Images at Librifly

Terracotta lamp with gladiatorial equipment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 in. (3.2 x 10.2 cm), Terracottas, On discus, frieze comprising cuirass at

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); L. of head 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Scarab from Ruiu's Burial, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1504–1447 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet, east chamber, Burial of Ruiu (IV), 1934–35, Glazed steatite, L. 2.2 cm (7/8 in

Leaf from a Coptic Manuscript, 6th–14th century (?), Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, ink on paper, Overall: 7 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (18.2 x 13.9 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Female head, the neck of an anthropomorphic vessel, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery, paint, H. 6.5 x Dia. at outer rim of mouth of vessel 4.1 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/8 in

Gold earring with woman's head, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 3/4 x 3/8 x 15/16 in. (1.9 x 1 x 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter with a Donor; The Legend of Saint Anthony Abbot with a Donor; The Annunciation, Oil on wood, Each 45 x 31 in. (114.3 x 78.7 cm), Paintings, Northern French Painter (ca. 1450), These two imposing panels would have

Fan, 18th century, French, linen, ivory

Headband, 7th–10th century, Peru, Wari, Cotton, camelid hair, Height 2-1/4 in., Textiles-Woven

Welsh Triple Harp, ca. 1750, Llanrwst, Wales, United Kingdom, British (Welsh), Wood, various materials., Height: extreme 198.5 cm., Chordophone-Harp, John Richards (British (born Wales), Llanrwst 1711–1789

Young Man in the Costume of a Majo, 1863, Oil on canvas, 74 x 49 1/8 in. (188 x 124.8 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), For this image of one of the dashing young Spaniards known as majos, Manet's younger

Fragment, first half 17th century, Attributed to India, Velvet, silk, and metal-wrapped yarns, 33 in. high 27.00 in. wide (83.6 cm high 68.6 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Ostrakon, ca. 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.1 cm), Ceramics

Relief attributed to Petamenophis, Late Period, Kushite-early Saite, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 690–656 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Petamenophis (TT 33) probably, Limestone, paint, H. 38.1 x W. 36.2 cm (15 x 14 1/4

Gazelle, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1353 B.C., From Egypt, Elephant Ivory, wood, blue-pigment inlay, H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in); w. 10 cm (3 15/16 in), This delicate ivory gazelle stands on a wooden pedestal with inlaid decoration

Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale & la Crimée par La Hongrie, La Valachie et La Moldavie en 1837, 1848, Overall: 21 7/8 x 14 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (55.5 x 37.2 x 4.5 cm), Books, Auguste Raffet (French, Paris 1804–1860 Gênes

Spring Shower (Western Kansas Landscape), 1931, Oil on canvas, 29 7/8 x 43 7/8 in. (75.9 x 111.4 cm), Paintings, John Steuart Curry (American, Dunavant, Kansas 1897–1946 Madison, Wisconsin

Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting, ca. 1663–65, Oil on canvas, Extended canvas 22 15/16 x 27 5/16 in. (58.3 x 69.4 cm); original visible painted surface 21 5/8 x 26 in. (55 x 66 cm), Paintings, Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, Rotterdam 1629–1684

Papyri Fragments of a Letter from Bartholomew to Elisasius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 3 7/8 x 8 1/16 in. (9.8 x 20.4 cm), Papyrus

The Interior of the So-called Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli, 1793, Pen and black ink, brush and light and dark brown wash; framing line in pen and brown ink, sheet: 10 5/16 x 15 7/8 in. (26.2 x 40.4 cm), Drawings, Hendrik Voogd (Dutch,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Oil on wood, 7 1/8 x 12 5/8in. (18.1 x 32.1cm), Paintings, Workshop of Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice

Meleager, Turning to the Left, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over black chalk, 10 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (27.6 x 17.2 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Galerie du Palais Royal, 1786, Books, Jacques Couché (French, born 1750

La Galerie de Girardon, 18th century, Etching and engraving, sheet: 21 3/4 x 25 15/16 in. (55.2 x 65.9 cm), Prints, Nicolas Chevalier (French, active Paris, 18th century), After René Charpentier (French, Cuille 1680–1723 Paris

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 7/8 × 15/16 × 1/8 in. (2.3 × 2.4 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

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

Terracotta statue of a bull, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Terracottas, The statuette of a bull is handmade and hollow. The facial characteristics and the shoulder hump are

Beads, 44, Roman, Glass, Other: 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm), Glass, Opaque beads, mostly black, brown, yellow or white with wavy lines

The Sense of Sight, Oil on canvas, Overall, with added strips, 29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.2 cm); without additions 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (70.5 x 55.2 cm), Paintings, Juan Dò (Spanish, 1604?–?1656

Portrait of a Boy, 1884, Oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 17 3/8 in. (57.2 x 44.1 cm), Paintings, Ilia Efimovich Repin (Russian, Chuguev 1844–1930 Kuokkala), The sitter in this Russian realist portrait has not been identified. It was painted in the

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved; painted, L 6.5cm x W 6 x H 2.5 , Stucco

Vase, Workshop of Herman A. Kähler (Danish, 1846–1917), ca. 1890, Danish, Naestved, Glazed earthenware, Height: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Workshop of Herman A. Kähler (Danish, 1846–1917), This is a vigorous, sculptural

Glass finger ring, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass, Diam.: 7/16 in. (1.1 cm), Glass, Colorless with opaque white trail; intaglio in translucent honey yellow., Circular hoop, with round cross section; flat oval intaglio., Hoop

Double Crocodile Pendant, 8th–12th century, Panama, Cocle Province, Rio Parita region, Macaracas , Gold, shell, H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 in. (9.5 x 7.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Roundel, disk, Cypriot, Bone ?, Diameter: 1 5/16 x 1/8 in. (3.3 x 0.2 cm

A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze, ca. 1665, Brush and gray ink and gray wash over preliminary drawing in pencil., 11 15/16 x 7 13/16 in. (30.3 x 19.8 cm), Drawings, Willem van de Velde I (Dutch, Leiden 1611–1693 London) (and another hand

Mirror, Heian period (794–1185), Japan, Bronze, Diam. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Mirrors

Armor, dated 1548, with later restorations, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile, Wt. approx. 56 lb. (25.4 kg), Armor for Man, Kunz Lochner was one of the few Nuremberg armorers of the mid-sixteenth century

Gold earring with head of a goat, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 1/8 x 9/16 in. (1.5 x 0.3 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Bottle, 12th–9th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Tlatilco, Ceramic, H. 13 in. x Diam. 8 1/4 in. (33 x 21 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 3 3/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/16 in. (8.6 × 9.2 × 0.8 cm), Vases, Inscribed

Ballock Knife, ca. 1450–1500, Western European, possibly Britain, Steel, bone, lead, L. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Daggers

Earring with pendant and pearl setting, Gold, Other: 3/4 x 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (1.9 x 0.7 x 4.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Chasuble, late 17th or early 18th century, Italian or French, Silk; metal; linen; cotton, Center back neck to hem: 39 1/4 x 27 3/4 in. (99.6 x 70.5 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 23 5/8 × 37 3/8 in. (60 × 95 cm), Textiles-Woven

Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix, Comte du Muy and Marshal of France (1711–1775), 1776, French, Paris, Marble, Height: 31 1/2 in. (80 cm), Sculpture, Jean Jacques Caffiéri (French, Paris 1725–1792 Paris), The subject was given the Order

Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly, ca. 1500, Netherlandish and French, Oil and tempera (?) on paper laid down on oak panel, 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (26.6 x 18.2 cm), Paintings, Master of Saint Giles (Netherlandish and French, active ca. 1500),

Glass Fragment, 1200–1215, French, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, Overall: 4 1/8 x 3 11/16 x 1/4 in. (10.5 x 9.3 x 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained, The Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Bourges still preserves a distinguished series of stained glass

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, Hittite Empire, ca. 14th–13th century B.C., Central Anatolia, Hittite, Silver, gold inlay, H. 18 cm, Metalwork-Vessels, By 1700 B.C., people speaking Hittite—an Indo-European language—had

Crucifix, ca. 1150, Made in possibly Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain, Spanish, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall (with tang): 10 1/8 x 5 5/8 x 3/16 in. (25.7 x 14.3 x 0.5 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Storage jar decorated with mountain goats, Chalcolithic, ca. 3800–3700 B.C., Central Iran, Ceramic, paint, 20 7/8in. (53cm), Ceramics-Vessels, People of the ancient Near East used the abundant supply of clay to construct bricks for their

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

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (4.5 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm), Glass-Stained

Proof crown of George IV, 1821, British, Silver, Diameter: 38 mm, Coins, Medalist: Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1783–1855, active England

Top Lames of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor, ca. 1525, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, copper alloy, gold, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Armor Parts, This armor reproduces in steel the

Goblet, late 16th century, Façon de Venise, probably Bohemian, Gray-green nonlead glass. Blown, pattern molded, enameled, gilt., H. 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm); Diam. of rim 2 3/8 in. (6.1cm), Glass

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); L. of head 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 5.3 oz. (150.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Standing cup, second half 19th century, Rock crystal cut on the wheel, and enameled gold., H. 16.5 cm, probably Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen) or, Austro-Hungarian (second half 19th century

Pendant in the form of a mermaid, ca. 1870–95, German or French, Baroque pearl with enameled gold mounts set with diamonds and with pendant pearls, Height: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, A number of details of the design of

Standard with two long-horned bulls, Early Bronze Age III, ca. 2300–2000 B.C., Central Anatolia, Hattian, Copper alloy, H. 6 1/4 x W. 5 3/4in. (15.9 x 14.6cm), Metalwork-Sculpture, During the Early Bronze Age in central Anatolia

Glass ornament in the form of a bird, Roman, Glass, Other: 5/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1.5 x 1.5 x 2 cm), Glass

Rectangular Plaque, ca. middle of the 6th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (5.5 x 2 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Chasuble (front), late 17th or early 18th century, Italian, Silk; metal; linen, 32 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (83.2 x 74.9 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Homreh, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Sasanian, Ceramic, H. 9 1/2 × Diam. 17 5/8 in. (24.2 × 44.7 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Headband, 2nd–7th century, Peru, Nasca (?), Cotton, camelid hair, Height 1 in., Textiles-Woven

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter from Anastasius to Epiphanius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 1 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (3.5 x 10.4 cm), Papyrus

Panel with Peonies and Butterfly, Yuan (1271–1368) or Ming (1368–1644) dynasty, late 14th–15th century, China, Needleloop embroidery of silk, gold paper, and gold thread on silk satin damask, Overall: 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (21.6 x 26cm),

William I Penny, 1066, Made in London, England, British, Silver, Overall: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Earring, chain type, Gold, Other: 1/16 × 3 5/8 in. (0.2 × 9.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Side-blown Trumpet (akohen), 18th–19th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Ivory, Length 14-1/2 in., Bone/Ivory-Musical Instruments

Madonna and Child with Angels, 1420, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged frame, 34 5/8 x 26 1/4 in. (87.9 x 66.7 cm); painted surface 30 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. (77.8 x 56.5 cm), Paintings, Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano

Enthroned Virgin and Child, ca. 1430, Made in Middle Rhine Valley, Germany, German, Walnut, polychromy and gilding, Overall: 13 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (33.7 x 14.6 x 13 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Combining qualities of sweetness and fragility,

Tile, Geometric Design, 16th century, Spanish, Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 11/16 in. (9.2 x 9.2 x 1.8 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Sword with figures on handle, Iron Age III, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Iran, probably from Luristan, Iran, Iron, 19.72 in. (50.09 cm), Metalwork-Implements

Ewer, late 12th–early 13th century, From Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; molded decoration under dark blue glaze, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Ceramics

Statue base, pedestal, Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 4 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (10.5 x 11.4 x 4.1 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Portrait of Sayyid Amir Khan, second half 17th century, Attributed to India, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm), Codices

Candlestick, ca. 1780, Russian, Moscow, Silver, 11 in., 23.4oz. (27.9 cm, 663.5g), Metalwork-Silver

Beads, 4th–5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Agate and quartz, Overall: L. 41 1/16 (104.3 cm), Jewelry

清, 石濤(朱若極), 風雨竹圖, 軸, Bamboo in Wind and Rain, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), ca. 1694, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 87 3/4 x 30 in. (222.9 x 76.2 cm), Paintings, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) (Chinese, 1642–1707),

Manuscript Leaf with the Pieta, from a Book of Hours, last quarter 15th century, North French, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, Overall: 5 9/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.1 x 10 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Pair of armchairs (part of a set), ca. 1780, Italian, Naples, Carved and polychromed walnut; received upholstered in beige silk brocade, currently upholstered with modern cotton and linen velvet (INST.1970.8.1, .2), Overall: 35 3/4 x 24 1/2

Jar sherd, Sasanian–early Islamic, ca. 7th–8th century A.D., Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon, Sasanian or Islamic, Ceramic, glaze, 2 1/8 in. × 4 5/16 in. × 3 1/4 in. (5.4 × 11 × 8.2 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Pair of Colonnettes from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1186, German, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (19 x 6.2 x 4.4 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Oil on wood, 26 7/8 x 22 1/4 in. (68.3 x 56.5 cm), Paintings, Italian (Florentine) Painter (mid-16th century

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius, 1500–1510, Tempera on wood, 26 1/2 x 59 1/4 in. (67.3 x 150.5 cm), Paintings, Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Italian, Florence 1444/45–1510 Florence), The picture dates about 1500 and is

Purse, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th–9th century, China, Silk, 5 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 1 in. (14.3 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Del Diluvio di Roma, 1495, Woodcut, Overall: 8 3/16 x 5 9/16 x 1/4 in. (20.8 x 14.2 x 0.6 cm), Books

Bracelet, Hellenistic, late 4th century B.C., Greek, Silver, Other: 2 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1/8 in. (6.2 × 7 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Bottle, 1200–1400, United States, Arkansas, Caddoan, Ceramic, H. 8 x W. 7 1/4 in. (20.3 x 18.4 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Terracotta hydria (water jar), Archaic, ca. 560 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2in. (50.1 x 39.4cm), Vases, On the body, foot soldier and horseman, On the shoulder, chorus: flute player and dancers.

Architecture, ca. 1780–90, French, Paris, Terracotta, 8 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (22.2 x 38.7 cm.), Sculpture, Clodion (Claude Michel) (French, Nancy 1738–1814 Paris), This relief and its companion are pared-down versions of two of the

Chest, 1670–90, Made in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Red oak, white oak, 28 1/2 x 41 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (72.4 x 106.4 x 50.2 cm), Furniture, Thomas Dennis (1638–1706), Chests stored clothes, linens, table coverings,

Earring with pendants of birds, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Gold, carbuncle, Other: 1 3/4 × 11/16 × 13/16 in. (4.4 × 1.7 × 2.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Chasse with Christ in Majesty and Apostles, ca. 1190–1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, chiseled, stippled, gilt; champlevé enamel: blue-black, dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, green, yellow, red,

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 8 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (21.6 x 9.5 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Saucer, late 18th century, German, Thuringia, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Spoon, 12th century, British (?), Silver, Overall: 6 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in. (15.4 x 4.4 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver