Images at Librifly

Anthology of Persian Poetry, 16th century, Attributed to Iran or Turkey, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Codices, This anthology comprises selected works from Persian poets, including Sa'di,

Beaker, ca. 1820–30, Bohemian, Glass, H. w/o cover 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.), Glass

Fan, ca. 1870, French, Paris, Silk taffeta, bobbin lace, ivory, steel, mother-of-pearl, Overall (confirmed): 10 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (27.6 × 50.5 cm); 1 1/4 in. (3.175 cm) closed, Fans

Medicinarius. Das buch der Gesundheit. Liber de arte distillandi Simplicia et Composita, 1505, plates: handcolored woodcuts, 12 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (32 x 21.5 x 5 cm), Books

Semi-eliptical inlay, pattern formed by fused bars of diamonds, circles, dentelations, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.8 × W. 2 cm (11/16 × 13/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), early 19th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, silver, 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. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Small Lobed Bowl, 9th–10th century, Possibly from Central Asia, Rock crystal; carved, relief-cut, 5 x 10 in. (12.7 x 25.4 cm), Stone, The famous scientist al-Biruni, writing in the early 11th century, reports that Basra (Bassora) in Iraq

Panel from a Ritual Chariot: Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, 17th–18th century, India (Tamil Nadu), Wood, H. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); W. 24 in. (61 cm), Sculpture

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in. (10.8 x 4.9 x 1.4 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

Belt or armlet piece with vajra, 17th–19th century, Nepal, Gold and silver with precious and semi-precious stones, 2 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (6.7 x 18.4 cm), Jewelry

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter from Euprasius to Epiphanius, 7th century, Made in Epiphanius, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 in. (2.5 x 12 cm), Papyrus

Designs for Jewelry, 19th century, Gouache, graphite, pen and black ink, Overall: 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (24.8 x 31.7 x 8.3 cm), Anonymous, French, 19th century

元 至正銘八卦獸面紋三足銅爐, Incense burner, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), dated 1346, China, Bronze, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. of rim 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Metalwork

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne Presenting Anna van Nieuwenhove, 1479–82, Netherlandish, Oil on panel, Overall, with engaged frame 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in. (59.9 x 45 cm); painted surface 19 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (49.8 x 34.3 cm), Paintings, Master

Chinese woman and servant, 1765–70, German, Höchst, Hard-paste porcelain, 7 1/2 × 6 9/16 in. (19.1 × 16.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Crouching Boar (Il Porcellino), late 17th or early 18th century, Bronze, dark patina and black varnish., H. 16.5 cm., Metalwork-Bronze, Follower of Pietro Tacca (Italian, Carrara 1577–1640 Florence

戰國 錯金嵌玉石青銅帶鈎, Belt Hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.), 5th–4th century B.C., China, Bronze inlaid with gold, turquoise, lapis lazuli, silver, and red lead oxide, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm);

Goblet, probably 17th century, possibly 19th century, Façon de Venise, probably south Lowlands or Germany, Colorless (slightly gray) transparent turquoise blue, and opaque brick red, white, and yellow nonlead glass. Blown, pattern molded,

Pendant in the form of a vase, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 1/4 × 1/16 × 9/16 in. (0.7 × 0.2 × 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver, With two handles and embossed decoration

Virgin and Child, 1460–1523, Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel, Overall: 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (15.6 x 11.4 cm); Painted Surface: 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (14.6 x 10.5 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523

Pinhead, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 7/8 in. (0.7 x 2.2 cm), Glass

The Sack of Jerusalem by the Romans, 1824, Oil on canvas, 14 x 15 in. (35.6 x 38.1 cm), Paintings, François Joseph Heim (French, Belfort 1787–1865 Paris), Heim, the pre-eminent official painter of the Bourbon Restoration, is one of the

Cuneiform tablet: unidentified balag, Seleucid or Parthian, ca. 2nd–1st century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hilah), Seleucid or Parthian, Clay, 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 in. (7.2 x 8 x 2.6 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Yankee Bass Viol, 1861, Milford, New Hampshire, United States, American, Wood, Body L.: 83.3 cm (32-13/16 in.); Body W.: upper bouts 37.4 cm (14-11/16 in.); center bouts 26.7 cm: (10-1/2 in.); lower bouts: 48.2 cm (18-15/16 in.); Rib H.: top

Virgin and Child, ca. 1470–75, Italian, Florence, Glazed terracotta, 37 3/8 x 21 5/8 in. (94.9 x 54.9 cm), Sculpture, Andrea della Robbia (Italian, 1435–1525), Andrea was the nephew and disciple of Luca della Robbia, who developed the

Pharmacy Jar, 15th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 7/16 in. (23.1 x 11.2 cm), Ceramics

Women Conversing, 17th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Image 6 7/8 in x 9 3/4 in., Codices

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 13th–18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); L. of head 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Bowl of Grapes, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit, 1926–27, Pottery, diam. 7.5 cm (2 15/16in

Netsuke of a Man Carrying a Sword, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Embroidered Court Robe, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Tongzhi period (1862–74), 19th century, China, Silk, metallic thread, coral and pearls, 55 x 91 in. (139.7 x 231.1 cm), Costumes-Embroidered

Badge, 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, Diam. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Vase with Figures in Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1660–80, Japan, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware), H. 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm); Diam. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm), Ceramics, In addition to the shape,

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Red jasper, Diam. 1.4 cm (9/16 in

Sealed Amphora Containing Oil, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose, Unfired clay, mud, linen, H. 64 cm (25 3/16 in.); Greatest w. 44 cm

Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 14th century, Tibet, Distemper and gold on cloth, Overall: 28 3/4 x 24 in. (73 x 61 cm), Paintings

Miniature Relief of an Evangelist at His Writing Table (John, Luke, Mark), ca. 1200–1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 11/16 x 9/16 in. (5.6 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood,

Quarter Noble of Edward III (r. 1327–77), 1327–77, British, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Settee, ca. 1900, Walnut, brass, pewter, vellum, and silk, H. 58, W. 101, D. 24-1/2 inches, Woodwork-Furniture, Carlo Bugatti (Italian, Milan 1855–1940 Molsheim

Turkey, Pen and brown ink on wove paper, 4 11/16 x 3 1/4 in. (11.9 x 8.3 cm), Drawings, Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 1/4 x 13/16 in. (1.8 x 0.6 x 2 cm), Gold and Silver

Ghetidenboec, 1494–95 or 1498 (?), 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm), Books

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Crucifix, 1370–75, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 18 x 13 1/4 in. (45.7 x 33.7 cm), Paintings, Master of the Orcagnesque Misericordia (Italian, Florence, active second half 14th century), This crucifix could have been displayed on an altar

Disk from a Panagiarion with the Virgin and Child, ca. 1500 or later, Russian, Ivory, Overall: Diam. 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (Diam. 6 x 0.7 cm), Ivories, Panagiaria, pendants made of two disks, derive their name from a popular term for the Virgin,

Card case, 1860, British, London, Mother-of-pearl, Width: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Natural Substances

String of Beads, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Glass, coral, Overall:L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Miscellaneous

Tankard with woman seated, ca. 1885, French, Paris, Stoneware, Overall (confirmed): 13 3/16 × 5 7/8 × 3 7/8 in., 4 lb. (33.5 × 14.9 × 9.8 cm, 1.8 kg), Ceramics-Pottery, This vessel recalls sixteenth-century German salt-glazed stoneware

Triptych with Virgin and Child and Saints, 15th century (?), Italian, Ivory, polychromy, gilding with metal mounts, Overall: 6 1/8 x 5 15/16 x 9/16 in. (15.5 x 15.1 x 1.4 cm), Ivories

Medallion with Youth on Galloping Horse, ca. 1240–60, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium and light blue and white, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/16 in. (9 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Bottle, 17th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque blue glaze, with silver fittings, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Ceramics, Very few pieces of Iranian lusterware survive from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, but this

Knife Handle (Kozuka), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7

Figure of a Dog, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), China, Earthenware with dark green glaze, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Ceramics

Dressing table, 1710–30, Probably made in Connecticut, United States, American, Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash, 28 x 35 3/4 x 20 1/8 in. (71.1 x 90.8 x 51.1 cm), Furniture, Period inventories refer to this type

Plaque with Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1400, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory, traces of paint & gilding, Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (9.2 x 2.8 x 0.7 cm), Ivories

Salver (one of a pair), Probably by Thomas Hannam, Probably by Richard Mills, 1764–65, British, London, Silver, 1 1/16 × 7 1/4 in. (2.7 × 18.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Probably by Thomas Hannam, Probably by Richard Mills

Copper Figure Ornament, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Copper, silver gilt, Height 10-1/4 in. (26 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Milk jug (pot à lait Étrusque), part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner), 1813, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (with handle): 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This breakfast service was presented by Napoleon I to

Helmet in the Classical Style, probably ca. 1760–70, Paris, French, Paris, Bronze, silver, gold, silk, metallic yarn, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); D. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); Wt. 13 lb. 6 oz. (6067 g), Helmets, The great

Glass finger ring, Late Imperial, ca. 4th century A.D., Roman or later, Glass, Diam.: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm), Glass, Translucent deep blue, appearing black; trails in opaque red., Circular hoop with D-shaped cross section., On exterior of hoop,

Stone Zoomorphic Figure, 11th century, Canada, Melville Island (?), Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Tiwi people (?), Stone, H. 1 3/16 x W. 1 7/16 x D. 3 3/16 in. (3 x 3.7 x 8.1 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Insetting cup (one of a pair), 17th century, Russian, St. Petersburg, Silver, parcel gilt, H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm.), Metalwork-Silver

'Design on Each Side for Waterwheel Worked by Donkey Power', Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, dated A.H. 715/ A.D. 1315, Attributed to probably Syria, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper,

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 3 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in. (8.1 x 4.2 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Standing Figure, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Greenstone (diorite), H. 4 1/16 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 1 3/4 in. (10.3 x 5.4 x 4.5 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Stone Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, Height 3-7/8 in., Stone-Sculpture

Posthumous Portrait of a Queen as Parvati, Eastern Javanese period, 14th century, Indonesia (Java), Andesite, H. 80 in. (203.2 cm); W. 3 ft. 3 in. (99.1 cm), Sculpture, Kings and queens were believed to have a divine origin, being human

Drum (Kotsuzumi) with Design of Hydrangea and Lacquered Storage Box, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Gold maki-e on black lacquer; leather and silk, Drum: L. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm); Diam. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Lacquer

Harlequina, ca. 1763, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, In the eighteenth century, porcelain figures depicting characters from the Italian commedia dell'arte were extremely popular. The

Head of a Woman, ca. 1500, Made in Troyes, Champagne, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy, Overall: 4 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 4 15/16 in. (12 x 11.1 x 12.6 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Capital fragment from a funerary shrine (naiskos), Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Limestone, H. 4 3/4' (12.09 cm), Stone Sculpture, A pair of volutes from one corner of a small

Snuffbox, Noël Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died 1779), 1754–55, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 3 1/8 × 2 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 7.5 × 3.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Noël Hardivillers (French, master 1729, died

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, 18th century, Engraving, sheet: 18 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. (46.6 x 29.6 cm), Prints, After Louis de Carmontelle (French, Paris 1717–1806 Paris), Engraved and published by François Denis Née (French, Paris

Spindle Whorl, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 1 x 3 9/16 in. (2.6 x 9 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Pendant with Reclining Figure, 8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Shell, L. 4 1/4 x W. 3 1/4 in. (10.8 x 8.3 cm), Shell-Ornaments, The main motif on this semicircular pendant is a reclining figure partially cut out, and delicately

Bacchanal with a Wine Vat, ca. 1470–90, Engraving and drypoint, Sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 3/16in. (29.9 x 43.7cm), Prints, Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31–1506 Mantua), Throughout his life, Mantegna was fascinated with

Bather in the Woods, 1895, Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (60.3 x 73 cm), Paintings, Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830–1903 Paris), In summer 1893 Pissarro wrote his son Lucien that he was planning a series

Three Panels, late 14th century, Made in Florence, Italy, Italian, Linen, colored silks, metal thread (white silk wrapped with strips of silver leaf, yellow silk wrapped with strips of gold), linen floss padding, couching; split and satin

Wall Hanging, 12th–14th century, Peru, Chimú, Camelid hair, cotton, H 1/2 x W. 76 3/4 in. (257.8 x 194.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Wheellock Pistol, ca. 1560–70, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, copper, wood, horn, L. 20 3/8 in. (51.7 cm); L. of barrel 13 7/16 in. (34.1 cm); Cal. in. (12.5 mm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1928 g), Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock, The

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in. (11.3 x 7 cm), Ceramics

Pendant for Horse Trappings, 15th century, Spanish, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges, The decoration of this includes heraldic arms, mottoes, and religious

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall: 7 11/16 x 6 x 2 15/16 in. (19.5 x 15.2 x 7.5 cm), Ceramics

Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with knee defenses (Poleyns), 16th century, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, H. of each 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Armchair, ca. 1914, Made in Wisconsin, United States, American, Oak, leather, 59 1/4 x 33 x 26 3/8 in. (150.5 x 83.8 x 67 cm), Furniture, George Washington Maher (1864–1926

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 6 15/16 in. high 3 in. wide (17.7 cm high 7.6 cm wide), Textiles

Textile fragment with ducks in roundels, early Islamic, ca. 8th–9th century A.D., Central Asia or Caucasus region, Islamic, Silk, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Self-Portrait, ca. 1884–87, Oil on canvas, 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm), Paintings, Theodore Robinson (1852–1896

Dish, Emile Gallé (French, Nancy 1846–1904 Nancy), ca. 1885, French, Nancy, Glazed earthenware, 6 5/16 × 6 1/2 in. (16 × 16.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Emile Gallé (French, Nancy 1846–1904 Nancy

Hairpin, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 6 1/2 x 3/16 in. (16.5 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Pyx, late 15th–early 16th century, Spanish, Silver with silver-gilt interior, Overall: 4 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. (10.6 x 8.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Pyxes (from the Greek for 'boxwood vessel') are receptacles made to hold the consecrated bread, or

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 1/16 x 15/16 in. (0.9 x 0.1 x 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de la Fontaine, 1795, Paris, France, 2 volumes, portraits, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), 2 volumes. Author's portrait engraved by Dupreel after Rigault in vignette on each title page. 'Dissertation sur la

Plaque, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Bone; carved, H. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm) , Ivories and Bone

Tureen, ca. 1830, French, Niderviller, Faience fine (tin-glazed earthenware), With cover: 14 × 16 1/2 in. (35.6 × 41.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Figure Pendant, 5th–10th century, Colombia, Tolima, Rio Magdalena, Tolima, Gold, H. 4 in. (10.16 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Diptych, 14th century, French, Ivory with metal mounts, Overall (opened): 6 11/16 x 8 1/16 x 7/16 in. (17 x 20.5 x 1.1 cm), Ivories

Chain earring with disk fastener, Gold, Length 11 cm., Gold and Silver

Crescent Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Gilded or silvered copper, H. 3 13/16 x W. 4 1/16 in. (9.8 x 10.3 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Key Handle or Knife Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in. (9.6 x 3.3 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze