Images at Librifly

Dwarf, ca. 1750–55, German, Höchst, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Cuneiform tablet: animal inventory from the reign of Nabopolassar or Nebuchadnezzar II, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian, ca. late 7th–early 6th century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian, Clay,

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 4.2 × 0.4 cm), Glass-Stained

Saint Ansanus, ca. 1326, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 22 5/8 x 15 in. (57.5 x 38.1 cm); painted surface 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (57.2 x 36.8 cm), Paintings, Simone Martini (Italian, Siena, active by 1315–died 1344 Avignon), This

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. of each 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Bird Ornament, 6th–10th century, Peru, Tiwanaku, Gold, H. 6 1/2 x W. 6 1/2 in. (16.4 x 16.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Medal of James Madison, 1801, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Attributed to Johann Christian Reich (German, Eisenberg 1740–1814 Fürth

Head of a Man in Profile to the Left, ca. 1740–45, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over graphite, 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25 x 20 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Pendant Jewel, ca. 1500, German or Spanish, Coral, gold, silver-gilt, pearl, Overall: 2 1/8 x 7/8 x 13/16 in. (5.4 x 2.3 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Coral was valued not only for its beauty but also for its effectiveness in warding off

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (36.8 x 3.8 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Plate, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Ceramics

Nymphs and Cupids, ca. 1769, Black and white chalk, partially stumped, on tan paper., 13 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. (33.3 x 23.3 cm), Drawings, François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris

The Crucifixion, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Arched top, 18 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (47.6 x 26 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Bernardo Daddi (Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1290–1348 Florence

Jar sherd, early Islamic, ca. 9th–10th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Islamic, Ceramic, H. 14 × Diam. 13 11/16 in. (35.5 × 34.8 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); L. of head 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

A Dragoon on Horseback, 1876, Oil on wood, 9 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (24.1 x 13.7 cm), Paintings, Édouard Detaille (French, Paris 1848–1912 Paris

Saint Catherine Listening to the Crowds on Their Way to the Temple to Worship Idols, 1440–45, Flemish, Linen; embroidered with silk; silver; and silver-gilt threads, 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter, Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Owl Finial, 5th–10th century, Colombia, Zenu or Sinu, Gold, H. 4 3/4 x W. 2 5/8 x D. 1 3/4 in. (12.1 x 6.7 x 4.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Gold objects from Precolumbian America are homogeneous in form—most are wearable ornaments, such as

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, ca. 1200, North German, Copper alloy, Overall: 9 1/8 x 8 15/16 x 3 3/4 in. (23.2 x 22.7 x 9.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This aquamanile is distinguished by the lion’s turned head, which grasps the neck of

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); L. of head 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 1733–1809, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17

Model Cattle stable from the tomb of Meketre, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280), 1920, Plastered and painted wood, gesso, l. 72.5 cm (28 9/16 in);

Cuneiform tablet: field rental, Old Babylonian, ca. 1749–1712 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian, Clay, 4.1 x 3.4 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Aryballos, Late Classical, early 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm), Vases

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, late 14th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 8 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (22.2 x 23.7 cm), Codices, A unique cursive script was used for Indian Qur'ans between the late fourteenth

Fortune and Misfortune, or The Broken Pitcher, 1787, Mezzotint (black), three etched and engraved plates (colors); second state of three, Prints, Louis Philibert Debucourt (French, Paris 1755–1832 Paris

Falcon-headed crocodile, possibly Soknopaios, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 1st century BC–1st century AD, From Egypt, Stone or porphyry (?); base of glass, L. 5 × W. 1.5 × H. 2.1 cm (1 15/16 × 9/16 × 13/16 in.), The falcon-headed

'Splendid Mountain Watercolours' Sketchbook - Cover, 1870, Black impressed cardboard (cover); various media on off-white wove paper, Sheets: 10 7/8 x 16 in. (27.6 x 40.6 cm), Drawings, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925

Landscape with Peasants at a Fountain, Oil on canvas, 31 1/4 x 47 1/2 in. (79.4 x 120.7 cm), Paintings, Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian, Pitigliano 1702–1788 Florence

Relief from the Tomb of Bakenrenef, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, East of the Step Pyramid, Tomb of Bakenrenef, Limestone, paint, This fragment of relief shows a male, perhaps

Mosaic glass inlay, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, probably Egyptian, Glass, Overall: 1 3/16 x 9/16 in. (3 x 1.4 cm), Glass, Opaque streaky red ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, and

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); L. of head 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm); W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Relief, 16th century (?), Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Overall: 15 x 17 x 5 3/4 in. (38.1 x 43.18 x 14.61 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Pharmacy Jar, 15th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (11.2 x 7.9 cm), Ceramics

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 4 cm x W 3 x H 1.5, Stucco

String of Beads, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Bees wax, Overall (string): L. 19 11/16 x 11/16 in. (50 x 1.7 cm), Miscellaneous-Wax

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures, Meiji period (1868–1912), late 19th century, Japan, Ink on paper, 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889), The sketches here show Japanese such

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 544 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Babylonian, Clay, 2.5 x 3.9 x 1.5 cm (1 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Madonna and Child with Saint Catherine of Siena and a Carthusian Donor, ca. 1411-24, Italian, Lombardy, probably Pavia, Tempera and gold on wood, Overall 22 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (57.5 x 33.3 cm); painted surface 21 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (55.6 x 31.1

Cassetta frame, 1800–1900, style early 17th century, Italian, Rome, Poplar back frame with ebony and ebonized pearwood upper moldings; glass; pewter; silver wire., 28.1 x 24.5, 14.9 x 11.4, 16.4 x 12.7 cm., Frames

Musical Angel, ca. 1450–1500, French, Wood, Overall: 16 1/8 x 15 13/16 x 3 3/8 in. (41 x 40.1 x 8.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, This angel plucking a gittern (a predecessor of the guitar) was probably once part of an angelic orchestra. Such

Shoulder Defense (Sode), late 14th–early 16th century, Japanese, Iron, leather, lacquer, silk, copper, gold, Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders

Candlestand and holder (guéridon), ca. 1730–85, Oak veneered with tulipwood and amaranth, the marquetry of tulipwood, boxwood, and sycamore. Legs and hub are of solid amaranth; there is a steel shaft; mounts are of gilt bronze., Overall: H.

The Dream after the Ball, Oil on canvas, 62 3/8 x 37 1/4 in. (158.4 x 94.6 cm), Paintings, Hans Makart (Austrian, Salzburg 1840–1884 Vienna

Textile Fragments and braid, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Cotton (?) and human hair, Overall ((a) fragment): 12 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (31.8 × 8.9 cm), Textiles

Gold earring with head of an animal, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 1/8 x 1/2 in. (1.1 x 0.4 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion, Central Javanese period, 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Sculpture

Cup and saucer, 1770–80, Italian, Florence, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (cup .4): 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Diameter (saucer .5): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Roundel, disk with magical symbols, 4th century B.C., Gold, Diameter: 3/4 x 1/8 in. (1.9 x 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Plaque of Blessing Saint, ca. 1210, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 5 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 1/16 in. (13.2 x 10 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Inlay / bead blank with face, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 0.8 × W. 0.7 cm (5/16 × 1/4 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was

Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type), 15th or 16th century (textiles); 16th century (chair, partly), Italian, Walnut, carved; red silk cut velvet., H. 95 cm, W. 68.5 cm, D. 51 cm

Jar with a spout, Late Uruk, ca. 3500–3100 B.C., Syria or Mesopotamia, Copper alloy, 7 x 6 1/8 in. (17.8 x 15.5 cm), Metalwork-Vessels

Ewer, early 13th century, Made in Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; glazed, 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics

Textile, 14th century, Made in Lucca, Italy, Italian, Silk, Overall: 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (8.3 × 10.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Lamp, 8th–9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Alabaster; carved, H. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Stone

Two Princesses, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Pylon of Ramesses II, Foundations, Deutsche Hermopolis Expedition 1939; Probably originally from Amarna

Cuneiform tablet: record of a judicial decision, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 555–539 B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Babylonian, Clay, Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Cosmetic Dish in the Shape of a Trussed Duck, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Paint, stain, L. 9 cm (3 9/16 in

Plate, 1872–80, French (Limoges), Ceramics-Porcelain, Diam. 8-3/4 inches, Ceramics-Porcelain

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in (18.5 cm); L. of head 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Cross, 9th–12th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 1/16 in. (7.9 x 7.2 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Small bottle-shaped vase, probably 18th century, Chinese, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue., Height: 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.), Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, second half of the 7th century, Southern Thailand, Sandstone, H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Sculpture, This bodhisattva of compassion is represented as an ascetic, dressed

Adam and Four Prophets, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Codices

Vase, 1893–96, Made in Queens, New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902), The diminutive vase, with its marbleized hues of

View of Mestre, ca. 1740–41, Pen and brownish black ink, gray wash, over traces of graphite, 11 5/8 x 16 1/16 in. (29.5 x 40.8 cm), Drawings, Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, Venice 1722–1780 Warsaw

Book Cover, early 20th century (original dated 12th century), Greek, Silver gilt, Overall: 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 1/4in. (41.9 x 29.8 x 0.6cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Brocade Textile, 14th century, Italian, Silk ?, Overall: 5 7/8 × 5 in. (14.9 × 12.7 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Holy Woman, ca. 1430, North French or South Netherlandish, Alabaster, Overall: 14 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 4 in. (36.9 x 15.9 x 10.2 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Master of Rimini, Elegant and rhythmic, the expressive drapery of this sculpture of a holy woman

Ferret, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (4.4 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 1/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/8 in. (2.7 × 3 × 0.9 cm), Vases, Mask

Eucharistic Dove, ca. 1215–35, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: formed, engraved, chiseled, scraped, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, red, yellow, turquoise, medium green and white; blue-black glass

Beads, 22, Glass, Other: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Glass

Cup, Archaic, first half of the 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 4 1/8 × 4 in. (10.4 × 10.1 cm), Vases, Shallow cup on high foot, with stamped decoration of scrolls and lotus buds

Mastiff, Kassite, ca. mid-2nd millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Kassite, Ceramic, paint, 16.3 x 14.17 in. (41.4 x 35.99 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Dogs were regularly represented in the arts of Mesopotamia from earliest times, and were

The Holy Family with Saint Paul and a Donor, Oil on wood, Overall, with added strip, 22 5/8 x 19 in. (57.5 x 48.3 cm); painted surface 22 x 18 1/8 in. (55.9 x 46 cm), Paintings, Style of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, mid-15th century

Four-Cornered Hat, 5th–9th century, Peru or Bolivia, Tiwanaku, Camelid hair, Height 5 in., Textiles-Costumes

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter from Joinistus to Epiphanius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 2 3/16 x 2 11/16 in. (5.5 x 6.9 cm), Papyrus

Cross Arm, 10th–14th century (?), Byzantine, Iron with other metals applied for decoration, Overall: 24 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 3/16 in. (63.4 x 17.2 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Coat, mid-19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool; embroidered, H. 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Terracotta aryballos (oil flask), Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Vases, On the handle, Dionysos and two revelers, Upper frieze, horse tamer between onlookers and two wrestlers, Lower

Gold earring with pendant and paste setting, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, glass paste, Other: 7/16 × 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (1.2 × 1.3 × 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Papyrus Fragments of a Letter from Cyriacus to Bishop Pesenthius, 7th century, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm), Papyrus

Misia at the Piano, 1895 or early 1896, Oil on cardboard, 10 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. (26 x 25 cm), Paintings, Édouard Vuillard (French, Cuiseaux 1868–1940 La Baule

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 5/16 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (3.3 × 4.3 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Maenad dancing beside a tree

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 5/8in. (4.1cm), Vases, Fragment of yellow enamelled vase with raised daisy pattern

Tremissis of Mauricius Tiberius, ca. 582–602, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 5/8 x 1/16 in. (1.6 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Margherita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Princess of Mantua, Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (92.7 × 69.2 cm), Paintings, Frans Pourbus the Younger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1569–1622 Paris), Pourbus was court painter of Archduke Albert in

Temple, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Mezcala, Stone, Height 5 in., Stone-Sculpture

Jewel, 3rd century (?), Ostrogothic, Gold, glass paste, Overall: 1 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. (3.1 x 2.2 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Panel with the god Shiva/Oesho and worshiper, Kushan, ca. 3rd century A.D., Bactria, Kushan, Terracotta, gouache, 22-1/2 x 21 x 1-1/4 in. (57.2 x 53.3 x 5.7 cm), Ceramics-Paintings

Cupid Blindfolded, Carried Through the Sky by Seven Winged Putti, ca. 1770–90, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 6 3/4 x 9 9/16 in. (17.2 x 24.3 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Looking Glass, ca. 1780, Made in Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, gilt, Frame: 46 x 23 13/16 in. (116.8 x 60.5 cm), Furniture, Stephen Badlam (1751–1815

Plaque with Christ Blessing, ca. 1190–1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, stippled, gilt; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; mauve, turquoise, green, yellow, red, and white., Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4

Silver bracelet with gold terminals, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Cypriot, Gold, silver, diameter 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Gold and Silver, Silver bracelet with gold terminals

Key, 16th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Iron, Overall: 6 x 1 11/16 x 3/4 in. (15.2 x 4.3 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The

Reliefs from the North Wall of a Chapel of Ramesses I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1294 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Temple of Sety I, north of NE corner, Chapel of Ramesses I, Limestone, 139.7 ×

Fragment, 17th–18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidered, H. 48 1/4 in. (122.6 cm), Textiles-Embroidered