Images at Librifly

One of a Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings with Rosettes, 12th century, Kievan Rus' or Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, silver gilt, Overall: 2 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/2 in. (5.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, These earrings combine diverse

Earring or spiral, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Silver, Other: 1 5/8 × 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (4.2 × 1.7 × 3.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Piazza San Marco, Looking toward the Basilica, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (12.5 x 21.2 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice (?)), This is one of a series of drawings,

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 72 13/16 × 38 3/8 in. (185 × 97.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Brocade, 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk and cotton, H. 66 in.(167.6 cm), Textiles

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 1 x 3 3/4 in. (2.5 x 9.5 cm), Terracottas

Glass head pendant, Archaic or Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Phoenician, Glass; rod-formed and applied, Other: 1 1/8 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. (2.9 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green, with additions in opaque white and yellow and dark

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Glass, Glass bottle with long neck, intact, iridescent surfaces

Bull, 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta, H. 13 9/16 in.; L. 16 1/16 in.; D. 5 in. (34.4 x 40.8 x 12.7cm.), Crèche

Saint Philip, 1384–85, Tempera and gold on wood, Overall, excluding 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) of frame at bottom, 20 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (52.7 x 18.7 cm); painted surface, excluding 5/8 in. (1.5 cm) of titulus, 18 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (46 x 13.7 cm),

Lidded Basket, 1885–90, Canada, British Columbia, Haida, Spruce root, pigment, H. 3 3/4 x Diam. 4 3/4 in. (9.5 x 12.1 cm), Basketry-Containers, Charles Edenshaw, Isabella Edenshaw

Lekythos, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, Diameter: 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (8.2 × 5.8 × 5.7 cm), Vases

Combat Between Dragon and Dog (one of five medallions from a coffret), ca. 1110–30, Made in Conques, France, French, Copper-gilt, champlevé enamel, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/2 in. (9 x 1.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The blue and green beasts,

Pin, late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C., Southwestern Iran, Iran, Copper alloy, 3.39 in. (8.61 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Ink Play, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1754, China, Album of twelve paintings; ink and color on paper, Each 11 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (28.6 x 23.8 cm), Paintings, Jin Nong (Chinese, 1687–1773

Netsuke with a Deer and Leaves, 19th century, Japan, Wood decorated with gold lacquer and inlaid ivory, H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Auction Sale in Clinton Hall, New York, 1876, 1876, Oil on canvas, 22 3/8 x 31 5/8 in. (56.8 x 80.3 cm), Paintings, Ignacio de León y Escosura (Spanish, Oviedo 1834–1901 Toledo

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta; lead-glazed, width 5.11 cm., Vases, Fragment of a green-glazed vase; rosettes

Fragment, ca. 1650, Attributed to India or Pakistan, Kashmir or Lahore, Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Textiles-Rugs, The original length of this carpet was an impressive

Awaiting the Reply, ca. 1866, Oil on canvas, 23 1/4 x 33 1/2 in. (59.1 x 85.1 cm), Paintings, Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826–1909

Bust of a man in a wig, possibly a writer, 18th century, probably French, Sardonyx, mounted in gold as a ring, cameo: 1 × 11/16 in. (2.5 × 1.7 cm), Lapidary Work-Gems

Cheminées a la Royalle..., n.d., Engraving, Overall: 13 x 9 1/8 x 3/16 in. (33 x 23.2 x 0.4 cm), Books, Pierre Le Pautre (French, ca. 1660–1744

Saint Catherine, ca. 1510–15, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint, Overall: 7 3/8 x 6 7/16 x 1/4 in. (18.7 x 16.4 x 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Stamp seal and modern impression: hunter on horse attacking rams, Seleucid, ca. 3rd–1st century B.C., Iran, Graeco-Bactrian, Chalcedony, H. 13/16 in. (2 cm); Diam. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals

Bead, Roman, Glass, Diam.: 13/16 x 7/16 in. (2.1 x 1.1 cm), Glass

Miniature Silver Double Spout Bottle, 11th–late 15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Copper, silver gilt (?), H x W: 2 11/16 x 2 3/8in. (6.8 x 6cm), Metal-Containers

Dish (coppa), ca. 1520–30, Italian, Cafaggiolo, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 34.6cm (13 5/8 in.), Ceramics-Pottery

Heqanakht Letter III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1917 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Ipy (TT 315, B), Tomb of Meseh, 1921–22, Papyrus, ink, H. 26.9 (10 9/16 in.), W. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.),

Glass cameo fragment, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue with opaque white overlay., Body fragment of fairly straight-sided large cup or beaker., In relief in

Plaque with Moses, Aaron, and the Brazen Serpent, ca. 1200, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 2 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 in. (7.5 x 6.3 x 0.4 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The Book of Numbers

Gorget of an Officer of the King's American Regiment, 1781, Anglo-American, Brass, gold, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm); greatest W. 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm), Armor Parts-Gorgets, Gorgets are a symbolic vestige of armor worn by officers in the eighteenth

Wavy-handled jar with cross-hatched design, Predynastic, Naqada III, ca. 3300–3100 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Fort Cemetery (Hk 27), Tomb 6, 1934–35, Pottery, paint, H: 27 cm (10 5/8 in

Square Piano, 1800, United Kingdom, British, Mahogany, ebony, holly striping, gilt brass, ivory , Case length (perpendicular to keyboard) 55.1 cm, Width (parallel to keyboard): measured at lid = 157.0 cm, measured at molding of stand =

Helmet, 10th–16th century, Colombia, Colombia, Gold (hammered), Height: 3 15/16in. (10cm), Metal-Ornaments

Emil Gauguin (1874–1955), the artist's son, ca. 1877–78, French, Marble, confirmed: 16 15/16 × 9 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (43 × 23.2 × 20 cm), Sculpture, Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands), In 1877,

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g); kashira (b); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword

The Minuet, 1765, Etching and engraving, sheet: 14 1/4 x 19 in. (36.2 x 48.2 cm), Prints, Giacomo Leonardis (Italian, 1723–1794

Old Man Holding a Sword, His Left Arm Outstretched, ca. 1742–57, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (17.9 x 16.1 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Hanging, late 15th century, Italian, possibly Florence, silk; metal; linen, 128 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (326.5 x 57.2 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Bowl, fragmentary, Phoenician inscription, ca. 389 B.C., Cypriot, Marble, white, Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in. (4.8 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Cope, late 16th or early 17th century, Italian or Spanish, Silk; linen, Center back neck to hem: 43 1/4 x 154 in. (109.8 x 391.2 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Fragment of a Cover, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Linen and silk; embroidered, H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Lotto' Carpet, late 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, Rug: H. 121 1/4 in. (308 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Carpets displaying this striking field pattern of stylized vegetal arabesques in

Medallion, 1819, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Metal, Godel & Co. Fine Art

Axe, Human Form, 10th–15th century, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Taino, Stone, Height 10-1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Stone-Implements

Capital with Lions Mounted by Nude Riders, ca. 1200, Made in Jaca(?), North Spanish or South French, Stone, Overall: 19 x 18 1/2 x 19 in. (48.3 x 47 x 48.3 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, The faces of this capital display lions, two of which

Portfolio, Georg Hulbe (German, 1851–1917), dated 1902, German, Hamburg, Leather, partially painted and gilded, 15 1/8 x 12 3/16 inches (38.4 x 31 cm), Natural Substances-Leatherwork, Georg Hulbe (German, 1851–1917

Cup and saucer, ca. 1808, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 7.3 cm; saucer: diam. 13.5 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain

Penannular Brooch, 10th–11th century, Scandinavian or Baltic, Copper alloy, cast (loop); tongue wrought copper alloy, Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (4.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Vase of Flowers, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 63 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. (162.2 x 60 cm), Paintings, After Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1599–1652

Man's Robe, early 17th century, Italian or British, Silk; metal; linen, From center back neck: 52 3/4 x 103 1/2 in. (circumference of hem) (134 x 262.8 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were frequently

Portrait of a Woman, mid-16th century, Attributed to Iran, Tempura on paper, H. 16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm), Codices

Broken jar, early Islamic, ca. 9th–10th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Islamic, Ceramic, H. 12 9/16 × Diam. 13 5/16 in. (31.9 × 33.8 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Earring, baule type, 7th–5th Century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 3/4 × 1/2 × 9/16 in. (2 × 1.3 × 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

唐草葵紋蒔絵衣桁, Kimono Rack (Ikō) with Scrolling Foliage and Tokugawa Family Crest, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e on nashiji (“pear-skin” ground); gilt bronze fittings, H. 64

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (11.2 x 9.5 cm), Ceramics

Water Filter, 14th–15th century, Attributed to Egypt, Earthenware, H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Ceramics

Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Don Felipe, second half 13th century, From Spain, Palencia, Silk, linen, metal wrapped thread; taqueté, Textile: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Textiles-Velvets, Part of a corpus of identical fragments, this

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, Menuki (a); L. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 0.1 oz. (2.8 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Panel made from Orphrey Sections, 17th century, Spanish, Silk; metal; linen, 25 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (65.4 x 22.2 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical, Two sections of an orphery (a decorative band placed over a seam on a vestment) were used t make this

Bowl with Handles, 16th–18th century, Peru, Colonial, Wood (escallonia?), metal inlay, Height 4-5/8 in., Wood-Containers

Commode, ca. 1765–70, Oak and pine veneered with stained maple, tulipwood, amaranth, and holly stringing, with marquetry of stained, shaded, and engraved maple, mahogany, amaranth, barberry and other marquetry woods; gilt-bronze mounts;

Saint Peter, ca. 1450–60, Made in Meuse Valley, France or Netherlands, North French or South Netherlandish, Alabaster, with traces of polychromy, Overall (with base): 15 3/4 x 5 15/16 x 3 7/8 in. (40 x 15.1 x 9.8 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Two fragments of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, Other (A): 3 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 3/16 in. (8.7 x 10.5 x 0.4 cm), Vases

Fragment with Pseudo-Calligraphic Bands, late 10th–early 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze, 7 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (18.2 x 12.2 cm), Ceramics

Portrait of a Young Boy, Oil on canvas, 23 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (59.1 x 50.2 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Sébastien Bourdon (French, Montpellier 1616–1671 Paris

The Flight into Egypt, Etching, sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (25 x 19 cm), Prints, Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome

Ewer, 12th–13th century, Attributed to Iran, Rayy, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, Ceramics, Some of the finest ceramics were made in Rayy, Iran, an important center of lusterware production until the Mongol destruction of

Plate, 1770–80, British, Worcester, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Turquoise Bowl with Carved Rim, 12th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; monochrome glazed, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Ceramics, The appeal of this simple vessel, without any painted ornament, lies in its elegant carved rim. This detail

The 'Kearsarge' at Boulogne, 1864, Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 39 3/8 in. (81.6 x 100 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris

Whorl-Shaped Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Silver-gilt, glass paste, Overall: 1 x 1/4 in. (2.6 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Tile with Impressed Figures of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples Behind Balconies, 5th–6th century, India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan), Terracotta, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Sculpture, This

Votive Container (Canopa), 15th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Stone, H. 3 x W. 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm), Stone-Containers

Earring with head of lion, pair, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek ?, Gold, Other: 7/16 × 7/8 × 15/16 in. (1.1 × 2.2 × 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Panel with St. Peter or St. Paul (?), 500s, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Byzantine, Ivory, Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 5/16 in. (23.1 x 10.5 x 0.8 cm), Ivories, Early images of religious figures are often difficult to identify. The book the man holds

Ceremonial Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); L. of head 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads, Large arrowheads, pierced and elaborately chiseled

Bowl, late 10th century, Probably from Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; slip covered with black decoration under transparent glaze, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics

Dish, late 16th–early 17th century, Spanish, Valencia, Tin-glazed and luster-painted earthenware, Overall: 3 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (8.3 × 38.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, The free and confident draftsmanship of the eagle as well as the loose style

The Virgin Adored by Saints, ca. 1609, Oil on copper, 19 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (48.9 x 74.3 cm), Paintings, Scarsellino (Ippolito Scarsella) (Italian, Ferrarese, ca. 1550–1620), This picture shows the Virgin bestowing the scapular—a small

Plateau, ca. 1725–35, French, Rouen, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, After a print by Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris

Rhyton in the shape of an ibex, Iron Age, ca. 500 B.C., Northwestern Iran, Iran, Ceramic, H. 27.8 cm, W. 28.3 cm, Ceramics-Vessels, This ceramic rhyton in the form of an ibex comes from northwestern Iran where theriomorphic vessels were

Seal amulet in the form of a lion's head, Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3300–2900 B.C., Southern Mesopotamia, Marble, Seal Face: 4.5 x 3.7 cm, Stone-Stamp Seals

Processional Cross, late 14th century, Spanish, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 24 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (61.3 x 46 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Medallion with Saint Matthew 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 twelve that

Art Furniture, 1877, Illustrations: lithography, printed in brown ink, 9 5/16 x 13 3/8 x 1/4 in. (23.6 x 33.9 x 0.7 cm

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Menuki (a); L. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); Wt. 0.1 oz. (2.8 g); menuki (b); L. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Wt. 0.1 oz. (2.8 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Little Girl and Dog, 1832–44, Cut paper silhouette painted with body color and mounted on card, sheet: 6 5/8 x 4 15/16 in. (16.8 x 12.5 cm), Cut Paper, John Dempsey (British, active ca. 1832–ca. 1844

Counter Plate Fragment of a Belt Buckle, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 2 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/8 in. (7.1 x 4.7 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Grille, 15th–16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 10 1/8 x 8 in. (25.7 x 20.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Altar Candlestick, 17th century, South Netherlandish or German, Brass, H. 31.5 cm (excluding prickets)., Metalwork

Head, 16th–18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Terracotta, sacrificial materials, pigment, H. 7 x W. 5 3/4 x D. 4 5/8 in. (17.8 x 14.6 x 11.8 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Edo terracotta heads differ from comparable works cast

Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gilded copper, Height 3-7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Belt Buckle, 7th century, Made in Burgundy, Frankish or Burgundian, Iron, silver and copper alloy inlay, 8 7/8 x 3 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (22.5 x 9.3 x 3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A fountain in the Public Garden, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor., 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St.

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 5/8 x 13/16 in. (1.6 x 2.1 cm), Glass

Inlay fragment with row of rosettes, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 0.5 × W. 1.7 cm (3/16 × 11/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design

Cauliculi frame, early 18th century(?), Italian, Bologna, Poplar, Overall: 20 3/4 x 24 3/4 in, Frames