Images at Librifly

Saint Mark, 1460–70, Made in Padua, Italian, Copper alloy, gilding, Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 in. (7 x 4 x 3.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

One Hundred Women of Japan (Wakoku hyakujo), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1694, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, 10 5/8 × 7 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27 × 18.4 × 0.3 cm), Illustrated Books, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (11.5 x 8.8 cm), Ceramics

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Peasant Girl with a White Headcloth, 1885, Oil on canvas, 9 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (25.1 x 23.2 cm), Paintings, Wilhelm Leibl (German, Cologne 1844–1900 Würzburg

Gold earring with head of a goat, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 3/16 x 5/8 in. (1.8 x 0.4 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 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. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5

Book Cover, Tempera on wood, 16 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (41 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, Italian (Sienese) Painter (dated 1343), The cover is decorated with the chancellor, the clerk, and a purveyor doing their accounts. Inscribed: 'Book of the income and

Ducat of Constance of Aragon (1282-1285), 1282–85, Italian, Gold, Overall: 7/8 x 1/16 in. (2.3 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 3/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.5 x 4.8 cm), Ceramics

Vase with Dragon Handles, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng period (1723–35), China, Porcelain with crimson-flushed blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Ceramics, A glaze is formed when clay fired onto the surface of

Textile Fragment, 8th–9th century, Byzantine, Linen, wool, Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 5/16in. (14.9 x 18.6cm), Textiles-Woven

Belt Plaque with Fighting Stallions, 2nd century B.C., Southern Siberia, Bronze, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Metalwork

Hieratic Papyrus fragment, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca. 1183 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Papyrus, ink, Papyrus was a costly writing material in ancient Egypt. For this reason papyrus

Fragment of a Polycandelon, 10th–12th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 11 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. (30.2 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Situla (Bucket for Holy Water) with Saint Peter and Other Saints, Probably Apostles, ca. 1200–1225, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper, iron. Ground probably once gilt., Overall: 6 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (15.9 x 20.6 cm),

Figures in Antique Dress Grouped About a Pagan Tomb, mid-18th century, Pen and brown ink, over rough black chalk, 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm), Drawings, Lorenzo Baldiserra Tiepolo (Venice 1736–Madrid 1776

Cylinder seal, Achaemenid, ca. 5th–4th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Stone, gray, 0.99 in. (2.51 cm), Stone-Cylinder Seals

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Salver, 1833–34, British, London, Silver, Overall: 3 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (8.3 × 77.5 × 77.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Tombstone in the Form of an Architectural Niche, dated A.H. 753/A.D. 1352, Made in Iran, Yazd, Marble; carved, H. 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm), Stone, Incorporating various styles of calligraphic script within its representation of an architectural

Dante and Beatrice, 19th century, sheet: 19 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (49.2 x 31.8 cm), Prints, Narcisse Lecomte (French, 1794–1882), After Ary Scheffer (Dutch, Dordrecht 1795–1858 Argenteuil (active France

Coffin of Ikhet, 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, coffin box: l. 198 cm (77 15/16 in); w. 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in);

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 1/4 x 5/16 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 0.8 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

清, 吳熙載, 杏花, 扇面, Apricot, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, 7 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. (18.7 x 54.6 cm), Paintings, Wu Xizai (Chinese, 1799–1870),

Dress, ca. 1780, British, silk

Hairpin Part, 1st–4th century, Roman, Bone, Overall: 1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (4.2 x 0.3 cm), Ivories-Bone

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. 4.5

Insects and the Head of a Wind God, ca. 1590–1600, Pen and brown ink, colored washes, gold paint, on vellum, 4 3/4 x 6 13/16 in. (12 x 17.3 cm), Drawings, Joris Hoefnagel (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1542–1601 Vienna

Left Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn), 16th century, German, Steel, H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm), Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Nose Ornament, 1st–3rd century, Peru, Moche, Gold, H. 3 5/8 x W. 5 1/4 x D. 3/4 in. (9.2 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Textile with Trellis Pattern, 15th century, German, Silk, Overall: 1 9/16 × 4 5/16 in. (4 × 10.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Wall barometer-thermometer, Clockmaker: Lange de Bourbon (French, active 1750–75), ca. 1760, French, Oak veneered with rosewood, gilt-bronze mounts, Height: 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm), Horology, Clockmaker: Lange de Bourbon (French, active

Illustrated Book of Humorous Poems 'Mountain on Mountain', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1803, Japan, Three volumes; ink and color on paper, Each: 10 × 6 3/4 × 1/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 × 0.6 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika Hokusai

Glass pendant in the form of a demonic mask, Archaic or Classical, 6th–5th century B.C., Phoenician, Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled, Other: 5/8 x 5/16 x 9/16 in. (1.7 x 0.8 x 1.4 cm), Glass, Semi-opaque turquoise blue, with

Brayette and Buttock Defense, 16th century, German, Steel, H. 25 3/16 in. (64.0 cm); W. 46 in. (117 cm); Diam. (outside) of brayette links 13/32 in. (10.1 mm); Diam. (inside) of brayette links 9/32 in. (7.2 mm); Diam. (outside) of codpiece links

Powder Flask, ca. 1670–80, German, Ivory, copper alloy, H. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, This flask combines several techniques for working ivory. The main surfaces are lathe-turned in

Box, late 15th century, Italian, Leather (tooled) over wood core, Overall: 4 5/16 x 10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (11 x 27.6 x 19.4 cm), Leatherwork

Rattle in the form of a poppy pod, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Diameter: 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (2.2 × 11.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Fragment, 4th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Textiles

Ostrakon with a Letter from Sabinus to Paham, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6.7 x 6.7 cm), Ceramics

明早期 刺繡獅子補, Rank Badge with Lion, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century, China, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk gauze, Overall: 14 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (36.8 x 36.2 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, During the Ming dynasty,

Terracotta krater, Geometric, ca. 750–735 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 42 5/8 in. (108.3 cm), Vases, Monumental grave markers were first introduced during the Geometric period. They were large vases, often decorated with funerary

Paperweight in the form of a Qilin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century, China, Bronze, W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metalwork

Belt Buckle, 550–600, Visigothic, Copper alloy with garnets, glass, lapis lazuli, and cuttlefish bone, Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (13.6 x 6 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper, The belt buckle was a field for elaborate decoration and a

Mount Fuji under a Bridge (left), Mount Fuji behind a Net (right), from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1847, Japan, Woodblock print; ink on paper, 9 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 1 cm), Illustrated

Jug with Figure in Profile, 1420–50, Made in Florence or its vicinity, Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 9/16 x 4 11/16 in. (19.1 x 14.2 x 11.9 cm), Ceramics, By the 1500s Italian maiolica makers would

Bowl with cover, Mounts by Jean Écosse (master 1705, died 1741/3), ca. 1734, German, Meissen with French, Paris mounts, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, 4 × 8 3/8 in. (10.2 × 21.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Mounts by Jean Écosse (master 1705,

Nativity, 16th century, German, Limewood, 35 3/8 x 28in. (89.9 x 71.1cm), Sculpture-Wood, Alsatian Master

Gaming Piece, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Eastern Islamic lands, Glass; cut, tooled, and polished, H. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Gaming pieces, Caliphal decrees prohibited the playing of chess (the pieces of which are customarily figural) for

Ritual Stone, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 2-5/16 in., Stone-Implements

Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido Road, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Two volumes; ink and color on paper, Each: 9 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)

Vase, ca. 1902–18, Made in New York, United States, American, Glass, H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); Diam. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Glass, Tiffany Furnaces

Dalriada Brooch, early 20th century (original dated 12th century), Irish, Gold, Diam: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm) L.(Pin): 4 3/8 in (11.1 cm). Depth: 5/16 in. (0.3 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Maat Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C., From Egypt, Lapis lazuli, H. 1.7 cm (11/16 in

Necklace of assorted gold and carnelian beads, with gold terminals and carnelian pendant, Classical, 5th–4th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Length (a. (43 lements)): 10 in. (25.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Bottle with Snake, 2nd–5th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The ceramic stirrup-spout bottle was an important vessel among peoples on the Peruvian north coast from the second millennium B.C. onward.

Fermoir, 6th and 7th centuries, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 3 15/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (10 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Catalogue of Gas Fixtures and Fittings, after 1870, Illustrations: lithography and color lithography, Books

Virgin, ca. 1370–90, French, Alabaster, traces of gilt, paint, Overall: 25 9/16 x 9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (64.9 x 25.1 x 21.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Joan Avesta (Spanish, active Catalonia and southwest France, 1355–1390), Found near the

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 11/16 × 13/16 × 1/8 in. (1.8 × 2.1 × 0.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A girl holding her hat, 1895–97, 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. John’s,

Armchair, designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century, French, Beauvais, Carved and gilded wood; wool, silk, Overall: 37 3/4 × 27 × 24 in. (95.9 × 68.6 × 61 cm), After a composition by Jean Jacques François

Embroidery with the Annunciation, mid-15th century, Netherlandish, Silk and metallic threads on linen, 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (21 x 9.5 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, In a domestic interior, the Virgin Mary kneels before a prie-dieu on which her prayer

Glass bead, Roman, Glass, Other: 1 x 7/16 in. (2.5 x 1.2 cm), Glass

Chasuble, late 16th or early 17th century, Spanish, Silk; linen; metal, 47 1/8 x 26 3/4 in. (119.7 x 68 cm) with fringe, Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Fragment of a Band with a Floral Motif, 5th–6th century, Byzantine, Linen, wool, Overall: 8 7/8 x 10 5/16in. (22.5 x 26.2cm), Textiles-Woven

Armchair (part of a set), Charles Dixwell, ca. 1820, British, Mahogany, leopard-skin upholstery original to the chair, Overall: 43 3/4 × 27 13/16 × 29 1/2 in. (111.1 × 70.6 × 74.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Charles Dixwell

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, 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

Disk Brooch, 1st–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/16 x 1/2 in. (2.7 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Rectangular silk fragment, last quarter 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha), Textile: H. 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm), Textiles-Woven, This rectangular fragment was woven in the kemha technique using

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in. (5.2 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Crown, Part, 14th century, French, Gilt-copper, silver, Overall: 3 3/4 x 5 3/16 x 7/8 in. (9.5 x 13.1 x 2.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Ostrakon with Medical Recipes, 580–640, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 5 7/16 x 3 15/16 in. (13.8 x 10 cm), Ceramics

Ostracon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 B.C., From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Hibis, 1908–10, Pottery, ink, 6.2 x 9.3 x 1 cm (2 7/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/8 in

At the Count Palatine's (Al Conde Palatino), Study for Capricho, plate 33, 1796–97, Brush and gray wash(indian ink) on laid Netherlandish paper, 9-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. (23.5 x 14.6 cm), Drawings, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 in. (20.3 cm); L. of head 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

An Old Man in Oriental Dress, Standing by a Pagan Altar, mid-18th–early 19th century, Point of the brush and brown ink, 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25 x 18 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; purplish slip and white slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Ceramics

Beads, 23, Glass, Other: 3 3/4 x 9 in. (9.5 x 22.9 cm), Glass

Scarab Inscribed With the Cartouches of Kashta and Amenirdis, Late Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca. 760–747 B.C., Possibly from Nubia; From Egypt and Sudan, Glazed steatite, l. 2 cm (13/16 in

Globular Jar, late 4th–early 5th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 4 x 4 1/2 in. (10.2 x 11.5 cm), Glass-Vessels

Onyx Bowl, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Onyx marble (tecalli), Height 4-3/4 in., Stone-Containers

Glass appliqué with theatrical mask, Imperial, 2nd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; mold-pressed or stamped, Other: 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in. (3.8 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm), Glass, Translucent streaky light blue appliqué; vessel body colorless with

Dancing Dogs, 1790, Stipple engraving, printed in color, image: 20 9/16 x 16 in. (52.2 x 40.6 cm), Prints, After George Morland (British, London 1763–1804 London

Two Bird Ornaments, 1st–2nd century, Peru, Nasca, Gold, H. 4 7/8 x W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 x 12.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Compared to the large quantities of spectacular metal objects found in lavish elite burials of Peru's Moche people, the tombs

Book Case, 15th century, Italian (?), Leather (Cuir bouilli), Overall: 5 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 2 11/16 in. (15 x 16.5 x 6.8 cm), Leatherwork

Chessmen (32), mid-19th century, British, Bone, ivory, Queen 3 5/16, King 3 5/8, Bishop 2 1/2, Knight 2 3/8, Rook 2 1/16, Pawn 1 3/4, Chess Sets

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved, painted, L 15.5 cm x W 10.5 cm x D 5cm, Stucco

Ehon Kai kasen, 絵本貝歌仙, Illustrated Poems, Edo period (1615–1868), 1747, Japan, Nineteen pages of illustrations and poems; ink on paper, Overall: 8 5/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.9 × 16.2 cm), Illustrated Books, Nishikawa Sukenobu

Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View, 1912, Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, 19 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (48.9 x 32.1 cm), Drawings, Egon Schiele (Austrian, Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna

Belt Plate, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, bronze nails, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in. (5 x 4.9 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Mirror Case, 14th–15th century style – modern, French (?), Ivory, Overall: 3 5/16 x 1/2 in. (8.4 x 1.2 cm), Ivories

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

The Trinket Seller, 1745–50, after model of ca. 1738, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (5.6 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Rattle in the form of a heart, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Gold foil, Other: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (4.1 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 39 3/8 × 19 11/16 in. (100 × 50 cm), Textiles-Woven

Netsuke of Noh Dancer, 19th century, Japan, Lacquered ivory, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Netsuke