12 UMMA Objects
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Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Scholars under the Juniper Tree
15th century
Gift of William Muschenheim
1983/2.140

Thai
Head of a Buddha
15th century
Gift of Doris and Ed Wiener
1977/2.27
This is a round bottomed bowl on three legs with high straight sides and and everted rim. It is covered in a green celadon craqueleur glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Incense Burner
15th century
Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
1993/1.108

Turkoman
Khusrau brought before his father Hurmuzd; from the Khamza of Nizami
1460 – 1470
Museum purchase, Acquisition Fund
1969/2.174
This jade disc has a circular hole in the center, and is carved in a way that the jade appears to be turning around this central point, almost in the shape of a hurricane symbol if it were to have three prongs.  On each of the three prongs are three evenly spaced raised bumps.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Bi Disc with notches
8500 BCE
Gift of Agnes S.Chan
2009/2.110
A nude woman is seen in profile crouching and turning her head toward the viewer. She is backed up against a short pedestal or wal, on top of which a winged cupid bends towards the woman. On the right side is a slender tree, and behind the figures is an expansive landscape.
Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian (culture or style))
Crouching Venus
1505 – 1506
Museum Purchase
1984/1.289
A standing, bearded figure of St. Christopher, broken off at the knees, holds the Christ child on his right shoulder while leaning upon a staff in his left hand. The child, whose head is encircled by a halo, wears a long cloak over his robe and rests his left hand upon an orb in his lap. The red and brown polychromy is a later addition.
English
St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child
15th century
Museum Purchase
1961/1.178
Bust of Madonna with head facing down and to the side. The main sculpture is of wood with layers of paint on the face and veil.
Bohemian
Schöne Madonna
1395 – 1405
Gift of an anonymous donor
2013/1.227

Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Jina, fragment of a larger shrine
15th century
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel.
1975/2.123

French (French (culture or style))
Leaf from a Book of Hours
1485 – 1500
Bequest of Mrs. John Alexander
1992/2.7

Iranian (Iranian)
Square tile with stylized tulip design
15th century
Transfer from the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
1997/1.260

Iranian (Iranian)
Square tile with stylized tulip design
15th century
Transfer from the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
1997/1.259
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