Images at Librifly

Necklace, ca. 1870, French, Paris, Gold, enamel and diamonds, L. 16-3/8 in. (41.6 cm.), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Eugêne Fontenay (French, 1823–1887), This gold chain has five oval enameled pendants depicting personifications of

Kuan Yin, ca. 1770, after model of ca. 1750–55, German, Höchst, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Medal of Gates at Saratoga, 1777, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Metal, Nicolas Marie Gatteaux (French, Paris 1751–1832 Paris

Pyx, 16th century or earlier, Italian, Ivory, Overall: 2 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (6.7 x 12.1 cm), Ivories

Candle-bearing angel (one of a pair), ca. 1677–79, Italian, Siena, Terracotta with later remains of paint, Height: 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm), Sculpture, Workshop of Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, Siena 1644–1725 Siena), Related to the two marble

Classical Grotesque, 1923, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 10 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (27.6 × 33.3 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Jar, 13th–14th century, French, Earthenware with slip decoration, Overall: 5 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (12.9 x 13.4 cm), Ceramics

Stylus or Hairpin, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 6 7/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (16.4 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Netsuke of Old Man Sitting on a Rock, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink, 3 7/16 x 4 in. (8.8 x 10.2 cm), Ceramics

Fibula, 7th–6th century B.C., Etruscan, Silver, gold, Other: 7/8 × 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (2.3 × 1 × 3.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm); L. of head 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Queen Victoria's Visit to the Corporation of London, 1837, British, Silver, Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (54 mm), Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton

Woman Bathing (La Toilette), 1890–91, Drypoint and aquatint, printed in color from three plates; fourth state of four (Mathews & Shapiro), plate: 14 5/16 x 10 9/16 in. (36.4 x 26.8 cm) , Prints, Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh,

Medal of Captain Stephen Decatur, 1800–1830, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

Earring, delta-shaped, Gold, Other: 1/2 × 1/16 × 1 1/16 in. (1.3 × 0.2 × 2.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil, ca. 1510, Flemish, Brussels, Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave., 135 1/2' x 135' (344.2 cm x 342.9 cm), Textiles-Tapestries,

Roundel with Sorgheloos ('Carefree') with Easy Fortune, ca. 1520–25, Made in Leiden, North Netherlands, North Netherlandish, Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Overall: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm), Glass-Stained

The Battle between Christians and Moors at El Sotillo, ca. 1637–39, Oil on canvas, Arched top, 131 7/8 x 75 1/4 in. (335 x 191.1 cm), Paintings, Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, Fuente de Cantos 1598–1664 Madrid), In 1370 the Spanish

Pendant with the Baptism of Christ, second half 19th century, and 1920–34, probably Austro-Hungarian (Transylvania?) or German, Enameled gold, rubies, amethyst, crystal and pearls., H. 11 cm, W. 5.5 cm

Relief fragments, Khety, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311, ), 1922–23/1926–27, Limestone, average: L. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in

Pair of Grey Parrots, mid-18th century, or later, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, Height (with base): 14 in. (35.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Porcelain birds have their origins in the princely tradition of maintaining

Canopic Jar with Head of Duamutef, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1185 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.), Canopic jars were made to contain the embalmed viscera removed from the body in the process of

Ceremonial Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated August 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); L. of head 6 in. (15.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (201.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads, Large arrowheads, pierced and elaborately

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. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Sword

Chalice, 15th century, German, Silver gilt, Overall: 8 7/16 x 5 1/16 in. (21.5 x 12.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Birdstone, 1500–500 B.C., United States, Michigan, Archaic, Ferrinuginous limestone, H. 2 1/2 x W. 3 in. (6.4 x 7.6 cm), Stone-Implements

Badge, 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Beads, 7, Roman, Glass, Other: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm), Glass

Shirt, 1450–1550, Peru, Chimú, Camelid fiber, cotton, H. 23 1/2 x . 44 1/2 in. (72.7 cm), Textiles-Woven, The production of cloth was highly developed in ancient Peru. Textile garments conveyed important social, political, and religious

Cabinet with gold mounts and relief, ca. 1865–80, German, Aachen, Pine and walnut veneered with ebony; gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, Overall (confirmed): 14 11/16 x 17 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (37.3 x 44.1 x 28.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Long

Tile from a Frieze, early 14th century, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, The five inscriptional

Totem Pole Model, 1875–85, Canada, British Columbia, Haida, Wood, pigment, H. 27 x W. 4 1/2 in. (68.6 x 11.4 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Ring with intaglio of schematic figure, 1st century A.D., Roman, Gold, gem, Other: 3/4 × 1/2 × 5/16 in. (1.9 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Snuffbox, ca. 1730–35, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, Height: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ostrakon with a Letter, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 5/8 x 5 13/16 in. (14.3 x 14.8 cm), Ceramics

Bracelet, 11th–16th century, Mali, Inland Niger Delta region, Djenné peoples, Copper alloy, Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Dish, late 17th century, Chinese, for European market, Hard-paste porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Diameter: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, A defining feature of kraak porcelain (so-called from the Dutch

Christ Crowned with Thorns, Oil, perhaps over tempera, on wood, 16 3/4 x 12 in. (42.5 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio) (Italian, Messina ca. 1430–1479 Messina), An artist of astonishing

Sari, 18th century, Attributed to India, Silk, cotton, and metal thread, H. 148 in. (375.9 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Bead, Roman, Glass, Height: 7/16 x 13/16 in. (1.1 x 2 cm), Glass

Gold earring with head of a goat, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 1/8 x 9/16 in. (1.4 x 0.4 x 1.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Self-portrait, 1558, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment, 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.5 x 5.7 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Simon Bening (Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges), Written in gold on a red background is an inscription that

Sheet, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, Overall: 94 1/2 × 62 in. (240 × 157.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Bead pendants, tubular, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 3/16 x 1/4 x 13/16 in. (0.4 x 0.6 x 2.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Stone Figure, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H x W: 7 3/8 x 3 3/8in. (18.7 x 8.6cm), Stone-Sculpture

Floral plaque, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 2.4 × W. 3 cm (15/16 × 1 3/16 in

Candelabra, 15th century (?), German (?), Pewter, Overall: 9 1/2 x 6 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (24.2 x 16.7 x 8.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Brooch, 100–300, Roman, Champlevé enamel, bronze, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 5/8 in. (4.4 x 3 x 1.6 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Small wine pot or teapot, 1662–1722, Chinese, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue., Height: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.), Ceramics, Chinese , Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, This small, squat, pear-shaped pot has an eared handle and a curved spout.

Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo, probably ca. 1622–25, Oil on canvas, 44 5/8 x 37 3/4 in. (113.3 x 95.9 cm), Paintings, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), During the six years he spent in Italy

Portrait of a Man, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 26 1/4 x 19 7/8 in. (66.7 x 50.5 cm), Paintings, Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo) (Italian, Florence 1486–1530 Florence), This is probably the 'natural-seeming and very beautiful'

Beads, 13, Glass, Other: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Glass

Toy Kitchen, 1830–80, Possibly made in Germany; Possibly made in United States, American or German, Wood, metal, ceramics, 17 x 29 x 13 7/8 in. (43.2 x 73.7 x 35.2 cm), Natural Substances

Saint Jerome as Scholar, ca. 1610, Oil on canvas, 42 1/2 x 35 1/16 in. (108 x 89 cm), Paintings, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1540/41–1614 Toledo), El Greco executed at least five paintings of Saint Jerome.

[Boston Doctors], ca. 1850, Daguerreotype, 16.5 x 21.6 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.), Photographs, Albert Sands Southworth (American, West Fairlee, Vermont 1811–1894 Charlestown, Massachusetts), Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, Wayland,

Twenty-four Instances of Filial Piety, Edo period (1615–1868), 1774, Japan, Ink and color on paper, 8 3/4 × 6 × 3/8 in. (22.2 × 15.2 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Torii Kiyotsune (Japanese, active ca. 1757–1779

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: The streetcar on Tremont Street, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor., 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St.

Jewel cabinet with watch, probably ca. 1765–70, British, London, Case: agate, mounted in gilded copper and gilded brass and set with painted enamel on copper plaques, and fruitwood; Dial: white enamel, Overall: 13 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.

Fragment, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; yellowish buff slip, painted in black slip under transparent colorless glaze (buffware), 1 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (4.5 x 6.5 cm), Ceramics

Sword-Hilt Collar (Fuchi), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g), Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Beads, 4, Glass, Other: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm), Glass

Duck amulet, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 200 BC–200 AD, From Egypt, Agate, L. 1 × W. 0.6 × H. 0.8 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 5/16 in.), This is one of a small group of animals carved in semiprecious stones from the Davis Collectiom that share share a

Beads, 3, Glass, Width (largest bead): 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Glass

Mirror, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), Korea, Bronze, Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Mirrors

Pincushion, 1820s–30s, Canada, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, Huron, Silk trade cloth, porcupine quill, H. 2 1/2 x W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 x 6.4 cm), Textiles-Implements

Candelabra, 16th century, Spanish, Iron, Overall: 66 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (168.9 x 36.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Tomb of Joseph I, Emperor of Hungary, King of Bohemia, 1700–1769, Etching and engraving, 21-1/2 x 13-7/8 in. (54.6 x 35.2 cm); mat size: 28 x 22 in., Prints, Alexander Galli Bibiena (Italian, 1687– before 1769

Hanging, 17th century, German, Nuremberg, Wool, silk, metal thread on canvas, H. 95 x W. 78 inches (241.3 x 198.1 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Hunting Scene, late 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Qazvin, Ink and watercolor on paper, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Codices, In the 1570s and '80s the vogue for albums made up of single–page paintings and drawings and calligraphies developed.

Landscape with a Pond, ca. 1850, Black ink and gray wash on cream laid paper, 5 5/16 x 6 15/16 in. (13.5 x 17.6 cm), Drawings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon

Chessmen (32), ca. 1806–37, Indian, Silver, Queen 1 7/8', King 1 11/16', Bishop 1 3/16', Knight 1 1/16', Rook 1 3/16', Pawn 15/16', Chess Sets

Ring, Silver, Other: 3/4 × 3/4 × 1/2 in. (2 × 2 × 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Episode B at Kairouan, 1931, Ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 16 3/8 × 24 1/2 in. (41.6 × 62.2 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

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

Prayer Rug with Triple Arch Design, 18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Konya, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 62 3/4 in. (159.4 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Prayer rugs or 'seccade' carpets were among the most

Pair of sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver, Menuki (a); L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword

Cerveliere (Cap Worn Under Mail), 15th century, possibly German, Rope, Miscellaneous

Black horse, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta body; wooden legs and tail; velvet covered wooden saddle; satin saddle blanket with metallic thread; gold braided girth and neck strap with silver buckles; silver

Noble of Edward III (r. 1327–77), 1361–69, British, Gold, Overall: 1 1/4 x 1/16 in. (3.2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Manuscript Leaf with the Trinity in an Initial T, from an Antiphonary, second half 15th century, Made in Florentine, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 22 3/8 x 15 9/16 in. (56.8 x 39.5 cm), Manuscripts and

Part I: Carolo III. Lotharingiae et Barri Duci. . .Dix grande Tables, contenantes les pourtaictz des pompe funebres, 1609?–?1610 , Engraving, Books, Frédéric Brentel (German, 1580–1651 (active Strasbourg)), Matthäus Merian the Elder

Grisaille Fragment with Plant Motif, 1220–72, Crusader, Stained Glass, 1 15/16 × 2 × 3/16 in. (4.9 × 5.1 × 0.4 cm), Glass-Stained, Painted in grisaille (shades of grey) in a style associated with the mid-1200s in France, these fragments

Kneeling Donor, late 15th century, French, Stone, Overall: 18 in. (45.7 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Virgin Fainting at the Cross, early 16th century, Made in Antwerp (?), Flanders, South Netherlandish, Oak, Overall: 14 x 12 11/16 x 2 7/8 in. (35.6 x 32.2 x 7.3 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Textile with Brocade, 14th century, Italo-Arabic, Silk, gold thread, Overall: 5 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (13.7 × 12 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Owl Hieroglyph Inlay, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Beryl, H. 2.8 (1 1/8 in.); W. 1.9 (3/4 in.); Th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in

Earring, boat-shaped, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 3/8 x 3/16 x 9/16 in. (1 x 0.4 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Archaic, ca. 550–530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Vases, On the shoulder, women dancing between musicians playing flute and lyre, On the body, wedding procession.

Portrait of a Man with a High Hat, Oil on wood, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.1 cm), Paintings, French Painter (dated 1570

Pendant, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) , Ivories and Bone

Orphrey section made into cushion, second half 16th century, Italian or Spanish, silk, linen, metal, 46.5 x 46 cm (18 3/8 x 18 1/8 in), Textiles-Embroidered

Self-Portrait, ca. 1850, Ivory, Oval, 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (68 x 55 mm), Miniatures, Attributed to John Faed (British, Burley Mill, Scotland 1820–1902 Burley Mill, Scotland

Openwork Copper Bead with Bird Design, 12th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Copper, Diameter 1-9/16 in. (4 cm), Beads-Ornaments

Barges Moored by Cottages, mid-late 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and grayish brown ink, brown and grayish brown wash over black chalk., 5 7/8 x 6 15/16 in. (15 x 17.6 cm), Drawings, Style of Claes Jansz. Visscher the Younger

The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini), Pala period, 12th century, Bangladesh or India, Argillite, H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture portrays the

Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol), 1851–54, Cyanotype, Image: 35.1 x 24.6 cm (13 13/16 x 9 11/16 in.), Photographs, Anna Atkins (British, 1799–1871

Frieze fragment, ca. 1520–35, Italian, Rome, Oil on canvas, H. 38-3/16 in. (97 cm.); W. 56-5/16 in. (143 cm.), Paintings-Decorative, Follower of Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina

Landscape by Moonlight, ca. 1676, Black chalk and brush and black ink with gray and grayish black wash heightened with white., 10 3/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25.8 x 18 cm), Drawings, Anthonie Waterloo (Dutch, Lille 1609–1690 Utrecht), Anthonie