Images at Librifly

Terracotta krater, Geometric, ca. 725 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm), Vases, Like its counterpart, this krater served as a funerary monument and shows the same primary subjects, the prothesis—or laying out of the

Tabula Cebetis, 16th century, Woodcut; second state of two, Block: 12 13/16 × 16 1/8 in. (32.5 × 41 cm), Prints, David Kandel (German, ca. 1520–ca. 1596), The Table of Cebes, or The Journey of Human Life, is an allegory—popular in

Sleeve Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Silk, glass seed pearls, metallic thread; on silk, 34 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (87.63 x 20.95 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), L. of each 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Capital, ca. 1130–40, Made in present-day France, Catalan, Marble, Overall: 13 x 15 1/4 x 13 in. (33 x 38.7 x 33 cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Flask, 15th century, Made in Rhenish, Germany, German, Green Glass, Overall: 7 1/16 x 3 3/16 in. (18 x 8.1 cm), Glass-Vessels

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/8 x 5 5/16 in. (11.7 x 13.5 cm), Ceramics

Dish, 1470–1490, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 2 7/16 x 18 1/8 in. (6.2 x 46 cm), Ceramics

Base for a Cross, 11th century, Made in Constantinople or Asia Minor (probably), Byzantine, Copper alloy: leaded medium-tin bronze with a significant trace of zinc, Overall: 10 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (26.7 x 4.9 x 4.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 3/4 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (4.5 × 4.3 × 0.5 cm), Glass-Stained

Beads, 20, Glass, Other: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm), Glass

Saint John The Evangelist, 15th century, German or South Netherlandish, Boxwood, Overall: 9 13/16 x 3 3/16 x 2 13/16in. (25 x 8.1 x 7.2cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

Kneeling Female Figure Holding a Child, ca. 1747, Black, red and white chalk, stumped, on beige paper, 21 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (54 x 42.5 cm), Drawings, Louis Galloche (French, Paris 1670–1761 Paris

Dress, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 27 9/16 × 39 3/8 in. (70 × 100 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Secular

Bottle, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on yellow glazed ground with cobalt blue glaze, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Ceramics

Papyri Fragments of a Letter to Andreas, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 3 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (9 x 11 cm), Papyrus

Ciborium, 16th century, Spanish, Silver-gilt, Overall: 13 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21 x 16.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Crucifixion, 1556, Woodcut, Sheet: 12 3/16 × 8 3/8 in. (31 × 21.2 cm), Prints, Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati) (Italian, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana ca. 1520–ca. 1575 Venice

Perfume vase, Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C., From Egypt, Glass, H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in

Netsuke of Mask, 19th century, Japan, Wood (brown); brass eyes and lead teeth, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Charm Bag, ca. 1875, United States, Minnesota, Ojibwa, Wool yarn, plant fiber, H. 7 x W. 8 in. (17.8 x 20.3 cm), Textiles-Woven

Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg, late 16th–mid-17th century, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Pen and ink, watercolor, gold and silver washes; paper bound in gold-tooled leather, cover: 14 x 10 3/8 in. (35.56 x 26.35 cm); page:

Panel Bag, ca. 1840, Canada, Manitoba, Cree-Métis, Native-tanned skin, quill, glass, metal, H. 13 x W. 7 1/4 in. (33 x 18.4 cm), Beads-Containers

唐 三彩騎馬俑, Horse and rider, Tang dynasty (618–907), early 8th century, China, Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze and pigment, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); L. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Tomb Pottery, In style

Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress, 5th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, 7 5/16 × 4 × 2 5/16 in., 2.7 lb. (18.5 × 10.2 × 5.9 cm, 1206g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Portraits busts of Byzantine empresses were used for weights,

Bench, 16th century, Italian, Walnut, Overall: 36 x 96 x 17 in. (91.4 x 243.8 x 43.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Tournament Shield (Targe), ca. 1500, German, Wood, burlap, leather, gesso, polychromy, H. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); W. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); outer circumference 19 5/16 in. (49 cm); H. of lance rest 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Shields,

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in. (2.5 × 3.1 × 0.3 cm), Vases, Protomes of horses

Dessert plate, ca. 1758, German, Fürstenberg, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Plate with Dragon and Ave Maria Inscription, 1425–1450, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 1 15/16 x 14 11/16 in. (5 x 37.3 cm), Ceramics

Coffin, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa and north of Padiamenemopet, 1919–20, Sycomore wood, paint, Coffin box: L. 196 cm (77 3/16 in); W. 48 cm (18 7/8 in); H.

Ladle, Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (1736–1788, master 1765, retired 1777), 1775–76, French, Paris, Silver, L. 14-15/16 in. (37.9 cm.), Metalwork-Silver, Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (1736–1788, master 1765, retired 1777

Princess María Francisca de Asis de Borbón and Her Son Infante Carlos Luis María Fernando de Borbón, 1818, Ivory, Obverse and reverse each 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (57 x 47 mm), Miniatures, Luis de la Cruz y Rios (Spanish, active by 1815–died

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Young girls in hats and sashed dresses, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken), 18th century, Spanish American, Oil on canvas (relined), 50 × 42 1/2 in. (127 × 108 cm), Paintings, Spanish Painter

Young Girls Dancing before a Grotto, ca. 1820, French, Woodblock-printed paper, 74 x 80 3/4 in. (1.88 x 2.05 m.), Wallpaper, House of Dufour

Medicine Bundle Bowl and Bag, 1850–60, United States, Nebraska, Winnebago, Wood, wool, native-tanned skin, Bowl: Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 3 1/16in. (7.8cm), Vases, Fragment of yellowish-brown enamelled vase covered with embossed scales

The Annunciation, Tempera on wood, 15 7/8 x 27 1/2 in. (40.3 x 69.9 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, Florence ca. 1406–1469 Spoleto

Punch bowl (jatte à punch), 1772, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, 5 1/8 × 13 1/4 in. (13 × 33.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The table services produced at Sèvres in the eighteenth century were highly prized and extremely expensive.

Candlestick, 15th century, French or Italian, Iron, Overall: 54 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (138.4 x 54 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Village on a River, ca. 1645–50, Black chalk and gray wash., 2 15/16 x 5 3/8 in. (7.4 x 13.7 cm), Drawings, Follower of Jan van Goyen (Dutch, Leiden 1596–1656 The Hague

Nativity, second half 19th century–early 20th century, probably French, Painted enamel, partly gilt, on copper; silver-gilt frame set with pearls, gemstones, and ronde-bosse enamels., H. with frame 21.2 cm, w. with frame 18.4 cm, d. with

Half-Length Study for a Portrait of a Young Man, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, with touches of pink and blue in the face, 6 9/16 x 4 5/8 in. (16.7 x 11.7 cm), Drawings, Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, Venice

Cup, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; painted and glazed, Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Ceramics

Roundel, disk, 4th century B.C., Gold, Diameter: 1/2 x 1/16 in. (1.3 x 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Marble relief of a chisel and mallet, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble-Italian ?, Overall: 14 x 11 1/4 x 3 3/8in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 8.5cm), Stone Sculpture, The relief, probably votive in purpose, depicts a metal chisel and a wooden mallet, the

Plate, 1796–1801, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter (each): 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Raised relief fragment, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber N. door; W. jamb, 1922–23, Limestone, varnish, 5.5 x 11 x 2.8

Raised relief fragment, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber N. door, 1922–23, Limestone, varnish, 5.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); L. of head 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Temple Pendant and Stick, ca. 1080–1150, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 1 15/16 × 15/16 in. (4.9 × 2.4 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, On the surface of this exquisitely worked pendant are intricate patterns

Exécution des otages, prison de la Roquette, le 24 mai 1871, 1870–71, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Sheet: 36 x 46 cm (14 3/16 x 18 1/8 in.), Photographs, Ernest Eugène Appert (French, 1831–1891), Following France’s

Ring, 4th century B.C., Celtic, Gold, Overall: 1 x 1 x 1 in., 0lb. (2.6 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm, 15.2g), Metalwork-Gold, These rings evoke the splendor of the Celts and their love of personal adornment. The upper ring is one of the most lavish

Earring with pendant, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (1 x 0.9 x 3.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Lamp, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Steatite; carved, incised, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Stone, The carving of utensils and other objects from soft stones is an extremely ancient art in the Near East. Steatite and other

Glass beaker (carchesium), Mid Imperial, late 2nd–mid-3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, Translucent very dark green, appearing black., Everted, rounded rim; concave curving side to cylindrical body,

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 3 3/4in. (9.6cm), Vases, Greenish-yellow enamelled vase with raised leaf and rod pattern around shoulder

Water jar with spout (vase à bec), second half 16th century, French, La Chapelle-des-Pots, Lead-glazed earthenware, Height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, This water jar comes from Saintes in southwestern France, which was an

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a field lease, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 3.1 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Hanging or Prayer Rug, 18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Taffeta, metal thread, H. 72 1/4 in. (183.5 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Textile with Lions and Peacocks, 15th century, Italian, Silk, gold thread, Overall: 3 × 10 in. (7.6 × 25.4 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Imperatorum Romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium, 1559, Woodcut, 19 11/16 x 14 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (50 x 37 x 4 cm), Books, Peter Flötner (German, Thurgau 1485–1546 Nuremberg), Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch the Younger (1525–1571),

Segment of a Crozier Shaft, late 12th century, North Spanish, Elephant ivory, Overall: 11 5/16 x 1 3/8 in. (28.7 x 3.5 cm), Ivories, Croziers, occasionally made of ivory, were important symbols of Church authority. This section formed part of

Salver, Possibly by Ebenezer Coker (active 1738, bankrupt 1781, died 1783), 1770–71, British, London, Silver, 1 1/2 × 14 in. (3.8 × 35.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Possibly by Ebenezer Coker (active 1738, bankrupt 1781, died 1783

Finger Ring, 7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.8 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Piggyback Copper Frogs, 10th–15th century (?), Peru, Peruvian, Copper (cast), gilt, Length 1-5/8 in. (4.2 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Earring, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D, Roman, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 5/16 x 7/8 in. (1.2 x 0.8 x 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Fragment, 5th–9th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Silk; samite, Textile: H. 6 in. (15.3 cm), Textiles-Woven, The design of this silk fragment consists of three rows, each containing three compartments. Pearl borders, floral motifs,

Jug, 15th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (11.5 x 13 x 17.2 cm), Ceramics

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 13 11/16 in. (34.7 cm.), Crèche

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); L. of head 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Lola de Valence, 1915, Oil on paper, mounted on wood, H. 20 1/2 × W. 13 1/4 in. (52.1 × 33.7 cm), Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris), Modigliani consistently integrated stylistic features of African art into

Chamber candlestick, 1816–17, British, London, Silver, H. 2 5/8 x W. 6 5/8 in. (6.7 x 16.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Medal of Millard Fillmore, 1850, 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

Knuckle Bone, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2900 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations; Possibly from Umm el-Qaab, Tomb of Den, Bone, L: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); w: 2.1 cm (13/16 in

Two Standing Women, ca. 1st century B.C., Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic schist, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Sculpture

Hammered Silver Miniature Scepter (?), 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north or central coast (?), Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm), Metal-Ornaments

Groat of Henry VI, 1422–27, Made in London, England, British, Silver, Overall: 1 x 1/16 in. (2.6 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Game Piece with Hercules Throwing Diomedes to His Man-Eating Horses, ca. 1150, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Elephant ivory, Overall: diam. 2 3/4 x 13/16 in. (diam. 7 x 2 cm), Ivories, This carved ivory disk is a tableman, a game piece

Tile with rekhyt bird, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Eastern Delta, Tell el-Yahudiya, Gray faience filled with blue, H. 9 x 10.5 cm

Spirals, Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1 x 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring, 11th or 12th century, Attributed to probably Iran, Gold, Jewelry

The Little Bridge (Le Petit Pont), 17th century, Etching; first state of two, plate: 7 11/16 x 11 in. (19.5 x 27.9 cm), Prints, Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, Haarlem 1628/29–1682 Amsterdam

Pair of Designs for the Decoration of the Grips of Pocket Pistols, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 3 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (8.3 x 18.1 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

近代, 丁輔之, 雜果圖, 冊頁, Fruit, dated 1945, China, Album leaf; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (30.8 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Ding Fuzhi (Chinese, 1879–1946), With the discovery of oracle-bone scripts at the turn

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, L. of each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Hairpin, 200–500, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/4 in. (9.1 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Conical seal, Achaemenid, ca. 6th–5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Carnelian, banded, H. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Diam. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals

Stained Glass Panel with a Knight and His Patron Saint, ca. 1505–08, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall (with 1 T-bar): 62 3/4 x 21 7/8 x 1/2 in. (159.4 x 55.6 x 1.3 cm), Glass-Stained, These four scenes

Astragal mirror frame, 18th century, Italian, Genoa, Poplar, Overall: 9 5/8 x 12 7/8 in, Frames

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); L. of head 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Badge of Recognition, 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/16 x 5/16 x 5/8 in. (0.5 x 0.8 x 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Double Spout and Bridge Bottle with Bird, 5th–2nd century B.C., Peru, Paracas, Ceramic, slip, pigment, Overall: 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Cross, 18th century, Iberian, Gold, crystals, 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Slant-top desk (secrétaire en pente), ca. 1745–49, French, Oak veneered with bois satiné and end cut wood, leather, gilt bronze, Overall, at widest points: 31 3/8 x 34 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (79.7 x 87.6 x 50.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (36 x 4.2 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Deep Footed Plate with Decoration of Leaves, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. early 19th century, Japan, Polychrome enamels (Kutani ware, Yoshidaya revival), Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm); H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. (foot) 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm),

Composition with the Yellow Half-Moon and the Y, 1918, Gouache and watercolor on gesso on fabric mounted on cardboard, 8 3/4 x 6 5/8in. (22.2 x 16.8cm), Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno