Sword Guard in the Form of Confronted Dragon

2 1/64 in.x 4 1/64 in.x 1 17/64 in.; jade (nephrite), carved

A century of social thinking in Hawaii.

A review and digest of papers by members of the Social Science Association of Honolulu.

Haniwa of a Shaman

Sculpture, Japanese, Kofun; 1 ft. 3 55/64 in.x 8 1/2 in.x 4 1/64 in.; earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration

Haniwa of a Female Shrine Attendant

Sculpture, Japanese, Late Kofun; H: 1 ft. 13/32 in.; earthenware with traces of color

Pair of Doors Carved in the 'Beveled Style'

Wood, Iraq, Abbasid; 7 ft. 3 3/4 in.x 17 ft. 5 27/32 in.x 1 1/2 in. (left); 7 ft. 2 1/2 in.x 1 ft. 8 15/64 in.x 1 1/2 in. (right); teak

Throne Leg in the form of a Griffin

Pottery, Iran, Abbasid; 2 23/64 in.x 7 3/4 in.; earthenware; polychrome luster-painted on opaque white glaze

Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche

Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih; 4 ft. 1/2 in.x 1 ft. 11 1/2 in.; stonepaste, modeled; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on on opaque white glaze

Covered Jar

Pottery, Iran, Ilklhadid; H: 1 ft. 2 49/64 in.; stonepaste; overglaze painted and leaf gilded (lajvardina)

Fragments of a Plate with Engraved Designs

Glass, Islamic, Abbasid; 19/32 in.x 11 1/32 in.; glass, blown with applied trail, scratch-engraved

Gayumarth enthroned in the mountains from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

11 31/32 in.x 8 35/64 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

The Death and Coronation of the Virgin: Coronation

W: 4 11/64 in.; carved elephant ivory, painted and gilded

The Death and Coronation of the Virgin: Death of the Virgin

W: 4 11/64 in.; carved elephant ivory, painted and gilded

Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Mythological Room (19), Perseus and Andromeda in Landscape: detail

Boscotrecase, Italy; fresco on lime plaster

Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Mythological Room (19), Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape

Boscotrecase, Italy; 5 ft. 2 61/64 in.x 3 ft. 10 3/4 in.; fresco on lime plaster

Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Mythological Room (19), Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape: detail

Boscotrecase, Italy; fresco on lime plaster