Images at Librifly

Looking Glass, 1795–1810, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Gilded gesso, verre eglomise with pine, wire, 50 1/2 x 31 in. (128.3 x 78.7 cm), Furniture, This looking glass bears motifs characteristic of the work of

Glass sprinkler flask with snake-thread decroation, Mid Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; blown and trailed, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm), Glass, Translucent light blue green; base ring and trail in same color., Outsplayed rim,

Inlay, palmette, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, l. 2.2 × ht. 2 cm (7/8 × 13/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by

Lamp, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 2 15/16in. (7.5cm), Vases

Glass bead with knobs, Classical or Early Hellenistic, 5th–3rd century B.C., Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and applied, Other: 11/16 x 9/16 in. (1.7 x 1.4 cm), Glass, Uncertain color, with opaque yellow and white, and

Kayak Model with Hunter, 1840–50, United States, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Aleut, Gutskin, fur, wood, sinew, pigment, H. 4 x D. 2 x L. 12 in. (10.2 x 5.1 x 30.5 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Perfume Vessel in the Shape of Two Trussed Ducks, Late Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 17, ca. 1580–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb near the Ramesseum (?), Mond 1902–1925 perhaps, Anhydrite,

Vaprio d'Adda, 1744, Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (64.1 x 99.7 cm), Paintings, Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, Venice 1722–1780 Warsaw), On the right is the village of Canonica d'Adda, north of Milan, and in the center is the Villa

Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1707–1724), dated 1712, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, gold, brass, silk, cotton, metallic yarn, paper, H. 28 in. (71.1 cm), Armor for Child, Possibly the last royal armor made in Europe,

Star-Shaped Tile, 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; overglaze and luster-painted, Ceramics-Tiles

Gold earring with head of an antelope, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 x 1/4 x 9/16 in. (1.6 x 0.6 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Consisting of a circlet of gold wire, twisted or plain, which tapers

Fragment, 14th–15th century, Made in Egypt, Earthenware; incised decoration through white slip and coloring under transparent glaze, Ceramics

Corset, ca. 1811, American, cotton

Bowl, 19th century, Chinese, Limestone., Height: 2.8 cm., Stone

Key padlock, probably 18th century, probably German, Lock: iron, brass; key: steel, .119a: 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (8.3 × 3.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Gold earring with pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 3/16 x 15/16 in. (0.7 x 0.4 x 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Armorial goblet, 1592, Façon de Venise, probably southern Germany or Tyrol, Colorless (strong gray) nonlead glass. Blown, enameled, gilt., H. 8 3/4 in. (22.3cm); Diam. of rim 4 7/8 in. (12.4cm), Glass

Beaker, Bell, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 4 3/16 x 2 11/16 in. (10.7 x 6.8 cm), Glass-Vessels

Arm Band, 18th–19th century, Nigeria, Western Yoruba, Epe region, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group, Brass, earth, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Disk Brooch, 8th century (?), Frankish, Silver, gold, garnets, glass, Overall: 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. (4.1 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Magpie (one of a pair), 1733, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain, Porcelain birds have their origins in the princely tradition of maintaining collections of living animals and birds in

Gothic Harp, 18th century, Probably Germany, Probably German, Wood, metal, H. 55 11/16 x W. 10 13/16 in. (141.5 x 27.5 cm), Chordophone-Harp

Louis XV Regency style frame, style of early 18th century, heavily restored at unknown later date, French, Carved and gilded wood., Overall: 30 7/8 x 26 7/8 in; sight size: 22 7/8 x 19 1/2 in., Frames

Virgin and Child, ca. 1250–75, North French, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 14 15/16 x 3 5/8 x 2 11/16 in. (37.9 x 9.2 x 6.8 cm), Ivories, Material has a direct impact on form, especially in the case of ivory

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 3.3 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Bell, Post Classic (Pre-Columbian), 10th–16th century, Mexico, Aztec, copper wire, Overall: 5.2 x 2.4cm (2 1/16 x 15/16in.), Idiophone-Shaken-crotal bell

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. (4.6 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Beads, 18, Glass, Diameter (largest bead): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Glass

Clock, ca. 1885, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Marble, bronze, 18 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (46 x 51.1 x 19.7 cm), Metal, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Tiffany & Co. marketed this ormolu and marble mantel set in

Glass astragal (knucklebone), Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Glass; cast in a two-part mold, Overall: 9/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. (1.4 x 1 x 1 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue., Shaped like the knucklebone of a sheep or goat. Solid

Plate Two from Plusieurs Models des plus nouuelles manieres qui sont en usage en l'Art de Arquebuzerie, ca. 1660, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (20 x 14.6 cm); plate: 7 7/16 x 5 5/16 in. (18.9 x 13.5 cm), Works on

Switz[erland] Cottage (elevation and three plans), and Factory Lodge (elevation and three plans) for Montgomery Place, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 1866–67, Watercolor, ink and graphite, sheet: 13 7/16 x 10 1/4 in. (34.2 x 26.1 cm),

Finger Ring, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Gold, turquoise, glass paste, Overall: 13/16 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (2 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Jug, 12th–13th century, Made in Middle Rhineland (?), Germany, German, Earthenware, unglazed, Overall: 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (14.9 x 14.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Cauliculi frame, style early 18th century, made in 19th century (?), Italian, Bologna, Poplar, Overall: 13 3/4 x 11 in, Frames

Kero, 16th century, Peru, Quechua, Wood, pigmented resin inlay, Height 7-3/4 in., Wood-Containers

Apple Blossoms, 1873, Oil on canvas, 23 1/8 x 33 3/8 in. (58.7 x 84.8 cm), Paintings, Charles-François Daubigny (French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris), The critic Théophile Gautier extolled Daubigny’s landscapes as 'pieces of nature cut out and

Torso of a Ptolemaic King, inscribed with cartouches of a late Ptolemy, Ptolemaic Period, 80–30 B.C., From Egypt, Basalt, H. 93 cm (36 5/8 in); w. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); d. 25 cm (9 13/16 in), The names preserved on this fine torso are probably

Coffeepot, ca. 1745, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Height (without cover): 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Height (with cover): 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Page of Calligraphy, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 10 7/8 x 7in. (27.6 x 17.8cm), Codices

Armchair (chaise à bras), 15th or 16th century (textiles) and 16th century, second half (woodwork), French and Italian, Walnut, turned, silk velvet., H. 100.5 cm, W. 60.5 cm, D. 55 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Saint Michael, Oil on wood, Arched top, 19 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (49.2 x 29.2 cm), Paintings, Copy after Neroccio de' Landi (Italian, before 1907

Offering stand, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 11–18, ca. 2124–1504 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb TT 112, 1926–27, Pottery, H. 40.5 × Diam. 16.8 cm (15 15/16 × 6 5/8 in

Ostracon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 B.C., From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Hibis, 1908–10, Pottery, ink, 5.4 x 7.2 x 3 cm (2 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 1 3/16 in

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 15/16 (7.4 cm); W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Pitcher, ca. 1880, British, Glazed earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 4 15/16 × 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (12.5 × 19.1 × 14.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, This pitcher is an example of the Peruvian-inspired ceramics designed by Christopher Dresser for

Nicholas Biddle tea service, ca. 1838, Pen and ink, sheet: 21 3/4 x 15 5/8 in. (55.2 x 39.7 cm), Drawings, Thomas Fletcher (American, Alstead, New Hampshire 1787–1866 New Jersey), Calvin W. Bennett (American, born Worchester,

Earring of simple form, Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 13/16 x 3/16 in. (2.1 x 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Armorial Jug (vaso), probably ca. 1480, Italian, probably Tuscany (?), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Torso of a Bodhisattva, ca. 5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, mondern Peshawar region), Schist, H. 64 1/2 in. (163.8 cm), Sculpture, Probably Sahri-Bahlol Workshop, Cult images of bodhisattvas became an important dimension of

Front of a limestone block from the stepped base of a funerary monument, Archaic, mid-6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Limestone, Overall: 12 1/2 x 33 1/2in. (31.8 x 85.1cm), Stone Sculpture, Inscribed: on the death of Chairedemos his father

Hairpin, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 1/4 x 1/8 x 1/16 in. (8.3 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Glass figurine, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, Other: 2 x 1/2 x 13/16 in. (5.1 x 1.3 x 2 cm), Glass, Translucent dark green, appearing black., Solid block carved into a human figure., Standing nude male with

Glass skyphos (drinking cup), Hellenistic, late 3rd–early 2nd century B.C., Greek, Glass; cast and cut, Overall: 5 1/2 x 9in. (14 x 22.9cm), Glass, Colorless.. Rounded, slightly inverted rim; slightly convex curving side tapering downward;

Statuette of Osiris, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 12.7 cm (5 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); H.: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.), Osiris, foremost of the Egyptian funerary gods and ruler of

Woven Panel, 10th–15th century, Peru, Peru; central coast (?), Cotton, Overall: 24 x 31 in. (60.96 x 78.74 cm), Textiles-Woven

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 1 11/16 x 3 5/16 in. (4.3 x 8.4 cm), Ceramics

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 x 1/4 x 11/16 in. (1.6 x 0.7 x 1.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 2 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 1/4 in. (6 × 8.6 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Satyr fluting with a kithara in the field

Ferret, 6th–7th centuries, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 11/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (4.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 23 1/2 x 24 in. (59.7 x 61 cm), Textiles

All Souls' Picture, 1921, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper, bordered with ink, mounted on cardboard, 15 3/4 × 21 1/8 in. (40 × 53.7 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940

Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H. 5 3/4 x W. 4 3/4 in. (14.6 x 12.1 cm), Stone-Sculpture

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, ca. 1667–88, Pen and brown ink, 7 15/16 x 6 7/16 in. (20.2 x 16.3 cm), Drawings, Gerard de Lairesse (Dutch, Liège 1641–1711 Amsterdam

Lotus-Patterned Ushak Carpet, probably first half 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft, and pile), H. 118 in. (299.7 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Barber's Apron, 17th–18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk; embroidered in silk and gold and silver thread, 62.5 in. high 42.00 in. wide (158.8 cm high 106.7 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered

Sword Hilt, 1881–82, Paris, French, Paris, Bronze, gold, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (799.5 g), Swords, This exquisitely worked sword hilt was created for Gaston de Béarn,

Brooch, 8th century B.C., German, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 15/16 x 1 13/16 x 13/16 in. (10 x 4.6 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Pin, 4th–7th century, Peru, Recuay, Copper (cast), H. 8-1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, 9th–10th century, Made in probably Egypt, Ink on parchment, 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm), Codices

Disk, engraved, Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. (4.4 x 6 x 1.6 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, With uncertain sign

Venus and Cupid, 1506, Woodcut, Sheet: 13 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (34.1 × 20 cm), Prints, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar

Bath Scraper, 12th–13th century, Attributed to Iran, Earthenware; unglazed, molded in relief, Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Ceramics

Vase of Flowers (Pink Background), ca. 1906, Oil on canvas, 28 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (72.7 x 54 cm), Paintings, Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris), Having worked almost exclusively in black and white for more than two decades, Redon

Tea caddy (part of a set), second quarter 18th century, German, Bayreuth, Earthenware, silver, Height (with cover): 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

The Monterberg Seen from Kalkar, ca. early 1670s, Pen and brown ink, brush and washes in brownish, grayish and greenish tints, on ledger paper with two horizontal red lines printed near the upper border., 9 5/16 x 16 1/16 in. (23.6 x 40.8 cm),

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A nude woman with red hair, 1895–97, Recto: 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.

Solidus, 395–423, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817), late 1780s, Oil on wood, 25 1/4 x 21 in. (64.1 x 53.3 cm), Paintings, Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris), Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, born in Paris

Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defeneses (Poleyn), 16th century, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, H. of each 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); W. of each 9 1/2 in. (49.5 cm), Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Hammered Copper Band, A.D. 1450–1530, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (hammered), Diameter 3-3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Thaler of Empress Maria Theresa, 1780, Austrian, Silver, 2.5 x 39.5 mm, 26g, Coins, The legend in Latin on the obverse reads: M[ARIA] THERESIA D[EI] G[RATIA] R[OMANORVM] IMP[ERATRIX] HV[NGARIAE] BO[HEMIAE] REG[INA] (Maria Theresa, by the

Fragment, 17th century, Italian, Velvet, 25 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (65.5 x 44.8 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Bead, Roman, Glass, Diameter: 7/8 x 11/16 in. (2.2 x 1.8 cm), Glass

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (6.9 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Chamber candlestick or taperstick, 1822–23, British, Sheffield, Silver, H.1 3/4 x W. 2 3/4 in. (4.4 x 7 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Furniture element, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, W. 1 3/16 × L. 1 5/16 × Th. 1/8 in. (3 × 3.4 × 0.3 cm),

Plate, 1796–1801, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter (each): 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Plate, late 15th century, German, Brass, Overall: 18 x 2 3/8 in. (45.7 x 6 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Pouring vessel (kendi) with landscape, 1660–80, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware), Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Fragment, 9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen; embroidered in silk, Textile: L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Netsuke of Woman's Face, 19th century, Japan, Wood; ivory inlay to represent hair, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Netsuke

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), L. of each 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Piece, 1750–60, Chinese for export, Silk, L. 52 X W. 29 1/2 inches, Textiles-Painted

Bead, Silver, Diameter: 11/16 × 11/16 in. (1.7 × 1.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Central Leaf of a Diptych, 14th century, French (?) or North Italian, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall: 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 in. (14.1 x 11.4 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Earring with head of a goat, Gold, Other: 7/16 × 1/8 × 3/4 in. (1.1 × 0.3 × 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Figurine, ca. 1879, United States, New Mexico, Zuni, Ceramic, pigment, H. 4 3/8 x W. 2 1/4 in. (11.1 x 5.7 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture