Unknown History Gallery

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South Italian painted rhyton in the shape of a goat’s head.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  Now in
Egyptian faience sculpture of a hippopotamus.  Artist unknown; 18th or 19th Dynasty (ca. 1500-1300 B
Marble portrait bust of the Roman emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE).  Artist unknown; 1st cent. CE.  Fo
Wooden statuette of the Tsonga people, South Africa/Mozambique.  Artist unknown; 19th century.  Now
Handmade replica of a flintlock Scottish pistol, maker unknown.
Terracotta figurine of the healing deity Asclepius, with his caduceus.  Artist unknown; 1st cent. BC
Ancient Egyptian painted stela from a niche in the chapel of Anu.  Artist unknown; ca. 1981-1640 BCE
Earthenware bowl with a painting of a hare, from Egypt.  Artist unknown; Fatimid period (11th centur
Cameo glass medallion of the Roman emperor Augustus.  Artist unknown; early 1st cent. CE.  Now in th
The Dabous Giraffes, Aïr Mountains, Niger. Completed by an unknown artist 6000-8000 years ago
Ancient Greek or Roman bronze statuette of a dwarf with silver eyes.  Artist unknown; 1st cent. BCE/
Alabaster statue of a male priest, from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk. Artist unknown; ca. 3
Boy’s leggings (leather, glass, and dye) of the Kiowa.  Artist unknown; ca. 1880s.  Now in the Spurl
Gilt bronze statue of the dharmapala (”Defender of the Law”) Acala.  Unknown Tibetan artist; 15th or
Ethiopian hand figure with cross (carved wood).  Artist unknown; 18th century.  Now in the Walters A
Gilded wood statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, embodiment of compassion.  Unknown Chinese art
Sculpture of the Hindu deity Ganesha dancing.  Artist unknown; 1st half of 11th century.  From Bihar
A flintlock pistol from 19th century Africa, exact origin unknown.
Marble head of the Roman deity Jupiter.  Artist unknown; 2nd cent. CE.  Now in the Spurlock Museum,
Silenus speaks to a woman.  Fragment of an Apulian krater in the Gnathian style, artist unknown; ca.
Ancient Egyptian ring (gold and green jasper) with an image of the god Ptah.  Artist unknown; ca. 66
Helmet mask of the Bamum people, Cameroon.  Artist unknown; before 1880.  Now in the Metropolitan Mu
Statuette of the goddess Artemis/Diana. Unknown Anatolian artist; 1st cent. BCE. Now in the Getty Vi
Sardonyx cameo depicting a Ptolemaic prince as Hermes.  Artist unknown; 3rd cent. BCE.  Now in the C
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