Images at Librifly

Beaker, 15th century, German, Glass, Overall: 4 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (10.5 x 7.8 cm), Glass-Vessels, This type of stocky vessel, known as a Krautstrunk (literally, cabbage stalk), was one of the most common forms of drinking glass in Germany

The Hunt Breakfast, ca. 1737, Oil on canvas, 23 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (59.1 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Carle (Charles André) Vanloo (French, Nice 1705–1765 Paris), This is an oil sketch for a picture painted in 1737 to decorate Louis XV's dining

Jar, Heian period (794–1185), Japan, Pottery with natural ash glaze (Sue ware), H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); Diam. of top 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Diam. of foot 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics

Brocade Fragment, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal thread; woven, H. 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm), Textiles-Woven

Crozier head, Manner of Orazio Scoppa (Naples, active 1607–47), early 17th century, Italian, Naples, Silver, Overall: 9 5/8 (10 3/4 with threaded rod) x 6 3/8 x 1 3/16 in. (24.4 x 16.2 x 3 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Manner of Orazio Scoppa

Model Dish from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08, Unbaked clay,

Saint Rosalie Interceding for the Plague-stricken of Palermo, 1624, Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 29 in. (99.7 x 73.7 cm), Paintings, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), Van Dyck was in Palermo, Sicily, when a plague broke out

Tea cup (part of a service), 1760–65, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Head of a ruler, Early Bronze Age, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., Iran or Mesopotamia, Copper alloy, 13 1/2in. (34.3cm), Metalwork-Sculpture, The identity of this lifesize head and where it was created remain a mystery. The expert craftsmanship and

Glass pendant in the shape of an African’s head, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other: 13/16 x 7/16 in. (2.1 x 1.1 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue., Solid, vertical

Furniture element, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, W. 7/8 × L. 1 1/16 × Th. 3/16 in. (2.3 × 2.7 × 0.5 cm),

Rapier, early 17th century, probably Italian, Steel, gold, silver, brass wire, wood, L. 47 5/8 in. (121 cm); L. of blade 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (794 g), Swords

Nakht and his Wife Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Nakht, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1400–1390 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Tempera on paper, Facsimile H. 158 cm (62 3/16 in); w. 148 cm (58 1/4 in), Lancelot Crane

Necklace with 15 beads, Glass, Other: 21 in. (53.3 cm), Glass

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Shell, Diam. 1.2 cm (1/2 in

The Flying Codoras, 1933, Lithograph, Image: 13 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (34.3 × 24.8 cm), Prints, John Steuart Curry (American, Dunavant, Kansas 1897–1946 Madison, Wisconsin

Middle Kingdom Coffin Fragment, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2124–1981 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, 1922–23, Wood, paint, H. 16 cm (6 5/16 in); w. 46.8 cm (18 7/16 in); th. 5 cm (1 15/16 in

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); L. of head 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Column, 12th–13th century, French, Limestone, Overall: 54 x 14 x 14in. (137.2 x 35.6 x 35.6cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 1740–80, Japanese, Iron, gold, L. of each 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Earring-hook type with disc, Gold, Other: 5/16 × 1/4 × 9/16 in. (0.7 × 0.7 × 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. (7.9 x 3.8 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Axe Head, 12th–15th century, Ecuador, Ecuador, Copper (cast), bronze (?), Height 4-3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Metal-Implements

Bracelet Modeled on Shell Ornament, Kofun period (ca. 300–710), 4th century, Japan, Green steatite with red pigment, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Stone, This irregular disk with smooth radial fluting

Lady with silver basket, Attributed to Giuseppe Gori (active ca. 1770–1810), second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; satin, silk and velvet garments with lace; gold

Crucified Christ, ca. 1160, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 3 13/16 x 3 7/16 x 11/16 in. (9.7 x 8.8 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The base for the cross is decorated with images of

Falcon-headed sphinx recumbent on a pedestal with a ramp, and a feline(?) behind, possibly a gnomon for a shadow clock or instrument, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Ivory, L. 6.9 × W. 1.6 × H. 3 cm (2 11/16 × 5/8

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Album of one hundred and nine leaves; ink on paper, ink and color on paper, 15 3/8 x 10 11/16 in. (39.1 x 27.1 cm), Paintings,

The Virgin Annunciate, possibly 1445–50, Tempera and gold on wood, Overall, with engaged frame, 19 1/2 x 12 in. (49.5 x 30.5 cm); painted surface 16 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (41 x 24.1 cm), Paintings, Andrea Delitio (Italian, Abruzzo, active ca.

Nubian head inlay, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 18–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, h. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in); w. 6 cm (2 3/8 in); d. 1.5 cm (9/16 in

Standing Male and Female Figures, 18th–19th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Tanganyika region, Lake Tanganyika region, Tabwa peoples, Wood, beads, H. 18 3/16 x W. 4 3/4 x D. 3 3/4 in. (46.3 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm), Wood-Sculpture,

Head of a man, ca. 3rd–4th century A.D., Southwestern Arabia, Alabaster (gypsum), 9 1/2 in. (24 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This fine male portrait head is thought to date from the middle of the first millennium A.D. and may have been part of a

Two Drinkers, 1860–79, Pen and ink with wash over charcoal on paper, 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (32 x 24.5 cm), Drawings, Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois), The paintings, drawings, and prints of Daumier, the great

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 10 cm x W 8 x H 2, Stucco

A Home in the Wilderness, 1870, Colored lithograph, 8 x 12 1/2 in. (20.3 x 31.8 cm), Prints

Velvet Fragment with Floral Pattern, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk; cut velvet, Textile: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Textiles, Silk velvets were produced in Iran in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for export to Europe as luxury

Jug, ca. 1880, British, Glazed earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 9 3/16 × 8 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (23.3 × 21.3 × 21.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

The Washington Family: George Washington, His Lady, and her Two Grandchildren by the Name of Custis–George Washington, Son Epouse, et Ses Deux petits Enfants du Nom de Custis, March 10, 1798, Stipple engraving, second state, image: 18 5/16

One Hundred Comic Poems of the Flower, One of the Three Friends, Tsuki, the Moon, Yuki, the Snow, and Hana, the Flower, Edo period (1615–1868), 1828–30, Japan, Three volumes; ink and color on paper, Each: 8 7/8 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 in.

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 5/16 x 13/16 in. (0.9 x 2 cm), Glass

East River, 1913–14, Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 34 1/8 in. (76.5 x 86.7 cm), Paintings, Samuel Halpert (American, Bialystok, Russia 1884–1930 Detroit, Michigan

Inkstone with Bamboo Design, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th century, China, Green schist; wood case, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Inkstone, The green inkstone is carved in the shape of bamboo stem

Cup, miniature, Classical (?), 5th–2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, Other (width w/ handles): 1 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (2.9 × 5.7 cm), Vases, Yellow clay with two handles; no decoration

Wreath on a Ground of Flowers, Birds, and Rabbits, ca. 1490–1550, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool wefts, 49 3/4 × 77 3/4 in. (126.4 × 197.5 cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Inlay fragment, patten of diamonds formed from smaller squares, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Glass, H. 1.9 × W. 3 cm (3/4 × 1 3/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an

Suit, 1750–75, British, wool, silk, gold

Reverse ogee frame, ca. 1645, Italian, Neapolitan, Poplar. Carved, gilt; red-brown bole., Overall, 173.5 x 131.2 cm; sight, 154 x 110.5 cm; rebate, 159 x 115.5 cm., Frames

Draughtsmen (30) and box-board, probably mid-19th century, Spanish, Leather, gold (?), irregular diameter, confirmed: 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (1 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm), Chess Sets

Fan, ca. 1858, possibly Spanish, Lace, mother-of-pearl, Overall (confirmed): 11 × 20 3/8 in. (27.9 × 51.8 cm), Fans

Vase fragment, late 1st century B.C., Roman, Terracotta, 2 3/16 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (5.6 × 10.4 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Fragment of plain Arretine ware, inscribed

'Millefleur' Carpet, probably 18th century, Attributed to India, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Textile: L. 145 in. (368.3 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Densely patterned and formally arranged flowers occupy the red

Spindle whorl, Cypriot, Bone ?, Diameter: 1 1/16 x 1/4 in. (2.7 x 0.7 cm

Vessel with Head Neck, 4th–6th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, Height 12-1/8 in., Ceramics-Containers

Maharana Sarup Singh Inspects a Prize Stallion, 1845–46, Western India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, Image (painting): 16 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (42.5 x 57.8 cm), Paintings, Tara (Indian, active 1836–1870),

The Weeders, 1868, Oil on canvas, 28 1/8 x 50 1/4 in. (71.4 x 127.6 cm), Paintings, Jules Breton (French, Courrières 1827–1906 Paris

Netsuke of Mask with Man's Lopsided Face, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Netsuke

Movement of Vaulted Chambers, 1915, Watercolor on paper mounted on cardboard, 9 1/4 × 11 1/8 in. (23.5 × 28.3 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Cylindrical vase, ca. 1770, British, Liverpool, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, 1628–58, Attributed to India, Silk; cut velvet, Textile: H. 84 in. (213.4 cm), Textiles-Woven, The design of this velvet hanging is organized as it would be on a carpet, with a central and corner

Maiolica: Apothecary jar (albarello), late 15th century, Italian (probably Naples), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Painted Jar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08, Pottery,

Relief Trial Piece with the Head of the King, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Limestone, h. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); w. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in

Bedstead, ca. 1805–8, Made in New York, New York, United States, Mahogany, ebony and rosewood (secondary woods: ash and yellow poplar), gilded gesso, die-cut and stamped brass, and iron, 42 1/2 x 58 x 92 1/2 in. (108 x 147.3 x 235 cm),

Tjes-Knot Amulet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit, 1926–27, Wood (cedar), L. 4.2 × W. 2.1 cm (1 5/8 × 13/16 in

Plaque with the Crucifixion, 15th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Painted enamel, copper, Overall: 9 7/16 x 8 7/8 x 1/16 in. (24 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Painted, Monvaerni

Petticoat, 18th century, European, silk

Glass mosaic inlay fragments, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; mosaic, Other (a): 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm), Glass, Opaque white ground; decoration in opaque red, yellow, and grey green, and deep purple

The Annunciation, 1672, Oil on canvas, 93 1/8 x 66 7/8 in. (236.5 x 169.9 cm), Paintings, Luca Giordano (Italian, Naples 1634–1705 Naples), Giordano was the leading painter in Naples in the late seventeenth century and one of the most

Hacha, 7th–9th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Veracruz, Stone, pigment, H. 20 3/4 x W. 2 3/4 x D. 11 3/4 in. (52.7 x 7 x 29.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Silver Tureen (a), lid (b) and liner (c), 1749, French, Paris, Silver, cast in several parts and soldered together., Height: 26.5 cm., Metalwork-Silver, Étienne-Jacques Marcq (born ca. 1705–1781

Virgin and Child, 13th–14th century, French, Oak, polychromy, 33 x 12 1/2 x 10 in. (83.8 x 31.8 x 25.4 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Bead, Roman, Glass, Height: 9/16 x 5/8 in. (1.4 x 1.6 cm), Glass

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, L. of each 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. of each 0.1 oz. (2.8 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Terracotta statuette of a woman looking into a box mirror, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, probably West Greek, possibly Centuripe, Terracotta, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Terracottas, This woman holds a box mirror on her knee. The

Fragment of Molding, 6th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ivory, Overall: 2 11/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (6.9 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm), Ivories

Key, 3rd–5th century, Late Roman (?), Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 1 5/8 x 15/16 x 1/4 in. (4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Hinagata chō (Model Book), Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Watercolor and ink on paper, 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (19.7 x 27.3 cm), Illustrated Books, Unidentified Artist

Medallion of St. John Chrysostom, 10th–11th century, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 1 x 1/16 in. (2.6 x 0.1 cm), Enamels-Cloisonn

Heart Scarab of Hatnefer, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), Mummy of Hatnefer, 1935–36, Serpentinite, gold, Scarab:

Saucer, ca. 1785–95, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Figure Studies, ca. 1765–70, Pen and brown ink, light and dark brown and grayish brown wash, 6 9/16 x 10 1/4 in. (16.7 x 26 cm), Drawings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice), This brown and gray wash study of figures

Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale, 500–600, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wooden box and copper alloy scale, Overall: 1 5/16 x 9 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (3.3 x 23.2 x 9.1 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany, Scales such as these were used throughout the

Terracotta model of a chariot box, Cypro-Geometric III, ca. 850–750 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; wheel-made, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Vases, During the Bronze Age in Cyprus and the Greek world, chariots were used for warfare and transport. During

Saints John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene, ca. 1335–45, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 23 x 15 5/8 in. (58.4 x 39.7 cm), Paintings, Italian, Neapolitan Follower of Giotto (active second third of the 14th century), This painting,

Virgin, ca. 1500, South Netherlandish, Boxwood, Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. (23.5 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

Saint Matthew, late 17th–early 18th century, Southern German or Austrian, Linden wood, gilded and polychromed, Height: 58 in. (147.3 cm), Sculpture, Possibly by Johann Georg Libigo (active 1690s–ca. 1729

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Night scene with three women in blue, 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,

Censer Top, 5th–6th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.2 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Bowl, 11th–12th century, Probably from Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with black decoration under turquoise blue glaze, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics

Circular Netsuke with Actor Dressed as Fox; reverse: Trap with Mouse, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Ostrakon with a Letter from Pesynthius to Peter, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 9/16 × 5 × 1 15/16 in. (14.2 × 12.7 × 4.9 cm), Ceramics, Ostraca are texts written on broken

Irene Millet, 1917, French, Paris, Original plaster, tinted and polychromed, 20 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (52.1 × 40 × 27.3 cm), Sculpture, Antoine-Émile Bourdelle (French, Montauban 1861–1929 Vésinet), Greco-Egyptian funerary

Transformation Puppet, late 18th–early 19th century, United States, Alaska, Tlingit, Bone, sinew, shell inlay, plant fiber, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Bone/Ivory-Ornaments

The Cabinet Maker: A Journal of Designs, 1868, Illustrations: lithography, 15 3/16 x 10 13/16 x 7/8 in. (38.5 x 27.5 x 2.2 cm), Designed by Richard Charles (British, 19th century

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, 1584–1650, Etching, sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (38.8 x 28.6 cm), Prints, François Perrier (French, Saint-Jean-du-Losne/Mâcon 1584–1650 Paris), After Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557–1602

The Dance Class, 1874, Oil on canvas, 32 7/8 x 30 3/8 in. (83.5 x 77.2 cm), Paintings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), This work and its variant in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, represent the most ambitious paintings Degas

Ostracon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 B.C., From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Hibis, 1908–10, Pottery, ink, 9.5 x 8 x 1.1 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 7/16 in

Bowl, late 8th–first half 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; brown slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Ceramics