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Hanukkah lamp made in 1946 at a children's home in France by Maurice Farhi, a 14 or 15-year old who had been orphaned in the Holocaust, surviving in hiding. Carved wood and ink. See inscription detail in comments. The Jewish Museum collection

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Hanukkah lamp made in 1946 at a children's home in France by Maurice Farhi, a 14 or 15-year old who had been orphaned in the Holocaust, surviving in hiding. Carved wood and ink. See inscription detail in comments. The Jewish Museum collection

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Votive plaque with dedication inscription and outstretched hand holding an oil lamp dish. Wadi Bayhan, Yemen, ca. 100-50 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection. More info in comments

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Votive plaque with dedication inscription and outstretched hand holding an oil lamp dish. Wadi Bayhan, Yemen, ca. 100-50 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection. More info in comments

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Katana with carved ivory hilt and scabbard. The carving represents in panels groups of men, women, children. Inscription at the bottom of the scabbard. Two clasps for leather strap,japanese,19th century,salar jung museum,hyderabad,india

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Katana with carved ivory hilt and scabbard. The carving represents in panels groups of men, women, children. Inscription at the bottom of the scabbard. Two clasps for leather strap,japanese,19th century,salar jung museum,hyderabad,india

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art 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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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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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Funerary Stele of a Woman Who Died in Childbirth, The Inscription Reads: “In the year 305, Marthana, of good soul, had given birth” – Syrian National Museum in Latakia

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Funerary Stele of a Woman Who Died in Childbirth, The Inscription Reads: “In the year 305, Marthana, of good soul, had given birth” – Syrian National Museum in Latakia

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A 15,000-year-old baton made from a reindeer antler, and depicts a leaping horse. Found at the Bruniquel Cave, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Saint-Germain en Laye, France

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A 15,000-year-old baton made from a reindeer antler, and depicts a leaping horse. Found at the Bruniquel Cave, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Saint-Germain en Laye, France

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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Cradle for child of Samuel Colt, designed by Isaac Stuart, made by John Most, Hartford, Conn, 1857. Oak and oak veneer with amethyst, topaz, other precious stones. See detail pic and text of poem inscribed in base of frame in the comments. Wadsworth Atheneum

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Cradle for child of Samuel Colt, designed by Isaac Stuart, made by John Most, Hartford, Conn, 1857. Oak and oak veneer with amethyst, topaz, other precious stones. See detail pic and text of poem inscribed in base of frame in the comments. Wadsworth Atheneum

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Porcelain figure of napolean and josephine,made between1804-1808 in france,its bear the make Inscription : Mre le de Sevres,salar jung museum,hyderabad, india

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Porcelain figure of napolean and josephine,made between1804-1808 in france,its bear the make Inscription : Mre le de Sevres,salar jung museum,hyderabad, india

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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An engraving from "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, corresponding to a depiction of Wewe Gombel, a vengeful ghost in Javanese mythology who kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. 1585 CE, British Museum

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An engraving from "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, corresponding to a depiction of Wewe Gombel, a vengeful ghost in Javanese mythology who kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. 1585 CE, British Museum

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Eugenia Falleni’s dildo made from wood and leather. Housed in the Crime Museum, Sidney, Australia.

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Eugenia Falleni’s dildo made from wood and leather. Housed in the Crime Museum, Sidney, Australia.

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey holding a peach, made by Yamaguchi Okatomo, Kyoto, Japan, mid 18th c. Ivory and ink. Walters Art Museum collection

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Netsuke in the form of a monkey holding a peach, made by Yamaguchi Okatomo, Kyoto, Japan, mid 18th c. Ivory and ink. Walters Art Museum collection

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Painted wooden paddle for hanetsuki, a game traditionally considered auspicious for New Year's in Japan, depicting three of Japan's seven lucky gods. 19th c. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Painted wooden paddle for hanetsuki, a game traditionally considered auspicious for New Year's in Japan, depicting three of Japan's seven lucky gods. 19th c. Brooklyn Museum collection

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"Fish and octopus " made by the Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū in 1765-1766 CE. Now housed at the Museum of the Imperial Collections in Tokyo

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"Fish and octopus " made by the Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū in 1765-1766 CE. Now housed at the Museum of the Imperial Collections in Tokyo

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Intaglio with armoured and helmeted Ares holding a spear and a shield, with the inscription "Thirsty Tantalus, drink blood." 2nd–3rd centuries AD. From Beirut, Lebanon. BnF Museum

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Intaglio with armoured and helmeted Ares holding a spear and a shield, with the inscription "Thirsty Tantalus, drink blood." 2nd–3rd centuries AD. From Beirut, Lebanon. BnF Museum

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Tianhuang seal depicting the legendary 11th-c poet Su Shi in a boat at the base of the Red Cliff with a waterfall. Carved by Qian Song . More pics in museum link in comments. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Tianhuang seal depicting the legendary 11th-c poet Su Shi in a boat at the base of the Red Cliff with a waterfall. Carved by Qian Song . More pics in museum link in comments. Brooklyn Museum collection

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