The Ancient World

Chinese ceramic pot, c. 3000 B.C.E.

Chinese ceramic pot, c. 3000 B.C.E.

Recumbent Dog, Chinese, Terracotta, 386-589 C.E.

Recumbent Dog, Chinese, Terracotta, 386-589 C.E.

Bronze Chinese ritual vessel, Shang Period, c. 1100 BCE

Bronze Chinese ritual vessel, Shang Period, c. 1100 BCE

Bronze Chinese ritual vessel, Shang Period, 1300-1150 B.C.E.

Bronze Chinese ritual vessel, Shang Period, 1300-1150 B.C.E.

Female head
Italic, Etruscan, Classical or Early Hellenistic Period, About  4th century B.C.

Female head

Italic, Etruscan, Classical or Early Hellenistic Period, About 4th century B.C.

Winged Isis pectoral
Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of Amaninatakelebte, 538–519 B.C.

Winged Isis pectoral

Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of Amaninatakelebte, 538–519 B.C.

Earring
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian, Achaemenid, 525–330 B.C.

Earring

Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian, Achaemenid, 525–330 B.C.

Augustus
Roman, Imperial Period, 1st or 2nd century A.D.

Augustus

Roman, Imperial Period, 1st or 2nd century A.D.

Wreath of olive leaves
Greek, Late Classical or Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C.

Wreath of olive leaves

Greek, Late Classical or Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C.

Funerary monument of Aththaia, daughter of Malchos
Palmyrene, Imperial Period, A.D. 150–200

Funerary monument of Aththaia, daughter of Malchos

Palmyrene, Imperial Period, A.D. 150–200