Bodhisattva Guanyin, 16th century. Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Ivory, 9 ¾ × 10 ¼ × 2 in. (24.8 × 26 × 5.1 cm). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1913 (12.219.1) The Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Love and Compassion, it is...
Enthroned Virgin Mary and Child ca. 1260–80. French, Paris. Elephant ivory with traces of paint and gilding, 7 ¼ × 3 × 2 ¾ in. (18.4 × 7.6 × 7.3 cm). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Cloisters Collection and Michel David-Weill Gift,...