Images at Librifly

Clavichord, 18th century, Germany, German, Wood, W. across bottom: 93.7 cm 36-7/8 in., Chordophone-Zither-struck-clavichord, School of Johann Heinrich Gräbner (German, Dresden ca. 1700–ca. 1777 Dresden

Beads, probably 9th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Glass; stained and luster-painted, L. (largest bead) 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Glass

Finger ring, 6th–7th century, Made in Italy, Langobardic, Bronze, Overall: 1 x 3/4 in. (2.5 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Fresco with Miracle of the Jewels, late 13th–early 14th century, Made in Aragon, Spain, Spanish, Fresco transferred to canvas, Overall: 47 3/8 × 61 5/8 in. (120.3 × 156.5 cm), Paintings-Fresco

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 7cm x W 5.5 x H 3, Stucco

Tripod, 15th century, Italian, iron and gilt, Overall: 12 15/16 x 12 3/8 in. (32.8 x 31.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (2.2 x 8.9 cm), Terracottas

Textile, Birds, Dragon, and Palmette Motives, 13th–14th century, Made in Sicily, Italy, Italian, Silk and metallic threads, 20 × 15 1/4 in. (50.8 × 38.7 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Face Defense of Mail, 15th century, German, Copper alloy (latten), iron, H. 15 3/8 (39.0 cm); W. open 28 5/16 in. (72.0 cm); W. folded 20 1/8 in. (53.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of collar links 11/32 in. (8.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of collar links 7/32

Plaque with nude female in a shrine niche, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 600–275 BC, From Egypt, Limestone, paint, H. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); W. 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.), Limestone or terracotta plaques showing nude women in

Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonné, Diam: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, These nine medallions are from a group of

Bowl, late 8th–early 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware), H. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm), Ceramics

Tahitian Women Bathing, 1892, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 43 3/4 x 35 1/8 in, Paintings, Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands), Dreaming of a paradise where he could “listen to the silence of

Plaque, thin gold leaf, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1/16 in. (4.4 x 6.7 x 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

String of Beads, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ivory (for the most part), glass, Overall (string):L. 9 3/16 x 3/16 in. (23.4 x 0.4 cm), Ivories

View of Flower Garden and Aviary at Kew, 1763, Watercolor, Sheet: 11 x 17 11/16 in. (28 x 45 cm), Drawings, Thomas Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1723–1798 Windsor), Leaf 39 in William Chambers album of drawings, 'Plans, Elevations,

Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, 1890, Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (65.1 x 54 cm), Paintings, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise), This still life is not mentioned in Van Gogh’s letters and has puzzled scholars

Vase, ca. 1885, Probably made in West Midlands, England, British, probably, Blown satin blue and green glass, H. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm), Glass

Charcoal Basket, Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji (1868–1912) period, 19th century, Japan, Bamboo, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Basketry

Bottle, Pilgrim, 15th century (?), French, Earthenware, Overall: 6 15/16 x 6 7/8 x 4 3/16 in. (17.7 x 17.5 x 10.6 cm), Ceramics

Angry Swan, 18th century, Black and white chalk on blue paper, 9 3/4 x 14 15/16 in. (24.8 x 38 cm.), Drawings, Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, Paris 1686–1755 Beauvais

Jug and Lid Secured with Linen, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial 2, 1935–36, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) and linen,

Coffeepot, ca. 1800–25, Possibly made in England; Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware, 10 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 10 in. (27.3 x 14 x 25.4 cm), Ceramics

Broadsword, 1590–1600, German or Swiss, Steel, L. 46 in. (116.8 cm); L. of blade 38 1/2 in. (97.7 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1701 g), Swords

Head of an old man, 16th century (?), Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Overall: 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), late 18th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); kashira (b); H. 1 5/16 in.

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 3/16 x 3/4 in. (0.5 x 1.9 cm), Glass

Sheet, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 87 5/8 × 36 7/16 in. (222.5 × 92.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 1 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (4.1 × 20 cm), Gold and Silver

Gold Earring with Pearls and Sapphires, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, sapphire, pearls, Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. (6 x 2.5 x 1 cm, 11g) Wt: 11g, Metalwork-Gold, These elegant earrings are decorated with pearls, a favorite jewel of

The Bird Nester, 1590–1629, Prints, After David Vinckboons (Netherlandish, Mechelen 1576–1629 Amsterdam

Apothecary Vase (vaso da farmacia), ca. 1515, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Necklace of Stone Beads, 1st–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Stone, Length 3-3/4 in. (9.5 cm)dbld, Beads-Ornaments

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (4.5 x 14.9 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Dance Cape, known as a Button Blanket, 1850–60, Canada, British Columbia, Tsimshian, Wool trade cloth, shell buttons, H. 60 1/2 x W. 77 1/2 in. (153.7 x 196.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 3/4in. (4.5cm), Vases, Fragment of yellow enamelled vase with raised diamond pattern

Young man in suit with bagpipes, late 18th–early 19th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and bagpipes; body of wire wrapped in tow; garments of various fabrics, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.), Crèche

Armorial dish: The story of King Anius, 1532, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diam. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (Italian, Rovigo ca7–1542), This splendid plate formed part of one of the largest

Textile, Altar Frontal, ca. 1500, French or Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 48 1/2 x 108 in. (123.2 x 274.3 cm), Textiles-Woven

Gold openwork hairnet with medallion, Hellenistic, ca. 200–150 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Gold, 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) x 3 9/16 in. (9cm), Gold and Silver, This hairnet, with its combination of delicate filigree, carefully hammered decorative

Beads ?, Garnet, beryl ?, Diameter (largest bead): 5/8 in. (1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

The Church of the Redentore from the Giudecca Canal, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (11.6 x 18.8 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice

Embroidered Chair Back, 1755–65, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Linen embroidered with wool and silk threads, 32 x 25 in. (81.3 x 63.5 cm), Textiles, Mehitable Starkey (born 1739), This piece of needlework is a

Lekanis with lid, miniature, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 2 1/4in. (5.7cm), Vases

Glass pendant in the form of a bird, 8th–7th century B.C., Greek, possibly Rhodian, Glass; rod-formed and tooled, Other: 7/16 x 1/4 x 7/8 in. (1.2 x 0.7 x 2.2 cm), Glass, Translucent purple., Shaped like a stylized bird, with large hole

Plaque with Christ in Majesty, ca. 1160–70, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/8 in. (14.7 x 9 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The style and

Armrest, 18th century, South India, Ivory, H. 20 1/4 in. (51.5 cm); W. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm), Ivories

Franc à Cheval of John the Good, ca. 1350–64, Made in Poitiers, France, French, Gold, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (2.9 x 0.1 cm), Coins, The franc à cheval represents the restoration of sound coinage after the treaty of Brétigny between

Rectangular table, early 20th century, Italian or American (United States), Walnut, carved., H. 82.5 cm, W. 215.5 cm, D. 66 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Pectoral Disk, 7th–12th century, Colombia or Ecuador, Capulí, Gold, Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Two Armorial Trophies marked by the incorporation of a Broken Amphora on the Left, Plate 2 from the Libro de' Trofei, ca. 1550–53, Rome; Rome, Italian, Rome, Engraving, 9 3/4 x 6 15/16 in. (24.8 x 17.6 cm), Works on Paper-Prints,

Textile with Floral Pattern, late 13th–mid-14th century, Central Asia, Silk and metallic thread lampas, 4 3/4 x 11 in. (12.1 x 27.9 cm), Textiles-Woven, Central Asian silks with small dense patterns in gold were part of the international

Fruit or flower basket (corbeille aux cygnes), 1823, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 14 3/16 in. (36 cm); Diameter: 16 in. (40.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This basket is one of the most spectacular products of the Sèvres factory

Vase, 1902–18, American, New York, Transparent amber and green lead glass, cast and patinated bronze sten and foot. Blown, trailed, iridized., H. 38.3 cm, Glass, Tiffany Studios (1902–32

Tile with Niche Design, 12th century, Attributed to Iran, Gurgan, Stonepaste; molded, glazed, and carved, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

모래밭에 내려앉는 기러기 조선, 平沙落雁圖 朝鮮, Wild geese descending to sandbar, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), late 15th–early 16th century, Korea, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Image: 49 3/4 × 19 1/4 in. (126.4 × 48.9

Bracelet, Silver, Diameter: 2 13/16 × 1/8 × 1/4 in. (7.1 × 0.4 × 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Virgin and Child, 15th century, Made in Castile, Spain, Spanish, Wood with paint and gilding, 43 x 16 x 8 1/2 in. (109.2 x 40.6 x 21.6 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Although this particular statue of the Virgin and Child is not original to this

Nail file, 1874–75, British, London, Silver, L. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of head 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Allée of Chestnut Trees, 1878, Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 in. (50.2 x 61 cm), Paintings, Alfred Sisley (British, Paris 1839–1899 Moret-sur-Loing), In the 1860’s, Sisley met Pissarro, Monet, Bazille, and Renoir, with whom he brought

Javelin Head, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 3 5/8 x 15/16 x 9/16 in. (9.2 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

God Seated on the World, 1537–45, etching, 9 3/16 x 18 in. (23.4 x 45.7 cm), Prints, Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, active France, 1537–45

Glass Fragment, 1200–1215, French, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (9.6 x 6 cm), Glass-Stained, The Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Bourges still preserves a distinguished series of stained glass in its chapels.

Beaker, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: H. 3 1/8 x Diam. 2 5/8 in. (7.9 x 6.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Stamp seal, Iron Age, Caananite, ca. 7th–6th century B.C., Levant, Talc, H. 13/16 in. (2 cm); Diam. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed

Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence, Oil on wood, 48 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (123.2 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Defendente Ferrari (Italian, Piedmontese, active 1510–31

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin, 1750–60, Pen and brush in brown ink heightened with white on gray-blue paper., 29.9 x 19.5 cm., Drawings, Georg Anton Urlaub (German, Thüngersheim 1713–1759 Würzburg

Watchcase cover: Pomona and Vertumnus, first quarter 17th century, Painted enamel, partly gilt on copper; mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame., H. 5.1 cm, w. 3.8 cm, d. 7 cm., Enamels, Suzanne de Court (French, active 1575–1625

Celebration for the Elector Johann Georg II, Leipzig, July 8, 1667, ca. 1667, Etching and engraving, Sheet: 13 1/8 × 15 1/2 in. (33.3 × 39.3 cm), Anonymous, German, 17th century, Celebration around a monumental obelisk beside the

Medal: Presciano de Ferrara, model 1473, Bronze (copper alloy with reddish brown patina under a worn layer of black wax or lacquer)., 9.2 cm, wt. 154.78 g, Medals, Savelli Sperandio (Italian, Mantua 1425?–?1504 Venice), Sperandio di

Fragment, 18th century, Attributed to India, Cotton; painted, L. 34 in. (86.4 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Dish (coppa), ca. 1525, Italian, Urbino and Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diam. 9 15/16 in. (25.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, probably workshop of Guido Durantino (Italian, Urbino, active 1516–ca. 1576

Harness Pendant, 13th–early 15th century, possibly Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 1/4 (8.3 cm); W. 2 11/16 (6.9 cm); D. 3/8 in. (1 cm), Miscellaneous-Badges

Diptych with Scenes from Christ's Passion, ca. 1350–75, Made in Paris(?), France, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall (open): 8 x 7 15/16 x 7/16 in. (20.3 x 20.2 x 1.1 cm), Ivories, These Passion scenes closely correspond to both

Monstrance, early 20th century (original dated late 15th century), Portuguese, Silver gilt, Overall: 21 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 6 15/16 in. (54.2 x 21 x 17.6 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Cup, late 17th–early 18th century, Austrian, Gilt copper, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Spear Thrower, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Silver (hammered and cast), Length 9-3/4 in. (24.7 cm), Metal-Implements

Stone Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H. 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (10.5 x 7.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Plain Ring, 7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Portrait of a Man, Oil on wood, Overall, with arched top and engaged frame, 18 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (46 x 34.3 cm); painted surface 15 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (39.7 x 28.6 cm), Paintings, Quentin Metsys (Netherlandish, Leuven 1466–1530 Kiel

Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, ca. 1160–80, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 6 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 1/16 in. (16.1 x 6.7 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Abbreviated Latin

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Netsuke

Belt Plate Fragment, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, brass inlay, Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in. (6.3 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Toilet box, Cypriot, Bone, Diameter: 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 5/16 in. (1.3 x 4.5 x 0.9 cm

Kohl Tube in the Shape of a Monkey Holding a Vessel, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1550–1450 B.C., From Egypt, Steatite (glazed), h. 6 cm (2 3/8 in); w. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in), The Egyptians' use of eye cosmetics to enhance beauty and for

Votive Figure, 7th century B.C., Halstatt Period, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 15/16 x 11/16 x 9/16 in. (4.9 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Marrow spoon, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: L. 6 1/4 × W. 1 in. (15.9 × 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Left Wing of a Diptych, 15th century, Franco-Netherlandish, Ivory with small traces of polychromy, Overall: 4 5/16 x 3 x 1/4in. (10.9 x 7.6 x 0.7cm), Ivories

Chamber candlestick, 1817–18, British, London, Silver gilt, H. 4 x W. 6 1/8 in. (10.2 x 15.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Rebecca Emes (active 1808–after 1825), Edward A. Barnard (active 1808–after 1825

Covered bowl with ladle and tray, Giacinto Melillo (1846–1915), 1900–1910, Italian, Silver, Bowl: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Cover: Diam. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); , Metalwork-Silver, Giacinto Melillo (1846–1915

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 16 x 16 1/2 in. (40.6 x 41.9 cm), Textiles

Vertical Pendant with Boys in a Lotus Scroll, Song (960–1279) or early Ming (1368–1644) dynasty, 12th–14th century, China, Silk gauze with supplementary weft patterning, 11 x 46 1/2 in. (27.9 x 118.1 cm), Textiles-Woven, The design of

Hip Ornament: Face, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Benin history, religion, and political structure are brought to life every year in a series of palace rituals

Arrowhead, 2500–1500 B.C.; A.D. 400–700, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Flint, Overall: 1 x 13/16 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 2 x 0.4 cm), Stone-Flint

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 x 1 in. (2.5 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Translucent turquoise blue, partially mixed with opaque yellow and appearing green,

Clasp with Intaglio Medallion of the Virgin and Child, 6th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in. (1.8 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The incised image and the inscription on the reverse expressed the owner’s devotion

Military scenes, 1820s, French, Cotton, Overall (a): 110 x 32 in. (279.4 x 81.3 cm), Textiles-Printed

Potpourri vase, ca. 1766, German, Fürstenberg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Mirror, Nanbokuchō (1336–92)–Muromachi (1392–1573) period, Japan, Bronze, Diam. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Mirrors