Images at Librifly

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 and 5a, 1926–27, Gritstone, l. 3-9.5 cm (1 3/16-3 3/4 in

Florin d'or of John The Good, 14th century, Made in Poitiers, France, French, Gold, Overall: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm), Vases, Seated youth and woman. Seated on a stool, the young man hands what appears to be a piece of fruit to the woman

Cuneiform tablet: theological text fragment, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 626–539 B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian, Clay, 3 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (7.6 x 5.8 x 2.9 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Raised relief fragment, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber E. wall; N. section, 1922–23, Limestone, varnish, mortar, 2.1 x 16.6

Plaque with the Heavenly Coronation of the Virgin, 14th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Basse taille enamel, silver, Overall: 2 x 1 15/16 x 1/16 in. (5.1 x 4.9 x 0.1 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, These plaques depict the Heavenly

Fragment from the head of a statue, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2381–2323 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Tomb of Perneb, 1913–14, Coniferous wood (Cedar), black paint, H. 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.), At least one statue of the

Bracelet, gilded bronze, Cypriot, Gold, bronze, Other: 2 9/16 × 2 13/16 × 1/4 in. (6.5 × 7.2 × 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Lola Montez (1818–1861), Ivory, Oval, 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (65 x 54 mm), Miniatures, Attributed to Josef Heigel (German, 1780–1837

Shawl, mid-19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool; woven, embroidered, 70 in. high 70.00 in. wide (177.8 cm high 177.8 cm wide), Textiles-Costumes

The Church of the Zitelle on the Giudecca, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 1/2 x 7 5/16 in. (11.5 x 18.5 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice

Head of ibex from shoulder of a vessel, New Kingdom, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt, pottery, glaze

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (8.5 x 9.8 cm), Ceramics

Woman's overblouse, 19th–20th century, Indian, Silk, Height, center back neck to hem: 45.7 cm., Textiles-Woven

Case containing toilet accessories, 16th century, Italian, Venice, Leather, No dimensions recorded., Natural Substances-Leatherwork

Plate (tondino), ca. 1480–1520, Italian, Florence or vicinity, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 17.4cm (6 7/8 in.), Ceramics-Pottery

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 1/8 in. (2.3 × 3.1 × 0.4 cm), Vases, Lower half of a figure

Tapestry Fragment, 10th–15th century, Peru, Peru; south coast, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 3 x 3 in. (7.62 x 7.62 cm), Textiles-Woven

Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal, ca. 1665–72, Oil on canvas, 79 x 47 in. (200.7 x 119.4 cm), Paintings, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo (Spanish, Seville 1617–1682 Seville), Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal was pertiguero, or marshal of

Four-Cornered Hat, 7th–9th century, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, H x W: 4 3/4 x 7 1/4in. (12.1 x 18.4cm), Textiles-Costumes

Manuscript, 15th century, Made in Upper Rhineland, Germany, German, Tempera and ink on parchment, Overall: 12 x 8 3/4 x 3in. (30.5 x 22.2 x 7.6cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Innere Ansicht des Deutschen Volks Winter Gartens. Interior of the German Winter Garden. 45 Bowery, New York., 1856, Watercolor, Sheet: 22 1/16 × 29 1/2 in. (56 × 74.9 cm), Drawings, Fritz Meyer (American, active 1850s–80s), Interior of

Gouge, before 16th century (?), Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya (?), Stone, Height 3-5/8 in., Stone-Implements, Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as “celts, ” were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 15/16 x 15/16 x 15/16 in. (4.9 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Mazer Bowl and Foot, early 20th century (original dated ca. 1529), British, Maple, silver gilt mounts, Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (15.9 x 10.8 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Fragment of a Northwest Persian Medallion Carpet, early 16th century, Made in Northwestern Iran, Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This knotted-pile textile fragment

Ivory Tone Pendant, Neolithic period, ca. 2400–2000 B.C., China, Jade (Nephrite), H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Jade

Saltcellar, ca. 1540s–70s or 19th century, French, White clay overlaid with sheets of patterned, inlaid and tinted clay, H. 14.6 cm, Ceramics-Faience

Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), late 16th century, probably Italian, Steel, Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Fan, 1700–1723, Italian, Skin, paint, tortoiseshell, gold, 20 x 11 in. (50.8 x 27.9 cm), Fans

明 張路 觀畫圖 軸, Studying a Painting, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 58 5/8 x 38 7/8 in. (148.9 x 98.7 cm), Paintings, Zhang Lu (Chinese, ca. 1490–ca. 1563), Zhang

Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 19th century B.C., Syria, Ceramic, H. 31.4 cm, W. 8.3 cm, D. 11.4 cm, Ceramics-Vessels, This two-story tower is surmounted by a male

Bust of a Man, ca. 1745–50, French, Paris, Bust: pale gray terracotta, covered with a buff colored wash; socle: breccia violetta marble, Height (bust): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Height (socle): 4 in. (10.2 cm), Sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne

Vinaigrette box, Nathaniel Mills, 1834, British, Birmingham, Silver, Length: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Nathaniel Mills

Vase, 1879–82, British, Linthorpe, Yorkshire, Glazed earthenware, Height: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

[Self-Portrait], 1924–25, Gelatin silver print, Image: 17.3 x 12.1 cm (6 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.), Photographs, El Lissitzky (Russian, Pochinok 1890–1941 Moscow), Before the outbreak of World War I and his return to Russia, El (Lazar

Harlequin and Columbine with birdcage, ca. 1762, German, Ansbach, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

The Annunciation, Tempera and gold on wood, Overall 17 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (45.4 x 37.8 cm); painted surface 15 1/4 x 14 in. (38.7 x 35.6 cm), Paintings, Italian (Marchigian?) Painter (first half 15th century

Ostrakon with a Letter from Pleine to Elias, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 9/16 x 6 7/16 in. (11.6 x 16.3 cm), Ceramics

The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras, 保元平治合戦図屏風, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper, Image (each screen): 60 15/16 x 140 in.

Vase, ca. 1895–1900, Made in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, American, Glazed red earthenware, H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Ceramics, George E. Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857–1918 Biloxi,

Mortar, 15th century, North German, Bell metal, Overall: 9 1/16 x 7 3/4 x 7in. (23 x 19.7 x 17.8cm), Metalwork-Bell Metal

Black Cat and Narcissus, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 36 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (93.7 x 36.8 cm), Paintings, Zhu Ling (Chinese, active ca. 1820–1850

Shield Boss, late 4th century, Vermand, Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand, France), Iron, silver, glass, H. 6 1/4 in. (16 cm); Diam. 7 7/8 in. (19.99 cm), Shields-Parts of, This boss, or umbo, was originally attached over a hole in the center

Beads, 10, Glass, Other: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Glass

Belt Buckle, 7th century, Made in Burgundy, Frankish or Burgundian, Iron, silver inlay, bronze, Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (17.2 x 8.2 x 2.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, late 15th century, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 11 7/8 x 7 1/2in. (30.2 x 19cm), Codices, This folio,

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Netsuke

Ancestor Pair, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Río, Ceramic, H. 17 1/4 x W. 15 1/4 in. (43.8 x 38.7 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 2 1/16 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Man

Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Height: 5/8 x 11/16 in. (1.6 x 1.8 cm), Glass

Belt Buckle, 6th–7th century, Made in Burgundy, Frankish or Burgundian, Iron, silver inlay, bronze, Overall: 8 1/16 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/16 in. (20.4 x 9.2 x 3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Beaker, 1375–1400, Made in Paris, France, French, Rock crystal, with later gilt silver foot, Overall (rock crystal vase only): 5 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (13.5 x 10.4 cm), Lapidary Work-Crystal

Terracotta statuette of a man, Cypro-Archaic I, ca. 750–600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; wheel-made and hand-made, H. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm), Terracottas, The figure originally had mobile legs so that he could 'dance, ' and may have been a toy

Plaque, black ibis hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.7 × W. 2.2 cm (11/16 × 7/8 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition

Gold earring with pearl setting and pendant, Roman, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 3/8 x 1 in. (0.7 x 1 x 2.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Clam-shell-shaped Hammer, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 2, 1926–27, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), L. 8.4 × W. 5.3 × H.

Papyrus, 703 (?), Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 9 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (24.9 x 30 cm), Papyrus

Plate, ca. 1770–75, British, possibly Worcester, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This British plate imitates Japanese Imari porcelain, characterized by dense patterns and a color palette of iron-red,

Earrings, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 5/16 x 13/16 in. (1.3 x 0.8 x 2.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Jug, 15th century, Made in Orvieto ?, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 9 7/8 x 6 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (25.1 x 17.7 x 17 cm), Ceramics

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); L. of head 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Ostrakon with Biblical Text, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragments with ink inscription, a+d: 3 3/16 x 1 3/4 in. (8.1 x 4.5 cm), Ceramics

Earring with pendant, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 7/16 x 1 1/4 in. (0.8 x 1.1 x 3.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Maharana Ari Singh with His Courtiers Being Entertained at the Jagniwas Water Palace, dated 1767, India (Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: 26 5/8 x 32 7/8 in. (67.6 x 83.5 cm), Paintings, Bhima,

清早期 刺繡百蝠紋女吉服袍, Woman's Ceremonial Robe (The Bat Medallion Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), first half of the18th century, China, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin, 54 x 75 in. (137.2 x 190.5 cm),

Focolare spoon, Archaic, second half of 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Other: 5 7/8in. (14.9cm), Vases, Undecorated

Portrait of Edouard Gautier-Dagoty, 1783, Mezzotint, 19 5/8 x 16 5/8 in. (49.8 x 42.2 cm), Prints, Carlo Lasinio (Italian, Treviso 1759–1838 Pisa), Designed by E. Heinsius

Belt Plate, 7th century, Made in Burgundy, Frankish or Burgundian, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 4 3/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. (10.7 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Chandelier, late 18th century, possibly Indian, Ivory, Overall (including hanging attachment): 17 × 18 1/2 in. (43.2 × 47 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory, The general form of this chandelier follows a wooden type current in England about 1700,

The Coronation of the Virgin, Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, 39 1/2 x 60 1/4 in. (100.3 x 153 cm), Paintings, Follower of Botticelli (Italian, Florentine, fourth quarter 15th century

Seated goddess with a child, Hittite Empire, ca. 14th–13th century B.C., Central Anatolia, Hittite, Gold, H. 4.3 cm, W. 1.7 cm, D. 1.9 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments, This tiny pendant was probably intended to be worn round the neck as an

Medal: Sultan Süleyman I, ca. 1525, Northern Italian, Bronze (Reddish copper alloy with, Diam. 12.8 cm, wt. 554.77 g., Medals, The obverse presents a portrait of the Turkish Sultan Süleyman I, “the Magnificent” (1496–1566). The

Medal of the Inauguration of the Washington Cabinet of Medals, 1860, Bronze, Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal, Anthony Paquet (1814–1882

Stand, Archaic, ca. 575–550, Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 3 1/2 × 4 11/16 in. (8.9 × 12 cm), Vases, On high foot; without decoration

Relief Panel, 13th century, Spanish, Marble, Overall: 22 3/4 x 18 x 4 in. (57.8 x 45.7 x 10.2 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Earring (One of a Pair), 금제 귀걸이 삼국, 金製耳飾 三國, Earring (One of a Pair), Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.–A.D. 668), Silla Kingdom, early 6th century, Korea, Gold, L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm),

Ewer, 12th century, Made in Iran, Earthenware; glazed and luster-painted, 14 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (36.2 x 18.4 cm), Ceramics

The Giaour on Horseback (recto); Study of a Woman with Head and Arms Thrown Back, and Study of the Head of an Old Man (verso)., ca. 1824, Pen and brown ink with wash over graphite on wove paper, Overall: 7 15/16 x 12 in. (20.1 x 30.5 cm),

A Sea Horse and a Dolphin, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk, 2 9/16 x 6 in. (6.5 x 15.3 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Portrait of Shah Jahan on Horseback, 17th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Image 8 3/8 in x 12 3/8 in., Codices

Woman with a mask (one of a set), Oval frame by Jacques Charles Denis Chartier (French, master 1760, d. before 1782), 1770–90, French, Oil on canvas, Sight, oval, 26 x 19-1/2 in. (66.0 x 49.5 cm), Paintings-Decorative, Oval frame by

Dish with rocks, flowers, and birds, 1710–30, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamels under transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Imari type), Diameter: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, The dense

Bow-Drill Fragment, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Leather, Overall: 4 5/16 x 3 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (10.9 x 8.7 x 5.2 cm), Leatherwork

Chasse, late 12th–early 13th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel (now missing), copper, traces of gilding, Overall: 6 x 7 15/16 x 3 1/4 in. (15.2 x 20.2 x 8.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Les oeuvres morales de Mr. Diderot : contenant son traité De l'amitié, et celui Des passions, 1770, 2 volumes bound in 1; Height: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), By Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus Thiroux d'Arconville. Erroneously attributed to Diderot.

Plaque with Enthroned Virgin and Child, 850–875, Made in northern France, Carolingian, Ivory, Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in. (14.5 x 8.8 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, This carving showing the Virgin and the Infant Jesus reuses an ivory plaque

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (11.1 x 8 cm), Ceramics

Badge of Edward II or John the Baptist, 14th–15th century, British, Tin/lead alloy, Overall: 5/16 x 1 in. (0.8 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Tin/lead alloy

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (17.5 x 15 cm), Papyrus

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Angels, Tempera on wood, Arched top, 110 1/2 x 69 in. (280.7 x 175.3 cm), Paintings, Francesco Botticini (Francesco di Giovanni) (Italian, Florentine, ca. 1446–1497), Botticini practiced an

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, lacquer, L. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm); L. of head 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plaque with horned lion-griffins, Achaemenid, ca. 6th–4th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Gold, H. 13.6 cm, W. 9.8 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments, In the sixth century B.C., under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, the Persians established

Brocade Textile, 13th–15th century, Italian, Silk, gold thread, (a) actual textile: 4 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (11.4 × 24.1 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Pottery Rattle, Pre-Columbian, 1200–1521, Central Plateau Region, Mexico, Mexican, Clay, Weight 79 g, Diamter 54 mm., Idiophone-Shaken-rattle, This pottery rattle is in the shape of a ball used in an Aztec game. Although numerous pottery

View of Niagara Falls, n.d., Prints

Orpheus and Eurydice, Oil on canvas, 47 1/2 x 70 3/4 in. (120.7 x 179.7 cm), Paintings, Style of Nicolas Poussin (French, third quarter 17th century

Roundel, disk, Bone ?, Diameter: 1 5/16 x 1/4 in. (3.4 x 0.6 cm

Thusnelda at the Triumphal Entry of Germanicus into Rome, ca. 1875, Oil on canvas, 53 x 77 1/4 in. (134.6 x 196.2 cm), Paintings, Karl Theodor von Piloty (German, Munich 1826–1886 Ambach bei Munich

Running horse amulet, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 200 BC–200 AD, From Egypt, Carnelian, L. 1.6 × W. 0.5 × H. 1 cm (5/8 × 3/16 × 3/8 in.), This is one of a small group of animals carved in semiprecious stones from the Davis Collection that