Images at Librifly

Sari Border, 18th century, Attributed to India, Silk, gold, silver thread, H. 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm), Textiles-Costumes

L'ami des voyageurs, ou, Etrennes instructives, curieuses et nécessaires à toutes les personnes qui voyagent, soit à pied, à cheval, en voiture, ou par eau : soit par les voitures publiques, etc. etc., ca. 1820, Paris, France, 68

Papyrus fragment, A.D. 6th century or later, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus, ink, Framed: 2 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (7.1 x 19 cm), Papyrus

Sugar caster, ca. 1745, German, Hanover Münden, Tin-glazed earthenware, Height: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Cup and saucer (one of a pair), ca. 1865, Chinese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup (.3): H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Glass eye bead, Classical or Hellenistic, ca. 4th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; rod-formed, Height: 1/4 x 3/8 in. (0.7 x 0.9 cm), Glass, Dark blue, with additions in opaque white and cobalt blue., Spherical shape with

The Environs of Paris, 1860s, Oil on wood, 13 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (34.3 x 51.4 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), Corot painted at least four versions of this composition. The other three seem to predate this work of

Armchair (chaise à bras), 16th century, second half (woodwork), 16th or 17th century (textiles), French, Italian or Spanish, Walnut, turned and carved; dark blue silk cut velvet with embroidery., H. 102 cm, W. 58 cm, D. 56 cm; seat: 40 x

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours Showing an Illuminated Initial D and Christ Bearing the Cross, 1390–1400, French, Parchment, tempera, ink, metal leaf, 6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17.3 x 12.8 cm); mat: 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm),

Earring, 3rd century, Pontic, Gold, garnet, glass paste?, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Textile Fragment, 8th–10th century, Byzantine, Linen, wool, Overall: 7 1/2 x 21 15/16in. (19 x 55.7cm), Textiles-Woven

Earring with pendant and disc, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (1.1 x 0.9 x 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Incense Boat, 1250–70, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 3 1/16 x 10 3/8 x 4 in. (7.7 x 26.4 x 10.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Joseph, 18th century, Southern German, Gouache on paper, Ave.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Paper

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 5 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, gohen), Edo period (1615–1868), 1816, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Overall: 8 7/8 × 6 1/4 × 1/2

Dish (coppa), 1530, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diam. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Lustered by Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian (Gubbio), active first half of 16th century

Arrowhead (Yanonē), ca. 1615–1868, Japanese, Steel, L. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm); L. of head 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Glass mosaic counter or inlay, Imperial, ca. 3rd century A.D., Roman, Egyptian, Glass, Other: 1/4 x 1 in. (0.7 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Translucent green and opaque yellow., Plano-convex disk with rounded edge., Concentric pattern of hollow

Plume, 13th–15th century, Peru, Inca (?), Gold, H.10 1/2 x W. 4 in. (26.7 x 10.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

The Virgin Supported by Saint John, from a Crucifixion Group, ca. 1340–50, Made in Huy, Meuse Valley, Belgium, South Netherlandish, Marble, traces of gilding, Overall: 22 3/16 x 8 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (56.4 x 22.5 x 10.8 cm), Sculpture-Stone,

Virgin and Child, 14th century, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy, Overall: 26 x 9 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (66.1 x 23.7 x 17.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Inner Coffin of Menkheperre (C), usurped from Ahmose, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 1000–945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Chamber, burial 3, 1922–24, Wood, paint, gesso, L. 186 cm (73

Cap, 1850–60, Canada, Labrador, Naskapi, Wool, silk, H. 10 1/2 x Diam. 7 in. (26.7 x 17.8 cm), Textiles-Woven

Candle-bearing angel (one of a pair), ca. 1677–79, Italian, Siena, Terracotta with later remains of paint, Height: 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm), Sculpture, Workshop of Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, Siena 1644–1725 Siena), Related to the two marble

Lamp, Late Archaic–Early Classical, ca. 500–460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, Overall: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm), Vases

Pikeman’s Armor, ca. 1620–30, probably Greenwich or London, British, probably Greenwich or London, Steel, brass, Helmet (a): H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); cuirass and tassets (c–f): H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm);

Earring with pendant, Roman, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 1/4 x 7/8 in. (1.3 x 0.7 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Glass pyxis (box with lid), Hellenistic, 3rd–1st century B.C., Greek, Glass; cast and cut, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass, Both lid and pyxis in opaque white, but heavily devitrified., Lid domed, tapering downward to fine horizontal rim with

Virgin and Child, second quarter 14th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Limestone with polychromy and gilding, Overall: 52 1/4 x 16 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (132.7 x 41.6 x 32.1 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Guillem Seguer, The Catalan sculptor,

Plate with king hunting rams, Sasanian, ca. A.D. mid-5th–mid-6th century, Iran, said to be from Qazvin, Sasanian, Silver, mercury gilding, niello inlay, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm), Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Metalwork-Vessels, The king as

A Crowd of Persons in Antique Roman or Oriental Dress, Gathering at a Pagan Altar, ca. 1743, Pen and brown ink, 7 11/16 x 11 1/4 in. (19.5 x 28.5 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Ostrakon with a Letter from Epiphanius to Andrew, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 7/16 x 5 1/4 in. (13.8 x 13.4 cm), Ceramics

Earring, delta-shaped with beads, Gold, silver, Other: 1 × 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (2.5 × 0.8 × 3.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Glass head pendant, Archaic or Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, Other: 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.9 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm), Glass, Translucent blue, opaque streaky red, and opaque white.,

Diptych with Scenes of the Annunciation, Nativity, Crucifixion, and Resurrection, 1300–1325, Made in probably Cologne, Germany, German, Silver gilt with translucent and opaque enamels, Overall (opened): 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 5/16 in. (6.1 x 8.6

Medal, 1800–30, Gilt copper, Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Metal

Key, 1st–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 in. (9 x 3 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), 16th century, German, Steel, H. of each 17 in. (43.2 cm), Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Panel, 18th century, French, Silk; cotton, 43 x 18 3/4 in. (110.1 x 48.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

The Prince and the Petitioner, late 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink and gold on paper, H. 3 in. .(7.6 cm), Codices, Attributed to Vali Jan, Images containing emaciated horses in Persian art have sufi or mystical connotations,

Glass spacer bead, Early Imperial, early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, Other: 1/4 x 1/2 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.7 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white., Plano-convex oval with thin white layer as backing to blue. Pierced

Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, copper, Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 7/8in. (13.3 x 4.8cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, These panels were once part of a cover for an icon of

Papier-mâchè side chair, ca. 1830–60, British (?), Wood, papier-mâché, black lacquer, painted and gilded, mother-of-pearl, caned seat., H. 80.5 cm, W. 38.3 cm, D. 37.8 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Idiophone: Iyoba Striking Gong, 18th–19th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, H. 12 1/4 x W. 1 7/8 x D. 1 3/4 in. (31.1 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm), Bone/Ivory-Musical Instruments, Hand-held clappers commemorate an important event in

Carpet, early 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, H. 86 in. (218.44 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Cabriolet with Driver, mid-19th century, probably French, possibly British, Figure, horse, and cabriolet of lampworked glass (opaque white, yellow, yellow-orange, green, dark green, blue, light blue, dark blue, brown, dark brown,

Shallow dish with foot, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Height: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Vases

Ferret, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, silvered, Overall: 1 13/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Phiale, miniature, Etruscan, Terracotta, Height: 3/8 in. (0.9 cm), Vases, Yellow clay, no decoration

Panel of a Portable Shrine, 5th–6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how

Peg, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in. (13.3 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier, born 1865), 1901, Pastel on paper, 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (72.4 x 57.2 cm), Drawings, Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris), Marie Escudier Fontaine was the wife of a wealthy Parisian

Standing Buddha Offering Protection, Gupta period (4th–6th century), late 5th century, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura), Red sandstone, H. 33 11/16 in. (85.5 cm); W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Sculpture, This Buddha image

Représentation des fêtes données par la ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du roi, [1744–45], Etching and engraving, Overall: 25 9/16 x 19 11/16 x 15/16 in. (65 x 50 x 2.4 cm), Books, Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris

Necklace with carnelian, pearl beads, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Gold, carnelian, pearl, paste, Other: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Seated Figure Ornament with Dangles, 15th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Silver and thread, L. 7.7 cm, Metal-Ornaments

Fragment, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 4 5/16 in. high 2 3/4 in. wide (11 cm high 7 cm wide), Textiles

Spoon, 5th–6th century, Byzantine, Silver, Overall: 9 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in. (24.1 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Medal of Franklin Pierce, 1853, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Salathiel Ellis (1803–1879), Joseph Willson

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 89 9/16 × 35 7/16 in. (227.5 × 90 cm), Textiles-Woven

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 15/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in. (4.9 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Madonna and Child with Angels, Tempera and gold on wood, 33 1/2 x 23 in. (85.1 x 58.4 cm), Paintings, Cosimo Rosselli (Italian, Florence 1440–1507 Florence), The picture dates to about 1480–82, around the time Rosselli was working in Rome

Earring with pendant, Gold, Other: 1/4 x 5/16 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 0.7 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Pulidor (polishing stone), before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 1-1/2 in. (3.9 cm), Stone-Implements

Gaming Piece, possibly 8th–12th century, Attributed to Eastern islamic lands, Glass, Gaming pieces, The dot-in-circle motif recalls designs presumed to be of magical significance, most likely an abstract eye to ward off the evil-eye, which

Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet 'La Péri' (The Flower of Immortality), first performed in Paris, 1912, Dated 1922, Watercolor and gold and silver paints over graphite, 26 5/8 x 19 1/4in. (67.6 x 48.9cm),

Frame, Medallion, 18th century (?), Made in Egypt, British, Gilt-copper alloy, Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. (6.8 x 5.7 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork

Augustin Thierry, 1828, cast before 1844, French, Bronze, Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (14 x 13.7 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Pierre-Jean David d’Angers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved, (pigment?), L 12 cm x W 7 x H 2.5, Stucco

Teabowl, 18th century, possibly Dutch, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Dat boeck van dem leuen ons liefs heren ihesu cristi..., November 28, 1495, Woodcuts, 10 3/4 × 8 7/16 × 2 1/4 in. (27.3 × 21.4 × 5.7 cm), Books

Pharmacy Jar, 15th century, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Earthenware, tin-glaze (lusterware), Overall: 11 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (28.7 x 13.7 cm), Ceramics

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Height: 5/16 x 9/16 in. (0.9 x 1.4 cm), Glass

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 13/16in. (5.5 x 4.6cm), Vases, Head of lion facing foward

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 13th–18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Copper Tumi with Alligator Figure, before 15th century, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (cast), Height 2-3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal-Implements

Flask with the Adoration of the Magi, 500s, Byzantine, Silver, silver-gilt, Overall: 12 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (31.5 x 9.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The archangel Gabriel strides forward, dramatically leading the Three Wise Men bearing gifts for the

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 13/16 x 4 15/16 in. (12.2 x 12.6 cm), Ceramics

Dish (piatto), 1532, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diam. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (Italian, Rovigo ca7–1542), lustered in Gubbio

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 8cm x W6 x H2, Stucco

Knee Brooch, 2nd century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 5/16 x 13/16 x 7/8 in. (3.3 x 2.1 x 2.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Pair of Tubelock Hammers, ca. 1819–20, London, British, London, Steel, H. of each 2 5/16 in. (6 cm); Wt. of each 1.1 oz (31 g), Firearms Parts

Coat, late 18th century, Attributed to India, Varanasi, Silk and gold thread, L. of textile: L. 48 in. (121.98 cm), Textiles-Costumes

The Government House, New York, ca. 1865, Colored lithograph; third state, image: 13 11/16 x 20 3/16 in. (34.8 x 51.3 cm), Prints, Lithographed by Charles Currier (American, Roxbury (?), Massachusetts 1818–1887), After Charles Cotton

'Penny Red Brown' postage stamps, issued February 10, 1841, British, Engraving printed in red-brown ink on paper, 1 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (4.8 × 12.1 cm), After a design by William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton

Crucified Christ, ca. 1260–80, Made in Paris, France, French, Elephant ivory, traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16in. (16.8 x 4.3 x 3.4cm), Ivories, The suffering of Christ on the cross was so important in Gothic art

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Achaemenid, ca. 404–338 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Achaemenid, Clay, 0.67 x 0.79 x 1.22 in. (1.7 x 2.01 x 3.1 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Office de la Semaine Sainte a l'usage de Rome...En Latin et en François, 1675, Leather, tooled and gilt, Books, Decorated with the arms of Queen Marie-Thérèse

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug), Classical, ca. 470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Vases, Ganymede with gamecock and hoop. Renowned for his beauty, Ganymede was a scion of the Trojan royal house. Zeus

Sling, A.D. 1450–1532, Peru, Inca (?), Camelid hair, Length 54-1/2 in., Textiles-Woven

Silvered Crown, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Silver (hammered), textile fragments, H.18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Metal-Ornaments

A River God and Other Figures on a Parapet, ca. 1740, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 6 11/16 x 10 9/16 in. (17 x 26.9 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Head of a woman, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., Possibly from Fayum Entrance Area, Gurob; From Egypt, Ivory (Hippopotamus), Egyptian blue (traces), h. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); w. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); d. 2.2 cm (7/8 in), The size of

Still-Life with a Watermelon and Pomegranates, 1900–1906, Watercolor over graphite on laid paper, sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 3/16 in. (31.4 x 48.8 cm), Drawings, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence

The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice, 500–650, Made in Attarouthi, Syria, Byzantine, Silver and gilded silver, Overall: 8 3/4 × 6 5/16 in., 12.2oz. (22.2 × 16 cm, 346g), Metalwork-Silver, With a youthful Christ with a cruciform halo, a

Solidus of Constantius II (Sole Emperor, 353–361), 353–361, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 0.1 cm), Coins, This coin was struck between 353 and 361, during the reign of Constantius II, who ruled the Roman Empire from

Perfume bottle (one of six) (part of a set), Louis Mailly (master 1723, died 1739), 1728–30, French, Paris, Rock crystal, gold, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Louis Mailly (master 1723, died 1739

Solidus, 367–383, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Scarab, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1850–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Glazed steatite, L. 2 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.8 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 5/16 in