Images at Librifly

The Temple of the Sun at Baalbec, ca. 1870, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Félix Bonfils (French, 1831–1885

Cypress at Pebble Beach, California, 1910s, Gum bichromate print, Photographs, Henry Ravell (American, 1860–1930

Bronze handles from a large volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water), Late Archaic, ca. 500–475 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Bronzes, The handles have the distinctive shape associated with a type of krater made in Vulci

Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Edo, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1768, Japan, One sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomitsu (Japanese,

Jérusalem, Porte de Jaffa, Inscription de la fausse porte, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.5 x 33.2 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872

Onofrius, from the series Solitudo Sive Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum, 1585–86, Engraving, sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (17.4 x 21.3 cm), Prints, Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice), Raphael Sadeler I (Netherlandish,

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 10 x W. 10 1/4 in. (25.4 x 26 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug), Archaic, ca. 540 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Vases, Young horseman between youth and woman. The olpe is a jug characterized by a mouth that is continuous rather than

Drama of Areshi Soga, Edo period (1615–1868), 1711–1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (30.8 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785

Moldings for Gothic Library Bookcase, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, sheet: 7 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (20.1 x 35.3 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London

Two Camels Fighting, late 16th–early 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Codices, The depiction of two camels fighting has a long history in Iranian art, stretching back

The Statues of Memnon. Plain of Thebes, 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France

Dish with Chestnuts and Oak Leaves, 青磁染付団栗柏の葉文皿, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1690–1730, Japan, Porcelain with celadon glaze and underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Diam. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Ceramics

Marble herm, Early or Mid Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Overall: 19 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 12 in. (50.2 x 32.4 x 30.5 cm), Stone Sculpture, Copy of a Greek work of the late 5th century B.C

Mrs. Whaley (died 1798, Isle of Man), Oil on canvas, 93 1/2 x 58 in. (237.5 x 147.3 cm), Paintings, Attributed to George Chinnery (British, London 1774–1852 Macau), The sitter's maiden name was Maria Courtney but for some seven or eight

[The Campbell Twins and Sunbeam], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 12.8 x 17.6 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Composite Bow with Forty Arrows, A.H. 1132/ A.D. 1719–20, Turkish, Horn, wood, pigment, sinew, paper?, lacquer, gold, silver, ivory, iron, feather, silk, L. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm); Wt. 13 oz. (365 g), Archery Equipment

Cabinet with scenes from the Story of Esther, after 1665, British, Silk satin worked with silk and metal thread, seed pearls, mica, feathers; detached buttonhole, buttonhole filling variations; French knot, single knot, laid work, couching,

Wreaths, 11, Greek, Laconian, Lead, 7/8 × 11/16 in. (2.2 × 1.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Glass beaker, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Glass, Uncertain, probably colorless with pale blue green tinge. Thickened, rounded, vertical rim with slight inner lip; straight sides

Account Book Ledger, 1835–56, Ink on paper, marbleized cardboard, 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (19.1 x 15.9 cm), Ephemera, John Carlin (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1813–1891 New York

Terracotta lekanis (dish), Late Classical, ca. 330–320 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Vases, Interior, seated Eros holding a mirror. The rondel is surrounded by a vine wreath.

Fragment, 4th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 4 5/16 in. high 4 5/16 in. wide (11 cm high 11 cm wide), Textiles

Album, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album of twelve paintings; ink wash on paper, Image: 7 3/4 in. × 6 in. (19.7 × 15.2 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Bada Shanren (Zhu Da) (Chinese, 1626–1705

清 舒浩 周敦頤愛蓮圖 團扇, Admiring Lotus, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Circular fan-shaped album leaf; ink and color on silk, Diam. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Paintings, Shu Hao (Chinese, 1850–1899), Xu Hao regularly painted

Design for square mosaic panel, 1902–32, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on artist board faced in original warm grey window mat, Overall: 17 7/16 x 17 3/8 in. (44.3 x 44.1 cm),

Pin, ca. 1890, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Gold, diamond, and enamel, 1 x 3 1/4 in. (2.5 x 8.3 cm), Jewelry, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present

Terracotta barrel-shaped jug, Cypro-Geometric III, 850–750 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Vases, One handle, circles and geometric ornament at front

Geisha, probably a Singing Girl, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); W. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806

The New York Book of Prices for Manufacturing Cabinet and Chair Work, 1817, Illustrations: engravings, 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (20.7 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm), Books

Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 6.7 cm), Glass, Opaque white, with handle and foot in same

Glass short-strip mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in. (2.9 x 2.7 cm); estimated diam. of rim 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent

The Open Door, before May 1844, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 14.3 x 19.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. ), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock), Among the most widely admired of Talbot's

Wall painting fragment, 1st century A.D., Roman, Fresco, Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in. (16.5 x 11.8 x 1.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings, Red socle, predella, and white central zone

Shōki Comes to Life from a Hanging Scroll, Edo period (1615–1868), first half 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); D. 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Netsuke, Shūōsai, Shōki, the demon-queller, comes to life

'The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water', Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), dated A.H. 892/A.D. 1487, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 7 3/8 in.

The Third Ichikawa Yaozo and Mimasu Tokujiro, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/3 x 9 7/16 in. (36.4 x 24.0 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792

Study for an Inkstand, ca. 1740–45, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, with splashes of brown wash on the left, over black chalk, 17 11/16 x 12 3/16 in. (45 x 31 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid),

Recto: Temple Types: in Antis and Prostyle (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, nos. 2, 3); Verso: Temple Types: Peripteral (Vitruvius, Book 3, Chapter 2, no. 5)., 1530–45, Pen and dark brown ink, Sheet: 6 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (15.5 x 26.6 cm),

Limestone saucer lamp, Classical ?, 5th century B.C. ?, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 15/16 × 2 5/8 × 3 7/8 in. (2.4 × 6.7 × 9.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Bronze, Other: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Bronzes

Carnelian scaraboid seal, Late Archaic, late 6th–early 5th century B.C., Greek, Carnelian, gold, Length: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Gems, Nike holding a wreath

Water pitcher, 1850–70, Probably made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, diamond thumbprint, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology

Allegory of the Salvation of Mankind (Allegory of the Old Law and the New), n.d., Engraving, sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 15/16 in. (26 x 20.2 cm), Prints, Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix (Netherlandish, ca. 1553–1619 Antwerp), After Crispijn van den Broeck

The Megatherium, 1850s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869

Embroidered Mantle Fragment, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Peru, Paracas, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 1762–1819, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, A: 12 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (32.4 x 14.3 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819

Woman and Child Catching Fireflies, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1793, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 13/16 x 9 5/8in. (37.6 x 24.4cm), Prints, Eishōsai Chōki (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th

Three-paneled screen, 1910–15, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Embossed Japanese leather paper, vermilion and gold leaf on wood frame, Overall: 45 1/4 x 54 3/4 in. (114.9 x 139.1 cm), Furniture, Louis Comfort Tiffany

Bedroom Scene, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1739, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper (hand colored), 10 3/4 x 15 1/8 in. (27.3 x 38.4 cm), Prints, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764

清康熙 黑漆嵌螺鈿仕女圖屏風, Women in a Palace, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722), late 17th century, China, Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold-foil inlay, 9 ft. 4 5/8 in. × 24 ft. 8 1/16 in. (286.1

Plate, ca. 1825–50, Made in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration, Diam. 13 in. (33 cm), Ceramics, Possibly by Asa Edward Smith (1798–1880), Attributed to Smith Pottery (1825–87),

Feathered Headdress, 15th–early 17th century, Peru, Chimú, Feathers, cotton, rope, H. 33 1/2 x Diam. 14 1/2 in. (85.1 x 36.8 cm), Feathers-Costumes

Wine Vessel with Daoist Immortals, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng period (1723–35), China, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, H., (20.3 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Diam. of foot 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics, The

Allegory of the Arts, 1742, Oil on canvas, 18 7/8 x 23 1/4 in. (47.9 x 59.1 cm), Paintings, Jacob de Wit (Dutch, Amsterdam 1695–1754 Amsterdam

藤棚下の遊女たち, Courtesans Beneath a Wisteria Arbor (Fuji dana shita no yūjo tachi), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm),

The Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, 阿弥陀二十五菩薩来迎図, Edo period (1615–1868), 1668, Japan, Hanging scroll; color and gold on silk, Image: 51 1/8 x 24 1/4 in. (129.9 x 61.6 cm), Paintings,

Presbytery of Dumbarton, 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,

Fragment, 3rd–4th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 4.75 in. high 4.75 in. wide (12.06 cm high 12.06 cm wide), Textiles

Epiphanius, from the series Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum, 1593–94, Engraving, sheet: 6 5/16 x 7 15/16 in. (16 x 20.1 cm), Prints, Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp), Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish,

Portrait of Yokogawa Kanhei Munenori, Edo period (1615–1868), 1852, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861

Façade Nord de la Grand Pagode, 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.2 x 31.1 cm (9 15/16 x 12 1/4 in.), Photographs, Emile Gsell (French, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 1838–1879 Vietnam

Faceted Bottle, 10th–11th century, Attributed to possibly Iran or Egypt, Glass, greenish; blown and cut, H. 6 7/16 in. (16.3cm), Glass, This unusually tall, graceful bottle is a fine example of cold-cut glass. The makers used the lapidary

Fragment of a limestone head of a bearded male with a plain headdress, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (29.2 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The face shows a smiling expression. The

Saber with Scabbard, blade possibly dated to A.H. 1191/A.D. 1777–78, Persian, Steel, wood, leather, ivory, gold, L. 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm); L. of blade 32 3/4 in. (83.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (784 g); Wt. of scabbard 15 oz. (420 g), Swords,

山田常嘉斎作 木蓮オウム蒔絵螺鈿印籠, Inrō with Cockatoo and Magnolia, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Red lacquer ground with gold maki-e, carved red lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlay, 3 5/8 x 1 13/16 x 1

The Dispatch-Bearer, ?1879, Oil on wood, 16 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (42.5 x 34.3 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Boldini (Italian, Ferrara 1842–1931 Paris

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865

Photographic Views in Madura, Part III, 1858, Albumen silver prints from paper negatives, Various: approx. 34.6 x 28.3, Albums, Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport

Domestic Scene, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (39.4 x 25.7 cm), Prints, Hosoda Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829

Feeling Warm, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1888, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 9 3/8 in. (35.6 x 23.8 cm), Prints, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892

The Actors the Fourth Matsumoto Koshiro and the Arashi Sangoro, Edo period (1615–1868), 1776, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō

[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

Gray Heron (Aosagi) and Mizu-aoi Plant, 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 9 5/8 in. (35.6 x 24.4 cm), Prints, Unidentified Artist Japanese

Two Lovers Crossing a River, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock pillar print; ink and color on paper, Image: 26 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (67.9 x 11.6 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815

Terracotta amphora, Middle Cypriot, 1900–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; White Painted Ware, H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Vases, Amphora with globular body, zigzag bands and lattice panels

名所江戸百景　月の岬, Moon Viewing Point, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Oban 13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (35.2 x 24.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)

Terracotta relief head of a woman, Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta, H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm), Terracottas, Mask of a woman wearing a stephane

Boxers, 1818, Lithograph, Image: 13 15/16 × 16 1/2 in. (35.4 × 41.9 cm), Prints, Théodore Gericault (French, Rouen 1791–1824 Paris), Gericault began to practice lithography—a medium associated with French Romanticism—in 1817, quickly

Limestone statuette of a recumbent votary (worshipper), Archaic, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 5 x 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (12.7 x 15.9 x 8.3 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head probably does not belong to the body. The body is datable

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 470–460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, white-ground, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); diameter 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); H. as restored 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Vases, Young warrior cutting his hair

Glass oinochoe (perfume jug), Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handle in same color; trails in

Statuette of a Siren, Bronze, H.: 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.9 x 4.1 cm), Bronzes

The Two Central Figures in 'Derby Day', 1860, Oil on canvas, 18 x 12 1/2 in. (45.7 x 31.8 cm), Paintings, William Powell Frith (British, Aldfield, Yorkshire 1819–1909 London

Glass hexagonal jug, Early Byzantine, 6th–early 7th century A.D., Roman, Palestinian, Glass; mold-blown, H.: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green, with same color handle., Trefoil rim with upward partially thickened and

The Dance of the Scarves, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 x 5 1/4 in. (27.9 x 13.3 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51, Oil on wood, 18 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (47.6 x 34.6 cm), Paintings, Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, Zwolle 1617–1681 Deventer), This small panel is the earliest known picture by Ter

La Joyeuse & magnifique Entrée de Monseigneur François, Fils de France, et Frere Unique du Roy, ..., Duc de Brabant, ... en sa tres-renommé ville d' Anvers, 1582, Engravings and etchings, 13 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2 in. (33.5 x 22 x 1.2 cm),

江戸仕入大津土産, Young Woman with an Otsue Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Priest, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1804, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (36.8 x 24.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa

[Man Seated in Armchair], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 22.5 x 16.8 cm. (8 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.), Photographs, Franz Antoine (Austrian, 1814–1882

Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi), 歌川広重画　「名所江戸百景　, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print;

Pair of Stirrups (Abumi), late 16th–early 17th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, L. of each 11 3/4 in (29.8 cm); H. of each 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm); W. of each 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm), Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups, Stirrups

Chasuble, late 16th or early 17th century, Spanish, Leather, wool, metal leaf, L. 40 1/2 x W. 25 inches, Natural Substances-Leatherwork

Lakshmana and Sugriva Being Carried by Palanquin to Receive Rama's Blessings, ca. 1710–25, India (Punjab Hills, Mankot), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 6 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (15.9 x 26 cm), Paintings, This depiction does not match the

Implement, cone-shaped, Bronze, Other: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Bronzes

Gold pendant in the shape of a vase, Classical, late 6th–5th century B.C., Greek or Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Vase-shaped

東海道五十三次之内　宮　熱田神事, Miya, Atsuta Shin Ji, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1834, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 1/16 in. (24.1 x 35.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige

Terracotta lekythos (oil jar), Classical, ca. 480–470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Vases, Nike with an oinochoe (jug) above an altar. The point of reference for a vase such as this one is difficult

Jug, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1550–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial B 4, Between head of coffin and wall, 1915–16, Pottery (marle clay), H. 20.3 cm (8 in.); diam. 13.5 cm

Incense Box in Shape of Overlapped Chrysanthemums; The Chrysanthemum Youth (Inside Tray), Meiji period (1868–1912), mid-19th century, Japan, Gold, silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e on gold ground, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); D.