Images at Librifly

Mosaic cone, Jemdet Nasr, ca. 3100–2900 B.C., Mesopotamia, Ceramic, H. 11.4 cm x W. 3.5 cm, Ceramics

The Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Senenmut Quarry, 1926–29, Granite, H. 167 cm (65 3/4 in.), This graceful, life-size statue depicts Hatshepsut

Le Trait d’Union, June 1872, French, Paris, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): 7 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.2 x 9.4 x 9 cm), Sculpture, The term trait d’union is French for hyphen, the sign linking the parts of a compound word. Here

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 2-1/8 in., Stone-Implements

Chasse, 13th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 9 1/16 x 9 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (23 x 24.4 x 10.8 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 1/2 in. (11.4 x 4.3 x 1.2 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

Textile Fragment with Flowers, Birds and Butterflies, 17th–18th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, Textile: L. 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm), Textiles, Seventeenth century silk velvets from the Safavid

Censer Frame with Inhabited Vine Scroll, 6th century, Made in Syria, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 6 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (16.8 x 13.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The cavorting putti in the vine scroll represent the good life and may be

Earring, trumpet-shaped, 5th–3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 1 7/16 × 3/8 × 1 5/16 in. (3.6 × 1 × 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Silver Ring with Inlays, 2nd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús (?), Silver (?), gilt, shell, malachite (?), Diameter 25/32 in., Metal-Ornaments

Pantaloon, ca. 1750–53, German, Höchst, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Panel, late 18th century, Spanish (possibly Valencia or Talavera), Silk, 23 1/2 x 58 1/2 in. (61 x 149.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Pendant, 2nd–3rd century, Ostrogothic, Gold, rock crystal, Overall: 1 13/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (4.6 x 2 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Fragmentary terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 510–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 6 x 4 13/16in. (15.3 x 12.2cm), Vases, An intimate moment is captured here with remarkably acute observation as well as

Wall revetment fragment, marbled pattern, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3.8 × W. 4.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.), Glass plaques imitating expensive marble or stones were used as wall coverings

Bead, Glass, Height: 11/16 x 3/4 in. (1.8 x 1.8 cm), Glass

Piazza San Marco, Looking toward the Church of San Gemignano, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (12.6 x 21.2 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice (?)), This is one of a series

Dish, Deep, 15th–16th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 1 1/8 x 4 in. (2.9 x 10.2 cm), Ceramics

Earring with nail head pendant, 12, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 3/8 x 1 in. (1.4 x 1 x 2.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Carnelian, Diam. 1.5 cm (9/16 in

Coffret, late 15th–16th century, French, Cuir bouilli (tooled leather), iron fittings, wood core, Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.4 x 11.4 cm), Leatherwork

Beads, 10, Glass, Other: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass

Netsuke of Hotai and Fukurokujin, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Netsuke

The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1599, Oil on canvas, 121 3/8 x 76 1/4 in. (308.3 x 193.7 cm), Paintings, Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi) (Italian, Castello di Cigoli 1559–1613 Rome), Cigoli, a painter of

Plaque with Saint Paul, 550–600, Made in Antioch or Kaper Koraon (?), Byzantine, Silver, originally partially gilt, Overall: 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 9/16 in. (27.3 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The typical image of Saint Paul—with a long

Officer's Gorget, late 18th century, British, Copper, gold, buckskin, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.46 cm); greatest W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Armor Parts-Gorgets, This gorget is engraved with the crowned royal cipher GR for Georgius Rex (King George),

Ostrakon with an Account, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 6 3/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 11/16 in. (15.7 x 18.2 x 6.8 cm), Ceramics

Seal Impression, 8th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Glass; impressed or molded, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm), Glass

Miniature candlestick, 1690–1710, German, probably Augsburg, Silver, H. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Diam. of base 1 in. (2.5 cm.), Metalwork-Silver-Miniature

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); L. of head 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 5/16 x 13/16 in. (0.8 x 2.1 cm), Glass

Coat, early 19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Silk, gold, L. of textile: 51 in. (129.5 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Earring, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 1/2 × 1/16 × 9/16 in. (1.3 × 0.2 × 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver, Open ring, each extremity covered with blue enamel

Venus and Adonis, probably mid-1630s, Oil on canvas, With added strips, 77 3/4 x 95 5/8 in. (197.5 x 242.9 cm), Paintings, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), The subject is from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (completed 8 A.D).

Head from a figure, Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Aztec, Obsidian, H. 5 x W. 4 3/4 x D. 5 3/8 in. (12.7x12.07x13.65 cm), Glass-Sculpture, Sculpted from black obsidian, this head of a male figure depicts the

Standing Nude, ca. 1910, Graphite on white paper, 16 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. (43 x 26 cm), Drawings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Portrait of Charlotte Duchesne, ca. 1628, Black chalk, heightened with white, with touches of red chalk, 8 11/16 x 7 11/16 in. (22 x 19.6 cm.), Drawings, Philippe de Champaigne (French, Brussels 1602–1674 Paris), Although the inscription

Crane, ca. 1750, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, 9 1/4 × 6 in. (23.5 × 15.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease, Angkor period, late 10th–early 11th century, Cambodia, Copper alloy, silver inlay, H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Sculpture, The Buddhist embodiment

Untitled, 1914, Watercolor on paper mounted on cardboard, 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (15.6 × 15.6 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace, 1885, Oil on canvas, 17 3/8 x 15 in. (44.1 x 38.1 cm), Paintings, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise

Cup (tasse à chocolat AB), 1822–23, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a miniature painting of 1819 by Marie-Victoire Jacquetot (1772–1855), After an original portrait of 1767

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, ca. 1498, Black ink on carved pearwood, 15 1/2 × 11 1/8 × 1 in. (39.4 × 28.3 × 2.6 cm), Blocks, Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg

Philosophers Instructing Pupils by an Antique Sarcophagus, mid-18th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 8 1/16 x 11 15/16 in. (20.5 x 30.3 cm), Drawings, Lorenzo Baldiserra Tiepolo (Venice 1736–Madrid 1776

The Last Token: A Christian Martyr, Oil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 47 in. (171.5 x 119.4 cm), Paintings, Gabriel Max (Austrian, Prague 1840–1915 Munich

Doll's Wrapper, 1790–1890, United States, Iowa, Mesquakie or Potawatomi, Birchbark, H. 1 1/4 x W. 2 7/8 in. (3.2 x 7.3 cm), Bark-Containers

Portrait of a Woman, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Tempura on paper, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Codices

Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks, late 15th century, Tibet, Gold, ink, and color on cloth, Image: 40 3/8 x 31 1/4 in. (102.6 x 79.4 cm), Paintings, This painting represents the “six-syllables form” of

Seal Matrix with Abbot William of Gross St. Martin and Saint Martin, before 1152, Made in Cologne, Germany, French, Walrus ivory, Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in. (6.9 x 5.5 x 0.9 cm), Ivories-Walrus, Affixing a wax seal to documents both

Secretary (secrétaire à abattant), ca. 1780–90, Oak veneered with mahogany; white marble top and shelf; gilt-bronze mounts and adjustable candleholders., H. 137.2 cm, W. 90.2 cm, D. 38.1 cm, Woodwork-Furniture, Attributed to Adam

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); L. of head 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 2.8 oz. (79.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plate, 1796–1801, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter (each): 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Buckle, 5th–8th century, From Palestine, Sbaita, Bronze, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metal

Flowers in a Blue Vase, 1879–1883, Oil on wood, Overall, with added strip at right, 26 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (67.3 x 48.9 cm), Paintings, Adolphe Monticelli (French, Marseilles 1824–1886 Marseilles), Monticelli painted hundreds of pictures

Sheet, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 58 11/16 × 39 3/8 in. (149 × 100 cm), Textiles-Woven

Netsuke of Noh Mask, Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Netsuke

Pendant, 5th–8th century, Made in Gaul, Late Roman, Copper alloy, glass paste, Overall: 2 7/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (7.3 x 2 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola type), 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with various earlier parts), Italian, Walnut, partly turned and carved; green velvet., H. 98.2 cm, W. 64 cm, D. 55.2 cm; Cushion: 35 x 46 cm.; Fragment

Plate Nine from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries, dated 1743, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (29.8 x 23.2 cm); plate: 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (18.4 x 13.3 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, The pattern book to which this

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 1/4 x 9/16 in. (1.3 x 0.7 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Pair of daws, ca. 1750, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, .426: 7 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (18.4 × 17.1 cm); .427: 7 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (19.4 × 17.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th–early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god

Earring, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 11/16 × 1/8 × 11/16 in. (1.7 × 0.3 × 1.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Ring form with ball attached near one end

Headdress Fragment, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gilded copper, H x W: 10 x 7 1/16in. (25.4 x 18cm), Metal-Ornaments

Plaque of St. Simon, 12th century, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 1/16 in. (13.4 x 6.5 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Mail Shirt, 15th century, German, Steel, brass, L. 36 in. (99.5 cm); W. appx. 33 inches (83.9 cm), Mail, Although mailmaking was a highly specialized craft, very few mail garments were signed by their makers. This one has two brass links

Anatole De La Forge, late 19th century, French, Bronze, Overall: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Medals and Plaquettes

明 佚名 送子觀音圖 軸, Guanyin Bestowing a Son, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 47 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (120.7 x 60.3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Teacup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative completeness and its two components (the coffee pot and

Apothecary jar (albarello), ca. 1480, Italian, probably Faenza, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 13 1/16 in. (33.2cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Virgin and Child, Oil on wood, 39 3/4 x 30 3/8 in. (101 x 77.2 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 11/16 x 9 3/8 in. (14.5 x 23.8 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 4 9/16 x 4 3/16 x 1/4 in. (11.6 x 10.7 x 0.7 cm), Ceramics

Fragment with Clusters of White Dots, 9th–11th century, Attributed to Iran or present-day Uzbekistan, Nishapur or Samarqand. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; black slip with white slip decoration under transparent glaze, 4 3/4 x 3

Cup-Hilted Rapier, ca. 1670, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, iron wire, wood, textile (felt), L. 44 5/16 in. (112.5 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb 12 oz. (795 g), Swords

Divan, dated A.H. 1003/A.D. 1595, Attributed to Iran, 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm), Codices

Solidus of Phocas ( r. 602–10), 7th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 7/8 x 1/16 in., 0.1oz. (2.2 x 0.1 cm, 4g), Coins

The Last Supper, 1515–20, Oil on wood, Overall, with shaped top and engaged frame: central panel 47 x 33 3/4 in. (119.4 x 85.7 cm); left wing 47 x 16 7/8 in. (119.4 x 42.9 cm); right wing 47 1/8 x 17 in. (119.7 x 43.2 cm), Paintings,

Earrings, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Diameter (.a): 13/16 × 1/8 in. (2.1 × 0.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Mina'i Bowl with Abstract Pattern, second half 12th–early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i), H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Ceramics, Some objects glazed with

Reliquary Crucifix, ca. 1125–75, Made in Spain, North Spanish, Cross-silver, silver-gilt, niello; Corpus-Ivory, gilding, Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 15/16 in. (26.7 x 18 x 2.4 cm), Two cavities in Christ’s back originally held relics. The

Finger Ring, 5th–6th century, Byzantine, Gold, with niello & sapphire intaglio, Overall: 1 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in. (2.7 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Cauldron, Cypro-Archaic, Probably, ca. 7th century B.C.?, Cypriot, Bronze, 12 7/16in. (31.6cm), Bronzes

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved, L 10cm x W 5 x H 2, Stucco

Sleep, ca. 1867–70, Oil on canvas, 26 1/8 x 41 3/4 in. (66.4 x 106 cm), Paintings, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris), This is a smaller replica of an 1867 painting, Sleep (Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille), which

The Triumph of Galatea, Second quarter 19th century, French, Cotton, Overall: 87 x 90 in. (221 x 228.6 cm), Textiles-Printed

Seated Bodhisattva Vajrapani (?), Central Javanese period, 9th–10th century, Indonesia (Java), Silver, H. 2 in. (5 cm), Sculpture

Roundel, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Textiles

A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony), Oil on wood, 33 1/2 x 23 in. (85.1 x 58.4 cm), Paintings, Netherlandish (Antwerp Mannerist) Painter (ca. 1520–25), This panel may represent Saint Anthony listening to a reading

Papyrus Fragment from a Psalter, 7th century, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 3 x 3 1/4 in. (7.6 x 8.3 cm), Papyrus

Missal, 1472, Made in Hildesheim, Germany, German, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment; leather binding, Overall: 11 x 7 5/8 x 2 1/2in. (27.9 x 19.4 x 6.4cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Brewer's Vat, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2289–2255 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Giza, Western Cemetery, Mastaba G2381; Pit G2381 A, [chamber]] - Impy, Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1912, Pottery, H. 31.5 × Diam. 38 cm (12 3/8

Mirror, Eastern Han (25–220)–Six Dynasties (220–589), 3rd or 4th century, China, Bronze, Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Mirrors

Jar, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery, H. 16.8 × Diam. 14 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/2 in

Mace Head, 2nd–8th century, Peru, Moche, Copper, Diameter 4-5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Metal-Implements

Teabowl and saucer, ca. 1735–50, Chinese with Dutch decoration, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (teabowl .198): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 13 in. (33 cm); L. of head 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fragment, 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas (kemha), Textile: H. 52 in. (132.1 cm), Textiles-Woven

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Sculpture