Images at Librifly

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (13.9 x 10.9 cm), Ceramics

Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe), ca. 1450, German, Wood, leather, linen, gesso, pigments, silver, H. 22 in. (55.88 cm); W. 16 in. (40.64 cm), Shields, This shield is painted with a coat of arms belonging either to the Gottsmann

Head of Christ, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged frame, 11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (29.5 x 20.6 cm); painted surface 9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (24.4 x 15.6 cm), Paintings, Master of the Orcagnesque Misericordia (Italian, Florence, active

Earring-hook type with paste setting, Gold, glass paste, Other: 1/4 × 9/16 × 1/2 in. (0.6 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Holy Mountain IV, 1946, Oil on canvas, 26 x 36 in. (66 x 91.4 cm), Paintings, Horace Pippin (American, West Chester, Pennsylvania 1888–1946 West Chester, Pennsylvania

Endymion, ca. 1760–70, Spanish, Madrid, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Vase, Etruscan, Terracotta, 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 4 1/4 in. (2.4 × 5.5 × 10.7 cm), Vases, Garland of leaves

Kohl Tube Inscribed for Amenhotep III and Princess Sitamun, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, h. 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in); diam. 1.8 cm (11/16 in), This kohl tube of Egyptian faience has an inscription nameing the

Flight Into Egypt, 1923, Oil on canvas, 29 x 26 in. (73.7 x 66 cm), Paintings, Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1859–1937 Paris), Tanner's eloquent 'Flight into Egypt' is a canonical mature work by the increasingly

Figure of a lion, Iron Age, ca. early to mid-1st millennium B.C., Anatolia or Syria, Copper alloy, H. 7-3/8 in. (18.7 cm) x L. 10-1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture, Although the first half of the first millennium B.C. is known as a period

Tiles, 14th–15th century, Dutch, Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 9 7/16 x 9 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (23.9 x 23.6 x 4 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Funerary Mask, 5th–1st century B.C., Colombia, Calima (Ilama), Gold, H. 7 x W. 6 1/4 in. (17.8 x 15.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); L. of head 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, Serial Number 12406, ca. 1853, Hartford, Connecticut, American, Hartford, Connecticut, Steel, brass, gold, wood (walnut), L. 14 in. (35.6 cm); L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Cal. .44 in.

Panel, 15th century, Swiss, Wood (oak), Overall: 19 1/8 x 12 3/8 x 1 in. (48.6 x 31.4 x 2.6 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Plain Ring, 500–700, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 x 1/8 in. (2.6 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

The Nurse, model ca. 1607–8, French, Fontainebleau or Avon, Lead-glazed earthenware, Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, This earthenware statuette of a wet nurse swaddling a large baby was popular throughout the seventeenth

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory stained brown, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter, 7th century, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 2 3/16 x 2 1/16 in. (5.5 x 5.3 cm), Papyrus

Unfinished Funerary Stela for a Family, Space Left Blank for Name, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, 1922–23, Limestone, H. 45 cm (17 11/16 in); w. 30.5 cm

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 7/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (4.7 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm), Glass-Stained

Tremissis of Mauricius Tiberius, ca. 582–602, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 5/8 x 1/16 in. (1.6 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 16th century, Japanese, Gold, Menuki (a); L. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

[Officer of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders Reading to the Troops, Edinburgh Castle], April 9, 1846 , Salted paper print from paper negative, 14.5 x 19.2 cm (5 11/16 x 7 9/16 in. ), Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 5 9/16 in. (8.6 x 14.2 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Limestone with ink inscription, 2 3/16 x 2 7/16 in. (5.5 x 6.2 cm), Ceramics

Saint Michael, A.D. 2nd–6th century, Egyptian, Tempera on paper, Overall: 17 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. (43.3 x 18.1 cm), Reproductions-Paintings

Emile Augier (1820-1889), 1884, French, Cast bronze with warm brown patina, Diameter: 7 in. (17.8 cm), Medals and Plaquettes

Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen, early second quarter 18th century, French, Black chalk with white heightening (?), 11 9/16 x 9 in. (29.4 x 22.8 cm), Drawings, French (first half of the eighteenth century

Casket Plaque, 900–1000, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Ivory, traces of polychromy, a: 2 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in. (6.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, These panels are from a casket that illustrated Joshua’s conquest of the Promised Land

Tax Receipt for Wine, Ptolemaic Period, 174 BC, From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Pottery, ink, H. 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.); W. 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.), This tax receipt is dated to September 26, 174 BCE.

Head of a camel, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 304 B.C.–A.D. 364, From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Hatshepsut Causeway, Lower Cemetery area, 1915–16, Terracotta, white slip, h. 5 cm (1 15/16 in); l. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in); w. 2.6 cm

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 13/16 × 13/16 × 1/16 in. (2 × 2.1 × 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Figure of a Cynocephalus Ape, Late Period, Dynasty 26–29, 664–380 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Faience, H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in), Thoth, the god of writing, accounting and all things intellectual,

Earring-hook type with discs, Gold, Diameter: 3/4 × 1/4 in. (1.9 × 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 x 11/16 in. (3.3 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Last Judgment in an Initial C, ca. 1406–7, Tempera and gold on parchment, 12 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (31.3 x 26.4cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1370–1425 Florence (?)), This

Family Group in a Landscape, ca. 1645, Oil on canvas, 49 1/8 x 60 1/8 in. (124.8 x 152.7 cm), Paintings, Jacques d'Arthois (Flemish, 1613–ca. 1686), and Flemish Painter (ca. 1645

Princess Pauline Metternich (1836–1921) on the Beach, ca. 1865–67, Oil on cardboard, laid down on wood, 11 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (29.5 x 23.5 cm), Paintings, Eugène Boudin (French, Honfleur 1824–1898 Deauville), Pauline Metternich, wife of

Mirror, Eastern Han (25–220)–Six Dynasties (220–589), 3rd or 4th century, China, Bronze with green patina, Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Mirrors

Stoning of Moses, Joshua and Caleb, early 20th century (original dated 5th century), Byzantine, Tesserae, glass in wooden frame, Overall: 48 1/2 x 80 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (123.2 x 203.8 x 3.8 cm), Reproductions-Mosaics

Plate, ca. 1770, probably Italian, Pesaro, Tin-glazed earthenware, Diameter: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Panel with a youth grasping a tree; winged sun disc above, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 9.8 x 3.62 in. (24.89 x 9.19 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs

Lettres cabalistiques, ou, Correspondance philosophique, historique & critique, entre deux cabalistes, divers esprits elementaires, & le seigneur Astaroth, 1741, 6 volumes: illustrations, portraits; Height: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm), Author's name

Pair of bed curtains, 18th century, Greek Islands, Patmos, Silk on linen, 1) L. 87 1/2 x W. 20 3/4 inches (222.3 x 52.7 cm); 2) L. 87 3/4 x W. 21 inches (222.9 x 53.3 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, The focal point for textile furnishings in the

清中期 銅錯金銀天雞尊, Vessel in the Form of a Heavenly Rooster, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Metalwork, Containers in the shape

The Annunciation, late 15th century, Engraving, sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 1/16 in. (19 x 15.4 cm), Prints, Master FVB (Netherlandish, active ca. 1475–1500

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of head 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

A Hare, Partridges, and Fruit, Oil on canvas, 37 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (95.3 x 110.5 cm), Paintings, Jan Fyt (Flemish, 1611–1661

Papyrus Fragment, 7th century, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 1 1/2 x 4 in. (3.8 x 10.2 cm), Papyrus

Amulet, Falcon, First Persian Period–Late Period, Dynasty 27–30, 525–332 B.C., From Egypt, Lapis lazuli, H. 1-3/4 in

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 4 13/16 x 3 3/8 in. (12.2 x 8.6 cm), Ceramics

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm); L. of head 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Chapel interior, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor on paper, Storage (mat size): 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm), Tiffany Studios (1902–32

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Ogee frame, ca. 1720–25, French, Oak lower moldings; lime upper moldings. Carved, gilt; red-brown bole., Overall, 97.5 x 121.3; sight, 68.3 x 92.6 cm; rebate, 71.5 x 95.7 cm., Frames

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), L. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g);L. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword

Girl Weaving a Garland, 1860–65, Oil on canvas, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (41.9 x 29.8 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), Corot painted at least four versions of this subject. As in his paintings of women as muses,

The Judgment of Paris; he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a winged victory above; in the upper section the Sun in his chariot preceeded by Castor and Pollux on horseback; at lower right two river gods and a naiad above whom

Mary Magdalen at the Foot of the Cross, ca. 1420–30, Made in Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Alabaster, 8 7/16 × 3 11/16 × 4 1/16 in. (21.5 × 9.3 × 10.3 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Follower of the Master of Rimini, The penitent Magdalen at

Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a fish, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200–1175 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Vases, The askos probably imitates a Mycenaean prototype of the late thirteenth century B.C. Traces of

Ring, Hathor head, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca. 1184–1070 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Faience, Diam. 1.8 cm (11/16 in

Charger, ca. 1720, Chinese, for British market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 1 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (4.1 × 44.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 1 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4.6 x 4.2 cm), Ceramics

Female sphinx amulet, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2030–1640 B.C., From Egypt, amethyst, H. 1.7 cm (11/16 in

Bracelet, 18th century (?), Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, Brass, H. 2 3/4 x Diam. 3 1/4 in. (7 x 8.3 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Netsuke of Demon, 19th century, Japan, Red lacquer, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Cup and saucer, probably 18th century (porcelain); 19th century (decoration), French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 7.3 cm; saucer: diam. 14.6 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain

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

Christ, 14th–15th century, French, Walnut with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 18 in. (45.7 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Divan Japonais, 1892–93, Lithograph printed in four colors, wove paper, 31-13/16 x 23-15/16 in. (80.8 x 60.8 cm), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois), Divan Japonais was one of the many café-concerts in

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 1/4 in. (4.1 × 8.2 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Seated figure

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 16 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (41 x 4.9 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Awl, Cypriot, Bone, Other: 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (1.3 x 8 cm

Copper Seated Male Figure, 2nd–7th century, Peru, Moche, Copper, Height 4-1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Metal-Sculpture

Hairpin, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bronze, Overall: 4 7/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in. (12.4 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Plate Ten from Nouveavx Desseins D’Arquebvseries, dated 1744, French, Engraving, sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (30.16 x 23.17 cm); plate: 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. (21.59 x 16.19 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, The pattern book to which this plate

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; buff slip, polychrome pigment decoration under transparent glaze, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Ceramics

Lidded Box, ca. 1890, United States, Maine, Passamaquoddy, Birchbark, H. 4 x W. 2 3/4 in. (10.2 x 7 cm), Bark-Containers, Tomah Joseph

The Crucified Christ: Corpus from a Cross, early 17th century, Italian, Florence, Bronze, with medium brown lacquer patina, Height: 14 in. (35.6 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, Giovanni Bologna invented two types of crucifixes that were widely

Rocaille cartouches with flowers, ca. 1735–50, French, probably Beauvais, Wool, silk (20-22 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), Back: H. 27 1/2 x W. 25 1/4 in. (69.9 x 64.1 cm); seat: H. 29 x W. 31 in. (73.7 x 78.7 cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Jar, Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Pottery; black polished ware, Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm

Sketch for a Ceiling with an Allegory of Fortitude and Wisdom, 1780–85, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 10 1/16 x 7 7/16 in. (25.5 x 18.9 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Key, 13th or 14th century (?), French (?), Iron, Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 x 1/4 in. (6.7 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Lady Ruthven, ca. 1845, Salted paper print from paper negative, 19.9 x 15 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.), Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland

Balance and weights with case, probably late 17th–early 18th century, possibly Bohemian, Prague, Brass, wood, leather, suede, steel, linen cord, Overall: 1 1/4 x 9 9/16 x 4 1/4 in. (3.2 x 24.3 x 10.8 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a lease, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 2.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm (7/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Earring, delta-shaped, Gold, Other (a): 5/8 × 1/8 × 13/16 in. (1.5 × 0.3 × 2 cm), Gold and Silver

Fragment, 18th century, Attributed to India, Cotton, metal thread, H. 43 1/4 in. (109.9 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Fragment, 16th century, French, Colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint, 5 13/16 × 5 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.8 × 14.9 × 0.2 cm), Glass-Stained

Saddle, 15th century, Korean, Wood (ebony), lacquer, brass, mother-of-pearl, ivory, iron, silk, leather, silver, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); L. 21 in. (53.4 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 13 oz. (2636.5 g), Equestrian

Plaque, Openwork, 5th–6th century, Byzantine, Bronze, Overall: 2 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/16 in. (5.8 x 4.7 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Terracotta woman, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600–480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), Terracottas, This piece is made in a mold, which determined their shape. The row of beads—possible stylized roses—at the top

Ganesha Seated on a Lion Throne, ca. 10th century, India, Stone, H. (image, from top of throne to bottom of base) 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Gr. W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Gr. D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Sculpture

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (9.7 x 10 cm), Ceramics

Burgomaster Jan van Duren (1613–1687), ca. 1666–67, Oil on canvas, 32 1/16 x 25 13/16 in. (81.5 x 65.5 cm), Paintings, Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, Zwolle 1617–1681 Deventer), Gerard ter Borch was one of the most compelling Dutch

Armchair, ca. 1830, Austrian, Walnut veneer; coniferous and walnut secondary woods, Overall (confirmed): 36 1/8 × 30 1/4 × 21 in. (91.8 × 76.8 × 53.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Brayette and Buttock Defense, 16th century, German, Steel, iron, copper alloy (latten), H. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm); H. flat 38 13/16 in. (99 ccm); W. 49 3/16 in. (125 cm); W. folded 28 5/16 (72 cm); Diam. (outside) of skirt links 1/2 in. (12.8 mm);

Cabinet, Style of Hugues Sambin (French, Gray ca. 1520–1601 Dijon), 19th century, French, Carved, painted, and gilded walnut, 97 × 61 1/2 × 25 in. (246.4 × 156.2 × 63.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Style of Hugues Sambin (French, Gray

Pendant, 14th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper, gilt, Overall: 2 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (7.2 x 6 x 0.7 cm), Enamels-Champlev