Whitehall Ceiling: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland

Peter Paul Rubens; 25 ft.x 17 ft. 11 23/64 in.; oil on canvas

Wedding Diptych of the Nicmachi and the Symmachi, a Pagan Priestess Priestess at an Altar

Ivory, Early Christian, 4C; 11-3/4 x 4-3/4 in; ivory

Plate with a Hunting Scene from the Tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh

Metalwork, Iran, Sasanian; 1 5/8 in. x 3 7/64 in.; silver, mercury gilding

Tower of Babel: men, carts, and a horse

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: clouds obscure a portion of the tower and scaffolding

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: harbor with ships and materials on the dock

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Carrying of the Cross: Christ and surrounding figures

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Carrying of the Cross: thief in front of the cart and onlookers

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Netherlandish Proverbs, related material: misericords of a napping monk and a foolish jester

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; wood

Haymaking: church and houses with harvesters in the foreground, The Months of June and July

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on wood

Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizam

Manuscript, Islamic, Timurid; 8 1/2 in.x 4 39/64 in. (image); ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

The Royal Acquantainces of Memi and Sabu

Sculpture, Egyptian, Old Kingdom; 2 ft. 13/32 in.x 9 41/64 in.x 5 63/64 in.; painted limestone

Group of Two Women and a Child

Sculpture, Egyptian, Middle Kingdom to early New Kingdom; 2 51/64 in.x 1 11/16 in.x 3 15/64 in.; painted limestone

Tomb of Amenhotep, excavated artifact, Yuni and His Wife Renenutet, front view

Asyut, Egypt; 2 ft. 9 17/64 in.x 1 ft. 9 29/64 in.x 2 ft. 4 47/64 in.; painted limestone

Tomb of Amenhotep, excavated artifact, Yuni and His Wife Renenutet, rear view, two scenes illustrating the ancient Egyptian ideal of affection and remembrance among family generations

Asyut, Egypt; painted limestone