Images at Librifly

Glass pendant shaped like a jug, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed and tooled, applied chips, Other: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Glass, Translucent blue; handle in translucent light blue; chips in opaque green, yellow,

Saucer, ca. 1725–40, French, Saint-Cloud, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This beaker, with its saucer, was one of the types of cups used for drinking hot chocolate. Eighteenth-century paintings,

Coffee cup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative completeness and its two components (the coffee pot

Medal of John Quincy Adams, 1825, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

Pendant, ca. 1600, possibly German, Gold, enamel, pearls, diamonds, rubies, 4-1/2 x 2 in. (11.4 x 5.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Head of a Young Boy, n.d., Stipple engraving, plate: 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.1 x 16.8 cm), Prints, Attributed to Pierre Paul Prud'hon (French, Cluny 1758–1823 Paris

Scarab, Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–17, ca. 1802–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Steatite, glazed, L. 2.2 × W. 1.6 × H. 0.8 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 5/16 in

Sliding Down (left); The Opening of Fuji (right), from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Edo period (1615–1868), 1834, Japan, Woodblock print; ink on paper, 9 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika Hokusai

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Sconce (one of a pair), ca. 1742, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

String of 23 beads, Roman Period, A.D. 1st century ?, From Egypt, Terracotta, glassy substance

Tile, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; glazed, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Jar with the emblem of the Order of Saint Augustine, ca. 1575–1600, Chinese, made for export, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze, Overall (confirmed): 10 3/16 × 9 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (25.9 × 23.5 × 23.5 cm),

Harness Ornaments, 200–400, Made in Thrace (possibly), Late Roman or Byzantine, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, a: 14.3 x 9.7 x 1.6 cm; b: 14.1 x 9.5 x 1.5 cm; c: 12.9 x 11.2 x 11.6 cm; d: 11.2 x 8.6 x 6.6 cm; e: 11.2 x 8.9 x 6.2 cm; f: 13.6

Transactions of Horticultural Society, London, vols. 1-9, 1815–42, Illustrations: etching, aquatint and stipple, printed in color, some with hand coloring, 12 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (31 x 23.5 cm

Earring-hook type with ball pendant and paste setting, Gold, glass paste, Other: 1/4 × 3/8 × 15/16 in. (0.6 × 0.9 × 2.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Gold aureus of Claudius, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, A.D. 41–42, Roman, Gold, 7.7g (7.7g), Coins, TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P IIII, head of emperor/PACI AVGVSTAE, winged goddess with caduceus pointing at snake

Tripod Vessel with Date Glyph, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Ceramic, H. 14 1/8 x Diam. 16 in. (35.9 x 40.6 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The hourglass shape of this sizable vessel is reminiscent of the form of ceremonial

Plate, 14th century, Attributed to Syria, Glass; free blown, enameled and gilded; tooled on the pontil, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Glass, The spectacular enameled objects produced by Egyptian and Syrian glassmakers in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods,

Capital with Acanthus Leaves, 4th century, Made in Egypt, Marble, Sculpture, Marble was often imported from quarries near Constantinople. This capital is carved in the classical Corinthian style, based on the shape of acanthus leaves

The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Vol. III, 1836, Illustrations: etching, 10 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (27.5 x 19 cm), Books, Edited and etched by James Barton Longacre (American, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1794–1869

Henri IV, Marie de Médicis and the Dauphin, 1605, French, Paris, Bronze, Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Guillaume Dupré (French, 1579–1640), This medal is the enlarged version of the reverse of the 1603 medal

Pendant, vase, 4th–5th century, Egyptian possibly, Glass, 1 1/16 × 9/16 × 1/2 in. (2.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm), Glass

Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, ca. 1160–80, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 1/16 in. (4.5 x 12.9 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Abbreviated Latin

Upper part of a statuette of the Mother of the Apis, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 664–200 B.C., From Egypt, Yellow faience, H. 5.6 × W. 3.1 × D. 3 cm (2 3/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/16 in.), The Apis bull was associated with the god Osiris and

Reliquary, 16th century, Italian, Copper-gilt, Overall: 15 9/16 x 6 5/16 in. (39.5 x 16 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Nuns at Work, Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 28 3/8 in. (51.1 x 72.1 cm), Paintings, Follower of Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, Milanese, first half 18th century

Hairpin, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bronze, Overall: 5 3/8 x 3/16 x 1/8 in. (13.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Female Musicians, Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, A.C. 1920–1921, original ca. 1400–1390 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Original Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Djeserkareseneb (TT 38), Tempera on paper,

Self-Portrait, 1910, Ink, wash and graphite on paper, 10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (26 x 22.2 cm), Drawings, Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 5/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 4.2 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Dancer

Statuettes of Disabled War Heroes, 1927, Ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 19 3/4 × 12 7/8 in. (50.2 × 32.7 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Pendant with figures, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 9/16 x 3/16 x 15/16 in. (1.5 x 0.5 x 2.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring, trumpet-shaped, 5th–3rd century B.C., Etruscan, GOLD, Other: 1 1/16 × 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (2.7 × 0.7 × 2.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring, Cypriot, Gold, bronze, Diameter: 9/16 x 1/16 in. (1.5 x 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Centerpiece, ca. 1840, British, Coalport, Bone porcelain, Diameter: 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Disk Brooch, ca. 550–650, Frankish, Silver, garnet, Overall: 1 1/8 x 7/16 in. (2.8 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Element of a Border for an Icon Frame, 10th century, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/16 in. (0.8 x 4 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonn

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-5/8 in., Stone-Implements

Disk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Silver-gilt, paste, gold leaf, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 13/16 x 5/16 in. (2.1 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Orphrey Section Made into a Cushion, 16th century, Italian or Spanish, Silk; metal; cotton, wood, 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (44.4 x 57.1 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes, 11th century, Made in Iran, possibly Khurasan, High-tin bronze alloy; cast, chased, and drilled, H. 25 1/8 (63.8 cm) , Metal, Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Naqqash, The most

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in. (4.5 × 3.2 × 0.3 cm), Glass-Stained

Ferret, 6th–7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, silvered, Overall: 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (4.4 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Inkstand (Écritoire), 18th century, French, possibly Lille, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall: 11 × 15 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (27.9 × 38.7 × 24.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Round the central disc are figures representing the recreations of

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory carved in openwork, ornamented with silver, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Netsuke

Rattle in the form of a vessel, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Diameter: 3/4 × 5/8 × 1 in. (1.9 × 1.6 × 2.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Bronze Herakles, Archaic, last quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 5 1/16 in. (12.80 cm), Bronzes, Herakles is presented here not only as a hero of extraordinary strength and vitality but also as a beautifully groomed—and thus

Papyrus Fragments of a Legal Document, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 5 11/16 x 5 7/16 in. (14.5 x 13.8 cm), Papyrus

Beads, 4, Roman, Glass, Other: 2 7/8 x 3/4 in. (7.3 x 2 cm), Glass

Capital from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1175–1200, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 1 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. (2.6 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Cover, 17th or 18th century, Italian or Spanish, silk; metal; cotton., 30 x 20 3/4 in. (77.2 x 53.2 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Figure of a Saint, ca. 1630–40, Italian, Rome, Silver, Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. (20 x 7.6 x 5.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Attributed to Francesco Mochi (1580–1654), The style of the figure is close to large-scale sculptures of

Arch with Running Vines, Leaves, and Fruit, 6th century, Said to be from Egypt, Bawit, Limestone, Sculpture, This remarkably well-preserved arch may once have been set over a doorway at the Monastery of Apa Apollo in Bawit, Egypt.

Four-Cornered Hat, 7th–9th century, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, Height 5 in., Textiles-Costumes

Jug, 6th–7th century, Syrian, Glass, Overall: 4 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (10.3 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm), Glass-Vessels

Ornament, Glass, Other: 5/16 x 1/8 x 7/16 in. (0.8 x 0.3 x 1 cm), Glass

Terracotta vase in the form of a lion, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 4 1/2 x 5 7/8in. (11.4 x 14.9cm), Vases, Vessels (askoi) in human or animal shape are some of the most unusual products of Greek and Roman potters. This

The Opening of the New Coal Exchange, on Behalf of the Queen, by Prince Albert, Accompanied by two of the Royal Children, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, October 30, 1849, 1849, British, London, Bronze, struck, Diameter: 3 1/2

The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice, 500–650, Made in Attarouthi, Syria, Byzantine, Silver and gilded silver, Overall: 6 15/16 x 9 3/8 x 5 11/16 in. (17.6 x 23.8 x 14.4 cm), Metalwork-Potin, These well-wrought liturgical objects-chalices,

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. (40.3 x 3.7 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Another Impossible Task, 1854, Salted paper print from glass negative, Image: 16.3 x 21.2 cm (6 7/16 x 8 3/8 in.), Photographs, Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut (French, active Belgium, 1799–1872), Chevalier Dubois de Nehaut

Ewer with Floral Scroll, 12th century, Attributed to Iran, Glass, green; mold blown, applied handle, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Glass, This small glass ewer demonstrates the way in which vessel forms may be adapted from one medium in order to

Armor (Dō-maru), armor, ca. 1550; helmet, 18th century, Japanese, Iron, leather, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, H. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); Wt. of helmet 8 lb. 6 oz. (3799 g); Wt. of cuirass 23 lb. 9 oz. (10.7 kg), Armor for Man-1/2 Armor,

Casket, first half 13th century, French, Copper-gilt, glass cabochons, Overall: 3 1/2 x 8 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (8.9 x 21.5 x 11.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper

The Crucifixion, ca. 1315, Tempera on panel, Left wing, overall, with engaged frame, 15 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (38.4 x 27 cm); right wing, overall, with engaged frame, 15 x 10 5/8 in. (38.1 x 27 cm), Paintings, Segna di Buonaventura (Italian,

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 11/16 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (1.8 × 2 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Terracotta jug, Cypro-Archaic I, ca. 750–600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 9 15/16 in. (25.3 cm), Vases, Birds represent a frequent motif on this class of jugs with so-called free-field decoration. The variety in the birds' articulation is

Tile, 15th–16th century, Spanish, Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 11/16 in. (9.5 x 9.7 x 1.8 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Buffe, 16th century, German, Steel, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Armor Parts-Buffes

Snuffbox, Louis Roucel (French, active ca. 1756–1784, died 1787), 1768–69, French, Paris, Gold, shell, 3 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Louis Roucel (French, active ca. 1756–1784,

Saint James the Greater, ca. 1450–60, Made in Meuse Valley, France or Netherlands, North French or South Netherlandish, Alabaster, with traces of polychromy, Overall (with fixed base): 16 3/16 x 5 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (41.1 x 14.7 x 10 cm),

Spindle Whorl, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Diorite, Overall: 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. (3.3 x 1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Nose Ornament, 1st–3rd century, Peru, Moche, Gold, H. 3 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 5/8 in. (8.6 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Dressing table, ca. 1790, British, Satinwood, mahogany, rosewood veneer, painted decoration, silver and silver plate mounts, 30 3/4 × 21 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (78.1 × 54.6 × 41.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Portrait of Dürer, early 16th century, Woodcut, sheet: 14 1/4 x 10 1/16 in. (36.2 x 25.6 cm), Prints, Erhard Schön (German, Nuremberg 1491–1542 Nuremberg

Box for animal mummy surmounted by a cat, inscribed, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); L. 33.8 cm (13 5/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.1 x 6.8 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Canaanite Scarab Showing a Prostrate Man under Two Cobras and a Scarab (Emblems of a Ruler), Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1600–1500 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Steatite (glazed), l. 2.1 cm (13/16 in

Arretine ware fragment, Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 3/16 in. (4.1 × 4.2 × 0.4 cm), Vases, Forelegs of a horse

Storage Jar (aryballos), 15th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Ceramic, H. 8 3/4 x W. 7 3/8 in. (22.2 x 18.7 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Beaded Necklace, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Glass, Overall: length of string 29 15/16 x 13/16 in. (76.1 x 2 cm), Glass-Beads

Armchair (one of four) (part of a set), ca. 1770, French, Paris, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, H. 43 1/2 x W. 28 1/2 x D. 24 in. (110.5 x 72.4 x 61 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Classical Landscape: A Town and a Mountain by the Coast, early–late 18th century, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, with white heightening (partly oxidized), 12 1/16 x 18 3/16 in. (30.6 x 46.2 cm), Drawings, Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian,

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary B, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (3 x 4.3 x 2 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Covered teapot or wine pot, 1662–1722, Chinese, Porcelain with 'powder-blue' glaze, painted in overglaze gilt., Height: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.), Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period

Arrowhead (Yanonē), probably 16th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); L. of head 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Sauceboat, ca. 1750–55, British, Bow, Soft-paste porcelain, 4 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (12.5 × 20 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Vajrapani, late 6th–7th century, India (Kashmir), Gray chorite, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); H. inc. base 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Sculpture

Medal, ca. 1879, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Gold, diamond, and velvet, 2 1/2 x 5 in. (6.4 x 12.7 cm), Jewelry, Guild and Delano

The Trinity, 18th century, Possibly made in Mexico, Spanish Colonial, Oil on tin (?), Overall: 14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.6 x 25.6 cm), Paintings

Chamber candlestick, ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: H. 1 7/8 x W. 4 3/4 x D. 3 3/4 in. (4.8 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Water Pipe Base, 17th century, Made in Iran, Kirman, Stonepaste; painted in blue and incised under colorless glaze with copper fittings, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Ceramics, The technique of frit-carving was popular in the 12th century and

Medallion, 1776–1800, Probably made in France, Galvonplast (probably galvano-reproduction), Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Metal, Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire

Disk Brooch, 8th–9th century, Merovingian, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 11/16 x 1/4 in. (1.8 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 6 7/16 x 2 1/8 x 11/16 in. (16.3 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm), Ivories-Bone

Pendant in the form of Eros, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Gold, H. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Rim of lock, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 7/16 x 1 11/16 in. (8.5 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were

Figure Vessel, 9th–14th century, Colombia, Quimbaya, Ceramic, Height 9-1/3 in., Ceramics-Containers

Bracelet, gilded bronze, Cypriot, Gold, bronze, Other: 2 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1/4 in. (6.3 × 7.1 × 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver