Images at Librifly

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Madonna and Child with Saints Mary Magdalen and Sebastian, 15th century style, made in the late 19th to early 20th century, Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 43 1/8 x 28 1/2 in. (109.5 x 72.4 cm); painted surface 39 1/4 x 24 5/8

Badge, 14th century, possibly British, Copper, H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Chess set, late 18th–early 19th century, Spanish, Bronze, wood, Queen 3 15/16', King 4 1/4', Bishop 2 15/16', Knight 3 13/16', Rook 2 11/16', Pawn 2', Chess Sets

Netsuke of Man Playing Flute atop an Ox, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Charger, ca. 1635, German, Freiburg in Saxony, Silver, embossed and chased, 11 1/2 × 14 5/8 in. (29.2 × 37.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Miniature door, 17th century, partly, and later 19th century, Italian, Walnut, softwood, glass, and iron., H. 66 cm, W. 51 cm, D. 16 cm, Woodwork

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Diameter: 6 1/4 × 5 3/16 × 3 7/16 in. (15.9 × 13.2 × 8.7 cm), Vases

Gioacchino Rossini, March 1856, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: 24.6 x 18.3 cm (9 11/16 x 7 3/16 in.), Photographs, Nadar (French, Paris 1820–1910 Paris), Italian composer and prolific master of lighthearted opera buffa,

Standing Nude Male, 16th–17th century (?), possibly Italian, Bronze, Height (without base): 7 in. (17.8 cm), Sculpture-Bronze

Vase: Qingbai Shufu-type ware, 14th century, Chinese, Porcelain with bluish-toned glaze., Height: 26 cm., Ceramics, Chinese , probably from the Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi Province

Tray, ca. 1740–45, French, Chantilly, Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, 9 3/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.3 × 19.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bead, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Stone, Overall: 5/8 x 1 in. (1.6 x 2.6 cm), Ceramics

Watchcase cover: Alcyone Praying to Juno, ca. 1615–25, Painted enamel, partly gilt, on copper; mounted on brass; silver gilt frame., H. 5.5 cm, w. 4 cm, d. .7cm, Enamels, Jean II Reymond (French, Limoges, doc. 1606–ca. 1631

Work, n.d., Books, Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris

Taperstick (one of a pair), 1760–65, British, South Staffordshire, Enamel on copper, H. 6-1/2 in. (16.5 cm.), Enamels-Painted

Nose Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gold, H. 2 1/4 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 1/4 in. (5.7 x 9.8 x 0.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

John Hay, 1904, Etching; second state of three, plate: 7 15/16 x 5 15/16 in. (20.2 x 15.1 cm), Prints, Anders Zorn (Swedish, Mora 1860–1920 Mora

Osiris figure for Henettawy, daughter of Isetemkheb, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 990–970 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Chamber B, Burial of Henettawy C (4), 1923–24, Sycomore wood, H. 55

Papyrus Fragments from a Lectionary, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 8 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (21.7 x 14.3 cm), Papyrus

Carpet, ca. 1550, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Textile: H. 79 in. (200.7 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This wool carpet presents a large border with repeating large blossoms, framing an

Milk jug with cover, 1787, Austrian, Vienna, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; silver gilt, H. 5-3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Enamels-Painted

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (4.5 x 14.9 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Portrait of a Man, 1521, Oil on wood, 32 1/4 x 23 7/8 in. (81.9 x 60.6 cm), Paintings, Tommaso Fiorentino (Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti) (Italian, Florentine, ca. 1495–1564), This is the only signed work by Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti, who

Christ among the Doctors, early 16th century, Made in Lower Rhine, German, Oak, polychromy, parcel gilt, Overall: 26 1/2 x 19 x 11 1/2 in. (67.3 x 48.3 x 29.2 cm), Sculpture-Wood, The twelve-year-old Christ is baffling the elders of the

A Pride of Lions (Take Note!), 1924, Watercolor, brush, and ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 10 1/2 × 16 5/8 in. (26.7 × 42.2 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Vaikuntha Vishnu, last quarter of the 8th century, India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Stone, H. 41 1/8 in. (104.5 cm), Sculpture, This complex form of Vishnu, first referred to by the name Vaikuntha in the seventh-century

Omphale figure, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 100 BC–300 AD, From Egypt, Carnelian, H. 1.2 × W. 1.2 × D. 0.6 cm (1/2 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.), Long termed Baubo figures, figures of a woman with legs raised to expose her genitals have recently been

Cross Fragment with Saint John the Theologian, 11th century, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Copper alloy and iron, Overall: 11 5/16 x 4 1/8 x 1/4 in. (28.7 x 10.5 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, A depiction of Saint John the

Fragment, 10th–11th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen and wool, Textile: L. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

The Life and Miracles of Saint Godelieve, Oil on wood, Open 49 1/4 x 126 3/8 in. (125.1 x 311 cm); closed 49 1/4 x 63 1/4 in. (125.1 x 160.7 cm), Paintings, Master of the Saint Godelieve Legend (Netherlandish, active fourth quarter 15th

Hanging, first half 19th century, Attributed to India, Cotton, H. 77 in. (195.6 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

[Fontainebleau Forest], ca. 1860, Salted paper print from paper negative, 25.9 x 19.7 cm. (10 3/16 x 7 3/4 in.), Photographs, Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837–1900), The Forest of Fontainebleau-and, in particular, the small town of Barbizon

Portrait of the Empress Eugenie, after Winterhalter, 19th century, Lithograph, colored by hand, plate: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm), Prints, Leon-Alphonse Noel (French, 1807–1879), Designed by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German,

Cassone (chest), ca. 1840–80, Italian (Tuscany?), Walnut, carved and partly gilded., H. 74.9 cm, W. 1.8 m, D. 58.4 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Tabernacle frame, ca. 1640, Italian, Lombardy(?), Poplar, Overall: 32 x 23 3/4 in, Frames

Necklace Beads, 3rd–6th century, Peru, Moche, Gold, Diameter 2-1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Almanach de Normandie pour l'année bissext. 1788, [1787], Rouen, France, 139 pages, Height : 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), White leather binding; both covers gold-stamped with a border of flowers, hearts, and stars, and cartouches depicting a wreath

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 1/2 x 1 7/16 in. (36.8 x 3.6 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Portrait of Madame Ravaisson, 1846, Graphite on white wove paper darkened to buff, 13 1/8 x 10 in. (35.1 x 26.9 cm), Drawings, Théodore Chassériau (French, Le Limon, Saint-Domingue, West Indies 1819–1856 Paris), Judging from its

Gare d'Enghien, 1855, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 31.3 x 44.3 cm. (12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889), While it may strike us as quaint, this scene represented modern

Gold earring with head of a goat, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 1/8 x 11/16 in. (1.5 x 0.4 x 1.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Panel from a Cover for an Icon of the Virgin, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, copper, Mount: 14 x 16 x 7/8 in. (35.6 x 40.6 x 2.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, These panels were once part of a cover for an

Mirror Back, ca. 1880–1900 (14th century style), Made in Paris, France, French, Gilded silver and translucent enamel, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 0.9 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, Workshop of Louis Marcy (Luigi Parmeggiani) (Italian,

Ostrakon with a Letter from Christodorus (?) to Psan, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.5 x 7 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta krater, Geometric, late 1st quarter of the 8th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 39 in. (99.1 cm), Vases, The funerary purpose of this krater is indicated by the prothesis scene—the laying out of the deceased—in the

Netsuke of Bat and Fruit, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, Netsuke

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); kashira (b); H.

Flask (one of a pair), 18th century, German, Augsburg, Cut glass, silver gilt, Overall: H. 4 13/16 x W. 2 5/8 x D. 1 5/8 in. (12.2 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Tile, 15th century, Spanish, Earthenware, glazed, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Smallsword Hilt and Blade, ca. 1730, Nagasaki, hilt, Japanese, possibly Dejima; blade, European, Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Hilt (a); L. approx. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. approx. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 5.3 oz. (150.3 g); blade (b);

Virgin and Child with a Kneeling Donor, in a Quatrefoil, ca. 1430–35, Austrian (Salzburg), Pen and brush and brownish black ink and grayish brown wash on ribbed paper., 10 9/16 x 7 11/16 in. (26.8 x 19.5 cm), Drawings, Shown in an elongated

Pendant, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 1-7/8 in., Stone-Ornaments

Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series, dated 1694–95, India (Basohli, Jammu), Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Image: 6 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (16.5 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, Devidasa of Nurpur

Plaque with the Virgin and Child, ca. 1400, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory, traces of paint & gilding, Overall: 3 11/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in. (9.3 x 2.9 x 0.8 cm), Ivories

King Clothar II and an Attendant, ca. 1500–1525, French, Oak, painted, Overall: 21 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 5 in. (54.6 x 19.4 x 12.7 cm), Sculpture-Wood, This elegant late Gothic relief of Clothar II (d. 629), Merovingian king of the Franks, is part

Lion Cub, Early Dynastic, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2900 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Quartzite, L. 23.4 x H. 12 x W. 12.5 cm (9 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.), This powerful figure of a

Trencher (one of a set), late 16th–early 17th century, British, Oak and sycamore woods, painted, silvered and yellow varnished; inscription: ink (animal or vegetable), Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Natural Substances, Banquets usually ended

Marriage Necklace (Thali), late 19th century, India (Tamil Nadu, Chetiar), Gold strung on black thread, Bottom of central bead to end of counterweight: L. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm), Jewelry, Elaborate necklaces of this type were presented by the

Richly Decorated Tunic, 660–870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability), Said to be from Egypt, Tuna al-Gebel, Wool; tapestry weave, Textile (including sleeves): H. 79 1/8 in. (201 cm), Textiles-Costumes, Tunics decorated with red background

Toilet box, Cypriot, Bone, Diameter: 9/16 x 3 9/16 in. (1.5 x 9.1 cm

Swivel seal, 17th century, Russian, Silver, Width: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1800–1883, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metal

Pair of candlesticks (candelieri), ca. 1550–60, Italian, Urbino, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, possibly workshop of Guido Durantino (Italian, Urbino, active 1516–ca. 1576

Canine Vessel, 8th–9th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Remojadas (?), Ceramic, H. 6 3/4 x W. 7 7/16 in. (17.2 x 19 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Remojadas

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A Woman Reading a Book, 1895–97, Watercolor over pencil; bordered in pencil and watercolor, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s,

Raccolta Delle Più Belle Veduta Antiche, E Moderne Di Roma..., 1786, Etching, Overall: 17 5/16 x 12 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (44 x 32 x 3.5 cm), Books, Giuseppe Vasi (Italian, 1710–1782) , Rome

Miniature pitcher, 1848–56, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Porcelain, 2 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (7 x 9.2 x 5.7 cm), Ceramics, Charles Cartlidge and Company (1848–1856

Cup and Saucer, 1815–16, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 9.2 cm; saucer: diam. 14.3 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain

Roundel, 14th century, French, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 4 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 1.3 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Bench or Chest, 15th century, French, Oak, Height x Diameter x Length: 34 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 72 in. (88.3 x 48.9 x 182.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Vase fragments, Roman, Terracotta, fragment 1: 1 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (3.1 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm), Vases

Earring or spiral, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Silver (originally connected), Diameter (A): 13/16 x 1/4 x 1/2 in. (2.1 x 0.6 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Silver spiral

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta; lead-glazed, H. 8.89 cm., Vases

Chalice à soleil, 1532–33, French, Paris, Silver gilt, Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Metalwork-Silverplate, This chalice, made in the early French Renaissance, is decorated with motifs that derived from the late medieval period: wavy sun

Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (1670-1723), Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, Montevarchi 1656–1740 Montevarchi), 1684, Italian, Florence, Bronze, D. 91 mm., Medals and Plaquettes, Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, Montevarchi 1656–1740

Lamp Handle with a Griffin’s Head, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 6 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 6 7/16 x 1 1/4 in. (17.6 x 4.7 x 16.4 x 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The size and weight suggest that this handle was fastened to a

清中期, 景德鎮窯粉彩子母雞盤, Dish with Rooster, Hen, and Chickens, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with colored enamel over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm),

Pendant in the form of a phallos, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 1/2 × 9/16 × 1 1/16 in. (1.2 × 1.4 × 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver, Ornamented with granulation

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

Hot milk jug, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (jug .4a, confirmed): 6 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 4 in. (16.5 × 14.6 × 10.2 cm); Overall (lid .4b, confirmed): 1 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (3.8 × 7 × 7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This

Silver denarius of Octavian, Late Republican, 29–27 B.C., Roman, Silver, 3.9g (3.9g), Coins, Head of Octavian/IMP CAESAR, triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga in which Octavian stands, Possibly Rome

Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773–1859), 1822, Card laid on recent support, Oval, 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (224 x 172 mm), Miniatures, Friedrich Johann Gottlieb Lieder (German, 1780–1859

Earring, 4th century, Late Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (4.5 x 4.8 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Bowl, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware), H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Ceramics

Earring, 8th–9th century, Avar, Copper alloy sheet, filigree, and granulation all with 'tinned' surface, Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (9.6 x 6.2 x 3 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Hammered Silver Miniature Drum, 11th–mid-15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Silver (hammered), gilt, Width: 1 7/8in. (4.8cm), Metal-Ornaments

First Part of a Modern and Useful Work Containing 120 Designs of Furniture, ca. 1845, Illustrations: lithography, 13 7/16 x 10 1/4 x 11/16 in. (34.2 x 26 x 1.8 cm

Demotic Temple Oath, Ptolemaic Period, 127 BC, From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Pottery, ink, H. 17 × W. 19.2 × Th. 1 cm (6 11/16 × 7 9/16 × 3/8 in.), On December 6, 127 BCE, a man by the name

Levantine Juglet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, mid, ca. 1900–1850 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Senwosret (758), inside, Pit 756 lower north chamber, 1906–07, Pottery, Levantine painted ware, H. 19.4 cm (7

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (2 x 10 cm), Papyrus

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, Overall: 7 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (17.8 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm), Ivories-Bone

Medal of Colonel George Croghan, 1800–1830, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

Standing Buddha Shakyamuni, Central Javanese period, 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm), Sculpture

Loon, 10th–16th century, Canada, Inuit, Ivory (walrus), H x W x D: 1/2 x 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (1.3 x 1.4 x 3 cm), Bone/Ivory-Sculpture

Earring, 3rd century, Pontic, Gold, garnet, glass paste, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (3.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold

The Exultation of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, ca. 1450, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged frame, 19 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. (48.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482

Plate (assiette à palmes), 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Brooklyn Bridge, 1910, Lithograph, first state, Image: 22 5/8 x 17 1/2 in. (57.5 x 44.5 cm), Prints, Joseph Pennell (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1857–1926 New York

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, British, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Wt. 0.1 oz. (2.8 g), Miscellaneous-Badges