Images at Librifly

Plaque fragment, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Ivory, 0.63 x 2.05 x 0.31 in. (1.6 x 5.21 x 0.79 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs

Fibula, 2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 2 1/8 x 3 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (5.4 x 8.4 x 3.8 cm), Bronzes

Terracotta jug with a pitcher-spout, Hellenistic, 310–150 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, h. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Vases, This jug is a variation on a type of Cypriot vessel that has a figurine holding the oinochoe, which serves as its spout.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX, Edo period (1615–1868), 1769 (early), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (30.8 x 13.3 cm), Prints, Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820

Glass mosaic inlay, Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Egyptian, Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, red, and grayish green., Polygonal,

Double-Sided Gospel Leaf, first half 14th century, Made in Tigray, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Tempera on parchment, Overall: 10 15/16 x 7 1/2 in. (27.8 x 19 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, The Tigray region of Ethiopia converted to Christianity

Pullah Fisherman, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (British

Carnelian ring stone, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Carnelian, Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Gems, Serapis-Hades with Isis before him and Kerberos by his side. Adaptation of a Greek work of the 4th century B.C

Knickknack Peddler, China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 10 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (26.4 x 26.7 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, 13th–15th century?, After Li Song (Chinese, ca. 1190–1260

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 3/16 × 9 3/4 in. (36 × 24.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865

Buckle, Bronze, Other: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Bronzes

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

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I Standing, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1743, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper, 24 x 9 3/4 in. (61 x 24.8 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785

Christ among the Doctors, 1668, Oil on wood, 15 x 19 1/2 in. (38.1 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Abraham Hondius (Dutch, Rotterdam ca. 1631–1691 London

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, tooled, and cut, H.: 2 1/2 x 5 in. (6.4 x 12.7 cm), Glass, Translucent honey brown., Slightly outsplayed rounded rim; deep sides with plain

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 × 3/8 in. (4.9 × 4.2 × 1 cm), Vases

忠臣蔵五段目, A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro

Fragment, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Enamel, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Enamels

Terracotta bowl with handle, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1700–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Drab Polished Ware, H. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Diameter 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Vases, Bowl with handle and horn-like decorations

Bronze phallic ornament, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.), Bronzes, This flat-backed relief of a phallus was most likely attached to a larger object in antiquity, perhaps, as was common, to the chariot of a

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2000 B.C., Aegean, Terracotta, Other: 2 5/8in. (6.6cm), Vases

Part of a Garment, 1094–1101, Attributed to Egypt, Damietta, Linen, silk; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: L. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm), Textiles-Woven, The inscription woven into this piece, along with evidence from fragments of the same

Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Bronze, 8 1/16 × 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 in., 65.6oz. (20.5 × 8.9 × 11.4 cm, 4.1 lb.), Bronzes, The complex motion of this dancer is conveyed exclusively

Statuette of Ares ?, Bronze, H.: 8 in. (20.3 cm), Bronzes

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry, Edo period (1615–1868), 1782, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese,

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Late Archaic, 1st quarter of 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Vases, Sacrificial procession with bull and three women

M.T. Webb, ca. 1830, Watercolor on ivory, Sight: 2 5/8 x 3 3/16 in. (6.7 x 8.1 cm), Paintings, Unknown Artist

Glass perfume bottle, Early to Mid Imperial, mid-1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, Translucent yellow green. Rim folded out, round, and in; cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; slender, elongated

Terracotta lekanis (covered dish), Classical, ca. 400 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 7 9/16in. (19.2cm), Vases, On the lid, woman, youths, and Erotes. Many covered dishes of this type were decorated with scenes of

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 9 x W. 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Relief with hieroglyphic label 'Lord of Cats' Town', Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5–6, ca. 2353–2150 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Complex of Amenemhat I, 1912–13, Limestone, h. 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in); w. 38.1 cm (15

[Two Japanese Women Posing with Fans], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.), Photographs, Suzuki Shin'ichi (Japanese, 1835–1919

[Tithe Barn, Great Cokkeswell], 1896, Platinum print, Albums, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London), Bookplate designed by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (British, Brighton, Sussex 1872–1898 Menton), Bookplate designed by

Calyx-krater, Classical, ca. 440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 14 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (35.7 x 35.4 cm), Vases, Above, athletes practicing with trainers, Below, obverse, Eos pursuing Tithonos, reverse, youth with two

Teapot, J.E. Terry and Co., 1820–21, British, London, Silver, wood, Height (approximate): 7 in. (17.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, J.E. Terry and Co., Prominently displayed within shaped shields are the arms of Sir George Wombwell, second

Sardonyx cameo fragment with Hercules tying up Cerberus, Hellenistic or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Greek or Roman, Sardonyx, H.: 5/8 x 1 in. (1.6 x 2.6 cm), Gems, Sardonyx cameo fragment with Hercules tying up

Lace in the Solar Microscope, 400 times magnified in surface, 1839, Photogenic drawing, 10 x 18.3 cm (3 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.), irregularly trimmed, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock

Gold hoop with picrolite stone in gold setting, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, steatite, Other: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Gold and Silver, Large, flat bead of pale steatite

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, early to mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown with marvered trails, H.: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm), Glass, Translucent pale yellowish green; trail in opaque white., Outsplayed rim, folded down, round,

MacKenzie (Tongue), 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,

Bronze spout in the form of a Corinthian column, Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm), Bronzes, The function of this object is uncertain. If it is not a spout, it could also have served as a furniture

Faience amulet in the form of the dwarf god Pataikos, Late Dynastic–Hellenistic, 664–30 B.C., Egyptian, Clay, glazed, H.: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm), Gold and Silver, Amulet, Ptah-seker

Glass ornament in the shape of a fish, Late Imperial, 1st half of 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; tooled, trailed, and blobbed, Other: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue; trails and blobs in opaque red and opaque white.,

Fragment of a terracotta architectural tile, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (10.5 x 11.4 cm), Terracottas, Decorated terracotta tiles were fixed to the roof line and upper walls of Lydian houses

Parody of the Episode of the Third Princess (Modoki Onna San no Miya), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780–95, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image (each): 15 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (39.1 × 26.4 cm), Prints,

Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis, Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Japan, Iron, gold, lining of silver, H. 3 1/3 in. (8.9 cm); L. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Metalwork, Articulated forms first made as novelties for samurai became

Gold spiral, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Length: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Gold and Silver, Of plain wire with one turn

Elevation of a Royal Bedroom, 1656–57 or after, Pen and brown ink with brown wash, 7 3/8 x 12 3/16 in. (18.8 x 30.9 cm), Anonymous, French, 17th century, Formerly attributed to Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris), Jean

Photographic Facsimiles of the Remains of the Epistles of Clement of Rome. Made from the Unique Copy Preserved in the Codex Alexandrinus., 1856, Salted paper prints from glass negatives, Images: 34.3 x 29.8 cm (13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.), Books, Roger

Kamadeva, the God of Love, second half of the 8th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm), Sculpture, Though rarely represented in Kashmiri

江戸高名会亭尽　深川八幡境内　二軒茶屋, Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jya-ya), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm),

Swatow, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (19.5 × 26.9 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London

Limestone incense burner on three legs, Hellenistic or Roman, 330 B.C.–300 A.D., Cypriot, Limestone, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, The tall stem rests on three schematic lion’s paws. There is a

Terracotta pyxis (box), Classical, ca. 430 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); diameter 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm), Vases, The daughters of Danaos. Women driving chariots at full tilt are rare in Greek mythology. For

Furnishing damask, early 18th century, British, Spitalfields or Dutch, Amsterdam, Silk; damask, Overall: 153 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (389.9 x 57.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

Ile de Fîleh (Philæ), Deuxième Pylône - Partie Orientale Vue de la Plateforme Inférieure du Premier Pylône, du Point G, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 30.2 x 23.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.),

Kusatsu, 東海道五十三次　草津　矢ばせの渡口　琵琶湖風景, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Overall: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4in. (22.2 x 34.9cm), Prints, Utagawa

Jasper ring stone, Imperial, Flavian, ca. A.D. 69–79, Roman, Jasper, L. 1.5 cm, Gems, Portrait bust of the emperor Vespasian

View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer, 1646, Oil on wood, 13 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. (34.6 x 50.5 cm), Paintings, Jan van Goyen (Dutch, Leiden 1596–1656 The Hague), Van Goyen recorded this small but extraordinary panoramic view from the belltower

Terracotta statuette of an actor, Late Classical, late 5th–early 4th century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Terracottas, Fourteen of these figures are said to have been found together in a burial in Attica. They are among

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 in. (3.3 x 3.6 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent turquoise blue mainly layered with yellow

Illustrated Tariff of the Improved Papier-Mâché Picture Frames, also, Enriched Mouldings, made by machinery in twelve feet lengths, without join, [about 1847], Illustrations: wood engraving, lithography, 9 3/16 x 5 5/8 x 1/4 in. (23.3 x

Tomba sulla rocca a Persepolis, 1858, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

Bronze statuette of a centaur, Archaic, late 6th–early 5th century B.C., Etruscan or South Italian, Bronze, H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); length 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Bronzes, This small sculpture emanates considerable power through the treatment

Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey, 1746/47–1832), Oil on canvas, Oval, 30 1/4 x 25 1/8 in. (76.8 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727–1788 London

A Girl as a Komuso, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1768, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 25 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (64.8 x 12.1 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770

Handle of a flywhisk or fan, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century BC, Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, H. 4 x W. 1 3/8 in. (10.2 x 3.5 cm), Ivory/Bone-Implements, Both sides of this handle are decorated with two figures

Crown on a Table, Lacquer Tray with Young Pine and Fan, 19th century, Japan, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (14 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca.

Bronze eyelet-type pin, Late Helladic IIIA, ca. 14th century B.C., Mycenaean, Bronze, Other: 5 3/4in. (14.6cm), Bronzes, Eyelet' type with perforation halfway down shaft

The Juggler Manoel, 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 19.9 × 23.2 cm (7 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.), Photographs, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris

百人一首　乳母かえ説　元良親王, Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnō, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1839, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and

Mademoiselle, 1923, French, wool, Two distinctive styles emerged in the early 1920s. One, with a panniered skirt and exaggerated hips, was called the 'robe de style.' The other, which was the style that prevailed, was the straight-lined shift

Vue prise d'un Jardin du quartier Franc, au Kaire, December 1849–January 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 in. × 8 7/8 in. (15.3 × 22.5 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Porringer, 1725–45, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 2 1/16 x 7 7/8 in. (5.2 x 20 cm); 8 oz. 5 dwt. (265 g), Silver, John Edwards (ca. 1671–1746

Lekythos, Classical, ca. 480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, white-ground, Overall: 11 7/8in. (30.2cm), Vases

Onoe Kikugoro (Right) as Soga no Goro; Ichimura Kamezo as Soga no Juro, Edo period (1615–1868), 1744, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 11 1/4 in. (38.1 x 28.6 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese,

Stemmed dish, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Vases, Shallow bowl on high foot, gray ware without decoration

Bronze folding key, 10th–12th century A.D., Byzantine, Bronze, Other: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Bronzes, With nine short teeth and a round, hollow shaft

Two Japanese Men in Western Dress, ca. 1905, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (32.4 x 23.2 cm), Prints, Shunko (Japanese, 1743–1800

[Empress Eugénie's Poodle], 1850s, Salted paper print from collodion glass negative, Image: 20.7 x 20.8 cm (8 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.), Photographs

Scene from Noh Dance, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (19.7 x 17.5 cm), Prints, Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850

江戸名所　芝神明, Famous Places of Edo: Shiba Shinmei, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (21.6 x 34 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige II (Japanese,

五十三次名所図会　見付　天竜川舟渡し, Mitsuke, Edo period (1615–1868), 1855, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

Rue Estienne, de la rue Boucher, 1862–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 34.3 x 27.1 cm (13 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.), Photographs, Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris), The buildings that lined the rue Estienne,

Chariot fragments, plaque with socket, Archaic, ca. 500–480 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, 5 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (13 × 15.6 cm), Bronzes, Large collection of bronze and iron attachments once belonging to a chariot

, Edo period (1615–1868), 1860, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904

St. Charles Borromeo Distributing Communion to the Victims of the Plague in Milan, ca. 1760, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white, over black chalk, 18 5/8 x 12 13/16 in. (47.3 x 32.6 cm), Drawings, Jean-Baptiste Marie

Bronze thymiaterion (incense burner), Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, 6in. (15.2cm), Bronzes, This example represents the typical Cypriot form of incense burner, attested in terracotta as well as bronze. The shape was

Edmund Quinn Fencing, 1880s, Gelatin silver print , Image: 9.1 x 11 cm (3 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.), Photographs, Circle of Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

(7) [Tag-e Bustan, Crowning Ceremony of Shapour II, Kermanshah], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

Teapot, 1826–38, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Porcelain, 6 x 9 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (15.2 x 24.8 x 14.6 cm), Ceramics

『春雨集』　摺物帖, Edo period (1615–1868), 1810s, Japan, Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper, 8 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (21.3 x 10.8 cm), Prints, Ryūgetsusai Shinkō (Japanese,

Tobacco Box, ca. 1730–40, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (2.5 x 11.4 x 8.6 cm); 7 oz. 6 dwt. (227.4 g), Silver, Possibly Samuel Burrill (1704–1740

五代目市川団十郎, Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura), Edo period (1615–1868), 8th or 9th month, 1784, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.

Glass jug, Late Imperial or Early Byzantine, 4th–6th century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; blown using a dip mold and trailed, H.: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; handle in same color; trails in translucent cobalt blue.

Design for wall and ceiling elevation, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on paper, Overall: 24 7/8 x 14 9/16 in. (63.2 x 37 cm), Drawings, Possibly Tiffany Glass

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

Bonnet, 1840s, American, silk, linen

La Poésie Légère, mid-19th century, French, Bronze, Overall (confirmed): 14 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (36 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, James Pradier (French, 1790–1852

Courtesan and Attendant with a Cage of Fireflies, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Prints, Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, active