Images at Librifly

Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask, 6th–5th century B.C., Phoenician, Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled, H.: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque turquoise blue, with additions in opaque yellow and translucent cobalt blue.,

Waistcoat, ca. 1760, British or French, Silk and metal on silk, L. 32 in. (81.3 cm), Textiles

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a striding, ram-headed sphinx supported by two kneeling figures, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, H. 4 x W. 2 1/2 x Th. 7/16 in. (10.1 x 6.3

[Unidentified Man], 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews,

Marbled glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, early to mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and marvered, 2 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (6.1 × 3.2 cm), Glass, Translucent blue and opaque white. Rim folded out, over, and in, and

[Untitled], ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 8 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (20.7 × 29 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London

'The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus Discovered by Alexander the Great', Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens), 1550s, Attributed to Iran, Qazvin, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 23 in. (58.4 cm), Codices, This folio

Lead figure of a goddess with shield, spear, and aegis, probably Athena, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in

Fragment of a terracotta antefix (roof tile), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, 6 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (17.09 x 30.2 cm), Terracottas, Head of a woman with diadem

印籠と牛根付, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1817, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (13.3 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850), Surimono are

Bronze statuette of a man, Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, 3 3/8in. (8.6cm), Bronzes, Weight on left leg; right arm extended with hand open; left lowered and bent at elbow; wearing a tunic and mantle

Terracotta head of a woman, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm), Terracottas, Wearing a fillet

Mirror, Greek, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 2 15/16in. (7.5cm), Bronzes

Miquelet Rifle, barrel dated A.H. 1151/A.D. 1738–39; lock dated A.H. 1240/A.D. 1824–25, barrel, probably Iranian; lock and stock, Turkish, Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, textile, L. 61 5/8 in. (156.5 cm); L. barrel 47 3/8 in.

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1897, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, L. (page) 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. (page) 9 1/4 in. (23.4 cm); thickness of album 1 9/16 in. (4 cm),

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Ukishima Danjo, Edo period (1615–1868), 1769 Autumn, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 11/32 x 5 17/32 in. (31.4 x 14.1 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese,

Mountains with Birds, Meiji period (1868–1912), late 19th century, Japan, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Overall: 13 x 23 5/8 in. (33 x 60 cm), Paintings, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891

Finger Ring, 1000–1200, Kievan Rus', Silver, partial-gilt, niello, Overall: 7/8 x 15/16 x 5/8 in. (2.2 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The crosses on this ring stress the owner’s Christian faith

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 2 7/8 in. x 1 3/4 in. (7.3 cm x 4.4 cm), Terracottas, Lower body of a youth in a long garment

Terracotta head of a man, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Terracottas, The grotesque appearance of the head is heightened by its present condition, with most of the hair and

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 5/8 × 3 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4.1 × 9.1 × 0.7 cm), Vases

A Courtesan, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806

'Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons', Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan), ca. 1596, Made in present-day Pakistan, probably Lahore, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm), Codices,

[Persepolis], 1850s, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1665–70, Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 1/4 in. (111.8 x 89.5 cm), Paintings, Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, Dordrecht 1634–1693 Amsterdam

Black and White Print of Butterfly and Flower (a Pink), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (32.4 x 6 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo

Handle of a jug, 6th–5th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 5 1/16in. (12.9cm), Bronzes

Terracotta plate, Archaic, ca. 510 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diam.: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Vases, In the tondo, two revelers, one playing the double flute, the other holding a skyphos (deep drinking cup

Vanitas Still Life, 1603, Oil on wood, 32 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (82.6 x 54 cm), Paintings, Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague), De Gheyn was a wealthy amateur who is best known as a brilliant draftsman, but he also

Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure), ca. 1685, German, Künzelzau, Oak and walnut veneered with ebony, ebonized wood, and marquetry of pewter and mather-of-pearl on horn over paint, simulating tortoiseshell; silver; brocaded damask (not

[St. Pierre, Caen], 1850s, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British

Terracotta jug with lid, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, H.: 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm), Vases, Round mouth and cover surmounted by cock

Skylarks and Primroses, from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3), 『鳥合』　桜草に雲雀, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1805–10, Japan, Privately published

Beatrice, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

A Man and a Woman on Horseback, ca. 1653–54, Oil on wood, 12 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (30.8 x 41.3 cm), Paintings, Philips Wouwerman (Dutch, Haarlem 1619–1668 Haarlem), In this early work by the Haarlem painter Wouwerman, work, rest, and riding

南蛮人牙彫根付, Dutchman with a Rooster, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Netsuke, The “Southern Barbarian” (Nanban) Dutchman netsuke

Terracotta statuette of a nude woman, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 7 7/8 in. (20.0 cm), Terracottas, This statuette likely represents the goddess Aphrodite

Glass ribbed bowl, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast, tooled, and cut, H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Glass, Translucent deep honey brown., Slightly inverted rim with beveled outer edge; sides curving

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 9 1/2 x W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 x 24.1 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Scene from the Noh Dance 'Kureha', Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 7/16 x 7 3/8 in. (13.8 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844

Glass cup, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, Height: 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, Translucent yellow Knocked-off, uneven, and slightly flaring rim; short concave neck; globular body; plain concave bottom. One faint

Marble portrait of a veiled man, Late Imperial, mid-3rd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H.: 3 in. (7.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, This small-scale head comes from a relief, possibly a sarcophagus

Terracotta guttus (flask with handle and spout), Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; black-glaze, 2 7/8in. (7.3cm), Vases, In Greek art, a lion's head is the typical form of spout, whether for the

Terracotta lekythos (oil jar), Classical, ca. 470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Vases, Goddess with a phiale (libation bowl) and scepter. While the Greeks made offerings to their gods, during the Classical

Close-Helmet for the Tournament, late 16th century, probably Augsburg, German, probably Augsburg, Steel, leather, textile, H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 6 oz. (4700 g), Helmets

Fragment, 3rd–4th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, weft loop weave, 17 15/16 in. high 17 7/16 in. wide (45.6 cm high 44.3 cm wide), Textiles

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese), 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Gold, Diam. 11/16 in. (2.7 cm), Jewelry

Costume Plate: Galla Serva, ca. 1557–58, Engraving, sheet: 6 x 4 7/16 in. (15.2 x 11.3 cm), Prints, Engraved by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara

Glass jar, Late Imperial or Early Byzantine, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Palestinian, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Glass, Translucent pale olive yellow; handles and trail in deep turquoise blue., Rounded, slightly

[Yosemite National Park, California], ca. 1878, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916), This exceptionally rare untitled

Study of an Old Woman, 1886, Black chalk; traces of a framing line in red chalk along the left edge, sheet: 15 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (39.1 x 24.5 cm), Drawings, August Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen (Austrian, Vienna 1821–1889 Vienna

Top of Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey, Taken from the Roof above the South Gallery, October 14, 1840 , Photogenic drawing from paper negative, Image: 5 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (14.7 × 17.9 cm), irregularly trimmed, Photographs, William Henry

Sumidagawa, Sumida River, Edo period (1615–1868), Year of the Dragon, probably 1832, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (20 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850

Bronze beaker, Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 15.0 cm., Bronzes, Beaker that widens from the foot upwards. Undecorated band at the lip. The body is enveloped by overlapping lotus petals that rise from the plain band at

元 佚名 倣夏永 呂洞賓過岳陽樓 冊頁, The Immortal Lü Dongbin Appearing over the Yueyang Pavilion, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Album leaf; ink on silk, Image: 8 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.9 x 18.7 cm), Paintings, Unidentified

Coffee Pot No 8473, possibly ca. 1889, (none assigned) New York, New York, United States, American, Graphite on brown laid paper, Overall: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm), Drawings, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present

Glass dish, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Height: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Tubular rim, folded out, down, and in, with narrow, slightly convex inner shoulder; bulging side to body,

Spring Play in a Tang Garden, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 14 3/4 x 104 in. (37.5 x 264.2 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Copy after Xuanzong (Chinese, born 1398, r.

Vase fragment, Geometric, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 5 13/16 x 4in. (14.8 x 10.1cm), Vases

Girl Filling a Bucket with Sea Water, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.3 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861

Promenade des Pins à Beyrouth, ca. 1870, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Félix Bonfils (French, 1831–1885

The Courtesan Sugatami of the Tsuruya Brothel, from the series A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō), 『雛形若菜の初模様　つるや内　すがたみ』, Edo period

Fragment, 18th century, Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Silk, plain weave; resist-dyed (ikat), embroidered, 10 in. high 14.00 in. wide (25.4 cm high 35.6 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory (hippopotamus), gold foil, 4.92 x 3.9

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Geometric, late 10th–early 9th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Vases, The vases in this case with the accession numbers that begin with belong to a deposit that was found at the

Modern impression of the Adoration of the Magi who approach the Christ Child held by the Virgin, ca. 1500–1534, Engraving, Sheet: 15 3/16 × 11 7/16 in. (38.5 × 29 cm), Prints, Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini (?) ca. 1480–before 1534

Porphyry basin, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Porphyry, Overall: 27 1/2 x 72 1/8 x 19 in. (69.9 x 183.2 x 48.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, Stone basins such as this served as bathing tubs in one or another of the large imperial baths with

[Stag in Cart], ca. 1858, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 26.7 x 32.6 cm (10 1/2 x 12 13/16 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland), Far better known in his own

Glass miniature jar, Mid Imperial, 2nd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 15/16 × 13/16 in. (2.4 × 2.1 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge Large tubular rim folded out, up and in; short neck, tooled in at base; globular body;

Postilion on Horse in a Winter Landscape, ca. 1798, Watercolor. Framing line in pen and black ink., sheet: 14 9/16 x 19 11/16 in. (37 x 50 cm), Drawings, Wilhelm von Kobell (German, Mannheim 1766–1853 Munich

Miss Munro, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews, Scotland

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Late Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, white-ground, H.: 13 7/16 in. (34.1 cm), Vases, On the body, obverse, Herakles and Kyknos Reverse, two revelers

Plaque fragment, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, 3.12 in. (7.92 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 36.60 cm., Vases, Obverse, fight., Reverse, revel

Helmet (Khula Khud), first half 19th century, Iranian, Steel, iron, copper alloy, H. including mail 27 in. (68.6 cm); H. including nasal 12 in. (30.5 cm); H. excluding mail and nasal 10 in. (25.4 cm); Diam. 8 in. (20.2 cm); Wt. 4 lbs. 10.8 oz.

[Temple in the Suburbs of Calcutta], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 17.3 x 24.2 cm (6 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Fragment of a terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 450–440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 11 1/4 x 9 3/8in. (28.6 x 23.8cm), Vases, Five athletes. The names of the figures were

Banko, a Chinese Sage, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (21 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868

The Actor Yoshizawa Ayame II As the Wrestler Kurokumo Onzo Off Stage, Edo period (1615–1868), 1770–1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (37.8 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shuntei (Japanese,

Chalcedony scaraboid seal, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Chalcedony, burnt carnelian ?, Length: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gems, Wild boar

Gilt bronze horse's hoof and fetlock, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Gold, Other: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm), Bronzes, Horse leg and hoof; gilded

Faience amulet of Mut with double crown, Hellenistic, 304–30 B.C., Egyptian, Ptolemaic, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulet, Isis

[Japanese Man Posing with Baskets, Brooms and Feather Dusters], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 20.1 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Jasper scarab, Archaic–Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Jasper, green, Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Gems, Crouching sphinx; in the field is a pointed amphora

Creampot with later cover, ca0, American, Silver, Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (17.5 x 12.1 cm); 6 oz. 15 dwt. (209.6 g), Silver

Terracotta vessel fragment with floral motif and band, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, Overall: 2 x 1 7/8in. (5.1 x 4.8cm), Vases, From Knossos, Crete. Fragment with grass design; dark-on-light

Vue des deux colosses de l'Aménophéum, à Thèbes, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (15.5 × 20 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Jug, 1892, Made in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, American, Earthenware, silver, With stopper: 7 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (18.1 x 15.6 cm), Ceramics, Rookwood Pottery (American, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880–1967

Gold ring, Archaic, 5th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Man and woman conversing

Statuette of a man with vessel, Bronze, H.: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Bronzes

Button, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon, Sasanian, Bone, Diam 2.9 cm x D. .5 cm, Ivory/Bone-Ornaments

Vatican Pietà, 1566, Engraving, sheet: 14 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (36.5 x 28.3 cm), Prints, Adamo (Ghisi) Scultori (Italian, Mantua ca. 1530–1587 Rome), after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 7/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 4.9 × 0.5 cm), Vases

Two Horses Beneath the Moon, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (36.8 x 12.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo

Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560), 1532, Oil and gold on oak, 16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (42.2 x 32.4 cm), with added strip of 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) at bottom, Paintings, Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London), During his

Gold spiral, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Length: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Of plain wire with one turn

Relief Panel with Lion Family, ca. 800–1000, Made in South or Central Campania, Italy, South Italian, Stone, Overall: 32 x 60 x 4 in. (81.3 x 152.4 x 10.2 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, The marble for this relief panel probably came from a

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.: 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (11.5 x 4.5 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue,

Bowl with Stylized Leaves, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), second half of the 16th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze in interior and blue glaze and gold on exterior (Jingdezhen ware); English gilt silver

Landscape with a Poplar and a Willow Tree at the Edge of a Pond, 1787–1842, Black chalk, 19 7/16 x 14 3/16 in. (49.3 x 36cm), Drawings, Jean Victor Bertin (French, Paris 1767–1842 Paris