Images at Librifly

Bull's head, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous metal, H. 2.3 × W. 1.6 × D. 0.8 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 5/16 in.), This bull's head - termed a boukranion - is flat on the back except for a loop. The form is similar

Poesie per l'ingresso solenne di sua eccellenza il signor Gio: Antonio Gabriel cavaliere, e cancellier grande, ca. 1785, Etching and engraving, 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm), Books, Alessandro Allori (Italian, Florence 1535–1607 Florence),

Panaromic View of the Bacino di San Marco, Looking up the Giudecca Canal, 1780–93, Pen and brown ink, light brown wash, on two sheets of paper, joined., 13 3/4 x 26 5/8 in. (34.9 x 67.6 cm), Drawings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice

Revelers at a Table in the Countryside, 1760s, Pen and black ink with bister wash over black chalk, 9 15/16 x 7 11/16 in. (25.3 x 19.6 cm), Drawings, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris), An obsessive draftsman and lifelong

Textile with Brocade, 15th century, Spanish or Italian (?), Silk, gold thread, Overall: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (29.9 x 24.1 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Netsuke of Three Mice on a Coil of Rope, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

Vase, after 1885, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Blown satin green and red glass, H. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Glass

Plate with a vase of flowers, ca. 1770, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamels over transparent glaze and gilded (Hizen ware; Imari type), Diameter: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, This dense

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); L. of head 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to India, Wool, L. 103 x W. 101 in. (261.6 x 256.5 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/4 x 3 9/16 in. (9.5 x 9.1 cm), Ceramics

Dish (coppa), ca. 1530–35, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Plaque with Christ with Adam and Eve in Limbo, 14th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Basse taille enamel, silver, Overall: 2 3/16 x 2 x 1/16 in. (5.5 x 5.1 x 0.1 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, These plaques depict the Heavenly

Ostrakon with Text from the Biography of Severus of Antioch, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (16 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Earring with plain loop and disc, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Venus (?), mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over black chalk, 9 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (24.2 x 12.8 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Saints Boris and Gleb, Tempera on wood, silver and silver-gilt cover, 12 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (17th century

Settee (one of a pair) (part of a set), Attributed to Johann Michael Bauer (German, Westheim 1710–1779 Bamberg), ca. 1763–64, German, Würzberg, Carved, painted and gilded linden wood; squab pillow in silk velvet (not original), 43 x 54

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 3 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. (8.7 x 12.4 cm), Papyrus

Wolf hunt, second half 16th century, Pen and black, dark gray, and gray brown ink, and (between the pen lines of the illusionistic frame) brush and gray ink, on vellum., 2 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (7.0 x 22.1 cm), Drawings, Étienne Delaune

Armor, ca. 1560, German, Steel, H. as mounted 67 1/2 in. (171.5 cm); Wt. 58 lb. 8 oz. (26.65 kg), Armor for Man

Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish Foreign Minister (1784–97), 1793, Danish, Silver, Diameter (confirmed): 56.7 mm, Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Daniel Jensen Adzer (Danish, Copenhagen 1731–1808

A Young Woman at a Well, 1796–97, Brush and gray wash on laid Netherlandish paper, 9-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. (23.5 x 14.6 cm), Drawings, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux

Judith, possibly ca. 1886, Oil on canvas, 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (120.7 x 80 cm), Paintings, Benjamin-Constant (Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant) (French, Paris 1845–1902 Paris), Painted in glinting red and gold tones, this exotic figure attests

Woodwork and Wallpaper from the Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, 1765–69, Made in Albany, New York, United States, American, Wood, paper, and paint, Architecture

Printed Textile, 14th century, Rhenish, Silk, Overall: 5 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (14 × 20 cm), Textiles-Printed

Ostrakon with Text from Song of Songs, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood with ink inscription, Overall: 9 7/16 x 12 15/16 x 7/8 in. (24 x 32.8 x 2.2 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Lintel with the Entombment of Christ (right) and the Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre (left), ca. 1220–30, with modern recarving, French, Limestone, Overall: 26 3/4 x 94 1/2 x 12 in. (67.9 x 240 x 30.5 cm), Sculpture, This lintel

Netsuke of a Demon, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); L. of head 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (18.8 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Madonna and Child with Angels, Oil on wood, Overall 34 x 24 5/8 in. (86.4 x 62.5 cm); painted surface 33 1/2 x 24 1/8 in. (85.1 x 61.3 cm), Paintings, Italian (Florentine) Painter (third quarter 15th century

Pitcher, 1854–57, Made in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, American, Porcelain, H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Ceramics, Attributed to American Porcelain Manufacturing Company (1854–1857

天台山石橋図, Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai, Edo period (1615–1868), 1779, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Image: 44 7/8 in. × 20 in. (114 × 50.8 cm), Paintings, Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781), Inscribed by

The Descent from the Cross, Oil on wood, Central panel, overall 36 x 28 1/2 in. (91.4 x 72.4 cm), painted surface 35 5/8 x 28 1/2 in. (90.5 x 72.4 cm); left panel, overall 36 x 12 3/8 in. (91.4 x 31.4 cm), painted surface 35 1/2 x 12 3/8

Plate, ca. 1791, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Porcelain decorated with a black ground in imitation of Asian lacquer was produced at Sèvres for about a fifteen-year period beginning

Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile, 6th century, Made in probably Egypt, Byzantine, Ivory, Overall: 1 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 9/16 in. (4.7 x 11.6 x 1.4 cm), Ivories, These fragments may once have formed a single ivory celebrating

Fragment of a Frieze, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Plaster; carved and painted, H. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm), Sculpture

Tray, 1737–45, German, Breslau, Silver gilt, Overall: 13 5/16 in. (33.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The initials on the lids of the cruets, A and V, stand for aqua and vinum. The underside of the tray bears the initials FMG and the date 1739

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); L. of head 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fragment, 15th–16th century, Attributed to India. Found Egypt, probably Fustat, Cotton; painted and/or printed, mordant and resist-dyed, 3.75 in. high 8.00 in. wide (9.5 cm high 20.3 cm wide), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13, 1759, ca. 1760, Hand-colored engraving, plate: 14 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (36.2 x 47.9 cm), Prints

Gold Signet Ring with Virgin and Child, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 1 5/16 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. (3.3 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Gold, As Christianity became the dominant religion in Byzantine society, Christian imagery was

Incense burner, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 2nd–1st century B.C., China, Earthenware with remnants of pigments, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Tomb Pottery

Bracteate, 6th century (?), Frankish, Gold, copper alloy core, remnants of iron pin, Overall: 1 x 3/8 in. (2.6 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Earring with head of lion, Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Gold, Other: 1/2 × 3/8 × 3/16 in. (1.3 × 1 × 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Eleven-Headed Kannon, 十一面観音像, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), Japan, Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and metal decoration, Overall (figure): H. 78 3/8 in. (199.1 cm); W. 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm); D. 23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm), Sculpture,

Moss agate and enamel stem cup, ca. 1660, South German, probably Augsburg, Agate, silver gilt and enamel., H. 14.3 cm, L. 10.8 cm, D. 8 cm

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, painted, L 8.5 x W 6 x H 1.5, Stucco

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Height: 3/4 x 15/16 in. (1.9 x 2.5 cm), Glass, Amber spherical pinhead with a flat base and brown paste stars applied

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (38.7 x 3.6 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Lock, 16th century, Italian, Iron, Overall: 5 11/16 x 6 15/16 x 2 1/2 in. (14.5 x 17.6 x 6.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Snuffbox, ca. 1765–70, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, silver, Width: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.5 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Ring of Figures, 2nd century B.C.–A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Colima, Colima, Ceramic, H. 6 1/8 x Diam. 8 1/2 in. (15.6 x 21.6 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, In this scene eight alternating male and female figures holding each other

Two Medallions, ca. 1420, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory, polychromy & gilding, (later mount: gilt silver and glass), Overall (Open with Mount): 3 5/8 x 4 1/8 x 9/16 in. (9.2 x 10.5 x 1.4 cm), Ivories, On the left are the Virgin and

Earring with head of lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Bell inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti, Iron Age III, ca. 789–766 B.C., Urartu, Urartian, Bronze, iron, 3.43 in. (8.71 cm), Metalwork-Equestrian-Inscribed, This classical Urartian bell has a domed top, an octagonal and

Panel of Velvet, 15th century, Italian, Velvet, Overall (a only): 30 × 23 1/4 in. (76.2 × 59.1 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Idiophone: Bird of Prophecy (ahianmwen-oro), 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Bronze, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Metal-Musical Instruments, The bird perched with outstretched wings on the finials of the instruments sounded on the

Il Fuoco Trionfante...della Traslatione della Miracolo...La Madona Del Fuoco...li xx di Ottobre MDCXXXVI, 1637, Engraving, Overall: 9 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 13/16 in. (23 x 16 x 2 cm), Prints, Floriano dal Buono (Italian

Tunic, probably 5th century, Said to be from Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis), Linen, wool, 66.5 in. high 55.00 in. wide (169 cm high 140 cm wide), Textiles-Costumes, Tunics, usually worn in layers, were the standard dress of the

Phiale, miniature, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; achroma ware, Height: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Vases, Yellow clay, no decoration

Saint Peter, 1780s, Italian, Naples, Terracotta, traces of ground or white wash, Overall (confirmed): 13 7/16 x 5 x 4 11/16 in., 4lb. (34.2 x 12.7 x 11.9 cm, 14kg), Sculpture, Probably by Giuseppe Picano (1732–1810), Saint Peter and its

The Crucifixion, ca. 1325–30, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 18 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (46.4 x 28.9 cm); painted surface 17 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (44.5 x 28.9 cm), Paintings, Bernardo Daddi (Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1290–1348 Florence),

Shop bracket and sign, bracket ca. 1740–50, French, Bracket: wrought iron, partly gilt; Sign: painted metal (modern), Bracket: 28 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (71.1 x 41.9 x 5.4 cm); Sign: 28 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (72.4 x 38.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels, Oil on canvas, 101 1/8 x 56 3/8 in. (256.9 x 143.2 cm), Paintings, Giulio Cesare Procaccini (Italian, Bologna 1574–1625 Milan), This altarpiece shows the Institution of the Rosary,

Hunting of Birds with a Hawk and a Bow (from the Hunting Parks Tapestries), ca. 1515–35, South Netherlandish, Wool and silk thread, Overall: 133 x 151 1/2in. (337.8 x 384.8cm), Textiles-Tapestries, This tapestry, with its rich colors, is

Seiro Bijin Awase Sugata Kagami, Mirror of the Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara Brothels, Edo period (1615–1868), 1776, Japan, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, 11 × 7 1/4 × 5/8 in. (27.9 × 18.4 × 1.6 cm),

Chamber candlestick, ca. 1670–80, British, London, Silver, H.1 3/4 x W. 3 7/8 in. (4.4 x 9.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, This chamber candlestick is engraved with the crest of Bridgeman

Relief fragment, Khety, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311, ), 1922–23/1926–27, Limestone, paint, L. 1.9 cm (3/4 in

Part of an Octogonal Column from the Temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahri, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations,

Madonna and Child, ca. 1326, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 23 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. (58.7 x 39.4 cm); painted surface 22 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (57.2 x 38.4 cm), Paintings, Simone Martini (Italian, Siena, active by 1315–died 1344 Avignon),

Portrait of a Man, 1700, Plumbago on vellum, Oval, 4 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (112 x 92 mm), Miniatures, Thomas Forster (British, active ca. 1690–1713

Rectangular Plaque, middle of the 6th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 15/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in. (2.4 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Chalcedony scaraboid, Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Chalcedony, 1/8 × 1/2 × 11/16 in. (0.3 × 1.3 × 1.7 cm), Gems, youth playing with dog

Side Chair, 1660–90, Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Maple, oak, 37 x 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (94 x 52.1 x 44.5 cm), Furniture, The great rarity of this chair lies in the original wool Turkey-work that covers

Palm Cup, 7th–8th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 2 3/16 x 3 15/16 in. (5.6 x 10 cm), Glass-Vessels

Relief, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec (?), Stone, Overall: 8 x 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (20.32 x 34.29 x 41.91 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Low-relief carvings adorn two of the six sides of this fragmentary stone block. Its main

Plate Five from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries, dated 1730, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm); plate: 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.8 x 16.8 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, De Lacollombe (French, Paris,

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-7/8 in., Stone-Implements

Knife Handle (Kozuka), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Sword

Shell Inscribed with the Cartouche of Senwosret I, Middle Kingdom or later, Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. or later, From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of pyramid, SE corner platform, Pit 378, 1920–21, Shell

Plate, 18th century (?), possibly Chinese, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Focolare bowl, Archaic, second half of 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Overall: 3 11/16in. (9.4cm), Vases, Undecorated

Apothecary jar (albarello), ca. 1550, Italian, Faenza, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 13 in. (33cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Rock Crystal Amuletic Sphere Pendant, 4th–5th century, Hunnic or Frankish, Rock crystal, gold, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in. (4.4 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm), Lapidary Work-Crystal

Altar Tableau: Queen Mother and Attendants, 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H.13 1/2 x W. 10 5/16 x D. 11 1/4 in. (34.3 x 26.2 x 28.6 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This cast brass tableau, or urhoto, was originally

Cosimo III de' Medici, b. 1642, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1670–1723, ca. 1676–84, Italian, Florence, Terracotta, Height (with pedestal): 18 in. (45.7 cm), Sculpture, Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, Florence 1652–1725 Florence

Emperor Justinian and Members of His Court, early 20th century (original dated 6th century), Byzantine, Glass and stone Tesserae, Overall: 104 x 144 x 5 in. (264.2 x 365.8 x 12.7 cm), Reproductions-Mosaics

Vase, Archaic, ca. 575–525 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 1 11/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 9/16 in. (4.3 × 7.8 × 6.6 cm), Vases, Small vase with perforated handles; no decoration

Firescreen, 1760–90, Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Mahogany, 55 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 17 in. (141 x 57.2 x 43.2 cm), Furniture, Attributed to John Townsend (1732–1809

Ostrakon with Lines from Homer’s Iliad, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Limestone with ink incription, 4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in. (12 x 9.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery, which were

Saint Parasceva, Tempera on wood, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (23.5 x 18.7 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (15th/16th century

Papyrus Fragments, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 4 x 2 15/16 in. (10.1 x 7.5 cm), Papyrus

Half Armor, ca. 1510–20 and later, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, as mounted, H. 37 in. (94 cm), Armor for Man-1/2 Armor

Fragment of a Shoulder Band, 7th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool, 13 9/16 in. high 4 3/16 in. wide (34.5 cm high 10.6 cm wide), Textiles

Hairpin, 1st–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 9/16 x 3/16 in. (14.1 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, from a Psalter, mid-13th century, German, Tempera, ink, gold, and silver on parchment, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (16.5 x 13.3 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Tribal Carpet with Medallion Design, 18th century, Attributed to Turkey, probably Konya, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, H. 77 in. (195.6 cm), Textiles-Rugs, The red ground of this carpet, with its eight-pointed

Recumbent Lion, Old Kingdom, early dynasty 4–5, ca. 2575–2450 B.C., From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina), EEF excavations 1890-1891, Granite, L. 201 cm (79 1/8 in); w. 73 cm (28 3/4 in); h. 87 cm (34 1/4