Images at Librifly

Necklace of stone beads, 10th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Other (minimum diameter): 5/16 in. (0.79 cm), Beads-Ornaments

A Praying Youth, ca. 1645–50, Pen and brown ink., 6 x 4 1/16 in. (15.2 x 10.3 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Anthonie van Borssom (Dutch, Amsterdam 1630/31–1677 Amsterdam

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 17 x 1 7/8 in. (43.2 x 4.7 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Histoire de Primaleon de Grece, 1550, Books

Dish, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Pottery; glazed, D. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Ceramics

Silver Disk Ornament, 12th–15th century, Ecuador, Ecuador, Silver (hammered), H x W: 4 5/16 x 6 1/8in. (11 x 15.5cm), Metal-Ornaments

Bowl, early 19th century, United States or Canada, Alaska or British Columbia, Haida or Tlingit, Wood, H. 3 3/4 x W. 5 1/4 x D. 4 3/4 in. (9.5 x 13.3 x 12.1 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Vase in the Shape of a Mother Monkey with Her Young, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2289–2255 B.C., From Egypt, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint, h. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in), This mother monkey holds her baby clinging tightly to her chest. The

Mary (1505–1558), Queen of Hungary, Oil on wood, 21 1/2 x 18 in. (54.6 x 45.7 cm), Paintings, Copy after Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

Hairpin, 1st–4th century, Roman, Bone, Overall: 3 9/16 x 1/4 in. (9.1 x 0.7 cm), Ivories-Bone

Badge with Hunting Horn, 15th century, British, Tin/lead alloy, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 1/8 in. (2.8 x 4.3 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Tin/lead alloy

Bow-Drill Fragment, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 3 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 5/16 in. (8.7 x 6.2 x 3.3 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Papyri Fragments of a Letter, 580–640, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 4 9/16 x 13 3/4 in. (11.6 x 34.9 cm), Papyrus

Dish with Design of Hare in Clouds, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1624–43, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, early Imari type), H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); D. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm), Ceramics

The Nativity, probably after 1500, Oil and gold on wood, Overall 55 3/8 x 40 1/2 in. (140.7 x 102.9 cm); painted surface 54 7/8 x 39 3/4 in. (139.4 x 101 cm), Paintings, Bernardino Fungai (Italian, Sienese, 1460–1516 or later), Fungai's

Roundel, 15th and 17th century, Italian or Spanish, linen, silk, and gilt metal thread appliquéd to silk cut velvet embroidered with silk and gilt metal thread in padded couching and couching of gilt metal strips., 54 x 42.5 cm (21 1/4 x 16

Bowl with rocks and trees, ca. 1700–1710, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type), Overall: 4 x 7 1/8 in. (10.2 x 18.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export,

Drawing, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber W. wall; bottom register, 1922–23, Limestone, mortar traces, 6 x 4 x 5.5

Leaves from a Beatus Manuscript: Bifolium with part of the Genealogy of Christ and the Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1180, Spanish, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.4 x 30 cm), Manuscripts and

Sainted Abbot, ca. 1500, Made in Netherlands, Netherlandish, Oak, Overall: 17 x 5 3/16 x 4 3/4 in. (43.2 x 13.1 x 12 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Facsimile of Painting in the Chapel of Peace, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, A.D. 2nd–6th century, Egyptian, Tempera on paper, Overall: 22 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (56 x 34.9 cm), Reproductions-Paintings, Charles K. Wilkinson

Single swept frame, late 18th century, French, Carved and gilded wood, 22 in. x 18-1/2 in., Frames

Cat figurine, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Memphite Region, Heliopolis (Iunu; On), Blue faience with black spots, paint, L. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); W. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.),

Gold Signet Ring of Michael Zorianos, ca. 1300, Byzantine, Gold, 9/16 × 15/16 in., 0oz. (1.4 × 2.4 cm, 25g), Metalwork-Gold, A Michael Zorianos was the first officer of the despot of Epiros in west-central Greece and one of the founders of

Gardener, ca. 1770–75, German, Fulda, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Christ Carrying the Cross from a set of The Passion, Unidentified Weaver's Mark (AR), and Unidentified Weaver's Mark (ICM), 1598, German, Alsace, possibly Strasbourg, Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.), 39 1/2 x

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912), 1902, Oil on board, 30 x 24 1/4 in. (76.2 x 61.5 cm), Paintings, Franz von Lenbach (German, Schrobenhausen 1836–1904 Munich), Luitpold of Bavaria was named Regent in June 1886, after his

Square Piano, ca. 1800, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dutch (Amsterdam), Wood, various materials, Case L. (perpendicular to keyboard): 37.9 cm (5 in.), Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, Corneille Charles Emanuel van der Does (1769–1827), The

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 3/4 x 5/16 x 3/4 in. (2 x 0.8 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Jug, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Glass, Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 9.3 x 7.2 cm), Glass-Vessels

Decorative grill from the Palace of Westminster, ca. 1850, British, Brass, Overall (confirmed): 21 3/8 × 10 5/8 × 9/16 in. (54.3 × 27 × 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass, These decorative grill panels exemplify the designs of Augustus Welby

Virgin and Child, 14th century, French, Marble with traces of polychromy, Overall: 36 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/4in. (91.4 x 26.7 x 18.4cm), Sculpture-Stone

Terracotta Tomb Plaque, 400–800, Spanish, Terracotta, Overall: 13 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (33.3 x 21.6 x 6 cm), Ceramics, This plaque is thought to be a cover for a niche in a columbarium, or communal tomb. The Christogram--the monogram for

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, Menuki (a); L. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); menuki (b); L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Black ware jar with pointed base, Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C., From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Pottery

Hole-mouthed jar, Parthian, ca. 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. , Iran, Shahr-i Qumis (ancient Hecatompylos), Parthian, Ceramic, 6.3 in. (16 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 15 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, jūgohen), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1878, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9 1/8 × 6 ×

Slipper with Metal Ornaments, 13th–15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Metal (hammered), camelid hair, cotton, Length 4-3/4 in., Metal-Ornaments

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Peter, Saint Agnes, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Lucy, an Unidentified Female Saint, Saint Paul, and Saint John the Baptist, with Eve and the Serpent; the Annunciation,

Silver phiale (libation bowl), Archaic, 6th century B.C., East Greek, Silver, H.: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Bowl with flared lip and decoration on the shoulder

Earring or spiral, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, bronze, Diameter: 11/16 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 0.4 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Gold plated bronze

Medal: Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, model ca. 1445–47 (old aftercast), Copper alloy with dark patina and dark layer of wax, Diam. 9.9 cm, wt. 311.17 g., Medals, Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455), Active in

Pin, late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C., Southwestern Iran, Iran, Copper alloy, 2.8 in. (7.11 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Pyx, ca. 1250, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, gilt; champlevé enamel, Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. (10.8 x 6.8 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The white discs inscribed with Christograms, ihs (Jesus), suggest a common form of

Screen, 15th century, French, Oak, Overall: 76 1/2 x 70 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (194.3 x 179.1 x 6.4cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Inlay, ankh with was scepters, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.7 × W. 1 cm (11/16 × 3/8 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was

Fragment, ca. 1094–1101, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, Textiles-Woven

Pair of vases, ca. 1795–1800, Russian, Archangelsk, Walrus and elephant ivory, 8 5/8 × 3 × 3 in. (21.9 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory, Nikolai Stepanovich Vereshchagin (ca. 1795–1813), The art of bone-carving in Russia is

Small Portrait of a Girl in Yellow, 1925, Gypsum and oil on canvas, 9 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (23.8 × 21.3 cm), Paintings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Lid of a neck-amphora, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, 3 1/8in. (8cm), Vases

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 5/16 x 7/8 in. (0.8 x 0.8 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Page of Calligraphy, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 10 7/8 x 7in. (27.6 x 17.8cm), Codices

Terracotta krater, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1150–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm), Vases, The shape and decoration of this krater are derived from Aegean models of the Mycenaean IIIC:1b period. Manufacture in Cyprus of

Apostle plate with inscription of Saint Phillip, ca. 1740, Chinese, made for export, Porcelain, with polychrome enamel, Overall (confirmed): 1 × 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (2.5 × 22.5 × 22.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, This plate, which

Buckle, 500–725, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 7/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (3.7 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Le Journal de la Beauté, 1897, Lithograph, Sheet: 33 3/16 x 60 3/4in. (84.3 x 154.3cm), Prints, Louis John Rhead (American, born England, 1857–1926

Columbine and Pantaloon, 1741, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a composition by François Joullain (French, Paris 1697–1778 Paris) after Callot, After a composition by Jacques

General Washington's Resignation, 1799, Engraving and etching; second state, image: 6 x 3 11/16 in. (15.3 x 9.4 cm), Prints, Alexander Lawson (British, Lanark, Scotland 1773–1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), After John James Barralet

Torc, 4th–8th century (?), Celtic, Gold, Overall: 6 5/16 x 5 1/16 x 3/8 in., 12.2oz. (16 x 12.8 x 1 cm, 345g), Metalwork-Gold

Head of a hero wearing a fillet, 1777, European, Jasper, gold mount, cameo: 15/16 × 3/4 × 1 in. (2.4 × 1.9 × 2.5 cm), Lapidary Work-Gems

Snuffbox with a Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1785, French, Papier-mâchè with horn veneer, gilt-copper alloy, vellum, tortoiseshell, H. 2.9 cm, D. 7.8 cm, Snuffboxes, On this modest interpretation of a Parisian gold box, the concentric

Alchemists, ca. 1770, probably Italian, Hard-paste porcelain, 5 7/8 × 7 in. (14.9 × 17.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Joseph (from a nativity), 18th century (?) possibly later, Possibly made in Ecuador; Possibly made in Philippines, Philippine and/or Ecuadoran, Wood, polychromed and gilded; ivory touched up with polychromy (face and shoulders), H. 8 1/2 in.

Portrait of a Woman, Oil on wood, 49 3/8 x 38 in. (125.4 x 96.5 cm), Paintings, Cornelis de Vos (Flemish, Hulst 1584/85–1651 Antwerp

Oval-back armchair, ca. 1790, Swedish, Walnut, 34-3/16 x 24-1/2 x 22 in. (86.8 x 62.2 x 55.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Asian, ca. 1750–55, German, Höchst, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918), ca. 1900, Oil on canvas, 29 x 23 3/4 in. (73.7 x 60.3 cm), Paintings, Anders Zorn (Swedish, Mora 1860–1920 Mora

Crouching Woman with a Boy Behind Her, ca. 1742–57, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in. (19.5 x 14.8 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid

Solidus, 610–641, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 7/8 x 1/16 in. (2.2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Netsuke of Octopus in a Pail, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Netsuke

Bowl, 1700–1720, Japanese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Box, ca. 1820, French, possibly Dieppe, Ivory, tortoiseshell, glass, paper, 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (1.6 × 7 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory

Roundel with the Virgin, ca. 1150–1200, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 2 7/16 x 1/8 in. (6.2 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Armchair (chaise à bras), 16th century, second half (woodwork), 16th or 17th century (textiles), French, Italian or Spanish, Walnut, turned and carved; dark blue silk cut velvet with embroidery., H. 103 cm, W. 59.5 cm, D. 56.5 cm; back: 27

Earring, 3rd century, Made in Northern France, Pontine, Gold, garnet or glass paste cabochon, Overall: 13/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (2 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. of each 0.1 oz. (2.8 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Faience, Diam. 2.4 cm (15/16 in

Parrying Dagger with Scabbard , ca. 1650–75, probably Naples, Italian, probably Naples, Steel, iron wire, leather, L. (without scabbard) 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); L. of blade 18 5/8 in. (47.29 cm); W. of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); L. of quillon

Carpet, 16th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 80 in. (203.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Virgin Suckling the Child, Tempera and gold on linen, 15 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (39.7 x 30.2 cm), Paintings, Netherlandish (Antwerp) Painter (ca. 1520), Although originally produced in great quantity, paintings in tempera on linen from this period

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nespekashuty, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 656–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), bottom of west wall of outer hall, 1922–23, Limestone, paint, H.

Velvet with Pattern of Butterflies and Flowers, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, Textile: H. 55 1/4 in. (140.3 cm), Textiles-Woven, In the textiles of the later Safavid period, we see the

Terret (Rein Guide), 1–100, Celtic or Roman, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (7.9 x 10.2 x 3.1 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The Celts’ use of chariots in warfare was legendary in the ancient world. This terret,

Bird, 15th century, South Netherlandish, Copper alloy, Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (15.8 x 6.6 x 8.9 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Angels and a Donor, 1481?, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 54 x 25 3/4 in. (137.2 x 65.4 cm); painted surface 52 x 24 1/4 in. (132.1 x 61.5 cm), Paintings, Vittore Crivelli (Italian, Venice, active

Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, 400–700, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (21.6 x 3.2 cm), Textiles-Woven, Lotus blossoms, a decorative

Mould for a Stamp, 17th–18th century, Greek, Limestone, Overall: Diam. 5 13/16 x 2 13/16 in. (Diam. 14.8 x 7.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature

Madame Thadée Natanson (Misia Godebska, 1872–1950) at the Theater, 1895, Oil on cardboard, 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (62.2 x 74.9 cm), Drawings, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois), Lautrec made this study

Ichnographs from the Sandstone of Connecticut River, published 1861, Salted paper prints, Books, James Deane (American, 1801–1858), Early on, photography was recognized as a potential tool for scientific investigation. In England and France,

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/16 x 4 3/16 in. (11 x 10.7 cm), Ceramics

Brooch, 8th–9th century, Merovingian, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.1 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Key on Ring, 395–640, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 11/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (4.3 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Brass

A Boar, Galloping to the Left, and a Sleeping Sow (on the Base), mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black chalk, 4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (12.1 x 17 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian,

Chandelier with tabernacle (Kapellenkrone), ca. 1875 after a dinanderie model from the Southern Netherlands, ca. 1450, German, Munich, Brass, H. 106 cm, L. of long branches 41 cm, L. of short branches 19 cm, Metalwork-Bronze, German, cast

Side Chair, 1730–50, Made in New York, United States, American, Walnut, maple, white pine, 38 5/8 x 22 x 21 1/2 in. (98.1 x 55.9 x 54.6 cm), Furniture, Among the most ambitious of all early Queen Anne side chairs, this example has stiles

Ornament, 16th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.9 cm), Ceramics

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, Kashira (a); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Sword

Key, 14th century, German, Iron, Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (6.4 x 2.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Two Bowls Inscribed, 'Happiness', 9th–10th century, Attributed to Uzbekistan, Samarqand. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Ceramics

Mask, 1840–60, United States, Alaska, Tlingit, Wood, copper, fur, H. 10 1/2 x W. 6 1/4 in. (26.7 x 15.9 cm), Wood-Sculpture