Images at Librifly

Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba, ca. 1490–1500, Made in Strasbourg, Upper Rhineland, Germany, Upper Rhenish, Linen warp; wool, linen and metallic wefts, 31 1/2 x 40 in. (80 x 101.6 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Although the Bible states

Furniture element, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, W. 1 1/4 × L. 1 1/4 × Th. 3/16 in. (3.1 × 3.2 × 0.4 cm),

Rectangular Plaque, middle of 6th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/4 x 13/16 x 5/16 in. (3.1 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Vessel, 6th–7th century, Visigothic, Earthenware, Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in. (9.2 x 7.5 x 6.7 cm), Ceramics

Love Turning the World, 1881, Drypoint, second state of 2, plate: 8 1/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20.7 x 25.6 cm), Prints, by Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon

Shawl, ca. 1790–1800, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool, 65 in. high 62.00 in. wide (165.1 cm high 157.48 cm wide), Textiles-Costumes

Head, Ptah, Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period, Dynasty 25, late 8th–mid 7th century B.C., From Egypt, Limestone, H. 5/8 in

The Pride of Women: Ruffs, ca. 1600, Dutch, engraved paper, Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp

Roundel, disk, Bone ?, Diameter: 1 13/16 x 3/16 in. (4.7 x 0.5 cm

Necklace pendants and beads, Old Babylonian, ca. 18th–17th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian, Gold, 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), ca. 1600, Made in Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Codices, This folio belonged to a manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tair that was presented to the Ardabil

Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, ca. 1765, Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm), Paintings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice), The view, among the most famous that Venice affords, shows the harbor basin and

Melancholy Courtesan, ca. 1750, India (Rajasthan, Bundi, or Kota [?]), Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper, 12 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (32.7 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Of the several pictures of this type that are known, this example is the

Jar from the Burial of the Child Amenhotep, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial of Amenhotep, Pot D, 1935–36, Pottery, paint,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); L. of head 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Netsuke of Qilin and Ball, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Horse Bridle or Belt Ornaments, 1400–1500, Made in Granada, Spain, Spanish, Gilt copper or copper alloy and cloisonné enamel, a: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (6.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, Colorful plaques of cloisonée enamel set

Face Defense of Mail, 15th century, German, Iron, brass, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 33 in. (83.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 13 oz. (1275.73 g)., Mail

Tiraz Textile Fragment, dated A.H. 390/A.D. 999–1000, Attributed to Iraq, Linen; plain weave, embroidered in silk, Textile: L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, This undyed linen textile fragment is embroidered in red silk with an

Copper Bird, before 15th century, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (cast), Length 1-1/8 in., Metal-Ornaments

Silk with Griffins, first half 13th century, Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African, Silk, silver-gilt metal on parchment over cotton, 69 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (175.9 x 97.2 cm), Textiles-Woven, This exceptionally rare medieval textile is

Lot's Flight from Sodom, 1582, Engraving, 13 7/16 x 15 3/4 in. (34.2 x 40 cm), Prints, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem), Designed by Anthonie Blocklandt (Netherlandish, 1532–1583

Ring, 4th–5th century B.C., Celtic, Gold, Overall: 1 x 5/8 in., 0lb. (2.6 x 1.6 cm, 12g), Metalwork-Gold, This ring evokes the splendor of the Celts and their love of personal adornment. Its combination of tendril motifs echo symmetrical

Clarinet in E-flat, ca. 1880–90, New York, New York, United States, American, Ivory, nickel-silver, rosewood, Length: 47.2 cm (18½ in.), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical, Theodore Berteling (Westphalia, 1821/22–1890

Earring with filigree, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 1/16 x 9/16 in. (0.9 x 0.2 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Tureen with cover in the form of a turkey, ca. 1760, German, Hanau, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 6 1/2 × 9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (16.5 × 25.1 × 21.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Bracteate, 6th–7th century, Made in Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 7/16 x 1/16 in. (3.7 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

The Fall of Richmond, Virginia on the Night of April 2nd, 1865, 1865, Hand-colored lithograph, Image: 15 3/4 x 22 1/8 in. (40 x 56.2 cm), Prints, The Confederacy’s capital of Richmond was a chief distribution center for weapons, supplies,

Angelica and Medoro, possibly early 1630s, Oil on canvas, With added strip at top 47 7/8 x 69 1/4 in. (121.6 x 175.9 cm), Paintings, Jacques Blanchard (French, 1600–1638), The canvas illustrates a passage from Ludovico Ariosto's

Figurine, Iron Age, 1st millennium B.C., Western Iran, Bronze, 1.93 x 0.83 in. (4.9 x 2.11 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture

Gold Nose Ornament, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Gold, silver, H x W: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4in. (5.4 x 7cm), Metal-Ornaments

Soap and sponge boxes, Marked by C. Louis Gérard (1697–1759, master 1716), ca. 1739, French, Douai, Lille Mint, Silver, Each, H. 3-3/4 in. (9.5 cm.); Diam. 3-3/8 in. (8.6 cm.), Metalwork-Silver, Marked by C. Louis Gérard (1697–1759,

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 6 cm x W 5 x H 2.5, Stucco

Panel, second half 18th century, France, Silk; linen, 95 11/16 x 62 1/16 in. (243 x 157.6 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Seated Young Woman, late 16th–early 17th century, Gouache, 2 15/16 x 2 13/16 in. (7.5 x 7.2 cm), Drawings, Adam Elsheimer (German, Frankfurt 1578–1610 Rome), Seated alone in deep shadow, this partially draped young woman might be

Sideboard, ca. 1795–1805, Possibly made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, satinwood, silver, copper, verre églomisé with yellow poplar, white pine,

The Flagellation of Christ, ca. 1460–70, Eastern Germany, Pen and dark brown ink and red and yellowish brown watercolor., 8 1/16 x 4 13/16 in. (20.4 x 12.2 cm), Drawings, The rather crude execution and placement of figures floating in space

Apples, ca. 1917, Oil on canvas, 15 1/8 × 31 1/2 in. (38.4 × 80 cm), Paintings, Chaim Soutine (French (born Lithuania), Smilovitchi 1893–1943 Paris

Dish, ca. 1735, Chinese, for European (probably French) market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Plaque with the Death of the Virgin, early 16th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Painted enamel, copper, Overall: 5 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (14.3 x 16.8 cm), Enamels-Painted, Workshop of Jean Pénicaud I (French, ca. 1490–after 1543),

Dish with dragon, 1680–1700, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type), Diameter: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, The motifs of this

Netsuke of Mask of a Man, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Netsuke

Recumbent Nude, early 17th century, Red chalk, 2 15/16 x 4 1/4 in. (7.5 x 10.8 cm), Drawings, Emilia (1600–1629

Cuneiform tablet: letter order, Ebabbar archive, Achaemenid, ca. 487 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Achaemenid, Clay, 1.38 x 1.38 x .87 in. (3.51 x 3.51 x 2.2 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1775–1883, Bronze, parcel gilt, Diam. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Metal, Possibly Clark Mills

Fragment, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Bone, Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in. (9.6 x 3.1 x 2 cm), Ivories-Bone

Brooch in the Form of a Dog Attacking a Boar, 2nd century, Roman, Champlevé enamel, bronze, gold, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/16 in. (3 x 5 x 1.1 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Small brooches, often in whimsical animal forms, were worn both by

Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript, 13th–14th century, Attributed to probably Iran, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 10 1/8 x 13 3/4in. (25.7 x 34.9cm), Codices

Relief of a head of a child, Ivory, Height: 3 3/16 x 2 in. (8.1 x 5 cm), Relief of a head of a child

Beads, 17, Roman, Glass, Other: 4 1/4 x 5/16 in. (10.8 x 0.7 cm), Glass

Fragment, 9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen; stamped and gilded, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Necklace, 3rd–6th century, Peru, Moche, Rock crystal, amethyst, Height 15-1/2 in., Beads-Ornaments

Cuneiform tablet: court deposition, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 20th–19th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Kültepe (Karum Kanesh), Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Clay, 5.4 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/8

Balance Weight with Monogram, 6th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, silver inlay, 3/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/16 in., 1.9oz. (0.9 × 2.8 × 2.7 cm, 53g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The Greek monogram at the center of this two-ounce weight reads 'of

Triptych with the Mandylion, The Kremlin Armory Workshops, Moscow, 1637, Russian, Moscow, Silver, partly gilt, niello, enamel, sapphires, rubies, spinels, pearls, leather, silk velvet, oil paint, gesso, linen, mica, pig-skin,

Fame, mid- to late 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk., 13 1/16 x 9 9/16 in. (33.2 x 24.3 cm), Drawings, Luca Cambiaso (Italian, Moneglia 1527–1585 Madrid

Copy after 'Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678)', Vellum, 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (394 x 302 mm), Miniatures, Bernard Lens (British, 1682–1740

Terracotta vase in the form of a duck, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., East Greek, Terracotta, Overall: 4 7/16 x 6 5/8in. (11.3 x 16.8cm), Vases, A vase in the form of a swimming duck with incised feathers

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (13.9 x 12 cm), Ceramics

明 永樂 紅漆戧金雲龍紋經匣, Sutra Box with Dragons amid Clouds, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24), China, Red lacquer with incised decoration inlaid with gold; damascened brass lock and key, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm);

Glass pendant in the form of a bunch of grapes, Late Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast in a two-part mold, Other: 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in. (2.2 x 1.4 x 1 cm), Glass, Translucent greenish yellow.,

Cased Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver, Serial no. 7569, with Accessories, 1861, Hartford, Connecticut, American, Hartford, Connecticut, Steel, brass, silver, gold, wood (mahogany), textile, L. 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm); L. of

清 倣梅清 響山泛舟圖 軸, Boating beneath Echo Hill, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), datable to 1673, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 53 x 23 1/4 in. (134.6 x 59.1 cm), Paintings, After Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697), Mei

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (42.5 x 42.5 cm), Textiles

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (37.8 x 4.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Mirror, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), China, Bronze, Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Mirrors

Portrait of a Child, ca. 1835, Oil on wood, 12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (32.1 x 23.5 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), This work was once thought to be a portrait of the painter Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) as a child, but

Landscape at Saint-Ouen, 1878 or 1879, Oil on wood, mounted on wood, Overall 6 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (17.5 x 26.4 cm); painted surface 6 5/8 x 10 in. (16.8 x 25.4 cm), Paintings, Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), Dated to 1878 or

Roundel with Architecture (from a series of The Septem Artes Mechanicae), after 1563, Made in Augsburg, Germany, German, Colorless glass, silver stain and vitreous paint, Overall: 8 3/4 x 5/16 in. (22.2 x 0.8 cm), Glass-Painted, After

View of Murano, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 5 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (13.9 x 21.3 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice (?)), This is one of a series of drawings, all in pen and ink, and gray wash,

Apothecary jar (albarello), probably 1550–1600, Italian, probably Faenza, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Panel from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1847, British, Oak, Overall (confirmed): 23 13/16 × 12 1/8 × 5/8 in. (60.5 × 30.8 × 1.6 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Copper Mace Head with Birds, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús (?), Copper (cast), H x W: 1 11/16 x 7 in. (4.3 x 17.8 cm), Metal-Implements

Armchair seat, 1754–56, French, Beauvais, Wool and silk, H. 34 x W. 35 in. (approx.) (86.4 x 88.9 cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Pax with the Virgin and Child and Young St. John, 3rd quarter of the 16th century (model); last quarter of the 16th century (cast), Italian, Rome (?), Copper alloy; obverse gilt, reverse with a reddish brown patina; the frame was cast in four

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (9.3 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

Old woman carrying a wire basket, 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed wood and terracotta; silk, linen, straw, steel, H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm), Crèche

Trencher (one of a set), early 17th century, British, Sycamore wood, painted and gilt, 4 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (11.6 × 14.4 cm), Natural Substances

Candelabra with Meissen bird (one of a pair), ca. 1750, German, Meissen with French mounts, Gilt bronze and porcelain, Height (overall): 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 2 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (6.9 × 19.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm.), Crèche

Copper Animal Ornament, before 16th century, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (cast), Height 1-15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Horae in Laudem B V M ad usum Romanum, 1541, Woodcuts, Books

明 王鏊 贈別詩 軸, Farewell Poem, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1498, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 81 1/2 x 25 in. (207 x 63.5 cm), Calligraphy, Wang Ao (Chinese, 1450–1524), Wang Ao, a native of Suzhou, was

Chasuble with an Orphrey Band and Cross, second half of the 15th century (chasuble); late 15th or first half 16th century (orphreys), Italian and German (?), silk, linen, metal, 40 5/8 x 24 in. (103.4 x 61 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Brooch, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Champlevé enamel, bronze, Overall: 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (3.9 x 1.7 cm), Enamels-Champlev

The Old Italian Woman, 1857, Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 24 in. (74.9 x 61 cm), Paintings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), During the formative years that Degas spent working in Italy, 1856 to 1859, he made copies after Old

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm); L. of head 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Medal of Duke Philibert II of Savoy (1480–1504) and Margaret of Austria (1480–1530), early 16th century, Made in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, French, Copper alloy, Overall: diam. 4 x 3/16 in. (diam. 10.2 x 0.5 cm), The medal was made by the

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Limestone with ink inscription, 4 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (12.6 x 9.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Comtesse de La Tour-Maubourg (Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Gabrielle Thomas de Pange, 1816–1850), 1841, Oil on canvas, 52 x 37 1/4 in. (132.1 x 94.6 cm), Paintings, Théodore Chassériau (French, Le Limon, Saint-Domingue, West Indies 1819–1856

Hairpin, 3rd–4th century, Made in Northern France, Late Roman, Gold, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/4 x 5/16 in. (9.1 x 0.6 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); L. of head 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Venezia, ca. 1865–66, Marble, 27 x 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. (68.6 x 38.7 x 28.3 cm), Sculpture, Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835–1910), Vermont-born Larkin Goldsmith Mead was a prominent expatriate sculptor who worked in Florence for more than half a

Chamber candlestick with snuffers, 1738–39, British, London, Silver, H. 3 3/4 x W. 7 1/2 in. (9.5 x 19.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Medal of John Paul Jones and the Serapis, 1779, Made in France, Copper, Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Metal, Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Étienne 1748–1833 Armentières-en-Brie

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 16th century, German, Steel, H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12 oz. (1247.4 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Inlay, falcon hieroglyph, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.7 × W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by

Hammered Silver Cone Ornament, 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 3 x 9/16 in. (7.6 x 1.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Cassone with Fleur-de-Lis Pattern, late 14th–early 15th century, Italian, Wood, raised gesso, iron mounts, Overall: 24 5/8 x 56 x 22 5/8 in. (62.5 x 142.2 x 57.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture