Images at Librifly

Priming Flask with Sundial and Compass, late 16th century, German, probably Nuremberg, Brass, gold, silver, steel, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, Small flasks like this one held

Saint Reparata Being Prepared for Execution, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 9 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (24.4 x 34.6 cm), Paintings, Bernardo Daddi (Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1290–1348 Florence), Martyred under Emperor Decius (ruled 249–51 A.D.),

Reliquary of Mary Magdalene, 14th and 15th century, Made in Tuscany, Italy, North Italian, Gilded copper, gilded silver, rock crystal, verre églomisé, 22 x 9 3/8 x 7 15/16in. (55.9 x 23.8 x 20.2cm), Metalwork-Copper, Reliquary of Mary

Earring, boat-shaped, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 1/16 x 7/16 in. (0.9 x 0.2 x 1.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Hanging, 17th century, Attributed to India, Cotton; painted, L. 71.5 in. (181.6 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Gold Necklace with Amethysts, Glass, and Gold Beads, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Gold, amethyst, (colored glass or rock crystal and emerald) beads, Overall: 17 9/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (44.6 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Using gold wires,

Astragal frame, 1650–80, French, Oak, 51 x 42.7, 39.6 x 31.3, 42 x 33.7 cm., Frames

Cuneiform tablet: account of sheep holdings in households for offerings, Ebabbar archives, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 626–562 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian, Clay, Thickness: 1 in. (2.5 cm),

Ring with millefiori, Bronze, glass, Other: 7/8 × 1 1/16 × 9/16 in. (2.3 × 2.6 × 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Dish, Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 1 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (3.5 × 13 cm), Vases, Shallow dish without foot; no decoration

Length, ca. 1890, British, Silk, L. 81 1/4 x W. 35 1/4 inches, Textiles-Printed

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); L. of head 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Triumph of Ceres, probably late 16th–early 17th century, Painted enamel, partly gilt and partly silvered, on copper, H. 28.7 cm, w. 17.8 cm, d. 12.1 cm, Enamels, Suzanne de Court (French, active 1575–1625), The only female to earn a

Virgin and Child, 1430–40, South Netherlandish, Alabaster with polychromy, 12 7/8 x 5 9/16 x 3 3/16 in. (32.7 x 14.2 x 8.1 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Morning Journal, 1895, Lithograph, Sheet: 46 9/16 × 58 11/16 in. (118.3 × 149.1 cm), Louis John Rhead (American, born England, 1857–1926

The Annunciation, ca. 1544, Engraving, sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 3/4 in. (13.2 x 19.7 cm), Prints, Jean Cousin the Elder (French, Souci (?) ca. 1490–ca. 1560 Paris

Wall revetment, agate pattern, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 2.4 × W. 3.6 cm (15/16 × 1 7/16 in.), Glass plaques imitating expensive marble or stones were used as wall coverings

Small Spearhead, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 5 1/16 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. (12.8 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Standing Stag (Cerf debout), modeled 1829, cast probably between ca. 1850–70, French, Bronze, Overall: 19 7/8 × 19 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (50.5 × 50.5 × 26 cm), Sculpture-Bronze

Face Rattle, mid-19th century, Canada, British Columbia, Tsimshian, Wood, fiber, leather, H. 12 5/8 x W. 6 1/8 x D. 4 1/4 in. (32.1 x 15.5 x 10.8 cm), Wood-Musical Instruments

Parts of two male worshipers, Early Dynastic IIIa, ca. 2600–2500 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Sumerian, Limestone, H. 13.6 cm x W. 6 cm x D. 6.3 cm, Stone-Sculpture

Fragment, 4th–6th century or 9th century, Attributed to probably Egypt, Wool, cotton; samite, L. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Textiles

Medal of Captain Johnston Blakely, 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

Adze blade, 19th century or earlier, Cook Islands, Cook Islands, Cook Islands (?), Stone, Height 7-7/8 in., Stone-Implements

Bead, control, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in. (0.8 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha, Chola period (880–1279), late 12th–13th century, India (Tamil Nadu), Copper alloy, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Sculpture

Maize Deity (Chicomecoatl), 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Basalt, Overall: 14 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (35.56 x 18.11 x 8.89 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Among the many female deities worshipped by the Aztecs, those responsible

Die-counter or draught piece, Cypriot, Stone, Overall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Disk Brooch, 8th–9th century, Merovingian, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 15/16 x 3/16 in. (2.4 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Girls at a Window, ca. 1875, Oil on canvas, 28 5/8 x 23 1/2 in. (72.7 x 59.7 cm), Paintings, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish, Rome 1841–1920 Versailles

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 1 11/16 in. (4.4 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

The Jolly Flatboatmen, 1847, Engraving and mezzotint, 21-1/2 x 26-1/2 in. (54.6 x 67.3 cm), Prints, Thomas Doney (born France, active New York 1844–49), After George Caleb Bingham (American, Augusta County, Virginia 1811–1879 Kansas

Hedgehog, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, h. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) × l. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.), Hedgehogs may have been noted because of their ability to hiberate during food scarcity. The disappearance of the

Athlete's Head, 1932, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper mounted on cardboard, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. (62.9 x 47.9 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola), 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair: with earlier parts), Italian, Walnut, partly turned; red silk cut velvet; gilt metal; silk, H. 95 cm, W. 65.4 cm, D. 58.4 cm; Cushion: 36 x 43 cm

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); L. of head 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Ring with the Name of Pope Paul II (r. 1464–71), 1464–71, Italian, Rome, Gilt brass, blue glass, L. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm.); L, of bezel 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze, At the corners of the bezel are emblems of the four

Armlet, first half 11th century, Found Iran, Gurgan, Gold; filigree and granulation, H. of clasp 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Max. Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Jewelry, Pre-Islamic forms can be seen in bracelets such as this one, indicating

Papyrus Lid, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08, Papyrus fiber, diam. 11 cm (4 5/16 in), Part

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/16 in. (1.2 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Book Cover, second quarter 14th century, French, Ivory, champlevé enamel, copper gilt on wood support, Overall: 10 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (25.4 x 18.7 x 3.4 cm), Ivories, Ivory devotional diptychs were sometimes adapted to other purposes.

Coffer with key, 16th century, French, Iron, leather, oak, Coffer 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (21.6 x 36.8 x 21.0 cm); Gr. L. of key 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metalwork-Iron, Wood boxes and chests were covered with leather and strengthened and

Maharaja Fateh Singh Hunting Female Bears, dated 1917, Western India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Image: 13 3/8 x 18 1/4 in. (34 x 46.4 cm); Page: 21 7/8 x 17 15/16 in. (55.6 x 45.6 cm), Paintings,

Frans Francken I (1542–1616), Oil on wood, 25 1/4 x 19 1/8 in. (64.1 x 48.6 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp

Pax (Kußtafel or Monile), ca. 1515–20, Made in Nuremberg(?), Germany, South German, Silver, silver gilt, rubies (or spinels), rock crystal, 6 1/4 x 4 15/16 in. (15.8 x 12.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, This ornate pax was used during the

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints James Minor and Lucy, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 12 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (31.1 x 43.8 cm), Paintings, Marco di Paolo Veneziano (Italian, Venetian, active 1362–90), Son of the influential Venetian

Dog biting the leg of a desert animal, 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, H. 7.5 x W. 9.5 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/4

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 in. (27.9 cm); L. of head 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 2.5 oz. (70.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Torso of a Nude Woman, ca. 1918, Graphite on paper, 17 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (43.5 x 26.4 cm), Drawings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris

Belt Buckle Tongue Fragment, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.7 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Netsuke

Earflare, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mexican, Jade, Height 1-15/16 in., Stone-Ornaments

Relief of Pope, 15th century, Made in Franconia, Germany, German, Limewood with paint and gilding, Overall (relief only): 37 13/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (96 x 27 x 4.8 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 10 1/8 x 2 11/16 in. (25.7 x 6.8 cm), Metalwork-Brass

The Annunciation, mid-18th century, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over black chalk, 13 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (35 x 22 cm), Drawings, Giuseppe Zais (Italian, Forno di Canale near Belluno 1709–1781 Belluno

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 14th century, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall open: 3 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 3/8in. (9.5 x 10.9 x 0.9cm), Ivories

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, L. of each 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Kero, 17th–18th century, Peru, Quechua, Wood (prosopis?), Height 11 in., Wood-Containers

Hanukkah lamp, 1845, Austrian, Vienna, Silver, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Celt with Incised Profile, 10th–4th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Jade (jadeite), H. 14 3/8 x W. 3 1/8 in. (36.5 x 7.9 cm), Stone-Implements, A large, finely finished jadeite celt with an engraved profile image of an early

Cup with cover and tray (gobelet à lait et corbeille carré), 1764, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Cup: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); Tray: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (16.5 × 16.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This type of cup was intended for serving

Beaulieu: The Bay of Fourmis, 1892, Oil on canvas, 21 5/8 x 35 1/2 in. (54.9 x 90.2 cm), Paintings, Eugène Boudin (French, Honfleur 1824–1898 Deauville), Painted in the small town of Beaulieu on the French Riviera in March 1892, this

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); L. of head 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 5 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in. (12.8 x 4.5 x 1.4 cm), Ivories-Bone

Jar with cover, ca. 1725–30, probably Chinese, possibly Dehua, Soft-paste porcelain (?), silver gilt, Overall: 4 1/4 × 3 15/16 in. (10.8 × 10 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Shoulder Band Fragment, 5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm), Textiles

Clasp ?, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 9/16 × 1/4 × 13/16 in. (1.4 × 0.7 × 2 cm), Gold and Silver, In the form of two pear shaped drops ornamented with filigree

Relief of Virgin and Child, late 14th–early 15th century, Italian, Paste relief, tooled leather, wood frame and back, Overall: 6 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 7/16 in. (15.7 x 17.2 x 1.1 cm), Leatherwork

Folding fan, 1760s, Austrian or German, Leaf: gouache and bronze paint on paper., Length: 26.7 cm. (guard sticks), Fans

The King Drinks, ca. 1645–50, Red chalk with brush and gray, blue, and brown ink, and washes in the same colors over black chalk; remains of a black chalk framing line, H. 6-3/4 in. x W. 10-7/8 in., Drawings, Copy after Jacob Jordaens

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, Thakuri period, 11th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Copper alloy with gilding and color, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm), Sculpture, Maitreya, the messianic bodhisattva

Quilt, 1820–50, British, Cotton with wool crewel embroidery, W. 89 3/4 in. (228 cm), L. 8 ft. 8 3/4 in. (266.1 cm), Patchwork quilting is usually associated with America, but it also has a tradition in Europe, particularly in Germany and

八思巴文鐡牌, Safe Conduct Pass (Paiza) with Inscription in Phakpa Script, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), late 13th century, China, Iron with silver inlay, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Metalwork, The openwork inscription

Glass mosaic bowl, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; cast and cut, Diam.: 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm), Glass, Opaque orange and opaque red., Slightly flaring vertical rim, with

Allegorical Figure of a Woman, ca. 1745–55, Pen and light brown wash, heightened with white, on paper covered with light brown wash, 13 x 7 1/16 in. (33 x 18 cm), Drawings, Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, Venice 1729–1804 Venice

Jug, late 14th–early 15th century, Made in probably Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 10 13/16 x 8 in. (27.4 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics

Painted Woven Panel, 7th–9th century, Peru, Chancay, Cotton, paint, H x W: 47 3/4 x 53 in. (121.3 x 134.6 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

高野四所明神像, The Four Deities of Kōyasan Temple Complex, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), late 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 37 × 16 in. (94 × 40.6 cm), Paintings, The four deities in

Glass bracelet, Imperial, ca. 2nd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; drawn and tooled, Diam, : 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, appearing black. Circular band; circular in section, thicker at center and tapering towards

Gold earring with pendant and garnet setting, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, garnet, Other (ring): 5/8 × 3/8 × 13/16 in. (1.6 × 0.9 × 2 cm), Gold and Silver

Plate, late 1400s or early 1500s, Made in Seville, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware (cuerda seca technique), Overall: Diam. 9 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (Diam. 23.5 x 3.7 cm), Ceramics, Ceramic artists working in Seville in the late 1400s and

Axe Head (?), 12th–15th century, Ecuador, Ecuador, Copper (cast), bronze (?), H x W: 3 1/2 x 1 15/16in. (8.9 x 5cm), Metal-Implements

Profile Warrior Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Silvered copper, Height 10-1/8 in. (25.7 cm), Metal-Ornaments

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

Vase with a Handle and Two Projections with Suspension Holes, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1391 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Pottery, H. 15.2 (6 in

Bottle with cover, 1874–75, British, London, Silver, glass, Overall: 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (11 x 6 x 6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The building of railroads during the first half of the nineteenth century led to a tremendous increase in

Manuscript Leaves Fragment, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Ink on parchment, Overall: 7 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. (18.4 x 20.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Nouvelle Collection d'Arabesques, [before 1790], Etching, hand-colored, Overall: 13 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 11/16 in. (33.9 x 24.8 x 1.7 cm), Books, Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, Rouen 1733–1793 Paris), Jean Michel Moreau the Younger

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Mosaic glass inlay, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, probably Egyptian, Glass, Overall: 7/16 x 1 in. (1.1 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Opaque white ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and

Roundel with head of a 'hero' surrounded by caprids, Middle Elamite, ca. 14th–13th century B.C., Southwestern Iran, Elamite, Bitumen, gold and silver foil, Diam. 9.2 cm, Metalwork-Ornaments, This roundel, carved out of bitumen, was

Bead, Glass, Other: 7/8 x 7/16 in. (2.2 x 1.1 cm), Glass

Panel from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1847, British, Oak, Overall (confirmed): 23 13/16 × 10 11/16 × 5/8 in. (60.5 × 27.1 × 1.6 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

近代, 丁輔之, 荔枝, 扇面, Lychees, dated 1941, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, 7 3/4 x 22 in. (19.7 x 55.9 cm), Paintings, Ding Fuzhi (Chinese, 1879–1946), The cool graphic beauty of

Otter statue, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous metal, H. 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.); W. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); D. 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.), During the Late Period and Ptolemaic times otters were represented in bronzes

Chinese empress and attendant, ca. 1765–67 with possible later decoration, German, Ludwigsburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Lekythos, Classical, 2nd quarter of 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diameter: 3 3/8 × 1 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (8.6 × 4.6 × 6 cm), Vases

Side chair (one of a pair), ca. 1775, French, Carved and gilded beech, silk moire upholstery, H. 37-1/8 x W. 20-1/4 x D. 18-3/8 in. (94.3 x 51.4 x 46.7 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Made by Jean-Jacques Pothier around 1775, these chairs are known

Cross-Shaped Tile, 13th century, Made in Iran, probably Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, 8 in. (20.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This cross-shaped tile with a symmetrical leaf pattern