Images at Librifly

Plaque: Two Portuguese Merchants, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Fibula, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 1 1/16 x 9/16 x 2 5/16 in. (2.6 x 1.4 x 6 cm), Gold and Silver

Door knocker in the shape of a small dog, 15th or 16th century, Spanish, Wrought iron, without tang: 7 1/16 × 1 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (18 × 4.7 × 5.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Bracelet, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Copper, bronze, Diam. 7.1 cm x D. .7cm, Metalwork-Ornaments

Tazza, ca. 1575–1625 with 19th century additions, probably Italian, Milan, Bloodstone, gold, and enamel., H. 9.2 cm, l. 15.4 cm

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, content uncertain, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. (2.2 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Designs for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 8 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (20.6 x 9.2 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Aegis of Sakhmet or Bastet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) × w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), An aegis is a collarlike necklace (often called a broad-collar) bearing a divine head as symbol of

Capital with Saint George and the Dragon, 12th–13th century, Made in Narbonne (?), France, French, Stone (Calcitic Dolomite), Overall: 10 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (26.7 x 27 x 23.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone

The Allegory of the Sorbonne, 1889, Oil on canvas, 32 5/8 x 180 1/4 in. (82.9 x 457.8 cm), Paintings, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris), This is a reduced version of a mural Puvis completed in 1889 for the Sorbonne,

Plate Ten from Plusieurs Models des plus nouuelles manieres qui sont en usage en l'Art de Arquebuzerie, ca. 1660, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 7 x 5 1/16 in. (17.8 x 12.8 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, Little is known about the

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles, Archaic, ca. 490–480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm), Vases, Obverse, Apollo; reverse, Herakles: the struggle for the Delphic tripod. In the Archaic

Plain Ring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/16 in. (3.2 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Sunday at the Church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris, 1877, Oil on canvas, 23 3/8 x 31 7/8 in. (59.4 x 81 cm), Paintings, Jean Béraud (French, St. Petersburg 1849–1936 Paris), When this painting was exhibited in the Salon of 1877, it

Observations sur les Antiquites de la ville d'Herculanum, Avec quelques reflexions sur la Peinture et la Sculpture des Anciens, 1754, French, Paper, leather, H. 6-3/4 x W. 4-1/4 x D. 1 in. (17.1 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm), Books and book bindings,

Chessmen (32), ca. 1800–1810, British, Castleford, Porcelain, salt glaze, Queen 3 1/8, King 3 5/16, Bishop 2 11/16, Knight 2 1/4, Rook 1 3/4, Pawn 2 5/16, Chess Sets

[Portrait of F. Holland Day with Male Nude], 1902, Platinum print, Image: 24.2 x 18.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.), Parts-Wood, Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925), F. Holland Day was an avid bibliophile and co-founder, with Herbert Copland,

Teapot, ca. 1770, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Hairpin, 500–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bronze-gilt, Overall (a-c): 5 5/16 x 9/16 in. (13.5 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Monkey Bottle, 6th–7th century, Peru, Nasca or Wari, Ceramic, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Wooded Landscape, 17th century, Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and blue ink and washes in the same colors, 7 11/16 x 11 3/4 in. (19.5 x 29.8 cm), Drawings, Style of Gillis van Coninxloo

Winter in Union Square, 1889–90, Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 18 in. (46.4 x 45.7 cm), Paintings, Childe Hassam (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1859–1935 East Hampton, New York), Arriving back in the United States in autumn 1889 after

Jar, Heian period (794–1185), 9th century, Japan, Stoneware with natural ash glaze, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Ceramics

Hammered Silver Diadem with Dangles, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Silver, Height: 1 3/8in. (3.5cm), Metal-Ornaments

Akhenaten Sacrificing a Duck, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, H. 24.5 cm (9

Kitchen Scene with Kitchen Maid Preparing Fish, Christ at Emmaus in the Background, from Kitchen and Market Scenes with Biblical Scenes in the Background, ca. 1603, Engraving, sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (24.2 x 32 cm), Prints, Jacob Matham

Headband, 7th–10th century, Peru, Wari, Cotton, camelid hair, Height 4-1/2 in., Textiles-Woven

Pectoral Disk, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Silvered copper, Diam. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Medal Awarded to French Civilian Pigeon-Keepers (“Colombiers civils”), 1870, French, Copper, Diameter (confirmed): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Eugène-André Oudiné (French, 1810–1887), During the

Columbine, ca. 1770, German, Fulda, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 5-3/8 in. (13.7 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 3 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in. (8.7 x 3.1 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1610, Attributed to India, Deccan, Bijapur, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Codices

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); L. of head 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Memoires et réflexions sur les principaux évenemens du regne de Louis XIV, & sur le caractere de ceux qui y ont eu la principale part. Par mr. l.m.d.L.F, 1749, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 15 cm, Arms of Paul and Maria Feodorovna as Tsarevitch and

Presentation Bowl with Design of Mating Birds, 15th–16th century, Vietnam, Stoneware with red, green, yellow, overglaze enamels, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Ceramics

Plaque with the Crucifixion, 16th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Painted enamel, copper, Overall: 6 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 1/16 in. (17.6 x 15.5 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Painted, Atelier of Nardon Pénicaud (French, 1470–1542/43

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of head 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Terracotta head of a youth, Late Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C. (?), Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Terracottas, The head is mold-made and hollow. The neck is not preserved. He has an ovoid face with a high, broad

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (6.8 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-3/8 in., Stone-Implements

Plate, ca. 1730, Chinese, for British market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Pieta, model second quarter of the 16th century (19th century silvering), Silvered copper alloy., 11.1 x 10.2 cm, wt. 580.98 g., Plaquettes, Style of Jacopo Sansovino (Jacopo Tatti) (Italian, Florence 1486–1570 Venice), The composition of

Gold earring with glass pendant in the form of a dolphin, Late Imperial, possibly 3rd–5th century A.D., Roman, Gold, glass; tooled and rod-pierced, Other (Pendant): 11/16 x 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (1.8 x 0.5 x 2.7 cm), Glass pendant: Translucent

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (7.5 x 11.5 cm), Ceramics

Teapot, ca. 1750–55, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 3/4 x 4 7/16 in. (14.6 x 11.2 cm), Ceramics

Chasse with The Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty, ca. 1190, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, green, yellow, opaque and translucent red, and white; wood core, painted red on

Necklace with Pendant Cross, 6th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall (chain): 17 5/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (43.9 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Crosses similar to this one are found in all media throughout the Byzantine world. As Christianity

Mask of a woman with a large coil of plaited hair, Roman Period, Hadrian, A.D. 117–138, From Egypt, Plaster, paint, glass, h. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); w. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in), This woman's high coiled braid recalls portraits of the Empress Sabina.

Agnus Dei, early 20th century (original dated 6th century), Byzantine, Tesserae, glass in wooden frame, Overall: 38 3/16 x 31 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (97 x 80.7 x 3.5 cm), Reproductions-Mosaics

Pair of Couters (Elbow Defenses), 16th century, German, Steel, Each H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Armor Parts

Settee (part of a set), ca. 1754–56, French, Paris, Beechwood, gilded, Overall: 43 1/8 × 92 × 43 in. (109.5 × 233.7 × 109.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Frame by Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot (1706–1776, warden 1750/52

Saint Francis de Sales, last half 18th century, probably French (Nevers), Opaque white, dark amethyst ('black'), pink, brown, dark brown, black, yellow-orange, light blue, dark blue-green, green, dark green, olive green, and waxlike

Panel from a Triptych with Bishop Saint, mid-15th century, Made in Lower or Middle Rhine, Germany, German, Copper-gilt, Overall (left wing): 8 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 1/16 in. (21.9 x 5.3 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Copper, The technique of punched dots

Enamelled frame with angels holding coat-of-arms, 13th century, second half, French, Enamel-cloisonné, H. 7-1/16, W. 3-15/16 in. (17.9 x 10 cm.), Enamels-Cloisonn

Lifting Hook, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 7 7/8 x 2 7/16 x 13/16 in. (20 x 6.2 x 2 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Fragment, 18th century, Attributed to Bulgaria, Kasanlik, Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidered, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Copper Openwork Mace Head, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Copper (cast), Diameter 3-3/8 in. (8.5 cm), Metal-Implements

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (8.1 x 7.9 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (12.5 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 6.5 oz. (184.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Little Hope, 1938, Plaster and watercolor on burlap mounted on cardboard, 18 1/8 × 20 3/8 in. (46 × 51.8 cm), Paintings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

[Four Cats], ca. 1895, Platinum print , 5.5 x 13.6 cm (2 3/16 x 5 3/8 in.), Photographs, Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lock, 11th century or later, Byzantine (?), Cast copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/2 in. (5.2 x 5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Coffeepot, ca. 1735–40, German, Bayreuth, Earthenware, lead-glazed and gilt, Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Ostrakon, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragments with ink inscription, a) 2 11/16 x 4 13/16 in. (6.8 x 12.2 cm), Ceramics

Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1170, Made in probably Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 2 11/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (6.8 x 2.7 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Among the most splendid objects in the

Necklace Beads, 2nd–6th century, Peru, Moche, Gold, inlay, Diameter 1-3/4 in., Metal-Ornaments

Ring, 13th century (?), French or German, Iron, Overall: 8 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (21.1 x 7.2 x 4.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Triptych with the Nativity and the Annunciation, late 19th–early 20th century, French, Limoges, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, Central panel: 8 1/2 × 8 in. (21.6 × 20.3 cm); Left and Right panels, each: 8 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (21.6 ×

Seal inscribed 'There is no God but [?]; Blessings on the owner 'Amir ibn Abdallah', 10th century, Probably from Iran, Soapstone; incised, carved, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) , Seals, This small stamp seal speaks to the importance of the written word

Jahangir Watching an Elephant Fight, ca. 1605, Attributed to India, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper, 18 1/2 x 12 7/8in. (47 x 32.7cm), Codices, Elephants were prized for their strength and power in Mughal India, where

Brooch, ca. 1922, Gold and mother-of-pearl, H. 1-5/8 × W. 1-5/8 × D. 1/8 in. (4.1 × 4.1 × 0.3 cm), Jewelry

Model Tool 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. 19 cm (7 1/2 in

Container for Holy Oils, 500–700, Made in Northeastern France, Frankish, Bone, polychromy, Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.9 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm), Ivories-Bone, This portable container for holy oils is decorated with incised circular

Holster, 17th–18th century, Italian or Spanish, Dark red silk warp-float faced 3/1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet., 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm), Textiles-Miscellaneous

Ointment jar inscribed with the name of Pepi I, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2289–2255 B.C., From Egypt, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in); greatest diam. 13 cm (5 1/8 in), This ointment jar was probably valued more for its

Flask with Handles, 15th–16th century, Balkan, Pewter, Overall: 12 11/16 x 9 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (32.2 x 23.3 x 15.8 cm), Metalwork-Pewter

Vase, 16th century, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze, Overall: 12 3/8 x 10 11/16 in. (31.5 x 27.1 cm), Ceramics

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Glass, Diam. 1.6 cm (5/8 in

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John, 1500–1550, Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks, Prints, Dürer-School (German, first half 16th century

Mask, 2nd–3rd century, Peru, Moche, Copper, shell inlays, H. 8 x W. 7 1/2 in. (20.3 x 19 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type, associated with a, b), 15th or 16th century (textiles); 16th century (chair), Italian, Walnut, carved; embroidery, silk velvet, metal., H. 91.5 cm, W. 74.5 cm, D. 49 cm

Architectural Fragment from a Retable, Tabernacle, or Tomb, ca. 1400, Made in Burgundy or Île-de-France, France, French, Marble, Overall: 14 13/16 x 3 x 2 in. (37.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.2 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Knife Handle (Kozuka), mid-18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Sword Furniture-Kozuka, Ichijosai

Manuscript Leaf Fragment, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ink on parchment, Overall: 5 11/16 x 5 1/16 in. (14.5 x 12.8 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, L. of each 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Tankard, Probably by Henry Greenway (active 1648–65), 1661–62, British, London, Silver, Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Probably by Henry Greenway (active 1648–65

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Box, inscribed, Cypriot, Stone, Overall: 2 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. (7.3 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Fragment of a stone box with Cypriot inscription, dedicated to the Lady of Paphos

The Last Adventure of the Knight Errant, 1922, Ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 12 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (32.1 × 24.8 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Triptych: The Last Judgment, ca. 1500, French, Painted enamels on copper, partly gilded., Center plaque 25 x 22 cm; left plaque 25 x 10 cm; right plaque 25 x 10 cm, Enamels, Master of the Orléans Triptych (French, active late 15th–early

Glass mosaic inlay, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, Overall: 3/4 x 13/16 in. (2 x 2.1 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, turquoise blue, yellow, and red., Square,

Nast's Illustrated Almanac for 1871, 1871–74, Illustrations: electrotypes, 9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (23.5 x 17.5 cm), Books

Bible Marker, mid-19th century, Canada, New Brunswick, Maliseet, Wood, metal, silk, H. 1 1/2 x W. 3 5/8 in. (3.8 x 9.2 cm), Wood-Implements

Petit almanach de la cour de France: 1819. treizième année, 1818, Paris, France, 288 pages : frontispiece, engraved title page, plates, Height: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Red morocco binding, stamped in gold

明/清 王鐸 山水圖 軸, Landscape, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1649, China, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, Image: 22 x 10 5/8 in. (55.9 x 27 cm), Paintings, Wang Duo (Chinese, 1592–1652

Four Figures, Oil on wood, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm), Paintings, Adolphe Monticelli (French, Marseilles 1824–1886 Marseilles