Images at Librifly

Handle of whip or fly whisk, ca. mid-1st millennium B.C., Egypt (?), Faience, green, 3.94 in. (10.01 cm), Faience-Implements

Lock, 15th century, British, Iron, 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (21 × 21 × 12 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 drawn

Glass bead, Glass; rod-formed, trailed, and tooled, Other: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Glass, Cylindrical glass bead, green and white in color

Gilt ripple frame, late 17th century, Sicilian(?), Poplar. Gilt; orange-red bole. Iron hanger., Overall, 27.5 x 31.5 cm; sight, 13.4 x 16.7 cm; reabte, 14.5 x 19 cm., Frames

Brooch, second half 5th century B.C., Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1/4 x 11/16 in. (4 x 0.6 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty, Oil on fir, (obverse) gold ground, Painted surface 29 x 18 3/8 in. (73.7 x 46.7 cm), Paintings, Master of the Acts of Mercy (Austrian, Salzburg, ca. 1465

Saint Anne and the Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels, ca. 1458–61, Tempera and gold on wood, 47 3/8 x 27 1/8 in. (120.3 x 68.9 cm), Paintings, Niccolò Alunno (Niccolò di Liberatore) (Italian, Umbria, active by ca. 1456–died 1502

Album Page with Cut-Paper Decoration, ca. 1625–50, Made in India, Cut paper on paper, opaque watercolor, and gold, 10 1/2 in. x 7 1/8 in., Codices, The decoration on this page is cut from tan paper and laid down on a blue paper background.

Jar, about 4th century, Roman, Apparently almost colorless glass with a brown or yellowish tint. Blown, the body inflated in a dip mold, the rim finished at the furnace., H. 6.6 cm; diam. of rim 4.4 cm; diam. of body 6.5 cm, Glass

Cuirassier Armor, ca. 1610–30, Milan; Brescia, Lombardy, Italian, Milan or Brescia, Steel, gold, leather, textile, H. as mounted 54 in. (137.2 cm); Wt. 86 lb. 8 oz. (39.24 kg), Armor for Man, The construction and build of this armor are

The Crucifixion, 1592, Swiss, Lucerne, Stained glass, 27 1/2 x 29 in. (69.9 x 73.7 cm), Glass-Stained, Painting attributed to Franz Fallenter (active 1612–16

Apparel made into cushion, 17th century, Spanish, Silk; metal; linen; wool; hemp, 16 1/2 x 21 in. (41.9 x 53.3 cm), Textiles-Miscellaneous, This apparel, from the front and back of a dalmatic (a liturgical vestment), have been backed with a

Earring with leech and box pendant, Archaic, 7th–6th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (1.4 x 0.6 x 3.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Water pot, 1662–1722, Chinese, Porcelain with incised decoration under peach-bloom glaze., Height: 3 in. (7.6 cm.), Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period

Animal Disk, A.D. 200–900, Peru, Peruvian, Copper, gilt, H x W: 3 5/16 x 3 1/8in. (8.4 x 8cm), Metal-Ornaments

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-3/4 in., Stone-Implements

Cover, 16th or 17th century, Italian or Spanish, Silk, 20 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (52.3 x 50.4 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Steelyard Rod with Weight and Hooks, 5th–7th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 20 5/8 x 17 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (52.4 x 45.4 x 7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Steelyards, a Roman invention, were used to weigh goods by sliding weights

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 6 x W 4 x H 2, Stucco

Fragment, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Plaster; carved and painted, Stucco

Panel from a Minbar, 13th–14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory, traces of paint, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Wood, Although the pattern of this group of panels appeared as early as the late twelfth century in

Panel, second half 17th century (?), Italian, Silk; linen; hemp, 90 1/2 x 25 in. (229.9 x 63.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Plaque with Saint Peter in Glory, ca. 1185–1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper (plaque): chased, engraved, stippled, and gilt; (appliqué): repoussé, engraved, chased, scraped, stippled and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium and

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Wt. 2.8 oz. (79.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fragment, 10th century, Attributed to Yemen, Cotton; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat), embroidered, H. 22 in. (55.9 cm), Textiles

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3.2 × 0.4 cm), Vases, Banqueter

Harness Mount, 10th century, Made in Trier, Germany, German, Champlevé & cloisonné enamel, bronze, 2 11/16 × 2 5/8 × 7/8 in. (6.9 × 6.7 × 2.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé & Cloisonn

Ring, Roman, Gold, Diameter: 1/2 × 1/16 in. (1.2 × 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Panel, 17th century, Italian, Silk; linen, 106 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (271.1 x 62.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Seal Impression, Bishop, ca. 1358, Netherlandish or South Lowlands(?), Brown wax, Overall (with parchment ribbons): 4 3/4 x 2 x 7/16 in. (12 x 5.1 x 1.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Wax

Tabernacle frame, ca. 1530, Italian, Walnut. Carved, luminolegno., Overall, 75 x 37 cm; sight, 27.8 x 20.3 cm; rebate, 30.2 x 22.2 cm., Frames, possibly del Tasso workshop, A tabernacle frame is characterized by architectonic structural

Tray, F. Nicoud, ca. 1880–90, French, Paris, Silver, parcel gilt, 24 1/4 × 16 3/4 in. (61.6 × 42.5 cm), Metalwork-Silverplate, F. Nicoud

Saucer, 1800–1830, Possibly made in Staffordshire, England, Earthenware, spatterware, Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, L 10 x W 6.5 x H 2.5, Stucco

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 4 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in. (10.3 x 5.2 x 1.5 cm), Ivories-Bone

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 1/2 × 1 11/16 × 3/8 in. (6.4 × 4.3 × 1 cm), Vases, Headless green enamelled statuette wearing heavy clothing

Terracotta statuette of a standing woman, Classical, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C., Greek, probably Boeotian, Terracotta, H. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm), Terracottas, Although the Greeks had been making terracotta statuettes since the eighth

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 1 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (2.8 × 13.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Female Bust, ca. 1795, Terracotta, on green marble pedestal., H. 15.9 cm (without pedestals)., Sculpture-Terracotta, Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris

Netsuke of Boar with a Human Skull, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 1/3 in. (3.4 cm), Netsuke

Earring, boat-shaped, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 1/4 x 5/8 in. (1 x 0.6 x 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Painted Shroud Fragment, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 1st century BC–1st century AD, From Egypt, Linen, gesso, paint, H. 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in); W. 31 cm (12 3/16 in.); Framed: H. 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.); W. 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); D. 4.1 cm (1 5/8

Saint Peter Martyr Healing the Leg of a Young Man, 1450s, Tempera and gold on wood, 20 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (53 x 33.3 cm), Paintings, Antonio Vivarini (Italian, Venice, active by 1441–died 1476/84), This painting belongs to a series of eight

Chūjō Mask for a Noh Drama, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Painted wood, W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); L. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Masks, Genkyu Michinaga (Japanese, active second half of the 17th century), Chūjō is a mask worn for

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, owl between laurel sprays. The owl was Athena's animal attribute. It figures

Chalice, first half 16th century, Spanish, Silver gilt, enamel, Overall: 10 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (27.2 x 19.1 x 18.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The inscription on the bowl reads: hic est envm calix sangvinis mei nvovi (For this is my blood of

Bronze helmet of Corinthian type, Archaic, ca. 600–575 B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (22.6 x 18.5 cm), Bronzes, Over eyes, lotos and palmettes flanked by heraldic serpents; , below, at each side, palmette

Tankard, ca. 1675, British mounts with British or Dutch glassware, Engraved glass; silver mounts, Overall (confirmed): 9 7/8 × 5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (25.1 × 12.9 × 18.6 cm), The adornment of already precious vessels by the application of

Flowers in a Stone Vase, 1786, Oil on wood, 19 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (49.5 x 38.4 cm), Paintings, Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814

Plate with Water Bird, 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

Funerary Stele with Wheel Pattern, 6th–7th century, Said to be from Egypt, Kuft, Limestone, Sculpture, Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt are thought to have been produced in quantity, then modified for individual use.

Textile with Birds, Leaves and Arabesques, 14th century, Spanish or Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 24 x 8 1/2 in. (61 x 21.6 cm), Textiles-Woven

Plate, late 15th century, German, Brass, Overall: 16 x 2 5/8 in. (40.6 x 6.7 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Inlay / bead blank, section of circular floral cane, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, Diam. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved; painted, L 10cm x W 9.5 x H 3 , Stucco

Vase, ca. 1772, British, Birmingham, White opaque glass, gilt-bronze mounts, Overall (confirmed): 11 3/16 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (28.4 × 17.8 × 14 cm), Glass by James Keir (British, born Scotland, 1735–1820), Matthew Boulton’s documented

The Resurrection, 15th century, British, Alabaster, gold, polychromy, H. 21 1/4 in. (53.9 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Sculpture

Plate, 1800–1830, Made in Staffordshire, England, British (American market), Earthenware, transfer-printed, Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 540 B.C., Greek, Chalcidian, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 3/16in. (29.2 x 18.2cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, on the shoulder, siren; on the body, cocks flanking a floral; under

Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1830–1906) at Bellevue, 1880, Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (80.6 x 60.3 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Despite the seemingly rapid brushwork and the summary treatment

Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard, ca. 1617–20, Oil on wood, 26 x 20 1/4 in. (66 x 51.4 cm), Paintings, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), Rubens’s practice of using real people as models for figures in his

Chalice, early 20th century (original dated 15th century), Irish, Silver gilt, Overall: 7 3/8 x 5 in. (18.7 x 12.7 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Two Designs for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 1 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (2.9 x 6.4 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Flower-Style Box with Drawers, 17th century, Attributed to India, Wood (poplar); overlaid with ebony inlaid with wood and incised, stained ivory, H. 11 in., Wood, Rows of graceful flowering plants are frequently used as a design element in

Mosaic glass inlay, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, probably Egyptian, Glass, Overall: 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.6 x 1.3 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white and yellow,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 13th–18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 in. (20.3 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Lock, 15th–16th century, European, wrought iron, Overall with strap: 10 3/16 × 14 13/16 × 6 in. (25.9 × 37.7 × 15.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of

Two Sets of Necklace Beads in the Form of Stylized Insects, Central Javanese period, 8th–early 10th century, Indonesia (Java), Gold, Right section: L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Jewelry

Vessel in the form of a horse's head, Achaemenid, ca. 5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Silver, gilding, 8.03 in. (20.4 cm), Metalwork-Vessels

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 3 1/16 × 2 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7.8 × 7.3 × 0.7 cm), Glass-Stained

Dish, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 4 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (12.1 × 19.7 cm), Vases, High foot; no decoration

Ring with cable border, green paste, Gold, glass paste, Diameter: 13/16 in. (2 cm), Gold and Silver

Miniature club, ca. 1860, United States, Maine, Penobscot, Root, pigment, H. 7 1/2 x W. 3 1/8 in. (19.1 x 7.9 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Longcase clock, ca. 1755–60, British, Mahogany, 9 ft. 6 in. × 21 1/4 in. (289.6 × 54 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Bacchanalian Scene, 1520–35, Black chalk, highlighted with white, on brown-washed paper, 10-7/8 x 16-3/4 in. (27.6 x 42.5 cm), Drawings, Amico Aspertini (Italian, Bologna ca. 1474–1552 Bologna

Grave Monument, 10th century, Byzantine, Wood, Overall: 39 9/16 x 7 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. (100.5 x 19.5 x 14.5 cm), Parts-Wood

Shawl, ca. 1805–20, British, Spitalfields, Woven silk, Overall: 8 ft. 11 in. × 33 in. (271.8 × 83.8 cm), Textiles-Woven, This woven silk shawl was the English silkweavers’ answer to the popularity of the fine wool shawls being imported

Commode (part of a set), Marquetry medallion attributed to Christopher Fuhrlogh, ca. 1772, British, Marquetry of various woods, bronze and gilt-bronze mounts, 37-3/4 x 57-1/8 x 20-7/16 in. (95.9 x 145.1 x 51.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture,

Brother Philippe's Geese, ca. 1736, Oil on copper, 10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (27.3 x 35.2 cm), Paintings, Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris), The fable, told by La Fontaine, begins with Philippe, who, in dedication to God,

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm.), Crèche

Saucer (part of a service), 1743–59, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Diam. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Lock, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 12 3/8 x 15 5/16 x 2 in. (31.5 x 38.9 x 5.1 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

Armchair, 1770–90, Made in New York, United States, American, Mahogany, red oak, sweet gum, ash, 39 1/2 x 30 x 23 1/2 in. (100.3 x 76.2 x 59.7 cm), Furniture, Like much New York furniture, this armchair follows English precedents in

Standing cup, 1850–51, French, Rock crystal, silver gilt, enamel, pearls, Height: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination, Jean-Valentin Morel (French, 1794–1860), Romantic historicism was one of many nineteenth-century

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Height: 1/4 x 1/2 in. (0.6 x 1.3 cm), Glass

Infanta María Luisa (1782–1824) and Her Son Carlos Luis (1799–1883), Oil on canvas, 39 1/8 x 27 in. (99.4 x 68.6 cm), Paintings, Copy after Goya (Spanish, 1800 or shortly after

The Holy Family with Angels, ca. 1700, Oil on canvas, 50 x 45 1/2 in. (127 x 115.6 cm), Paintings, Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, Belluno 1659–1734 Venice), An artist of remarkable facility and invention, Sebastiano Ricci achieved a reputation

Vinaigrette box, Nathaniel Mills, 1828, British, Birmingham, Silver, Length: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Nathaniel Mills

Episode at Kairouan, 1920, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 9 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (23.5 × 31.4 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Stone Earflare, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mexican, Stone, Height 2-13/16 in., Stone-Ornaments

Textile with Lions, Gazelles and Foliage, 14th century, Made in Lucca, Italy, Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 5 3/8 × 7 9/16 in. (13.6 × 19.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Netsuke

Hunting Sword, ca. 1500, Hall, Tyrol, Austrian, Hall, Steel, copper alloy, horn, bone, L. 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm); L. of blade 40 in. (101.6 cm); W. of blade 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); Wt. 3 ls. 9 oz. (1615.9 g), Swords, Designed as a defense

Tondo mirror frame, ca. 1480, Stucco squeeze, blown convex mirror, gilt, orange-brown bole., Overall, 54.5 x 37.5 cm; sight, 12.7 x 13 cm., Frames, Possibly workshop of Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1442–1497 Florence), Round,

Upper Portion of Hairpin, 1st–4th century, Made in Gaul, Roman, Bone, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1/4 in. (5 x 0.7 cm), Ivories-Bone

Bronze plaque of a woman, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th–5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 2 7/16' (6.2 cm), Bronzes, The articulation is more elaborate here than on the other examples of this group. The figures may have served as inlays

Key Handle in the Form of a Horse’s Head, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 13/16 in. (3.1 x 9.2 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Inlay, palmette, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, l. 2.5 × ht. 2.5 cm (1 × 1 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling

Harness Pendant, 13th–early 15th century, possibly Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Badges

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (8.5 x 8 cm), Ceramics