1427–1400 BCE) · Pink Aswan granite
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Statuette of a goat
N° 112
Statuette of a goat
Unknown
Late Bronze Age, 14th–13th centuries BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Statuette of a woman-idol from Metsamor
N° 114
Statuette of a woman-idol from Metsamor
Unknown
Late Bronze–Early Iron Age, 13th–12th centuries BC · Clay
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Two appliqués
N° 115
Two appliqués
Unknown
13th or 12th century BC · Gold
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Mourning Statue of Isis or Nephthys
N° 117
Mourning Statue of Isis or Nephthys
Unknown
1295-1069 B.C. · Wood, paint
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Bust of Ramesses the Great
N° 118
Bust of Ramesses the Great
Unknown
1279–1213 BC · granite
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Pacopampa stone feline sculpture (Felino Pacopampa)
N° 119
Pacopampa stone feline sculpture (Felino Pacopampa)
Unknown
Pacopampa, Formative Era (1250 BCE – 1 CE) · Stone
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Pacopampa stone stela of a supernatural woman (Estela Pacopampa)
N° 120
Pacopampa stone stela of a supernatural woman (Estela Pacopampa)
Unknown
Pacopampa, Formative Era (1250 BCE – 1 CE) · Stone
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
“Guo Ji Zi Bai” Bronze Pan (water container)
N° 128
“Guo Ji Zi Bai” Bronze Pan (water container)
Unknown
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century–771 BC), King Xuan's Reign · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Bird Plaque
N° 137
Bird Plaque
Unknown
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · Terracotta
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Chime Bells of Marquis Su of Jin (Jin Hou Su Zhong)
N° 144
Chime Bells of Marquis Su of Jin (Jin Hou Su Zhong)
Unknown
Western Zhou dynasty (late), 9th century BCE · bronze
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Zhong Chime Bell of Zong Zhou
N° 148
Zhong Chime Bell of Zong Zhou
Unknown
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 827–782 BCE · Bronze
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan

Craft & design·40

Flint points and microliths from Pushkari
N° 002
Flint points and microliths from Pushkari
Unknown
22,000–20,000 years before present (Upper Paleolithic) · flint
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Lyngby-Type Reindeer-Antler Axe — oldest antler artefact in the East Baltic
N° 005
Lyngby-Type Reindeer-Antler Axe — oldest antler artefact in the East Baltic
Unknown
11145–11045 BCE · Reindeer antler
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Neolithic Arrowhead
N° 008
Neolithic Arrowhead
Unknown
6500–3200 BCE · Flint
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Zoomorphic ceramic altar from Gradac (Vučedol)
N° 012
Zoomorphic ceramic altar from Gradac (Vučedol)
Unknown
Neolithic, Starčevo culture (c. 6000–5300 BCE) · Fired clay (ceramic)
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Neolithic ceramic altar from the Ginova Tell
N° 013
Neolithic ceramic altar from the Ginova Tell
Unknown
Late Neolithic, second half of the 6th millennium BC · Ceramic
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Ornamented stone vessel of the Surska culture
N° 014
Ornamented stone vessel of the Surska culture
Unknown
Late 6th – early 5th millennium BCE · stone
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Composite sickles from Provadia-Solnitsata
N° 015
Composite sickles from Provadia-Solnitsata
Unknown
Late Neolithic, 5400-5200 BC (Karanovo III-IV culture) · Antler, flint
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
White Cup
N° 018
White Cup
Unknown
5th millennium BC · Alabaster
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
The Earliest Musical Instrument in Oman
N° 020
The Earliest Musical Instrument in Oman
Unknown
5000-4000 BCE (Late Stone Age) · shell
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Painted Pottery Basin with Fish and Human Face Design
N° 022
Painted Pottery Basin with Fish and Human Face Design
Unknown
Neolithic, Yangshao Culture · painted pottery
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Painted Pottery Jar with Stork, Fish and Stone Axe Design
N° 023
Painted Pottery Jar with Stork, Fish and Stone Axe Design
Unknown
Neolithic, Yangshao Culture (c. 5,000-3,000BC) · painted pottery
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Ceramic house model from Tell Kodzhadermen
N° 025
Ceramic house model from Tell Kodzhadermen
Unknown
Late Chalcolithic, second half of the 5th millennium BC · Ceramic
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Binocular-shaped vessel from Khvoika’s excavations
N° 028
Binocular-shaped vessel from Khvoika’s excavations
Unknown
Late 5th millennium BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Model of a temple with polychrome painting
N° 031
Model of a temple with polychrome painting
Unknown
First half of the 4th millennium BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Ubaid Clay Pot
N° 032
Ubaid Clay Pot
Unknown
Ubaid period, early 4th millennium BC · Painted pottery
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Leather shoe from Areni-1 (world's oldest shoe)
N° 034
Leather shoe from Areni-1 (world's oldest shoe)
Unknown
Copper Age, c. 3600–3500 BC · Leather
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Ninevite Clay Vase
N° 039
Ninevite Clay Vase
Unknown
First half of the 3rd millennium BC · Pottery
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Vučedol Dove (bird-shaped vessel from Vučedol)
N° 040
Vučedol Dove (bird-shaped vessel from Vučedol)
Unknown
Vučedol culture, Eneolithic (c. 3000–2200 BCE) · Fired clay (ceramic) with white incrustation
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Vučedol terrine with astral decoration
N° 041
Vučedol terrine with astral decoration
Unknown
Vučedol culture, Eneolithic (c. 3000–2200 BCE) · Fired clay (ceramic) with white and red incrustation
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Karas vessel from Shengavit
N° 043
Karas vessel from Shengavit
Unknown
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium BC · Clay
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Depas Amphikipellon (Trojan-type cups) from Mihalich
N° 045
Depas Amphikipellon (Trojan-type cups) from Mihalich
Unknown
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium BC · Ceramic
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Tripod ewer
N° 049
Tripod ewer
Unknown
Late Dawenkou Culture (c. 2900-2400 BCE) · ceramic
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Oak Dugout Canoe (Luotas) from Šventoji
N° 050
Oak Dugout Canoe (Luotas) from Šventoji
Unknown
2800–2700 BCE · Oak
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Toy Cart
N° 061
Toy Cart
Unknown
Circa 2500 BC · Terracotta
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Harappan Jar
N° 062
Harappan Jar
Unknown
2500-2400 BCE (Middle Bronze Age) · painted earthenware
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Đào Thịnh Bronze Jar (Thạp)
N° 064
Đào Thịnh Bronze Jar (Thạp)
Unknown
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Hoàng Hạ Bronze Drum
N° 065
Hoàng Hạ Bronze Drum
Unknown
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Ngọc Lũ Bronze Drum
N° 067
Ngọc Lũ Bronze Drum
Unknown
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Model of Funerary Boat of Ukhhotep
N° 076
Model of Funerary Boat of Ukhhotep
Unknown
Middle Kingdom · Painted wood
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Fenestrated Axe
N° 080
Fenestrated Axe
Unknown (Phoenician, Byblos)
Byblos, Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 B.C.) · gold
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Hippopotamus ("William")
N° 083
Hippopotamus ("William")
Unknown
ca. 1961–1878 B.C. · Faience
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Model of Tutankhamun on a Funerary Bed
N° 097
Model of Tutankhamun on a Funerary Bed
Unknown
New Kingdom · Wood
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Paracas embroidered funerary mantle (Manto Paracas)
N° 121
Paracas embroidered funerary mantle (Manto Paracas)
Unknown
Paracas, Formative Era (1250 BCE – 1 CE) · Textile (cotton and camelid fibre)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Warrior Krater
N° 123
Warrior Krater
Unknown
12th century BC · ceramic (painted)
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
The Acrobat of Tlatilco
N° 125
The Acrobat of Tlatilco
Unknown
Middle Preclassic (c. 1200–800 BCE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Lapita Pottery
N° 126
Lapita Pottery
Unknown (Lapita culture)
Lapita culture, c. 1100–900 BCE (Fiji settled over 3,000 years ago) · earthenware (fired clay)
Fiji Museum, Suva — FJ
Mittanian Vessel
N° 140
Mittanian Vessel
Unknown
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · Painted pottery
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Dugout canoe from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes)
N° 142
Dugout canoe from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes)
Unknown
9th century BC · Oak
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Human-headed winged lion (lamassu)
N° 145
Human-headed winged lion (lamassu)
Unknown
ca. 883–859 BCE · Gypsum alabaster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Pan Water Vessel of San
N° 147
Pan Water Vessel of San
Unknown
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 827–782 BCE · Bronze
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan

Faith & ritual objects·23

Necklace of Animal-Tooth Pendants from the Donkalnis Shaman’s Grave
N° 009
Necklace of Animal-Tooth Pendants from the Donkalnis Shaman’s Grave
Unknown
6377–6221 BCE · Elk and wild boar teeth
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Eagle-shaped Pottery Ding
N° 021
Eagle-shaped Pottery Ding
Unknown
Yangshao Culture, Neolithic · pottery
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Cucuteni Cult Altar from Trușești
N° 029
Cucuteni Cult Altar from Trușești
Unknown (Cucuteni culture)
Cucuteni culture (5th–4th millennium BC) · modelled fired clay
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Amber Disc Amulet — the oldest sun symbol
N° 036
Amber Disc Amulet — the oldest sun symbol
Unknown
3100–2900 BCE · Amber
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Ritual bowl from Shengavit
N° 044
Ritual bowl from Shengavit
Unknown
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium BC · Clay
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Ceremonial bronze axe from Sachkhere
N° 055
Ceremonial bronze axe from Sachkhere
Unknown
Middle of the 3rd millennium BC · Bronze
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Việt Khê Boat-shaped Coffin
N° 068
Việt Khê Boat-shaped Coffin
Unknown
Đông Sơn culture, c. 2500–2000 BCE (museum dating) · Wood (ironwood)
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
False Door of the Mastaba of Izi
N° 070
False Door of the Mastaba of Izi
Unknown
c. 2345–2323 BC (Old Kingdom, early 6th Dynasty) · limestone
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Exterior Coffin of Mesehti
N° 075
Exterior Coffin of Mesehti
Unknown
Middle Kingdom · Wood
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Mummy Mask of Mesehti
N° 077
Mummy Mask of Mesehti
Unknown
Middle Kingdom · Cartonnage
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Pectoral of King Ip Shemou Abi
N° 081
Pectoral of King Ip Shemou Abi
Unknown (Phoenician, Byblos)
Byblos, royal tombs, Middle Bronze Age (2000–1500 B.C.) · gold and semi-precious stones
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
“Fu Hao” Owl-shaped Bronze Zun (wine vessel)
N° 092
“Fu Hao” Owl-shaped Bronze Zun (wine vessel)
Unknown
Shang Dynasty (c. 16th-11th centuries BC), King Wu Ding's Reign · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
The Golden Burial Mask of Tutankhamun
N° 103
The Golden Burial Mask of Tutankhamun
Unknown
New Kingdom · Gold, glass, lapis lazuli, obsidian, carnelian, faience, quartzite
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Houmuwu square cauldron (ding)
N° 116
Houmuwu square cauldron (ding)
Unknown
Late Shang (1300–1046 BC) · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Mumienbrett und Innerer Sarg des Nes-pauti-taui
N° 127
Mumienbrett und Innerer Sarg des Nes-pauti-taui
Unknown
21st Dynasty, before 969 BC · wood and cartonnage, stuccoed, painted and varnished
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
“Yu” Bronze Ding (Da Yu ding)
N° 129
“Yu” Bronze Ding (Da Yu ding)
Unknown
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century–771 BCE), King Kang's reign · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Duoyou Bronze Ding
N° 130
Duoyou Bronze Ding
Unknown
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BCE · bronze
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Five-year Wei Bronze Ding
N° 131
Five-year Wei Bronze Ding
Unknown
Middle Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BCE · bronze
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Yu Bronze Ding
N° 132
Yu Bronze Ding
Unknown
Early Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BCE · bronze
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Anthropoid Coffin of an Amun-priestess
N° 133
Anthropoid Coffin of an Amun-priestess
Unknown
the first part of the 10th century B.C. · Wood, paint, varnished with resin
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Da Ke Ding (large bronze cauldron of Ke)
N° 134
Da Ke Ding (large bronze cauldron of Ke)
Unknown
Western Zhou dynasty, late 10th century BCE · bronze
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Sarcophagus of King Ahiram
N° 135
Sarcophagus of King Ahiram
Unknown (Phoenician, Byblos)
Byblos, royal tombs, 10th century B.C. · limestone
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Ding Cauldron of Duke Mao
N° 146
Ding Cauldron of Duke Mao
Unknown
Late Western Zhou dynasty, 827–782 BCE · Bronze
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan

Treasure & power·18

Ornamented bracelet of mammoth ivory from Mizyn
N° 004
Ornamented bracelet of mammoth ivory from Mizyn
Unknown
15,000 years before present (Upper Paleolithic) · mammoth ivory
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Animal head dagger from Pyhäjoki
N° 016
Animal head dagger from Pyhäjoki
Unknown
Neolithic Stone Age (5200–1900/1700 BCE) · red slate
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Silver floral earring from the Shumen region
N° 047
Silver floral earring from the Shumen region
Unknown
3rd millennium BC · Silver
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Bronze Sword with Argali-Head Pommel
N° 048
Bronze Sword with Argali-Head Pommel
Unknown
Bronze Age (museum-stated c. 3000 BCE – 700 CE) · bronze
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
The Norūnai Hoard — flint and stone battle-axes
N° 056
The Norūnai Hoard — flint and stone battle-axes
Unknown
2600–2400 BCE · Flint and stone
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Necklace from the Karashamb tomb
N° 071
Necklace from the Karashamb tomb
Unknown
Middle Bronze Age, 22nd–21st centuries BC · Gold, agate, cornelian
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Early Bronze Age silver hoard from the Petrich region
N° 072
Early Bronze Age silver hoard from the Petrich region
Unknown
Early Bronze Age, last third of the 3rd millennium BC · Silver
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Jewelled gold goblet from Trialeti (Kurgan XVII)
N° 079
Jewelled gold goblet from Trialeti (Kurgan XVII)
Unknown
First half of the 2nd millennium BC · Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, jet, amber
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Mask of Agamemnon
N° 089
Mask of Agamemnon
Unknown
16th century BC · gold
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Golden Throne
N° 094
Golden Throne
Unknown
New Kingdom · Gilded wood inlaid with glass, faience and semi-precious stones
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Guardian Statue with Khat Headdress
N° 095
Guardian Statue with Khat Headdress
Unknown
New Kingdom · Gilded wood
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Royal Diadem
N° 100
Royal Diadem
Unknown
New Kingdom · Gold
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Dagger with a sheath from Lchashen
N° 105
Dagger with a sheath from Lchashen
Unknown
Late Bronze Age, 15th–14th centuries BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Sculptural group with a chariot from Lori Berd
N° 106
Sculptural group with a chariot from Lori Berd
Unknown
Late Bronze Age, 15th–14th centuries BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Hoard of bronze objects of the Stanivska culture
N° 113
Hoard of bronze objects of the Stanivska culture
Unknown
14th–12th centuries BCE · bronze
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Mask of Duality (Tlatilco)
N° 124
Mask of Duality (Tlatilco)
Unknown
Middle Preclassic (c. 1200–800 BCE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Prehistoric Gold Vessel from Biia
N° 136
Prehistoric Gold Vessel from Biia
Unknown
10th–8th century BC · gold (~144 g)
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Miniature sculpture of a chariot
N° 143
Miniature sculpture of a chariot
Unknown
Early Iron Age, 9th century BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM

Writing & invention·11

Seal showing unicorn with 8 pictograms
N° 046
Seal showing unicorn with 8 pictograms
Unknown
3rd millennium BCE · Steatite
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Pasupati Seal
N° 059
Pasupati Seal
Unknown
Circa 2500 BC · Steatite
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Seal showing man between two tigers
N° 060
Seal showing man between two tigers
Unknown
Circa 2500 BC · Steatite
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Disk-calendar of the Middle Dnipro culture
N° 073
Disk-calendar of the Middle Dnipro culture
Unknown
Late 3rd – early 2nd millennium BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Jade Gui Tablet
N° 074
Jade Gui Tablet
Unknown
Late Longshan culture, 2200–1900 BCE · Nephrite
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Clay Tablet with Case (Apil-Sin Period)
N° 084
Clay Tablet with Case (Apil-Sin Period)
Unknown
19th century BC (reign of Apil-Sin) · clay
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Book of the Dead of Bakai
N° 108
Book of the Dead of Bakai
Unknown
c. 1479–1400 BC (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty) · papyrus, ink and pigment
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Linear B "Tripod Tablet"
N° 122
Linear B "Tripod Tablet"
Unknown
c. 1200 BC · clay
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Cuniform Tablet with Seal
N° 138
Cuniform Tablet with Seal
Unknown
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · Clay
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Cuniform-Inscribed Slab
N° 139
Cuniform-Inscribed Slab
Unknown
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · Clay
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Neo-Assyrian Cuniform Tablet
N° 141
Neo-Assyrian Cuniform Tablet
Unknown
Neo-Assyrian period, first half of the 1st millennium BC · Clay
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ

Architecture & ornament·3

Brick Bearing the Handprint of its Original Builder
N° 037
Brick Bearing the Handprint of its Original Builder
Unknown
c. 3000 BCE (Early Bronze Age) · mud brick
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Obelisk of King Ramesses II
N° 098
Obelisk of King Ramesses II
Unknown
New Kingdom · Granite
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Pyramidion of an Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut
N° 099
Pyramidion of an Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut
Unknown
New Kingdom · Red granite
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG

The world observed·3

Wooden elk head sculpture
N° 010
Wooden elk head sculpture
Unknown
Mesolithic Stone Age, c. 6000 BCE · wood
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Boxers Fresco
N° 088
Boxers Fresco
Unknown
16th century BC · fresco (pigment on plaster)
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Spring Fresco
N° 090
Spring Fresco
Unknown
16th century BC · fresco (pigment on plaster)
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece

The Classical World

800 BCE – 500 CE·178 works·Greece, Rome and the ancient Mediterranean In these years they reached for sculpture (56), treasure & power (44), and craft & design (37).
Same years,
different worlds Egyptian mummy Egypt & Nubia Ishtar Gate Near East Winged Victory of Samothrace Greek world Boundary stone Rome Gold jewellery of the Stična princess Europe Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku") East Asia Bronze drum (mahoratuek) South Asia Coin of King Massinissa Africa Ceremonial textile from the Río Loa Americas & Oceania
Winged Victory of Samothrace
N° 231
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Pythokritos
175 BCE · Parian marble
Louvre Museum, Paris — France

statue from Samothrace, Greece in the Louvre, Paris, France

Sculpture·55

Bronze statuette of a woman on horseback from Mukhurcha
N° 149
Bronze statuette of a woman on horseback from Mukhurcha
Unknown
8th-7th century BC · Bronze
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Statuette of the god Teisheba
N° 150
Statuette of the god Teisheba
Unknown
Urartian, 8th–7th centuries BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Bronze Pan (basin) of Zi Zhong Jiang
N° 153
Bronze Pan (basin) of Zi Zhong Jiang
Unknown
Spring and Autumn period (early), 8th–7th century BCE · bronze
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Statuette of a Falcon
N° 158
Statuette of a Falcon
Unknown
Late Period · Gilt bronze
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Kouros of Sounion
N° 161
Kouros of Sounion
Unknown
c. 600 BC · Naxian marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Marble statue of a kouros (youth)
N° 165
Marble statue of a kouros (youth)
Unknown
ca. 590–580 BCE · Marble, Naxian
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Marble torso of a kouros
N° 167
Marble torso of a kouros
Unknown
570-560 B.C. · carved, marble
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Kore of Phrasikleia
N° 168
Kore of Phrasikleia
Aristion of Paros
550-540 BC · Parian marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Kouros of Anavyssos
N° 170
Kouros of Anavyssos
Unknown
c. 530 BC · Parian marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Vače Situla
N° 171
Vače Situla
Unknown
Early 5th century BC · Bronze sheet
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Bronze Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (Artemision Bronze)
N° 183
Bronze Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (Artemision Bronze)
Unknown
c. 460 BC · bronze
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
The Grimani jug
N° 184
The Grimani jug
Unknown
ca. 450 B.C. · hammered, cast, bronze
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
The Parthenon Sculptures
N° 186
The Parthenon Sculptures
Attributed to Pheidias (c. 480–430 BC)
438–432 BC · marble
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Bronze finial with a figure of Papaeus
N° 194
Bronze finial with a figure of Papaeus
Unknown
4th century BCE · bronze
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Tribune of Eshmun
N° 204
Tribune of Eshmun
Unknown (Greek sculpture made in Phoenicia)
Sanctuary of Eshmun, Bustan esh Sheikh (near Sidon), ca. 350 B.C. · marble
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Shang Yang Fangsheng (Shang Yang square measure)
N° 207
Shang Yang Fangsheng (Shang Yang square measure)
Unknown
Qin, 18th year of Duke Xiao (344 BCE) · bronze
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Statue of Venus
N° 212
Statue of Venus
Unknown (Hellenistic)
Beirut, Hellenistic Period (late 4th–1st century B.C.) · marble
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Bronze statuette of a satyr from Vani
N° 214
Bronze statuette of a satyr from Vani
Unknown
3rd century BC · Bronze, gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Statue of a Girl ("The Budapest Dancer")
N° 220
Statue of a Girl ("The Budapest Dancer")
Unknown
ca. 240-220 B.C. or 150-100 B.C. · carved, Parian marble
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Gilt-and-silvered Bronze Bamboo-section Incense Burner
N° 221
Gilt-and-silvered Bronze Bamboo-section Incense Burner
Unknown
Western Han dynasty, before 136 BCE · gilt-and-silvered bronze
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
The Pergamon Altar
N° 232
The Pergamon Altar
Unknown
ca. 170 BC · marble
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Jockey of Artemision
N° 235
Jockey of Artemision
Unknown
c. 140 BC · bronze
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Medici Venus
N° 236
Medici Venus
Unknown
Late 2nd century BC – early 1st century BC · Parian marble (lychnite variant), Pentelic marble base
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Aphrodite, Pan and Eros
N° 237
Aphrodite, Pan and Eros
Unknown
c. 100 BC · Parian marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Loughnashade Horn
N° 239
Loughnashade Horn
Unknown
1st century BC · Riveted sheets of hammered bronze
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Marble portrait of a woman (Empress Livia?) from Salona
N° 248
Marble portrait of a woman (Empress Livia?) from Salona
Unknown
First half of the 1st century CE · White marble
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Marble Pillar with Dionysian Reliefs
N° 250
Marble Pillar with Dionysian Reliefs
Unknown
1st century CE · White marble
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Statue of Livilla
N° 251
Statue of Livilla
Unknown
1st century CE · Marble
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Bronze bust of Pallas Athena from Svilengrad
N° 252
Bronze bust of Pallas Athena from Svilengrad
Unknown
1st c. · Bronze
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Torso of a Roman emperor from Issa (Vis)
N° 253
Torso of a Roman emperor from Issa (Vis)
Unknown
1st century CE (Julio-Claudian dynasty) · Marble
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Wrestlers
N° 254
Wrestlers
After Lysippus (Roman copy after a lost bronze original) (c. 390 – c. 300 BC)
1st century AD · Parian marble, lychnite variant
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Bronze portrait of Emperor Trajan's father
N° 272
Bronze portrait of Emperor Trajan's father
Unknown
Roman, end of the 1st century CE · Bronze
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Emona citizen
N° 275
Emona citizen
Unknown
First third of the 2nd century AD · Gilded cast bronze
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Crouching Venus
N° 276
Crouching Venus
After Unknown (Roman copy after a Greek original)
2nd century AD · marble
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Head of Nyorai (Tathagata)
N° 278
Head of Nyorai (Tathagata)
Unknown
Gandhara (Pakistan), 2nd century · Stone (schist)
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Bronze head of Mithras from Siscia
N° 281
Bronze head of Mithras from Siscia
Unknown
2nd century CE · Bronze with silver and copper inlay
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Seated Kubera
N° 282
Seated Kubera
Unknown
2nd Century AD · Mottled red sandstone
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Statue of a Resting Satyr (Roman copy after Praxiteles)
N° 288
Statue of a Resting Satyr (Roman copy after Praxiteles)
Unknown
Roman, Early Antonine period (2nd c.) · Marble
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Aphrodite (Venus of Taurida)
N° 289
Aphrodite (Venus of Taurida)
Unknown (Roman workshop, after Greek models)
140–150 AD · marble
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Statue of Fortuna from Oescus
N° 290
Statue of Fortuna from Oescus
Unknown
Mid-2nd c. (Antonine) · Marble
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Marble portrait of a woman (Crispina?) from Siscia
N° 292
Marble portrait of a woman (Crispina?) from Siscia
Unknown
Second half of the 2nd century CE · Marble
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Portrait of a young woman, the “Solinjanka” (Plautilla?)
N° 293
Portrait of a young woman, the “Solinjanka” (Plautilla?)
Unknown
Early 3rd century CE (Severan period) · White marble
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Bronze statuette of Hercules from Tamnic (Hercules Epitrapezios)
N° 294
Bronze statuette of Hercules from Tamnic (Hercules Epitrapezios)
Unknown
Roman, first half of the 3rd century CE · Bronze
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Varvakeion Athena
N° 296
Varvakeion Athena
Unknown
AD 200-250 (copy of a 438 BC original) · Pentelic marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Emaciated Buddha head and torso
N° 300
Emaciated Buddha head and torso
Unknown
3rd-4th centuries · schist
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Võ Cạnh Stele
N° 301
Võ Cạnh Stele
Unknown
3rd–4th century CE · Sandstone
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Ivory dolls
N° 305
Ivory dolls
Unknown
Second half of the 3rd century AD · Ivory
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Carved stone monolith (Monolito Bagaces)
N° 306
Carved stone monolith (Monolito Bagaces)
Unknown
c. 250–750 CE (1700–1200 BP) · breccia tuff (stone)
National Museum of Costa Rica, San José — CR
White Jade Belt Buckle (Xianbeitou) with Dragon Design
N° 307
White Jade Belt Buckle (Xianbeitou) with Dragon Design
Unknown
Jin dynasty (attributed) · jade
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Anthropomorphic stone face (Alamito culture)
N° 310
Anthropomorphic stone face (Alamito culture)
Unknown
300–600 CE · granite stone
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
The Biertan Donarium
N° 311
The Biertan Donarium
Unknown
4th century AD · cast bronze
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
The Pietroasa Treasure („Cloșca cu puii de aur”)
N° 313
The Pietroasa Treasure („Cloșca cu puii de aur”)
Unknown (Late Antique / Gothic goldsmith)
buried around the mid-5th century AD · gold and precious stones
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Ekamukha Sivalinga
N° 314
Ekamukha Sivalinga
Unknown
5th Century AD · Red sandstone
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Standing Vishnu
N° 315
Standing Vishnu
Unknown
5th Century AD · Red sandstone
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Stela from Harichavank
N° 323
Stela from Harichavank
Unknown
Early Middle Ages, 5th–6th centuries · Stone
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM

Treasure & power·44

“King Fuchai of Wu” Bronze Sword
N° 154
“King Fuchai of Wu” Bronze Sword
Unknown
Spring and Autumn Period (770–403 BC), Wu State · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Shield of King Rusa I
N° 155
Shield of King Rusa I
Unknown
Urartian, 735–714 BC · Bronze
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Gold jewellery of the Stična princess
N° 159
Gold jewellery of the Stična princess
Unknown
Late 7th or 6th century BC · Gold sheet, bronze, organic material
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Bull-headed rhyton
N° 163
Bull-headed rhyton
Unknown
6th–5th centuries BC · Clay
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Greek-Illyrian helmet from Beli (Cres)
N° 169
Greek-Illyrian helmet from Beli (Cres)
Unknown
Second half of the 6th – beginning of the 5th century BCE
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Gold bracelets with ram-head terminals from Vani
N° 173
Gold bracelets with ram-head terminals from Vani
Unknown
5th century BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Gold necklace from Vani
N° 174
Gold necklace from Vani
Unknown
5th century BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Necklace with a Gorgon's Head
N° 176
Necklace with a Gorgon's Head
Unknown (Phoenician, Sidonian)
Magharet Tabloun (near Sidon), 5th century B.C. · gold
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Sword from Pereshchepyne
N° 178
Sword from Pereshchepyne
Unknown
5th – early 4th centuries BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Gold signet ring from the Svetitsa Tumulus
N° 187
Gold signet ring from the Svetitsa Tumulus
Unknown
Late 5th c. BC · Gold
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Gold phiale from Vani
N° 190
Gold phiale from Vani
Unknown
Early 4th century BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Gold diadem with temple pendants from Vani
N° 191
Gold diadem with temple pendants from Vani
Unknown
First half of the 4th century BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Necklaces from the Melitopol kurgan
N° 192
Necklaces from the Melitopol kurgan
Unknown
Over 2,350 years before present
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Silver-gilt rhyton from Rozovets
N° 193
Silver-gilt rhyton from Rozovets
Unknown
First half of the 4th c. BC · Silver, gilded
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Getic Gold Helmet from Coțofenești
N° 196
Getic Gold Helmet from Coțofenești
Unknown (Geto-Dacian goldsmith)
4th century BC · gold (760‰), 726 g
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Gold earrings from the Akhalgori hoard
N° 197
Gold earrings from the Akhalgori hoard
Unknown
4th century BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Gold temple pendants from the Akhalgori hoard
N° 198
Gold temple pendants from the Akhalgori hoard
Unknown
4th century BC · Gold
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Thraco-Getic Silver Rhyton from Poroina Mare
N° 200
Thraco-Getic Silver Rhyton from Poroina Mare
Unknown
4th–3rd century BC · silver, partly gilded
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Golden Necklace (Dendera Treasure Hoards)
N° 209
Golden Necklace (Dendera Treasure Hoards)
Unknown
Graeco-Roman · Gold
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Silver calyx-cup from Varbitsa
N° 211
Silver calyx-cup from Varbitsa
Unknown
Late 4th - first half of the 3rd c. BC · Silver
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Cameo: Portraits of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II (The Gonzaga Cameo)
N° 215
Cameo: Portraits of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II (The Gonzaga Cameo)
Unknown Alexandrian gem-cutter
3rd century BC (setting - later work) · sardonyx, silver, copper
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Coin of King Massinissa
N° 216
Coin of King Massinissa
Unknown
3rd–2nd century BCE · Bronze
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
The Ciumești Helmet (Celtic, with bird-of-prey crest)
N° 219
The Ciumești Helmet (Celtic, with bird-of-prey crest)
Unknown (Celtic)
late 3rd – early 2nd century BC · iron and bronze
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Silver braided torc
N° 226
Silver braided torc
Unknown
2nd–1st century BC · Silver
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
The Broighter Collar
N° 240
The Broighter Collar
Unknown
1st century BC · Gold (tubular neck-ring with buffer terminals, raised and incised La Tène ornament)
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Tetradrachm of Tigranes the Great
N° 242
Tetradrachm of Tigranes the Great
Unknown
Hellenistic, 83–69 BC · Silver
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Dacian Gold Spiral Bracelets from Sarmizegetusa Regia
N° 243
Dacian Gold Spiral Bracelets from Sarmizegetusa Regia
Unknown (Dacian goldsmiths)
last decades of the 1st century BC · gold (78–92.9%)
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Coin of King Juba II
N° 246
Coin of King Juba II
Unknown
25 BCE – 23 CE · Silver
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Silver vessel hoard from Jabucje
N° 249
Silver vessel hoard from Jabucje
Unknown
Roman, first half of the 1st century CE · Silver
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Moche 14-karat gold headdress frontal ornament with dragons (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
N° 258
Moche 14-karat gold headdress frontal ornament with dragons (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Gold alloy (14-karat gold-copper-silver)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche 18-karat gold headdress frontal ornament with feline head (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
N° 259
Moche 18-karat gold headdress frontal ornament with feline head (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Gold alloy (18-karat gold-copper-silver)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche gold headdress frontal ornament with fanged human head (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
N° 261
Moche gold headdress frontal ornament with fanged human head (Adorno Frontal de Oro Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Gold alloy (copper-gold-silver) and shell
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Gemma Augustea
N° 269
Gemma Augustea
Unknown
9–12 AD · two-layered onyx (sardonyx), gold mount (mount 17th century)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Sword with scabbard, Umm al-Ma‘a
N° 271
Sword with scabbard, Umm al-Ma‘a
Unknown
50–100 CE (Roman period) · Iron, copper alloy, lead alloy
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Parade helmet-mask from Kostol
N° 273
Parade helmet-mask from Kostol
Unknown
Roman, end of the 1st / beginning of the 2nd century CE · Bronze
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Gold necklace with medallion and scent-flask from Mtskheta
N° 277
Gold necklace with medallion and scent-flask from Mtskheta
Unknown
2nd century AD · Gold, garnet, amethyst, turquoise
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Agate amphoriskoi and dish from Mtskheta
N° 283
Agate amphoriskoi and dish from Mtskheta
Unknown
2nd-3rd century AD · Agate, gold, garnet, turquoise
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Silver pinax from Armaziskhevi (Mtskheta)
N° 284
Silver pinax from Armaziskhevi (Mtskheta)
Unknown
2nd-3rd century AD · Silver
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Remains of a Roman organ (pipes from Golubac)
N° 295
Remains of a Roman organ (pipes from Golubac)
Unknown
Roman, first half of the 3rd century CE · Silver and bone
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Gold Crown from Geumnyeongchong Tomb
N° 316
Gold Crown from Geumnyeongchong Tomb
Unknown
Silla, 5th–6th century · Gold
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Gold Crown from Seobongchong Tomb
N° 317
Gold Crown from Seobongchong Tomb
Unknown
Silla, 5th–6th century · Gold
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Muisca diadem with three bird figures (Diadema o corona muisca)
N° 320
Muisca diadem with three bird figures (Diadema o corona muisca)
Unknown
400-1800 CE (relative chronology) · laminated openwork gold with solid lost-wax cast figures
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Princely Tombs of Apahida (Gepid)
N° 324
Princely Tombs of Apahida (Gepid)
Unknown
late 5th century AD · gold, garnet cloisonné, silver
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Byzantine Jewellery Treasure
N° 325
Byzantine Jewellery Treasure
Unknown (Byzantine)
Beirut, Byzantine Period (late 5th–early 6th century A.D.) · gold, pearls and semi-precious stones
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB

Craft & design·37

Askos with bull-shaped handle from Kaptol
N° 151
Askos with bull-shaped handle from Kaptol
Unknown
Early Iron Age, Hallstatt (Kaptol group), 9th–4th c. BCE · Fired clay (ceramic)
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Ceramic tripod from Kaptol
N° 152
Ceramic tripod from Kaptol
Unknown
Early Iron Age, Hallstatt (Kaptol group), 9th–4th c. BCE · Fired clay (ceramic)
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Sophilos Vase
N° 166
Sophilos Vase
Sophilos
c. 580 BC · ceramic (black-figure)
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Figural kantharos from Olbia
N° 172
Figural kantharos from Olbia
Unknown
5th century BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Vase of the Goddess Tanit
N° 180
Vase of the Goddess Tanit
Unknown
5th century BCE · Pottery
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Bronze He (pouring vessel) of King Fuchai of Wu
N° 181
Bronze He (pouring vessel) of King Fuchai of Wu
Unknown
Spring and Autumn period (late), reign of King Fuchai of Wu (r. 495–473 BCE) · bronze
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Panathenaic Amphora
N° 182
Panathenaic Amphora
Attributed to Berlin Painter
c. 470 BC · terracotta (black-figure)
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Bronze amphora with strainer from Ruets
N° 185
Bronze amphora with strainer from Ruets
Unknown
Second half of the 5th c. BC · Bronze with silver inlays
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Huehuetéotl, the Old Fire God (Cuicuilco)
N° 202
Huehuetéotl, the Old Fire God (Cuicuilco)
Unknown
Late Preclassic (c. 400 BCE–150 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Whistling bottle: feline and mouse (Vicús)
N° 203
Whistling bottle: feline and mouse (Vicús)
Unknown
400 BCE – 500 CE · ceramic
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Vessel with Scythians
N° 205
Vessel with Scythians
Unknown Greek craftsman
second half of the 4th century BC · gold
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Xiongnu Embroidered Felt Rug from Noyon Uul
N° 218
Xiongnu Embroidered Felt Rug from Noyon Uul
Unknown
Xiongnu period, 3rd century BCE – 1st century CE · felt, silk, wool
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Painted Bronze Lamp in the shape of Goose Carrying Fish
N° 224
Painted Bronze Lamp in the shape of Goose Carrying Fish
Unknown
Western Han · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Female-form flask from Malagana (Alcarraza con forma femenina)
N° 227
Female-form flask from Malagana (Alcarraza con forma femenina)
Unknown
200 BCE - 200 CE (relative chronology) · modelled ceramic with applied and incised decoration
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Bronze drum (mahoratuek)
N° 229
Bronze drum (mahoratuek)
Unknown
Late prehistoric period (c. 1,000–2,200 years ago) · Bronze
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Mosaic with Alexandrine Parakeet
N° 233
Mosaic with Alexandrine Parakeet
Unknown
160–150 BC · stone and glass tesserae (mosaic)
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Bowl (funerary, Umm al-Ma‘a)
N° 241
Bowl (funerary, Umm al-Ma‘a)
Unknown
c. 100 BCE – 100 CE · Alabaster (stone)
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Lạch Trường Bronze Lamp (Kneeling-Man Lamp)
N° 255
Lạch Trường Bronze Lamp (Kneeling-Man Lamp)
Unknown
First centuries CE (Đông Sơn culture) · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Plate
N° 256
Plate
Unknown
2nd to 1st century AD · Glazed pottery
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Roman bronze oil lamp from Phong Tuk
N° 257
Roman bronze oil lamp from Phong Tuk
Unknown
Roman art, c. 1st–4th century CE (found at Phong Tuk) · Bronze
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Moche flaring vase of the mythical journeys of Ai Apaec (Viajes de Ai Apaec)
N° 260
Moche flaring vase of the mythical journeys of Ai Apaec (Viajes de Ai Apaec)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche portrait vessel of a priest (Huaco Retrato Sacerdote Mochica)
N° 262
Moche portrait vessel of a priest (Huaco Retrato Sacerdote Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche Sacrifice Ceremony bottle (Ceremonia del Sacrificio Mochica)
N° 263
Moche Sacrifice Ceremony bottle (Ceremonia del Sacrificio Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche sculptural vessel of a reclining woman (Mujer Receptora Mochica)
N° 264
Moche sculptural vessel of a reclining woman (Mujer Receptora Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche sculptural vessel of an ancestor (Ancestro Mochica)
N° 265
Moche sculptural vessel of an ancestor (Ancestro Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche stirrup-spout bottle of Ai Apaec, Lord of the Underworld (Ai Apaec Mundo de Abajo)
N° 266
Moche stirrup-spout bottle of Ai Apaec, Lord of the Underworld (Ai Apaec Mundo de Abajo)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Moche stirrup-spout bottle of the hero Ai Apaec (Ai Apaec - Botella Mochica)
N° 267
Moche stirrup-spout bottle of the hero Ai Apaec (Ai Apaec - Botella Mochica)
Unknown
Moche (Mochica), Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Nasca ceramic drum (Tambor Nasca)
N° 268
Nasca ceramic drum (Tambor Nasca)
Unknown
Nasca, Florescent Era (1 – 800 CE) · Ceramic
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Terracotta toy (horse and cart) from Suhindol
N° 285
Terracotta toy (horse and cart) from Suhindol
Unknown
2nd - 3rd c. · Terracotta
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
The Piranesi Vase
N° 286
The Piranesi Vase
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1729–1778)
2nd century AD, restored 18th century · marble (ancient fragments with 18th-century restoration)
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Orpheus Mosaic
N° 287
Orpheus Mosaic
Unknown
2nd century AD · stone and glass tesserae (mosaic)
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
The Abduction of Europe (mosaic)
N° 298
The Abduction of Europe (mosaic)
Unknown (Roman)
Byblos, 3rd century A.D. · mosaic (stone tesserae)
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Huehuetéotl Brazier (Teotihuacan)
N° 302
Huehuetéotl Brazier (Teotihuacan)
Unknown
Classic period (c. 200–650 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Effigy of a Tlalchichi dog (Colima)
N° 303
Effigy of a Tlalchichi dog (Colima)
Unknown
200–900 CE · ceramic
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
The Jealousy Mosaic
N° 312
The Jealousy Mosaic
Unknown (Byzantine)
Beirut, Byzantine Period (395–636 A.D.) · mosaic (stone tesserae)
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Olla-challa (cooking pot), Pitrén culture
N° 318
Olla-challa (cooking pot), Pitrén culture
Unknown
400–1000 CE · ceramic
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Muisca cup with serpent figures (Copa Muisca con representaciones de serpientes)
N° 319
Muisca cup with serpent figures (Copa Muisca con representaciones de serpientes)
Unknown
400-1800 CE (relative chronology) · ceramic with appliqué and negative painting
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO

Faith & ritual objects·23

Egyptian mummy
N° 157
Egyptian mummy
Unknown
about 680 BC · Painted wood (coffin) and human remains
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Walking Lion from the Processional Way of Babylon
N° 160
Walking Lion from the Processional Way of Babylon
Unknown
604–562 BC (reign of Nebuchadnezzar II) · glazed brick
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Ox-shaped Zun (bronze wine warmer)
N° 162
Ox-shaped Zun (bronze wine warmer)
Unknown
Spring and Autumn period (late), 6th–5th century BCE · bronze
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Gold pectoral from Armavir
N° 164
Gold pectoral from Armavir
Unknown
6th–5th centuries BC · Gold
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Anthropoid Sarcophagus (Ford Collection)
N° 175
Anthropoid Sarcophagus (Ford Collection)
Unknown (Phoenician / Greek-influenced)
Ayn el Helwe (near Sidon), 5th century B.C. · marble
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Ceremonial textile from the Río Loa
N° 179
Ceremonial textile from the Río Loa
Unknown
500 BCE – 100 CE (Formative) · textile (camelid-fiber weft, plant-fiber warp; tapestry weave)
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Grave Stele of Hegeso
N° 188
Grave Stele of Hegeso
Attributed to Kallimachos
410-400 BC · Pentelic marble
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Gold pectoral and fibula from Vani
N° 189
Gold pectoral and fibula from Vani
Unknown
Early 4th century BC · Gold, turquoise, carnelian, glass
Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi — GE
Zagreb Mummy
N° 199
Zagreb Mummy
Unknown
4th century BCE, Egyptian Late Period; C14-dated to c. 390 BCE · Mummified human remains with linen wrappings
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Mummy of the priest Nesmin (the Belgrade Mummy)
N° 206
Mummy of the priest Nesmin (the Belgrade Mummy)
Unknown
Ancient Egyptian; the priest Nesmin lived c. 350-300 BCE · Mummified human remains with linen wrappings and resin
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Mummified Child in Gilded Cartonnage
N° 210
Mummified Child in Gilded Cartonnage
Unknown
Graeco-Roman · Gilded cartonnage
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza — EG
Egyptian funerary mask
N° 217
Egyptian funerary mask
Unknown
Ptolemaic period (3rd–1st c. BCE) · Painted and partly gilded cartonnage
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Bronze Rhino-shaped Zun (wine vessel) Inlaid with Gold and Silver Cloud Designs
N° 222
Bronze Rhino-shaped Zun (wine vessel) Inlaid with Gold and Silver Cloud Designs
Unknown
Western Han (206 BC – AD 8) · bronze
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku")
N° 225
Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku")
Unknown
Yayoi period, 2nd–1st century BC · Bronze
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Trilith (tripartite stone monument)
N° 228
Trilith (tripartite stone monument)
Unknown
Late Iron Age (c. 200 BCE - 400 CE) · stone
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Dotaku (Bronze Bell) with Flowing-Water Pattern
N° 238
Dotaku (Bronze Bell) with Flowing-Water Pattern
Unknown
Japan, Yayoi period, circa 1st century BC · Bronze
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Sarcophagus and Cartonnage of the Priest Hor-Djehuti and the Mummy of an Unknown Woman
N° 244
Sarcophagus and Cartonnage of the Priest Hor-Djehuti and the Mummy of an Unknown Woman
Unknown
2nd half of the 1st century BC – 1st half of the 1st century AD (Roman Period) · painted wood, cartonnage and pigment
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Sarcophagus with the Legend of Achilleus
N° 280
Sarcophagus with the Legend of Achilleus
Unknown (Roman)
Tyre, 2nd century A.D. · marble
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Limestone sarcophagus from Ratiaria
N° 291
Limestone sarcophagus from Ratiaria
Unknown
Second half of the 2nd c. · Limestone
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Sarcophagus of Bellerophon
N° 297
Sarcophagus of Bellerophon
Unknown
3rd century CE · White marble
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Roman pectoral from Ritopek
N° 299
Roman pectoral from Ritopek
Unknown
Roman, 3rd century CE · Brass and enamel
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Sarcophagus of the Seven Miracles of Christ
N° 308
Sarcophagus of the Seven Miracles of Christ
Unknown
4th century CE · White marble
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
The Jonah Sarcophagus
N° 309
The Jonah Sarcophagus
Unknown
4th century CE
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS

Writing & invention·10

Statuette of a Child with a Phoenician Inscription
N° 177
Statuette of a Child with a Phoenician Inscription
Unknown (Phoenician, Sidonian)
Sanctuary of Eshmun, Bustan esh Sheikh (near Sidon), 5th century B.C. · marble
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis (Zagreb Linen Book)
N° 201
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis (Zagreb Linen Book)
Unknown
Etruscan linen book, 4th–1st century BCE · Linen with ink text
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Lumbarda Psephisma
N° 213
Lumbarda Psephisma
Unknown
Early 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic) · Stone
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Empress's Seal Jade Seal
N° 223
Empress's Seal Jade Seal
Unknown
Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE–9 CE · white Hetian jade
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Rosetta Stone
N° 230
Rosetta Stone
Unknown
196 BC · granodiorite
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
The Antikythera Mechanism
N° 234
The Antikythera Mechanism
Unknown
2nd half of the 2nd century BC · bronze
National Archaeological Museum, Athens — Greece
Boundary stone
N° 245
Boundary stone
Unknown
Last third of the 1st century BC to early 1st century AD · Aurisina/Nabrežina limestone
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Imperial stone inscription
N° 270
Imperial stone inscription
Unknown
End of AD 14 or beginning of AD 15 · Marble
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Iron Sword with a Silver Inlay Inscription
N° 322
Iron Sword with a Silver Inlay Inscription
Unknown
Kofun period, 5th–6th century
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Dowry Deed of a Married Woman (Albertini Tablet)
N° 326
Dowry Deed of a Married Woman (Albertini Tablet)
Unknown
493 CE · Cedar wood
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ

Architecture & ornament·4

Ishtar Gate
N° 156
Ishtar Gate
Unknown
7th–6th century BC · glazed brick
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
The Temple of Dendur
N° 247
The Temple of Dendur
Unknown
completed by 10 B.C. · Aeolian sandstone
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
The Market Gate of Miletus
N° 274
The Market Gate of Miletus
Unknown
ca. 100 AD · marble
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Capital of a memorial column from Dvin
N° 321
Capital of a memorial column from Dvin
Unknown
Early Middle Ages, 5th–6th centuries · Stone
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM

Stories & histories·2

Fish dish from Nymphaion
N° 195
Fish dish from Nymphaion
Unknown
4th century BCE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Painted Tomb from Tyre
N° 279
Painted Tomb from Tyre
Unknown (Roman)
Burj esh Shemali (near Tyre), 2nd century A.D. · wall painting (painted tomb)
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB

The world observed·2

Ba-bird
N° 208
Ba-bird
Unknown
4th-1st centuries B.C. (332-30) · wood, paint
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Water-Distribution Table of Lamasba
N° 304
Water-Distribution Table of Lamasba
Unknown
Roman period (records the water-law under Elagabalus, 218–222 CE) · Stone
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ

Faith and Empire

500–1300·197 works·Byzantium and the medieval world In these years they reached for craft & design (55), sculpture (53), and treasure & power (21).
Same years,
different worlds Wall Painting: Bishop Petros under the Protection of St Peter the Apostle Egypt & Nubia Prestige of the Germanic world – Jewellery and ornaments Europe Mshatta Facade Islamic world Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Warrior in "Keikō" Armor East Asia Four-armed Ganesha from Candi Singhasari South Asia Great Zimbabwe Africa Hoa Hakananai'a Americas & Oceania
Prestige of the Germanic world – Jewellery and ornaments
N° 328
Prestige of the Germanic world – Jewellery and ornaments
Unknown
6th century AD · Gold, silver, bronze, garnet, glass, stone
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI

Migration-period jewellery and dress ornaments of gold, silver, bronze, garnet and glass from the Lajh cemetery at Kranj (ancient Carnium), worn by Germanic women in the 6th century; the museum notes that the garnets inlaid in the gilded brooches and belt buckles came from as far away as India or Sri Lanka.

Craft & design·55

Oval Vessel
N° 336
Oval Vessel
Unknown
Pre-Angkorian period · Earthenware
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Zapotec Funerary Urn (Goddess 2J)
N° 337
Zapotec Funerary Urn (Goddess 2J)
Unknown
Classic (c. 500–900 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Maya Cylindrical Vase
N° 350
Maya Cylindrical Vase
Unknown
Late Classic (c. 600–900 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Changsha bowl with underglaze iron-brown and copper-green decoration
N° 353
Changsha bowl with underglaze iron-brown and copper-green decoration
Unknown
Tang dynasty (618-906 CE) · stoneware
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Gilt Silver Lidded Jar with Parrot Design
N° 357
Gilt Silver Lidded Jar with Parrot Design
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · silver with gilding
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Green Décor Hu Ewer with snake-shaped long handle and dragon head lid
N° 359
Green Décor Hu Ewer with snake-shaped long handle and dragon head lid
Unknown
Tang Dynasty (618–907) · Ceramic
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Sancai-glazed Camel with Musicians
N° 364
Sancai-glazed Camel with Musicians
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · sancai-glazed earthenware
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Derrynaflan Silver Paten
N° 373
Derrynaflan Silver Paten
Unknown
8th century AD · Beaten silver dish soldered and wire-stitched to a bronze rim, with gilt-bronze frames, gold filigree, glass and enamel studs; assembled from more than 300 pieces
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Four-pointed hat (gorro de cuatro puntas), Tiwanaku
N° 376
Four-pointed hat (gorro de cuatro puntas), Tiwanaku
Unknown
700–1000 CE · camelid fiber (knotted textile)
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Calima anthropomorphic vessel ('gritón') (Vasija antropomorfa Calima)
N° 378
Calima anthropomorphic vessel ('gritón') (Vasija antropomorfa Calima)
Unknown
700-1500 CE (relative chronology), Sonso period · ceramic with appliqué
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Cusped bowl
N° 390
Cusped bowl
Unknown
9th-10th century · ceramic
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Male human figure (Manta culture)
N° 393
Male human figure (Manta culture)
Unknown
800–1500 CE · ceramic
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Pre-Columbian musical instruments of the Diquís (ocarinas)
N° 394
Pre-Columbian musical instruments of the Diquís (ocarinas)
Unknown
c. 800–1550 CE · ceramic (clay)
National Museum of Costa Rica, San José — CR
Elephant Vessel
N° 395
Elephant Vessel
Unknown
Angkor period (uncertain) · Tan earthenware with brown glaze
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Bronze Oil Lamp
N° 396
Bronze Oil Lamp
Unknown
805–885 CE (9th century) · Copper alloy
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Earthenware jar with three handles, Murwab
N° 397
Earthenware jar with three handles, Murwab
Unknown
805–885 CE (9th century) · Earthenware (ceramic), bitumen
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Glazed Ceramic Jar
N° 398
Glazed Ceramic Jar
Unknown
805–885 CE (9th century) · Glazed ceramic
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Changsha Ovoid Jar with four indentations and two vertical lugs (green-glazed)
N° 399
Changsha Ovoid Jar with four indentations and two vertical lugs (green-glazed)
Unknown
Tang dynasty, around 830s · ceramic
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Four-lobed dish with floral design
N° 400
Four-lobed dish with floral design
Unknown
Tang dynasty, around 830s · ceramic
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Celadon Ewer
N° 406
Celadon Ewer
Unknown
China, Five Dynasties–Song dynasty, 10th century · Yuezhou ware celadon
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Coyote Warrior (Guerrero Coyote)
N° 416
Coyote Warrior (Guerrero Coyote)
Unknown
Early Postclassic (c. 900–1150 CE) · ceramic (Plumbate ware)
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Wall tapestry with pelicans and fish (Chimú)
N° 417
Wall tapestry with pelicans and fish (Chimú)
Unknown
900–1470 CE · camelid fiber and cotton
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
El árbol de la Vida (Tree of Life), Chancay culture
N° 418
El árbol de la Vida (Tree of Life), Chancay culture
Cultura Chancay
Período Intermedio Tardío (900–1476 CE) · Three-dimensional textile on a support of plant elements
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Huastec Effigy Vessel
N° 419
Huastec Effigy Vessel
Unknown
Postclassic (c. 900–1521 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Celadon Ewer with Phoenix-shaped Handle and Inverted Filling
N° 422
Celadon Ewer with Phoenix-shaped Handle and Inverted Filling
Unknown
Five Dynasties period, 907–960 · celadon-glazed ceramic
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Celadon Incense Burner with Girin Decoration
N° 424
Celadon Incense Burner with Girin Decoration
Unknown
Goryeo Dynasty · Celadon
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Celadon Lidded Prunus Vase with Incised Peony and Inlaid Wrapping Cloth Design
N° 425
Celadon Lidded Prunus Vase with Incised Peony and Inlaid Wrapping Cloth Design
Unknown
Goryeo Dynasty · Celadon
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Celadon Lidded Prunus Vase with Inlaid Cloud and Crane Design
N° 426
Celadon Lidded Prunus Vase with Inlaid Cloud and Crane Design
Unknown
Goryeo Dynasty · Celadon
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Lion of Sohar
N° 430
Lion of Sohar
Unknown
late 10th century CE · glazed porcelain
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Qingbai bowl
N° 432
Qingbai bowl
Unknown
Probably Northern Song dynasty (960-1126) · porcelain
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Lotus-shaped Warming Bowl in Ru Celadon
N° 433
Lotus-shaped Warming Bowl in Ru Celadon
Unknown
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Ru ware porcelain with celadon glaze
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Narcissus Basin with Bluish-green Ru Glaze
N° 434
Narcissus Basin with Bluish-green Ru Glaze
Unknown
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Ru ware porcelain with celadon glaze
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Recumbent Child Pillow in White Glaze
N° 435
Recumbent Child Pillow in White Glaze
Unknown
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Molded porcelain with ivory-white glaze
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Rosewater Sprinkler
N° 437
Rosewater Sprinkler
Unknown
c. 970 CE (10th century) · Glass
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Leather-Covered Wooden Saddle
No image in the collection — see the museum’s page
N° 449
Leather-Covered Wooden Saddle
Unknown
11th–12th century · wood, rawhide, leather
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Pair of Iron Stirrups
N° 450
Pair of Iron Stirrups
Unknown
11th–12th century · iron
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Pyro-engraved gourd bowl
N° 452
Pyro-engraved gourd bowl
Unknown
1000–1400 CE · gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Celadon Fish Dragon-Shaped Ewer
N° 466
Celadon Fish Dragon-Shaped Ewer
Unknown
12th century · Celadon
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Tenmoku-Type Teabowl with Tortoiseshell Effect and Phoenix Design
N° 467
Tenmoku-Type Teabowl with Tortoiseshell Effect and Phoenix Design
Unknown
China, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century · Jizhou ware; glazed stoneware
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Jar
N° 469
Jar
Unknown
Angkor period, 12th century · Tan stoneware and "temmoku" brown glaze with amber tones
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Vessel for prahok
N° 472
Vessel for prahok
Unknown
Angkor period, 12th century · Stoneware (ash glaze)
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Aquamanile
N° 473
Aquamanile
Unknown
12th–13th centuries
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Glazed Sgraffito Bowls
N° 474
Glazed Sgraffito Bowls
Unknown (Islamic, Crusader–Mamluk period)
Tyre, 12th–13th century A.D. · terracotta (sgraffito glazed ware)
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB
Blacksmith's tongs
N° 475
Blacksmith's tongs
Unknown
1100–1400 AD · Iron
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Kesi Tapestry: Ducks in a Lotus Pond
N° 482
Kesi Tapestry: Ducks in a Lotus Pond
Zhu Kerou (active mid-12th century)
Southern Song dynasty (12th century) · silk kesi (cut-silk tapestry)
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Ge Ware Celadon Five-footed Washer
N° 483
Ge Ware Celadon Five-footed Washer
Unknown
Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) · Ge ware stoneware
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Baldishol tapestry
N° 484
Baldishol tapestry
Unidentified
c. 1150–1190 · Wool and linen (Gobelin/tapestry-weave technique)
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Lewis Chessmen
N° 486
Lewis Chessmen
Unknown
c. 1150–1200 · walrus ivory and sperm whale tooth
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Kendi (ewer) in the form of Ganesha
N° 488
Kendi (ewer) in the form of Ganesha
Unknown
18th Buddhist century (c. 13th century CE) · Green-glazed earthenware
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Spindle whorl
N° 495
Spindle whorl
Unknown
1197–1400 AD · Stone
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Cast-Iron Cart-Hub (Tsön) from Kharkhorum
N° 501
Cast-Iron Cart-Hub (Tsön) from Kharkhorum
Unknown
13th–14th century · cast iron
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
West Mexican Effigy Pipe
N° 503
West Mexican Effigy Pipe
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1200–1521 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Celengan (Terracotta Money Box)
N° 509
Celengan (Terracotta Money Box)
Unknown
13th–15th century (Majapahit) · Earthenware (terracotta)
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Stone Box of Motecuhzoma II
N° 515
Stone Box of Motecuhzoma II
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · stone
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Xipe Tótec
N° 516
Xipe Tótec
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · ceramic
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX

Sculpture·53

Visnu
N° 329
Visnu
Unknown
6th century · Sandstone
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Pensive Bodhisattva
N° 330
Pensive Bodhisattva
Unknown
Three Kingdoms period, 6th–7th century · Gilt-bronze
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Pensive Bodhisattva
N° 331
Pensive Bodhisattva
Unknown
Three Kingdoms period, 6th–7th century · Gilt-bronze
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Standing Buddha
N° 332
Standing Buddha
Unknown
6th - 7th century · Bronze
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Silver Deer (Möngön Buga)
N° 335
Silver Deer (Möngön Buga)
Unknown
6th–8th century · silver, gold
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Wooden traps
N° 338
Wooden traps
Unknown
Early Middle Ages · Wood
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Stele depicting Buddha, Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya
N° 340
Stele depicting Buddha, Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya
Unknown
Eastern Wei dynasty (534-550 CE) · limestone
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Standing statue of Buddha from Qingzhou
N° 341
Standing statue of Buddha from Qingzhou
Unknown
Northern Qi dynasty, second half of the sixth century · stone
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Snake buckle
N° 342
Snake buckle
Unknown
Vendel Period, c. 550–800 CE · bronze
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Four-armed Vishnu image
N° 344
Four-armed Vishnu image
Unknown
12th–13th Buddhist century (c. 7th–8th century CE) · Sandstone
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Dharmachakra (Wheel of the Law)
N° 345
Dharmachakra (Wheel of the Law)
Unknown
Dvaravati period, 12th–15th Buddhist century (c. 7th–10th century CE) · Stone
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Devi
N° 347
Devi
Unknown
First half of the 7th century · Sandstone
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Statue of the Goddess Durga
N° 348
Statue of the Goddess Durga
Unknown
7th century CE (Champa culture) · Bronze (copper-tin-lead alloy)
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Bronze statuette of a warrior
N° 351
Bronze statuette of a warrior
Unknown
7th–8th centuries CE · bronze
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Guardião chinês (Chinese Guardian)
N° 360
Guardião chinês (Chinese Guardian)
Chinese civilization
618–907 (Tang dynasty) · polychrome terracotta
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Stela of Quetzalcóatl (Xochicalco)
N° 367
Stela of Quetzalcóatl (Xochicalco)
Unknown
Epiclassic (c. 650–900 CE) · stone
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
First-Sermon Buddha (Luang Pho Sila Khao)
N° 368
First-Sermon Buddha (Luang Pho Sila Khao)
Unknown
Dvaravati art, 13th–14th Buddhist century (c. 8th–9th century CE) · White stone
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Plaque with Buddhas and attendants
N° 369
Plaque with Buddhas and attendants
Unknown
dated 664-665 (Tang dynasty) · marble
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Gilt-bronze Standing Bhaisajyaguru Buddha
N° 371
Gilt-bronze Standing Bhaisajyaguru Buddha
Unknown
Unified Silla period, 8th century · Gilt-bronze
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
The Bell of St Patrick and its Shrine
N° 377
The Bell of St Patrick and its Shrine
Unknown
Bell 8th–9th century AD; shrine circa AD 1100 · Iron bell of two riveted sheets coated with bronze; shrine of bronze plates with a silver-gilt frame and gold filigree panels
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Standing Buddha (Sailendra Style)
N° 380
Standing Buddha (Sailendra Style)
Unknown
8th–11th century · Bronze
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Stone Standing Amitabha Buddha from Gamsansa Temple Site
N° 381
Stone Standing Amitabha Buddha from Gamsansa Temple Site
Unknown
719 (Unified Silla) · Granite
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Padmapani), upper torso
N° 384
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Padmapani), upper torso
Unknown
Srivijaya art, 14th Buddhist century (c. 8th century CE)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Stela 6 of Aguateca (ruler Tan Te' K'inich), Maya
N° 385
Stela 6 of Aguateca (ruler Tan Te' K'inich), Maya
Unknown
790 CE · stone
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Four-armed Ganesha from Candi Singhasari
N° 401
Four-armed Ganesha from Candi Singhasari
Unknown
East Javanese art, 15th–16th Buddhist century (c. 10th–11th century CE) · Stone (high relief)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Hnefi, chess piece
N° 411
Hnefi, chess piece
Unknown
900–1000 AD · Whale bone
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Nataraja
N° 412
Nataraja
Unknown
circa 10th Century AD · Bronze
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Standing Buddha
N° 413
Standing Buddha
Unknown
10th Century AD · Bronze
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Relief of the Hodegetria
N° 414
Relief of the Hodegetria
Unknown
Late 10th – early 11th centuries
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Manjusri Sikhadara
N° 420
Manjusri Sikhadara
Unknown
Early 10th century · Silver
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Bronze Kundika with Silver Inlaid Landscape Design
N° 423
Bronze Kundika with Silver Inlaid Landscape Design
Unknown
Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392) · Bronze with silver inlay
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Lintel
N° 429
Lintel
Unknown
3rd quarter of the 10th century · Pink Sandstone
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Cross pendant from Taskula
N° 439
Cross pendant from Taskula
Unknown
Era of the crusades, 11th century onwards · silver
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Þór (Thor)
N° 440
Þór (Thor)
Unknown
c. 1000 AD · Bronze
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Standing Parvati
N° 444
Standing Parvati
Unknown
11th Century CE · Stone
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Hoa Hakananai'a
N° 448
Hoa Hakananai'a
Unknown
c. 1000–1200 AD · basalt
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Seated figure of a sukíe (shaman-healer), Costa Rica
N° 454
Seated figure of a sukíe (shaman-healer), Costa Rica
Unknown
1000–1550 CE · volcanic stone
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Crowned Buddha in dharmachakra
N° 455
Crowned Buddha in dharmachakra
Unknown
11th century · black chlorite
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Seated Amida (Amitabha) in Meditation
N° 457
Seated Amida (Amitabha) in Meditation
Unknown
Japan, Late Heian period, mid-11th century · Lacquered and gilt cypress wood
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Reclining Visnu
N° 459
Reclining Visnu
Unknown
Second half of the 11th century · Bronze
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Standing Adorned Buddha
N° 461
Standing Adorned Buddha
Unknown
Late 11th - early 12th century · Bronze
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Ufsakristur, figure of Christ
N° 471
Ufsakristur, figure of Christ
Unknown
1100–1200 AD · Wood (birch)
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
The Valþjófsstaðir door
N° 490
The Valþjófsstaðir door
Unknown
c. 1175–1200 AD · Pinewood
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Buddhist Triad
N° 491
Buddhist Triad
Unknown
Late 12th - early 13th century · Bronze
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Jayavarman VII
N° 492
Jayavarman VII
Unknown
Late 12th - early 13th century · Sandstone
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Standing Surya
N° 500
Standing Surya
Unknown
13th century AD · Chloride stone
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Vân Bản Bell
N° 502
Vân Bản Bell
Unknown
Trần dynasty, 13th–14th century · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Garudhamukha Lancana (Garuda Statue)
N° 507
Garudhamukha Lancana (Garuda Statue)
Unknown
13th–14th century · Stone
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Seated Guanyin riding qilin with acolytes
N° 508
Seated Guanyin riding qilin with acolytes
Unknown
13th-14th centuries · ormolu, silver
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Ehécatl, God of Wind
N° 513
Ehécatl, God of Wind
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · stone
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Xiuhtecuhtli, God of Fire
N° 517
Xiuhtecuhtli, God of Fire
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · basalt
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Xochipilli
N° 518
Xochipilli
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · stone
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
The Zimbabwe Birds
N° 522
The Zimbabwe Birds
Unknown
soapstone; from Great Zimbabwe, which flourished 1290-1450 CE · soapstone
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW

Treasure & power·20

Gold Crown (Altan Titem)
N° 333
Gold Crown (Altan Titem)
Unknown
6th–8th century · gold
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Gold Ewer (Altan Dombo)
N° 334
Gold Ewer (Altan Dombo)
Unknown
6th–8th century · gold
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
The Sinaw Hoard
N° 346
The Sinaw Hoard
Unknown
coins of 589-841 CE; buried and found 1979 · silver (dirhams)
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Sword from Pappilanmäki, Eura
N° 349
Sword from Pappilanmäki, Eura
Unknown
7th century CE · Damascus steel, gold-plated bronze handle, wooden scabbard
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
The Sutton Hoo Helmet
N° 352
The Sutton Hoo Helmet
Unknown
c. AD 610-635 · iron, tinned copper alloy
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Gilt Beast-head Agate Rhyton
N° 355
Gilt Beast-head Agate Rhyton
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · banded agate with gold
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Gilt Silver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a Cup
N° 356
Gilt Silver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a Cup
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · silver with gilding
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Gold Bowls with Mandarin Duck and Lotus-petal Designs (Pair)
N° 358
Gold Bowls with Mandarin Duck and Lotus-petal Designs (Pair)
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · gold
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
The 'Tara' Brooch
N° 370
The 'Tara' Brooch
Unknown
8th century AD · Cast gilt silver with fine gold filigree panels and studs of glass, enamel and amber; a plaited silver-wire chain
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Brooch from Laitila
N° 391
Brooch from Laitila
Unknown
Viking Age · silver
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Bead necklace
N° 409
Bead necklace
Unknown
900–1000 AD · Glass, amber
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Brooch for tunics
N° 410
Brooch for tunics
Unknown
900–1000 AD · Bronze
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Muteran Treasure Hoard
N° 421
Muteran Treasure Hoard
Unknown
10th–14th century (Sindok to Majapahit era) · Gold and silver
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Hammer of Þór (Thor)
N° 431
Hammer of Þór (Thor)
Unknown
950–1050 AD · Silver
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Antler-Reinforced Composite Bow
N° 447
Antler-Reinforced Composite Bow
Unknown
11th–12th century · birch bark, deer antler
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Sword with Its Scabbard
No image in the collection — see the museum’s page
N° 451
Sword with Its Scabbard
Unknown
11th–12th century · iron sword; birch-wood and hide scabbard
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Treasure of Halikko
N° 470
Treasure of Halikko
Unknown
1100s (hidden mid- to late 1100s) · gold-plated silver and silver
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Cup
N° 506
Cup
Unknown
13th or 14th century · silver
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Mask of Chalchiuhtlicue
N° 514
Mask of Chalchiuhtlicue
Unknown
Late Postclassic (c. 1250–1521 CE) · stone
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City — MX
Mamluk Jewellery
N° 521
Mamluk Jewellery
Unknown (Islamic, Mamluk)
Lebanon, Mamluk Period (1289–1516 A.D.) · gold, enamel and semi-precious stones
National Museum of Beirut, Beirut — LB

Writing & invention·17

Shangyu Tie (letter in cursive script), handscroll
N° 365
Shangyu Tie (letter in cursive script), handscroll
After Wang Xizhi (303–361)
Tang-dynasty tracing copy after Wang Xizhi (303–361) · ink on paper
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
"Sutra on the Wise and Foolish" (Called "Ōjōmu")
N° 379
"Sutra on the Wise and Foolish" (Called "Ōjōmu")
Attributed to Emperor Shōmu (701-756)
Nara period, 8th century · Ink on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
The Faddan More Psalter
N° 386
The Faddan More Psalter
Unknown
Circa AD 800 · Vellum manuscript with a leather cover lined with papyrus
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Altar-screen beam with the +SVMME inscription from Lobor
N° 387
Altar-screen beam with the +SVMME inscription from Lobor
Unknown
First third of the 9th century (Pre-Romanesque) · Stone
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Altar-screen beam with the inscription of Duke Branimir
N° 404
Altar-screen beam with the inscription of Duke Branimir
Unknown
888 CE (Pre-Romanesque) · Limestone
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
Laguna Copperplate Inscription
N° 405
Laguna Copperplate Inscription
Unknown
900 CE · copper
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Ceramic tablet with Cyrillic inscription from Veliki Preslav
N° 407
Ceramic tablet with Cyrillic inscription from Veliki Preslav
Unknown
10th c. · Glazed white-kaolin ceramic
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Sri Canasa Inscription
N° 427
Sri Canasa Inscription
Unknown
937 CE (Mahasakarat 859 / BE 1480) · Stone
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Tombstone of the ichirgou-boyla Mostich
N° 428
Tombstone of the ichirgou-boyla Mostich
Unknown
Middle - third quarter of the 10th c. · Limestone
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Lead seal of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
N° 442
Lead seal of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
Unknown
11th century · lead
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Kokin Wakashu Anthology(Surviving Portion of Vol. XII)
N° 446
Kokin Wakashu Anthology(Surviving Portion of Vol. XII)
Unknown
Japan, Heian period, 11th–12th century · Handscroll; ink on decorated paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Transcription of Key Passages of the Surangama Sutra, handscroll
N° 463
Transcription of Key Passages of the Surangama Sutra, handscroll
Wang Anshi (1021–1086)
Northern Song dynasty, 8th year of Yuanfeng era (1085) · ink on paper
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Kokin Wakashu Poetry Anthology, Gen'ei Version
N° 477
Kokin Wakashu Poetry Anthology, Gen'ei Version
Attributed to Fujiwara no Sadazane
Heian period, 12th century · Ink on decorated paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Wakan Roeishu Anthology
N° 489
Wakan Roeishu Anthology
Sesonji Koreyuki
Japan, Late Heian period, dated 1160 (Eiryaku 1) · Handscroll; ink on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
The Miroslav Gospel (Miroslavljevo jevandjelje)
N° 493
The Miroslav Gospel (Miroslavljevo jevandjelje)
Unknown
Late 12th century (1180s) · Parchment (illuminated manuscript)
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Leaf from a vellum manuscript
N° 496
Leaf from a vellum manuscript
Unknown
1200–1250 AD · Parchment
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Ramkhamhaeng Inscription (Inscription No. 1)
N° 523
Ramkhamhaeng Inscription (Inscription No. 1)
Unknown
Sukhothai period, Ramkhamhaeng Inscription (Inscription No. 1) · Stone
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH

Faith & ritual objects·17

Male Haniwa Figurine
N° 327
Male Haniwa Figurine
Unknown
Japan, Kofun period, 6th century · Earthenware (haniwa)
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Warrior in "Keikō" Armor
N° 339
Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Warrior in "Keikō" Armor
Unknown
Kofun period, 6th century
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
The Ardagh Chalice
N° 374
The Ardagh Chalice
Unknown
8th century AD · Spun silver bowl and foot with applied gold, silver, glass, amber and enamel ornament, gold filigree, and a rock crystal
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Wooden snuff tablet with kneeling figure
N° 375
Wooden snuff tablet with kneeling figure
Unknown
700–950 CE · wood
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Derrynaflan Chalice
N° 388
Derrynaflan Chalice
Unknown
Early 9th century AD · Beaten and lathe-polished silver with gold filigree panels and amber studs
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Wari funerary bundle with gold mask (Fardo Huari)
N° 392
Wari funerary bundle with gold mask (Fardo Huari)
Unknown
Wari (Huari), Fusional Era (800 – 1300 CE) · Textile, gold and feathers (funerary bundle)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Ceramic icon of St. Theodore from Patleina
N° 403
Ceramic icon of St. Theodore from Patleina
Unknown
Late 9th - 10th c. · Glazed ceramic (Preslav white ware)
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
The Dinogetia Engolpion (Gold Reliquary Cross)
N° 445
The Dinogetia Engolpion (Gold Reliquary Cross)
Unknown (Byzantine)
11th century AD · gold
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Grave number 56 from Luistari, Eura
N° 456
Grave number 56 from Luistari, Eura
Unknown
Viking Age; buried after 1018, early 11th century
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Bishop's crosier
N° 458
Bishop's crosier
Unknown
1050–1075 AD · Bronze
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
The Lismore Crozier
N° 464
The Lismore Crozier
Neachtain
Circa AD 1100 · Wooden staff sheathed in sheet bronze with spacer knops and a cast copper-alloy crook, decorated with blue glass studs and millefiori insets
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Minbar of the Great Mosque of Algiers
N° 465
Minbar of the Great Mosque of Algiers
Unknown
490 AH / 1097 CE · Cedar wood
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Cross of Cong
N° 480
Cross of Cong
Unknown
AD 1123 · Cast bronze plates over an oak core, with gold filigree, niello, rock crystal and glass bosses
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin — IE
Mihrab from the Beyhekim Mosque, Konya
N° 497
Mihrab from the Beyhekim Mosque, Konya
Unknown
13th century · stonepaste (fritware) with glazed tile mosaic
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Cross of Dom Sancho I
N° 510
Cross of Dom Sancho I
Unknown
1213 · gold, sapphires, garnets, pearls and seed-pearls
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Mihrab from Kashan
N° 511
Mihrab from Kashan
Unknown
1226 · stonepaste (fritware) with lustre glaze
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Perforated moa egg
N° 512
Perforated moa egg
Unknown
1250–1500 · moa eggshell
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ

The world observed·14

Envoys Mural
N° 354
Envoys Mural
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · mural painting
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Hunting Procession Mural
N° 361
Hunting Procession Mural
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · mural painting
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Palace Ladies Mural
N° 362
Palace Ladies Mural
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · mural painting
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Polo Players Mural
N° 363
Polo Players Mural
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · mural painting
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Tang Watchtower Murals (Pair)
N° 366
Tang Watchtower Murals (Pair)
Unknown
Tang dynasty, 618–907 · mural painting
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Ku Sun Tie (Bitter Bamboo-shoots), handscroll
N° 382
Ku Sun Tie (Bitter Bamboo-shoots), handscroll
Huaisu (737–799)
Tang dynasty, by Huaisu (737–799) · ink on silk
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Gao Yi Tu (Noble Recluses), handscroll
N° 389
Gao Yi Tu (Noble Recluses), handscroll
Attributed to Sun Wei (active c. 9th–10th century)
Tang dynasty (9th century) · ink and colour on silk
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Mother and Child
N° 415
Mother and Child
Unknown
10th-11th Century AD · Brass
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
N° 436
Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
Fan Kuan (active late 10th–early 11th century)
Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 · Ink and light colors on silk
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Landscape with Figures (Senzui byōbu)
N° 441
Landscape with Figures (Senzui byōbu)
Unknown
Japan, Heian period, 11th century · Six-panel folding screen; ink and colors on silk
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Early Spring
N° 460
Early Spring
Guo Xi (active 11th century)
1072, Northern Song dynasty · Ink and light colors on silk
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
The Cold Food Observance
N° 462
The Cold Food Observance
Su Shi (1036–1101)
After 1082, Northern Song dynasty · Ink on paper
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Whispering Pines in Myriad Valleys
N° 481
Whispering Pines in Myriad Valleys
Li Tang (c. 1070–after 1150)
1124, Northern Song dynasty · Ink and colors on silk
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Red and White Cotton Rosemallow
N° 494
Red and White Cotton Rosemallow
Li Di
Southern Song dynasty, 1197 · Color on silk
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP

Sacred images·9

Wall Painting: St Anne
N° 372
Wall Painting: St Anne
Workshop of Nubian workshop (Faras Cathedral)
8th century AD · tempera on plaster
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Six-armed Bodhisattva Cunda
N° 402
Six-armed Bodhisattva Cunda
Unknown
Srivijaya art, 15th–16th Buddhist century (c. 10th–11th century CE)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Wall Painting: Bishop Petros under the Protection of St Peter the Apostle
N° 438
Wall Painting: Bishop Petros under the Protection of St Peter the Apostle
Workshop of Nubian workshop (Faras Cathedral)
974–997 AD (last quarter of the 10th century) · tempera on plaster
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Shaka (Sakyamuni) Rising from the Gold Coffin
N° 443
Shaka (Sakyamuni) Rising from the Gold Coffin
Unknown
Japan, Late Heian period, 11th century · Hanging scroll; color on silk
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
The Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Kannon
N° 479
The Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Kannon
Unknown
Heian period, 12th century · Color on silk
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Romanesque relief head from Rudina
N° 487
Romanesque relief head from Rudina
Unknown
Second half of the 12th century (Romanesque) · Stone
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Zagreb — HR
The Buddha Descending from the Mountain
N° 505
The Buddha Descending from the Mountain
Liang Kai
Southern Song dynasty, 13th century · Ink and light color on silk
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Maitreya (the Future Buddha)
N° 519
Maitreya (the Future Buddha)
Unknown
Tibetan art, 19th–20th Buddhist century (c. 14th–15th century CE)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
The Mocking of Christ
N° 520
The Mocking of Christ
Cimabue
1280 · paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France

Architecture & ornament·5

Terracotta brick inscribed with the Ye Dhamma verse
N° 343
Terracotta brick inscribed with the Ye Dhamma verse
Unknown
Dvaravati period, 12th Buddhist century (c. 7th century CE) · Terracotta (fired clay)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Mshatta Facade
N° 383
Mshatta Facade
Unknown
743–744 AD · limestone
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Plinth brick with the image of a trident
N° 408
Plinth brick with the image of a trident
Unknown
10th century
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Great Zimbabwe
N° 453
Great Zimbabwe
Unknown
flourished 11th-15th century CE · dry-stone granite walling
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Gede Ruins
N° 476
Gede Ruins
Unknown
Swahili town, 12th–17th century · coral-stone masonry (ruined town: mosques, palace and houses)
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE

Stories & histories·4

Yamai no Soshi (Diseases and Deformities)
N° 468
Yamai no Soshi (Diseases and Deformities)
Unknown
Japan, Late Heian period, 12th century · Handscroll (9 scrolls); ink and color on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Scroll of Hungry Ghosts
N° 478
Scroll of Hungry Ghosts
Unknown
Heian period, 12th century · Color on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Tales of Hungry Ghosts (Gaki zōshi)
N° 485
Tales of Hungry Ghosts (Gaki zōshi)
Unknown
Japan, Heian period, late 12th century · Handscroll; ink and colors on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
“The Emperor Escapes to Rokuhara” from "The Illustrated Tale of Heiji"
N° 504
“The Emperor Escapes to Rokuhara” from "The Illustrated Tale of Heiji"
Unknown
Kamakura period, 13th century · Color on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP

Faces & portraits·2

Portraits of Court Nobles
N° 498
Portraits of Court Nobles
Unknown
Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century · Handscroll; light color on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Yuima-koji
N° 499
Yuima-koji
Unknown
China, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century · Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP

Toward the Renaissance

1300–1500·89 works·Gothic masters and the early Netherlandish turn In these years they reached for sacred images (31), sculpture (14), and writing & invention (10).
Same years,
different worlds Beautiful Madonna from Wrocław Europe Alhambra Dome Islamic world Blade for a Long Sword ("Tachi"), Named “Koryū Kagemitsu” East Asia Phra Buddha Sihing South Asia The Ife Head Africa Aztec Double-Headed Serpent Americas & Oceania
Beautiful Madonna from Wrocław
N° 549
Beautiful Madonna from Wrocław
Master of the Beautiful Madonna of Wrocław
c. 1390 · stone, with traces of polychromy and gilding
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland

A Gothic Madonna and Child carved around 1390 in the 'Beautiful Style' (Schöne Stil), her body swayed into an S-curve with her weight on her right leg and her head tilted toward her right shoulder and slightly downward, her gaze directed toward the Christ Child on her left arm. The museum's own digital collection record (translated from Polish) calls it a key work among the international group of 'Beautiful Madonnas', related to the Beautiful Madonna of Toruń. Its original provenance is undocumented: the sculpture is traditionally associated with a Wrocław church, most often identified as St Elizabeth's, though the museum's own records describe this link as unconfirmed. The association reportedly arose from a mistaken swap of an identification card, with St Mary Magdalene's church named as an equally plausible alternative, and the museum's curatorial commentary states plainly that 'the place for which this figure was made is unknown.'

Sacred images·31

Virgin and Child enthroned, surrounded by angels and saints (Ognissanti Maestà)
N° 524
Virgin and Child enthroned, surrounded by angels and saints (Ognissanti Maestà)
Giotto (1267–1337)
c. 1300–1305 · Tempera on wood, gold background
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Annunciation with St. Maxima and St. Ansanus
N° 539
Annunciation with St. Maxima and St. Ansanus
Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi
1333 · Tempera on wood, gold background
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Grudziądz Polyptych
N° 550
Grudziądz Polyptych
Unknown
c. 1390 · tempera on panel
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Altar frontal from Draflastaðir
N° 556
Altar frontal from Draflastaðir
Unknown
1400–1500 AD · Wool on canvas
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
The Annunciation
N° 570
The Annunciation
Attributed to Master of Flémalle (Robert Campin?) (c. 1375–1444)
c. 1415–1425 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)
N° 572
Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)
Robert Campin (ca. 1375–1444)
ca. 1427–32 · Oil on oak
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
The Annunciation
N° 573
The Annunciation
Álvaro Pires de Évora (active 1410–1434)
1430–1434 · tempera and gold ground on panel
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Kalanti altarpiece
N° 574
Kalanti altarpiece
Master Francke
1430s · oak, oil paint
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Pietà
N° 577
Pietà
Rogier van der Weyden (1399/1400–1464)
c. 1441 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Saint Barbara
N° 578
Saint Barbara
Master of Flémalle (active c. 1410s–1440s)
1438 · oil on panel
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
São Jerônimo penitente no deserto (St Jerome Penitent in the Desert)
N° 579
São Jerônimo penitente no deserto (St Jerome Penitent in the Desert)
Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506)
1448–51 · tempera on panel
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Phra Hai Sok (Lanna Buddha)
N° 584
Phra Hai Sok (Lanna Buddha)
Unknown
Lanna art (base inscription records its arrival in Bangkok in 1856 CE)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
The Death of the Virgin
N° 585
The Death of the Virgin
Andrea Mantegna (1430–1506)
ca. 1462 · mixed method on panel
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
St. Augustine
N° 586
St. Augustine
Piero della Francesca (c. 1415–1492)
c. 1465 · tempera on poplar
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Man of Sorrows (Vir Dolorum)
N° 588
Man of Sorrows (Vir Dolorum)
Attributed to Andrea del Verrocchio (ca. 1435-1488)
ca. 1470 · terracotta, with small residues of paint
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
N° 591
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Hans Memling (c. 1440–1494)
c. 1475 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Danse Macabre
N° 592
Danse Macabre
Workshop of Workshop of Bernt Notke (c. 1440-1509)
Late 15th century · tempera and oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
The Dead Christ supported by an Angel
N° 595
The Dead Christ supported by an Angel
Antonello da Messina (1430–1479)
1475–1476 · mixed method on panel
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Madonna and the Child (The Benois Madonna)
N° 596
Madonna and the Child (The Benois Madonna)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
1478–1480 · oil on canvas (transferred from panel)
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Annunciation Polyptych with the Unicorn
N° 597
Annunciation Polyptych with the Unicorn
Master of the Annunciation Polyptych with the Unicorn
c. 1480 · tempera on panel
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto)
N° 600
Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
c. 1482 · Drawing in charcoal, watercolour ink and oil on wood
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
The Portuguese Chapel, Malindi
N° 602
The Portuguese Chapel, Malindi
Unknown
built in the 1490s (Portuguese)
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE
The Garden of Earthly Delights
N° 603
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516)
1490–1500 · oil on oak panel (grisaille exterior)
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist and an Angel
N° 604
Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist and an Angel
Sandro Botticelli (workshop) (1444/1445–1510)
late 15th–early 16th century · tempera on panel (tondo)
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
The Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna)
N° 606
The Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
mid-1490s · tempera on canvas (transferred from panel)
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Christ as the Suffering Redeemer
N° 607
Christ as the Suffering Redeemer
Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506)
1495–1500 · Tempera on panel
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Ressurreição de Cristo (The Resurrection of Christ)
N° 612
Ressurreição de Cristo (The Resurrection of Christ)
Raphael (1483–1520)
1499–1502 · oil on panel
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR

Sculpture·13

The Ife Head
N° 526
The Ife Head
Unknown
1300 – early 1400s · brass
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Hunting-scene bas-relief from Spitakavor church
N° 531
Hunting-scene bas-relief from Spitakavor church
Unknown
Early 14th century · Stone
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Panji Relief
N° 533
Panji Relief
Unknown
14th century · Stone
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Kalpawreksa Relief
N° 534
Kalpawreksa Relief
Unknown
14th–15th century · Stone
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Marinid Alms Measure (Mudd) of Abu al-Hasan
N° 538
Marinid Alms Measure (Mudd) of Abu al-Hasan
Unknown
731–749 AH / 1331–1348 CE · Brass
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Bronze Shiva (Sukhothai)
N° 542
Bronze Shiva (Sukhothai)
Unknown
Sukhothai art, early 20th Buddhist century (c. mid-14th century CE) · Bronze
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Gaja-Lakshmi
N° 557
Gaja-Lakshmi
Unknown
15th Century AD · Bronze
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Aztec Double-Headed Serpent
N° 559
Aztec Double-Headed Serpent
Unknown
1400–1521 · cedro wood, turquoise and shell mosaic
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Phra Buddha Sihing
N° 561
Phra Buddha Sihing
Unknown
Sukhothai–Lanna art, late 20th–21st Buddhist century (c. 15th–16th century CE) · Gilt bronze
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Adorned Buddha
N° 565
Adorned Buddha
Unknown
15th - 16th century · Polychrome wood
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Standing Lokesvara
N° 568
Standing Lokesvara
Unknown
15th - 16th Century AD · Bronze
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Miniature gold llama figurine (Inka)
N° 575
Miniature gold llama figurine (Inka)
Unknown
1430–1532 CE · copper-and-gold alloy
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Holy Mary
N° 582
Holy Mary
Unknown
1450–1550 AD · Wood
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS

Writing & invention·10

Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in Silver on Oak Paper, Volumes 5 and 6
N° 525
Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in Silver on Oak Paper, Volumes 5 and 6
Unknown
14th century · Silver on paper
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Nakhon Chum Inscription (Inscription No. 3)
N° 543
Nakhon Chum Inscription (Inscription No. 3)
Unknown
Sukhothai period, 1357 CE (BE 1900) · Stone (sandstone and shale)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Môn Hạ Sảnh Seal (Sảnh Môn Hạ Bronze Seal)
N° 547
Môn Hạ Sảnh Seal (Sảnh Môn Hạ Bronze Seal)
Unknown
1377, reign of King Trần Duệ Tông, Trần dynasty · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Anjou Legendarium
N° 552
Anjou Legendarium
Unknown
1400 · parchment
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Inkstone Box with Poetry-Inspired Seashore Design in Maki'e and Silver Inlay
N° 554
Inkstone Box with Poetry-Inspired Seashore Design in Maki'e and Silver Inlay
Unknown
Japan, Muromachi period, early 15th century · Lacquer on wood with maki'e and silver inlay
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Quipu (knotted-cord recording device), Inka
N° 560
Quipu (knotted-cord recording device), Inka
Unknown
1400–1532 CE · knotted camelid-fiber cords
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Turin–Milan Hours
N° 571
Turin–Milan Hours
Unknown
1420
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Hours of Étienne Chevalier
N° 580
Hours of Étienne Chevalier
Jean Fouquet
1450s · paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Sodre Astrolabe
N° 610
Sodre Astrolabe
Unknown
901-906 AH / 1496-1500 CE · bronze
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Vasco da Gama Pillar (Padrão)
N° 611
Vasco da Gama Pillar (Padrão)
Unknown
erected 1499 (Portuguese) · limestone (Lisbon limestone from Portugal)
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE

Craft & design·10

Huanghuali Round-backed Folding Chair
N° 546
Huanghuali Round-backed Folding Chair
Unknown
Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · huanghuali wood
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
The “Flag of Stephen the Great” (St George Embroidery)
N° 558
The “Flag of Stephen the Great” (St George Embroidery)
Unknown (Byzantine embroidery workshop)
15th century · embroidery (silk and metal thread)
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Decorated glazed dish
N° 562
Decorated glazed dish
Unknown
1400–1599 CE · Glazed ceramic
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
White Porcelain Jar with Cloud and Dragon Design in Underglaze Iron
N° 564
White Porcelain Jar with Cloud and Dragon Design in Underglaze Iron
Unknown
Early Joseon period, 15th–16th century · White porcelain with underglaze iron-brown
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Elf pot
N° 566
Elf pot
Unknown
1400–1600 AD · Copper
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Iron-Plated Leather Boots (Yaltsan Gutal)
N° 567
Iron-Plated Leather Boots (Yaltsan Gutal)
Unknown
15th–16th century · leather, iron plates
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Blue-and-White Vase with Swan Design
N° 581
Blue-and-White Vase with Swan Design
Unknown
Mid-to-late 15th century, Lê sơ dynasty · Glazed ceramic (blue-and-white / hoa lam ware)
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Dragon and Phoenix Carpet
N° 583
Dragon and Phoenix Carpet
Unknown
1450–1600 · wool (knotted pile carpet)
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Chicken Cup in Doucai Painted Enamels
N° 587
Chicken Cup in Doucai Painted Enamels
Unknown
Chenghua reign, Ming dynasty, 1465–1487 · Doucai porcelain
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
N° 609
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
Unknown
1495–1505 · Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US

Treasure & power·7

Drinking horn
N° 527
Drinking horn
Unknown
1300–1500 AD · Ram horn
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Chimú gold crown (Corona de Oro Chimú)
N° 529
Chimú gold crown (Corona de Oro Chimú)
Unknown
Chimú, Imperial Era (1300 – 1532 CE) · Gold alloy (gold-silver-copper)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Blade for a Long Sword ("Tachi"), Named “Koryū Kagemitsu”
N° 536
Blade for a Long Sword ("Tachi"), Named “Koryū Kagemitsu”
Kagemitsu
Kamakura period, 1322
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Gold ewer with dragon and phoenix design
N° 545
Gold ewer with dragon and phoenix design
Unknown
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) · gold
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Sword from the Ljubljanica
N° 553
Sword from the Ljubljanica
Unknown
Beginning of the 15th century · Steel, brass
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Domaru Armor Laced with Black Leather Thongs and Purple Red and White Cords
N° 555
Domaru Armor Laced with Black Leather Thongs and Purple Red and White Cords
Unknown
Japan, Muromachi period, 15th century · Iron and leather scales laced with leather thongs and silk cords
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Lārīn (Ṭawīla) coin
N° 563
Lārīn (Ṭawīla) coin
Unknown
1400–1599 CE · Copper alloy
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA

Faith & ritual objects·5

Chimú bimetallic ceremonial bowl (Cuenco Bimetálico Chimú)
N° 528
Chimú bimetallic ceremonial bowl (Cuenco Bimetálico Chimú)
Unknown
Chimú, Imperial Era (1300 – 1532 CE) · Gold and silver (bimetallic)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
Chimú gold pectoral (Pectoral de Oro Chimú)
N° 530
Chimú gold pectoral (Pectoral de Oro Chimú)
Unknown
Chimú, Imperial Era (1300 – 1532 CE) · Gold alloy (gold-silver-copper)
Museo Larco, Lima — PE
The Ohrid Double Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria and the Annunciation
N° 537
The Ohrid Double Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria and the Annunciation
Unknown
Mid-14th century
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Ceremonial Armchair (said to be of King Afonso V)
N° 590
Ceremonial Armchair (said to be of King Afonso V)
Unknown
c. 1470–1475 · oak
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Imperial Doors from a church in Ohrid (Carske dveri)
N° 593
Imperial Doors from a church in Ohrid (Carske dveri)
Unknown
End of the 15th century
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS

Faces & portraits·4

Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
N° 576
Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441)
c. 1435 · oil on oak panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
St. Vincent Panels
N° 589
St. Vincent Panels
Attributed to Nuno Gonçalves (active 1450–1491)
c. 1470 · oil (?) and tempera on oak
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza
N° 594
The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza
Piero della Francesca (1416/17–1492)
c. 1473–1475 · Oil on wood
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Calvary with a Donor
N° 608
Calvary with a Donor
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516)
c. 1495–1505 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium

Stories & histories·3

Spring
N° 598
Spring
Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510)
c. 1480 · Tempera grassa on wood
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to Giovanna degli Albizzi
N° 599
Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to Giovanna degli Albizzi
Sandro Botticelli
1480s · intonaco
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Birth of Venus
N° 601
Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510)
c. 1485 · Tempera on canvas
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy

The world observed·3

"The Eccentrics Hanshan and Shide" (From a Scroll of Zen Paintings)
N° 532
"The Eccentrics Hanshan and Shide" (From a Scroll of Zen Paintings)
Yin Tuoluo
Yuan dynasty, 14th century · Ink on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Master Wuyong Scroll)
N° 540
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Master Wuyong Scroll)
Huang Gongwang (1269–1354)
c. 1347–1350, Yuan dynasty · Ink on paper
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Kaibu no Mo(Women's Formal Pantaloon-Skirt with Seashore Motif)
N° 551
Kaibu no Mo(Women's Formal Pantaloon-Skirt with Seashore Motif)
Unknown
Japan, Nanboku-chō period, dated 1390 · Silk (formal pantaloon-skirt)
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP

Architecture & ornament·2

Alhambra Dome
N° 535
Alhambra Dome
Unknown
c. 1320 · carved and painted wood
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Ten-story Stone Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple Site
N° 541
Ten-story Stone Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple Site
Unknown
1348 · Marble
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR

The Renaissance

1500–1600·99 works·High Renaissance and Mannerism In these years they reached for sacred images (26), faces & portraits (18), and stories & histories (13).
Same years,
different worlds Saint John the Baptist Europe Hasan’s cloak Islamic world Cypress Trees East Asia Tep Pranam South Asia Salt Cellar Africa Mere pounamu (greenstone striking weapon) "Amokura" Americas & Oceania
Saint John the Baptist
N° 643
Saint John the Baptist
Leonardo da Vinci
1510s · panel
Louvre Museum, Paris — France

painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the Louvre

Sacred images·25

As tentações de santo Antão (The Temptations of St Anthony)
N° 613
As tentações de santo Antão (The Temptations of St Anthony)
Attributed to Hieronymus Bosch (1450–1516)
Circa 1500 · oil on panel
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Temptations of St. Anthony
N° 615
Temptations of St. Anthony
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516)
c. 1500 · oil on oak
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Madonna and Child (The Conestabile Madonna)
N° 632
Madonna and Child (The Conestabile Madonna)
Raphael (1483–1520)
circa 1504 · tempera on canvas (transferred from panel)
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Holy Family, known as the “Doni Tondo”
N° 633
Holy Family, known as the “Doni Tondo”
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)
1505–1506 · Tempera grassa on wood
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
The Madonna of the Meadow
N° 634
The Madonna of the Meadow
Raphael (1483–1520)
1505 or 1506 · oil on poplar panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist (The Esterházy Madonna)
N° 637
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist (The Esterházy Madonna)
Raphael (1483-1520)
ca. 1508 · tempera and oil on wood
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
The Crucifixion
N° 638
The Crucifixion
Juan de Flandes (documented 1496–1519)
1509–1519 · oil on panel
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist
N° 640
Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553)
c. 1510 · oil on oak
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
The Holy Kinship
N° 641
The Holy Kinship
Master of Spiš (Master of Okoličné)
1510 · Tempera on wood
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Hell
N° 644
Hell
Unknown Portuguese master
c. 1510–1520 · oil on oak
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Triptych with the Legend of St Stanislaus the Bishop
N° 645
Triptych with the Legend of St Stanislaus the Bishop
Hans von Kulmbach (c. 1485–1522)
1510–1520 · tempera on panel, with carved and gilded elements
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Passion Altarpiece (Altarpiece of Antonius) Right and Left Wing
N° 649
Passion Altarpiece (Altarpiece of Antonius) Right and Left Wing
Attributed to Michel Sittow (c. 1469-1525)
1517–1518 · tempera and oil on wood
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
St. Jerome
N° 652
St. Jerome
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
1521 · oil on oak
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
The Dead Christ in the Tomb
N° 653
The Dead Christ in the Tomb
Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497/98–1543)
1521–1522 · oil on limewood panel
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Supper at Emmaus
N° 655
Supper at Emmaus
Jacopo Carucci, known as Pontormo (1494–1557)
1525 · Oil on canvas
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
The Washing of the Feet
N° 671
The Washing of the Feet
Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto (1518–1594)
1548–1549 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Christ among the Doctors in the Temple
N° 674
Christ among the Doctors in the Temple
Paolo Veronese (1528–1588)
1550–1556 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
The Adoration of the Magi
N° 679
The Adoration of the Magi
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1527/30–1569)
c. 1556 · tempera (glue-size) on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
N° 683
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1527/30–1569)
1562 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
The Census at Bethlehem
N° 688
The Census at Bethlehem
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1527/30–1569)
1566 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
N° 689
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
Pieter Bruegel I (ca. 1525-1569)
1566 · oil on wood
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
The Expulsion of Money-lenders from the Temple
N° 692
The Expulsion of Money-lenders from the Temple
Unknown Netherlandish Artist in the Manner of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the Elder
c. 1570 · oil on wood
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Anunciação (The Annunciation)
N° 708
Anunciação (The Annunciation)
El Greco (1541–1614)
Circa 1600 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR

Faces & portraits·18

Portrait of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus
N° 614
Portrait of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus
Gentile Bellini (ca. 1429-1507)
ca. 1500 · oil on wood
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Portrait of a Young Man
N° 616
Portrait of a Young Man
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
ca. 1500-1510 · oil on spruce
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Votive Fresco of Neagoe Basarab and His Family
N° 619
Votive Fresco of Neagoe Basarab and His Family
Attributed to Dobromir (attributed)
16th century (c. 1526) · fresco
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Portrait of a Young Man (The "Broccardo" Portrait)
N° 630
Portrait of a Young Man (The "Broccardo" Portrait)
Giorgione (ca. 1477-1510)
ca. 1503 · oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
The Cardinal
N° 642
The Cardinal
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (1483–1520)
1510–1511 · oil on panel
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Portrait of the Venetian Painter Giovanni Bellini
N° 646
Portrait of the Venetian Painter Giovanni Bellini
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c. 1488–1576)
1511–1512 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Emperor Maximilian I
N° 651
Emperor Maximilian I
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
1519 · oil on limewood panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Martin Luther, theologian, reformer
N° 656
Martin Luther, theologian, reformer
Lucas Cranach d.ä. (Lucas Cranach the Elder) (1472-1553)
signed 1526 · Oil on beech
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Portrait of a Young Man
N° 661
Portrait of a Young Man
Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano) (1503–1572)
1530s · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Jane Seymour
N° 665
Jane Seymour
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)
c. 1536–1537 · oil on oak panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Betrothal portrait of Anne of Cleves
N° 666
Betrothal portrait of Anne of Cleves
Hans Holbein the Younger
1539 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Portrait of Eleonora di Toledo with her son Giovanni
N° 670
Portrait of Eleonora di Toledo with her son Giovanni
Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572)
c. 1545 · Oil on wood
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Isabella de' Medici
N° 677
Isabella de' Medici
Attributed to Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572)
c. 1552-1553 · Oil on wood
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Summer
N° 684
Summer
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593)
1563 · oil on limewood panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest
N° 696
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest
El Greco (1541–1614)
ca. 1580 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain

Stories & histories·13

Judith
N° 631
Judith
Giorgione (c. 1478–1510)
1504 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Abduction on a Unicorn
N° 647
Abduction on a Unicorn
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
1516 · Iron etching
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
The Judgement of Paris
N° 658
The Judgement of Paris
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553)
1528 · mixed media on beech panel
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Hercules' Fight with the Centaurs
N° 672
Hercules' Fight with the Centaurs
Unknown
c. 1550 · wool and silk
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Venus, Cupid and Jealousy
N° 673
Venus, Cupid and Jealousy
Agnolo di Cosimo Bronzino (1503-1572)
ca. 1550 · oil on poplar
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Danae
N° 678
Danae
Titian (c. 1488–1576)
circa 1554 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Danaë and the Shower of Gold
N° 681
Danaë and the Shower of Gold
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (1490–1576)
1560–1565 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
N° 682
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1527/30–1569)
c. 1560s (early copy after a lost original) · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
The Tower of Babel
N° 685
The Tower of Babel
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525–1569)
1563 · oil on oak panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Peasant Wedding
N° 691
Peasant Wedding
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525–1569)
1568 · oil on oak panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
The Fall of the Titans
N° 700
The Fall of the Titans
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (1562–1638)
1588–1590 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
The Massacre of the Innocents
N° 702
The Massacre of the Innocents
Cornelis van Haarlem (1562–1638)
1590 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
Bacchus
N° 709
Bacchus
Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571–1610)
c. 1598 · Oil on canvas
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy

Treasure & power·10

Salt Cellar
N° 617
Salt Cellar
Unknown Edo (Benin) ivory carver
first quarter of the 16th century · ivory
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Popinjay
N° 623
Popinjay
Unknown
16th century · silver, parcel-gilt, and gemstones
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Mere pounamu (greenstone striking weapon) "Amokura"
N° 625
Mere pounamu (greenstone striking weapon) "Amokura"
Unknown
Māori, 1500–1820 · pounamu (nephrite jade)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Chain mail of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (Cota de malla de Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada)
N° 659
Chain mail of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (Cota de malla de Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada)
Unknown
c. 1530 · mild steel rings (mail)
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Suit of armour by Valentin Siebenbürger
N° 662
Suit of armour by Valentin Siebenbürger
Valentin Siebenbürger
1530s · Iron, brass, leather
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)
N° 663
Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)
Attributed to Jean Cousin the Elder (ca. 1490–ca. 1560)
ca. 1555 · Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Saliera
N° 667
Saliera
Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571)
1540–1543 · gold, enamel, ebony, ivory
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Hasan’s cloak
N° 690
Hasan’s cloak
Unknown
Last third of the 16th century, reworked mid-17th century · Silk brocade with silk and silver thread
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Cana drinking horn
N° 710
Cana drinking horn
Brynjólfur Jónsson
1598 AD · Bull's horn
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Tachi Sword
N° 711
Tachi Sword
Umetada Myōju
Japan, Momoyama period, dated 1598 (Keichō 3) · Steel (tachi sword)
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP

The world observed·10

Painting of a Dog and Puppies
N° 620
Painting of a Dog and Puppies
Yi Am (1499-?)
16th century (Joseon) · Colors on paper
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
View of Ama-no-hashidate
N° 626
View of Ama-no-hashidate
Attributed to Sesshū Tōyō (1420–1506)
Japan, Muromachi period, 1501–1506 · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Pine Forest
N° 629
Pine Forest
Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539-1610)
Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century · Ink on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Melancholy
N° 664
Melancholy
Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472–1553)
1532 · Oil on panel
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Hunters in the Snow (Winter)
N° 686
Hunters in the Snow (Winter)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525–1569)
1565 · oil on oak panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap
N° 687
Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1527/30–1569)
1565 · oil on oak panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Cypress Trees
N° 701
Cypress Trees
Kanō Eitoku (1543-1590)
Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1590 · Color and gold leaf on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
The Fortune Teller
N° 704
The Fortune Teller
Caravaggio
1594 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Hendrick Goltzius (?), Fortuna
N° 705
Hendrick Goltzius (?), Fortuna
Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617)
Late 16th century (not before 1594) · Engraving on paper
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Lute-Player
N° 707
Lute-Player
Caravaggio (1571–1610)
1595–1596 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia

Writing & invention·7

Book of Hours, said to be of King Dom Manuel I
N° 650
Book of Hours, said to be of King Dom Manuel I
Attributed to António de Holanda (1480–1557)
1517–c. 1551 · tempera and gold on parchment
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Padrão of Sunda Kalapa
N° 654
Padrão of Sunda Kalapa
Unknown
16th century (treaty dated 21 August 1522) · Andesite stone
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Manuscript Page from the Golestan of Sa’di
N° 657
Manuscript Page from the Golestan of Sa’di
Unknown
1526–1530 · ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Autobiography of Sigismund (Žiga) Herberstein
N° 680
Autobiography of Sigismund (Žiga) Herberstein
Sigismund (Žiga) Herberstein (1486–1566)
1559 · Paper (printed book)
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Guðbrandur's Bible
N° 697
Guðbrandur's Bible
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
1584 AD · Paper and vellum
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Automaton in the Form of a Ship
N° 698
Automaton in the Form of a Ship
Hans Schlottheim (c. 1545–1625)
dated 1585 · gilt and painted silver, copper alloy, iron
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Apostle (book), Vilnius, after 1595
N° 706
Apostle (book), Vilnius, after 1595
Workshop of Mamonychi printing house
After 1595
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA

Sculpture·6

Mounted Warrior
N° 618
Mounted Warrior
Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
early 16th century · bronze with green patina
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Carved cup
N° 622
Carved cup
Unknown
1500–1600 AD · Bone
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Tep Pranam
N° 624
Tep Pranam
Unknown
16th century · Wood
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
St. Leonard
N° 627
St. Leonard
Attributed to Andrea della Robbia and Girolamo della Robbia (attrib.) (Andrea, 1435–1525)
1501–1513 · modelled, polychrome and glazed terracotta
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Two-Headed Fountain
N° 628
Two-Headed Fountain
Unknown
1501–1515 · limestone
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
The Crouching Boy
N° 660
The Crouching Boy
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)
circa 1530–1534 · marble
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia

Faith & ritual objects·4

Belém Monstrance
N° 635
Belém Monstrance
Attributed to Gil Vicente (c. 1465–c. 1536)
1506 · gold and polychrome enamels
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Reliquary
N° 639
Reliquary
Mestre João (active c. 1510)
c. 1510 · gold, enamels, pearls, diamond, rock crystals and cabochons of emeralds and rubies
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Debus Implements
N° 675
Debus Implements
Unknown
Late 16th century · Metal and wood
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Icon of St Simeon and St Sava
N° 676
Icon of St Simeon and St Sava
Unknown
Second half of the 16th century
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS

Architecture & ornament·4

Thimlich Ohinga
N° 621
Thimlich Ohinga
Unknown
built 16th century CE · undressed dry-stone walls
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE
Haikata Arabic Well (Kisima cha Asili cha Haikataa)
N° 669
Haikata Arabic Well (Kisima cha Asili cha Haikataa)
Unknown
attributed to Arab settlers, 1545
National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam — TZ
Tile Panel, Alfiz
N° 694
Tile Panel, Alfiz
Unknown
1570–1580 · glazed stone paste with polychromy
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Fort Jesus
N° 703
Fort Jesus
Batista Cairato
built 1593 (Portuguese) · masonry (Portuguese military fortification on a coral ridge)
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE

Craft & design·1

Pot
N° 695
Pot
Unknown
c. 1575–1600 · moulded and painted porcelain
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal

The Baroque Age

1600–1700·80 works·Baroque drama and the Dutch Golden Age In these years they reached for stories & histories (17), the world observed (16), and sacred images (14).
Same years,
different worlds The Astronomer Europe Aleppo Room Islamic world Namban Folding Screens East Asia Niello silver bowl with Himavanta animals South Asia Dhlodhlo / Danan'mombe National Monument Africa
The Astronomer
N° 778
The Astronomer
Johannes Vermeer
1664 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France

painting by Johannes Vermeer

Stories & histories·17

Alegoría de la Fortuna y la Virtud
N° 721
Alegoría de la Fortuna y la Virtud
Peter Paul Rubens
Siglo XVII (17th century) · Oil on panel
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
N° 732
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
Attributed to Orazio Gentileschi (1563–1639)
c. 1608–1612 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
The Judgement of Solomon
N° 738
The Judgement of Solomon
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
c. 1617 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)
N° 739
Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)
Peter Paul Rubens, Frans Snyders
circa 1618 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
The Satyr and the Peasant
N° 742
The Satyr and the Peasant
Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678)
c. 1620–1621 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Concert of Birds
N° 743
Concert of Birds
Frans Snyders (1579–1657)
1620–1630 · Oil on canvas
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
David with the Head of Goliath before Saul
N° 745
David with the Head of Goliath before Saul
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
1627 · oil on oak panel
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Boy Playing the Flute
N° 747
Boy Playing the Flute
Judith Leyster (1609-1660)
early 1630s · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Danaë
N° 756
Danaë
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
1636 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Saturn devouring a Son
N° 757
Saturn devouring a Son
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
1636–1638 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
The Threatened Swan
N° 767
The Threatened Swan
Jan Asselijn (c. 1610–1652)
c. 1650 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
N° 769
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (1606–1669)
1653 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Bathsheba with King David's Letter
N° 770
Bathsheba with King David's Letter
Willem Drost
1654 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
The Spinners, or the Fable of Arachne
N° 771
The Spinners, or the Fable of Arachne
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660)
1655–1660 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The Patrician's Dream
N° 779
The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The Patrician's Dream
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682)
1664–1665 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
The Art of Painting
N° 782
The Art of Painting
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
c. 1666–1668 · oil on canvas
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria

The world observed·15

Water Fowl in the Lotus Pond
N° 716
Water Fowl in the Lotus Pond
Attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Japan, Edo period, early 17th century · Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Breverl
N° 718
Breverl
Unknown
17th century · Paper (folded sheet with copperplate engravings)
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Cooling Off
N° 722
Cooling Off
Kusumi Morikage
Edo period, 17th century · Ink and light color on paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Scenes in and around Kyoto (Funaki Version)
N° 723
Scenes in and around Kyoto (Funaki Version)
Iwasa Matabei
Edo period, 17th century · Color on gold-foiled paper
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Still Life with Game, Vegetables and Fruit
N° 726
Still Life with Game, Vegetables and Fruit
Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560–1627)
1602 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Okuni Kabuki Screen
N° 729
Okuni Kabuki Screen
Unknown
Japan, Momoyama period, early 17th century (after 1603) · Six-fold screen; color on gold-leafed paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
Namban Folding Screens
N° 730
Namban Folding Screens
Attributed to Kanō Naizen (1st pair, seal) and Kanō Domi (2nd pair, attrib.) (Naizen, 1570–1616)
c. 1606 · wooden lattice covered with paper, gold leaf, polychrome tempera painting, silk, lacquer, copper gilt
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Tavern Scene
N° 740
Tavern Scene
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660)
ca. 1618-1619 · oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son
N° 748
Magdalena Ventura with Her Husband and Son
Jusepe de Ribera
1631 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
The Kitchen Maid
N° 768
The Kitchen Maid
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669)
1651 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
N° 773
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
ca. 1662 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
The Milkmaid
N° 777
The Milkmaid
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
c. 1660 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
N° 785
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
Attributed to Jan de Baen (1633–1702)
c. 1672–1675 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
Pronk Still Life
N° 786
Pronk Still Life
Willem Kalf (1619–1693)
1678 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark

Sacred images·14

The Annunciation
N° 712
The Annunciation
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (1541-1614)
ca. 1600 · oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
Jesús en el Huerto de los Olivos
N° 714
Jesús en el Huerto de los Olivos
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos)
1600–1607 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Death of the Virgin
N° 715
Death of the Virgin
Caravaggio
1600s · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
The Elevation of the Cross
N° 733
The Elevation of the Cross
Peter Paul Rubens
1609 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Saint Dominic and Saint Francis Protecting the World from the Wrath of Christ
N° 741
Saint Dominic and Saint Francis Protecting the World from the Wrath of Christ
Peter Paul Rubens
1620 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Supper at Emmaus
N° 746
Supper at Emmaus
Workshop of Unknown Dutch Caravaggist (Studio of Lambert Jacobsz?)
c. 1630 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
The Apotheosis of St. Thomas of Aquino
N° 749
The Apotheosis of St. Thomas of Aquino
Francisco de Zurbarán
1631 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
The Martyrdom of Saint Livinus
N° 750
The Martyrdom of Saint Livinus
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
c. 1633 · oil on panel
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
St. Catherine of Alexandria
N° 751
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Artemisia Gentileschi
mid-1630s · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
A Lamb
N° 755
A Lamb
Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664)
1635–1640 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Jacob's Dream
N° 760
Jacob's Dream
José de Ribera (1591–1652)
1639 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Sketch for The Knight with the Falcon
N° 776
Sketch for The Knight with the Falcon
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
1659–1661 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Return of the Prodigal Son
N° 783
Return of the Prodigal Son
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
circa 1668 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia

Faces & portraits·11

Retrato do conde-duque de Olivares (Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares)
N° 744
Retrato do conde-duque de Olivares (Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares)
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
1624 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Marten and Oopjen
N° 752
Marten and Oopjen
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
1634 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
Retrato de mujer joven
N° 753
Retrato de mujer joven
Attributed to Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and workshop
1634 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Self-Portrait
N° 759
Self-Portrait
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
1638–1640 · oil on canvas
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Portrait of Nicolaes van Bambeeck
N° 761
Portrait of Nicolaes van Bambeeck
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
1641 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
The Night Watch
N° 762
The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
1642 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
A Girl with a Rooster
N° 765
A Girl with a Rooster
Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594-1651)
c. 1650 · oil on wood
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
N° 766
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (1599–1660)
1650 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Las Meninas
N° 772
Las Meninas
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660)
1656 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Infanta Margarita in a Blue Dress
N° 775
Infanta Margarita in a Blue Dress
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
1659 · oil on canvas
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Isaac and Rebecca, Known as 'The Jewish Bride'
N° 780
Isaac and Rebecca, Known as 'The Jewish Bride'
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
c. 1665–1669 · oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands

Writing & invention·5

Astrolabe attributed to Samuel de Champlain
N° 727
Astrolabe attributed to Samuel de Champlain
Unknown
1603 · Brass
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
Megiser’s multilingual dictionary
N° 728
Megiser’s multilingual dictionary
Hieronymus Megiser (1554/1555–1619)
1603 · Paper (printed book)
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Calendar (rímtal)
N° 736
Calendar (rímtal)
Unknown
1615 AD · Parchment and copper alloy
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Didactic Gospels, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, 1637
N° 758
Didactic Gospels, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, 1637
Workshop of Printing house of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
1637
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Universal of Hetman Ivan Mazepa, 1690
N° 789
Universal of Hetman Ivan Mazepa, 1690
Unknown
1690
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA

Sculpture·5

Trotting Horse
N° 731
Trotting Horse
Adriaen de Vries (c. 1556-1626)
signed 1607 · Bronze
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Jadeite Cabbage
N° 763
Jadeite Cabbage
Unknown
Qing dynasty, 1644–1911 · Jadeite, mounted in a cloisonné flowerpot
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Meat-shaped Stone
N° 764
Meat-shaped Stone
Unknown
Qing dynasty, 1644–1911 · Jasper, carved and dyed
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Nam Giao Temple Stele
N° 787
Nam Giao Temple Stele
Unknown
1679 (4th year of the Vĩnh Trị reign, Lê Hy Tông) · Stone
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN

Craft & design·5

Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in "maki-e" lacquer
N° 724
Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in "maki-e" lacquer
Hon'ami Kōetsu (1558-1637)
Edo period, 17th century
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Decorative Ewer with Seychelles Nut
N° 725
Decorative Ewer with Seychelles Nut
Anton Schweinberger
1602 · coco de mer (Seychelles nut), silver, partly gilt
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna — Austria
Lidded Ewer
N° 735
Lidded Ewer
Adam van Vianen (1568–1627)
1614 · silver-gilt
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
Pochette (pocket violin)
N° 788
Pochette (pocket violin)
François Saraillac
1679 · Wood, leather, silver wire
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Model of the William Rex
N° 791
Model of the William Rex
Adriaen de Vriend, Cornelis Moesman
1698 · wood, brass, iron, glass, rope and textile
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands

Architecture & ornament·3

Aleppo Room
N° 713
Aleppo Room
Unknown
1600–01 and 1603 · painted wood
Pergamon Museum, Berlin — Germany
Tứ Kỳ Pagoda Stone Incense Pillar (Cây hương chùa Tứ Kỳ)
N° 781
Tứ Kỳ Pagoda Stone Incense Pillar (Cây hương chùa Tứ Kỳ)
Unknown
1666, Cảnh Trị reign, Lê Huyền Tông, Lê Trung Hưng period · Stone
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Dhlodhlo / Danan'mombe National Monument
N° 790
Dhlodhlo / Danan'mombe National Monument
Unknown
Rozvi state capital c.1693 to the early 1800s; declared National Monument No. 5 in July 1937 · Khami-type dry-stone walling and terracing
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW

Faith & ritual objects·2

Icon of Serbian rulers by Avesalom Vujicic
No image in the collection — see the museum’s page
N° 719
Icon of Serbian rulers by Avesalom Vujicic
Avesalom Vujicic
17th century
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Mask from Stóra-Borg
N° 720
Mask from Stóra-Borg
Unknown
1600–1700 AD · Wood
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS

Treasure & power·2

Hetman’s mace (bulava)
N° 717
Hetman’s mace (bulava)
Unknown
17th century · gilded metal
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Niello silver bowl with Himavanta animals
N° 774
Niello silver bowl with Himavanta animals
Unknown
Ayutthaya art, 23rd–24th Buddhist century (c. 17th–18th century CE) · Silver with niello (thom)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH

The Age of Reason

1700–1800·59 works·Rococo, Enlightenment and Neoclassicism In these years they reached for sculpture (12), craft & design (12), and treasure & power (10).
Same years,
different worlds The Death of Marat Europe Glass bracelets, Al Huailah Islamic world Writing Box with the Eight-Plank Bridge, Lacquered wood with "maki-e", lead, and mother-of-pearl East Asia Great Victory Chariot (Phra Maha Phichai Ratcharot) South Asia The Akan Drum Africa Virgin of the Apocalypse with angels (Virgen del Apocalipsis y ángeles) Americas & Oceania
The Death of Marat
N° 842
The Death of Marat
Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825)
1793 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium

The revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat lies dead in his medicinal bath, stabbed by his assassin Charlotte Corday, her letter of introduction still in his hand and a quill fallen from the other - painted by David, a friend and fellow revolutionary, within months of Marat's 1793 murder, as an image of secular martyrdom for the Revolution. The wooden crate beside the bath is inscribed with David's dedication, transcribed on the museum's own catalog record (translated from French) as 'A MARAT, / DAVID / L'AN-DEUX' ('To Marat, David, Year Two' of the French Republican calendar). Widely regarded as the single most famous painting in the museum's collection.

Sculpture·12

Multi-armed Quan Am (Avalokiteshvara)
N° 793
Multi-armed Quan Am (Avalokiteshvara)
Unknown
18th century or later · bronze, lacquer
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Silver Bowl with Design in Relief, Depicting the Tale of a Golden Deer
N° 796
Silver Bowl with Design in Relief, Depicting the Tale of a Golden Deer
Unknown
Qing Dynasty, 18th century · silver
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Virgin of the Apocalypse with angels (Virgen del Apocalipsis y ángeles)
N° 800
Virgin of the Apocalypse with angels (Virgen del Apocalipsis y ángeles)
Unknown
18th century · carved and polychromed wood
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Hei tiki (pendant in human form)
N° 802
Hei tiki (pendant in human form)
Unknown
Māori, 1700–1847 · inanga (stone) and pounamu (nephrite)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Reclining Buddha in ivory
N° 820
Reclining Buddha in ivory
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · Ivory, on a gilded and lacquered wood base
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Rock-crystal Buddha image
N° 821
Rock-crystal Buddha image
Unknown
Lanna art, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · Rock crystal (quartz)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Seven-headed naga sculpture
N° 823
Seven-headed naga sculpture
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · Stone
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Ivory carving of Durga slaying Mahishasura
N° 824
Ivory carving of Durga slaying Mahishasura
Unknown
Indian art, 24th–25th Buddhist century (c. 18th–20th century CE) · Ivory
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Figurines of Chinese
N° 825
Figurines of Chinese
Franz Anton Bustelli
Around 1763 · Glazed and painted porcelain
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Amor and Psyche
N° 838
Amor and Psyche
Johan Tobias Sergel (1740-1814)
1787 · Carrara marble
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden

Craft & design·12

The Akan Drum
N° 795
The Akan Drum
Unknown
early 18th century · wood and animal skin
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
White Porcelain Jar with Grapevine and Monkey Pattern
N° 797
White Porcelain Jar with Grapevine and Monkey Pattern
Unknown
Late Joseon period, 18th century · White porcelain with underglaze iron-brown
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
Pearl diver's weight
N° 803
Pearl diver's weight
Unknown
1700–1899 CE (18th century) · Haematite
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Writing Box with the Eight-Plank Bridge, Lacquered wood with "maki-e", lead, and mother-of-pearl
N° 805
Writing Box with the Eight-Plank Bridge, Lacquered wood with "maki-e", lead, and mother-of-pearl
Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716)
Edo period, 18th century
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
Grand Piano
N° 808
Grand Piano
Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731)
1720 · Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Famille-rose Vase with Bats and Peaches
N° 809
Famille-rose Vase with Bats and Peaches
Unknown
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) · porcelain
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai — CN
Revolving Vase with Swimming Goldfish
N° 814
Revolving Vase with Swimming Goldfish
Unknown
Qianlong reign, Qing dynasty, 1736–1795 · Porcelain with cobalt-blue, famille-rose and gold decoration
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
Fragments from 'Nanking Cargo'
N° 816
Fragments from 'Nanking Cargo'
Unknown
1752 · porcelain
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
Covered bencharong jar with na-khop and garuda-clutching-naga design
N° 817
Covered bencharong jar with na-khop and garuda-clutching-naga design
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE) · Porcelain with overglaze enamels (bencharong)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
The Peacock Clock
N° 826
The Peacock Clock
James Cox (1723–1800)
1766–1772 · bronze, gilding, wood, enamel, silver (base), glass (base), foil (base)
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Cook's Hawaiian feathered cape
N° 835
Cook's Hawaiian feathered cape
Unknown
Presented to Captain James Cook, 1778–1779 · feathers of native birds
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Card table used by Francisco de Paula Santander (Mesa de tresillo de Santander)
N° 836
Card table used by Francisco de Paula Santander (Mesa de tresillo de Santander)
Unknown
18th century (c. 1780) · walnut (nogal)
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO

Treasure & power·10

Glass bracelets, Al Huailah
N° 798
Glass bracelets, Al Huailah
Unknown
1700–1800 CE (18th century) · Glass
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Samurai armour
N° 799
Samurai armour
Unknown
Edo period (18th century) · Iron, brass, leather, textile, lacquer
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Qur'an Endowed by Abdi Pasha
N° 812
Qur'an Endowed by Abdi Pasha
Unknown
1141 AH / 1729 CE · Paper and leather
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Table Centrepiece
N° 813
Table Centrepiece
Thomas Germain and François-Thomas Germain (Thomas, active 1720–1748)
1729–1731 · cast, spun, engraved and finely-chiselled silver
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon — Portugal
Kostanjevica goblet
N° 815
Kostanjevica goblet
Unknown
1749 · Colourless blown and cut glass
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Phutthan throne of the Front Palace
N° 819
Phutthan throne of the Front Palace
Unknown
Rattanakosin art, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Venus in Her Chariot
N° 833
Venus in Her Chariot
Meissen Porcelain Factory
1774–1799 · glazed porcelain
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Busabok Kroen throne
N° 837
Busabok Kroen throne
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, reign of Rama I (1782–1809) · Carved and gilded wood with glass inlay
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Great Victory Chariot (Phra Maha Phichai Ratcharot)
N° 844
Great Victory Chariot (Phra Maha Phichai Ratcharot)
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, built 1795 CE (BE 2338)
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Emperor’s throne
N° 848
Emperor’s throne
Christian Meyer
1797–1799 · gilded wood (linden)
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI

Faces & portraits·6

Portrait of Shin Im
N° 794
Portrait of Shin Im
Unknown
Joseon Dynasty (early 18th century) · Colors on silk
National Museum of Korea, Seoul — KR
The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust
N° 827
The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust
Alexander Roslin (1718-1793)
1768 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Self-portrait
N° 841
Self-portrait
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
1790 · Oil on canvas
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
The Ryberg Family
N° 847
The Ryberg Family
Jens Juel (1745–1802)
1797 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Retrato do cardeal don Luis Maria de Borbon y Vallabriga (Portrait of Cardinal Don Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga)
N° 850
Retrato do cardeal don Luis Maria de Borbon y Vallabriga (Portrait of Cardinal Don Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828)
1798–1800 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR

The world observed·6

A Hundred Steeds
N° 811
A Hundred Steeds
Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining) (1688–1766)
1728, Qing dynasty · Ink and colors on silk
National Palace Museum, Taipei — Taiwan
The Lock
N° 828
The Lock
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1770s · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
View of Warsaw from the Terrace of the Royal Castle
N° 832
View of Warsaw from the Terrace of the Royal Castle
Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780)
1773 · oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Cocks and Hens
N° 840
Cocks and Hens
Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800)
Japan, Edo period, dated 1790 · Set of nine panels; ink on paper
Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto — JP
The Waterfall Sarpsfossen
N° 845
The Waterfall Sarpsfossen
Christian August Lorentzen (1749–1828)
1795 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway

Sacred images·4

Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquirá)
N° 801
Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquirá)
Unknown
18th century · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Holy Communion
N° 810
Holy Communion
Margareta Capsia (1682–1759)
1725
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Sandalwood Buddha (Phra Kaen Chan)
N° 822
Sandalwood Buddha (Phra Kaen Chan)
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 200 years old) · Sandalwood, with silver and gilt-copper fittings
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo ante los muros de Sevilla
N° 849
Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo ante los muros de Sevilla
Francisco de Goya
1798–1800 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR

Faith & ritual objects·3

Khon mask head of Hanuman
N° 818
Khon mask head of Hanuman
Unknown
Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 200 years old) · Papier-mâché (khoi paper) with mother-of-pearl inlay
Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok — TH
Carpet from the burial of Hetman Danylo Apostol
N° 831
Carpet from the burial of Hetman Danylo Apostol
Unknown
Late 18th century
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA

Stories & histories·3

The Wounded Philoctetes
N° 834
The Wounded Philoctetes
Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1743–1809)
1775 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
HMS Bounty Relics
N° 839
HMS Bounty Relics
Unknown
HMS Bounty, mutiny of 1789
Fiji Museum, Suva — FJ
The Naked Maja
N° 846
The Naked Maja
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828)
1795–1800 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain

Writing & invention·1

Gold Seal 'Đại Việt Quốc Nguyễn Chúa Vĩnh Trấn Chi Bảo'
N° 807
Gold Seal 'Đại Việt Quốc Nguyễn Chúa Vĩnh Trấn Chi Bảo'
Unknown
1709, reign of Lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu · Gold
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN

Architecture & ornament·1

Damascus Room
N° 806
Damascus Room
Unknown
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE · Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US

The Restless Century

1800–1900·130 works·Romanticism to Impressionism In these years they reached for the world observed (35), faces & portraits (25), and craft & design (19).
Same years,
different worlds Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne Europe Oryx Figurine Islamic world Portrait of Takami Senseki East Asia Cảnh Thịnh Bronze Drum South Asia Flissa Sabre Africa Haida House Pole Americas & Oceania
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
N° 864
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1806 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France

painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The world observed·35

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
N° 872
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
ca. 1830–32 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Ragamala
N° 877
Ragamala
Unknown
1830 AD · Paper
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Dusk Scene
N° 879
Dusk Scene
Ando Hiroshige (1797–1858)
1833–1834 · Colour woodcut (ukiyo-e print)
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Morning View of Østerbro
N° 882
Morning View of Østerbro
Christen Købke (1810–1848)
1836 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
View from Stalheim
N° 886
View from Stalheim
Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857)
1842 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
The Beautiful Rosine
N° 889
The Beautiful Rosine
Antoine Wiertz (1806–1865)
1847 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Ploughing in the Nivernais
N° 892
Ploughing in the Nivernais
Rosa Bonheur
1849 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
At a Window in the Artist's Studio
N° 901
At a Window in the Artist's Studio
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853)
1852 · Pen, grey ink and brown wash over pencil framed in light blue watercolour
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Hunger, Madness and Crime
N° 902
Hunger, Madness and Crime
Antoine Wiertz (1806–1865)
1853 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Life in the Baðstofa
N° 906
Life in the Baðstofa
Schiött
1861 AD · Oil paint
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
The Faithful Guardian
N° 920
The Faithful Guardian
Johann Köler (1826-1899)
1878 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
The Adornment of the Bride by Paja Jovanovic (Kicenje neveste)
N° 925
The Adornment of the Bride by Paja Jovanovic (Kicenje neveste)
Paja Jovanovic (1859-1957)
First half of the 1880s
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Blue Interior
N° 928
Blue Interior
Harriet Backer (1845–1932)
1883 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Scandalized Masks
N° 929
Scandalized Masks
James Ensor (1860–1949)
1883 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Albertine to See the Police Surgeon
N° 938
Albertine to See the Police Surgeon
Christian Krohg (1852–1925)
1885–1887 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Étretat in the Rain
N° 939
Étretat in the Rain
Claude Monet (1840–1926)
1886 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Diligent Hands by Uros Predic (Vredne rucice)
N° 943
Diligent Hands by Uros Predic (Vredne rucice)
Uros Predic (1857-1953)
1887
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Fritillaries in a Copper Vase
N° 944
Fritillaries in a Copper Vase
Vincent van Gogh
1887 · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
Le lever de la bonne (El despertar de la criada)
N° 945
Le lever de la bonne (El despertar de la criada)
Eduardo Sívori
1887 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Bella Vista
N° 949
Bella Vista
Nicanor Blanes (1857-1895)
1889 · oil on cardboard
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Landscape from Brittany
N° 951
Landscape from Brittany
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
signed 1889 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Wheat Field with Cypresses
N° 953
Wheat Field with Cypresses
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
1889 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
A canoa sobre o Epte (The Canoe on the Epte)
N° 955
A canoa sobre o Epte (The Canoe on the Epte)
Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Circa 1890 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Le Lit
N° 960
Le Lit
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1890s · oil paint
Louvre Museum, Paris — France
A Funeral
N° 961
A Funeral
Anna Ancher (1859–1935)
1891 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Woman Holding a Fruit; Where Are You Going? (Eu haere ia oe)
N° 967
Woman Holding a Fruit; Where Are You Going? (Eu haere ia oe)
Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)
1893 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Sin pan y sin trabajo
N° 968
Sin pan y sin trabajo
Ernesto de la Cárcova
1894 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Play and Dance
N° 969
Play and Dance
Halfdan Egedius (1877–1899)
1896 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
The Caresses
N° 971
The Caresses
Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921)
1896 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Deux danseuses jaunes et roses (Amarillo y rosa)
N° 974
Deux danseuses jaunes et roses (Amarillo y rosa)
Edgar Degas
1898 · Pastel and charcoal on paper
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Capsheaves
N° 976
Capsheaves
Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907)
1898–1899 · pastel on paper
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Boys Bathing at Skagen. Summer Evening
N° 977
Boys Bathing at Skagen. Summer Evening
Peder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909)
1899 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark

Faces & portraits·25

Simón Bolívar
N° 873
Simón Bolívar
Antonio Salas Pérez
c. 1822 · oil on metal
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Singer Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
N° 876
Singer Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
Carl Timoleon von Neff (1804-1877)
1828 · oil on paper mounted on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Rafael Pombo as a child (Rafael Pombo)
N° 881
Rafael Pombo as a child (Rafael Pombo)
Unknown
c. 1835 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Portrait of Takami Senseki
N° 883
Portrait of Takami Senseki
Watanabe Kazan (1793-1841)
Edo period, dated 1837 (Tenpo 8) · Color on silk
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo — JP
The Cellist (Self-portrait)
N° 890
The Cellist (Self-portrait)
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
1847 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Retrato de Manuelita Rosas
N° 898
Retrato de Manuelita Rosas
Prilidiano Pueyrredón
1851 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Drawing by Sölvi Helgason (Sólon Íslandus)
N° 903
Drawing by Sölvi Helgason (Sólon Íslandus)
Sölvi Helgason (1820-1895)
1858–1888 AD · Paper
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl
N° 907
Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
signed 1866 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Mother Anthony's Tavern
N° 909
Mother Anthony's Tavern
Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
signed 1866 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
A amazona - Retrato de Marie Lefébure (The Horsewoman - Portrait of Marie Lefébure)
N° 913
A amazona - Retrato de Marie Lefébure (The Horsewoman - Portrait of Marie Lefébure)
Édouard Manet (1832–1883)
1870–75 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Maori girl
N° 917
Maori girl
Gottfried Lindauer (1839–1926)
circa 1874 · oil on canvas
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
A condessa Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec (The Countess Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec)
N° 924
A condessa Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec (The Countess Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
1880–82 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Rosa e azul - As meninas Cahen d'Anvers (Pink and Blue - The Cahen d'Anvers Girls)
N° 926
Rosa e azul - As meninas Cahen d'Anvers (Pink and Blue - The Cahen d'Anvers Girls)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
1881 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
N° 930
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
1883–84 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Retrato de Doña Carlota Ferreira de Regunaga
N° 931
Retrato de Doña Carlota Ferreira de Regunaga
Juan Manuel Blanes (1830-1901)
c. 1883–88 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Self-Portrait
N° 940
Self-Portrait
Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
1886 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Self-Portrait
N° 946
Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
1887 · oil on cardboard
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Netherlands
Portrait of the Painter Oda Krohg, b. Lasson
N° 947
Portrait of the Painter Oda Krohg, b. Lasson
Christian Krohg (1852–1925)
1888 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Madame Cézanne em vermelho (Madame Cézanne in Red)
N° 948
Madame Cézanne em vermelho (Madame Cézanne in Red)
Paul Cézanne (1839–1906)
1888–90 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Self-Portrait
N° 952
Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
1889 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Marguerite Gachet at the Piano
N° 956
Marguerite Gachet at the Piano
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
1890 · oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Pontus
N° 957
Pontus
Carl Larsson (1853-1919)
1890 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski
N° 958
Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912)
1890 · oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Portrait of Ida, the Artist's Wife
N° 975
Portrait of Ida, the Artist's Wife
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
1898 · Pencil
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Retrato del Sr. Juan Carlos Muñoz
N° 978
Retrato del Sr. Juan Carlos Muñoz
Carlos Federico Sáez (1878-1901)
1899 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY

Craft & design·19

Cảnh Thịnh Bronze Drum
N° 851
Cảnh Thịnh Bronze Drum
Unknown
1800, 8th year of the Cảnh Thịnh reign, Tây Sơn dynasty · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Waka 'Teremoe' (canoe hull)
N° 855
Waka 'Teremoe' (canoe hull)
Unknown
Māori, 1800s · tōtara (wood)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Woven Haik (Woman's Wrap)
N° 856
Woven Haik (Woman's Wrap)
Unknown
13th century AH / 19th century CE · Wool
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Basket (Shelbadan)
N° 858
Basket (Shelbadan)
Unknown
1800–1999 CE · Palm fibre, leather, textile, iron
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Milk churn (Isga)
N° 859
Milk churn (Isga)
Unknown
1800–1999 CE · Wood, leather, cord
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Plate (Suhfa)
N° 860
Plate (Suhfa)
Unknown
1800–1999 CE · Wood, copper alloy, leather
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Kinnari Box
N° 861
Kinnari Box
Unknown
19th - 20th century · Carved wood with black and red lacquer
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Pedestal
N° 862
Pedestal
Unknown
19th - 20th century · Woven bamboo with black lacquer
National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh — KH
Decorative vase “Riton” (Kyiv-Mezhyhiria faience)
N° 871
Decorative vase “Riton” (Kyiv-Mezhyhiria faience)
Workshop of Kyiv-Mezhyhiria faience factory
1820s · faience
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Model canoe made by the Odawa chief Assiginak
N° 874
Model canoe made by the Odawa chief Assiginak
Assiginak
about 1825
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
Shark harpoon
N° 878
Shark harpoon
Unknown
1830–1930 AD · Iron
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Egoist tea set (Volokytyne porcelain)
N° 885
Egoist tea set (Volokytyne porcelain)
Workshop of Andrii Miklashevskyi’s porcelain factory
1840s · porcelain
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Janez Avguštin Puhar, Self-portrait
N° 894
Janez Avguštin Puhar, Self-portrait
Janez Avguštin Puhar (1814–1864)
1850s or early 1860s · Glass, photographic emulsion
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) of Mākereti Papakura
N° 895
Kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) of Mākereti Papakura
Unknown
Māori, 1850–1880 · muka (flax fibre); kererū, kākā, kākāriki and tūī feathers
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak)
N° 897
Kahu kiwi (kiwi feather cloak)
Unknown
Māori, 1850–1900 · muka (flax fibre), brown kiwi feathers, wool
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Festive costume (skautbúningur)
N° 904
Festive costume (skautbúningur)
Sigurlaug Gunnarsdóttir
1860 AD · Broadcloth, wool and cotton
National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík — IS
Embroidered Satin Vest (Khantaaz)
N° 914
Embroidered Satin Vest (Khantaaz)
Unknown
Late 19th - early 20th century · Silk satin (püüsüü), pearl, coral
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
N° 918
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900 · Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
Sleigh by the McLaughlin Carriage Company
N° 970
Sleigh by the McLaughlin Carriage Company
Unknown
Around 1896 · Wood
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA

Stories & histories·18

Classical Composition: Bacchanal
N° 852
Classical Composition: Bacchanal
William Etty (1787–1849)
Undated (early 19th century) · Oil on panel
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
The Water Carrier ("La Aguadora")
N° 865
The Water Carrier ("La Aguadora")
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)
between 1808 and 1812 · oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Budapest — HU
The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, or "The Executions"
N° 867
The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, or "The Executions"
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828)
1814 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Saturn
N° 870
Saturn
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828)
1820–1823 · mixed method on mural, transferred to canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — Spain
Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord
N° 891
Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord
Hans Gude (1825–1903)
1848 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Washington Crossing the Delaware
N° 900
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze (1816–1868)
1851 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
La Nymphe surprise (La ninfa sorprendida)
N° 905
La Nymphe surprise (La ninfa sorprendida)
Édouard Manet
1861 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Moema
N° 908
Moema
Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)
1866 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Reverend Thomas Baker Relics
N° 910
Reverend Thomas Baker Relics
Unknown
1867
Fiji Museum, Suva — FJ
Peace and War (copy after Rubens)
N° 912
Peace and War (copy after Rubens)
Charles Gow (c. 1809–1886)
c. 1870 · Oil on canvas
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Insurgent Patrol (Insurgent Picket)
N° 916
Insurgent Patrol (Insurgent Picket)
Maksymilian Gierymski (1846–1874)
1873 · oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
The Battle of Grunwald
N° 919
The Battle of Grunwald
Jan Matejko (1838–1893)
1878 · oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden
N° 932
Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden
Gustaf Cederström (1845-1933)
signed 1884 · Oil on canvas
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Spoliarium
N° 933
Spoliarium
Juan Luna y Novicio (1857-1899)
1884 · Oil on canvas
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
La vuelta del malón
N° 962
La vuelta del malón
Ángel Della Valle
1892 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Después de la Batalla de Curupaytí
N° 964
Después de la Batalla de Curupaytí
Cándido López
1893 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
The Christian Dirce
N° 972
The Christian Dirce
Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902)
1897 · oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
The Attack
N° 979
The Attack
Eetu Isto
1899
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI

Sculpture·10

Flissa Sabre
N° 853
Flissa Sabre
Unknown
13th century AH / 19th century CE · Iron and copper
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Kabyle Fibula (Ibzim / Tabzimt)
N° 854
Kabyle Fibula (Ibzim / Tabzimt)
Unknown
13th century AH / 19th century CE · Silver plated with enamel and inlaid with coral
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Oryx Figurine
N° 857
Oryx Figurine
Unknown
1800–1900 CE (19th century) · Bone
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
N° 863
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova (1757–1822)
1804–6 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — US
The Three Graces
N° 866
The Three Graces
Antonio Canova (1757–1822)
between 1813 and 1816 · marble
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Haida House Pole
N° 893
Haida House Pole
Unknown
c. 1850 · carved wood
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Gilt-Bronze Yamantaka (Yamandag)
N° 915
Gilt-Bronze Yamantaka (Yamandag)
Unknown
late 19th – early 20th century · gilt bronze
National Museum of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar — MN
Dusk
N° 927
Dusk
August Weizenberg (1837-1921)
1882 · marble
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
The Burghers of Calais
N° 934
The Burghers of Calais
Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)
1884–1889 · bronze
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
The Hammerman
N° 959
The Hammerman
Constantin Meunier (1831–1905)
1890 · bronze
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium

Writing & invention·7

Australia's first bank note
N° 868
Australia's first bank note
Unknown
Issued 8 April 1817 · engraving on paper
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Jade Seal 'Đại Nam Thụ Thiên Vĩnh Mệnh Truyền Quốc Tỷ'
N° 888
Jade Seal 'Đại Nam Thụ Thiên Vĩnh Mệnh Truyền Quốc Tỷ'
Unknown
1847, reign of Emperor Thiệu Trị, Nguyễn dynasty · White jade
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Skull attributed to the criminal 'Doctor Russi' (Cráneo del 'Doctor Russi')
N° 899
Skull attributed to the criminal 'Doctor Russi' (Cráneo del 'Doctor Russi')
Unknown
1851 · bone
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
1885 Photograph Album of Oman, Iraq and India
N° 935
1885 Photograph Album of Oman, Iraq and India
Louis Maguire
1885 · photographic prints in an album
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
A Poem on the Anatomy of the Eye (Qasida fi Tashrih al-Ayn)
N° 942
A Poem on the Anatomy of the Eye (Qasida fi Tashrih al-Ayn)
Rashid bin Umayra al-Hashmi ar-Rustaqi
1305 AH / 1887 CE (copy) · ink on paper
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Taras Shevchenko, “Kobzar” (1893 Lviv edition)
N° 965
Taras Shevchenko, “Kobzar” (1893 Lviv edition)
Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861)
1893
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
“Varpas”, no. 6 (1898) — first printing of the Lithuanian national anthem
N° 973
“Varpas”, no. 6 (1898) — first printing of the Lithuanian national anthem
Vincas Kudirka
1898 · Paper (printed newspaper)
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT

New ways of seeing·7

Island of the Dead
N° 922
Island of the Dead
Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901)
1880 · oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Castles in the Air
N° 936
Castles in the Air
Anders Zorn (1860-1920)
signed 1885 · Watercolour
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
The Sick Child
N° 937
The Sick Child
Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
1885–86 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Le Moulin de la Galette
N° 941
Le Moulin de la Galette
Vincent van Gogh
ca. 1886–1887 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Passeio ao crepúsculo (Evening Promenade)
N° 954
Passeio ao crepúsculo (Evening Promenade)
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
1889–90 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Vahine no te miti (Femme a la mer)
N° 963
Vahine no te miti (Femme a la mer)
Paul Gauguin
1892 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
The Scream
N° 966
The Scream
Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
1893 · Tempera and crayon on cardboard
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway

Treasure & power·4

Girardoni-system repeating air rifle
N° 869
Girardoni-system repeating air rifle
Workshop of Johann Contriner
c. 1820 · Steel, brass, wood
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Ottoman Gold Dinar Struck at Algiers
N° 875
Ottoman Gold Dinar Struck at Algiers
Unknown
Ottoman period (dated 1243 AH / 1827 CE) · Gold
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Bridal trinket crown
N° 896
Bridal trinket crown
Unknown
Second half of the 19th century
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Urn with the heart of Brother Gabriel Giraud
N° 980
Urn with the heart of Brother Gabriel Giraud
Unknown
1899 · Silver (lid sealed with lead)
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI

Architecture & ornament·3

Te Hau ki Tūranga
N° 884
Te Hau ki Tūranga
Rongowhakaata, under master carver Raharuhi Rukupo
Built in the early 1840s
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Te Tākinga pātaka (carved storehouse)
N° 887
Te Tākinga pātaka (carved storehouse)
Te Hārete Te Whanarere
Māori, carved 1845–1855 (restored 1934) · tōtara (wood), pāua (abalone shell), feather, bulrush
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Old Bulawayo
N° 911
Old Bulawayo
Unknown
royal town of King Lobengula; established 1870 · beehive structures (Zulu-style architecture)
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW

Sacred images·1

Cristo abençoador (Christ Blessing)
N° 880
Cristo abençoador (Christ Blessing)
Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)
1834 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR

Into Our Time

1900 – today·124 works·Modernism and after In these years they reached for the world observed (44), craft & design (21), and new ways of seeing (17).
Same years,
different worlds Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line Europe The Coronation Crown of Queen Marie Islamic world Gelang Aceh (Aceh Bracelet) South Asia Tree of Life Africa Untitled Americas & Oceania
Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line
N° 996
Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line
Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
1905 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark

A pared-back portrait of the artist's wife, Amélie, built from simple geometric structure and bold, unmodulated planes of colour rather than conventional light and shadow – one of Matisse's most celebrated paintings and a landmark of twentieth-century portraiture, painted after his Fauvist summer with André Derain in Collioure.

The world observed·44

Absinthe Drinker
N° 988
Absinthe Drinker
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
1901 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Estudio (Study)
N° 995
Estudio (Study)
Carlos María Herrera (1875-1914)
c. 1905 · pastel on paper
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
The hilltop
N° 1001
The hilltop
Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947)
circa 1908 · watercolour, gouache, graphite and crayon on paper
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
The Dyke
N° 1002
The Dyke
Léon Spilliaert (1881–1946)
1909 · Chinese ink wash, brush, watercolor, and colored pencil on paper laid down on card
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Dance
N° 1003
Dance
Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
1909–1910 · oil on canvas
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — Russia
Animal Destinies
N° 1006
Animal Destinies
Franz Marc (1880–1916)
1913 · oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
The Bride of the Wind
N° 1007
The Bride of the Wind
Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980)
1913 · oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Bather (La Baigneuse) by Auguste Renoir
N° 1009
Bather (La Baigneuse) by Auguste Renoir
Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
c. 1915 · Oil on canvas
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Meditation
N° 1012
Meditation
Konrad Mägi (1878-1925)
1915–1916 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Cerro Largo (La Aguada)
N° 1018
Cerro Largo (La Aguada)
José Cúneo (1887-1977)
1918 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Paisaje de ciudad (City Landscape)
N° 1019
Paisaje de ciudad (City Landscape)
Joaquín Torres García (1874-1949)
1918 · oil on cardboard
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Zíngaras (Gypsy Women)
N° 1020
Zíngaras (Gypsy Women)
Rafael Barradas (1890-1929)
1918 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Lake Pühajärv
N° 1021
Lake Pühajärv
Konrad Mägi (1878-1925)
1918–1921 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Partido de fútbol (Football Match)
N° 1023
Partido de fútbol (Football Match)
Carmelo de Arzadun (1888-1968)
c. 1919 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
President’s chain
N° 1024
President’s chain
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
1919 (collar symbols renewed 1963)
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Street in Tallinn (Aida Street)
N° 1027
Street in Tallinn (Aida Street)
Peet Aren (1889-1970)
1921 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Venice (Ships in Venice)
N° 1030
Venice (Ships in Venice)
Konrad Mägi (1878-1925)
1922–1923 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Las glicinas (The Wisterias)
N° 1031
Las glicinas (The Wisterias)
Pedro Blanes Viale (1878-1926)
1923 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Recreo (Recess)
N° 1032
Recreo (Recess)
Petrona Viera (1895-1960)
c. 1924 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Candombe
N° 1033
Candombe
Pedro Figari (1861-1938)
c. 1925 · oil on cardboard
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Phar Lap's Skeleton (Horse, Equus caballus)
N° 1035
Phar Lap's Skeleton (Horse, Equus caballus)
Unknown
Phar Lap 1926–1932 · mounted horse skeleton
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Dalagang Bukid (The Country Lass)
N° 1037
Dalagang Bukid (The Country Lass)
Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)
1928 · oil on canvas
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Cinco moças de Guaratinguetá (Five Girls from Guaratinguetá)
N° 1041
Cinco moças de Guaratinguetá (Five Girls from Guaratinguetá)
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976)
1930 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
N'tabeni
N° 1043
N'tabeni
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886–1957)
1930 · Oil on canvas
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
The Preacher
N° 1045
The Preacher
Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954)
1932 · lithography on paper
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
O lavrador de café (The Coffee Farmer)
N° 1046
O lavrador de café (The Coffee Farmer)
Candido Portinari (1903–1962)
1934 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Still Life
N° 1047
Still Life
Wolf Kibel (1903–1938)
1934–1935 · Watercolour on paper
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Primeros pasos
N° 1050
Primeros pasos
Antonio Berni
1936 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
La calle (The Street)
N° 1053
La calle (The Street)
Alfredo De Simone (1892-1950)
c. 1942 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Lake Kivu, Congo
N° 1062
Lake Kivu, Congo
Irma Stern
1946 · Oil on canvas
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
El payaso con globo (The Clown with a Balloon)
N° 1066
El payaso con globo (The Clown with a Balloon)
Manuel Rosé (1882-1961)
1952 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Porto I (Port I)
N° 1068
Porto I (Port I)
Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973)
1953 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Northland panels
N° 1072
Northland panels
Colin McCahon (1919–1987)
1958 · house paint (oil-modified alkyd) on canvas, eight panels
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Paisaje de Bogotá (Bogotá Landscape)
N° 1073
Paisaje de Bogotá (Bogotá Landscape)
Julio Alpuy (1919-2009)
1958 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Giant squid model (Architeuthis)
N° 1092
Giant squid model (Architeuthis)
Unknown
Modelled from a 1991 specimen
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Morning Star (Gambeh Then')
N° 1094
Morning Star (Gambeh Then')
Alex Janvier (1935-2024)
1993
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
Sky Woman
N° 1098
Sky Woman
Shelley Niro
2001 · Foam, fiberglass resin, oil paint, canvas and metal
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA

Craft & design·21

Moss bag baby carrier (Gwich’in)
N° 982
Moss bag baby carrier (Gwich’in)
Unknown
Around 1900
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
Kopitljaček (jumping jack)
N° 983
Kopitljaček (jumping jack)
Unknown
Beginning of the 20th century · Wood
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana — SI
Kain Koffo (Abaca Textile)
N° 985
Kain Koffo (Abaca Textile)
Unknown
Early 20th century · Plant fibre (abaca)
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Kultrún (Mapuche shaman's drum)
N° 987
Kultrún (Mapuche shaman's drum)
Unknown
20th century (Siglo XX) · wood and hide
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Mawson's sledge
N° 1004
Mawson's sledge
Unknown
Used on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914 · wood
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Flag of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia Regiment, 1917
N° 1015
Flag of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia Regiment, 1917
Unknown
1917
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Armchair, "MR 20"
N° 1034
Armchair, "MR 20"
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969)
1926 · Tubular steel, leather
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Horror
N° 1049
Horror
Hannah Ryggen (1894–1970)
1936 · Wool and linen tapestry (Gobelin/tapestry-weave technique, handwoven)
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Ngatu (tapa cloth)
N° 1052
Ngatu (tapa cloth)
Unknown
Tongan, circa 1940s · bark cloth (tapa) and dye
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Sarenka (Fawn) Children’s Stool
N° 1055
Sarenka (Fawn) Children’s Stool
Władysław Wincze and Olgierd Szlekys (Ład Artists’ Cooperative)
designed 1942–1943, produced c. 1946–1965 · solid wood
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Buzzy Bee (toy)
N° 1056
Buzzy Bee (toy)
H.E. Ramsey Limited (designer Maurice Schlesinger)
circa 1943 · wood, cardboard, metal, paint and string
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Tutusoma, Arhuaco hat (Tutusoma, sombrero arhuaco)
N° 1059
Tutusoma, Arhuaco hat (Tutusoma, sombrero arhuaco)
Unknown (Arhuaco community)
c. 1945 · woven fibre
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Atelier Fauni’s Moomin characters
N° 1064
Atelier Fauni’s Moomin characters
Workshop of Atelier Fauni
1950s
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Chair, "The Drop"
N° 1071
Chair, "The Drop"
Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971)
designed 1958 · Moulded polystyrene, leather upholstery, tubular copper
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Lithuanian Tricolour Flag from the Gediminas Castle Tower (1989)
N° 1091
Lithuanian Tricolour Flag from the Gediminas Castle Tower (1989)
Unknown
1989 · Textile
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Britten V1000 motorcycle
N° 1093
Britten V1000 motorcycle
Britten Motorcycle Company Ltd. (John Britten)
1992 · carbon fibre, Kevlar, steel, aluminium and titanium
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Maternity grant – protection for mothers and children
N° 1095
Maternity grant – protection for mothers and children
Unknown
Maternity package, 1993–1994
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Clara Hughes's Olympic bicycle
N° 1096
Clara Hughes's Olympic bicycle
Unknown
1996
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
'ie toga dress with tuiga
N° 1097
'ie toga dress with tuiga
Paula Chan Cheuk
1997 · pandanus ('ie toga fine mat), feathers, shell, sennit ('afa)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Model of the Jewel of Muscat
N° 1101
Model of the Jewel of Muscat
Unknown
1433-34 AH / 2012 CE (model of a 9th-century ship) · cherry wood
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Model of the Magan Boat
N° 1102
Model of the Magan Boat
Unknown
1433 AH / 2012 CE (model of an Early Bronze Age boat) · cherry wood and straw bundles
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM

New ways of seeing·17

Retrato de Suzanne Bloch (Portrait of Suzanne Bloch)
N° 994
Retrato de Suzanne Bloch (Portrait of Suzanne Bloch)
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
1904 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
The Two Brothers
N° 998
The Two Brothers
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
1906 · oil on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Woman in a Chemise
N° 999
Woman in a Chemise
André Derain (1880–1954)
1906 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Dinámica del viento
N° 1010
Dinámica del viento
Emilio Pettoruti
1915 · Graphite on paper
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
A estudante (The Student)
N° 1011
A estudante (The Student)
Anita Malfatti (1889–1964)
1915–16 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Railroad Workers at Høvik
N° 1013
Railroad Workers at Høvik
Borghild Røed Lærum (1877–1959)
1916 · Oil on canvas
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Pupo
N° 1025
Pupo
Xul Solar
ca. 1920 · Watercolour on paper mounted on card
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Femme allongée (Mujer acostada)
N° 1044
Femme allongée (Mujer acostada)
Pablo Picasso
1931 · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Street Scene
N° 1058
Street Scene
Gerard Sekoto (1913–1993)
1945 · Oil on board
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
The Empire of Light
N° 1069
The Empire of Light
René Magritte (1898–1967)
1954 · oil on canvas
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels — Belgium
Espiral (Spiral)
N° 1075
Espiral (Spiral)
José Gurvich (1927-1974)
c. 1962 · mixed media on cardboard
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Construcción (Construction)
N° 1077
Construcción (Construction)
Augusto Torres (1913-1992)
1963 · oil on panel
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Untitled
N° 1080
Untitled
Ernest Mancoba (1904–2002)
1965 · Oil on canvas
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
THE HEARTH (Feuerstätte)
N° 1084
THE HEARTH (Feuerstätte)
Joseph Beuys (1921–1986)
1968–1974 · mixed-media installation with copper, iron, felt, wood, and chalk
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Men at Work
N° 1088
Men at Work
Ang Kiukok (1931-2005)
1979 · oil on canvas
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH

Sculpture·9

Mother and child figure (Solomon Islands)
N° 1026
Mother and child figure (Solomon Islands)
Unknown
Made in the Solomon Islands in the 1920s
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Landscape in the Nude
N° 1067
Landscape in the Nude
Lippy (Israel-Isaac) Lipshitz (1903–1980)
1953 · Carved teak
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Untitled
N° 1086
Untitled
Donald Judd (1928–1994)
1970 · clear anodized aluminum
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Foxtrot
N° 1087
Foxtrot
Lynda Benglis (b. 1941)
1974 · aluminum screen, cotton bunting, plaster, sprayed tin and zinc
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Tree of Life
N° 1099
Tree of Life
Cristóvão (Kester) Canhavato, Hilario Nhatugeuja, Adelino Mate and Fiel dos Santos
2004 · welded decommissioned firearms (metal sculpture)
British Museum, London — United Kingdom
Starblanket II
N° 1100
Starblanket II
Wally Dion
2007 · Metal, copper, brass, plastic, lead
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
'namaxsala (To Travel in a Boat Together)
N° 1103
'namaxsala (To Travel in a Boat Together)
Mary Anne Barkhouse
2013 · Copper, bronze, stainless steel and stone
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA

Stories & histories·8

El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante (The Assassination of Governor Bustamante)
N° 992
El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante (The Assassination of Governor Bustamante)
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (1855-1913)
Circa 1904
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
The Hanging Place of the Maji Maji War Heroes (Eneo la manyongeo, Songea)
N° 997
The Hanging Place of the Maji Maji War Heroes (Eneo la manyongeo, Songea)
Unknown
site of the executions of 27 February 1906
National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam — TZ
Lopokova in her Dressing-room
N° 1022
Lopokova in her Dressing-room
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
c. 1919 · Oil on canvas
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Kalevipoeg's Journey to the North (Voyage to the End of the World)
N° 1048
Kalevipoeg's Journey to the North (Voyage to the End of the World)
Kristjan Raud (1865-1943)
1935 · charcoal on paper
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Clothing worn by Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on the day of his death (Prendas de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán)
N° 1063
Clothing worn by Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on the day of his death (Prendas de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán)
Camisería Francesa / Egos
c. 1948 · wool, silk, cotton and linen (machine-sewn)
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Laocoön
N° 1082
Laocoön
Elmar Kits (1913-1972)
1966 · oil on canvas
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Battle of Boyacá (Batalla de Boyacá)
N° 1085
Battle of Boyacá (Batalla de Boyacá)
Marco Tulio Villalobos
c. 1970 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO

Treasure & power·7

Gelang Aceh (Aceh Bracelet)
N° 984
Gelang Aceh (Aceh Bracelet)
Unknown
Early 20th century · Brass
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Keris
N° 986
Keris
Unknown
Early-mid 20th century · metal, wood, gold
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore — SG
The Coronation Crown of Queen Marie
N° 1029
The Coronation Crown of Queen Marie
Maison Falize, Paris (design by Costin Petrescu)
1922 · Transylvanian gold
National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest — RO
Kofán feather crown (Corona de plumas)
N° 1061
Kofán feather crown (Corona de plumas)
Unknown (Kofán community)
1946 · bark and feathers
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Marmi (gold ring)
N° 1065
Marmi (gold ring)
Unknown
1950–1973 CE · Gold
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
The original Uhuru Torch (Mwenge halisi wa Uhuru)
N° 1078
The original Uhuru Torch (Mwenge halisi wa Uhuru)
Unknown
Union Torch relayed 1964–1979; received by the museum 9 December 1979
National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam — TZ
Amouage 'Gold' Frankincense Perfume Flasks
N° 1090
Amouage 'Gold' Frankincense Perfume Flasks
Amouage
1983 · crystal, gold (24 carat) and silver
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM

Faces & portraits·7

Darby and Joan [Ina Te Papatahi, Ngāpuhi]
N° 990
Darby and Joan [Ina Te Papatahi, Ngāpuhi]
Charles F. Goldie (1870–1947)
1903 · oil on canvas
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Polish Hamlet – Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski
N° 991
Polish Hamlet – Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski
Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929)
1903 · oil on canvas
National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw — Poland
Self-Portrait
N° 1008
Self-Portrait
Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
1914 · oil on cardboard, mounted on canvas
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel — Switzerland
Retrato de Leopold Zborowski (Portrait of Léopold Zborowski)
N° 1014
Retrato de Leopold Zborowski (Portrait of Léopold Zborowski)
Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920)
1916–19 · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Alice
N° 1017
Alice
Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920)
c. 1918 · Oil on canvas
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen — Denmark
Eugenio Peña (portrait)
N° 1038
Eugenio Peña (portrait)
Francisco Antonio Cano Cardona
1929 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
El niño de Vallecas (Fernando Botero)
N° 1074
El niño de Vallecas (Fernando Botero)
Fernando Botero Angulo
1959 · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO

Writing & invention·6

The Gospel Writer by Djordje Krstic (Pisac jevandjelja)
N° 1000
The Gospel Writer by Djordje Krstic (Pisac jevandjelja)
Djordje Krstic (1851-1907)
c. 1907 (left unfinished at the artist's death) · Oil on canvas
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade — RS
Đường Kách Mệnh (The Revolutionary Path)
N° 1036
Đường Kách Mệnh (The Revolutionary Path)
Nguyễn Ái Quốc (Hồ Chí Minh) (1890-1969)
1927 · Printed book (ink on stencilled paper)
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
"Celestial Globe"
N° 1039
"Celestial Globe"
Edward Hald (1883-1980)
manufactured 1929-1930 · Engraved glass, pewter
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm — Sweden
Prison Diary (Ngục trung nhật ký / Nhật ký trong tù)
N° 1054
Prison Diary (Ngục trung nhật ký / Nhật ký trong tù)
Hồ Chí Minh
August 1942 – September 1943 · Dó paper
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Handwritten Draft of President Ho Chi Minh's "Appeal to National Resistance"
N° 1060
Handwritten Draft of President Ho Chi Minh's "Appeal to National Resistance"
Hồ Chí Minh
19 December 1946 · Ink on paper
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
The Will Letter of Sultan Qaboos bin Said
N° 1104
The Will Letter of Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Sultan Qaboos bin Said
2020 · handwritten document
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM

Sacred images·3

Eugen Schauman’s (1875–1904) shirt
N° 993
Eugen Schauman’s (1875–1904) shirt
Unknown
1904
National Museum of Finland (Suomen kansallismuseo), Helsinki — FI
Hell (Põrgu)
N° 1042
Hell (Põrgu)
Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954)
1930 · etching, copper engraving on paper
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
The Revelation of St John
N° 1079
The Revelation of St John
Azaria Mbatha (1941–2018)
1965 · Linocut print on paper
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA

Faith & ritual objects·1

Monstrance Designed by Kazys Varnelis (1957)
N° 1070
Monstrance Designed by Kazys Varnelis (1957)
Kazys Varnelis
1957
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT

Outside the line

131 works Their museums date them only relatively — “before 1371” — so they stand at the end of the line rather than being guessed into it.
'Eric' the opalised pliosaur (Umoonasaurus demoscyllus)
N° 1105
'Eric' the opalised pliosaur (Umoonasaurus demoscyllus)
Unknown
Cretaceous, about 120–100 million years ago; discovered 1987 · opal (opalised skeleton)
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
“Perkūnas” Statuette from Kernavė — exhibit no. 1 of the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities
N° 1106
“Perkūnas” Statuette from Kernavė — exhibit no. 1 of the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities
Unknown
Entered as no. 1 in the 1858 catalogue of the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Al-Busaidi Family Endowment: Three Qur'ans and a Metal Vessel
N° 1107
Al-Busaidi Family Endowment: Three Qur'ans and a Metal Vessel
Unknown
acquired 2019 (objects 20th century) · Qur'an manuscripts and a metal vessel
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Almohad Square Dirham
N° 1108
Almohad Square Dirham
Unknown
Almohad period · Silver
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary of The Brotherhood of the Black Heads in Tallinn
N° 1109
Altarpiece of the Virgin Mary of The Brotherhood of the Black Heads in Tallinn
Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy
Before 1493 · oil and tempera on oak panel
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn — EE
Alusu (Ceremonial Rattle)
N° 1110
Alusu (Ceremonial Rattle)
Unknown
undated (South Sulawesi) · Wood, bamboo, palm leaf and seeds
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Antilope stylisée (male) — stylised antelope headdress
N° 1111
Antilope stylisée (male) — stylised antelope headdress
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Authentic Maji Maji War weapons and tools (shields, war axes, clubs and spears)
N° 1112
Authentic Maji Maji War weapons and tools (shields, war axes, clubs and spears)
Unknown
used during the Maji Maji War (c. 1905–1907)
National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam — TZ
Autorretrato (Self-Portrait)
N° 1113
Autorretrato (Self-Portrait)
Guillermo Laborde (1886-1940)
Undated · oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Babu Baruti, the giant Aldabra tortoise
N° 1114
Babu Baruti, the giant Aldabra tortoise
Unknown
brought to Arusha in the early 1920s; estimated to be over 150 years old
National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam — TZ
Bambara pottery vessel collected by Théodore Monod
N° 1115
Bambara pottery vessel collected by Théodore Monod
Unknown
Undated · terracotta
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Battoola (face veil)
N° 1116
Battoola (face veil)
Unknown
Cotton, metallic thread
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Bijogo bull mask (masque Beauf)
N° 1117
Bijogo bull mask (masque Beauf)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Bird-shaped stone pestle
N° 1118
Bird-shaped stone pestle
Unknown
Made c. 3000–8000 years ago · stone
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Blue whale skeleton
N° 1119
Blue whale skeleton
Unknown
Undated · Bone
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Bronze bell from Kalanay Cave
N° 1120
Bronze bell from Kalanay Cave
Unknown
Metal Age · bronze
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Bronze Figurine of a Dancer (Bangkinang)
N° 1121
Bronze Figurine of a Dancer (Bangkinang)
Unknown
Paleometallic (Metal Age) · Bronze
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Bronze pedrero cannon from the San Diego shipwreck
N° 1122
Bronze pedrero cannon from the San Diego shipwreck
Unknown
16th century CE · bronze
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Bulul (Ifugao granary figure)
N° 1123
Bulul (Ifugao granary figure)
Unknown
Traditional Ifugao · wood
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Bundu (Sande society) helmet mask
N° 1124
Bundu (Sande society) helmet mask
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Bust of the Goddess Africa
N° 1125
Bust of the Goddess Africa
Unknown
Roman period · Bronze
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Buste de femme (Busto de mujer)
N° 1126
Buste de femme (Busto de mujer)
Amedeo Modigliani
Undated · Oil on canvas
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires — AR
Calabasse — calabash with eight eggs and plant sheaths
N° 1127
Calabasse — calabash with eight eggs and plant sheaths
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Calatagan Ritual Pot
N° 1128
Calatagan Ritual Pot
Unknown
c. 15th century · earthenware
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Canowindra fish fossils
N° 1129
Canowindra fish fossils
Unknown
Upper Devonian, about 370–360 million years ago; slab uncovered 1955 · rock slab with fish fossils
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Cantera abandonada (Abandoned Quarry)
N° 1130
Cantera abandonada (Abandoned Quarry)
Domingo Bazzurro (1886-1962)
Undated · oil on cardboard
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Cast of the first coelacanth
N° 1131
Cast of the first coelacanth
Unknown
Undated
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Ceramic medallion with an archangel from Veliki Preslav
N° 1132
Ceramic medallion with an archangel from Veliki Preslav
Unknown
Medieval, Veliki Preslav (Round Church workshop) · Ceramic
National Archaeological Museum, Sofia — BG
Chiremba Balancing Rocks
N° 1133
Chiremba Balancing Rocks
Unknown
granite balancing-rock formation; declared a National Monument in 1994 · granite (natural balancing-rock formation)
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
No image in the collection — see the museum’s page
N° 1134
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
Unknown
natural-history specimen of the coelacanth, a 'living fossil' lineage · preserved fish specimen
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)
N° 1135
Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni)
Unknown
Specimens acquired by Te Papa (from 2007) · preserved squid specimen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Commemorative Inscription of Abd al-Rahman al-Thaalibi
N° 1136
Commemorative Inscription of Abd al-Rahman al-Thaalibi
Unknown
Ottoman period · Stucco
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Copper Plate with Lid (Tepsi Achawet)
N° 1137
Copper Plate with Lid (Tepsi Achawet)
Unknown
Ottoman period · Red copper
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Crescent-shaped kendi from the Santa Cruz shipwreck
N° 1138
Crescent-shaped kendi from the Santa Cruz shipwreck
Unknown
Late 15th to early 16th century CE · blue-and-white porcelain
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Crocodile turtle-shell mask
N° 1139
Crocodile turtle-shell mask
Unknown
Collected 1907 · turtle shell, wood and bird feathers
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Diana's Vow Rock Paintings
N° 1140
Diana's Vow Rock Paintings
Unknown
rock-art National Monument; friezes of masked human figures · rock painting (pigment on rock)
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Dogon Kanaga mask (masque Kanage)
N° 1141
Dogon Kanaga mask (masque Kanage)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Domboshava National Monument
N° 1142
Domboshava National Monument
Unknown
rock-art and rain-making site; under NMMZ custody since 1936 · granite hill with rock-art panels
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Egungun society mask (Éléti)
N° 1143
Egungun society mask (Éléti)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Extraña máscara (Strange Mask)
N° 1144
Extraña máscara (Strange Mask)
Luis A. Solari (1918-1993)
Undated · oil on hardboard
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo — UY
Exu
N° 1145
Exu
Yoruba peoples
Undated (probably 20th century) · wood, metal, leather and shells
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Feather tapestry (Tapiz de plumas)
N° 1146
Feather tapestry (Tapiz de plumas)
Unknown
undated (Peru; recorded 1881) · featherwork (cotton cloth and feathers)
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Figure of Arjuna
N° 1147
Figure of Arjuna
Unknown
Bali, late 19th or early 20th century · wood and pigment
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Fon funerary figure
N° 1148
Fon funerary figure
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Fossilised Dugong
N° 1149
Fossilised Dugong
Unknown
c. 40 million years old (Eocene epoch) · Fossil bone (vertebra and rib)
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
Ganesha of Candi Banon
N° 1150
Ganesha of Candi Banon
Unknown
Central Javanese period
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Gold finds from the San Diego shipwreck
N° 1151
Gold finds from the San Diego shipwreck
Unknown
16th century CE · gold
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Green Vase
N° 1152
Green Vase
Unknown
Undated · Glazed pottery
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Guerzé red leather bag (sacoche en cuir rouge)
N° 1153
Guerzé red leather bag (sacoche en cuir rouge)
Unknown
Undated · red leather
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Guitar played by Randy Bachman
N° 1154
Guitar played by Randy Bachman
Unknown
Late 1960s–1970s
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
Ħaġar Qim Statue
N° 1155
Ħaġar Qim Statue
Unknown
Maltese Neolithic period · Limestone
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Skull
N° 1156
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Skull
Unknown
Neolithic period · Human bone
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
Hockey jersey of Maurice "Rocket" Richard
N° 1157
Hockey jersey of Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Unknown
Mid-20th century
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
Horus and Anubis Pendant
N° 1158
Horus and Anubis Pendant
Unknown
Phoenician period · Gold
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
Jade phoenix
N° 1159
Jade phoenix
Unknown
Neolithic Age · jade
National Museum of China, Beijing — CN
Jin-dynasty Black-glazed Oil-spot Bowl
N° 1160
Jin-dynasty Black-glazed Oil-spot Bowl
Unknown
Jin dynasty in the title; Song dynasty in the museum period field · porcelain with black oil-spot glaze
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an — CN
Karashamb Silver Goblet
N° 1161
Karashamb Silver Goblet
Unknown
Middle Bronze Age (more than forty centuries old, museum dating) · Silver
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Kerfala Stele
N° 1162
Kerfala Stele
Unknown
Libyc period · Sandstone
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
Khami Ruins
N° 1163
Khami Ruins
Unknown
Zimbabwe dry-stone monument; World Heritage Site · dry-stone walling
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Kiribati armour (te tana)
N° 1164
Kiribati armour (te tana)
Unknown
Kiribati coconut-fibre armour · coconut palm fibre and human hair
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Kiswat al-Ka'ba Textile Panels
N° 1165
Kiswat al-Ka'ba Textile Panels
Unknown
20th century · pure silk, gold and silver threads, natural gum and cotton
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Krefft's chair
N° 1166
Krefft's chair
Unknown
Belonged to Gerard Krefft, Museum curator 1864–1874
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Laocoön and His Sons
N° 1167
Laocoön and His Sons
After Unknown (plaster cast: Maison Poupinel, Paris, after an antique original)
Plaster cast after a Roman marble (itself thought to copy a lost Hellenistic bronze), original c. 40–30 BC · Plaster cast
Nasjonalmuseet (National Museum of Norway), Oslo — Norway
Large Urn
N° 1168
Large Urn
Unknown
Undated · Marble
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Large Vase
N° 1169
Large Vase
Unknown
Undated · Glazed pottery
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Lobi bateba figure (female)
N° 1170
Lobi bateba figure (female)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Maitland Bar Gold Nugget
N° 1171
Maitland Bar Gold Nugget
Unknown
Discovered 15 June 1887 · gold (with milky quartz)
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Maitum Anthropomorphic Burial Jars
N° 1172
Maitum Anthropomorphic Burial Jars
Unknown
Metal Age · earthenware
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Malagan figures (Marumarua)
N° 1173
Malagan figures (Marumarua)
Unknown
Marumarua malagan ceremonial carvings · carved wood with shell, cloth and pigment
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Mamuli
N° 1174
Mamuli
Unknown
undated (Sumbanese ceremonial gold) · Gold
Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta — ID
Manunggul Jar
N° 1175
Manunggul Jar
Unknown
Metal Age · earthenware
National Museum of the Philippines, Manila — PH
Marble Statue of a South Arabian Dignitary
N° 1176
Marble Statue of a South Arabian Dignitary
Unknown
Iron Age (South Arabian kingdoms) · marble
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Mary, Christ and the young John the Baptist, known as the “Madonna of the Goldfinch”
N° 1177
Mary, Christ and the young John the Baptist, known as the “Madonna of the Goldfinch”
Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520)
Before February 1506 · Oil on wood
Uffizi Gallery, Florence — Italy
Masi (Barkcloth)
N° 1178
Masi (Barkcloth)
Unknown (Fijian)
Fijian barkcloth (masi) · barkcloth (beaten inner bark of the paper mulberry)
Fiji Museum, Suva — FJ
Mask
N° 1179
Mask
Unknown
Indus Valley Civilisation · Terracotta
National Museum, New Delhi, New Delhi — IN
Matendera Monument
N° 1180
Matendera Monument
Unknown
Zimbabwe-style dry-stone enclosure with herringbone and dentelle decoration and two monoliths · Zimbabwe-style dry-stone enclosure walling (herringbone and dentelle decoration; two monoliths)
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Matobo Hills
N° 1181
Matobo Hills
Unknown
cultural landscape; rock paintings within the last 10,000 years (WHS inscribed 2003) · granite landscape with rock-art panels
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Moça com livro (Young Woman with a Book)
N° 1182
Moça com livro (Young Woman with a Book)
José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850–1899)
Undated (19th century) · oil on canvas
Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo — BR
Morning star pole
N° 1183
Morning star pole
Unknown
Yolngu morning star pole (Banumbirr) · wood and feathers
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Murumbi African Heritage Collection
N° 1184
Murumbi African Heritage Collection
Unknown
Murumbi collection (Joseph and Sheila Murumbi) · artifacts, art pieces, books, jewellery, postal stamps, textiles and furniture
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE
Naletale
N° 1185
Naletale
Unknown
Rozvi-tradition dry-stone monument decorated with five wall patterns · dry-stone walling
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Nalu polychrome commemorative figure
N° 1186
Nalu polychrome commemorative figure
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
National Heroes Acre
N° 1187
National Heroes Acre
Unknown
national shrine of independent Zimbabwe (from 1980)
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Neo-Assyrian Male Figurine
N° 1188
Neo-Assyrian Male Figurine
Unknown
Middle-Assyrian period · Terracotta
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Ornamented mammoth scapula
N° 1189
Ornamented mammoth scapula
Unknown
Upper Paleolithic · mammoth bone
National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Kyiv — UA
Papyrus with Phoenician Inscription
N° 1190
Papyrus with Phoenician Inscription
Unknown
Phoenician period · Papyrus
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
Pate Ivory Siwa
N° 1191
Pate Ivory Siwa
Unknown
Swahili, Lamu archipelago · ivory
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE
Phoenician Sarcophagus
N° 1192
Phoenician Sarcophagus
Unknown
Phoenician period · Terracotta
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
Platypus skin rug
N° 1193
Platypus skin rug
Unknown
Donated to the Museum in 1947 · platypus skins
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Pulley from the São José slave ship
N° 1194
Pulley from the São José slave ship
Unknown
São José wreck 1794 (recovered and conserved for display) · Lignum vitae (wood) with iron fittings
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Rainforest shields
N° 1195
Rainforest shields
Unknown
Aboriginal rainforest shields, far north Queensland · rainforest fig-tree wood with natural pigments
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Ratu Finau (Drua)
N° 1196
Ratu Finau (Drua)
Unknown (Fijian)
Fijian drua (double-hulled sailing canoe) · wood
Fiji Museum, Suva — FJ
Raven head mask
N° 1197
Raven head mask
Unknown
Acquired by the Museum in 1912
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Renaissance Ring from the Castellan’s House, Vilnius
N° 1198
Renaissance Ring from the Castellan’s House, Vilnius
Unknown
Form and decoration typical of 16th-century jewellery (found 2021) · Metal, decorated with enamel and niello
National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius — LT
Ritual flying-panel metate (metate de panel colgante)
N° 1199
Ritual flying-panel metate (metate de panel colgante)
Unknown
Pre-Columbian, Central Region · volcanic stone
National Museum of Costa Rica, San José — CR
Roro feather headdress
N° 1200
Roro feather headdress
Unknown
Collected 1923 · feathers and natural materials
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Saber and al-Haswah Dagger attributed to Imam Saif bin Sultan al-Ya'rubi
N° 1201
Saber and al-Haswah Dagger attributed to Imam Saif bin Sultan al-Ya'rubi
Unknown
attributed to Imam Saif bin Sultan al-Ya'rubi I (r. late 17th - early 18th c.)
The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat — OM
Sande society helmet mask (masque casque du Sandé)
N° 1202
Sande society helmet mask (masque casque du Sandé)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Santa Rosa de Viterbo Meteorite (Aerolito de Santa Rosa de Viterbo)
N° 1203
Santa Rosa de Viterbo Meteorite (Aerolito de Santa Rosa de Viterbo)
Unknown
Acquired 1823 · mineral with metallic appearance (density 7.70), 411 kg
Museo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá — CO
Seated male figure in a colonial helmet (Blolo Bian)
N° 1204
Seated male figure in a colonial helmet (Blolo Bian)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Senufo seated female figure (fertility)
N° 1205
Senufo seated female figure (fertility)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Senufo standing female figure (Korhogo)
N° 1206
Senufo standing female figure (Korhogo)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Senufo Wanyugo helmet mask
N° 1207
Senufo Wanyugo helmet mask
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Shackles from the São José slave ship
N° 1208
Shackles from the São José slave ship
Unknown
São José wreck 1794 (shackles recovered November 2014) · Iron
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
Siapo (tapa cloth)
N° 1209
Siapo (tapa cloth)
Unknown
Samoan, date unknown · bark cloth (tapa) and dye
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington — NZ
Skeleton of 'Sir Hercules' and a rider (the 'Bone Ranger')
N° 1210
Skeleton of 'Sir Hercules' and a rider (the 'Bone Ranger')
Unknown
Sir Hercules bred 1843, died 1865; skeleton presented to the Museum 1870 · horse skeleton (bone)
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Star-shaped mace head: serpent and lizard (Cabezal de maza estrellada)
N° 1211
Star-shaped mace head: serpent and lizard (Cabezal de maza estrellada)
Unknown
Pre-Hispanic period · stone
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago — CL
Statue of Two Men, One Playing a Pipe on the Other's Back
N° 1212
Statue of Two Men, One Playing a Pipe on the Other's Back
Unknown
Đông Sơn culture (estimated centuries BCE) · Bronze
National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi — VN
Stone spheres of the Diquís (esferas de piedra)
N° 1213
Stone spheres of the Diquís (esferas de piedra)
Unknown
Pre-Columbian, Diquís subregion · stone (gabbro / granodiorite)
National Museum of Costa Rica, San José — CR
Tea Pot
N° 1214
Tea Pot
Unknown
Undated · Glazed clay
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
The Abizar Stele
N° 1215
The Abizar Stele
Unknown
Libyc period · Sedimentary rock
Musée National des Antiquités et des Arts Islamiques, Algiers — DZ
The Chandamali Mountain Caves (Mapango ya mlima Chandamali)
N° 1216
The Chandamali Mountain Caves (Mapango ya mlima Chandamali)
Unknown
Maji Maji War period (used c. 1905–1907)
National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam — TZ
The Cippus of Malta
N° 1217
The Cippus of Malta
Unknown
Phoenician-Punic period · Marble
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
The Khatiyah Meteorite
N° 1218
The Khatiyah Meteorite
Unknown
c. 4.56 billion years old (found 2000) · Stony meteorite (ordinary chondrite, H5 type)
National Museum of Qatar, Doha — QA
The Lydenburg Heads
N° 1219
The Lydenburg Heads
Unknown
Discovered 1962–1964, Lydenburg, Mpumalanga · Clay
Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town — ZA
The Sleeping Lady
N° 1220
The Sleeping Lady
Unknown
Maltese Neolithic period · Terracotta (fired clay)
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii
N° 1221
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii
Bill Reid (1920-1998)
20th century
Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau — CA
The Venus of Malta
N° 1222
The Venus of Malta
Unknown
Maltese Neolithic period · Terracotta (fired clay)
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta — MT
Theban mummy and coffin
N° 1223
Theban mummy and coffin
Unknown
Ancient Egyptian; excavated at Thebes (now Luxor) · human remains and painted wooden coffin
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Thylacine ('Tasmanian tiger') pup
N° 1224
Thylacine ('Tasmanian tiger') pup
Unknown
Sent to the Australian Museum in 1866
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Tuareg basketry bag (Goundam)
N° 1225
Tuareg basketry bag (Goundam)
Unknown
Undated · plant-fibre basketry
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Turkana Boy (Homo erectus skeleton)
N° 1226
Turkana Boy (Homo erectus skeleton)
Unknown
Homo erectus, lived over 1.6 million years ago; discovered 1984 · fossilised bone (skeleton)
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi — KE
Upe hats
N° 1227
Upe hats
Unknown
Sacred initiation hats (upe), Bougainville · woven pandanus leaves
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU
Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)
N° 1228
Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)
Unknown
natural waterfall; World Heritage Site (inscribed 1989) · waterfall on the Zambezi River
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
White Bowl
N° 1230
White Bowl
Unknown
Undated · Alabaster
The Iraq Museum, Baghdad — IQ
Winged cross from Sevan
N° 1231
Winged cross from Sevan
Unknown
Middle Ages · Stone
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan — AM
Woven textile from Kédougou, Senegal
N° 1232
Woven textile from Kédougou, Senegal
Unknown
Undated · textile
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Yoruba mask (Ibadan)
N° 1233
Yoruba mask (Ibadan)
Unknown
Undated
Musée Théodore Monod d'Art africain (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar — SN
Ziwa Monument, Nyanga
N° 1234
Ziwa Monument, Nyanga
Unknown
archaeological agricultural landscape (Nyanga tradition): terraces, enclosures, pit-structures, hill forts · stone terraces, enclosures, pit-structures and hill forts (dry-stone)
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare — ZW
Zulu shields
N° 1235
Zulu shields
Unknown
Collected during the Anglo–Zulu Wars, late 1870s; acquired 1884 · Nguni cattle hide
Australian Museum, Sydney — AU

Ways of seeing

Collections across countries and regions

Every museum’s choice of treasures is a way of seeing the past. Dot area counts the works of each kind collected in each country or region; the last column is the share of that location's collection gathered from civilisations outside its main traditions — the difference between a mirror and a window.

AM 80% AR 47% AU 100% Austria 18% Belgium 0% BG 24% BR 35% CA 92% CL 100% CN 100% CO 95% CR 100% Czech Republic 10% Denmark 0% DZ 100% EE 0% EG 100% FI 0% FJ 100% France 5% GE 100% Germany 100% Greece 0% HR 55% HU 35% ID 100% IE 0% IN 100% IQ 100% IS 0% Italy 7% JP 100% KE 63% KH 100% KR 100% LB 88% LT 0% MN 100% MT 50% MX 100% Netherlands 0% Norway 6% NZ 100% OM 94% PE 100% PH 92% Poland 35% Portugal 20% QA 100% RO 23% RS 44% Russia 21% SG 100% SI 23% SK 0% SN 100% Spain 0% Sweden 0% Switzerland 15% Taiwan 100% TH 100% TZ 100% UA 7% United Kingdom 86% US 50% UY 100% VN 100% ZA 78% ZW 100%