Images at Librifly

Cover, first quarter 18th century, Chinese, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Miniature Litter Backboard, 11th–late 15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 2 11/16 x 3 7/8 in. (6.8 x 9.8 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Nécessaire, mid-18th century, British, London, Wood, shagreen, silk, tortoiseshell with gold mounts, steel, Nécessaire: 16-1/8 x 12 in. (41.0 x 30.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Knife Handle (Kozuka), early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Sword Furniture-Kozuka, Ichijosai Hironaga

Mother and Child Figure, 12th–9th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Tlatilco, Ceramic, H. 2 1/2 x W. 2 1/4 in. (6.4 x 5.7 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

Bowl, late 4th–early 5th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (6.3 x 8.3 cm), Glass-Vessels

Crescent Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gilded copper, H. 4 3/8 x W. 4 13/16 in. (11.1 x 12.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Cuneiform tablet: unidentified fragment, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 2 x 1 7/8 x 1 in. (5.1 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Model Adze 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 3 and 5a, 1926–27, Wood, bronze or copper alloy, l. 6.5

Panel, ca. 1750–70, Italian or French, Silk; metal; cotton, 57 1/2 x 41 in. (146 x 104.1 cm), Textiles-Woven

Cassone (chest), mid-16th century (with 19th-century additions), Italian (Rome or Siena?), Walnut, carved and partially gilded; coniferous wood., H. 87.6 cm, W. 1.7 m, D. 61 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

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 5b, 1926–27, Wood, L. 7.8 × W. 5.5 × Th. 4 cm (3 1/16

The Circumcision, 1511, Oil on wood, 26 3/4 x 40 1/2 in. (67.9 x 102.9 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Giovanni Bellini (Italian, Venice, active by 1459–died 1516 Venice), The picture was produced in Bellini's workshop and follows a cartoon by

Coffin of Entemaemsaf, 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. 196.5 cm (77 3/8 in); W. 47.5 cm

Jar, miniature, 5th–4th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, Height: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Vases, Black glaze and no decoration

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 15/16 x 4 13/16 in. (10 x 12.2 cm), Ceramics

Cartridge Box, 1571, German, Iron, leather, textile, metallic thread, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 9.2 oz. (260.8 g), Firearms Accessories

Scipio Africanus, ca. 1425–30, Italian, Siena, Poplar, bog oak and other wood inlay, rosewood, tin, bone, traces of green coloring, 24-3/16 x 17-1/8 in. (61.5 x 43.3 cm.), Woodwork, Mattia di Nanni di Stefano (1403–1433), This panel

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 3/4in. (7cm), Vases, Fragment of a brownish glazed vase; leaves and fruit

Mummy bandage of Hepmeneh, born of Tasheritentaqeri, inscribed with text and vignette from the Book of the Dead, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, From Egypt, Linen, ink, L. 231.1 cm (91 in.); H. 10.2 cm (4 in.), Texts and vignettes from the

Furnishing textile, 1880s, French, Silk; compound weave, brocaded, 72.5 x 21.5 in. (184.2 x 54.6 cm), Textiles-Woven, The Renaissance Revival style was particularly strong in France through much of the nineteenth century. This furnishing

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 15/16 x 11/16 x 9/16 in. (7.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Tremissis, ca. 668–685, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 9/16 x 1/16 in. (1.5 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Censer, 6th century, Made in Possibly Constantinople, Byzantine, Cast copper alloy, Overall (including chain): 30 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (77.5 x 10.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Censers were swung during church services, usually by deacons,

The Ascension from a set of The Passion, 1592, German, Alsace, possibly Strasbourg, Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.), 39 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. (99.7 x 75.6 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Unidentified Weaver's Mark

Terracotta lamp mold, top, Late Imperial, late 4th–first half of 5th century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Other: 1 3/4 x 3 11/16 x 4 5/16 in. (4.4 x 9.3 x 10.9 cm), Terracottas

Jug, late 1300s or early 1400s, Made in Siegburg, Lower Rhineland, Germany, German, Partially salt-glazed stoneware, Overall: 9 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (23.1 x 13.9 x 12.1 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Stoneware, a specialty of medieval German

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century (?) , Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); kashira (b); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword

Netsuke: Miniature Noh Mask of Dai Doji, 18th century, Japan, Wood, carved and painted, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Netsuke

Letter from George Washington to New York Governor George Clinton, 1780, New Windsor, New York, American, Ink, paper, 13 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (34.2 x 21.2 cm), Works on Paper-Miscellaneous, In the hand of Tench Tilghman (1774–1786), This

Rectangular Plaque, ca. middle of the 6th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (5.4 x 2 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Ferret, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, silvered, Overall: 1 13/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (4.6 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Medal of Major General Winfield Scott, 1818, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

莫臥兒王朝 鏤空玉鏡架, Mirror frame, Mughal period (1526–1858), 18th–19th century, India, Jade (nephrite), H. 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 3/8 in. (1 cm), Jade

Angels Carrying Pillar with Saints Below (upper right section of the Last Judgment), 1548, Engraving, sheet: 32 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (83.2 x 64.8 cm), Prints, Engraved by Niccolò della Casa (French, active Italy, ca. 1543–48), After

Pin in the form of a lion, Iron Age II, ca. 9th century B.C., Iran, Hasanlu, Iran, Bronze, iron, 2.28 x 5 in. (5.79 x 12.7 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, One of the most characteristic objects from Hasanlu is the so-called lion pin. Over sixty

Lough Erne Shrine, early 20th century (original dated 11th century), Irish, Bronze gilt, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 3 5/8in. (5.7 x 4.9 x 9.2cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Key, 3rd–5th century, Made in Gaul, Late Roman or Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/8 in. (8.5 x 4.7 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Animal Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gilded copper, H x W: 4 1/8 x 4 15/16in. (10.5 x 12.6cm), Metal-Ornaments

Box, probably 13th century, Made in Italy, Sicily, Ivory, painted; silver mounts, Overall: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ivories and Bone, A dragon, a centaur playing a horn, a lion, and a dog enliven the surface of this tiny box

Jyeshtha Flanked by Her Children, Chola period (880–1279), 9th–10th century, India (Tamil Nadu), Granite, H. 32 1/2 in. (82.5 cm); W. 27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm), Sculpture, Jyestha is the goddess of bad fortune, embodying all that is

Ostrakon with a Letter, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 1/16 x 2 11/16 in. (7.8 x 6.8 cm), Ceramics

Fragment with Scattered Pattern, 6th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 18 7/8 in. high 8 1/16 in. wide (48 cm high 20.5 cm wide), Textiles

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 6 1/8 x 5 11/16 in. (15.5 x 14.4 cm), Ceramics

Clock with Father Time, Cabinetmaker: Guéret Frêres (1853–ca. 1900), Clockmakers: Cartier (French, founded Paris, 1847) and, Clockmaker: Vincenti et Cie (1831–1890) , working separately ca. 1860–90, 1863, French, Paris, Walnut,

Token of Thomas Jefferson, ca. 1876, Bronze, Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Metal

Pendant, Latin Cross, late 19th–20th century, Byzantine, Gold, emeralds, Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (8 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold

The Brawl, Oil on wood, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.1 cm), Paintings, Copy after Adriaen Brouwer (Flemish, 17th century

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 0.63 x 1.18 x 1.54 in. (1.6 x 3 x 3.91 cm),

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone, H. 14 in. (35.5 cm), Sculpture, Shiva manifest in human form emerging from the linga shaft is a celebrated representation of

Papyrus, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 2 5/8 x 5 13/16 in. (6.7 x 14.7 cm), Papyrus

Caricature of a Man Holding a Tricorne, Walking to the Left, ca. 1740–45, Pen and pale brown ink, 6 13/16 x 4 3/8 in. (17.3 x 11.1 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm); L. of head 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Gold earring with glass pendant in the form of a club, Hellenistic, 4th–1st century B.C., Greek, Gold, glass; tooled and rod-pierced, Other (Pendant): 5/8 x 1/4 in. (1.7 x 0.7 cm), Pendant: Dark cobalt blue. Flattened top; cylindrical body

般若菩薩曼荼羅図, Mandala of Hannya Bosatsu, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and gold foil on silk, Image: 64 1/2 x 48 5/8 in. (163.8 x 123.5 cm), Paintings, The bodhisattva

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 7 3/16 x 6 7/8 in. (18.3 x 17.5 cm), Ceramics

Fan, 1880s, American or European

Jar, 13th–14th century, French, Earthenware with slip decoration, Overall: 9 3/16 x 9 1/2 in. (23.3 x 24.1 cm), Ceramics

Roundel, boss, Gold, Other: 3/16 × 15/16 × 9/16 in. (0.4 × 2.4 × 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Jar, 1200–1400, French, Earthenware with slip decoration and partial glaze, Overall: 5 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (13 x 15.5 x 13.7 cm), Ceramics

Disk stud, Etruscan, Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Disk ornamented with globules on a cylindricl shank

Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), 16th century, German, Steel, H. of each 18 in. (45.7 cm), Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Plate, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Brass; engraved and pierced, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metal

Window, 17th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Stained glass, gypsum, Window: H. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm), Glass

Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge, early 1780s, Black and white chalk, brush and gray ink, gray wash and with body color on tan paper, 10 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (27.6 x 36.8 cm), Drawings, Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); L. of head 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Dead stag and a hound, mid-18th century, German, Franconia, Polychromed and gilded wood, 19 x 10 1/2 in. (48.3 x 26.7cm), Sculpture, Attributed to Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777

Diana, Viscountess Crosbie, after 1779, Pen and brush and brown ink, 9 15/16 x 6 5/16 in. (25.2 x 16 cm), Drawings, England, after Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 18th century

Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1789, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Metal, Pierre Simon Benj. Duvivier (1728–1819

Mosaic Panel, ca. 1890–91, American, Favrile glass, 35 1/8 x 22 x 2 in. (89.2 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass Company (1885–92), This panel is the prototype for the repeated mosaic panels that served as the decorative frieze for the

Flintlock Gun, ca. 1740–50, American; lock, French, Steel, brass, wood (tiger maple), L. 77 1/4 in. (196.2 cm); L. of barrel 60 in. (152.4 cm); Bore 10 gage; Wt. 11 lbs. 9 oz. (5.24 kg), Firearms-Guns-Flintlock, This gun is notable for its

Sherd, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., From Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon, Sasanian, Ceramic, 2 11/16 x 3 3/8 x 13/16 in. (6.8 x 8.6 x 2.1 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Censer, before 1477, Made in Basel, Switzerland, Swiss, Silver, raised and cast, Overall: 31 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (81 x 14.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Octagonal in section, this censer not only draws heavily on architectural vocabulary but also,

Reverse frame, ca. 1640, Southern Italian or Bolognese, Poplar. Mitered. Gilt; brown-orange bole. , Overall, 156.5 x 136.7 cm; sight, 108 x 86.8 cm; rebate, 112 x 90.8 cm., Frames

Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola), 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with earlier parts), Italian (possibly), Walnut, carved and incised; red silk cut velvet; linen., H. 106.7 cm, W. 50.2 cm, D. 76 cm; Cushion: 42 x 38 cm

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 7/8 in. (0.6 x 2.2 cm), Glass

Necklace with disc and sard, Gold, sard, Diameter (diameter of roundel): 7/16 in. (1.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Chain necklace with disc in center and engraved sard on end

Preaching Buddha, 8th century, India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan, Bronze with silver inlay, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Sculpture, This Buddha, with his legs folded in a full yogic posture and his hands gesturing

Flagon, late 15th century, Made in Luneburg, Germany, German, Pewter, Overall: 11 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (29.5 x 14.5 x 13 cm), Metalwork-Pewter, Although by the late fifteenth century, pewter vessels had come into sufficiently common

Friedrich I (1460–1536), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 22 3/8 in. (76.8 x 56.8 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Franz Wolfgang Rohrich (German, 1787–1834

Footed Bowl with Scenes from the Gauttila Jataka, ca. 5th–6th century, Southern India, probably Andhra Pradesh, Copper alloy, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. est. 6 lbs (2.7 kg), Metalwork, This vessel is of great

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (39.3 x 4.7 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Brooch with a lion, Iron Age, ca. 6th–5th century B.C., Lydia, Lydian, Electrum, 0.94 x 1.5 x 1.26 in. (2.39 x 3.81 x 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Top of Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (5.7 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Glass double-headed pendant, Early Hellenistic, late 4th–3rd century B.C., Punic, Glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other: 7/8 x 5/8 x 5/16 in. (2.2 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue., Oval disk, with flat flange at bottom.

Point of a Harpoon, New Kingdom, ca. 1550–1070 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Bronze or Copper Alloy, L. 13 (5 1/8 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in

Burgonet, dated 1543, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, textile, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 2 oz. (1871 g), Helmets, This masterpiece of Renaissance metalwork is signed on the

Winged Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Stone, Height 6-13/16 in., Stone-Ornaments

Spoon, 5th–6th century, Byzantine, Silver, Overall: 9 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. (24 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Standing Man, 1830–77, Black chalk, stumped; heightened with white chalk; squared in red chalk; on beige paper, 22 3/8 x 16 3/8 in. (56.9 x 41.6 cm), Drawings, Eugène Leygue (French, Toulouse 1813–1877 Paris

Marble head of a veiled man, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, The emperor was the chief state priest, and many statues show him in the act of prayer or

Chandelier, ca. 1899, American, Blown glass, H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); Diam. 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902), The artist-designer Louis Comfort Tiffany designed this leaded-glass shade

Anglo-Saxon Sceat, 7th–8th century, Anglo-Saxon, Silver, Overall: 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Tureen with cover, ca. 1760–70, Chinese, for German market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (with cover): 7 9/16 × 12 1/8 in. (19.2 × 30.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Fragment of a marble grave stele of a woman, Classical, ca. 400–390 B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, Pentelic, H. 26 7/8 in. (68.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, Inscribed on the architrave 'the daughter of [ ] omenes'. The regular features and

Group of Warriors Standing, late 15th–early 16th century, Tip of the brush and black ink, black wash, traces of black chalk, heightened with white, on dark brown tinted paper., 9 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (24.9 x 16.1 cm), Drawings, Circle of

Dancer, 1880–85, Pastel on paper, laid down on board, 19 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (48.9 x 32.4 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Shell, diam. 1.3 cm (1/2 in

Lady Washington, after 1776, Mezzotint with hand coloring, sheet with text: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (32 x 24.1 cm) (irregular), Prints, After Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania