Images at Librifly

Jug, 1602, German, Raeren, Salt-glazed stoneware, pewter, Overall (confirmed): 14 7/16 × 7 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (36.6 × 18.1 × 16.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Manuscript Illumination with Crucifixion in an Initial T, from a Missal, ca. 1400, Made in Avignon, France, French, Tempera, ink and gold on parchment, Overall: 3 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (8.8 x 9 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, The use of

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Vitae Patrum (Lives of the Desert Fathers), January 8, 1511, Woodcuts, 10 3/16 × 7 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (25.9 × 19.1 × 2.7 cm), Books

Maharaja Sital Dev in Devotion, ca. 1690, India (Punjab Hills, Basohli), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 5 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (14.3 x 11.7 cm), Paintings, The image of the blind raja Sital Dev stands apart from other

Table Base with Jonah Swallowed and Cast Up by the Big Fish, early 300s, Made in Asia Minor, Roman, Marble, white, Overall: 19 1/2 x 24 x 13 1/4 in. (49.5 x 61 x 33.7 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The sculpture portrays two key episodes from the

Gourd-Shaped Basket, 19th century, Japan, Bamboo, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Basketry

The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena, Tempera and gold on wood, 11 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (28.9 x 22.2 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena), These three panels belong to a

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. of head 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Mask, 12th–9th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Tlatilco, Ceramic, H. 4 3/4 x W. 4 1/4 in. (12.1 x 10.8 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture

Walking dress, 1864–65, American, silk, cotton

Washington Irving's Illustrations for the Legend of Rip van Winkle, Designed and Etched by F.O.C. Darley, 1848, Illustrations: etching (?) and lithography, book: 13 x 16in. (33 x 40.6 cm), Books

Bead, control with scaraboid, Cypriot, Gold, sard, Other: 3/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (1 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Key, 13th century, German, Iron, Overall: 9 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/2 in. (23.1 x 7.7 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Buckle, dated 1500, French, Bronze, 1 x 1 5/8 in. (2.5 x 4.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Buckles & Ornament

Grappling for the Lost Cable, ca. 1866, Oil on canvas, 22 3/4 x 33 1/8 in. (57.8 x 84.1 cm), Paintings, Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826–1909

Angel Appearing to Seated Shepherd, 18th century, Southern German, Gouache on paper, Ave.: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Paper

Fragment of a Bowl, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with polychrome slip decoration under transparent glaze, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm), Ceramics

The Public Promenade, 1792, Etching, engraving, and aquatint printed in color, 14 3/8 x 23 1/4 in. (36.5 x 59.1 cm), Prints, Louis Philibert Debucourt (French, Paris 1755–1832 Paris), An accomplished printmaker and social satirist,

Trencher (one of a set), early 17th century, British, Sycamore wood, painted and gilt, 4 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (11.6 × 14.4 cm), Natural Substances

Panel Fragments, 10th–15th century, Peru, Peru; central coast (?), Cotton, camelid hair, Overall: 21 3/8 x 46 1/2 in. (54.28 x 118.11 cm), Textiles-Woven

Vase with cover, 1888–98, Pottery, H.13-3/4 x Dia. 9-1/2 in., 6.5 lb. (34.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 3 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Purse Frame, 15th–16th century, French, Iron, Overall: 7 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 3/4 in. (19.2 x 14.1 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Les Échappemens à repos comparés aux echappemens à recul; et Examen des dernières observations de Monsieur de La Lande, 1755, French, Paper, leather, Overall: 7 × 4 × 1 in. (17.8 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm), Books and book bindings, Jean Jodin

Papyrus Fragments of a Letter from Daniel and Jacob to Pesenthius, 7th century, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 6 x 1 7/16 in. (15.2 x 3.7 cm), Papyrus

Drinking Bowl, 15th century, British, Mazer wood with silver and engraved silver mounts, Overall: 1 1/2 x diam. 4 3/16 in. (3.8 x diam.10.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Inlay, floral?, sema-tawy?, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Polychrome glass, H. 1.9 × W. 3.3 cm (3/4 × 1 5/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design

The Dormition of the Virgin, Tempera and oil on wood, gold ground, 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (34.3 x 28.6 cm), Paintings, Ioannes Mokos (Greek, active 1680–1724

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.7 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Saint Peter, ca. 1500, North Netherlandish, Oak with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 25 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/4in. (65.1 x 24.1 x 13.3cm), Sculpture-Wood

Pair of candelabra, Attributed to Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), second half 18th century, British, Gilt bronze, Derbyshire spar, Overall (.1a–h, wt. confirmed): 18 1/16 × 13 1/4 in., 15 lb. (45.9 × 33.7

Snuffbox, Saint James's Factory (British, 1749–1759), ca. 1755, British, St. James, London, Soft-paste porcelain, gold, 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (6.4 x 5.4cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Saint James's Factory (British, 1749–1759

Terracotta jug, Cypro-Archaic I, ca. 750–600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm), Vases, In vase-painting of mainland Greece, floral and foliate ornament is always contained and precise. This jug is noteworthy for the almost

Key, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in. (8.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 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

Coffee service, 1773, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Silver, parcel gilt, enamel, wood, Metalwork-Silver In Combination, After a painting by Pietro Rotari (Italian, Verona 1707–1762 St. Petersburg), The service is thought to have been given

Necklace with 16 beads, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 1/4 × 1/16 × 2 13/16 in. (0.6 × 0.1 × 7.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Glass Fragment, 12th century, French, Colorless glass and vitreous paint, Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1/16 in. (9.5 x 9.1 x 0.2 cm), Glass-Stained

Beaded Necklace, 1st–mid-16th century, Peru, Peru; north coast (?), Shell, stone, Length 21-1/4 in. (54 cm)dbld, Beads-Ornaments

Hairpin, 5th–6th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 x 1/8 in. (11.5 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm), Woodwork

Holy-water stoup with relief of Mary of Egypt, Giovanni Giardini (Italian, Forlì 1646–1722 Rome), ca. 1702, Italian, Rome, Lapis lazuli, silver, and gilded bronze, Gr. H. 23-3/4 in. (60.3 cm); Gr. W. 14-3/8 in. (36.5 cm); Gr. D. 4-1/2 in.

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Book Cover (?) with Ivory Figures, before 1085, Made in Constantinople, Spanish, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass & stone cabochons, cloisonné enamel, Ivory with traces of gilding on pine support, Overall: 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.

Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine, ca. 1185, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. (8.6 x 2.8 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Among the most splendid objects in

Violin Bow, mid-18th century, France, French, wood, L: ca. 24', Chordophone-Accessories-bow

Snuffbox, Barnabé Sageret (master 1731, died 1758), 1757–58, French, Paris, Gold, enamel, 1 1/2 × 3 5/16 × 2 7/16 in. (3.8 × 8.4 × 6.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Barnabé Sageret (master 1731, died 1758)Enamels painted by

The Young Saint John the Baptist, Tempera and oil on wood, 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (29.2 x 23.5 cm), Paintings, Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio) (Italian, Florence 1462–1522 Florence), Saint John the Baptist is one of the

The Meeting of Alexander the Great and Diogenes, Oil on canvas, 88 3/4 x 127 5/8 in. (225.4 x 324.2 cm), including added strips of 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) at left and 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) at right, Paintings, Gaspar de Crayer (Flemish,

Gold earring with head of a bull, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 1/4 x 5/8 in. (1.7 x 0.6 x 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Monkey fountain figure, early 17th century, Southern German or Austrian, Innsbruck, Bronze, Overall (confirmed): 13 1/8 × 7 11/16 × 10 1/8 in., 26.7 lb. (33.3 × 19.5 × 25.7 cm, 12.1 kg), Sculpture-Bronze

Interior of a Gothic Church by Day, probably ca. 1635–40, Oil on copper, 5 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (13 x 16.5 cm), Paintings, Pieter Neeffs the Elder (Flemish, active 1605–1656/61), and Frans Francken III (Flemish, 1607–1667), Pieter Neeffs

White stone engraved gem, Archaic, late 7th–late 6th century B.C., Greek, White stone, 1 in. (2.5 cm), Gems, Flying bird with a snake in its beak; the body, wings and tail are drawn full font as if seen from above, the head in profile

Dropper flask, 3rd–4th century, Roman, Almost colorless glass with a pale green or yellow tint. Blown (the body blown in a dip mold), tooled, the rim finished at the furnace., H. 8.6 cm; diam. of rim 4.5 cm; diam. of body 5.7 cm, Glass

Male Ruffed Grouse in the Forest, 1907–8, Watercolor on paper, 19 3/4 x 20 in. (50.2 x 50.8 cm), Drawings, Gerald Thayer (American, 1883–1939

Venus and Adonis, from the series The Story of Adonis, ca. 1579, Engraving; second state of two, plate: 8 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (20.9 x 30.1 cm), Prints, Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp), After Anthonie Blocklandt

Dish with cover and liner, Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (1736–1788, master 1765, retired 1777), 1775–76, French, Paris, Silver, H. with cover 7-5/16 in. (18.6 cm.); Gr. W. 12-1/2 in. (31.8 cm.); Diam. of liner 10 in. (25.4 cm.),

Earring, delta-shaped with beads, Gold, silver, Other: 3/4 × 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (1.9 × 0.9 × 3 cm), Gold and Silver

Nail, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 1 5/16 x 13/16 in. (3.4 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Tea caddy (one of a pair), early 19th century, British, Pine base, cover; paper, silk, Overall (caddy, confirmed): 5 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (14 × 19.7 × 9.5 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The term caddy, now used for any tea container,

Gold funerary wreath, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Gold and Silver, The wreath comprises oak leaves and acorns. Egyptian mummy portraits of the Roman period often show the deceased wearing such

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 460–450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, Overall: 16 11/16 x 5 7/16in. (42.4 x 13.8cm), Vases, Woman and youth at two graves. This lekythos is impressive for the well-preserved

Kneeling woman with a bowl (from a nativity), 18th century, Made in Guatemala, Guatemalan, Wood, polychromed and gilded, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Sculpture

Armor (Gusoku), 18th century, Toyohara, Okinawa prefecture, Japanese, Toyohara, Eichizan province, Iron, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, silk, horse hair, ivory, as mounted: H. 58 5/8 in. (148.8 cm); W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6

Bracelet fragments, Cypriot, Silver, Other (A): 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 2.7 x 0.7 cm), Gold and Silver

Side chair (one of a pair), ca. 1730, British, Walnut, walnut veneer, 40 × 20 3/4 × 20 in. (101.6 × 52.7 × 50.8 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 7/16 x 4 3/4 in. (13.8 x 12 cm), Ceramics

Lidded Vessel (Kuduo), 18th–19th century, Ghana, Akan peoples, Asante, Brass, H. 10 3/4 x W. 7 3/4 x D. 7 13/16 in. (27.3 x 19.7 x 19.9 cm), Metal-Containers, Ornate, cast brass vessels known as kuduo were the possessions of kings and

Valance with Chigi coat of arms, mid-17th century, Italian, Red silk cut velvet appliqued with linen and silk rep weave outlined with couched gilt and cotton cording ending in tassels., Incl. tacking edge & fringe 197 x 57 cm (77 5/8 x 22 1/2

近代 俞明 米芾拜石圖 軸, Mi Fu at Stone Worship, early 20th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Overall with mounting: 69 3/4 × 18 1/8 in. (177.2 × 46 cm), Paintings, Yu Ming (Chinese, 1884–1935), Yu Ming,

Two Putti Trying To Stop a Monkey Abducting a Child from a set of the Giochi di Putti, ca. 1635, Italian, Rome, Wool warps, wool and silk wefts, L. 102 x W. 104 in. (259 x 264 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Cartoon by Tommaso Vincidor (Tommaso di

Pair of Arm Bands, 11th–mid-16th century, Costa Rica or Panama, Costa Rica or Panama, Gold, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Candlestick, Pricket, 15th century, South Netherlandish, Brass, Overall: 15 1/2 x 6 5/16 in. (39.4 x 16 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Shell, Diam. 1.2 cm (1/2 in

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 10 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (27.2 x 6.8 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Gold swivel ring with carnelian scarab, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, gold, Diam.: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Gems, On the scarab, head of a man

Banister-back armchair, 1720–40, Possibly made in Massachusetts, United States; Possibly made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, American, Hard maple, soft maple, ash, 44 1/2 x 23 x 22 1/2 in. (113 x 58.4 x 57.2 cm), Furniture,

Caricature of a Polish Count, ca. 1694–1755, Pen and brown ink, 12 3/8 x 8 5/16 in. (31.5 x 21.1 cm), Drawings, Pier Leone Ghezzi (Italian, Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno 1674–1755 Rome

Glass eye beads, Late Classical, 2nd half of 4th century B.C., Carthaginian, Glass, Other: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm), Glass

Marble head of Athena, Hellenistic, ca. 200 B.C., Greek, Marble, H. 19 in. (48.26 cm), Stone Sculpture, The dynamic movement and passionate expression of this colossal head mark it as a rare example of monumental art from the late third to the

Triumph of Temperance, 16th century, Flemish, Ivory, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory

Figure Vessel, 1st–3rd century, Peru, Vicús, Ceramic, pigment, H. 8 1/8 x W. 11 1/8 in. (20.6 x 28.2 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Paccha, 15th–early 16th century, Peru, Inca, Wood, Height 2-1/2 in., Wood-Containers

Gold and pearl earring, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Gold, pearl, H.: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Gold and Silver, Known as crotalia (from the Greek word for rattle or castanets) because the pearl pendants would produce a jingling noise

Stela of Ramesses II, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Limestone, H. 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in); w. 50.8 cm (20 in); th. 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in), This fragment of a limestone stela preserves

Terracotta amphora (jar), Late Archaic, ca. 490 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 16 5/16 in. (41.50 cm), Vases, Obverse, young man singing and playing the kithara, Reverse, judge. This work is a masterpiece of Greek

Portrait of a Lama, Possibly Dromton, last quarter of the 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, This enthroned lama, in a gold decorated robe, sits in a yogic posture, holding his

Neolithic Amulet, 2500 B.C–A.D. 700, Neolithic, Stone, Overall: 2 1/16 x 5/8 x 7/16 in. (5.3 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone

Panel, early 18th century, Italian or French, Silk; linen; metal on linen core, 69 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. (176.5 x 51.7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Panama, Veraguas, Gold, H. 5 1/2 x W. 6 3/4 in. (14 x 17.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Portrait of a Woman, 1700, Plumbago on vellum, Oval, 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (112 x 90 mm), Miniatures, Thomas Forster (British, active ca. 1690–1713

Candlestick, 15th century, French or Northern Spain, Wrought iron, H. 140.5 cm (without pricket)., Metalwork

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, Diam. of each 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Contes et nouvelles de Bocace florentin : traduction libre, accommodée au gout de ce temps, & enrichie de figures en taille-douce gravées par Mr. Romain de Hooge, 1697, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2 volumes: illustrations, etchings; Height: 6

Partial Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (9.8 x 7 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), 16th century, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, each H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.2 x 12.1 cm), Ceramics

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1800–1883, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Metal

Ferret, 6th–7th centuries, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany; Made in Gaul, Late Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in. (9.2 x 3.1 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Drawing of Two Medieval Swords, 19th century, Spanish, Paper, ink, graphite, 21 1/8 x 15 9/16 in. (53.6 x 39.6 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings, Mariano Fortuny Marsal (Spanish, Reus 1838–1874 Rome