Images at Librifly

Snuffbox, Jean-François Garand (master 1748, died 1778), 1751–52, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 1 11/16 x 3 3/8 in. (4.3 x 8.6cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Jean-François Garand (master 1748, died 1778), The box is one of at least

Crouching Cat Figurine, Late Period, Dynasty 26–29, 664–380 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze, l. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in

Plaque, middle of 6th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 7/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Hanswurst and Columbine, modeled 1743, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Copper (cast), H x W: 3 9/16 x 3 9/16in. (9 x 9cm), Metal-Implements

Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood, mid-15th–17th century, Italian, Spanish, or German, Cope-silk, Center back neck to hem: 47 1/2 x 163 1/2 in. (hem circumference) (120.6 x 415.3 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Ring, Bone, Diameter: 1 5/16 x 1/8 in. (3.4 x 0.4 cm

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (5.6 x 2 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

The Virgin Mary and Five Standing Saints above Predella Panels, 1440–46, Made in Rhine Valley, German, Pot-metal glass, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Each window 12 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 28 1/4 in. (337.2 x 71.8 cm), Glass-Stained,

Textile Fragment with Sailing Ships, ca. 1600, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal wrapped thread; double weave, Textile: L. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm), Textiles-Woven, This fully reversible fragment of a complex double weave textile shows sailing

Bowl, 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 1 13/16 in (4.6 cm), Ceramics

Pendant Cross, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) , Ivories and Bone

Plaque from a Cross with the Eagle of Saint John, ca. 1185–95, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, stippled, gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, deep turquoise, translucent dark and medium green, yellow, red,

St. Michael and Archangels (The Seven Archangels), 1570–1619, Engraving, sheet: 6 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (15.9 x 10.5 cm), Prints, Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix (Netherlandish, ca. 1553–1619 Antwerp

Bone pyxis with lid, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Bone, H. with lid 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), This finely carved bone pyxis probably formed part of a lady's cosmetic or trinket set. It may have been found in

Jug, 1680–1700, Made in Germany, German, Stoneware, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Ceramics

Desert Scene with Antelope, 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. 22.9 cm (9

Ring with carbuncle, Roman, Gold, carbuncle, Diameter: 11/16 × 7/16 in. (1.8 × 1.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Textile, 14th century, Made in Lucca, Italy, Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 8 1/4 × 13 1/16 in. (21 × 33.2 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Wild Man, 16th century, Flemish, Brass, Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Metalwork-Brass, This statuette was included, hors catalogue, in the 1980 exhibition at The Cloisters, “The Wild Man: Medieval Myth and Symbolism.” The hirsute species

Funerary figure of Duamutef, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, 1100–332 BC, From Egypt, Glass, precious metal, H. 9.1 × W. 2.6 × D. 2.9 cm (3 9/16 × 1 × 1 1/8 in.), These elaborate composite glass figures of the Four Sons of Horus

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 9/16 x 3 5/8 in. (9 x 9.2 cm), Ceramics

Glass Fragment, 1200–1215, French, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, Overall: 2 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (6.5 x 7.4 cm), Glass-Stained, The Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Bourges still preserves a distinguished series of stained glass in its

Sherd, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Sasanian, Ceramic, a) H. 7 cm x W. 8.4 cm x Th. .7cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Dish, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Guangxu period (1875–1908), China, Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, Diam. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Ceramics

Roundel, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, 11.12 in. high 10.75 in. wide (28.2 cm high 27.3 cm wide), Textiles

Netsuke of Demon Attacking a Man, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Netsuke

Copper Knife Blade, before 15th century, Peru, Peruvian, Copper, H x W: 3 3/8 x 3 1/4in. (8.6 x 8.3cm), Metal-Ornaments

Still Life with Ewer and Fruit, Oil on canvas, 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm), Paintings, Carducius Plantagenet Ream (1838–1917

Burgonet, ca. 1550–55, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); H. of comb 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 9 oz. (2069.5 g), Helmets, Allegorical figures of Fame and Victory are

Cradle Board, ca. 1860, Canada, Quebec, Mohawk, Wood, rawhide, pigment, H. 26 x W. 10 1/2 x D. 10 1/2 in. (66 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm), Wood-Sculpture

不動明王像, Fudō Myōō (Achala-vidyārāja), Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Joined-woodblock construction with traces of color and cut-gold, H. 63 3/4 in. (162 cm), Sculpture, Fudō Myōō is the most widely

Pair of Tassets (Thigh Defenses) Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus 'The Black' Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania, ca. 1555;

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Textiles

Double Whistle, Pre-Columbian, 7th–9th century, Mexico, Mayan, Pottery, paint, Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Aerophone-Whistle Flute, This pottery whistle is in the form of a bird standing on two legs and a tail. It is a double whistle,

Cope and Hood, 19th century, Russian (?) or Italian, silk; metal, Cope: 146 x 214 cm., Textiles-Woven

George Washington, 1776–1830, Made in France, Bronze, 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. (7 x 4.1 cm), Metal

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 5/16in. (3.3cm), Vases, Fragment of yellow enamelled vase with raised pattern around base

Gold earring with woman's head, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 7/8 x 5/16 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 0.8 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Transverse Flute in D-flat, 1813, Paris, France, French, Glass, brass, Height: 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm), Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse), Claude Laurent (French, Langres active 1805–1848 Paris), Claude Laurent, a Parisian

A Venetian Capriccio: A Rio Leading to a Bridge, ca. 1780–85, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 5 x 7 1/16 in. (12.7 x 18 cm), Drawings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice

Reciting Poetry in a Garden, first quarter 17th century, Country of Origin Iran, Isfahan, Stonepaste; polychrome glaze within black wax resist outlines (cuerda seca technique), Panel with tabs: H. 35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, A lush

Reinforce for a Helmet (Gupfe), 1549–50, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); W. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm); D. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5 oz. (595 g), Helmets, This exquisitely decorated plate fit as a

Table snuffbox, ca. 1745–50, Russian, probably Velikiy Ustyug, Shell; gilded, matted, punched, and engraved silver; niello, 2 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (5.7 × 10.5 × 6.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination, Niello scenes after a print

Bird Landscape, 1925, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 16 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (41.9 × 57.5 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Vase Fragment, Archaic, 6th century, Etruscan, Terracotta, 4 × 4 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (10.2 × 10.5 × 3.8 cm), Vases, Upper part of female figure in relief, hands raised

Mahadevi, the Great Goddess, ca. 1725, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 21 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (54.6 x 29.2 cm), Paintings, In this twenty-armed form, Mahadevi holds an array of weapons,

Half-Figure of a Young Woman, 1782–86, Pen and brush and brown ink, 7 3/16 x 4 9/16 in. (18.2 x 11.6 cm), Drawings, George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria

Plate, ca. 1760, Chinese, for British market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, The Oxford botanical garden was founded by Henry Danvers, Early of Danby, in 1632 (1573–1644). It was situated south

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm), Vases, Interior, woman at laver, Exterior, athletes. The interior presents a lovely picture of a young woman at a laver.

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-9/16 in., Stone-Implements

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 6 x W 3 x H 1.5, Stucco

Right Wing of a Diptych with Coronation of the Virgin and Adoration of the Magi, 14th century, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 5/16 in. (14 x 10.9 x 0.8 cm), Ivories

Saucer, Roman, Terracotta, diameter 9.37 cm., Vases

Glass pendant in the form of a bird, 425–200 B.C., Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and trailed, Other: 11/16 x 7/16 x 13/16 in. (1.8 x 1.1 x 2.1 cm), Glass, Uncertain color, appearing opaque black; opaque pale turquoise blue

Twisted Wire, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Iron, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 in. (5.5 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Cabinet, ca. 1903, Wood, glass, pewter, paint, H. 83, W.35, D. 15 in. (210.8 x 88.9 x 38.1 cm), Furniture, Koloman Moser (Austrian, Vienna 1868–1918 Vienna

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Copper alloy, Diam. 2.6 cm (1 in

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); L. of head 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Spittoon, early 19th century, Attributed to India, Purnia, Bihar, Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver (bidri ware), H. 4.5 in. (11.4 cm), Metal

Knife, 17th century, Italian, Steel, ivory, L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); L. of blade 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); W. of blade 9/16 in. (1.5 cm); thickness of blade 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.4 g), Knives

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Sippar (?), Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 0.83 x 1.65 x 1.93 in. (2.11 x 4.19 x 4.9 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Plaque with Christ in Majesty and the Four Evangelists, 1000–1100, Made in Cologne, Germany, Ottonian, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment; leather, leather binding with ivory, Overall: 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm),

Openwork and Pelta-Shaped Ornament, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Champlevé enamel, bronze, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (3.3 x 2.8 x 0.6 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux at Work, modeled ca. 1908–9, French, Bronze, Overall: 98 5/16 × 42 × 29 in. (249.8 × 106.7 × 73.7 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, Antoine-Émile Bourdelle (French, Montauban 1861–1929 Vésinet), Bourdelle modeled two

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, Tempera and gold on canvas, transferred from wood, 34 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (87.6 x 87.6 cm), Paintings, Spanish (Catalan) Painter (mid-15th century

Marble grave stele of a little girl, Classical, ca. 450–440 B.C., Greek, Marble, Parian, Height: 31 3/4 in. (80.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The gentle gravity of this child is beautifully expressed through her sweet farewell to her pet doves.

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 1/16 x 4 1/8 in. (12.8 x 10.5 cm), Ceramics

Sortant du Drame, 19th century, Wood engraving, Prints, Designed by Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois

Papyri Fragments of a Letter to Pesenthius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in. (12 x 7.5 cm), Papyrus

The Triumph of Caesar: Chariot with Trophy of Armor, after 1503, Woodcut, Prints, Jacob of Strasbourg (Italian School, born Alsace, active Venice, 1494–1530), After Benedetto Bordone (Italian, Padua ca. 1455/60–1530 Padua, active mainly

Perfume bottle (one of six) (part of a set), Louis Mailly (master 1723, died 1739), 1728–30, French, Paris, Rock crystal, gold, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Louis Mailly (master 1723, died 1739

Bracelet, 100–300 (?), Roman, Gold, glass or stone setting, Overall: 3 1/8 x 7/16 in. (8 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Neoclassical vase (one of a pair), 1780–85, French, Pine, marbleized and carved, Height: 36 3/4 in. (93.3 cm), Woodwork, One of a pair, this ornamental vase on its marbleized stand can be seen in historic photographs of Georges

Portrait of a Noble, imitation of 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Codices

Band Fragment, 4th–5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool; tapestry woven, 9 1/4 in. high 5 11/16 in. wide (23.5 cm high 14.5 cm wide), Textiles

Spindle whorl, Bone, Diameter: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.2 cm

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); L. of head 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Belt buckle with paired felines attacking ibexes, ca. 3rd–2nd century B.C., Mongolia or southern Siberia, Xiongnu, Gold, 2.62 x 3.12 in. (6.65 x 7.92 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments, During the first millennium B.C., many horse-riding nomadic

Block-wall, Cypriot ?, Limestone, Overall: 7 3/4 x 8 x 3 in. (19.7 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Sewing and writing table, ca. 1815–30, Austrian, Vienna, Mahogany, cherry rosewood, satinwood, oak, brass, leather, alabaster, Overall: 38 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (97.8 × 54.6 × 54.6 cm); Diameter (top): 19 in. (48.3 cm),

Hood from a Cope, late 16th or early 17th century, Spanish, Silk; linen, 25 3/4 x 27 in. (65.4 x 68.5 cm) with fringe, Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Study for 'Homage to Mother', 1907, Graphite on paper, 15 3/8 x 22 3/4 in. (39.1 x 57.8 cm), Drawings, Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte

Saucer, ca. 1750–55, probably French, Mennecy, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: 23 5/8 × 19 11/16 in. (60 × 50 cm), Textiles-Woven

Page of Calligraphy from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 12.5 in. high 8.87 in. wide (31.8 cm high 22.6 cm wide), Codices

Cup, 1817, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a bird, Early or Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2500–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Vases, Vessel with incised decoration

牡丹に孔雀図, Peacocks and Peonies, Edo period (1615–1868), 1820, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 60 1/4 × 34 3/4 in. (153 × 88.2 cm), Paintings, Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1840), This pair of peacocks

Print of Designs for a Pommel, Quillons, and Locket, 1645, British, Ink on paper, 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (15.5 x 11.4 cm), Works on Paper-Prints

Border with 'Block' Foliate Pattern, ca. 1230–40, Made in possibly Amiens, Picardy, France, French, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint, Overall: 13 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5/16 in. (35 x 14 x 0.8 cm), Glass-Stained, The tendril-like shapes of the

Weeping Woman and Three Men, 1796–97, Brush and gray wash on laid Netherlandish paper, Sheet: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (23.5 x 14.61cm), Drawings, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 7/16 x 3 13/16 in. (8.8 x 9.7 cm), Ceramics

Brocade Textile, 14th century, Made in Lucca, Italy, Italian, Silk, gold thread, Overall (actual textile): 6 11/16 × 9 15/16 in. (17 × 25.2 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Pendant with agate bead, Cypriot, Gold, agate, Other: 3/4 x 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (2 x 1 x 3.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Salver (one of a pair), 1764–65, British, London, Silver, 1 1/16 × 7 1/4 in. (2.7 × 18.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Probably by Thomas Hannam, Probably by Richard Mills

Brocade Textile, 13th century, Italian, Silk, gold thread, Overall (actual textile): 3 1/4 × 8 1/16 in. (8.2 × 20.5 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Builder's reel and cord, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 11–18, ca. 2124–1504 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, 1920–22, Wood, linen cord, paint, L. of reel: 36 cm (14 3/16 in

Beads, 9, Glass, Other: 3 3/16 in. (8.2 cm), Glass

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 4 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, yonhen), Edo period (1615–1868), 1819, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9 × 6 × 3/8 in.