Images at Librifly

Standing Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara Flanked by Tara and Bhrikuti(?), Central Javanese period, second half of the 9th–early 10th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze with silver inlay, H. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm); W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Sculpture

Bracelet, mid-4th century, Late Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in. (6.7 x 5.3 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Teacup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative completeness and its two components (the coffee pot and

Leaf dish, ca. 1760, British, Soft-paste porcelain, Greatest height: 4 in. (10.2 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Earflare, 3rd–9th century, El Salvador, Mesoamerica, El Salvador; Maya (?), Jade, H. 1 7/8 x W. 1 13/16in. (4.8 x 4.7cm), Stone-Ornaments, Set into a wide perforation in the wearer’s earlobe (as earspools are today), this earflare

Popular Wall-Painting, 1922, Gouache and graphite on paper, bordered with gouache, mounted on cardboard, 18 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (47.6 × 28.9 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Pod-Shaped Whistle, A.D. 300–1000 , Peru, Peru; north or central coast (?), Ceramic, pigment, H x W: 3 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (8.3 x 2.7 cm), Ceramics-Musical Instruments

Inlay: combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed eagle, Early Dynastic IIIa, ca. 2600–2500 B.C., Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Shell, 2.32 x 2.09 in. (5.89 x 5.31 cm), Shell-Ornaments, Carved from a piece of shell, this plaque is

Miniature Bottle, 11th–late 15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Silver, gilt, Height 3-1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Metal-Containers

Dish, 1821–50, Chinese, Porcelain with red glaze., Diameter: 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.), Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period

Earring, baule type, 7th–5th Century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, 7/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 in. (1.1 × 1.3 × 1 cm), Gold and Silver

Epergne, Thomas Heming (active 1745–73), 1766–67, British, London, Silver, Overall: 24 5/8 × 28 1/2 × 29 3/8 in. (62.5 × 72.4 × 74.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Thomas Heming (active 1745–73

Bronze sestertius of Trajan, Mid Imperial, Trajanic, A.D. 103–111, Roman, Bronze, 27g (27g), Coins, IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, bust of emperor/S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI | S C, Trajan in military dress, riding a

Roundel with Grotesque, ca. 1320–40, Made in York (?), England, British, White glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint, Diam. with border: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm), Glass-Stained

Bronze dupondius of Nerva, Early Imperial, A.D. 97, Roman, Bronze, 11.6g (11.6g), Coins, IMP.NERVA CAES.AVG.P.M.TR.P.COS III.P.P., radiate head of emperor/FORTVNA AVGVST S C, Fortune standing with rudder and corncupia, Rome

Holbein' Carpet, 15th–16th century, Country of Origin Turkey, Wool; symmetrically (?) knotted pile, L. 109 in. x W. 80 in., Textiles-Rugs, Named after a famous portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger that depicts a similar carpet draped over a

Earring with head of woman, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 3/8 × 5/8 × 3/4 in. (0.9 × 1.7 × 2 cm), Gold and Silver, Ornamented with filigree

Cuneiform tablet: bilingual (?) unidentified literary fragment, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 1 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (3.1 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Mirror, Heian period (794–1185), Japan, Bronze, Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Mirrors

Grisaille Panel, ca. 1265, Made in Rouen, Normandy, France, French, White glass, pot-metal glass, and vitreous paint, Overall: 23 3/8 x 20 1/2 in. (59.4 x 52.1 cm), Glass-Stained, These grisaille panels are part of a set of eight from a

Jug, late 1200s–early 1300s, Made in Paris or its vicinity, France, French, Partially glazed earthenware, Overall: 10 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (26.7 x 15.9 x 12.9 cm), Ceramics, French potters typically decorated jugs of this type with

Plaque with the Baptism of Jesus, ca. 1150–75, Made in Meuse valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 4 x 4 x 1/8 in. (10.2 x 10.2 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The twelve surviving

Ring with band settings, Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Silver, glass paste, Other: 7/8 × 1/8 × 1 5/16 in. (2.2 × 0.3 × 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Andiron, 14th century, Italian, Iron, Overall: 31 5/8 x 8 7/8 x 22 13/16 in. (80.3 x 22.5 x 58 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Dish for a ewer (bacile da versatore), ca. 1520–30, Italian, Deruta, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 15 7/16 in. (39.2cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Beads, 11, Roman, Glass, Other: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Glass, Blue graded beads covered with knobs

Powder Flask, first half of the 19th century, Bohemian, Ivory, silver, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, The central figure, possibly the goddess of the hunt Diana or a representation of

Chasuble (back), late 17th or early 18th century, Italian, Silk; metal; linen, 41 3/4 x 30 in. (106 x 76.2 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Netsuke

Vase, ca. 1885, French, Pierrefonds, Stoneware, Height: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Art Nouveau potter Olivier de Sorra is known for the fine stoneware and crystalline glazes he produced at his factory, Pierrefonds. Molded with

Le Pouliguen: Fishing Boats, 1928, Black crayon and watercolor, 10 13/16 x 17 1/16 in. (27.5 x 43.3 cm), Drawings, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris), Although Paul Signac never abandoned Neo-Impressionist principles, he found that

Diptych, 14th century, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall (open): 6 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 1/4 in. (15.9 x 18.7 x 0.7 cm), Ivories

Breviarium Romanum, 1628, Made in Antwerp, South Netherlandish, Paper; leather binding with copper alloy and iron, 16.5 in x 12 in x 4.25 in, Manuscripts and Illuminations

Cup, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, 5 7/8 × 7 3/8 × 4 11/16 in. (14.9 × 18.7 × 11.9 cm), Vases, High, loop handle, without decoration

I Marmi, 1552–53, Printed book with woodcut illustrations, Books

Study, Head of a Boy, ca. 1777, Crayon manner, printed in red ink, sheet: 15 13/16 x 12 11/16 in. (40.2 x 32.2 cm) (irregularly cut within platemark), Prints, Therèse Éléonore (Hemery) Lingée (French, born 1753), After Jean-Baptiste

Arch Cittern, 1782, France, French, Wood, ivory, Total L.: 99.6 cm (39 in.); Maximum body W.: 32.2 cm (12-3/4 in.), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, Jean Francois Tiphanon, Angel lute or angelique with 7 treble strings and 4 bass strings,

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th?3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 3/16 x 7/16 in. (1.4 x 0.5 x 1.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Rain Landscape, 1911, Watercolor on paper, 10 x 12 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.8 cm), Drawings, Vasily Kandinsky (French (born Russia), Moscow 1866–1944 Neuilly-sur-Seine

Cushion Cover with 'Scent', mid-17th century, Northern Netherlands, Linen, silk, and wool in dovetailed tapestry weave; Backing: rayon and cotton warp-faced weft-ribbed pa;in weave, moiré; modern, 20 11/16 x 20 11/16 in. (52.6 x 52.5cm),

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); L. of head 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fibula, boat-shaped type, Gold, Other: 1 5/16 × 11/16 × 3 1/2 in. (3.4 × 1.7 × 8.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Monstrance, ca. 1500, Made in Saragossa or Valladolid, Spain, Spanish, Silver, silver gilt, translucent and opaque enamels, rock crystal, Overall: 18 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (47.6 x 23.5 x 19.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver, This monstrance is

Nodding Pagod, ca. 1760, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (9.8 x 3 x 3.1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); L. of head 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 2.5 oz. (70.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Virgin and Child, ca. 1220–30, French or German, Limestone with traces of polychromy, Overall: 20 1/16 x 9 1/16 x 7 5/16in. (51 x 23 x 18.5cm), Sculpture-Stone

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A woman passing a café, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered with a straight edge in pencil and freehand watercolor, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil

Saint Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child, in an Interior, 1770, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in. (24.4 x 17.7 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Aquamanile in the Form of a Griffin, ca. 1425–50, German, Nuremberg, Bronze; Ternary copper alloy with a very high content of zinc (approx. 74%, H. 31.9 cm, w. 12 cm (chest without wings), l. 32.3 cm, Metalwork-Bronze, This magnificent

Copper Tumi with Figure, 15th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Copper, H x W: 7 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (19.4 x 16.5cm), Metal-Implements

Bracelet, ca. 300 BC, Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. (7 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 5/16 in. (6.6 × 8 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Seated man

Ostrakon with a Letter from Epiphanius to Jacob, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in. (11 x 9.3 cm), Ceramics

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); L. of head 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Costume ornament, 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north or central coast (?), Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 2 3/4 x 2 11/16in. (7 x 6.8cm), Metal-Ornaments

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, fragment 1: 1 5/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (4.1 × 4.9 × 0.4 cm), Vases, Fragment of greenish brown enamel; flower decoration ( 2 pieces

Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone (metadiorite), H. 11 1/16 x W. 6 x D. 4 11/16 in. (4.2 x 15.2 x 11.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 1 1/4 × 6 in. (3.1 × 15.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Small cabinet, late 19th or early 20th century (using older parts), Italian (Northern?), Walnut, carved., H. 87 cm, W. 67 cm, D. 28.3 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Celt, 10th–4th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Stone, Length 8-15/16 in., Stone-Implements

Crozier Head, early 20th century (original dated 13th century), French, Copper-gilt, enamel, Overall: 12 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/4in. (31.8 x 14.9 x 5.7cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Design for Bracketed American Farm House, Design XVII from The Architecture of Country Houses, ca. 1850, Graphite, sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 15/16 in. (25.5 x 20.1 cm), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 6 9/16 in. (11.5 x 16.7 cm), Ceramics

Elements of an Armor, ca. 1480–90, German or Austrian, Steel, H. as mounted 35 in. (88.9 cm); Wt. 23 lb. 3 oz. (10.55 kg), Armor for Man, Few complete armors have survived from the fifteenth century, making this one important despite its

Male god, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Granodiorite, Height: 91.8 cm (36 1/8 in.), The god's elegant features are carved in a style belonging to the reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep III. In his massive fist the god

20-franc piece, year 12A, First Consul, 1803–4, French, Gold, Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Coins

Ball-headed Club, late 18th century, United States, Western Great Lakes, Wood, metal, H. 18 1/2 x W. 6 in. (47 x 15.2 cm), Wood-Sculpture, At once elegant and deadly, ball-headed clubs combine refinement of form with a fearsome efficiency of

Pendant Cross, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm) , Ivories and Bone

Harlequin, 1764, after model of ca. 1754, German, Fürstenberg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Joined pair of cherubs, Attributed to Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720–1793), second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta, H. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm.), Crèche, Attributed to Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720–1793

Pair of Moccasins, ca. 1830, United States, New York, Seneca, Native-tanned skin, quill, silk, glass, H. 9 3/4 x W. 4 1/2 in. (24.8 x 11.4 cm), Hide-Costumes

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 9/16 × 2 1/8 × 1/8 in. (6.5 × 5.4 × 0.4 cm), Vases

Velvet Fragment with Scrolling Floral Vine Design, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded, Textile: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm), Textiles, The motifs on this small fragment of a velvet panel

Bracelet, 12th century, Attributed to Iran, Silver, Jewelry

画本虫撰, Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami), Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1823 (later edition), Japan, One from a set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9

Footed bowl, ca. 1500–1525, Italian (Venice), Transparent dark blue nonlead glass. Blown, enameled, gilt., H. 6 11/16 in. (17cm); Diam. of rim 10 1/2 in. (26.7cm), Glass

Amulet, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Silver ?, Overall: 13/16 x 7/8 x 1/16 in. (2 x 2.2 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 0.75 x 1.34 x 1.73 in. (1.91 x 3.4 x 4.39 cm),

Decorated ware jar, Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3500 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Fort Cemetery (Hk 27), Tomb 6, 1934–35, Pottery, paint, H: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in

Charles de Cossé (1506–1563), Comte de Brissac, Oil on wood, 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (16.5 x 14 cm); with added strips, 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died

Tooth of an Ox, Cypriot, Bone, Other: 11/16 x 3 1/16 x 5/16 in. (1.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 cm

The Flat-iron, 1903, Photogravure, 17.0 x 8.4 cm. (6 11/16 x 3 5/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York

Plate, 1791, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, One figure on rim after an engraving by Jean Pillement (French, Lyons 1728–1808 Lyons), Porcelain decorated with a black ground in

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (9.5 x 4.5 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Bowl with Repeating Inscription, 'Oh, Abundant!', late 9th century, Attributed to Iran, Nishapur. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Ceramics

Bead, Roman, Glass, Height: 9/16 x 7/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 cm), Glass, Black opaque bead with yellow glass thread

Mosaic Plaque, 1890–1910, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Glass, wood, leather, moonstones, opal, 8 5/8 x 6 in. (21.9 x 15.2 cm), Glass, Tiffany Studios (1902–32

Seal of Augustus, Duke of Saxony, ca. 1590, German, Wax, Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm), Miscellaneous

The Stroller (Suzanne Hoschedé, later Mrs. Theodore Earl Butler, 1868–1899), 1887, Oil on canvas, 39 5/8 x 27 3/4 in. (100.6 x 70.5 cm), Paintings, Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny), This painting of Suzanne Hoschedé in

Earring or spiral, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, bronze, Diameter: 3/4 x 3/16 x 11/16 in. (1.8 x 0.5 x 1.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold plated bronze

String of Beads, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Glass, coral, 8 1/4 x 3/16 in. (21 x 0.5 cm), Miscellaneous

Bamboo in a Spring Thunderstorm, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 6 13/16 x 19 5/8 in. (17.3 x 49.8 cm), Paintings, Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1524), A popular subject of

Side chair (one of a pair), early 18th century, Dutch, Walnut, marquetry woods; the marquetry added at a later time, probably in the late 19th century, Overall: 44 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (113 × 54.6 × 44.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

The Palisades (No. 19 of The Hudson River Portfolio), 1823–24, Aquatint printed in color with hand-coloring; first state of two (Koke), Image: 14 1/16 x 20 3/16 in. (35.7 x 51.3 cm), Prints, after William Guy Wall (Irish, Dublin 1792–after

Animal Pen with Figures, 東漢 鉛綠釉陶明器建築模型（一組）, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), 1st–early 3rd century, China, Earthenware with green lead glaze, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Ceramics, This

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 1 13/16 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (4.7 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm), Vases, Drapery

Key Latch, 1st–7th century, Roman, Iron, Overall: 2 9/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in. (6.5 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Tile Fragment, 11th century, Made in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted red, green-blue glaze, H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Bottle, ca. 1730, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, Copied from a 17th-century Japanese model