Bowl

Glass, Islamic, Fatimid; 3 11/32 in.x 4 19/64 in.; lusterware glass, blown

Portland Vase, front view

Glass, Roman; 9 41/64 in.x 6 31/32 in.; carved and blown, cameo glass

Portland Vase, diagram of the frieze

Glass, Roman; 9 29/64 in. x 6 31/32 in.

Portland Vase, rear view

Glass, Roman; 9 41/64 in.x 6 31/32 in.; carved and blown, cameo glass

Portland Vase, right side

Glass, Roman; 9 41/64 in.x 6 31/32 in.; carved and blown, cameo glass

Portland Vase, left side

Glass, Roman; 9 41/64 in.x 6 31/32 in.; carved and blown, cameo glass

Portland Vase, front view: detail

Glass, Roman; carved and blown, cameo glass

The Holy Thorn Reliquary, back

Metalwork, French, 14C; 1 ft. 1/64 in.x 5 29/32 in.x 2 3/4 in.; thorn, ruby, sapphire, gold, rock crystal, pearls, sapphires, enamel

The Holy Thorn Reliquary, open: detail

Metalwork, French, 14C; thorn, ruby, sapphire, gold, rock crystal, pearls, sapphires, enamel

The Holy Thorn Reliquary, front

Metalwork, French, 14C; 1 ft. 1/64 in.x 5 29/32 in.; thorn, ruby, sapphire, gold, rock crystal, pearls, sapphires, enamel

Monk Reading a Sutra by Moonlight

Painting, Chinese, Yuan; 4 ft. 11 1/64 in.x 1 ft. 1 5/8 in. (overall); hanging scroll, ink on paper

Luohan

Painting, Chinese, Yuan; 3 ft. 8 1/4 in.x 1 ft. 7 21/64 in. (image); hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru

Painting, Chinese, Yuan; 2 ft. 8 63/64 in.x 2 ft. 8 63/64 in.; hesi (silk tapestry)

Bamboo after Wen Tong

Ke Jiusi; 3 ft. 6 23/64 in.x 1 ft. 6 47/64 in. (image); hanging scroll, ink on silk

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, front, Scenes of War: left portion

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; H: 8 1/2 in; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen