Images at Librifly

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 1.9 cm), Glass

Vase fragment, Archaic, 570–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 1/16in. (4.1 x 5.2cm), Vases, Two human heads in relief to left

Key Handle, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 15/16 in. (12.3 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Page of Calligraphy, early 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Codices, Poetry, calligraphic exercises, and headings have been pasted onto both sides of this folio. The text, which was written in

Ladle, ca. 1860, United States, Alaska, Tlingit, Wood, horn, H. 19 1/2 x W. 3 3/4 in. (49.5 x 9.5 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Glass and rock crystal beads, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass, rock crystal, Other: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Glass

A Man Riding a Horse, ca. 1630, Oil on wood, 10 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (25.7 x 22.5 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), These small oil sketches by Van Dyck were probably painted around 1630. They

Counter Plate of a Belt Buckle, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, brass inlay, Overall: 2 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in. (7.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Juan Gris (1887–1927), 1915, Oil on canvas, 21 5/8 x 15 in. (54.9 x 38.1 cm), Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris

Face jug, ca. 1500, German, Aachen or Raeren, Salt-glazed stoneware, Overall (confirmed): 9 5/8 × 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (24.4 × 17.1 × 17.1 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Gold coin, Classical, ca. 391–380 B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 3/16, 0.3g (0.5 × 0.1 cm, 0.3g), Coins, 1/20th stater. Minted at Salamis by king Euagoras I. Obv.: head of Herakles to r. wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev.: goat's head to

Candlestick (candeliere), ca. 1560–80, Italian, probably Urbino, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Bow, before 1750, France, French, Wood, hair, Chordophone-Accessories-bow

Snuffbox, ca. 1749–50, French, Saint-Cloud, Soft-paste porcelain, silver, Width: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide

Harbor Scene, ca. 1641–75, Brush and brown ink, 2 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (6.8 x 9.5 cm), Drawings, Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, Alkmaar 1621–1675 Amsterdam

Mitre, 12th century, Made in Tyrol, Austria (possibly), Austrian, Silk, gold thread, Overall: 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 20 in. (21 x 27 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Ecclesiastical

Badge, 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Glass bead, Roman, Glass; rod-formed and tooled, 3/4 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (1.9 × 2 × 1.9 cm), Glass

Running Victory, 1789, French, Paris, Terracotta, Overall: 18 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (47 × 17.1 × 15.9 cm), Sculpture, These are preparatory models for reliefs on the façade of the Palais de Salm-Kyrbourg, today the Palais de la Légion

Netsuke of Rabbit, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Galerie Giustiniani, ou, Catalogue figuré des tableaux de cette célèbre galerie, transportée d'Italie en France, accompagné d'observations critiques et historiques, et de soixante-douze planches gravée au trait, contenant environ cent

Plate, ca. 1765, Chinese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Fragment, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 10 11/16 in. high 4 9/16 in. wide (27.2 cm high 11.6 cm wide), Textiles

Medal: Federigo da Montefeltro, model ca. 1474 (possibly cast 19th or 20th century), Bronze (Copper alloy with brown to green patina with traces of black wax)., Diam. 11.2 cm, wt. 513.38 g., Medals, Follower of Filarete (Antonio di Pietro

Morse, ca. 1250, French, Copper-gilt, glass, Overall: 4 5/16 x 5 13/16 x 1/2 in. (10.9 x 14.7 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper, A morse is a clasp attached to a liturgical vestment to prevent the garment from slipping from the shoulders. Gilded

Imaginary Landscape, 1543, Pen and dark brown ink and brush and grayish blue watercolor, washed in blue, heightened with brush and opaque white, on greenish blue prepared paper., 5 11/16 x 8 3/8 in. (14.4 x 21.3 cm), Drawings, Hanns

Bowl with Central Pentagon Motifs, 14th century, Made in Syria, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze, Diam. 9 1/4 in. (23.8 cm), Ceramics, The Mongol invasions of the mid-thirteenth century put an end to ceramic production at

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 3/8 in. (23.9 cm); L. of head 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Border Fragment, 17th century, Italian, Linen, 9 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (24.8 x 42.5 cm), Textiles-Laces

Henry II (1519–1559), King of France, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 61 1/2 x 53 in. (156.2 x 134.6 cm), Paintings, Workshop of François Clouet (French, Tours (?), active by 1536–died 1572 Paris

Pendant with pomegranate, Gold, agate, Diameter: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Bowl with Ornamented Rosette, 11th–13th century, Made in Possibly Corinth, Greece, Byzantine, Fired red earthenware, greenish/gray cream slip, clear glaze, Overall: 3 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (9.5 x 23.5 cm), Ceramics, A large number of glazed

Armor for Man and Horse Presumably Made for Baron Pankraz von Freyberg (1508–1565), man's armor, ca. 1535–40; horse armor, dated 1554; saddle steels, later restorations, Landshut, German, Landshut, Steel; leather, copper alloy, textile,

Masqueraders, 1875–78, Oil on canvas, 40 x 25 1/2 in. (101.6 x 64.8 cm), Paintings, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish, Rome 1841–1920 Versailles), Madrazo was famous during his lifetime and painted portraits for wealthy French,

Medal, ca. 1876, Possibly made in United States, American, Pitch composition, 5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (13 x 11.1 cm), Natural Substances, William Spohn Baker

Plate, probably late 17th century, Italian (Venice), Colorless (slightly gray), opaque red-brown, and opaque white (slightly gray) nonlead glass. Blown, 'vetro a retorti'., Diam. 47.5 cm, Glass

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 x 3/16 x 11/16 in. (1.5 x 0.5 x 1.8 cm), Gold and Silver

'Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar', Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604, Made in India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm), Codices, Painting attributed to Manohar (active ca. 1582–1624), Written by the

Pair of Arm Guards, 18th—19th century, Indian, Steel, gold, velvet, textile, copper alloy, L. 20 in. (50.8 cm), Armor

Diptych with the Adoration of the Magi (left); Saint Christopher, Vera Icon (True Image) of Christ Held up by an Angel, and Bishop-Saint (right), ca. 1325–50, Made in Meuse Valley, France, North French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall

Diana and Actaeon from a set of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Workshop of Jean Jans the Younger (French, 1644–1723), designed before 1680, woven late 17th–early 18th century, French, Paris, Wool, silk (20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), H. 130 x W.

War Hat (Jingasa) with Storage Bag, late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Papier mâché, lacquer, copper, silver, gold, textile, Helmets, The samurai's hat (jingasa), usually made of lightweight material, was worn when traveling or

Twenty-four Illustrations of Poems of the Thirty-six Poets, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Ink and color on paper, 10 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 in. (25.4 × 19.1 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815

Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress, Oil on canvas, Oval, 28 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. (72.4 x 59.1 cm), Paintings, French Painter (first quarter 18th century

Bowl with Knotted Dragons, 12th century, Attributed to Syria, Raqqa, Stonepaste; underglaze-painted, transparent turquoise glaze, Diam. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); , Ceramics, This bowl shows an aspect of ceramics produced in twelfth-century Syria

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 4 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in. (11.8 x 5 x 1.5 cm), Ivories-Bone

Bull amulet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Pale blue faience, L. 3.2 × W. 1.2 × H. 2.9 cm (1 1/4 × 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.), The amulets have a uniformity of size and detailing that constitutes a stylistic relationship.

Bowl, 10th century, Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, slip decoration in green luster, H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Ceramics

The Baptism of Christ (with Three Angels Attending Him), ca. 1770–90, Pen and brown-gray ink, brown-gray wash, 11 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (28.3 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Fresh Water Jar, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 17th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware for Japanese market), H. 10 1/14 in. (26 cm); Diam. of rim 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diam. of foot 6

Dalmatic, 15th century, Italian, Silk; metal, From center back neck: 42 1/4 x 53 1/4 in. (from sleeve hem to sleeve hem) (107.3 x 35.2 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Headdress Frontlet, ca. 1885, United States, Alaska, Tlingit, Wood, paint, abalone shell, H. 6 3/8 x W. 5 in. (16.2 x 12.7 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Seated Female Figure, 6th–9th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Remojadas, Ceramic, H. 33 1/8 × W. 22 3/4 × D. 21 1/2 in. (84.1 × 57.8 × 54.6 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

Hanging, early 18th century, Attributed to India, Chennai (Madras), Cotton; painted, L. 86.5 in. (219.7 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 5 1/8 in (13 cm); L. of head 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 17 x 16 3/4 in. (43.2 x 42.5 cm), Textiles

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740, Oil on copper, 26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (67.9 x 50.2 cm), Paintings, Charles Joseph Natoire (French, Nîmes 1700–1777 Castel Gandolfo), Natoire and François Boucher probably met in the Paris studio of François

Bowl, 13th century, Made in Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste, H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Ceramics

Vase, Emile Gallé (French, Nancy 1846–1904 Nancy), ca. 1885, French, Lorraine (Nancy), Glazed earthenware, Height: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Emile Gallé (French, Nancy 1846–1904 Nancy), The sensitive naturalism of

Buckle, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, gold foil, copper alloy rivets, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in. (4.9 x 3.3 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Saint Matthias (?), ca. 1500, North Netherlandish, Oak with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 26 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (67.3 x 24.1 x 13.7cm), Sculpture-Wood

Sherds, Samarra, ca. mid-7th millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Samarra, Samarra, Ceramic, paint, 6.7 cm x 6.7 cm x .8 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 1/8 x 9/16 in. (0.2 x 1.4 cm), Glass

Chasuble, late 16th or early 17th century, Italian, Silk; linen, 47 1/2 x 27 1/2 (120.7 x 69.9 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical, This chasuble (a liturgical garment worn during the celebration of the Mass) is fashioned of yellow-green velvet

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Fragment, 9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen; stamped and gilded, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (38.7 x 3.5 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Dress, 1872–75, probably British, silk

Bracelet, 1881, Made in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States, American, Gold and red glass, 2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (6.4 x 7.5 cm), Jewelry, Probably Charles F. Mason

Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, Height 2-3/16 in., Stone-Sculpture

Mirror, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), Korea, Bronze, Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Mirrors

Glass Fragment, 13th–14th century, Made in Bourges (?), France, French, Glass, vitreous paint, Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in. (7.3 x 5 x 0.3 cm), Glass-Stained

Cup and saucer, ca. 1799, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 6 cm; saucer: diam. 13.5 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain

View of Jerusalem with the Temple of Solomon, 17th century, Red chalk on two attached sheets of off-white laid paper, 13 1/16 x 23 3/4 in. (33.1 x 60.3 cm), Drawings, Philippe de Champaigne (French, Brussels 1602–1674 Paris), This large,

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-1/2 in., Stone-Implements

Jar, early Islamic, ca. 9th–10th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Islamic, Ceramic, a) H. 10-1/4 in. x W. 7-1/4 in. x Th. 1.1 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Pharmacy Jar, 1400s, Made in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 9 x 7 3/16 in. (22.9 x 18.3 cm), Ceramics, Maiolica storage jars for Italian pharmacies were highly decorative and frequently combined animal

Shaftsbury Penny, 11th century, British, Silver, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Knife, 17th century, Italian, Steel, ivory, silver, L. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); L. of blade 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); W. of blade 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); thickness of blade 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3 oz. (85 g), Knives

Dish, late 16th–early 17th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics, Like so many ceramics produced in Iran during the Safavid period, the style and decoration of this dish was

Earthenware Lantern, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; slip covered, unglazed, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Ceramics

Marble statue of a kore (maiden), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Marble, Island, H. 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, This statue of a young woman has the same pose and costume as the well-known statues of korai found on the

Ostrakon with a Letter, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, a) 2 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (6.2 x 3 cm), Ceramics

A Dervish, late 16th–early 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Codices

Nose Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gold, H. 1 7/8 x W. 2 7/8 x D. 1/4 in. (4.8 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Fragment, 16th–17th century, Made in India. Found Egypt, probably Fustat, Cotton; mordant and resist-dyed, 6 in. high 5.50 in. wide (15.2 cm high 14 cm wide), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Earring with Eros, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 9/16 × 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (1.5 × 1.3 × 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Christ in Majesty with Angels and the Angel of God Directs Saint John to Write the Book of Revelation, ca. 1180, Spanish, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.4 x 30 cm),

Earring, crescent-shaped, Byzantine style, Gold, Other: 15/16 × 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (2.4 × 0.3 × 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Medallion with Saint George from an Icon Frame, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonné, Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, These nine medallions are from a group of twelve that

Rabbit, Edo period (1615–1868), mid-19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke, Mitsuhiro Ōhara (Japanese, 1810–1875), This netsuke--a masterpiece of understated simplicity-- depicts

Five-light candelabrum, 1736, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm.); Base sq. 10 in. (25.4 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Crucifix, 12th century, Southeastern Europe (possibly), Copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 17 5/16 x 14 3/16 x 3/4 in. (43.9 x 36 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Grave Monument, 9th century, Byzantine, Wood, Overall: 23 1/16 x 4 7/16 x 3 13/16 in. (58.5 x 11.2 x 9.7 cm), Parts-Wood

Forty-eight Instructive Poems in Alphabetical Order, Edo period (1615–1868), 1788, Japan, Three volumes; ink on paper, Each: 9 × 6 1/4 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 0.2 cm), Illustrated Books, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770

Buckle Loop and Tongue, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Silvered or tinned copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in. (3.5 x 3.4 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Ring, Gold, Diameter: 3/4 × 5/16 in. (2 × 0.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, dated A.H. 531/ A.D. 1137, Attributed to Iran or Iraq, Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper, H. 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm), Codices

厨子入馬頭漢音坐像, Portable Shrine with the Horse-Headed Kannon, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1620, Japan, Fruitwood with cut-out gold; lacquered case with maki-e decoration, Portable shrine: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); L. of head 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads