Images at Librifly

Bound Asiatic Captive, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C., From Egypt, Ivory, H. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in

Reinforcing Couter, 16th century, German, Steel, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Armor Parts

Dish, early 17th century, Made in Turkey, Iznik, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under a transparent glaze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Ceramics

Snuffbox with portrait of a woman, F.S., Switzerland, ca. 1795, Swiss, Gold, enamel, 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 in. (7.9 × 3 cm), F.S., Switzerland

Gold aureus of Nero, Early Imperial, Neronian, A.D. 66–67, Roman, Gold; minted at Rome, Overall: 3/4 x 1/8 in. (1.9 cm, 1/8 in.), Coins, IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head of emperor/IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated holding thunderbolt and

'The Spy Zambur Brings Mahiya to the City of Tawariq', Folio from a Hamzanama (Book of Hamza), ca. 1570, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth; mounted on paper, H. 29 1/8 in. (74 cm), Codices, Attributed to Kesav

Stand for ice-cream cup (plateau Bouret) (one of four) (part of a service), 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, W. 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, The table services produced at Sèvres in the eighteenth century were highly

Fantastic Landscape, ca. 1765, Oil on canvas, Irregular, 61 1/4 x 107 1/2 in. (155.6 x 273.1 cm), Paintings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice), These three large fantastic landscapes (capricci) were in the late nineteenth

Gold Solidus of Constantine II, 337–361, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins, This coin was struck in Rome, probably in the year 353 by Constantius II, one of the four sons of Constantine the Great. Constantius II

Moorish attendant, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; linen and silk garments, a) H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.); , Crèche

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Virgin and Child, 14th century, French, Ivory, Overall: 7 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 13/16 in. (18.1 x 7 x 2 cm), Ivories

Chasuble, 18th century, Italian, probably Sicily, Silk, metallic thread, W. 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of shoulder to hem 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, According to tradition and testimony, this chasuble—together with its matching

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 1/16 x 9/16 in. (1.1 x 0.1 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

The Selling of Indulgences, 16th century, Woodcut, Sheet: 3 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (8.3 × 27 cm), Prints, Designed by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London

Ring with box setting, Gold, Other: 3/4 × 15/16 × 1/2 in. (1.9 × 2.4 × 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

A Carmelite, last half 18th century, probably French (Nevers), Opaque white, tan, black, brown, pink, olive green, and waxlike colorless glass; copper and iron wire. Lampworked., H 7.6 cm, Glass, possibly Haly workshop (French, 18th

Collection de Meubles et Objets de Goût, vol. 2, [1806–18], Engraving, hand-colored, Overall: 16 1/4 x 11 7/16 x 2 3/4 in. (41.3 x 29 x 7 cm), Books, Volume 2 of a three volume set

Bracelet, 4th century B.C., Made in Gaul, Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 5/16 x 2 3/4 x 7/16 in. (8.4 x 7 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), dated 1606, Dresden; Toledo, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo, Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, L. 48 in. (121.9 cm); L. of

Ptah and Sakhmet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.6 × W. 2 × D. 1.5 cm (1 7/16 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in.), This tiny statuette represents Ptah and his consort Sakhmet before a high back slab

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fragment of a desert hunt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311), Corridor, 1922, Limestone, H. 45 cm (17 11/16 in); W. 35.5 cm (14 in), Scenes of hunting

Fragment, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Ceramics

Fragment of a Frieze, 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Terracotta; carved, painted, H . 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Sculpture

Fragmentary silver bowl, Archaic, ca. 710–675 B.C., Cypriot, Silver, diameter 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Gold and Silver, The focus of the banquet scene in the outer frieze is an offering table with a bowl probably filled with fruit. It is flanked

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 16th century, Japanese, Copper, gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); kashira (b); H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Cosmetic jar, 1874–75, British, London, Silver, glass, Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (6.4 x 12.4 x 4.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The building of railroads during the first half of the nineteenth century led to a tremendous increase in

Pilgrim bottle, ca. 1650, Italian, Squillache, Slipware; pewter, Overall: 7 3/4 × 5 × 3 1/4 in. (19.7 × 12.7 × 8.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Lucretia, possibly 17th century, German, Boxwood, H. 10-1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, This sculpture is one of a number of stylistically related statuettes linked to Conrad Meit. The early seventeenth century witnessed a revival of

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Cup with cover (pot à jus), 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

A Shepherdess and Her Flock, Oil on canvas, 17 7/8 x 25 1/4 in. (45.4 x 64.1 cm), Paintings, Anton Mauve (Dutch, Zaandam 1838–1888 Arnhem

The Cigarette (Jeanne Daurmont), 1906, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), Paintings, Walter Richard Sickert (British, Munich 1860–1942 Bathampton, Somerset), This is one of a group of six pictures that Sickert painted of two

Bracelet, 17th century, Spanish, Gold, diamonds, Overall: 5/8 × 10 3/16 in. (1.6 × 25.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, The elegantly detailed engraved ornament on the interior of the gold links identifies this as Spanish work

Gold and glass pendant, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, Other: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Glass

Belt Plaque in the Shape of a Crouching Horse, 臥馬紋銀帶飾, 3rd–1st century B.C., North China, Silver, H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); L. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Metalwork, Intriguing metal artifacts such as this silver plaque and scattered

Wreath of ivy, Roman, Gold, 9 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (24.1 × 21.9 × 4.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Apothecary jar (orciuolo), second half 15th century, Italian, probably Tuscany, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 11 3/16 in. (28.4cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Vase, 1893–96, Made in New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 8 5/8 x 5 in. (21.9 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902), American glass

Brooch, 8th–9th century, Merovingian, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 7/8 x 1/4 in. (2.3 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Belt Fitting, 6th–7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy (?), Overall: 1/2 x 3/16 in. (1.3 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); L. of head 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 5.6 oz. (158.8 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Casket with Romance Scenes, ca. 1320–40, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory with gilded Silver mounts, Overall: 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (12.1 x 24.1 x 14.9 cm), Ivories, This casket is one of six depicting La Châtelaine de Vergi, a

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 13/16 in. (0.7 x 2.1 cm), Glass

Saint John on Patmos, Madonna and Child Enthroned, and Death of the Virgin; The Crucifixion, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Left wing 24 3/8 x 16 in. (61.9 x 40.6 cm); right wing 24 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (61.9 x 40 cm), Paintings, Pacino di

Ring, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 7/8 × 5/8 in. (1.7 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Plate (tagliere), ca. 1550–60, Italian, Urbino, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diam. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, probably workshop of Guido Durantino (Italian, Urbino, active 1516–ca. 1576), This dish and its companion

Pair of candlesticks, Maker: possibly Claude Roysard (died by 1753), 1751–52, French, Rennes, Silver, Each, H. 8-3/4 in. (22.2 cm.), Metalwork-Silver, Maker: possibly Claude Roysard (died by 1753

Door Handle, early 16th century, German, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 5/8 in. (4.4 x 4 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Bowl, 19th century, Russian, Gold plate, Overall: 5/8 x 10 1/16 x 6 5/8 in. (1.6 x 25.5 x 16.8 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Pair of Figure Vessels, 1200–1500, Mexico, El Chanal area, Nayarit, Ceramic, H. 9 5/8 x W. 8 1/4 in. (24.4 x 21 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Between the third century B.C. and second century A.D., the people in the west Mexican state of

Pantaloon, ca. 1770, German, Fulda, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Head of a Crozier, ca. 1175–1225, South Italian, Ivory, traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 6 5/16 x 5 5/16 x 7/8 in. (16 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm), Ivories, Shaped like a shepherd’s crook, a crozier is carried by bishops and abbots as an

Young Lovers Embracing, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Qazvin, Watercolor, opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, 14 5/16 x 9 1/2in. (36.4 x 24.1cm), Codices, This album page consists of cut out panels of calligraphy in

Glass pendant in the form of a dolphin, Roman?, Glass; tooled and trailed, Other: 3/8 x 3/8 x 7/8 in. (1 x 1 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; trail in opaque yellow., Large hole horizontally through body from side to side, drawn out

Model Brick Mold from a Foundation Deposit, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 5a, 1926–27, Wood, l. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.); w. 5.5

Earring, crescent-shaped, decorated, Gold, Other: 3/4 × 1/16 × 13/16 in. (1.9 × 0.2 × 2 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, H. 6.05 cm., Vases, Lower part of brownish-yellow enamelled vase with raised garland decoration

Interior at Saint-Jacut, 1909, Pastel and gouache on paper, 23 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (59.7 x 42.2 cm), Drawings, Édouard Vuillard (French, Cuiseaux 1868–1940 La Baule

Terracotta statuette of a veiled dancer, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Pontic, Terracotta, H. 7 7/8 in. (20.0 cm), Terracottas, This statuette is of similar scale and related type to the bronze veiled and masked dancer in the

清乾隆 緙絲《御筆創業守成難易說》包首, Scroll Cover for Imperial Calligraphy, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi), Overall: 15 x 13 1/2 in. (38.1 x 34.3 cm),

Pietà (Vesperbild), ca. 1400, Bohemian, Limestone with polychrome highlight, 15 x 15 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (38.1 x 39.1 x 14.0 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Created as an object of private devotion, this group is a strikingly pure expression of the Schöne

聚鳥畫譜, Picture Album of Various Birds (Shūchō gafu), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1885, first month, Japan, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (25.2 × 18 cm), Illustrated Books,

Fragment, 16th–17th century, Made in Turkey, Bursa, Silk, metal thread, 17 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (43.8 x 33.3 cm), Textiles

Yaksha, possibly Kubera, pre-Angkor period, late 6th–early 7th century, Southern Cambodia or Vietnam, Sandstone, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 14 in. (35.5 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Sculpture, Spirits—some protective, many malevolent—have

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Armor, 18th century, Chinese, Steel, copper alloy, textile, metallic thread, Helmet (a); H. including nape defense 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm); H. excluding nape defense 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14.3

The Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1380, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged frame, 20 x 12 7/8 in. (50.8 x 32.7 cm); painted surface 17 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (44.8 x 26.7 cm), Paintings, Niccolò di Buonaccorso (Italian, active

Side chair (one of a pair), 18th century, French, Walnut, painted grey; velvet upholstery, Overall: 36 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (92.7 × 43.8 × 45.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Stone Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H. 5 1/16 x W. 4 1/8 in. (12.9 x 10.5 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Drop-front secretaire (secrètaire à abattant), René Dubois (1737–1799, master 1755), ca. 1770–75, French, Paris, Painted and varnished oak, veneered with European lacquer, mahogany, purplewood, gilt-bronze mounts, 60 x 26 3/4 x 13

Arm Ornament (Brazalete), 1st–7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Standing Surya, Chola period (880–1279), 11th–12th century, India, Copper alloy, H. 19 1/8 in. (48.6 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Sculpture

Saint Michael, Tempera on wood, Overall 23 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (59.7 x 39.4 cm); central field 10 x 5 5/8 in. (25.4 x 14.3 cm), Paintings, Copy after Neroccio de' Landi (Italian, before 1907

Portiere, ca. 1883, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Front: Silk velvet, and silk appliquéd and embroidered with silk and wool, 115 x 45 in. (292.1 x 114.3 cm), Textiles, Associated Artists (1883–1907

Jug, 16th–17th century, British, Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 9 x 7 7/8 x 6 13/16 in. (22.9 x 20 x 17.3 cm), Ceramics

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, 1600–1675, Etching, Prints, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 17th century, after Georges de La Tour (French, Vic-sur-Seille 1593–1653 Lunéville

Fruit stand (soucoupe à pied) (one of four) (part of a service), 1771–72, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The table services produced at Sèvres in the

Papyri Fragments of a Letter, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 2 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (6.3 x 22.6 cm), Papyrus

Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar), Hellenistic, 213 B.C., Greek, Egypt, Alexandria-Hadra, Terracotta, Overall: 18 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (47 x 29.2 cm), Vases, Painted in Greek: 'Year 9, Mecheir; Damo[...], son of Nearchos, Member of the

Belt Buckle Tongue, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, brass inlay, Overall (attached together with x.2, .36, .51): 4 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in. (11.8 x 6 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Clock, Clockmaker: Jean Martin (active 1737–81, died 1786), ca. 1780, French, Paris, Case: Carrara marble, gilt-bronze mounts; Movement: brass, steel, H. 15-1/2 x W. 16 x D. 6-1/2 in. (39.4 x 40.6 x 16.5 cm), Horology, Clockmaker: Jean

Jeanne Hébuterne (1898–1920), 1919, Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 3/4 in. (91.4 x 73 cm), Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris), Modigliani depicted his mistress, Jeanne Hébuterne (1898-1920), in more than twenty

西漢 彩繪陶舞俑, Female Dancer, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 2nd century B.C., China, Earthenware with slip and pigment, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Tomb Pottery, This figure vividly

Buckle and Plate, 5th century B.C., Celto-Iberian, Copper alloy, Overall: 10 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (26.4 x 6.5 x 2.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Miniature cup and cover, probably first quarter 17th century, German, Kitzingen, Silver, partly gilt; jewels, Overall: 7 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (19.4 × 5.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Girl carrying basket of onions, 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed wood and terracotta; raffia, cloth and straw, pearls, Height: 16 1/4in. (41.3 cm), Crèche

Pipe Bowl and Stem, ca. 1840, United States, Great Lakes or Plains, Wood, metal, silk ribbon, pigment, H. 2 1/4 x L. 23 3/4 in. (5.7 x 60.3 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a promissory note for dates, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 626–539 B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian, Clay, 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Portrait of a Man, Oil on wood, 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died 1575 Lyons

Glass pendant in the form of a jar, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed and applied, Other: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Glass, Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; loop and base in same color; chips in opaque red,

Shawl, 1825–30, European, wool

Finger Stall, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Gold

Dish (coppa), ca. 1530–35, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Casket, 14th century, French, Ivory, gilt copper mounts, Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 9/16 x 4 5/8 in. (7 x 14.1 x 11.8 cm), Ivories

Indian Medal, 1757, Bronze, Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metal

Bead Shroud of Tabakenkhonsu, Late Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 680–670 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Hathor Shrine, pit in hypostyle hall, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations,

Vase, 1893–96, Made in New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.2 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902), American glass

Scent bottle, 1760–65, British, South Staffordshire, Enamel on copper, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm.), Enamels-Painted