Greek Vases

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure

Bolivia Tiwanaku-Wari · 700–1000

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration in Basketry-Like Pattern

New Mexico Possibly Ancestral Pueblo · 900–1000

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration

New Mexico Possibly Ancestral Pueblo · 900–1000

Bowl in the Shape of Underwater Serpent with Upturned Neck and Coiled Tail

Arkansas Mississippian · 1000–1400

Fragment of a Kneeling Figure

Mali Jenné-Jeno · 11th-14th century

Ritual Vessel

Mali Inland Niger Delta region, Mali · 12th /17th century

Fragment from the Base of a Bowl

GEO Byzantine; Constantinople or vicinity, or Cyprus · 12th-13th century

Fragment from the Base of a Bowl

GEO Byzantine; Serres, Greece · 13th-14th century

Fragment from the Base of a Bowl

GEO Byzantine; Constantinople or vicinity · 13th-14th century

Fragment from the Base of a Bowl

GEO Byzantine; Thessaloniki, Greece · 13th-14th century

Fragment from the Base of a Bowl with "K" Monogram

GEO Byzantine; Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) or vicinity · 13th-14th century

Miniature Bowl with Interior Bird-Wing Motif

Southwest Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Gila Polychrome · 1250–1400

Bowl with Black Interlocking Lattice on Interior; White Interlocking Squared Spirals on Exterior

White Mountain Cibola, Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware, St. Johns Polychrome · 1300–1400

Fragment of an Architectural Model

Eastern Java Indonesia · 14th/15th century

Fragment of a Face

Eastern Java Indonesia · 14th/15th century

Christ on the Cross

Greek El Greco · 1600–1610

after a Vase

France France · c. 1760

Storage Container

Burkina Faso Kurumba · 19th/mid–20th century

Polychrome Jar

New Mexico Artist unknown · c. 1875

Shrine Jar

Nigeria Yoruba · Late 19th/early 20th century

Water or Palm Wine Container

Nigeria Nupe · Late 19th/early 20th century

Shea Butter Jar (Bwéeru or Wéké Gumgia) or Shrine Jar

Benin Baatonu (Bariba) or Yoruba · Late 19th/early 20th century

Water Container

Mali Somono · Late 19th/mid–20th century

Bottle

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambundu or Chokwe · Late 19th/early 20th century

Commemorative Container (Abusua Kuruwa)

Ghana Kwahu · Late 19th/early 20th century

Rosette Fragment from the E.G. Raymond Store and Flats, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Treat and Foltz · 1884 (demolished 1985)

Polychrome Jar (Olla) with Curvilinear Geometric Motifs and Abstract Birds within Bold Frames

GEO Artist unknown · 1890–1930

Storage Vessel

Nigeria Igbo · Early/mid–20th century

Container for Valuables

Burkina Faso Gur-speaking peoples · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container

Burkina Faso Turka · Early/mid–20th century

Jar

Democratic Republic of the Congo Mangbetu · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container

Burkina Faso Mossi · Early/mid–20th century

Water Container

Nigeria Nupe · Early/mid–20th century

Water Container (Jidaga)

Mali Maninka · Early/mid–20th century

Water or Palm Wine Container

Nigeria Nupe or related tradition · Early/mid–20th century

Jar

Nigeria Yoruba · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container (Etso)

Nigeria Nupe · Early/mid–20th century

Water Container (Jidaga)

Mali Bamana · Early/mid–20th century

Water Container

Nigeria Gwari · Early/mid–20th century

Double Altar Vessel

Burkina Faso Gur-speaking peoples, possibly Lobi · Early/mid–20th century

Container

Burkina Faso Nuna · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container

Burkina Faso Kurumba · Early/mid–20th century

Jar (Wékéru)

Benin Baatonu · Early/mid–20th century

Water Container

Nigeria Nupe · Early/mid–20th century

Altar Vessel

Burkina Faso Gur-speaking peoples, possibly Lobi · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container

Burkina Faso Kurumba, Kasena, or Mossi · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container

Nigeria Nupe or related tradition · Early/mid–20th century

Container, Possibly for Use as an Oil Lamp

Cameroon Possibly Nsei · Early/mid–20th century

Altar Vessel

Burkina Faso Lobi · Early 20th century

Vessel for Serving Beer

South Africa Zulu · Mid–20th century

Pot Stand or Storage Vessel

Nigeria Nupe · Early/mid–20th century

Altar Vessel

Burkina Faso Gur-speaking peoples, possibly Lobi · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container (Mulondo)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Songye · Early/mid–20th century

Storage Container

Burkina Faso Bwa · Early/mid–20th century

Ritual Container

Nigeria Possibly Mafa · Early/mid–20th century

Couscous Platter

Algeria Aït Bouaddou or Aït Mendes · Early/mid–20th century

Vessel

Nigeria Nupe · Early 20th century

Water Container

Cameroon Babessi · Early/mid–20th century

Bowl for Sauce or Stew (Ku To)

Cameroon Nsei · Early/mid–20th century

Container for Liquids

Cameroon Mambila · Early/mid–20th century