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Lidded effigy ceramic container in the form of a god with it's originals colors still on it, Maya Lowlands, Late Postclassic, ca. 1500 AD, Image courtesy of the Princeton University Art Museum

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Lidded effigy ceramic container in the form of a god with it's originals colors still on it, Maya Lowlands, Late Postclassic, ca. 1500 AD, Image courtesy of the Princeton University Art Museum

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Portrait head. Maya, Late Classic, ca. 600-800 AD. Queen conch shell. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Portrait head. Maya, Late Classic, ca. 600-800 AD. Queen conch shell. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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A Jalisco ceramic plateau with eleven musicians. From Mexico, 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey

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A Jalisco ceramic plateau with eleven musicians. From Mexico, 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey

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Tsuba with a koi. Japan, late 19th c. Iron with gold inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Tsuba with a koi. Japan, late 19th c. Iron with gold inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Two ceramic seated figures engaged in animated conversation, from Guerrero in Mexico, 400 BCE–500 CE, now housed at the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey

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Two ceramic seated figures engaged in animated conversation, from Guerrero in Mexico, 400 BCE–500 CE, now housed at the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey

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A ceramic brazier with three spherical supports, found in Tula in Mexico. Late Postclassic Period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A ceramic brazier with three spherical supports, found in Tula in Mexico. Late Postclassic Period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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Chimú Prisoner Textile, fragment of a wall hanging that was over 100 ft long. Chimú culture, central coast, Peru, ca. 1200-1290 AD. Cotton with red, ochre, green, and blue pigments. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Chimú Prisoner Textile, fragment of a wall hanging that was over 100 ft long. Chimú culture, central coast, Peru, ca. 1200-1290 AD. Cotton with red, ochre, green, and blue pigments. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Head vase signed by the potter Navigius, modern Tunisia, ca. 270-320 AD. African red-slip ware ceramic. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Head vase signed by the potter Navigius, modern Tunisia, ca. 270-320 AD. African red-slip ware ceramic. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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A ceramic urn in the shape of a rabbit reclining with its legs crossed. Mexica culture, Late Postclassic period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A ceramic urn in the shape of a rabbit reclining with its legs crossed. Mexica culture, Late Postclassic period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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Fish plate. Attributed to the Asteas-Python workshop, Paestum, southern Italy, ca. 340-330 BC. Red-figure ceramic. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Fish plate. Attributed to the Asteas-Python workshop, Paestum, southern Italy, ca. 340-330 BC. Red-figure ceramic. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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A ceramic Maya vase with hunters and waterbirds. Probably from Guatemala, 600–900 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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A ceramic Maya vase with hunters and waterbirds. Probably from Guatemala, 600–900 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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Portrait head of an older woman with hairnet. Roman, ca. 98-117 AD , discovered in 1879 at Chiavenna near Lake Como. Bronze with silver inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Portrait head of an older woman with hairnet. Roman, ca. 98-117 AD , discovered in 1879 at Chiavenna near Lake Como. Bronze with silver inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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"Feeling the Enemy" by Winslow Homer, 1887-1888. Crayon, pen and black ink on paper. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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"Feeling the Enemy" by Winslow Homer, 1887-1888. Crayon, pen and black ink on paper. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Tulip vase. Teco Art Pottery, Terra Cotta, Ill., with Fernand Moreau , ca. 1904-1914. Terracotta with matte Teco Green glaze. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Tulip vase. Teco Art Pottery, Terra Cotta, Ill., with Fernand Moreau , ca. 1904-1914. Terracotta with matte Teco Green glaze. Princeton University Art Museum collection

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Bottle in the form of a dog. Nasca culture, south coast, Peru, ca. 1-600 AD. Ceramic with slip. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bottle in the form of a dog. Nasca culture, south coast, Peru, ca. 1-600 AD. Ceramic with slip. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Mayan Figure of a Scribe . The ornate turban worn by this man is typical of the courtly garb of key individuals serving the ruler in the royal courts of the Classic Maya. AD 550-850, Walters Art Museum

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Mayan Figure of a Scribe . The ornate turban worn by this man is typical of the courtly garb of key individuals serving the ruler in the royal courts of the Classic Maya. AD 550-850, Walters Art Museum

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Ceramic paint box with sliding lid, with grip in the form of a genet , containing seven pigment cakes. Egypt, New Kingdom, dynasty 19-20, ca. 1302-1070 BC. RISD Museum collection

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Ceramic paint box with sliding lid, with grip in the form of a genet , containing seven pigment cakes. Egypt, New Kingdom, dynasty 19-20, ca. 1302-1070 BC. RISD Museum collection

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This two-part Maya vessel is made of slip-painted ceramic and features the form of what appears to be an armadillo with a human-like face. From Petén in Guatemala, 300-600 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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This two-part Maya vessel is made of slip-painted ceramic and features the form of what appears to be an armadillo with a human-like face. From Petén in Guatemala, 300-600 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Facial reconstruction of one of the young men buried in Lake George, New York and likely a teenager in the Continental Army, created by forensic artist Jenny Kenyon. Image courtesy of the New York State Museum.

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Facial reconstruction of one of the young men buried in Lake George, New York and likely a teenager in the Continental Army, created by forensic artist Jenny Kenyon. Image courtesy of the New York State Museum.

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