Images at Librifly

Cockle Shell Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gilded copper, Height 1-7/16 in. (3.7 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (11.5 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Hunchback Paccha, 15th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Wood, beads, H. 7 1/8 x W. 4 7/8 x D. 6 3/4 in. (18.1 x 12.4 x 17.2 cm), Wood-Containers

The Temple in Jerusalem, from the 'Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary)' of Nicholas of Lyra, 1450–75, Made in probably Hainaut, Netherlandish, Tempera and ink on parchment, Overall: 11 5/16 x 9 1/16 in. (28.8 x 23 cm), Manuscripts and

The Cliff Dwellers of New York, 1881, Etching and scotch stone tone, printed in brown ink, sheet: 12 5/8 x 18 7/8 in. (32 x 47.9 cm), Prints, Mary Nimmo Moran (American (born Scotland), Strathaven 1842–1899 East Hampton, New York

Cuneiform tablet: school exercise tablet, Urra=hubullu, tablet 1, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 1 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in. (3 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Diptych with Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Crucifixion, 14th century, French, Ivory, polychromy, metal mounts, Overall (open): 2 13/16 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in. (7.2 x 11 x 1 cm), Ivories

Construction Drawing of a Cannon, 18th century, Western European, Pen and ink, wash and color on paper, 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (45 x 29.8 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Cup, 18th century, Japanese, Porcelain, Overall: H. 2 1/2 x W. 1 9/16 in. (6.4 x 4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Male nude supporting a wreath on his head, late 16th–early 17th century, probably French, Bronze, with remains of dark brown lacquer, Height: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, The model was possibly intended as a furniture mount,

Manuscript Illumination with Initial Q, from a Choir Book, first half 15th century, North Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, 3 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (9.9 x 11.4 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

狼紋青銅帶飾, Belt Plaque in the Shape of a Standing Wolf, 4th century B.C., Northwest China, Tinned bronze, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Metalwork

Jar, 11th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; slip covered and incised, unglazed, Ceramics

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

String of beads, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954C, 1920–22, Faience, l. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in

Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Classical, ca. 450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm), Vases, Obverse, the Greek hero Ajax seizes Cassandra, a Trojan princess and prophetess, during the sack of Troy,

Fragment, 18th century, Made in North Africa, Silk, 17 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (44.5 x 62.9 cm), Textiles

Textile with Confronted Birds, Tang dynasty (618–907), early 8th century, China, Silk embroidery on plain-weave silk, Overall: 12 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (31.1 x 30.8 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Although symmetry is a basic element of Chinese

God of the Trinity, ca. 1300, Made in Rhine Valley, Germany, German, Limewood (?) with pastiglia, polychromy and gilding, 9 13/16 × 4 × 1 15/16 in. (25 × 10.2 × 5 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Christians of the Middle Ages believed that God is

Covered Jar (Hu), 西漢 雲氣紋彩繪陶壺, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 1st century B.C., China, Earthenware with painted decoration, H. 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm); Diam. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); Diam. of rim: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Diam.

Earring with head of lion, Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Gold, Other: 9/16 × 7/16 × 3/16 in. (1.4 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Lining of a Cap, 12th–13th century, Attributed to Egypt, Paper, Miscellaneous

Facsimile of the Dome Painting of the Chapel of Peace, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, 400–600, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Tempera on paper, Diameter (scale 1:4): 31 7/8 in. (81 cm), Reproductions-Paintings, Charles

Manuscript Leaf from a Royal Psalter, 13th century, British, Tempera and gold on parchment, Overall: 11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (28.6 x 20 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Jug, 16th–17th century, possibly Italian, Squillache, Lead-glazed earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 8 1/8 × 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 in. (20.6 × 16.8 × 16.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Brewer's Vat of Queen Mother Ankhenes-Pepi, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2246–2152 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Saqqara, South Saqqara, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 17.3 × diam. 11.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.);

Ornament, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Copper (cast), Height 3-1/8 in. (8 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Dress, 1805–10, probably British, cotton, wool

Earring with stone cross, Gold, stone, Other (pendant): 1 1/16 × 5/8 × 1/4 in. (2.7 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Design for 8 spring Victoria, no. 3224, 1876, Pen and black ink watercolor and gouache with gum arabic, Sheet: 6 3/16 x 9 1/16 in. (15.7 x 23 cm), Drawings, Brewster & Company History Established in 1810 by James Brewster (1788–1866) in New

The Nativity, ca. 1406–10, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (22.2 x 31.1 cm), Paintings, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1370–1425 Florence (?)), Lorenzo Monaco, the leading painter in

Saint Mary Magdalene, 16th century, Made in Lower Rhineland, Germany, German, Boxwood, Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 1/16 x 1 7/16in. (10.8 x 10.3 x 3.7cm), Sculpture-Wood

New York Harbor from the Battery, 1829, Lithograph with hand coloring in three panels, 54-3/4 x 24-3/4 in. (139.1 x 62.9 cm) (for the group), Prints

Finger Ring, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish (?), Silver, Overall: 15/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.4 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Seated Deity (Macuilcoatl), 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Basalt, Overall: 28 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (72.39 x 31.75 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This sculpture depicts a seated male with his legs drawn up to his chest. His posture

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 2 15/16 x 1/2 x 7/8 in. (7.5 x 1.3 x 2.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Examining Antique Arms, 1870, Oil on wood, 15 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (39.7 x 31.8 cm), Paintings, José Villegas y Cordero (Spanish, Seville 1848–1921 Madrid

Reclining dog, Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Pale green faience, L. 2.2 × W. 1.3 × H. 1.5 cm (7/8 × 1/2 × 9/16 in.), Dogs are rare in first millennium Egyptian depictions. By the Roman Period and perhaps already in the

Band with Vegetal Motif, 6th–9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 21 3/4 in. high 7 1/16 in. wide (55.3 cm high 18 cm wide), Textiles, The pattern of this earth-toned clavus is created from a

Plate (one of two), ca. 1750–55, Chinese, for German market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Ehon Asakayama, 絵本浅香山, Picture Book: Mount Asaka (Ehon Asakayama), Edo period (1615–1868), January 1739, Japan, Bound book of monochrome woodblock prints; ink on paper, Overall: 10 3/8 × 7 in. (26.4 × 17.8 cm), Illustrated

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 2 3/8 x 2 7/16 x 3/16 in. (6.1 x 6.2 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab), 17th–18th century, Attributed to Iran or Turkey, Leather; tooled and gilded, H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm), Codices

Earring, 6th–7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Copper alloy, glass paste, garnet (?), Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/4 in. (7 x 6.9 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Vase, ca. 1885, Probably made in West Midlands, England, British, probably, Blown red and blue satin glass, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Glass

Stained Glass Panel with the Visitation, 1444, Made in Germany, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, olive-green enamel, Overall (with 1 T-bar): 43 3/8 x 29 1/8 x 3/8 in. (110.2 x 74 x 1 cm), Glass-Stained, This

The Triumph of Caesar: Trumpeters, after 1503, Woodcut, 11 1/4 x 17 11/16 in. (28.6 x 44.9 cm), Prints, Jacob of Strasbourg (Italian School, born Alsace, active Venice, 1494–1530), After Benedetto Bordone (Italian, Padua ca.

Buddha Shakyamuni or Akshobhya, the Buddha of the East, 11th–12th century, Tibet, Gilt copper, H. 22 3/4 in. (58 cm), Sculpture, The robust body of this early Tibetan Buddha seems to derive from the art of the North Indian post-Gupta period

Carpet, probably 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically and asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 64 in. (162.56 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Bird-Head Vessel, 5th–4th century B.C., Peru, Ica Valley, Paracas, Ceramic, pigment, Overall: 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Blade for a Model Saw 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, 5a and scattered, 1926–27, Bronze or copper

Head of Iyoba, 18th–19th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, iron, Height 21 in., Metal-Sculpture

Vinaigrette box, Thomas Holland (entered 1798), 1799, British, London, Silver, silver gilt, Length: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Thomas Holland (entered 1798

Evening jacket, 1936–37, French, silk, metallic thread, fur, This evening jacket of silver lamé with black satin, trimmed with black fox collar and cuffs may be viewed as an elaborate couture interpretation of the fantasy of Genghis Khan

Gold earring with ball stud and pendant (missing), Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 1/8 x 5/8 in. (0.8 x 0.3 x 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Disk Brooch, 8th–9th century, Merovingian, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (2.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Hammered Copper Band, A.D. 1450–1530, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (hammered), Diameter 3 in. (7.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Frieze of Allegorical Figures, after 1770, Pen and light brown ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk, partly strengthened with a fine pen and dark brown ink, 8 11/16 x 14 3/8 in. (22 x 36.5 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 9/16 × 13/16 × 1/8 in. (1.4 × 2 × 0.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 2 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1/4 in. (6.3 × 9.6 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Fragment of a bowl; man in a cart. Signed by Rodo as workman for D. Cornelius

Portrait of a Man, ca. 1545, Oil on wood, Diameter 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died 1575 Lyons

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Height: 3/8 x 5/8 in. (1 x 1.5 cm), Glass, Round black opaque pinhead with three white stripes

Ceremonial Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); L. of head 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 6.7 oz. (189.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads, Large arrowheads, pierced and elaborately

Glass astragal (knucklebone), Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Glass; cast in a two-part mold, Overall: 5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in. (1.6 x 1 x 0.8 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green., Shaped like the knucklebone of a sheep or goat. Solid

Writing Tablet with Crucifixion and the Adoration of the Magi, mid-14th century, East French or Rhenish, Ivory, Overall: 4 x 2 7/16 x 3/16 in. (10.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 cm), Ivories

Foundation cone with cuneiform inscription of Enmetena of Lagash, Early Dynastic IIIb, ca. 2500–2350 B.C., Southern Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Clay, 6.46 in. (16.41 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved and painted, L 11 cm x W 9 x H 3, Stucco

Anthology of Persian Poetry, 15th century, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 10 1/2 x 7in. (26.7 x 17.8cm), Codices, This deluxe manuscript was first copied in Shiraz in 1411 during

Salome, early 20th century (original dated 14th century), Italian, Tesserae, glass in wooden frame, Overall: 76 3/8 x 36 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (194 x 92.1 x 3.8 cm), Reproductions-Mosaics

Le Denier de César (The Tribute Money), from Le Nouveau Testament (The New Testament), printed 18th century, Etching, sheet: 6 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (16.7 x 19.2 cm), Prints, Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy), Ornamental border

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 18 x 17 3/4 in. (45.7 x 45.1 cm), Textiles

Ring, Silver, gold, garnet, Other: 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/8 in. (2.2 × 2.3 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Handle of Ewer, 5th century B.C., Made in Early La Tène, Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 4 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 7/8 in. (11.2 x 6.3 x 2.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Victory Writing on a Shield, 1789, French, Paris, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): 18 7/16 × 6 1/16 × 6 1/4 in. (46.8 × 15.4 × 15.9 cm), Sculpture, These are preparatory models for reliefs on the façade of the Palais de Salm-Kyrbourg,

明 佚名 鳥販圖 軸, Bird peddler, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 15th–early 16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 63 1/4 x 38 3/4 in. (160.7 x 98.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, A jaunty bird

Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand, 5th century, Made in possibly Syria, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 16 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in. (42.6 x 20.7 x 14.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Standing lamps decorated with crosses and

Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Late Classical, 3rd quarter of the 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm), Vases, On the body, obverse, woman with attendant in

Head of a Female Figure, 6th–7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, possibly Akhnur), Terracotta, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Sculpture, A major Buddhist monastery and stupa site was excavated at Akhnur (Akhnoor), near Jammu, revealing a

Rubbing Stone, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 3-5a, 1926–27, Gritstone, l. 3-9.5 cm (1 3/16-3 3/4 in

Key, 13th century (?), French (?), Iron, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (2.9 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Bowl, 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; buff slip, underglaze painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent glaze, H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Ceramics

Saint Elzéar, ca. 1370–73, Made in Franciscan church of Apt, Provence, France, French, Alabaster, Overall: 14 1/8 x 9 3/16 x 4 3/4 in. (35.9 x 23.3 x 12.1 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Knight, count, and member of the Franciscan order, Saint

近代 吳淑娟 仙姑圖 軸, Female Immortals, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1909, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 47 3/4 x 20 5/8 in. (121.3 x 52.4 cm), Paintings, Wu Shujuan (Chinese, 1853–1930

Vase with cover (one of a pair), porcelain ca. 1740–45, mounts 1745–49, German (Meissen) with French mounts, Hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, Height: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); L. of head 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Child (one of a pair), ca. 1781, German, Fulda, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Dancer in Green, ca. 1883, Pastel on paper, Sheet: 27 15/16 x 14 15/16 in. (71 x 37.9cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris

Jug, late 1200s–early 1300s, Made in Paris, France, French, Partially glazed earthenware, Overall: 8 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (20.6 x 17.5 x 16.1 cm), Ceramics

One of a Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings with Rosettes, 12th century, Kievan Rus' or Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 2 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 9/16 in. (5.4 x 6 x 1.4 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, These earrings combine diverse artistic

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 6 1/16 x 4 7/8 in. (15.4 x 12.4 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 9/16 x 4 1/8 in. (9 x 10.5 cm), Ceramics

Belvedere, 1731–40, Engraving, Overall: 13 x 20 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (33 x 51 x 4 cm), Books

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 7/8 × 15/16 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.4 × 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Cup (tasse Jasmin), part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner), Handle attributed to Pierre-Noël Blaquière (recorded 1810), 1813, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, silver gilt, Height: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Handle

Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube, 1802, Graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper, 12 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (31.2 x 33.6 cm), Drawings, Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London

Pipe Bowl and Stem, 1840–50, United States, Eastern Plains or Ojibwa, Wood, lead, H. 2 1/2 x L. 34 in. (6.4 x 86.4 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Panel, 17th century, French, Silk, canvas, Overall: 120 x 29 1/2 in. (304.8 x 74.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Drawing of Clinton Vase, ca. 1824–25, Pen and ink, brush and wash, sheet: 8 3/8 x 6 7/16 in. (21.3 x 16.4 cm), Drawings

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 5.5cm x W 2.5 x H 3.5, Stucco