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More than eight thousand objects from our collection are now available online. Check back often as we'll be adding new works of art each month.

Please note that some of these objects may not be on view when you visit the galleries.

American Art
James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room and works by American master painters

Ancient Egyptian Art
Amulets, glass vessels, statuary from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

Ancient Near Eastern Art
Ancient Iranian ceramic vessels and sculptures, plus Sasanian period silver

Arts of the Islamic World
Koran folios, illustrated and illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, ceramics, and glass

Biblical Manuscripts
Greek parchment manuscripts and fragments from the third to the sixth century

Chinese Art
Ancient bronzes, jades, Buddhist sculpture, ceramics, lacquer, calligraphy, paintings, and seals

Japanese Art
Folding screens, Buddhist art, Rimpa and ukiyo-e paintings, ceramics and lacquerwork

Korean Art
Koryo dynasty ceramics, bronze, silver, and gold materials, and Choson period ceramics

South Asian and Himalayan Art
Chola bronzes, Mughal and Rajput paintings, Buddhist art, and the Freer Ramayana

Southeast Asian Art
Neolithic earthenware, temple sculpture, ceramics from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand


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