Images at Librifly

Glass eye bead, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Phoenician or Carthaginian, Glass; rod-formed and applied, Height: 13/16 x 1 in. (2.1 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Uncertain color, with opaque yellow and white, and

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, late 12th–early 13th century, Made in Western Iran or Northern Iraq, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper, 13 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (35.2 x 21.7cm), Codices

Nine dessert plates, ca. 1769, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Each: diam. 22.2 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain

Miquelet Pistol, ca. 1790–1807, Barcelona, Spanish, Barcelona, Steel, gold, wood (walnut), Caliber, .665 in, (16.89 mm), Firearms-Pistols, This is a rare example of a Spanish firearm with Neoclassical decoration. Especially noteworthy

Bracelet, 6th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Iron; inlaid with bronze disks, H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Jewelry

Headdress Frontlet, 1820–40, Canada, British Columbia, Tsimshian, Wood, abalone shell, pigment, H. 8 3/4 x W. 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.9 cm), Wood-Sculpture

Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle: A Plan and Elevation of the Royal Fire-Works, London, 1749, ca. 1749, Etching and engraving, Prints, George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756), After Jean Nicolas Servandoni (Italian, Florence 1695–1766 Paris

Scenes from the Life of Christ, mid-1340s, Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, gold ground, 26 1/4 x 15 in. (66.7 x 38.1 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Baronzio (Italian, active in Romagna and the Marches, second quarter 14th century),

Letter Case, 1835–40, Canada, Quebec, Huron, Birchbark, silk, moosehair, H. 7 1/4 x W. 10 1/2 in. (18.4 x 26.7 cm), Bark-Containers

Crescent Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Copper, H. 2 3/8 x W. 3 1/8 in. (6 x 7.9 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Close Helmet with Falling Buffe, ca. 1590–95, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 2 oz. (2778 g), Helmets

Cabinet (installed with ), ca. 1400 (rebuilt, 20th century), Italian, Umbria, Walnut, iron., H. 93.3 cm, W. 75.3 cm, D. 48.5 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Window, probably 17th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Stained glass, gypsum, Window: H. 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm), Glass

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.2 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Gold Cross Pendant, 500–700, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/2in. (9 x 6.8 x 1.2cm), Metalwork-Gold, A wealthy person or a member of the clergy may have worn this elegant cross, the largest known to have been worked in opus

Bacchante with grapes and three infants, late 18th century, French, Paris, Terracotta, on painted and gilt wood pedestal, Group: 7 5/16 × 10 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (18.6 × 26.7 × 16.8 cm); Pedestal: 4 7/8 × 12 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (12.4 × 31.1 ×

Papyrus Fragments, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Framed: 11 x 17 5/16 in. (28 x 44 cm), Papyrus

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz.

Textile with Figures, 14th century, Italian, Silk, Overall: 1 3/16 × 8 1/8 in. (3 × 20.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Cabinet, ca. 1870–75, British, London, Mahogany veneered with ebony and Macassar ebony, inlaid with boxwood and ivory, glass, H. 39-1/2 x W. 81 x D. 23 in. (100.3 x 205.7 x 58.4 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Three Studies of Écorchés, after 1640, Engraving, plate: 12 5/16 x 8 3/16 in. (31.3 x 20.8 cm), Prints, Paulus Pontius (Flemish, Antwerp 1603–1658 Antwerp), After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night, ca. 1660, Oil on wood, 10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm), Paintings, Pieter Neeffs the Younger (Flemish, 1620–after 1675), and Frans Francken III (Flemish, 1607–1667), The sculpted and human figures

Earring-hook type, Gold, Other: 3/8 × 1/4 × 1/2 in. (1 × 0.7 × 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 2 11/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/4 in. (6.8 × 4.3 × 0.7 cm), Vases, Lion's-skin

Terracotta lamp in the form of a satyr's mask, Terracotta, Other: 2 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 6 1/2 in. (5.7 x 9 x 16.5 cm), Terracottas

Crozier of Saint Mura, of Fahan, County Donegal, early 20th century (original dated 7th century), Irish, Bronze, silver, gem stones, 48 1/2 x 1.77 x 6 1/4 in. (123.2 x 4.5 x 15.9 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall, last quarter of 16th century, India (Gujarat, Patan), Teak with traces of color, H. (approx.) 15 ft. (4.58 cm), Sculpture, The carved wooden dome, balconies and supports of this architectural

Sheet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose, Linen, ink, L. 488 cm (192 1/8 in.); w. 140 cm (55 1/8 in

Page of Calligraphy with Stenciled and Painted Borders from a Subhat al-Abrar (Rosary of the Devout) of Jami, text, ca. 1500; borders, first quarter 17th century, Decorated in India. Made in present-day Afghanistan or Iran, Herat or Mashhad,

Gold earring with disc and pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 3/16 x 3/8 x 3/4 in. (0.5 x 0.9 x 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Leaf from a Diptych with the Adoration of the Magi, 14th century, French, Ivory, Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 3/8 in. (14.7 x 10 x 1 cm), Ivories

Bowls, 14th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, Ceramics, Fuel has always been an expensive commodity and Islamic potters, like those of today, often sought to economize on its use by packing their ceramic

Hammered Silver Petal Ornament, 8th–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Silver (hammered), gilt, H x W: 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (11.4 x 6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Earring, baule type, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other (.a): 15/16 × 1 × 2 7/16 in. (2.4 × 2.6 × 6.1 cm), Gold and Silver

清中期 玉童子牧牛, Boy with water buffalo, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Jade (nephrite), H. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm); W. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm); L. 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm), Jade

Netsuke of Noh Mask, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Netsuke

The Pond (La Mare), 1855, Oil on wood, 13 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. (34.3 x 51.8 cm), Paintings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon), Painted during the artist’s most productive period, this landscape demonstrates Rousseau’s

Netsuke of Geisha and Attendant, Edo period (1615–1868), end of the 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Netsuke

Confraternity Board (Tabella di Confraternita), late 16th or early 17th century (with alterations), Italian, (Bologna?), Mostly walnut; pine and poplar; carved, and partially painted and gilded., H. 132 cm, W. 79 cm, D. 13.5 cm,

Saint John, 15th century, British, English oak, Overall: 33 7/16 x 12 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (84.9 x 30.8 x 17.1 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Graziella, 1878, Oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 44 1/4 in. (200 x 112.4 cm), Paintings, Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (French, Tournan 1836–1912 Paris), Winner of the coveted Prix de Rome in 1861, Lefebvre fulfilled his early promise both as a painter of

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 15/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (7.5 x 2.7 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Relief from casket, Roman, Ivory, Other: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/16 in. (4.8 x 4.8 x 0.2 cm), Relief from a casket with a basket of fruit

Charles IX (1550–1574), King of France, Oil on wood, 12 3/8 x 9 in. (31.4 x 22.9 cm), Paintings, Style of François Clouet (French, painted shortly after 1561), Showing Charles IX around age eleven, wearing the Ordre de Saint-Michel, this

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 2 5/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (6.7 x 2.1 x 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 drawn

Saucer, part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner), 1813, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diameter: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This breakfast service was presented by Napoleon I to Princess

The Birth of Venus, 1875, Oil on canvas, 41 3/4 x 71 7/8 in. (106 x 182.6 cm), Paintings, Alexandre Cabanel (French, Montpellier 1823–1889 Paris), The first version of Cabanel's Birth of Venus (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) created a sensation at

Lady of the Lake, ca. 1936–39, Oil on canvas, 20 1/2 x 36 in. (52.1 x 91.4 cm), Paintings, Horace Pippin (American, West Chester, Pennsylvania 1888–1946 West Chester, Pennsylvania), A self-taught artist from Pennsylvania, Pippin only

Jar, Whiskered Face, 4th–6th century, Peru, Nasca, Ceramic, H. 3 x Diam. 3 9/16 in. (7.6 x 9 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of an Emesal prayer, Seleucid or Parthian, ca. 2nd–1st century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Seleucid or Parthian, Clay, 1 3/8 x 1 x 7/8 in. (3.4 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm),

Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica or Panama, Chiriqui, Gold (cast alloy), H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Glass spindle whorl, Early to Mid Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; rod-formed and wound, Height: 3/8 x 1 in. (1 x 2.5 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with opaque white trail., Domed body, flattened at center; flat

Arretine ware fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (3.2 × 4.4 × 0.9 cm), Vases, Medusa mask

Four Seasons (Winter), 1753–55, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, 5 × 2 3/4 in. (12.7 × 7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Sandal Soles, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, leather, Overall (a): 8 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 1/8 in. (21.6 × 7 × 0.3 cm), Textiles

Festival for Saint Placidus, Messina, August 2, 1589: Fireworks Obelisk, 1591, Etching, Overall: 9 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 3/16 in. (23.1 x 17.5 x 3 cm), Prints

Double snuffbox, Jean Ducrollay (French, born 1709, master 1734, recorded 1760), 1749–50, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, vellum, gouache, glass, H. 1-3/4 × W. 3-3/16 × D. 2-1/4 in. (4.4 × 8.1 × 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum,

Plaque with the Ox of Saint Luke, 14th century, Made in Catalonia, Spain, Catalan, Basse taille enamel, silver, Overall: 2 x 2 1/8 x 1/16 in. (5.1 x 5.4 x 0.1 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, These plaques depict the Eagle of John (top), the Ox

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Cup with cover, Gottlieb Menzel (1676–1757, master 1709), 1736–37, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Gottlieb Menzel (1676–1757, master 1709

Examples of Hokusai's Drawing, Edo period (1615–1868), 1818, Japan, Ink on paper, 10 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 3/8 in. (26.7 × 17.9 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo

Bowl, 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; buff slip, polychrome slip decoration, glazed, H. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm), Ceramics

Covered Cup, ca. 1500–1550, German, Gabbro, copper-gilt, Overall: 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 16.5 x 12.1 cm), Lapidary Work-Gabbro

Hercules and Cacus, 1588, Chiaroscuro woodcut in green/yellow-green, 15 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. (40.1 x 32.9 cm), Prints, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem

Candlestick, 19th century (?), in 17th century Flemish or German style, European, Copper alloy of reddish tone., H. 50 cm. (excluding pricket)., Metalwork, This candlestick is one of pair. The coarse casts with deliberate damages suggest a

Seven Hammered Gold Strips, A.D. 200–900 , Peru, Peruvian, Gold, Diameter 2-5/8 in., Metal-Ornaments

Fragmentary marble grave stele, Archaic, end of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, Overall: 8 3/8 x 9 5/8in. (21.3 x 24.5cm), Stone Sculpture, The piece preserves part of the two feet of a figure that was depicted against a red

Enthroned Virgin and Child, ca. 1200–1250, Made in probably Aragon or Navarre, Spain, Spanish, Ivory, traces of paint, Overall: 5 3/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/16 in. (13.2 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm), Ivories, Although many ivory statues from medieval France

Exactitude, 1929 (after), Gouache drawing after poster of 1929, image: 39 3/8 x 24 1/2 in. (100 x 62.2 cm), Drawings, Pierre Fix-Masseau (French, Paris 1905–1994

Saucer (part of a service), 1743–59, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Chasuble Fragment, 14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Silk and metal thread, H. 41 in. (104.1 cm), Textiles-Woven

Waterfall at Mont-Dore, 1818, Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (41.3 x 56.2 cm), Paintings, Achille-Etna Michallon (French, Paris 1796–1822 Paris), This painting depicts a waterfall in the Auvergne, although it was painted in Italy. It

The Crowd, 1910, Oil print, 15.8 x 22.8 cm. (6 1/4 x 9 in.), Photographs, Robert Demachy (French, 1859–1936), To dissociate their pictures from the snapshots and photomechanical reproductions that became common throughout the world in the

Dancers with Instruments, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, H. 24 cm (9 7/16

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); L. of head 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

The Black Swallowtail from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 3, 1862, Color lithograph, sheet: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6.1 cm), Prints

Hood from a cope, 18th century, french, silk; metal, 25 1/4 x 25 5/8 in (64 x 65 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Chasuble Front with Orphreys, 16th century, Spanish, Silk; metal; linen, 46 x 29 1/4 in. (116.8 x 74.3 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

The Virgin of the Nativity, probably ca. 1500, Tempera and gold on wood, 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.4 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Filippino Lippi (Italian, Prato ca. 1457–1504 Florence), The picture is a fragment of a Nativity, the

Faience appliqué with a bust of Dionysos, Hellenistic, 3rd–1st century B.C., Greek, Faience, Overall: 2 5/16 x 2 x 1 1/16in. (5.9 x 5.1 x 2.7cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, The use of faience, a material of Egyptian origin, for an object of

Cameo with Saint Nicholas, 12th–13th century, Made in Venice ?, Byzantine or Italian, Moulded glass paste, Overall: 1 x 13/16 x 5/16 in. (2.6 x 2 x 0.8 cm), Glass, This glass paste imitation cameo is of Saint Nicholas of Myra, who wears

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 7/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 4.3 × 0.6 cm), Vases

Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix, ca. 15th–16th century, Vietnam, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Ceramics, Fanciful shapes, including vessels in the form of birds, animals, and human figures, as

Joseph Standing Before Pharaoh, from The Story of Joseph, bound in Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti, 1585, Engraving; second state of three, Plate: 8 7/16 × 10 7/16 in. (21.5 × 26.5 cm), Prints, Jan Collaert I

Knife, blade, probably 18th century; hilt, 17th century, blade, Italian; hilt, Dutch, Steel, ivory, brass, L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g), Knives

近代, 倪田, 雙馬圖, 軸, Two Horses, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1904, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 42 7/8 x 19 9/16 in. (108.9 x 49.7 cm), Paintings, Ni Tian (Chinese, 1855–1919

Ostrakon, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 15/16 x 3 1/16 in. (12.5 x 7.8 cm), Ceramics

Vase Fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (3.1 × 4 × 0.5 cm), Vases, Flower, tendrils and a woman

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 1.22 x 1.93 x 2.24 in. (3.1 x 4.9 x 5.69 cm),

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 5.5cm x W 3.5 x H 3, Stucco

Hunters with attendant, ca. 1760, German, Höchst, Hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, Height: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Vase, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 7 × 2 × 5 1/16 in. (17.8 × 5.2 × 12.9 cm), Vases, Two-handled without decoration

Textile, 14th–15th century, Made in Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Silk, Overall: 11 3/4 × 21 5/8 in. (29.8 × 54.9 cm), Textiles-Woven

Shield (Adarga), probably mid-18th century, Mexican, Leather, pigment, H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11 oz. (1219 g), Shields, Adargas are a type of leather shield introduced into Spain from North Africa in the

Tomb Chapel of Raemkai: West Wall, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2446–2389 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, North of the Djoser pyramid complex, Mariette D3, Egyptian Antiquities Service/Quibell excavations, 1907–08,

Disk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, silver, garnet or glass paste cabochon, Overall: 7/8 x 5/16 in. (2.2 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Dish, ca. 1755, British, Longton Hall, Staffordshire, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall, irregular diameter (confirmed): 1 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (3.5 × 21 × 21 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Many of the products of the short lived Longton Hall

Key, 15th century (?), French (?), Copper alloy, cabochon amethyst, Overall: 2 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (5.1 x 2.8 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Latten, The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of

Fragment of an ovoid flask, Third Intermediate Period or later, ca. 1070–664 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, 5 × 3.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in.), This fragment, from an ovoid flask with a narrow neck, preserves part of a band of water, on which

Cameo with Saint George, 1100–1300, Byzantine, Jasper, Overall: 1 1/4 x 11/16 x 5/16 in. (3.2 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm), Lapidary Work-Jasper, Saint George holds a shield and a sword, emphasizing his role as a protector. Expensive cameo and