Images at Librifly

Soup plate, ca. 1765–70, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella (French, Lyons 1636–1697 Paris), After a design by Jacques Stella (French,

Fragment, 16th century, Attributed to India. Found Egypt, probably Fustat, Cotton; painted, mordant and resist-dyed, 10 in. high 13.25 in. wide (25.4 cm high 33.7 cm wide), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Le Bain (the Bath), 1774, Engraving, sheet: 14 x 11 1/2 in. (35.6 x 29.2 cm) (plate line shows 1/4 in. at the bottom)., Prints, Designed by Sigmond Freudeberg (Swiss, Bern 1745–1801 Bern), Engraved by Antoine Louis Romanet (French, Paris,

Standing Figure, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Greenstone, H. 13 3/4 x W. 4 7/8 x D. 3 7/8 in. (34.9 x 12.4 x 9.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Wall revetment, marble pattern, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 3.5 × W. 9 cm (1 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.), Glass plaques imitating expensive marble or stones were used as wall coverings

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.1 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics

Escutcheon Plate, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 3/8 in. (9.8 x 9 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Broken Eggs, 1756, Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 37 in. (73 x 94 cm), Paintings, Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris

Fragment of a Tunic, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 12 1/2 in. high 2 15/16 in. wide (31.7 cm high 7.4 cm wide), Textiles

Gold Solidus of Emperor Valentinian I (r. 364–75), 364–375, Made in Trier, Germany, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Appliqué, 13th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, 2 7/16 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. (6.2 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Staff with Cross, 5th–6th century, From Egypt, Bronze, wood, Metal

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913, cast 1950, Bronze, 47 3/4 x 35 x 15 3/4 in. (121.3 x 88.9 x 40 cm), Sculpture, Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte), The Futurists’ celebration of the fast pace and mechanical power

Mother-and-Child Doll, 1870–80, United States or Canada, New York or Ontario, Seneca, Corn husk, cotton, wool, Native-tanned skin, glass, silk, H. 10 3/4 x W. 5 in. (27.3 x 12.7 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); L. of head 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Tartar Woman, ca. 1780–1800, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Kyoka Kijin Gazo-shu, Poems on Portraits of the Famous and the Infamous, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome Woodblock printed book; gold lacquer on red lacquer ground, 8 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in. (21 × 14.6 × 1.3 cm),

Snuffbox, 1755–56, Gold, H. 3.8 cm, L. 9.7 cm, D. 5.9 cm, Snuffboxes, Jean Frémin (French, active 1738–83, died 1786

Woman Seated in Chair Wiping her Left Side, modeled probably ca. 1896–1900, cast 1920, French, Bronze, 14-1/4 x 14-1/4 x 9-3/4 in. (36.2 x 36.2 x 24.8 cm.), Sculpture-Bronze, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), Upon Degas's

Blindman's Bluff: Page From a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), ca. 1715–20, India (Rajasthan, Mewar), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 9 7/16 x 10 7/8 in. (24 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, During the

Dagger Grip, ca. 1400, Italian, Ivory, L. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g), Daggers

Bronze greave (shin guard), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, length 16 3/8in. (41.6cm), Bronzes, Greaves were a standard part of a Greek warrior's armor. The tiny holes around the edges secured a lining of leather or fabric

Copper Tweezers, 2nd–7th century (?), Peru, Moche (?), Copper (hammered), shell, Height 1-3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Metal-Implements

Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper, Kushan, ca. 3rd century A.D., Bactria, Kushan, Terracotta, gouache, H. 56.8 cm, W. 52.3 cm, D. 5.4 cm, Ceramics-Paintings, This rare Central Asian votive panel depicts a deity (with

Earring of simple form, Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 3/4 x 1/4 in. (1.9 x 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 1/8 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (2.9 × 1.9 × 0.4 cm), Vases, Satyr with cup

Allegory on the Fidelity of the Lizard (recto); Design for a Stage Setting (verso), 1496, Pen and brown ink (recto and verso), 7 15/16 x 5 1/4in. (20.2 x 13.3cm), Drawings, Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise

Ewer with Floral Design, last quarter 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Iznik, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze, H. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm), Ceramics

Reliquary Cross with Christ and the Virgin, 9th–13th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (12.4 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This cross and similar examples are made of two crosses hinged at the

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours, ca. 1500, Made in Ghent-Bruges, Netherlands, Netherlandish, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, 5 3/4 x 4 7/16 in. (14.6 x 11.3 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Night scene with a woman walking and men in top hats in the background, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor; Verso: Pencil, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm),

Bracelet, 12th century, Attributed to Iran, Gold, fabricated from sheet, decorated with bitumen-highlighted incising, granulation, and repousse, set with glazed quartz, ruby, garnet, and, originally, two other stones, Max. Diam. 3 in.

Gold earring with pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 3/16 x 3/4 in. (1 x 0.4 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Dish (tondino), 1521, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

The Annunciation, 1480–89, Oil on panel, transferred to canvas, 30 1/8 x 21 1/2 in. (76.5 x 54.6 cm), Paintings, Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges), Memling modeled this Annunciation on the left

Ewer, 12th–13th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Ceramics, This earthenware pitcher was excavated from Nishapur in eastern Iran along with several other unglazed vessels.

Bowl, late 4th–early 5th century, Late Roman, Glass, Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (6.4 x 7.9 cm), Glass-Vessels

Sculpture fragment, Achaemenid, ca. 6th–4th century B.C., Iran, possibly from Persepolis, Achaemenid, Stone, 1 15/16 × 2 13/16 in. (5 × 7.1 cm), Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed

Bronze mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Bronze, H. 13 5/16 in. (33.8 m), Bronzes, The girl stands on a curled-up lion, and griffins springing from her shoulders

Sketches of People, Edo period (1615–1868), 1724, Japan, Ink on paper, 10 5/8 × 7 1/8 × 3/8 in. (27 × 18.1 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Kokan (late 17th–early 18th century

Pietà with Donors, ca. 1515, Made in Biron, Dordogne, France, French, Limestone, traces of polychromy, Overall: 43 3/8 x 92 1/2 x 22 in. (110.2 x 235 x 55.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The donors are Pons de Gontaut and his brother Armand,

Fragment of a Panel, 9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wood; carved, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Wood

Jar, 3rd–4th century, Roman, Almost colorless glass with a yellowish green tint. Blown, the rim finished at the furnace., H. 9.1 cm; diam. of rim 8 cm; diam. of body 9.8 cm, Glass

[Family Portrait], ca. 1855, Salted paper prints with applied media, Image: 15 11/16 × 22 3/16 in. (39.8 × 56.3 cm), W. L. Germon (American), W. Penny (American

Moses and the Tablets of the Law, Attributed to Bartolomeo Terchi (1691–after 1753), ca. 1720, Italian, San Quirico, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall (confirmed): 1 × 24 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (2.5 × 62.2 × 44.5 cm),

Dish, late 15th century, German or South Netherlandish, Brass, Overall: 18 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (47.6 x 7.8 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Mourning Nephthys, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, From Egypt, Wood, gesso, paint, H. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); W. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); D. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.), The goddess Nephthys, identifiable by her hieroglyph on her head, kneels and raises a

Philip IV (1605–1665) in Parade Armor, ca. 1628, Oil on canvas, 72 x 46 1/2 in. (182.9 x 118.1 cm), Paintings, Gaspar de Crayer (Flemish, 1584–1669), Gaspar de Crayer painted several portraits of Philip IV, probably commissioned by the

Mortar, 19th century, Italian or German, Copper alloy with warm brown patina., H. 9.7 cm, diam. 10.6 cm (rim), Metalwork, This mortar is decorated with a frieze of grotesque masks and stylized palmettes under garlands; a band of acanthus

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 6 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (17 x 20.4 cm), Ceramics

Cross of Clogher, early 20th century (original dated early 14th century), Irish, Oak, bronze, silver, Overall: 33 1/8 x 16 x 3 1/8in. (84.1 x 40.6 x 7.9cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Inlay, rosette strip, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 0.5 × W. 5.8 cm (3/16 × 2 5/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 5 9/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (14.1 x 18.8 x 6.4 cm), Ceramics

Panel with the Triumph of Dionysos, 4th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis), Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 8.62 in. high 13.37 in. wide (22 cm high 34 cm wide), Textiles, Like most textiles from Egypt, this

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, a) 2 11/16 x 2 13/16 in. (6.9 x 7.2 cm), Ceramics

Fire, ca. 1740, Red chalk, 13 3/4 x 11 5/16 in. (35 x 28.8 cm), Drawings, François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (6 x 10.5 cm), Ceramics

Portrait of a Woman, late 1560s, Oil on canvas, 55 5/8 x 38 1/4 in. (141.3 x 97.2 cm), Paintings, Bernardino Campi (Italian, Cremona 1522–1591 Reggio Emilia

Andiron, 17th century or later, Copper alloy with a warm brown patina under a partly worn dark brown to black patina, cast in three segments., H. 125.5 cm., Metalwork, Model, workshop of Niccolò Roccatagliata (Italian, born Genoa, active

Model Boat, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2030–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb TT 312, 1922–23, Sycomore wood, paint, L. 114 cm (44 7/8 in); W. 19cm (7 1/2 in

Ostrakon with Biblical Text, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 3/4 x 3 11/16 in. (12 x 9.3 cm), Ceramics

Dagger Blade, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. (15.5 x 2.6 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Heads of Two Nubians, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, h. 21.6 cm (8 1/2

Snuffbox, ca. 1760, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, silver gilt mounts (not original), Diameter: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Both sides of the cover, the walls, and the base are painted with views of châteaus and

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary B, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 1 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (3.3 x 2 x 0.6 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center, 9th–early 10th century, Pakistan (possibly Gilgit region), Bronze with silver inlay, H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm); D. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Vairochana is the

Vase, miniature, for perfume, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Electrum, Diameter (.a): 5/16 × 3/8 in. (0.8 × 0.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Sherd, Chalcolithic, 5th–4th millennium B.C., Iran, Nishapur, Iran, Ceramic, 1.81 x 0.24 in. (4.6 x 0.61 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Facsimile of the Apse Painting in Tomb 25, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, A.D. 2nd century or later, Egyptian, Tempera on paper, Overall: 26 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. (67.9 x 47.9 cm), Reproductions-Paintings, Charles K. Wilkinson

Plate, ca. 1878, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Bone china, Diameter: 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This plate was made for the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris

Edward R. Bacon (1846–1915), 1897, Oil on canvas, 48 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. (122.6 x 89.5 cm), Paintings, Anders Zorn (Swedish, Mora 1860–1920 Mora

Bed Cover (Palampore), early 18th century, Attributed to India, Chennai (Madras), Cotton, H. 84 in. (213.4 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Bollard with a Fisherman, early 5th century, Made in Italy, Late Roman or Byzantine, Bronze, Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 4 13/16 in. (17.9 x 15 x 12.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze, This young fisherman, wearing a tunic and boots, stands before a

Ivory decorative plaque, Archaic, 2nd half of 7th century B.C., Greek, Ivory, Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 5/8 in. (13.6 x 7 x 1.6 cm), This plaque illustrates a mythological subject related to the advent of the god Dionysos in Greece. Because the

Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1330–40, Made in Westphalia, Germany, German, Oak with traces of polychromy, Overall: 14 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 4 3/16in. (37.5 x 32 x 10.6cm), Sculpture-Wood, Images of the heavenly Coronation of the Virgin by Christ

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (9.8 x 9.2 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 2 11/16 in. high 2 3/8 in. wide (6.8 cm high 6 cm wide), Textiles

The Rope Dance, Oil on wood, 19 7/8 x 28 5/8 in. (50.5 x 72.7 cm), Paintings, Léonard Defrance (Flemish, 1735–1805

Clothes brush (one of a pair), 1874–75, British, London, Silver, Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. (6.4 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The building of railroads during the first half of the nineteenth century led to a tremendous increase

Peach-shaped wine pot or teapot, probably 18th century, Chinese, Porcelain with relief decoration under aubergine glazes., Height: 14 cm., Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty

Panel, 13th–15th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wood; carved, Wood

Armorial Jug (boccale), ca. 1570–80, Italian, Montelupo, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Watchcase cover: Tisiphone Casting Snakes at Athamas and Ino, first quarter of the 17th century, Painted enamel, partly gilt on copper, mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame, H. 5.2 cm, w. 4 cm, d. 7 cm, Enamels, Jean de Court (French, active

Stained Glass Panel with the Virgin and Child, 1430–35, German, Pot-metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall (w/o spacers top and bottom): 60 x 23 3/4 x 3/8 in. (152.4 x 60.3 x 1 cm), Glass-Stained, The Virgin and Child,

Temple Pendant with Filigree Border, 11th–12th century, Made in Kiev, Kievan Rus', Silver, niello, Overall: 2 x 2 3/16 x 5/8 in. (5.1 x 5.5 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, These temple pendants are decorated on one side with griffins,

Netsuke of Mouse and Leaves, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Bowl with female busts in medallions, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–4th century A.D., Iran, Sasanian, Silver, Diam. 23.6-24.1, Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-3/4 in., Stone-Implements

Colonnette from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 9 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in. (25.3 x 4.2 x 4 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Focolare spoon, Archaic, second half of 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Other: 4 5/8in. (11.8cm), Vases, Spade-shaped, end of handle sharply curved

Netsuke of Man Wearing a Mask and Beating a Drum, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Netsuke

Terracotta transport amphora, Hellenistic, late 3rd–mid-2nd century B.C., Greek, Rhodian, Terracotta, H. 31 15/16 in. (81.2 cm), Vases, A typical Rhodian amphora with stamps on the upper parts of the handles, giving the maker’s name and

Vase fragment, Late Archaic, late 6th–early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; Etruscan black-figure, 3 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 5/16 in. (8 × 7 × 0.9 cm), Vases, Palmette in purple

Teapot, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, wood, Overall: H. 5 3/8 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 4 3/4 in. (13.7 x 19.1 x 12.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

四季山水画 （瀟湘八景）, Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers), Muromachi period (1392–1573), early 16th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, Each: 68 1/4 × 146 in.

Armchair, late 15th or 16th century (textiles); 16th century, second half (woodwork), Iberian or Flemish (woodwork); Italian (or Spanish?) (textiles), Walnut, carved and turned; dark red silk and satin cut velvet; gilt metal tape with fringe

Bell Beaker, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 4 15/16 x 2 5/8 in. (12.5 x 6.7 cm), Glass-Vessels

Tab Ornament, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Salinar (?), Gold, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Bone, Diam. 1.3 cm (1/2 in

Plate (one of a pair), ca. 1780, British, Worcester, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain