Images at Librifly

Representation of the Dance-Play 'Dōjōji', Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (14 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825

Afternoon ensemble, 1927, French, silk

Temple, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Mezcala, Stone, H. 4 3/4 x W. 3 in. (12.1 x 7.6 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Glass mosaic bottle, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and blown, and tooled, 2 7/16in. (6.2cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, almost opaque deep purple, and opaque white. Everted,

Dish with Landscape and Figures, 染付山水人物文大鉢, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th century, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Hizen ware, Imari type), H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); Diam. of

Wrack, 1839, Photogenic drawing, 22 x 17.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.), irregularly trimmed, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock), This evanescent trace of a biological specimen, among the rarest of

Bronze oinochoe (jug), Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H.: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm), Bronzes, In the long history of the oinochoe, the later forms become quite squat. This example is interesting for its large rotelles

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 1 in. (2.3 x 2.6 cm); estimated diam. of rim 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent deep purple and

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Late Corinthian I, ca. 570–550 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Vases, Frontal chariot and dog. In shape and decoration, this work is heavily influenced by Attic

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Archaic or Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Cypriot, Calcite (alabaster), H. 8 11/16; Diam.1 5/8 in. (22.1 x 4.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, The very elongated alabastron has two small lugs, a

Indra Reverences Mahavira's Embryo: 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

Furansujin (Frenchman), Edo period (1615–1868), dated 1861, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active ca. 1850–1870

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (37.5 × 24.8 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829

Birth and Baptismal Certificate, 1788, Made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Ink and watercolor on paper, 12 x 15 1/2 in. (30.5 x 39.4 cm), Drawings, Johan Zug

Stone of Three Lights: Sun, Moon and Star, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 11/16 x 7 1/8 in. (19.5 x 18.1 cm), Prints, Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848

Miniature terracotta situla (bucket), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian, Terracotta; applied color, H. 3 in. (7.7 cm); diameter 1 in. (2.5 cm), Vases, Upright bail handle

Kylix, Late Archaic, ca. 490–480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, width with handles 19 3/8in. (49.2cm), Vases

Ladle, ca. 1800, Made in New York, United States, American, Silver, L. 13 in. (33 cm), Silver, John Vernon (1755–1845

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 11 1/2 x W. 11 in. (29.2 x 27.9 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Tropical Scenery, Forest Near Turbo, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.), Photographs, John Moran (American (born England), Bolton, Lancashire 1821–1903 Pennsylvania

Terracotta jug, Cypro-Archaic I, 750–600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Vases, With three birds

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Woodcutter, 伝本阿弥光悦 橅夫蒔絵硯箱, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th or early 19th century, Japan, Gold maki-e on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); L.

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 6 3/4 x W. 8 1/8 in. (20.3 x 17.1cm), Textiles-Featherwork

[Tigers Presented to the Countess Canning at Agra], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 6.5 x 7.6 cm (2 9/16 x 3 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Terracotta rim fragment with white inlay, Middle Minoan II, ca. 1800–1700 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta, Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 1/16in. (4.8 x 5.2cm), Vases, From Knossos, Crete. Fragment of rim with white inlay

Shylock's House–Shylock, Jessica and Launcelot (Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 5), December 1, 1795, Stipple engraving, Image: 21 13/16 x 15 11/16 in. (55.4 x 39.8 cm), Prints, After Sir Robert Smirke (British, London

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2000 B.C., Aegean, Terracotta, Other: 1 11/16in. (4.3cm), Vases

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (4.9 × 5 × 0.4 cm), Vases

Mirror cover, Imperial, Roman, Cypriot, Bronze, Other: 4 3/8in. (11.1cm), Bronzes

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Glass, Colorless (?). Rim folded over and in to horizontal mouth; short, cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; piriform body; small, flat

Terracotta vessel fragment with rosettes, Late Minoan II, ca. 1450–1400 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, Overall: 2 9/16 x 2 3/8in. (6.5 x 6cm), Vases, From Knossos, Crete. Millefiori pattern, the rosettes reserved in the

Ocarina, Pre-Columbian, 1300–1500, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, Tairona People; Gayraca style, Ceramic, L. 5.8 cm (2-9/16 in.); W. 4.1 cm (1-5/8 in.), Aerophone-Whistle Flute-vessel flute

Terracotta statuette of a seated goddess, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta, Height: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Terracottas, The headdress with rays suggests that the figure is a goddess

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug), Classical, ca. 420 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Vases, Boy pushing a toy cart. New wine was drunk by all participants, including children, in the Anthesteria, a winter

Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 550–540 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm.), Vases, Interior, siren, Exterior, obverse and reverse, inscription: hail and drink well. This thin,

The 'Simonetti' Carpet, ca. 1500, Attributed to Egypt, probably Cairo, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 353 in. (896.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Named the 'Simonetti' carpet after a former owner, this majestic

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, n.d., Brush and brown wash over black chalk, 18 1/4 x 23 7/16 in. (46.4 x 59.6 cm), Drawings, Jean Jacques Lagrenée (French, Paris 1739–1821 Paris

A Day in Winter; Two Ladies and a Child in a Garden, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm); W. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815

Dier el Bahari, Egypt, 1914, Gum bichromate over platinum print, Photographs, Lord Carnarvon (British, 1866–1923

The Fifth Month, from the series Twelve Months in the Southern Pleasure District (Minami jūni kō), 「美南見十二候」　五月, Edo period (1615–1868), 1784, Japan, Left sheet of a diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color

Cantley: Wherries Waiting for the Turn of the Tide, 1886, Platinum print from glass negative, Image: 18.9 x 28.5 cm (7 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.), Photographs, Peter Henry Emerson (British, born Cuba, 1856–1936

Arco di Tito, 1848–52, Album print from glass negative, Image: 6 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (16.4 × 21.5 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55

Fragment of a terracotta kylix: band-cup (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 550–540 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Vases, Youth between two horsemen

Portrait of Benedetto Pistrucci, ca. 1850, British, probably London, Sardonyx, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.9 x 3.3 x 0.7 cm); 38.7 x 32.5 x 6.8 mm, Lapidary Work-Gems, Maria Elisa Pistrucci (British, 1824–1881, active London and

Grave stele of Sokrates, fragment, Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 9 3/8 x 11 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. (23.8 x 28.9 x 7.3 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Lead figure of a woman, Archaic, late 7th–6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of

清, 石濤 (朱若極), 十六羅漢圖, 卷, The Sixteen Luohans, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1667, China, Handscroll; ink on paper, Image: 18 1/4 x 235 3/4 in. (46.4 x 598.8 cm), Paintings, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) (Chinese,

Stylus, Bronze, bone, Other: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Bronzes

The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1773, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792), In

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 540–520 B.C., Greek, Chalcidian, Terracotta; black-figure, restored H. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm); preserved H. 9 in. (22.8 cm), Vases, Obverse, youth on horseback., Reverse, man and youths

Banded agate oval, Hellenistic, late 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Agate, banded, Other: 1/2 x 1/8 x 7/8 in. (1.3 x 0.4 x 2.3 cm), Gems, Dionysos with thyrsos and cup

Design for an Interior, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, pen and brown ink on artist board, 21 7/8 x 14 13/16 in. (55.5 x 37.6 cm), Drawings, Possibly Tiffany Glass Company (1885–92),

Chinese Peasant, 1738–45, Etching, Sheet (trimmed): 4 13/16 × 5 7/16 in. (12.2 × 13.8 cm), Prints, François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris

Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts, Tempera on wood, gilt ornaments, Overall 24 1/8 x 60 3/8 in. (61.3 x 153.4 cm); painted surface 19 5/8 x 56 in. (49.8 x 142.2 cm), Paintings, Biagio d'Antonio (Italian, Florentine, active by 1472–died

[Lacock Abbey], 1840, Photogenic drawing from paper negative, Image: 15.4 x 21.3 cm (6 1/16 x 8 3/8 in.), irregular, Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock

東海道五十三次　赤坂, Akasaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, early 20th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige

Tropical Scenery, Darien Harbor, Chipigana, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 20 x 27.3 cm (7 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.), Photographs, John Moran (American (born England), Bolton, Lancashire 1821–1903 Pennsylvania

The Gathering of Manna, 1595–96, Italian, Florence, Wool and silk, Overall: H. 168 x W. 176 in. (426.7 x 447 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Depicting the Children of Israel gathering manna (Exodus 16) and Moses holding the tablets on which he

Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall, ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later, Oil and gold on oak, Diameter 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger, Edward, the sole legitimate son of Henry VIII, was born on

Vase fragment, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta, 2 7/16 × 2 7/8 × 7/16 in. (6.3 × 7.3 × 1 cm), Vases

The Actor Morita Kanya VIII as Tatsugorō, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794 (Kansei 6), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese,

Assouan (Syène), Carrières de Granit - Ancien Système d'Extraction, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.8 x 30.3 cm. (9 3/8 x 11 15/16 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892), Most of

[Windmills, Montmartre], 1839, Direct positive on paper, Image: 9.3 × 10.6 cm (3 11/16 × 4 3/16 in.), irregularly trimmed, Photographs, Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801–1887), Even before the detailed processes of Talbot and Daguerre were

百人一首　うはかゑとき　権中納言匡房, Poem by Gon-chūnagon Masafusa (Ōe no Masafusa), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Taishō period (1912–26), 1921, Japan,

South Side of California Street, 1864, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916

Drawings and Prints, Collection Ornament & Architecture, Fontana di Belvedere á Frascati (...), from 'La Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze e Luoghi Publici (...)', part 2, 'Le fontane delle ville di Frascati' (plate 5), Publisher, Artist,

Kabuki Actor Nakamura Sukegorō II as Kaminari Shōkurō, 二代目中村助五郎, Edo period (1615–1868), 2nd month, 1780, Japan, One sheet of a pentaptych; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 11/32 x 5 5/8 in. (31.4 x

Hobnail Celery vase, 1886–1900, Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Glass, Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863–1891), In 1886, Hobbs, Brockunier

Two fragments of a limestone sarcophagus lid with snakes, Classical, first half of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 6 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (17.5 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The two nonjoining fragments belong to the

Bronze arrowhead, 6th–4th century B.C. or later, Greek or Achaemenid, Bronze, Other: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Bronzes, With midrib and socket

Crinet and Shoulder Defense for a Horse, 17th century, Western Tibetan, Textile (wool, cotton), iron, leather, hair (yak), horn or wood, L. 36 5/8 in (93 cm); W. 54 3/4 in (139.1 cm), Armor for Horse

Glass beaker, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H.: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Glass, Colorless; base ring with green tinge. Bulging rim, cracked off unevenly; tall body with side tapering downwards; low, solid,

Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top), Early Hellenistic, late 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Vases, On the top, head of a woman in profile

Bronze batillum (incense shovel), Mid-Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Bronzes, With short handle

Frets, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 5/16 x 10 3/16 in. (21.1 x 25.9 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London

Man and Girl, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 23 9/16 in. (59.8 cm); W. 3 15/16 in. 910 cm), Prints, Kikugawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867

Carnelian scaraboid, Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Carnelian, gold, 1/8 × 1/2 × 11/16 in. (0.3 × 1.3 × 1.7 cm), Gems, Winged youth abducting girl with lyre

Esquimau, ca. 1859, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Isaac Israel Hayes (American, 1832–1881

Seishu Awabi-tori no Zu, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 15/32 x 14 3/8 in. (24.1 x 36.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865

Terracotta footed bowl, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Vases, Bowl on low foot decorated inside with concentric circles

Robe, early 19th century, Turkish, silk, metallic thread

Valley of the Tombs of the Kings, Thebes, 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France

Double Spout Bottle, 2nd–4th century, Peru, Rio Grande de Nasca, Nasca, Ceramic, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Nazca potters were the first to master the technique of polychrome slip painting. Slips were made of clay

木曽海道六拾九次之内　三渡野, Santono Station, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo

Glass appliqué with Medusa, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; molded, H.: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue green tinge., Circular disk with flat back, edge partially beveled, and convex upper surface., Head of

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (3.4 x 3.7 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent deep honey brown, purple, and opaque white.,

Enthroned Virgin and Child, mid-14th century, Made in probably Umbria, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italian, Wooden core, painted canvas and gesso, Overall (Virgin and Child only): 64 1/4 x 35 x 14 3/4 in., 54lb. (163.2 x 88.9 x 37.5 cm,

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask, Edo period (1615–1868), 1764–71, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Prints, Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese,

[Abbay aux Dammes, Caen], 1850s, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Photographs, Unknown (British

Inkwell, 1815–41, Made in Keene, New Hampshire, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Glass

Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses, Edo period (1615–1868), 1822, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (21 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)

Rogues, a Study of Characters, 1857, Salted paper prints from glass negatives, From 8.8 x 6.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.) to 11.5 x 8.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.), Albums, Samuel G. Szabó (Hungarian, active America ca. 1854–61), Lifter, wife

Design Drawing for Perfume Container Exhibited at 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, ca. 1893, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Graphite, watercolor, ink wash, and ink on off-white wove paper, black ink on reverse,

Old Barmouth, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London

名所江戸百景　馬喰町初音の馬場, The First Race Course, Horse-Dealer's Street, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Prints,

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, 3 1/4 in. × 7 7/8 in. × 5 3/4 in. × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 20 × 14.6 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, swan. Originally a Corinthian shape,

Sugar bowl, ca. 1830, Made in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Ceramics, Attributed to John Nice (1785–1867

Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 3/8 x 1 13/16 in. (3.5 x 4.6 cm); estimated diam. of rim 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent

Square bottle, 백자 사각형 병 조선, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), first half of the 19th century, Korea, Porcelain, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Ceramics, The clean silhouette and bluish-white

Cloisonné furniture plaque with a figure holding a sword, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 1.38 x 1.65 x 0.2 in. (3.51 x 4.19 x 0.51 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, A clean-shaven