Images at Librifly

Three Tiles with 'Lajvardina' Glaze, second half 13th–14th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; molded, overglaze painted, and gilded (lajvardina), H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This eight-pointed tile was decorated using a

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 11/16 x 3 1/8 in. (9.3 x 8 cm), Ceramics

Bracelet, 3rd century (?), East Germanic, Gold wire, Overall: 2 1/4 x 3/16 in., 0.4oz. (5.7 x 0.5 cm, 12g), Metalwork-Gold

Incense burner, ca. mid-1st millennium B.C., Southwestern Arabia, Bronze, H. 27.6 cm, W. 23.7 cm, Metalwork-Vessels, This bronze incense burner from southwestern Arabia consists of a cylindrical cup set on a conical base. A rectangular

Doctor, 1930, Watercolor, gouache, and oil wash on paper, bordered with gouache and ink, mounted on cardboard, 25 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (64.8 × 47.9 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940

Cylindrical Vessel, 1st–2nd century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The simple elegance of this vessel belies the complex skills needed to achieve the delicate 'fire-clouding' that adorns

Mirror, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), Korea, Bronze, Diam. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Mirrors

Disk Brooch, late 6th–early 7th century, Frankish, Gold on copper alloy, glass paste, Overall: 1 1/16 x 5/16 in. (2.7 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Model Calligraphies from the Hall of Three Rarities (Sanxitang) and the Collected Treasures of the Stony Moat (Shiqu Baoji), 晉唐 諸家 三希堂，石渠寶笈法帖 三十二冊之一 十八世紀拓本, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong

Giovanni Battista Rota, Member of the Rota Family of Venice, late 16th century, Venice, Italian, Venice, Oil on canvas, 86 1/2 x 53 in. (219.7 x 134.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Paintings & Portraits

Fourbisseur (Swordmaking) (plate VII, Fourbisseur section, Encyclopédie, or Recueil de Planches sur les Sciences, les Arts Mechaniques..., vol. IV), 1765, Etching and engraving, scene at top of page: 5 3/8 x 8 in. (13.7 x 20.3 cm), Books

Diadem, 11th–mid-16th century, Costa Rica or Panama, Costa Rica or Panama, Gold, H. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm ), Metal-Ornaments

Youth with Arms Upraised, 1859–60 or 1861–62, Black chalk over pencil on fine beige paper, 12 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (31.7 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.3 x 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

The Holy Family with Saint John, ca. 1754–62, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 11 7/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.1 x 20.2 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Talismanic Shirt, 15th–early 16th century, Attributed to Northern India or Deccan, Cotton, ink, gold; plain weave, painted, Textile: L. 25 in. (63.5 cm), Textiles, This talismanic shirt was believed to be imbued with protective powers and

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), ca. 1622, Oil on canvas, 49 x 39 5/8 in. (124.5 x 100.6 cm), Paintings, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), Van Uffel was a wealthy Flemish merchant who lived in Venice, where Van Dyck probably

Pedestal (one of a pair), 16th century, Italian, Alabaster, with traces of gilding, Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Natural Substances, This columnar pedestal with carved foliage is one of a pair

Armpit Defense, 16th century, German, Steel, H. 10 5/8 in. (27.0 cm); W. 9 13/16 in. (25.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 3/8 in. (10.0 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 9/32 in. (6.8 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 10.5 oz. (.75 kg), Mail

Fragment, 16th century, Spanish, Silk, 37 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (98.2 x 58.8 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (10 x 10 cm), Ceramics

Eccentric Blade, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Obsidian, Diameter 3-11/16 in., Glass-Ornaments

Saucer (part of a service), 1743–59, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (5.9 x 2.8 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Cast Bronze Staff Finial, 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north or central coast (?), Bronze (cast), Height 1-3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Sauceboat, ca. 1815, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 8 11/16 x 11 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (22.1 x 29.5 x 8.9 cm); 32 oz. 15 dwt. (1019.1 g), Silver, Anthony Rasch (ca. 1778–1858), These commanding sauceboats,

The Letter, ca. 1865, Oil on wood, 21 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (54.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), This work owes much of its character to the precedent of the eighteenth-century French painter Chardin. Yet

The Jet Earring, 1876–77, Monotype printed in black ink on white wove paper, Plate: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.2 x 7 cm), Prints, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris

Ring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Bone, L. 1.6 (5/8 in.); W. 2.3 cm (7/8 in

Thread winder, early 19th century, Russian, Tula, Cut steel, Overall (confirmed): 6 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (15.2 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm), Metalwork-Steel

Bowl or Deep Plate, 19th century (original dated 1330), French, Casted silver plate, parcel gilt, Overall: 1 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (5 x 20.5 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (distant perspective and plan of grounds), 1850–58, Watercolor, ink and graphite, sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (36.6 x 26.1 cm), Drawings, Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West

Ritual Statuette of Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Black bronze, gold inlay, h. 13.1 cm (5 1/8 in) [16.2 cm (6 3/8 in) with tang]; w. 6.0 cm (2 3/8 in); d. 7.6 cm (3 in), Beautifully poised, this

Bowl, 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent colorless glaze (buffware), H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Ceramics

Ehon Ogurayama, 絵本小倉山, Picture Book: Ogura Hill (Ehon Ogurayama), Edo period (1615–1868), 1749, Japan, Thirteen double-page monochrome illustrations; ink on paper, Overall: 8 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (22.5 × 15.9 cm), Illustrated Books,

Ring, Lead, Other: 11/16 × 1/2 × 3/4 in. (1.8 × 1.3 × 1.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 x 1 3/4 in. (38.1 x 4.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.3 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm), Gold and 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, 0.94 x 0.87 x 1.5 in. (2.39 x 2.21 x 3.81 cm),

Plate, before 1784, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Overall: 3/16 x 3/8 in., 4.7lb. (0.4 x 1 cm, 2.1kg), Gold and Silver

Bead in the form of a rosette, Silver, gold, Height: 1/4 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Finger Ring, 500–700, European, Gold, Overall: 1 x 11/16 x 1/4 in., 0.1oz. (2.5 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm, 3g), Metalwork-Gold

Certificate of Employment (Arbeitsbescheinigung) of the Guild of Farriers and Weaponsmiths (Huf- und Waffenschmiede) of Dresden, dated 1769, Dresden, German, Dresden, Engraving on paper, 13 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. (33.3 x 39.4 cm), Works on

Door and key in original door frame, 1929, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Wrought iron and wood, 81 x 32 3/8 in. (205.7 x 82.2 cm), Architecture, Samuel Yellin (American (born Russia), Mogilev 1885–1940

Netsuke of Noh Mask: Hannya, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Pendant Cross, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) , Ivories and Bone

Hammered Gold Sheathing Fragment, 11th–16th century (?), Peru (?), Peru (?), Gold, Height 5-1/2 in. (14 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Traité de Plutarque, sur la manière de discerner un flatteur d'avec un ami et Le banquet des sept sages: dialogue du même auteur revu & corrigé sur des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque du roi; avec une version françoise & des notes, 1772,

Brooch, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century, Celtic (?), Copper alloy, Overall: 7 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 2 3/16 in. (18.4 x 3.2 x 5.5 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Tabernacle Door, 15th century, Spanish, Iron, Overall: 13 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (34.3 x 31.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 11/16 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (6.9 × 2.3 × 0.2 cm), Glass-Stained

Chasuble Front, 18th century, Italian, Silk; metal; paper; linen, 27 5/8 x 24 in. (70.2 x 61 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Scarab with the Throne Name of Thutmose I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1504–1447 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet, west chamber A, Burial of Rennefer (II), Faience, L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in); w. 1.2

Cover, 18th century, Attributed to India, Chamba, Cotton, silk, flat metal thread; plain weave, embroidered, Textile: L. 24 in. (61 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Panel, mid-15th century, Italian, silk; cotton, 31 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (80.9 x 48.9cm), Textiles-Velvets

George Washington Commemorative Medal, 1800–1907, Probably made in Bristol, Bristol, England, Bronze, Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metal, Possibly Joseph S. and Alfred Wyon (active 18th–19th century

Piazza San Marco from the Southwest Corner, with the Procuratie Nuove on the Right, ca. 1724–80, Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, 9 x 13 1/8 in. (22.8 x 33.3 cm), Drawings, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, Venice

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Diam. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Netsuke

Focolare bowl, Archaic, second half of 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Overall: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm), Vases

Vase with lid, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Other: 9 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (23.5 × 14.9 cm), Vases, Cylindrical shape, edge ending in four human heads

Vase Fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 7/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 4.1 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Maenad

The Punta di Santa Marta, Opposite the Giudecca, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (12.5 x 21.2 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice

Head of Christ, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged frame, 19 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. (49.2 x 35.9 cm); painted surface 16 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (42.5 x 31.8 cm), Paintings, European Painter (before 1500

Manuscript Leaf with the Mocking and Flagellation of Christ, from a Royal Psalter, 13th century, British, Tempera and gold on parchment, Overall (folio): 11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (28.5 x 20.7 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Fibula, Cypriot, Silver, Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Door handle or knocker, 15th–16th century, German, Iron, Overall (as installed): 8 3/16 x 6 13/16 x 2 1/2 in. (20.8 x 17.3 x 6.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Rubbing Stone, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 3-5a, 1926–27, Gritstone, l. 3-9.5 cm (1 3/16-3 3/4 in

清 任頤 松鶴圖 軸, Cranes, Pine Tree, and Lichen, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1885, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 57 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (146.7 x 37.5 cm), Paintings, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) (Chinese,

Nécessaire and châtelaine, ca. 1760–80, British, Staffordshire, Enameled copper, confirmed: 1 7/8 × 7/8 × 8 in. (4.7 × 2.3 × 20.3 cm), Enamels-Painted, Chatelaines, which hung from the waist, were designed to hold sewing, writing,

Hercules and Antaeus (with a ledge Below), late 18th century, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over black chalk, 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (20 x 14 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Bead, Roman, Glass, Diam.: 1 5/16 x 9/16 in. (3.4 x 1.4 cm), Glass

Cider, ca. 1864, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 51 x 99 1/4 in. (129.5 x 252.1 cm), Drawings, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris), Cider and The River are studies for the left and right sides, respectively, of

Apothecary jar (orciuolo), ca. 1520, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 10 3/16 in. (25.9cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Leaf-shaped dish (part of a service), ca. 1720, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Width: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Pendant, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Obsidian, Height 2 in., Glass-Ornaments

Plaque with Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper (plaque): engraved and gilt; Champlevé enamel, Overall: 6 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 5/16 in. (17.5 x 9 x 0.8 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Fruit dish (compotier carré), 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, 1 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (4.1 × 21 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Madonna and Child, ca. 1470, Tempera and gold on wood, 26 x 19 in. (66 x 48.3 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian, Florence 1435–1488 Venice), Verrocchio, a great sculptor, painter, and draftsman ran the most

Flint Scraper, Early Dynastic Period ?, Dynasty 0–2, ca. 3100–2650 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Flint, L. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); w. 5.1 cm (2 in

一鱖禾蟹圖, Flowers, fish, and crabs, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), mid-16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 69 1/4 × 49 1/2 in. (175.9 × 125.7 cm), Paintings, Liu Jie (Chinese, active mid-16th century),

Earflare, 7th–10th century, Peru, Wari, Silver, cotton, W. 3 1/4 x L. 3 3/4 in. (8.3 x 9.5 cm), Metal-Musical Instruments

The Ascension, 15th century, British, Alabaster with paint and gilding, Overall: 15 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 1 3/4in. (40 x 24.8 x 4.4cm), Sculpture-Stone, School of Nottingham

Silver bust of Serapis, Mid-Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Silver, 6 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.6 x 9.5 cm), Gold and Silver, By the second century A.D., Serapis had become one of the most popular deities in the Roman Empire. Many images of the

Pendant Cross, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm) , Ivories and Bone

Panel, 14th–15th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wood; inlaid with ivory, Wood

Olearium, late 15th–early 16th century, German, Lead, Overall: 5 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 1/16in. (14.3 x 14.4 x 7.8cm), Metalwork-Lead

Armchair (Bergère à la reine) (one of a pair) (part of a set), ca. 1785, French, Carved and gilded walnut, modern silk lampas, 40 3/8 × 27 × 24 1/8 in. (102.6 × 68.6 × 61.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These bergères were part of the same

Ear Spool, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Obsidian, Height 1-5/8 in., Glass-Ornaments

Earring or spiral, Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier (1857–1926), 1879–82, Pastel on canvas, 22 x 18 1/4 in. (55.9 x 46.4 cm), Drawings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Isabelle Lemonnier was the daughter of a successful Parisian jeweler and

Knife, 1st–mid-8th century, Peru, Moche, Copper (hammered), H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/16in. (21.6 x 13.5cm), Metal-Implements

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature, Achaemenid, ca. 5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Gold, H. 17 cm, Metalwork-Vessels, Horn-shaped vessels ending in an animal's head have a long history in the Near East as

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Flowers and butterflies, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor; Verso: Pencil, bordered, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast

Analytical Study of a Woman's Head Against Buildings, 1911–12, Ink on paper, 11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (30.2 x 21.6 cm), Drawings, Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Bowl, first half 16th century, Northern Italian, Lead-glazed earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 3 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (7.9 × 16.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Bronze mitra (belly guard), Archaic, late 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Bronze, Overall: 6 1/16 x 9 9/16in. (15.4 x 24.2cm), Bronzes, These three mitrai were found on Crete with the two helmets exhibited above. They were suspended from

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 3 15/16 x 4 7/8 in. (10 x 12.4 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, 8th–9th century, Found/excavated Iraq, Ctesiphon, Earthenware; incised, molded, and glazed, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics