Victoria and Albert Museum sztuka

Snuff box. Meissen, Germany, mid-18th century

Procession of the Ommeganck 31st May 1615, by Denis Van Alsloot. Belgium, early 17th century

Writing Box or Table Desk, by Lucas Hornebolte. London, England, early 16th century

The young Prince Salim, later Emperor Jahangir, by Bichitr. India, 17th century

Babur receiving Uzbeck and Rajput envoys in a garden at Agra, by Ram Das. India, 1590

A lady blames her cat for scratches inflicted by her lover. Basholi, India, mid-17th century

Tapestry showing the Arms of The Earl of Leicester, probably made by Sheldon tapestry workshop. England, late 16th century

Arms of the Earl of Leicester, detail, probably by Sheldon tapestry workshop. Worcestershire or Warwickshire, England, late 16th century

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, by M.E. Thompson. London, England, 1977

Bull figure. Ar-Raqqah, Syria, 12th-13th century

Writing Box or Table Desk, probably painted by Lucas Hornebolte. Probably London, England, mid-16th century

Road Scene with Figures, by Jan Brueghal. Antwerp, Belgium, early 17th century

Napoleon Bonaparte, by Antonio Canova. Italy, 1810

Columbines in ornament, by Eugene Grasset. London, England, 1897

The Bodhisattva Guanyin. Shanxi, China, early 13th century

Design for stage set, by Alexandra Exter. Russia, 1928

Town and Harbour of Cosire Red Sea, by Captain Robert Moresby. Egypt, mid-19th century

Page from the Anvari Suhayli manuscript. India, Golconda, c.1580

Study of Tree Trunks, by John Constable. England, 1821

Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, in Scottish traditional dress, by J A Vintner. England, mid-19th century

Study of a Female Head, by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. England, 1889

Bubbles, by Sir John Everett Millais. Britain, 1886

Floorspread. Sindh, Pakistan, 1850

Textile. Andhra Pradesh, India, mid-19th century

Embroidered shawl or dopatta. India, 19th century

Plaque. Sri Lanka, late 18th century

Saddle pommel. Pakistan, 19th century

Celestial sphere, engraved by Ziya al-Din. Bombay, India, 1656-57

The Nuremburg Dolls' House. Germany, c.1673, front view, doors open

Woman's Shoe. China, 19th-20th century

Queen Victoria, detail, by Johann Jacob Flatters. Germany, 1843

Queen Victoria, detail, by Johann Jacob Flatters. Germany, 1843

Detail from the door of the Cathedral of Augsburg. Germany, 11th century

Two Nautch girls of Kashmir, by William Carpenter. Kashmir, India, 1854

Hat. North India, 19th century

Hat. Hyderabad, India, mid-19th century

Ascetic seated on a tiger skin. Murshidabad, India, late 18th century

Straight-backed Chair. Japan, c.1870

Red tassle of a cap. Spain, late 18th century

Detail of man's cloak. England, 1635-40

Teetotal. Staffordshire, England, c.1835

Bodhisattva Maitreya. Nepal, 10th-11th century

Head of Buddha. Gandhara, Afghanistan, 4th-5th century

Atlas. Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 50 B.C. to 150 A.D.

Shiva depicted on a ceiling panel. India, 18th century

Old Sarum, by David Lucas (1802-81) after John Constable (1776-1837). Mezzotint. England, 1830.

Stork and Frog, by William de Morgan. England, 19th century

No Theatre Bodhisattva Mask. Japan, 15th century

Vase, by Eichi. Japan, 20th century

Neolithic Bi, Disk. China, c.3200-2200 B.C.