Images at Librifly

Sherds, Samarra, ca. mid-7th millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Samarra, Samarra, Ceramic, paint, 8.8 cm x 8.6 cm x .8 cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Beads, 19, Glass, Other: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm), Glass

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, 12th century, North German, Copper alloy, glass inlays, Overall: 7 11/16 x 8 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (19.5 x 21.9 x 8.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The lion, because of its exceptional strength, was associated in

Sugar bowl (pot à sucre ovoide), 1836, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 5 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in. (14.3 x 13.3 x 10.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, The best of the Sèvres porcelain produced in the mid-nineteenth

Chest of Drawers, 1700–1720, Made in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States; Made in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, American, Painted red oak, white oak, white pine, 40 x 40 1/2 x 22 1/8 in. (101.6 x 102.9 x 56.2

Book of different species of birds, flowers, plants, and trophies of China], n.d., Engraving, Overall: 12 3/8 x 18 11/16 x 3/16 in. (31.5 x 47.4 x 0.5 cm), Books, Gabriel Huquier (French, Orléans 1695–1772 Paris

Saint Matthew, ca. 1330–1335, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 15 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (38.4 x 32.4 cm), Paintings, Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio) (Italian, Siena, active by 1317–died ?1339/49

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), second half 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Sword

Earring with pendant, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (1.5 x 0.3 x 3.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Enthroned Vishnu, Pandyan period (early 4th–13th century), second half of the 8th–early 9th century, India, Granulite, H. 9 ft. 9 in. (296.8 cm), Sculpture, This monumental sculpture — the largest in the Museum’s South Asian

Netsuke of Fox Mask with Movable Jaw, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Panel from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1847, British, Oak, Overall (confirmed): 20 × 12 5/16 × 5/8 in. (50.8 × 31.3 × 1.5 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Portraits of a Young Man, second half 18th century, Black chalk, 6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in. (16 x 12.4 cm), Drawings, Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 5 in. (12.7 cm); L. of head 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Harness Pendant, 13th–early 15th century, possibly Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); D.1/16 in. (0.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Badges

Bowl with coat of arms of the Horsmanden family, ca. 1715, Chinese, made for British market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 3 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (7.9 × 19.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Bowl, 18th century, Armenian, Silver, enamel, Overall: 1 5/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (4.2 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 14-11/16 in. (37.3 cm.), Crèche

Spindle, 2nd–7th century, Peru, Nasca, Thorn, ceramic, thread, L. 23.3 cm, Textiles-Implements

Plaque with the Lion of Saint Mark, 14th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Basse taille enamel, silver, Overall: 2 x 2 3/16 x 1/16 in. (5.1 x 5.5 x 0.1 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, These plaques depict the Eagle of John (top), the

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood with ink inscription, Overall: 5 9/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. (14.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm), Ceramics

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.9 × 0.5 cm), Vases, Woman

Roundel with Agony in the Garden, ca. 1515, Netherlandish, Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Overall: 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm), Glass-Stained

Earring with disc and pyramid, Gold, garnet ?, Other: 9/16 × 5/16 × 1 1/16 in. (1.5 × 0.8 × 2.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Inkstand (écritoire), Mounts attributed to Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719–1791), ca. 1740–48, French, Villeroy, Soft-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, H. 6 11/16 x W. 13 11/16 x D. 6 3/4 in. (17.0 x 34.8 x 17.1 cm), Metalwork-Gilt

Oeuvres. Vol. I, 17th century, Etching, Overall: 14 3/16 x 9 1/16 x 2 1/16 in. (36 x 23 x 5.3 cm), Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris), Pierre Le Pautre (French, ca. 1660–1744

Strip, 18th century, Flemish, Bobbin lace, L. 10 1/2 x W. 3 1/2 inches (26.7 x 8.9 cm), Textiles-Laces

Fifty-three Stations on the Tōkaidō Road, Fuchū, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1845, Japan, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, 4 7/8 × 7 3/4 × 5/8 in. (12.4 × 19.7 × 1.6 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (14.6 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were frequently

Book or Shrine, Cumdach of the Stowe Missal, early 20th century (original dated 1025–52), Irish, Wood, brass, silver gilt, glass cabochons, Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (19.1 x 16.5 x 7.3 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Side Drum, ca. 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Wood, calf skin, rope, Shell height (head to head with rims): 15-3/8 inches (39.1 cm), Membranophone-double-headed / cylindrical drum, Attributed to Ernest Vogt

Disk Brooch, ca. 550–650, Frankish, Copper alloy, silver, partial gilt, garnet, foil, Overall: 1 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Fragment, 17th century, Made in Iran, Silk, 19 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (49.5 x 44.5 cm), Textiles

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (9.9 x 11.8 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 3 15/16 in. high 3 7/8 in. wide (10 cm high 9.8 cm wide), Textiles

Sherds, Sasanian–early Islamic, ca. 6th–8th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Iran, Ceramic, glaze, a) 12. 3 cm x 11 cm x Th. .9cm, Ceramics-Vessels

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 6 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (16 x 22.5 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta lamp in the form of a grotesque head, East Greek, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 2 x 5 in. (5.1 x 12.7 cm), Terracottas

元 耶律楚材 行書贈別劉滿詩 卷, Poem of Farewell to Liu Man, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), dated 1240, China, Handscroll; ink on paper, Image: 14 1/2 x 111 3/4 in. (36.8 x 283.8 cm), Calligraphy, Yelü Chucai (Khitan, 1190–1244),

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); L. of head 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Mother goat and suckling kid, ca. 1732, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, H. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.); L. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm.); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ostrakon with Biblical Text, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.8 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th–19th century, Nigata, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plaque with the Annunciation, ca. 1200–1225, Made in Central Italy; Made in Catalonia, Spain or, Catalan or Central Italian, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 13 11/16 x 12 3/16 x 1/16 in. (34.7 x 31 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé,

Case for Two Pipes, 17th century, Attributed to India, Carved ivory; mounted over wood frame; brass mounts, L. 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm), Ivories and Bone

Pitcher, ca. 1884, Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, American, Blown Spangled glass, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Glass, Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863–1891

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 15/16 × 1 × 1/8 in. (4.9 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm), Glass-Stained

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 19 7/16 in. high 4 1/8 in. wide (49.3 cm high 10.5 cm wide), Textiles

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter from Joseph to Epiphanius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 2 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (7.3 x 14.6 cm), Papyrus

Grisaille Panel, ca. 1265, Made in Rouen, Normandy, France, French, White glass, pot-metal glass, and vitreous paint, Overall: 21 3/4 x 23 11/16 in. (55.2 x 60.1 cm), Glass-Stained, These grisaille panels are part of a set of eight from a

Christ as the Man of Sorrows, ca. 1400, Made in Florence (?), Italy, Italian, Verre églomisé, painted and gilded wood, Overall (glass only): 5 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. (13.2 x 8.3 cm), Glass-Verre églomisé, Christ shown both living and dead as

Sword Pommel, ca. 1510, North Italian, Bronze, gold, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 8.5 oz. (241 g), Swords-Accessories

Censer, 16th century (?), South Netherlandish (?), Copper alloy, Overall: 7 15/16 x 5 9/16 in. (20.2 x 14.1 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Aquamanile in the Form of a Rooster, 13th century, Made in Lower Saxony, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 9 15/16 x 9 9/16 x 3 9/16 in., 3lb. (25.2 x 24.3 x 9 cm, 1618g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, A carefully observed, naturalistic

In the Sun, 1875, Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 37 3/4 in. (59.7 x 95.9 cm), Paintings, Charles-Édouard de Beaumont (French, Lannion 1821–1888 Paris

Pinhead, 1st century B.C.–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 3/4 in. (0.6 x 1.9 cm), Glass

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), Classical, ca. 370–350 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H.: 11 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (29.2 x 18.1 cm), Vases, Poseidon and Amymone. Danaos, a mythical king, had fifty daughters whom he sent out

Salvator Rosa frame, late 17th century, Italian, Naples, Poplar half-lapped back frame with ebonized pearwood upper moldings; nailed., 48.2 x 61.5, 33 x 46.2, 35.4 x 48.4 cm., Frames

Dwarf, ca. 1740–45, French, Villeroy, Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain, Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a print by Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy

Saint Mammes, late 15th century, Made in Langres, Burgundy, France, French, Copper alloy, Overall: 13 13/16 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (35.1 x 11.1 x 8.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Erasmus of Rotterdam, ca. 1532, Oil on linden panel, 7 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (18.4 x 14.2 cm); painted surface 6 15/16 x 5 1/2 in. (17.6 x 14 cm), Paintings, Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London) (and Workshop(?)), Hans

Mortar, 19th or 20th century, after a 16th century Tuscan model, Italian, Copper alloy with light brown patina., H. 7.8 cm, diam. 12.4 cm (rim)., Metalwork, This is probably one of the “Four Assorted Italian Bronze and Brass Motars [sic]”

Plate, ca. 1775, Chinese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Saints Matthias and Thomas, ca. 1350, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, exclusive of modern frame additions, 20 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (53 x 46 cm); painted surface 17 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (44.5 x 42.5 cm), Paintings, Bartolomeo Bulgarini

Case for a Book, 15th century, French (?), Leather (Cuir bouilli) and metal mounts, Overall: 8 x 6 1/8 x 4 in. (20.3 x 15.6 x 10.2 cm), Leatherwork, On the back is an unidentified coats of arms with a crozier and mitre, suggesting that this

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 7/8 × 13/16 × 1/8 in. (2.2 × 2 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Fragment, 7th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 10 7/16 in. high 9 1/16 in. wide (26.5 cm high 23 cm wide), Textiles

Earring, probably 11th–13th century, Attributed to Iraq, Gold, filigree, decorated with granulation, and originally set with stones, Jewelry, These earrings ( and .2) were discovered in al-Hillah, Iraq, and are of a known type produced in

Panel with a Griffin, 1250–1300, Made in Greece or the Balkans (possibly), Byzantine, Marble, Overall: 23 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (59.7 x 52.1 x 6.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This commanding image of a griffin with its head turned and its wing

Pierced acanthus-leaf frame, ca. 1640, Italian, Bologna, Abete, 164.8 x 134.2, 126 x 94.3, 133.2 x 99 cm., Frames

Master-of-animals standard, Iron Age III, ca. 8th century B.C., Iran, probably from Luristan, Iran, Bronze, 8.23 x 3.11 in. (20.9 x 7.9 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture

Female Saint with a Book, ca. 1520, Made in Calcar, Lower Rhine, Germany, German, Oak, Overall: 18 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (47.5 x 20.9 x 16 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Dressed in fashionable sixteenth-century costume and elaborate headdress,

Child Jesus (from a nativity), 18th century (?), Possibly made in Ecuador; Possibly made in Philippines, Philippine and/or Ecuadoran, Ivory (or possibly bone?) and wood, polychromed and gilded., L. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Sculpture

Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to Iran or India, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 91 in. (231.1 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Red Sunset on the Dnieper, 1905–8, Oil on canvas, 53 x 74 in. (134.6 x 188 cm), Paintings, Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi (Russian, Mariupol 1842–1910 St. Petersburg), Arkhip Kuindzhi is considered one of the most talented Russian landscape

Head of a Funerary Figure of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Quartzite, H. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in); w. 5 cm (1 15/16 in), This head is easily

Traveling triptych, mid-18th century, Russian, Painted icon, silver, gilt, brass, H: 2-3/4 in.; W. open: 7-1/8 in.; W. closed: 2-1/2 in.; D. closed: 1-1/2 in., Metalwork-Silver In Combination

Vase (vaso), ca. 1520–30, Italian, Deruta, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 1/16 in. (23cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.5 x 5.7 cm), Ceramics

Morion, ca. 1600, German, Steel, pigment, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 10 In. (25.4 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1.4 kg), Helmets

Terracotta deep bowl, Hellenistic, late 3rd–early 2nd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian, Terracotta, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); diameter 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Vases, The deep bowl originated in metal during the

Ostrakon with a Letter, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/4 x 3 11/16 in. (9.5 x 9.3 cm), Ceramics

Plate (tagliere), ca. 1530–35, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 9 1/8 in. (23.1cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Sari, 18th century, Attributed to India, Silk and metal thread, H. 136 in. (345.4 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Fragment of a Frieze, 11th century, Made in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; carved and painted, H. 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) , Ceramics

Belt Tongue and Rectangular Loop from a Buckle, 500–700, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in. (3.3 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Stool, 19th or early 20th century, Italian, Walnut, H. 55.8 cm, W. 31 cm, D. 42.3 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610–1670) as a Boy, Oil on canvas, 51 7/8 x 40 1/2 in. (131.8 x 102.9 cm), Paintings, Copy after Justus Sustermans (Flemish, 17th century

Torc, ca. 1000 B.C., Irish, Copper alloy, Overall: 8 11/16 x 8 7/16 x 11/16 in. (22 x 21.5 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Madonna and Child with Saints Roch and Sebastian, early 16th century, Tip of the brush and brown ink, brown and some blue wash, heightened with white, on paper tinted brown., 9 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (24.5 x 37.5 cm), Drawings, Michele da Verona

Sauceboat, ca. 1760, Chinese, for British market, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 7 × 8 1/8 in. (17.8 × 20.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Earring-hook type with discs of thin foil, Gold, Other: 9/16 × 3/8 × 1/2 in. (1.4 × 0.9 × 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 3.5 cm x W 2.5 x H 2, Stucco

The Deluge, ca. 1524, Woodcut printed on two sheets, hand-colored with yellow and white, overall 18-5/8 x 26-1/4 in. (47.1 x 66.5 cm), Prints, Jan van Scorel (Netherlandish, Schoorl 1495–1562 Utrecht

Jug of the Treasurer and High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone, h. 14 cm (5 1/2 in); diam. at mouth 2.3 cm (7/8 in), This jug is inscribed for the Treasurer and High Priest

Plaque with Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Rhine valley, Germany, German, Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 3 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in. (8.1 x 8.2 x 1.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The Latin

Textile with Brocade, ca. 1200, Spanish, Silk, gilt silver thread, Overall: 15 3/8 × 5 5/8 in. (39.1 × 14.3 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Figure, 12th–16th century, Mali, Inland Niger Delta region, Djenné peoples, Copper (hammered alloy), Height 3-3/4 inches, Metal-Sculpture

Dog kennel, Claude I Sené (French, 1724–1792), ca. 1775–80, French, Gilded beech and pine; silk and velvet, H. 30-3/4 x W. 21-1/2 x D. 21-1/2 in. (78.1 x 54.6 x 54.6 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Claude I Sené (French, 1724–1792), Claude

Dish with the Chinese story of Sima Guang, ca. 1700–1720, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type), Diameter: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm),