Images at Librifly

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow, Edo period (1615–1868), 1824, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Prints, Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848), One of

William III as Prince of Orange, with the four preceding Stadthouders, William I, Maurice, Frederick Hendrick, William II, n.d., Etching; third state, sheet: 18 7/16 x 22 1/2 in. (46.9 x 57.1 cm), Prints, Romeyn de Hooghe (Dutch,

Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, Numazu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 13 9/16 in. (34.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861

Tweezers, Roman, Bronze, Other: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Bronzes

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Kyokaku, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1777, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunkō (Japanese, 1743–1812

Bagh-takt a chiraz, 1858, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

Floral Collars from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907, 09: Papyrus,

Beads, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Shell, 5 in. (12.7 cm), Shell-Ornaments

Courtesan Drinking Tea, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (21.9 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill, 1628, Oil on wood, 9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm), Paintings, Pieter Claesz (Dutch, Berchem? 1596/97–1660 Haarlem), This is one of the earliest dated still lifes by Claesz, a Haarlem painter

Bronze handle of a patera (shallow bowl), Archaic, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Other: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm), Bronzes, This handle contrasts well with the more common anthropomorphic types, both male and female, examples of

Portrait of a Woman with a Balance, ca. 1625–26, Oil on wood, 9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm), Paintings, Thomas de Keyser (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) 1596/97–1667 Amsterdam), The man is a shell collector, in an age when foreign trade opened

Night Vigil for Mahavira's Birth: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, 1461 (Samvat 1519), India (Gujarat), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 4 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (11.1 x 25.7 cm), Paintings

Village de Murols, 1854, printed 1979, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 34.2 x 44.3 cm (13 7/16 x 17 7/16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889

'Horseman and Fragment of Text', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Made in Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: 1 3/4 x 2 in. (4.4 x 5.1 cm), Codices

Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a hedgehog, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Rhodian, Terracotta, Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/8in. (7 x 10.8 x 6cm), Vases, Vase in the form of a hedgehog

Panel fragment, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, said to be from Ziwiye, Iran, Ivory, 0.63 x 2.13 in. (1.6 x 5.41 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs

Christ among the Doctors, Tempera and gold on wood, 44 x 30 in. (111.8 x 76.2 cm), Paintings, Spanish (Catalan) Painter (early 15th century

Terracotta bowl fragment, Late Imperial, A.D. 350–430, Roman, Terracotta; African red slip ware, width 5 1/4in. (13.3cm), Vases, Other more complete bowls decorated with a similar scene are known. Isis sits on a throne amidships, flanked by

Sherd, Halaf, ca. 5600–5000 B.C., Syria, Tell Brak, Halaf, Ceramic, paint, 1.56 x 2.05 in. (3.96 x 5.21 cm), Ceramics-Vessels, Halaf potters far surpassed their predecessors and successors in the embellishment and delicacy of their

Gold and enamel ring, Early Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Seated sphinx

Christ Blessing, ca. 1500–1505, Oil on wood, Overall, including engaged frame, 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm); painted surface 3 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (9.2 x 6 cm), Paintings, Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges),

Hibiscus Mutabilis and Long-Tailed Bird, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1842, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 3/32 x 4 15/32 in. (33.2 x 11.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo

Helmet, probably ca. 1342–57, Central Asian or Russian, Blue Horde, Steel, silver, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1031 g), Helmets, Found in Tibet and rare for both its form and its inscription, this helmet was probably made in

Flintlock Blunderbuss, dated Mauludi era 1222/A.D. 1793–94, Seringapatam, Indian, Seringapatam, Steel, wood, gold, silver, L. 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm); L. of barrel 21 1/8 in. (53.8 cm); Cal. 1.75 (53.8 cm) Wt. 6 lb. 4 oz. (2831 g), Firearms,

Gold earring with clustered sphere, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Gold and Silver, The hoop is slender; at the lowest point is a cluster of hollow gold balls, rendered as if attached to the hoop by a

Three Beauties, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 × 8 7/8 in. (31.8 × 22.5 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese, active ca. 1783–95

Terracotta jointed 'doll', Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Terracottas, Many examples of such small jointed figurines have been found in tombs, sanctuaries, and terracotta factories. Their

Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3/4 x 1 1/16 in. (1.9 x 2.7 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent cobalt blue, purple partially mixed with opaque white and

Christ as the Man of Sorrows, ca. 1522–25, Engraving and etching, 4 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (10.9 x 8.2 cm), Prints, Frans Crabbe van Espleghem (Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1480–1553 Mechelen), Christ's unnaturally contorted figure typifies

近江八景之内　唐崎夜雨, Evening Rain at Karasaki-Pine Tree, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1832, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

Vase fragment, Neolithic, Terracotta, 1 1/2 × 1 13/16 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 4.6 × 0.6 cm), Vases

Marseille, late 1850s (?), Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 30.1 x 40.7 cm (11 7/8 x 16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889

Falaise Castle, 1856, Albumen silver print from paper negative, 21.2 x 27.2 cm. (8 3/6 x 10 11/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Capel Cure (British, 1826–1896

Glass jar with two handles (amphora), Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, H.: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Glass, Colorless with yellowish tinge; handles and trails in same color . Everted, beveled rim;

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 7/8 × 2 7/16 × 5/16 in. (4.7 × 6.1 × 0.8 cm), Vases

Tunic Fragment, 7th–9th century, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 22 1/2 x 80 in. (57.15 x 203.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

Minamoto Yoshitsune and His Retainer, the Monk Benkei, Putting to Flight the Ghost of Taira no Tomomori, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 9 8/12

Bone spoon, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bone, H.: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), This type of spoon, known as a cochlear, was used for a variety of purposes, including the consumption of snails, shellfish, and eggs. Ten silver examples belonging to the

Tea Spoon, 1790–1800, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, L. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); 11 dwt. (17.2 g), Silver, Daniel Van Voorhis (1751–1824

Hangings for state bed, ca. 1698, British, Blue silk damask, a: H. 144 x W. 60 x L. 78 in. (365.8 x 152.4 x 198.1 cm), Textiles-Upholstery

St. Cloud near Paris, 1923, Gelatin silver print, Image: 18.2 x 22.2 cm (7 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris

Bronze handle of a hydria (water jar), Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 10 5/8in. (27cm), Bronzes, Horizontal handle from a hydria

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 470–460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Vases, Woman seated with lyre. The presence of a bird, evidently listening raptly, and the emphatically

Chalcedony conoid seal, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Chalcedony, Length: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Lion attacking bull

Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu), 『欧州管絃楽合奏之図』, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1889, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 1/2 x 29 in. (36.8 x 73.7 cm),

Abo-Sembil, Grand Spéos, Statues Colossales vues de Face (Parte Inférieure), 1851–52, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 24.3 x 30.8 cm (9 9/16 x 12 1/8 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892), A civil

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Late Classical or Hellenistic, mid-4th–early 3rd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean or Italian, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handles

Banen paa Lindholm 1905., 1905–19, Gelatin silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 3 11/16 × 4 7/16 in. (9.4 × 11.3 cm), Photographs, Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer (Danish, 1871–1946), Vilhelm Ellehammer (Danish), Unaware of the

Double Vessel, Dog, 14th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Silver, gold, H. 5 1/8 x W. 3 3/4 x D. 7 1/2 in. (13 x 9.5 x 19.1 cm), Metal-Containers

Pigeonniers bâtis sur la colonnade méridionale du palais d'Aménophis III, à Louxor, Thèbes, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (15 × 21.6 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Les yeux mirés, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 17.4 x 12.8 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/16 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

The Actor Otani Hiroyemon III, Edo period (1615–1868), 1726–1792, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (29.8 x 14 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792

Limestone statuette of a beardless male votary holding a bird, Early Hellenistic, 4th century B.C, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 17 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 3/16 in. (44.8 x 15.9 x 5.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, Male figure standing, holding a bird

The Toilet of Bathsheba, 1643, Oil on wood, 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm), Paintings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), King David, barely discernible atop the palace in the background, sees Bathsheba

Vase fragment, Greek, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 3/8 x 1in. (3.5 x 2.5cm), Vases

Figurine, Parthian, ca. 150 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Parthian, Ceramic, paint, H. 6 3/4 x W. 2 1/16 x D. 4 9/16 in. (17.1 x 5.3 x 11.5 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

Candle-Stand and Fan, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.5 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 1 11/16 x 1 15/16 in. (4.3 x 5 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent cobalt blue, honey yellow, and

One of a Pair of Incense Boxes in the Shape of Dog Charms, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Minpei kilns), H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); L. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Ceramics, Pairs of dog-shaped papier-mâché

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Geometric, ca. 900 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm), Vases, From the Hymettos deposit

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4in. (3.8 x 3.2cm), Vases

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm); diameter of mouth 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Vases, The kantharos combines the head of a satyr

諸國名橋奇覧　すほうの国きんたいはし, Kintai Bridge in Suō Province (Suō no kuni Kintaibashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran), Edo period (1615–1868), 1827–30,

Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (12.1 x 23.7 cm), Terracottas, Egg and dart pattern

Plaque in the form of a tree, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Shell, 1.85 x 0.14 in. (4.7 x 0.36 cm), Shell-Sculpture, This delicate plaque is finely incised with the image of a

Glass bowl, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Glass, Translucent pale green with blue tinge Rounded, vertical rim; collar below curving in to projecting horizontal rib; below sides curving in

Vase fragment, Archaic, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 15/16in. (8.2 x 5cm), Vases

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Role as Hannya no Gorō, 五代目市川団十郎, Edo period (1615–1868), 11th month 1776, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Hosoban 12 9/16 x 5

[Mrs Bayley, Lucknow], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 11.5 x 15.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Compass or divider, fragment, Roman, Bronze, Other: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Bronzes

Ewer with Protruding Lip, 8th century, Attributed to Iran, Bronze; cast, H. 11 in. (28.0 cm), Metal, A common feature of ewers made in the early Islamic period is the highly abstracted animal heads at each end of the handle. The protruding

Bone spoon, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bone, H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), With oval bowl

Svetambara Enthroned Jina, with Attendant Yaksha and Yakshi, ca. second half of the 11th century, India (Gujarat), Copper alloy inlaid with silver and copper, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Metalwork, The jina is represented as a supreme yoga and

Jug, Archaic or Classical, ca. 550–450 B.C., Italic-Native, South Italian (Daunian), Terracotta, H. 11.00 cm., Vases

Saint Bridget of Sweden, ca. 1470, Made in Brabant, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Walnut, rock crystal cabochon. Originally painted., Overall: 33 7/8 x 17 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. (86 x 44.8 x 28.9 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Master of Soeterbeeck

The Ford, possibly 1636, Oil on canvas, 29 1/4 x 39 3/4 in. (74.3 x 101 cm), Paintings, Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome), This picture is accurately recorded in Claude’s Liber Veritatis, the book of

Vase fragment, Neolithic, second period, ca. 4000–3000 B.C., Neolithic, Thessaly, Terracotta, length 2 3/4in. (6.9cm), Vases

Vue de la Fortresse d'Ibrym, March 31, 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in. (22.5 × 16.7 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Chisel, Roman, Bronze, bone, Other: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Bronzes

Embroidered Mantle Fragment, 5th–2nd century B.C., Peru, Paracas, Camelid hair, Overall: 4 x 5 in. (10.16 x 12.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Music Box, ca. 1815, Switzerland, Swiss, Gold, enamel, H. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.), Idiophone, Gold and enamel shield-form pendant, one side with automaton farmyard scene with water wheel, the other with a rose on a red background. Both sides

Woman on Veranda, Spinning; another Pounding Cloth on Rock in Foreground, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Left-hand sheet of a diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); W. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm),

The Flagellation, ca. 1400, Oil, egg(?), and gold on plywood, transferred from wood, 22 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. (57.8 x 42.9 cm), Paintings, Master of the Berswordt Altar (German, Westphalian, active ca. 1400–35), These panels were among thirty

名所江戶百景　大はしあたけの夕立, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (Ōhashi Atake no yūdachi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan,

Bronze hydria (water jar), Classical, mid-4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm), Bronzes, On the handle plaque, Dionysos and Ariadne. In the fourth century B.C., bronze hydriae were embellished with a separately

[View of Kermanshah, Capital of Kurdistan], 1840s–60s, Salted paper print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

明 藍瑛 仿宋元山水圖 冊 紙本, Landscapes after Song and Yuan masters, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1642, China, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, 12 7/16 x 9 3/4 in. (31.6 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, Lan Ying

Bronze bowl and oinochoe (jug), Late Archaic, late 6th–early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm), Bronzes, The jug is said to have been found together with the bowl. The bowl preserves the imprint of the base of the

Enid, September 1874 , Albumen silver print from glass negative, 34.2 x 26.7 cm (13 7/16 x 10 1/2 in. ), Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon), In 1874 Tennyson asked Cameron to make

Pope Pius IX Imparting the Blessing Urbi et Orbi, 1835–59, Graphite, 23 1/4 x 16 7/16 in. (59 x 41.8cm), Drawings, François-Léon Benouville (French, Paris 1821–1859 Paris

Ring set with a Mouse Design Amulet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, glazed steatite, diam: 2.6 cm (1 in.), This ring is inscribed with the cartouche of Thutmose III

青銅斚, Ritual Wine Container (Jia), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), late 11th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. (to posts) 13 in. (33 cm); W. (at handle) 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); D. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Wt. 12 lb. (5.4 kg), Metalwork,

Bowl with Two Facing Peacocks, second–third quarter 10th century, Made in Iraq, probably Basra, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics, Birds were a particularly popular subject in the Abbasid

Pelike, Late Classical, ca. 350–325 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Vases

Katherine, 1921, Gelatin silver print, 10.4 x 8.2 cm. (4 1/16 x 3 1/4 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York

Isis et Horus-Arsiési - Bas-relief du Temple de Kalabcheh (Talmis), April 8, 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 8 9/16 × 6 7/16 in. (21.7 × 16.3 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Tunic, late 18th century, Bolivia, Aymara, Camelid hair, H. 26 1/2 x W. 35 in. (67.3 x 88.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Commendation Scroll, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1835, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk and paper, 13 3/4 x 176 1/2 in. (34.9 x 448.3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, 19th century

Young Nobleman and Carpenter, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/16 x 7 1/4 in. (21.1 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820