Images at Librifly

Tunic Fragment, 7th–9th century, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, cotton, H. 12 7/8 x W. 21in. (32.7 x 53.3cm), Textiles-Woven, Wari tunics are among the most elaborate textiles of ancient America. The colorful designs are grid-based, with

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 15/16 x 8 1/4 in. (12.5 x 21 cm), Ceramics

Earflare, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mexican, Stone, Diameter 4-3/8 in., Stone-Ornaments

Mirror, Tang dynasty (618–907), China, Bronze, silver patina, Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Mirrors

Charles Philipon, 1834, French, Bronze, Diameter: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Pierre-Jean David d’Angers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century.

Farm Scene, second half 19th century, American, Watercolor, 4 5/16 x 6 9/16 in. (11 x 16.6 cm), Drawings, American Artist (1851–1899

Terracotta limbless 'doll', Classical, late 5th–early 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.8 cm), Terracottas, Nude torso terminates just above knees; arms terminate at biceps, the limbs were never added. Large,

Corpus from a Crucifixion Group, ca. 1400, Made in Meuse Valley, North France or South Netherlands, North French or South Netherlandish, Marble, Overall: 10 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (27.1 x 9.6 x 6.1 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); L. of head 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 7.5 x W 3 x H 1.5, Stucco

Black-topped red ware bowl, Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Pottery

Colonnette from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 9 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in. (24.4 x 4 x 2.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Peasant Dancers, ca. 1735, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Implement, 500–700, Frankish, Bronze-gilt, Overall: 1 7/8 x 11/16 x 3/16 in. (4.7 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Plaque with the Virgin in Mourning, 14th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Basse taille enamel, silver, Overall: 1 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/16 in. (5 x 5.3 x 0.1 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, These plaques depict the Heavenly Coronation of

A Colonnade, Partly Ruined, with Figures, ca. 1780–90, Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, 17 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (45.4 x 30.1 cm), Drawings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice) (?), Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?)

Smallsword Hilt, ca. 1790, possibly Birmingham, British, possibly Birmingham, Steel, Wedgwood jasperware, L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Swords, This hilt combines two of the most popular elements of English jewelry during

L'Exemple de Ninon de Lenclos, Amoureuse, 1898, Second edition, 7-1/16 x 4-3/4 in. (17.9 x 12.1 cm), Prints, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois

Ostrakon with Liturgical Text, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 4 1/16 in. (11.4 x 10.3 cm), Ceramics

Buff Coat, 17th–18th century, European, Leather, string laces, L. 35 in. (88.9 cm), Costumes-Buff Coat, This sturdy leather defense called a buff coat, which provided effective protection against sword cuts, was worn throughout the

Illustrated Book of Domestic Manners, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1828, Japan, Three volumes; ink on paper, 9 × 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 1.3 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo

Tray (one of a pair), ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: H. 1/2 x W. 7 5/16 x D. 5 1/2 in. (1.3 x 18.6 x 14 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, second quarter of the 8th century, Northeastern Thailand, Copper alloy inlaid with silver and glass or obsidian, H. 56 in. (142.2 cm); W. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); D. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); Wt. est. 2001 lbs. (907.6 kg),

Window curtain, early 20th century, Silk on net, L. 75, W. 17 in. (190.5 x 43.2 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 16 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (41 x 4.5 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Cuirassier's Armor, dated 1621; helmet brim and buffe, 19th century, possibly Dutch, Steel, gold, Wt. 80 lb. 6 oz. (36.45 kg), Armor for Man-3/4 Armor, This armor appears to belong to a small group of finely made Dutch armors from the first

Netsuke of Mask; Fat-Faced Girl and Demon, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke

Ceiling Tile with Fish, late 1400s to mid-1500s, Made in Benaguacil, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Earthenware with slip decoration and paint, Overall: 12 3/16 x 5 13/16 x 1 5/16 in. (31 x 14.8 x 3.4 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, It was fashionable in

Phryne Before the Areopagus, mid-18th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk, 18 11/16 x 23 11/16 in. (47.5 x 60.2 cm), Drawings, Jean-Baptiste Deshays (French, Colleville 1729–1765 Paris

Morse with Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, ca. 1300–1350, Made in Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Gilded copper with translucent and champlevé enamel, Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in. (10.8 x 10.9 x 0.9 cm), Enamels-Basse taille,

An Interesting Story (Miss Ray), 1806, Ivory, 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (119 x 97 mm), Miniatures, William Wood (British, 1769–1810

Pilgrim Bottle Fragment, 9th century (?), Visigothic (?), Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in. (6.4 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm), Ceramics

Profile Warrior Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Silvered copper, Height 10-1/16 in. (25.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Pendant, ca. 1901, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, opal, pearl, diamonds, 3 x 2-3/8 in. (7.6 x 6.0 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, René-Jules Lalique (French, Aÿ 1860–1945 Paris), French Art Nouveau jeweler René Lalique was perhaps

Fragment, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk and metal wrapped thread; plain weave, brocaded, H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Textiles-Woven

Knife Handle (Kozuka), dated 1828, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g), Sword Furniture-Kozuka, Iwama

Plaque with the Crucifixion, 16th century, European, Copper alloy, Overall: 8 11/16 x 5 9/16 x 9/16 in. (22 x 14.1 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Portrait of a Widow, Oil on wood, 8 3/4 x 7 in. (22.2 x 17.8 cm), Paintings, Style of Corneille de Lyon (French, second quarter 16th century

Earring or spiral, Gold, Other: 1/2 × 13/16 × 1 13/16 in. (1.2 × 2.1 × 4.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring-hook type with disc and paste setting, Gold, glass paste, Other: 3/8 × 7/16 × 5/8 in. (1 × 1.1 × 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Mirror Case, 15th century, North Italian, Ivory, Overall: 4 1/8 x 5/16 in. (10.5 x 0.8 cm), Ivories

Cup, 19th century, Scythian, Gold plate, Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (7 x 9.9 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Le pitture e sculture di Brescia che sono esposte al pubblico con un' appendice di alcune private gallerie, 1760, Brescia: [s.n.], 1760, Illustrated book, H: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), This small yet thorough guide discusses sculpture and painting

Russian Dancers, 1899, Charcoal and pastel, on tracing paper, mounted on cardboard, 24 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (62.9 x 64.8 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris

Apothecary jar (albarello), probably 1550–1600, Italian, probably Faenza (or Palermo), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 12 7/16 in. (31.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Italian Garden, 1894, Oil on canvas, 19 3/8 x 25 3/8 in. (49.2 x 64.5 cm), Paintings, Friedrich August von Kaulbach (German, Munich 1850–1920 Ohlstadt bei Murnau

Vase, 12th century, Found/excavated Iran, Hamadan, Bronze; engraved, H. 24 in. (61 cm), Metal

Coffret, 15th century, French, Leather, (stamped and tooled) with polychromy, metal fittings, Overall: 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (21.2 x 34.6 x 19.7 cm), Leatherwork

Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 20th–19th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Kültepe (Karum Kanesh), Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Clay, 5.7 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm (2

James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), ca. 1867–68, Oil on canvas, 59 5/8 x 44 in. (151.4 x 111.8 cm), Paintings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), The fashionable painter James Tissot was Degas’s friend and mentor in the

Terracotta lentoid flask, Iron Age, 11th century B.C., Levantine, Terracotta, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Vases, Both sides of the flask are decorated with goats, birds, and rudimentary foliage. The skeletal character of the birds' wings provides a

Plaque with a Royal Family, Shunga period, 1st century B.C., India (West Bengal, Chandraketugarh), Terracotta, H. 12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Sculpture, This family scene and the touching intimacy that permeates it are

Swept frame, 1752–55, French, Lyon, Oak lower moldings and feather keys; lime upper moldings. Carved, gilt; orange bole., Overall, 83.3 x 96.7 cm; sight, 56.2 x 70.2 cm; rebate, 60.7 x 74.6 cm., Frames, The sight-edge rocaille has a

Seamstress, ca. 1750, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bracelet, 11th–16th century, Mali, Inland Niger Delta region, Djenné peoples, Copper alloy, Diameter 4-1/2 in., Metal-Ornaments

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Ostrakon with a Letter from Ananias to Priests, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 7/16 x 3 5/8 in. (11.2 x 9.2 cm), Ceramics

Panel, second half 17th century, Italian, Silk; linen, 40 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (102.9 x 71.8 cm), Textiles-Woven

Study for a Portrait: A Lady and a Gentleman in a Park, ca. 1780, Brush and watercolor, colored washes, over pencil, on thin paper, 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (22.2 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, England (eighteenth century

Pot Stand, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 2, 5a, scattered, 1926–27, Straw, palm leaf, diam. 10 cm (3 15/16 in

Gold earring with pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 1/8 x 15/16 in. (0.8 x 0.3 x 2.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Venus and Adonis, Oil on canvas, 42 x 52 1/2 in. (106.7 x 133.4 cm), Paintings, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice), Titian was often inspired by tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses for the paintings he

Clement XI (?) (Giovanni Francesco Albani), Pope 1700–1721 (b. 1649), 18th century, Italian, Ivory, 1-3/8 x 1-3/16 in. (3.5 x 3.0 cm), Sculpture-Miniature

Fragment, ca. 908–32, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidered, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Jug with lid, late 7th–6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, .a: 4 11/16 × 3 11/16 in. (11.9 × 9.4 cm), Vases, In the form of three human heads, and cover with ring-handle

Ball Net, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, Overall: diam. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Teapot, 1735, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, 5 1/2 × 5 in. (14 × 12.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bow Brooch, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Champlevé enamel, bronze, traces of silver, Overall: 2 11/16 x 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (6.8 x 2.2 x 2.9 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Key, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 3 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (10 x 3.2 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Fragment of Shoulder Band, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 8 11/16 in. high 3 3/4 in. wide (22 cm high 9.5 cm wide), Textiles

Margaretha van Haexbergen (1614–1676), ca. 1666–67, Oil on canvas, 32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 65.1 cm), Paintings, Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, Zwolle 1617–1681 Deventer), Gerard ter Borch was one of the most compelling Dutch artists of

The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice, 500–650, Made in Attarouthi, Syria, Byzantine, Silver and gilded silver, Overall: 8 1/16 × 6 1/4 in., 12.2oz. (20.4 × 15.9 cm, 347g), Metalwork-Silver, With a youthful Christ with cruciform halo

Terracotta antefix, Early Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 14 1/2 x 9 9/16 in. (36.8 x 24.3 cm), Terracottas, Antefixes are decorative covers for the ends of tiles situated at the edge of

Reverse frame, mid-17th century, Italian, Piedmont, Poplar, 74.5 x 92.5, 60.6 x 79, 64.7 x 81.6 cm., Frames

Morse Fragments, ca. 1250, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper, gilt, Overall: 3 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in. (8.8 x 5 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Capital, ca. 1130–40, Made in present-day France, Catalan, Marble, Overall: 12 1/2 x 16 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 40.6 x 31.8 cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Terracotta bowl, Middle Cypriot I–II, ca. 1900–1725 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm), Vases, Lime, used to fill the grooved decoration, enhances the contrast between the surface of the vessel and the linear decoration

Fragmentary Bowl Base with the Portrait of a Woman, 4th century, Roman or Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf, Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 5/16 in. (8.5 x 5.9 x 0.8 cm), Glass-Gold glass, The elegantly dressed woman was probably shown with another

Mirror, Tang dynasty (618–907), China, Bronze, silver inlay, Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Mirrors

Fan, Sauvage, 19th century, French, Silk, mother-of-pearl, Overall (confirmed): 10 3/4 × 20 3/8 in. (27.3 × 51.8 cm), Fans, Sauvage

Fragrance (Noa Noa), small block, 1894–95, Woodcut printed in color on Japanese paper, sheet: 5 15/16 x 4 5/8 in. (15.1 x 11.7 cm), Prints, Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); L. of head 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Lamp, Oil, 1st–3rd century, Roman, Earthenware, glazed, Overall: 1 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (4.6 x 9.1 x 8.5 cm), Ceramics

Ardagh Brooch, early 20th century (original dated 11th century), Irish, Bronze gilt, Diam.: 5 1/2in. (14 cm) L.(Pin): 13 1/2in. (34.3 cm) Depth: 3 1/2in. (8.9 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Statue base, inscribed, Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (15.9 x 21.6 x 7.3 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Statue base inscribed, 'Menodoros

Manuscript Leaf with June Calendar, from a Royal Psalter, 13th century, British, Tempera and gold on parchment, Overall: 11 5/16 x 7 11/16 in. (28.7 x 19.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Pitcher, 14th century, Made in Rome, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 5 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (13.1 x 13.9 x 10.8 cm), Ceramics

The Lamentation, ca. 1490–1505, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool, silk, and gilt wefts, Overall: 44 x 81 1/4in. (111.8 x 206.4cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The long horizontal format of this tapestry suggests that it was originally

Solidus, ca. 364–378, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Bead, Glass, Other: 3/4 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 0.9 cm), Glass

Sacrificer Scene Bottle, 2nd–5th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm), Ceramics-Containers, This bottle represents a major Moche deity known as Wrinkle Face in recent literature. He is recognizable by his deep wrinkles,

Neck Fragment of a Glass Vase with Dragged Decoration, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, probably factories, probably –1912, Glass, Diam. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in

Market Scene, Oil on wood, 4 x 8 1/2 in. (10.2 x 21.6 cm), Paintings, August Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen (Austrian, Vienna 1821–1889 Vienna

Apocalypsis S. Ioannis/ Die Offenbarung S. Johannis, 1553, Woodcuts, Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 15/16 x 3/16 in. (14.4 x 10 x 0.5 cm), Books, Hans Brosamer (German, active by 1536, probably died 1552

Fragment, 5th–6th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 10 3/8 in. high 8 1/16 in. wide (26.4 cm high 20.5 cm wide), Textiles

Key, early 15th century, French, Iron, Overall: 4 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in. (10.3 x 3.8 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were

Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1200, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, Overall: 4 1/2 x 11 in. (11.4 x 27.9 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 5/8 x 1/8 x 9/16 in. (1.6 x 0.3 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Ostrakon, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (7 x 7.8 cm), Ceramics

Bastet statuette, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); D. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.), Bastet, here shown as a cat-headed goddess, was a powerful protective figure who