Images at Librifly

Part of the marble stele (grave marker) of Kalliades, Archaic, 550–525 BC, Greek, Attic, Marble, 21 1/2in. (54.6cm), Stone Sculpture, A fleeing Gorgon decorates this tapering, predella-looking slab, part of the grave stele of Kalliades,

Shallow Dish fragment, 12th–13th century, Byzantine, Earthenware with sgraffito slip, glaze, Overall: 1 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 1/16 in. (4 x 20 x 18 cm), Ceramics

Inlay, Modern?, Glass, Other: 1 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 3.4 x 0.4 cm), Glass

Spit Bracket, 16th century, Spanish (?), Iron, (H) 18 (45.7 cm) x (L) 13 3/8 (34 cm) x (gr. w.) 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Hurdy-Gurdy, second half 18th century, France, French, Wood, ivory, metal, Total length (without crank) 60.3 cm., Body length 46.0 cm., Width (widest point) 28.4 cm., Total depth 20.7 cm., Friction wheel diameter 16.4 cm., Keyboard span

Card case, Albert Coles (ca. 1815–1885), ca. 1840, American (New York), Silver, No dimensions recorded., Metalwork-Silver, Albert Coles (ca. 1815–1885

Nebuleuse de la Lyre, ca. 1885, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 22.8 x 16.4 cm. (9 x 6 7/16 in.), Photographs, Paul Henry (French, 1848–1905), Prosper Henry (French, 1849–1903), Astronomers at the Paris Observatory,

L'eschole de Salerne en vers burlesques & duo poemata macaronica: de bello huguenotico: et De gestis magnanimi & prudentissimi Baldi, 1651, 139, [1] pages; Height: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Book of macaronic verse. In this instance, the macaronica are

Violoncello, mid-19th century, Paris, France, French, Spruce and maple, Body L.: 75.5 cm (29-1/2 in.); Upper bouts: 34.2 cm (13-1/2 in.) Middle bouts; 23.6 cm (9-1/2 in.; Lower bouts: 43.9 cm (17-1/2 in.), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 in. (27.9 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pierced Window Screen, second half 16th century, Made in India, Red sandstone; pierced, carved, H. 73 in. (185.4 cm), Stone, Jalis, or pierced screens, were used extensively in Indian architecture as windows, room dividers, and railings.

Medallion with man and woman holding standard, ca. 1240–60, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium and light blue and white, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/16 in. (9 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Spindle Bottle with Handle, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel, Glass, H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in), Egyptian glass vessels were often modeled after vessels

Necklace with palmette pendants, Gold, Other (53 elements): 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Manuscript Leaf Fragment, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ink on parchment, Framed: 4 11/16 x 5 13/16 in. (11.9 x 14.8 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Papyri Fragments of a Letter to Epiphanius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 3 7/16 x 11 in. (8.8 x 28 cm), Papyrus

Black Warrior (No. 18), 1830, Print, 38 x 24 15/16 in., Prints, John James Audubon (American (born Haiti), Les Cayes (Saint-Domingue) 1785–1851 New York

Chinese figure with bird, ca. 1727, mounts and flowers ca. 1750, German (Meissen) with French mounts and Vincennes flowers, Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts and soft-paste porcelain flowers, Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm),

Spearhead, 1200–800 B.C., Bronze Age, Copper alloy, Overall: 15 9/16 x 2 3/8in. (39.5 x 6.1cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This spearhead represents the highest tradition of the British Bronze Age. The piece is undeniably beautiful: its shape is

Spoon, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Silver, Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 x 11/16 in. (15.8 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Tile, ca. 1694, Dutch, Delft, Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall: 27 1/4 × 27 1/4 in. (69.2 × 69.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Collar with medallions containing coins of emperors, Roman Period, ca. A.D. 225, From Egypt; Possibly from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Gold, L. of chain: 91 cm (35 13/16 in.), This collar displays medallions containing coins of

Bracket, 16th–17th century, Attributed to India, Wood; carved, H. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm), Wood

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Armband, 1200–900 B.C., European Bronze Age, Copper alloy, Overall: 11 x 2 15/16 in. (28 x 7.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Wheellock gun, mid-17th century, Brescia, Italian, Brescia, Steel, wood (walnut), L. 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm); L. of barrel 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm); Cal. .58 in. (14.7 mm); Wt. 9 lb. 6 oz. (4250 g), Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, The bold and

Shaped Tile with Floral Decoration, 15th century, Vietnam, Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Ceramics, This thick, hollow tile in the shape of a quatrefoil is decorated in

Bracelet with Holy Figures, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Iron; inlaid with copper disks, Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Jewelry, This popular bracelet type often included an invocation for the protection of the wearer. Here eight

Ostrakon with a Hymn to an Ascete and Martyr, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Limestone with ink inscription, 6 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (16.5 x 11.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Jousting Helm, ca. 1475–1500, Italian, Steel, H. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); D. 16 in. (40.6 cm); Wt. 19 lb. 5 oz. (8769 g), Helmets, Very little Italian tournament armor survives from the fifteenth century, making this helm

Standing Figure, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century, Colombia or Ecuador, Tumaco or Tolita, Gold, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, The three-dimensional figures of the Tolita-Tumaco area are among the most striking of Precolumbian gold

Belt Plate, 7th century (?), Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in. (4.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Chamber candlestick, 1802–3, British, London, Silver, h. 3 1/4 x w. 4 1/8 in. (8.3 x 10.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

The Charmers of the Age, May 30, 1786, Etching and aquatint, sheet: 9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (24.7 x 21.3 cm), Prints, James Sayers (British, 1748–1823

Earring-hook type with pendants of pearls, Gold, agate, pearls, Other: 5/16 × 5/16 × 7/8 in. (0.8 × 0.7 × 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); L. of head 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Saint George and the Dragon, ca. 1475, Made in possibly Vienna, Austria, Austrian or South German, Wood, painted and gilt, Overall: 17 3/8 x 8 1/16 x 4 15/16 in. (44.1 x 20.4 x 12.5 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Attributed to Hans Klocker (under the

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, Tempera on wood, 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (31.1 x 26 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (probably 17th century

My Little White Kitties – Into Mischief, 1871, Hand-colored lithograph, image: 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (21 x 31.8 cm), Prints

Jar, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Sasanian, Ceramic, H. 5-9/16 in. x Diam. 5-5/8 shoulder x Diam. outer rim: 9.9 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Fragment, 10th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, silk; plain weave, tapestry weave, H. 24 in. (61 cm), Textiles-Woven

Pitcher, 1875–79, Made in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, American, Porcelain, 9 1/2 x 8 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics

Escutcheon plate, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in. (7.6 x 8.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 x 3/16 x 11/16 in. (1.6 x 0.5 x 1.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 2 5/8in. (6.7cm), Vases, Ivy. Signed (REN) for M. Perennius

Kamānche, ca. 1880, Tehran, Iran (Persia), Iranian (Persian), Wood, metal, bone, gut, Height: 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted, Kamānches, or bowed lutes, are often elegantly inlaid or painted, but this example

Tent Door Hanging, first half 19th century, Attributed to Afghanistan or Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Wool (warp, weft and pile), cotton (pile); symmetrically knotted pile, L. 72 x W. 50 in. (182.88 x 137.16 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Lion head amulet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Green faience, l. 2.6 cm (1 in.) × w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.), This lion head amulet exhibits changes in the representation of lions that appeared during the later first

Amulet, Isis, Horus, First Persian Period–Late Period, Dynasty 27–30, 525–332 B.C., From Egypt, Lapis lazuli, L. 11/16 in

Glass bead, Venetian, Glass, Other: 13/16 x 5/16 in. (2.1 x 0.8 cm), Glass

Terracotta stamnos (jar), Archaic, ca. 490 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena between Hera and Zeus, Reverse, warrior leaving home. The feature common to both sides of this stamnos is

Earring or spiral, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, bronze, Diameter: 11/16 x 1/4 x 9/16 in. (1.7 x 0.6 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold plated bronze

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary B, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 2 1/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. (5.4 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Lady holding a bunch of flowers to her breast, probably late 15th century, Italian, Florence, Plaster and stucco, polychromed and gilt, Overall: 25 1/2 × 20 × 11 in. (64.8 × 50.8 × 27.9 cm), Sculpture, After a composition by Andrea del

Manuscript Leaf wtih Saint Dorothy, from a Book of Hours, ca. 1500, Made in Ghent-Bruges, Netherlands, Netherlandish, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, 6 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (16.8 x 11.9 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Dressed

Token of John Quincy Adams, ca. 1876, Bronze, Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Metal

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 2 3/8 × 3 15/16 in. (6.1 × 10 cm), Gold and Silver

Samuel F. B. Morse House, Poughkeepsie, New York (perspective and plan), 1851, Watercolor, sheet: 9 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (24.5 x 17.5 cm), Drawings, Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey

Hammered Silver Arc Ornament, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Silver (hammered), gilt, Width 9-1/4 in. (23.5 cm.), Metal-Ornaments

Bead, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, Overall: 11/16 x 3/8 in. (1.8 x 1 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Secretary Abattant, 1835–45, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, gilt brass, mirror glass, marble, ivory with white pine, mahogany, yellow poplar, 62 x 39 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (157.5 x 99.7 x

Beads, 22, Glass, Other: 6 in. (15.2 cm), Glass

Plate, ca. 1830, Made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England, British (American market), Majolica earthenware, spatterware, Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Ceramics, Barker, Sutton and Till

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Young Baptist and His Parents, early 1620s and 1650s, Oil on wood, 66 7/8 x 59 in. (169.9 x 149.9 cm), Paintings, Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, Antwerp 1593–1678 Antwerp), Jordaens frequently revised his

Border Fragment, 17th century, Flanders, Tapestry weave in wool with highlights in off-white silk. Modern yellow and brown guards., 9 5/8 x 42 1/8 in. (24.5 x 107cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Ostrakon, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 1/16 in. (6.7 x 7.8 cm), Ceramics

Louis XIV-style frame, 1720–30, British, Pine. Carved, gilt; thin orange bole., Overall, 69.4 x 78.4 cm; sight, 44.7 x 53.5 cm; rebate, 48 x 62 cm., Frames

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 6cm x W5 x H 2, Stucco

Wine Ewer with Design of Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields, Momoyama period (1573–1615), ca. 1596, Japan, Lacquered wood with sprinkled gold (makie) decoration in Kōdaiji style, H. (incl. handle) 10 in. (25.4 cm);

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, Tempera and gold on wood, Central panel, below, 52 x 34 5/8 in. (132.1 x 87.9 cm); central panel, above, 43 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. (111.1 x 87.6 cm); each side panel 84 1/2 x 22 3/4

Bird-Shaped Brooch, late 5th–early 6th century, Made i, Frankish, Copper with gilt surface; blue glass, Overall: 1 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (2.6 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Old Beggar Woman, first half of 16th century, Italian (?), Copper alloy with brown patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax., 14 x 8.3 cm, wt. 487.39 g., Plaquettes, The plaquette depicts an old beggar woman carrying a bundle on her

A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript, last quarter of the 17th century, India (Punjab Hills, Bilaspur), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 8 7/8 x 12 in. (22.6 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, In this early Bilaspur miniature, a

Dish with tree, flowers, and birds, ca. 1722–23, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze, Diameter: 12 in. (30.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This large twelve-sided dish was originally part

Tray, ca. 1730–40, French, Chantilly, Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (24.4 × 19.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Portrait of a Young Man, Oil on wood, Overall, with arched top and engaged frame, 13 x 10 1/8 in. (33 x 25.7 cm); painted surface 10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.3 cm), Paintings, French (Burgundian?) Painter (ca. 1495

Vinaigrette box, Thomas Shaw (entered 1822), 1830, British, Birmingham, Silver, Length: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Thomas Shaw (entered 1822

La Grande Ville: Nouveau Tableau de Paris Comique, Critique et Philosophique, by Paul de Kock. Paris (Maresq)1844. 2 vols., 1844, illustrated book, Books

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 5 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in. (13.5 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm), Ivories-Bone

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, from a Book of Hours, ca. 1500–1525, Made in Ghent-Bruges, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Tempera, ink and shell gold on parchment, Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (15 x 10.8 cm), Manuscripts and

Terracotta lamp fragment, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Terracotta, Length: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Terracottas, Amazon fallen from a horse

Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814), writer, 1844–56, French, Bronze, Diameter: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Pierre-Jean David d’Angers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the

Armorial Jug (boccale), ca. 1470–80, Italian, Florence or vicinity, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 14 13/16 in. (37.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Pair of pedestals, ca. 1778, British, Pine carcase, satinwood veneer, inlaid with mahogany, rosewood and other woods, Each H. 55 x W. 13 x D. 8 in. (139.7 x 33.0 x 20.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Michelangelo's Last Judgment, 1562, Engraving, Prints, Engraved by Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515–ca. 1566 Rome (?)), After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), The print comprises ten sheets in two

Mail Neck Defense for a Horse, 16th century, German, Steel, H. 13 3/8 in. (34.0 cm); W. 13 3/16 in. (36.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 3/8 in. (8.8 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 9/32 in. (7.0 mm)., Mail

Flora and Zephyr, 1730s, Oil on canvas, 84 x 58 in. (213.4 x 147.3 cm), Paintings, Jacopo Amigoni (Italian, Venice 1682–1752 Madrid), The Venetians Sebastiano Ricci, Giovanni Pellegrini, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and Amigoni all worked

Pin, ca. 1000 B.C. or later (?), Made in County Cavan, Ireland, Irish, Copper alloy, 12 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 15/16 in. (30.6 × 5.3 × 2.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Round Seal, ca. 5th century, India, Terracotta, Diam. 1 3/4 x Depth 1/2 in. (4.4 x 1.3 cm), Seals

Door Handle, late 15th century, German, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 5 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 11/16 in. (13.7 x 8 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Design for 8 spring Victoria, no. 4078, 1890, Pen and black ink watercolor and gouache with gum arabic and metallic ink, Plate: 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (14 x 23.5 cm), Drawings, Herman Stahmer (American, 1857–1894), Brewster & Company History

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Bacchic group: satyr and bacchante with infant satyr, late 18th century, French, Terracotta, 23 in. (58.4 cm); Base: 10 3/4 × 9 in. (27.3 × 22.9 cm), Sculpture, Clodion (Claude Michel) (French, Nancy 1738–1814 Paris

Bead with frog in black agate, Cypriot, Gold, agate, Other: 7/16 x 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (1 x 1.6 x 2.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Polyptych with Scenes from Christ's Passion, ca. 1350, Made in Rhineland, France or Germany, French or German, Ivory, paint, and gilding with metal mounts, Overall (open): 9 7/16 x 12 11/16 x 3/8 in. (23.9 x 32.2 x 1 cm), Ivories, Some

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Engraving, sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm), Prints, Adamo (Ghisi) Scultori (Italian, Mantua ca. 1530–1587 Rome), After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua

Basin, ca. 1765, Chinese, for British market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 4 × 10 in. (10.2 × 25.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Side chair (sgabello a dorsale), late 16th century, Italian, Rome or Florence (?), Walnut, carved., H. 100.3 cm, W. 3.8 cm, D. 42 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Nude at the Bathtub, ca. 1890–1900, French, Bronze, wood frame, 5 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (15.1 x 13.5 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (French, Paris 1856–1909 Neuilly), Charpentier was a friend and admirer of

Earring with pendants, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D. or later, Roman, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (1.5 × 1.8 × 4 cm), Gold and Silver