Images at Librifly

Wall revetment, agate pattern, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3 × W. 4.9 cm (1 3/16 × 1 15/16 in.), Glass plaques imitating expensive marble or stones were used as wall coverings

Hairpin, 1st–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 9/16 x 3/16 x 1/8 in. (9.1 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Bead, 600–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Glass with yellow interior, Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (1 x 3.2 cm), Glass-Beads

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Vol. IV, 1839, Illustrations: etching, 10 13/16 x 5 1/8 in. (27.5 x 13 cm), Books, Edited and etched by James Barton Longacre (American, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1794–1869

Section of a Diptych in Linga Form, Interior Depicting Shiva and Parvati, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Chlorite schist, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture

A Female Allegorical Figure, 1740–50, Oil on canvas, gold ground, Oval, 32 x 25 3/8 in. (81.3 x 64.5 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Carpet, dated A.H. 1188/ A.D. 1774, Attributed to Turkey, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (weft), silk (weft), metal-wrapped silk thread; tapestry-woven, H. 63 in. (160 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This type of prayer rug, with a stepped mihrab niche

Necklace, chain, 7th–5th Century B.C., Etruscan, GOLD, Other: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Gold and Silver

Medal of Captain James Biddle, 1815, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

Dish (piatto), ca. 1540, Italian, Deruta, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26.1cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Rhyton in the form of a Saiga antelope head, Sasanian, ca. 5th–6th century A.D., Poland, said to be from Choniakow, Volhynia, Sasanian, Silver-gilt, 11.1 x 7.09 in. (28.19 x 18.01 cm), Metalwork-Vessels

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-9/16 in., Stone-Implements

Bowl, 1914–15, United States, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Ceramic, H. 5 7/8 x Diam. 9 3/4 in. (14.9 x 24.8 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Maria Martínez (Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1887–1980

Key Handle or Knife Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3 x 3.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Figure: Female, 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, metal, H. 13 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 3 5/8 in. (33 x 9.9 x 9.2 cm), Bone/Ivory-Sculpture, This young female figure represents an attendant of the iyoba, or mother of the

Canaanite Scarab with a Lion over a Crocodile, Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1600–1500 B.C., From Canaan, Levant, Steatite, l. 2.3 cm (7/8 in

Wounded centaur, 19th century, German, Bronze, Height: 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm), Sculpture, Franz von Stuck (German, Tettenweis 1863–1928 Munich

Apothecary bottle (fiasca da farmacia), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Free Copy of Giotto's Navicella (recto); Copy of Adam in Masaccio's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, and other Figure Studies (verso), ca. 1420, Pen and brown ink (recto and verso). glued onto a secondary backing sheet of paper drawn in pen and

Belt Buckle, 6th–7th century, Made in Burgundy, Frankish or Burgundian, Iron, silver inlay, bronze, Overall: 8 3/16 x 3 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (20.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/4 × 11/16 × 3/16 in. (7 × 1.8 × 0.5 cm), Glass-Stained

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 3.6 x 5.4 x 2.6 cm (1 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.), Crèche

Armchair, 1850–60, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Rosewood, ash, 50 x 26 1/2 x 23 in. (127 x 67.3 x 58.4 cm), Furniture

Ornamental band, late 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 8 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/16 in. (21.4 x 5.2 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Allegories of Love, first quarter 19th century, French, Cotton, Overall: 34 x 53 1/2 in. (86.4 x 135.9 cm), Textiles-Printed

Earring, 9th–10th century, Made in Scandinavia, Viking, Electrum, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in., 0.2oz. (3.4 x 3 x 0.6 cm, 7g), Metalwork-Electrum

Key, 13th century (?), French (?), Iron, Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8.5 x 6.1 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Found Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware), H. 2 3/8 in (6 cm), Ceramics

Spoon, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Copper (cast), Height 4-1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Metal-Implements

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1789 (?), Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Metal

Hammered Silver Pin (tupu), 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Silver, gilt (?), Length 3-9/16 in. (9 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Cover, late 18th century, Spanish, possibly Valencia or Talavera, Silk; cotton, 38 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (98.4 x 102.9 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

New York from the Steeple of St. Paul's Church, Looking East, South, and West, 1849, Color aquatint and etching; second state of three, image: 21 1/4 x 36 3/16 in. (53.9 x 91.9 cm), Prints, Henry A. Papprill (British, 1817–1896), After

A Village on the Brenta, ca. 1740–41, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 11 9/16 x 15 7/8 in. (29.3 x 40.3 cm), Drawings, Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, Venice 1722–1780 Warsaw

Box with Design of Benkei and a Bell, Edo period (1615–1868), 1862, Japan, Mokume-nuri, gold, silver, red, black lacquer, takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Lacquer, Shibata

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-3/4 in., Stone-Implements

Necklace pendants and beads, late Old Babylonian, ca. 17th–16th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian, Gold, 4 9/16 × 1/8 in. (11.6 × 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Blade for a Straight Single-Edged Sword (Chokutō), 7th century or earlier, Japanese, Steel, L. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907.2 g), Sword Blades

Pommel in the shape of coiled animals, ca. 3rd–1st century B.C., Eurasian steppes, Sarmatian, Gold, turquoise inlay, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Papyrus, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 8 7/8 x 9 1/16 in. (22.5 x 23 cm), Papyrus

Abiud, 1195–1205, Made in Braine, France, French, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead, Overall: 76 3/8 x 34 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (194 x 88.6 x 3.8 cm), Glass-Stained, This panel, one of a series depicting Hebrew prophets, decorated the

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. of head 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Right Wing of a Diptych with Crucifixion, first half 14th century, French (?), Ivory, Overall: 3 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in. (9.3 x 6.8 x 0.6 cm), Ivories

Papier-mâché side chair, ca. 1830–60, British (?), Wood, papier-mâché, black lacquer, painted and gilded, mother-of-pearl, caned seat., H. 82.9 cm, W. 44.4 cm, D. 39 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Cassone (one of a pair), second quarter 15th century, Italian, probably Florence, Tempera on lindenwood, molded and gilt ornament, 29 1/2 x 62 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. (74.9 x 158.1 x 60.3 cm), Italian (Florentine?) Painter , second quarter 15th

Key, 14th–15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. (7.7 x 3.4 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pilgrim's Plaque, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Earthenware, Overall: 3 7/8 x 4 x 1/4 in. (9.8 x 10.2 x 0.7 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 490 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Vases, Interior, groom with horse. It is rare in red-figure to find representations of a man and a horse as intimate as this

Standing Man, Facing Half Right, ca. 1760, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 8 13/16 x 5 1/2 in. (22.4 x 14 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, A.D. 100–500, Panama, Chiriqui (?), Initial Style, Gold, H. 1 1/4 × W. 2 3/4 × D. 1 1/2 in. (3.2 × 7 × 3.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Curly-tailed animals appear on pendants in groups of two, four, or six,

Drawer handle and plate, 1460–1520, German, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.3 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Fragment of a Bowl, 12th century, Made in Egypt, Ceramics

Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary, 14th century, Made in Bologna (?), Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and silver on parchment, Overall: 20 5/16 x 14 in. (51.6 x 35.6 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); L. of head 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plate, late 15th century, German, Brass, Overall: 23 9/16 x 3 5/16 in. (59.9 x 8.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 1 5/16 × 3 × 3/8 in. (3.3 × 7.7 × 0.9 cm), Vases, Upper part of man and animal

Bottle, 19th century, Scythian, Gold plate, Overall: 8 15/16 x 5 13/16 in. (22.7 x 14.7 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Cassone, ca. 1425–50, Italian (Tuscany, Florence or Siena), Pinewood and poplar, gesso, partly gilded, form molded, and painted., H. 51.4 cm, W. 149.2 cm., Woodwork-Furniture, Cassone is the term given to large decorated chests made in

Plate with rocks, flowers, and birds, ca. 1815, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Bone porcelain with colored enamels over transparent glaze, Diameter: 10 in. (25.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Either a Japanese Imari plate or a

Door handle, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 9 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 3 1/4 in. (23.7 x 4.6 x 8.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Inlaid Powder Horn, 18th century, Attributed to India, Kotah, Rajasthan, Wood overlaid with horn, mother-of-pearl and ivory; silver, Gr. W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Arms and Armor, A powder horn, which typically was made of cow or buffalo horn,

Bertel Thorvaldsen (1768–1844) with the Bust of Horace Vernet, 1833 or later, Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 1/2 in. (96.5 x 74.9 cm), Paintings, Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris), The internationally celebrated Danish sculptor Bertel

Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 1 in. (0.7 x 2.6 cm), Glass

Tea caddy (one of a pair), early 19th century, British, Pine base, cover; paper, silk, Overall (caddy, confirmed): 5 5/8 × 7 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (14.3 × 19.7 × 9.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The term caddy, now used for any tea container,

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (1 x 0.6 x 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Gold Necklace with Pearls and Stones of Emerald Plasma, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, pearls, emerald plasma, Overall: 16 3/4 x 13/16 x 7/16 in. (42.5 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm) Wt: 64g, Metalwork-Gold, This elegantly simple necklace alternates

Sherds, ca. 4th–1st century B.C., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Iran, Ceramic, a) 5.3 cm x 4.4 cm x Th. 1.1 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Earring with pendant, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Gold, Other: 9/16 × 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (1.4 × 0.9 × 3.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Standing Figure, 500 B.C.–A.D. 1500, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexico; Chontal, Greenstone, Height 10-3/4 in. (27.3 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Integral tondo molding, mid-15th century, Sienese, Single piece of poplar. Carved, gilt; brown-red bole, blue in dentil., Overall diam. 18 cm; sight diam. 13 cm., Frames, This 'Madonna and Child' by Sano di Pietro (1405-1481) retains its

Table Cover with a Coat of Arms, 16th century, Spanish, Linen; silk; plant fiber, 67 x 41 in. (170.2 x 104.1 cm) with lace, Textiles-Laces

Pectoral Disk, 7th–12th century, Colombia or Ecuador, Capuli, Gold, Diameter 6-7/8 in. (17.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Reliquary, Monstrance, 15th century, German, Copper-gilt, silver-gilt, glass, Overall: 17 13/16 x 7 3/16 x 5 1/8 in. (45.3 x 18.3 x 13 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Scarab of Amenemhat, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1805 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Glazed steatite, L. 0.9 × W. 0.6 × H. 0.4 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.), Scarab shaped seal

Medal, 1822, Probably made in Portland, Maine, United States, American, Silver, 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 in. (4 x 4.8 cm), Jewelry

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nespekashuty, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 656–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), bottom of west wall of outer hall, 1922–23, Limestone, paint, as

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 5/8 x 4 3/16 in. (6.6 x 10.7 cm), Ceramics

Zaō Gongen, 蔵王権現立像, Heian period (794–1185), 11th century, Japan, Gilt bronze with incised decoration, H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Sculpture, Zaō Gongen is a rare example of a purely

Plate, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Iran, Earthenware; white slip, incised and glazed, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Ceramics

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 13/16 in. (5.6 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Ceremonial Metate, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Stone, H. 8 15/16 x W. 8 3/4 x D. 17 1/4 in. (22.8 x 22.2 x 43.8 cm), Stone-Implements

Painted Miniature Bowl, 14th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Ceramic, slip, pigment, Height 2 in., Ceramics-Containers

The Juniper Tree, Fontainbleu, 1840, Etching, Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (37.2 × 26 cm), Prints, Eugène Stanislas Alexandre Bléry (French, Fontainebleau 1805–1887 Paris

Quillwork Sconce, 1720–40, Possibly made in Redding, Connecticut, United States, American, Paper, shells, wire, glass, 28 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (73 x 27.6 cm), Natural Substances, Possibly Ruth Read, A fragile form of handiwork, quillwork

Man Holding a Bottle and a Cup, 16th–17th century, Made in Iran, Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on plaster, H. 21 7/16 in. (54.5 cm), Paintings-Fresco, In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, mural paintings were

Tiles with a Lion on a Shield, late 1400s or early 1500s, Made in Seville, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware (cuerda seca technique), Overall: 11 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 5/8 in. (28.3 x 14.1 x 1.6 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Finger Ring, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, garnet or glass paste cabochon, Overall: 7/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (2.3 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Plaque of St. Jude, 12th century, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/16 in. (13.4 x 6.4 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 580–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 11/16in. (6.7 x 4.3cm), Vases, Hind part of a lion in relief to right

Smallsword, ca. 1750–60, possibly German, Hard stone (chrysoprase), gold, steel, L. without scabbard 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of blade 27 9/16 in. (70 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 15 oz. (417 g); Wt. of scabbard 3 oz. (85

新石器時代龍山文化 有牙玉壁, Notched Disk, Neolithic period, Longshan culture (2400–1900 B.C.), China, Jade (nephrite), Gr. W., 6 7/16 in. (64 cm), Jade

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, 1st half of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 2 x 1 7/16 x 7/16 in. (5.1 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm), Vases

Gold earring with a glass pendant in the shape of an African’s head, Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Gold, glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other (Pendant): 7/8 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (2.2 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm),

明 黃花梨 畫案, Painting table, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Wood (huanghuali, Dalbergia odorifera), H. 31 1/2 in. (80 cm); W. 73 1/4 in. (186.1 cm); D. 29 7/8 in. (75.9 cm), Furniture

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. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Silver phiale (libation bowl), Archaic, late 7th or early 6th century B.C., East Greek, perhaps Rhodian, Silver, gold, Diameter: 21.92 cm, Gold and Silver

Robe, early 19th century, Indian, silk, metal