Images at Librifly

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, ca. 1635, Oil on wood, 24 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (61.5 x 90.2 cm), Paintings, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), Rubens painted about three dozen landscapes during his busy career, mostly for

Two Youths Romping, late 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, pencil, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15.62 in. high 10.37 in. wide (39.7 cm high 26.3 cm wide), Codices, This line drawing, tinted with greenish tan, depicts two

Roundel, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Textiles

Beaded Ornament, 11th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Shell, stone, Length 13-3/4 in.(35 cm), Beads-Ornaments

Blade, before 16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Stone, Height 4-7/8 in., Stone-Implements

Scarab with gold mount, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Lapis, gold (hematite?), L. 3/4 in

Plate, ca. 1510, Italian, Deruta or Siena, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall (confirmed): 1 × 8 11/16 in. (2.5 × 22.1 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a liver omen, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 1 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.6 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Rapier, ca. 1570, Italian, Steel, gold, iron, wood, L. 47 5/8 in. (121 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1133.98 g), Swords

Lower Part of the Door of a Tomb, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–1981 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, 1922–23, Sycomore wood, gesso, H. 215 × W. 151 × D. 11 cm (84 5/8 × 59 7/16 × 4 5/16 in.),

Panel, 1296, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved and inlaid, H. 7 5/8 (19.4 cm), Wood

Small covered winepot or teapot, 1662–1722, Chinese, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue., Height with lid: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm.) to 3 1/2 in. (8.8 cm.), Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period

Earring, boat-shaped, Gold, Other (A): 5/8 × 5/16 × 2 1/8 in. (1.5 × 0.7 × 5.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Band, 6th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Textiles

A Stag Lying Down (on a base): The Head of a Crocodile, after 1770, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk, 11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (28.5 x 20 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Spring Flowers, ca. 1855–60, Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (60.3 x 81.9 cm), Paintings, Copy after Gustave Courbet (French, second half 19th century

Casket with Warriors and Mythological Figures, 10th–11th century, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Bone plaques and ornamental strips over wood; silver lock plate, Overall: 4 5/8 x 17 1/4 x 7 1/8in. (11.7 x 43.8 x 18.1cm), Ivories, Bone

Sketch of Felix Klee, 1908, Ink wash on paper, bordered with ink, mounted on cardboard, 12 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (32.7 × 25.1 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); L. of head 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Still Life: A Basket of Grapes and Other Fruit, probably ca. 1635–45, Oil on wood, 19 5/8 x 25 1/2 in. (49.8 x 64.8 cm), Paintings, Jacob van Hulsdonck (Flemish, 1582–1647), Hulsdonck was born in Antwerp but spent his early years in the

Painted Copy of Deesis Mosaic, early 20th century (original dated 13th century), Byzantine, Paint on canvas, 12 ft. 11 1/2 in. × 19 ft. 8 7/8 in. (395 × 601.7 cm), Reproductions-Mosaics, The original mosaic displaying the Deesis (Christ

Chocolate pot, Benjamin Bradford (entered 1697), 1697–98, British, London, Silver, wood, Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Benjamin Bradford (entered 1697

The Last Supper, ca. 1524–46 (design), ca. 1525–28 (woven), Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread., 131 7/8 x 137 13/16 in. (335 x 350 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Designed by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492–1541/42

Reference sealing, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1954 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Ipy (TT 315), Tomb of Meseh (B), burial chamber, 1922–23, Mud, L. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.), Small lumps of clay were

Star-Shaped Tile, 13th–14th century, Made in Iran, probably Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This eight-pointed star tile was

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1775–1800, Made in France, Brass, Diam. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Metal

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, Menuki (a); L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (5 × 3.9 × 0.8 cm), Vases, Standing nude male

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 3 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 5/16 in. (9.1 x 8 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Element of a Border for an Icon Frame, 10th century, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/16 in. (0.7 x 3.7 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonn

Cosmetic box in the shape of a composite capital, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–300 B.C., From Egypt, Glassy Faience, H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in); w. 9 cm (3 9/16 in), The lid of this delicately carved box created in glassy blue-green faience

Harlequin with pug as hurdy-gurdy, ca. 1740, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, 1884, Oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 17 in. (24.1 x 43.2 cm), Paintings, Vasilii Dmitriviech Polenov (Russian, St. Petersburg 1844–1927 Polenovo

Christ Presenting the Keys to Saint Peter, ca. 1315–20, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead, Overall: 28 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (71.8 x 34.9 cm), Glass-Stained, Set within architectural niches, Saint

Silver denarius of Octavian (Augustus), Late Republican, ca. 29–27 B.C., Roman, Silver, 3.8g (3.8g), Coins, head of Octavian/IMP CAESAR, war trophy set on a ship's prow, Rome or Brundisium

Standing Figure, 12th–14th century, Peru, Chancay, Ceramic, H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

The Servant Justified, ca. 1740, Oil on copper, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm), Paintings, Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris), According to La Fontaine's popular tale, the master seduced a serving girl and was observed by a

Venice, 1908 (?), Black crayon and watercolor, 10 1/16 x 15 13/16 in. (25.6 x 40.2 cm), Drawings, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris

Small spoon, 1851, Russian (Moscow), Silver gilt and niello, L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.), Metalwork-Silver

Dish, 18th century, European, with Dutch decoration, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Cuneiform tablet: blanket allocation list, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 605–562 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian, Clay, 2.64 x 4.25 x 1.08 in. (6.7 x 10.8 x 2.75 cm),

Escutcheon plate, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in. (5.9 x 5 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Medal to Captain Duncan N. Ingraham, 1854, Bronze, Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Metal, Seth Eastman (1808–1875), James Barton Longacre (American, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1794–1869 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eccentric Blade, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Obsidian, Height 2-3/8 in., Stone-Implements

Pendant Cross, 5th–8th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) , Ivories and Bone, This small cross would haven been strung on a necklace or string and worn around the neck. It is decorated with a pattern of incised

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 3 5/16 x 4 9/16in. (8.4 x 11.6cm), Vases, Two lions in relief to left

Textile Ornament, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Salinar (?), Gold (hammered), Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments

[Thomas Eakins's Horse Billy and Two Crowell Children at Avondale, Pennsylvania], ca. 1892, Platinum print , 8.1 x 9.8 cm (3 3/16 x 3 7/8 in.) irregular, Photographs, Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916

Ewer, 12th–13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; glazed, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Ceramics

Door Knocker, 15th century, German, Wrought iron, Overall (installed): 5 3/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 5/8 in. (13.6 x 2.7 x 4.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Leaf from a Diptych with the Crucifixion and Annunciation, ca. 1300–1350, Made in possibly Paris, France, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall (Ivory only): 6 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/2 in. (16.6 x 7.5 x 1.2 cm), Ivories

Two fragments of a silver bowl, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Cypriot, Silver, Other (a.): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Gold and Silver, Preserved are part of a frieze with hieroglyphic-like motifs and two further friezes with goats and lions among trees

Blade, before 16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Stone, Height 4-1/16 in., Stone-Implements

Netsuke of Phoenix on a Pedestal, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Netsuke

Square shaped stamp seal with loop handles, Old Syrian, ca. late 2nd millennium B.C., Syria, Hematite, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter and Grain Account, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 9 1/4 x 13 7/16 in. (23.5 x 34.2 cm), Papyrus

Landscape with a Cave, Oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 18 in. (62.2 x 45.7 cm), Paintings, Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny (French, Chaumes 1798–1871 Lyons), Like Camille Corot, with whom he often sketched in the mid-1820s, Aligny executed oil studies

Cylindrical Pendant, 6th–7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, Overall: 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. (3.3 x 1 cm), Ivories-Bone

Jar, Sasanian–early Islamic, ca. 6th–8th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Sasanian or Islamic, Ceramic, glaze, H. 8-1/2 in. x W. 6-1/2 in. x Th. 1 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1885, Oil on canvas, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (27.3 x 22.2 cm), Paintings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), This small portrait appears to be a rapidly executed study of mood and figure type. Degas, who

Writing table, Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix (French, 1727–1799), ca. 1760–70, French, Paris, Oak, veneered with rosewood, endcut kingwood, banding of holly, gilt-bronze, 28 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (73 x 46.4 x 34.3cm),

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/4 in. (9.1 × 6.1 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Nike sacrificing a bull

Fragment, 4th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 13 3/8 in. high 11 5/8 in. wide (34 cm high 29.5 cm wide), Textiles

Bowl, late 8th–early 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; painted in black slip and polychrome pigments under transparent colorless glaze (buffware), H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics

Bow Brooch, 3rd century, Late Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 13/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in. (4.6 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Icon with the Virgin and Child, mid-10th–mid-11th century, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, Overall: 9 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/2in. (23.4 x 7 x 1.3cm), Ivories, This statuette, carefully cut from an ivory plaque, follows a

The Court Jester Joseph Fröhlich, 1739, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Cup (tasse Jasmin), part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner), Handle attributed to Pierre-Noël Blaquière (recorded 1810), 1813, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, silver gilt, Height: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Handle

Bracelet, 3rd century, Pontine, Silver-gilt, Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 9/16 in., 1.9oz. (6.4 x 6.3 x 1.5 cm, 55g), Metalwork-Silver

Assumption of the Virgin, ca. 1560, Copper alloy with a warm light brown patina under a dark brown lacquer or wax., 13.4 x 8.5 cm, wt. 599.76 g., Plaquettes, Follower of Jacopo Sansovino (Jacopo Tatti) (Italian, Florence 1486–1570 Venice) ,

Rectangular Plaque, 500–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (2.6 x 1.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Raised relief fragment, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber W. wall; bottom register, 1922–23, Limestone, varnish, 3.6 x 3.6 x 1

Cross, ca. 1180, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, scraped, stippled and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, turquoise, dark and light green, red, and white; appliqué: engraved, chased and gilt, Overall: 14

Octagonal pyramidal seal, Achaemenid, ca. 6th–5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Chalcedony ( white ), H. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Diam. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals

Key, 15th–16th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Iron, Overall: 4 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 5/8 in. (12.6 x 5 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of

Pair of dogs, possibly 18th century, French, possibly Mennecy, Soft-paste porcelain, Height (.589): 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); Height (.590): 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Evening dress, ca. 1927, French, silk, metal

Necklace of Stone Beads, 1st–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Stone, Length 9-1/2 in.(24.2 cm)dbld, Beads-Ornaments

Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box), Late Corinthian, ca. 550 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Vases, The handles are formed from three female busts. Their names are inscribed: Himero, Charita, and

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 15/16 × 2 1/16 × 3/16 in. (5 × 5.3 × 0.5 cm), Glass-Stained

Hairpin Point, 1st–4th century, Made in Gaul, Roman, Bone, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1/16 in. (4 x 0.2 cm), Ivories-Bone

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1834–83, Made in France, Brass, Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Metal

Tile, 13th century, Spanish (?), Earthenware, tin-glaze, Overall: 4 3/16 x 2 7/8 x 1/2 in. (10.6 x 7.3 x 1.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

After the Bath, 1893, Black crayon on tan wove paper (possibly lithograph transfer paper), back with white rice paper for conservation, 8 1/8 x 5 5/16 in. (20.6 x 13.5 cm), Drawings, Suzanne Valadon (French, Bessines-sur-Gartempe 1865–1938

Ostrakon with a Letter from Papnoute and Epiphanius to Cyriacus, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 15/16 x 2 1/2 in. (12.5 x 6.3 cm), Ceramics

Design for a Naval Presentation Sword, ca. 1850–60, British, Pen, wash, parchment, 45 1/4 x 9 3.4 in. (115 x 24.8 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Costume Sword with Scabbard in the Classical Style, ca. 1788–90, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, wood, gesso, silver, gold, L. with scabbard 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); L. without scabbard 30 9/16 in. (77.7 cm); L. of blade 23 3/8 in. (59.3 cm); Wt.

Two Orphrey Sections made into a runner; Top of an Orphrey, late 19th or early 20th century, Italian, French, American, cotton; silk; metal, A: 157 x 55 cm , Textiles-Embroidered

First Dream (Premier Rêve), 1820–47, Wood engraving, sheet: 11 11/16 x 7 5/8 in. (29.7 x 19.4 cm), Prints, J. J. Grandville (French, Nancy 1803–1847 Vanves

Fragment, ca. 918–23, Attributed to Egypt, Linen; embroidered in silk, Textile: L. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Awl punch, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 2-1/2 in., Stone-Implements

Lamp with nine nozzles, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 3 × 6 1/16 × 5 5/16 in. (7.6 × 15.4 × 13.6 cm), Terracottas

Standing Figure of a Youth, ca. 1755–60, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (20 x 12 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

A Peasant with a Bird, Oil on wood, Oval 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18.1 x 14 cm); set in rectangular panel 8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.3 x 15.9 cm), Paintings, Adriaen Brouwer (Flemish, Oudenaarde 1605/6–1638 Antwerp

Bowl, 13th century, Made in Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, 7 x 14 7/8 in. (17.8 x 37.8 cm), Ceramics

Diptych, 14th century, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall (Opened): 5 9/16 x 8 3/8 x 5/16 in. (14.2 x 21.2 x 0.8 cm), Ivories

Pestle Finial, ca. 1500 B.C.– ?A.D. 1600, Papua New Guinea, Highlands, Komun River region, Highlands, Mt. Hagen region, Stone, H. 2 3/8 x W. 4 1/2 in. (6.1 x 11.4 cm), Stone-Implements, This stylized bird figure once adorned the end of a

Pendant of 'Ambergris', late 19th century, probably Western Europe, possibly Paris, Black composition, gold, enamel, and diamonds., H. 12.5 cm, w. 5.8 cm

Street in Fatehpur Sikri, India, 1858–62, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 36.8 x 45 cm (14 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.), Photographs, John Murray (British, Blackhouse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1809–1898 Sheringham, Norfolk

Scapin, ca. 1750–52, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, The role of Scapin in the commedia dell'arte was that of a shrewd, sometimes coniving servant