Images at Librifly

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 2 7/16 × 2 11/16 × 3/16 in. (6.2 × 6.9 × 0.5 cm), Vases, Starburst

Mug, ca. 1695, British, Staffordshire, Red earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 6 7/8 × 4 13/16 × 3 3/8 in. (17.5 × 12.2 × 8.6 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, David Elers (British), John Philip Elers (British), The Elers brothers, John Philip and

Blade, before 16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Stone, Height 5 in., Stone-Implements

Stone Block with Relief, before 16th century, Ecuador, Ecuador, Stone, H. 13 x W. 23 in. (33 x 58.4 cm), Stone-Implements

Badge, ca. 1400, Catalonia, Spanish, Catalonia, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); W 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Mediterranean with Mount Agde, 1857, Albumen silver print from two glass negatives, 31.8 x 40.9 cm. (12 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.), Photographs, Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884), The dramatic effects of sunlight, clouds, and water in Le Gray’s

Shoulder Band Fragment, 6th–7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Textiles

Earring, Etruscan, Gold, Other: 9/16 × 1/8 × 9/16 in. (1.5 × 0.4 × 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver, Open ring of twisted cords, two plain and two incised

Drinking Horn, 19th century (original dated 15th century), Danish, Plaster cast, Overall: 18 7/8 x 3 5/16 in. (48 x 8.4 cm), Reproductions-Miscellany

Sunset near Arbonne, ca. 1860–65, Oil on wood, 25 1/4 x 39 in. (64.1 x 99.1 cm), Paintings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon), Approximately three miles separate the village of Barbizon, where Rousseau settled in 1836,

Brazier, probably 15th century, Attributed to India, Bronze; cast and chased, H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Metal, The interwoven and symmetrical organization of the scrolling stems and leaves of the side panels follows a gracious design common in

Crab Ornament, 11th–12th century, Peru, Peru; central coast (?), Silver, Length 1-3/4 in., Metal-Ornaments

Powder Flask with Bullet Box, Clock, Compass, and Sundial, ca. 1570–1600, Augsburg or Nuremberg, German, Augsburg or Nuremberg, Brass, gold, steel, glass, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns,

Plaque with the Last Judgement, ca. 1500, Made in Limoges, France, French, Painted enamel, copper, Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 3/16 x 1/16 in. (20.4 x 15.7 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Painted, Atelier of Monvaerni

Book Cover, early 20th century (original dated 12th century), Greek, Silver gilt, Overall: 14 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 3/16in. (35.7 x 17.1 x 0.5cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Furniture element, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, 5/8 x 15/16 x 3/16 in. (1.6 x 2.5 x 0.4 cm), Ivory/Bone-Ornaments

Cihuateotl, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, Overall: 26 x 17 1/4 x 17 in. (66.04 x 43.82 x 43.18 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This stone sculpture depicts a seated female figure wearing a plain skirt and a simple

Mirror, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), late 2nd century, China, Bronze, lacquered black, Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.2 cm), Mirrors

Bow Brooch, 5th–4th century B.C., Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 13/16 x 11/16 x 1 in. (7.1 x 1.7 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Album of Landscape Paintings by Ichiro Yashima, Edo period (1615–1868), 1823, Japan, Ink and color on paper, 9 × 6 1/8 × 3/8 in. (22.9 × 15.6 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868

Glass pendant in the form of a dolphin, Late Imperial, possibly 3rd–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass; tooled and rod-pierced, Other: 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (0.5 x 2.6 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue. Shaped as a dolphin in the round, with

Pair of Chinese figures, ca. 1752, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, .454: 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.8 × 6.4 cm); .455: 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (11.4 × 6.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Three Figures, ca. 1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: repoussé, chased, engraved, scraped, stippled, gilt;blue-black glass beads glass, Overall: 6 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 9/16 in. (17.6 x 9.3 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Bowing to

Bead, control plaque, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/4 in. (1.9 x 3.6 x 0.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Wooden Writing Tablets, 500–700, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood and wax, Overall (with mount): 10 1/2 x 11 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (26.7 x 30.2 x 14 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany, The recessed areas of these tablets were filled with wax and

Earring-loop type, plain, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 1/16 x 9/16 in. (1.8 x 0.2 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

The Entombment, early 16th century, Made in Antwerp, Flanders, South Netherlandish, Oak, Overall: 21 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 5 5/16 in. (55.6 x 46 x 13.5 cm), Sculpture-Wood, School of Antwerp

Standing cup, 1615–16, British, London, Silver gilt, Height: 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back), 11th–12th century, Made in Kiev, Kievan Rus', Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in. (5.4 x

Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1830, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Metal, Jacques Édouard Gatteaux (French, Paris 1788–1881 Paris

Escutcheon plate, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 6 9/16 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in. (16.6 x 5.2 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Papyri Fragments, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 4 15/16 x 12 3/8 in. (12.6 x 31.4 cm), Papyrus

Pendant Cross, 5th–7th century, Found Egypt, Maghagha, Bone, H. 13/16 in. (2. cm) , Ivories and Bone

Papyri Fragments of a Letter, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 4 11/16 x 6 11/16 in. (11.9 x 17 cm), Papyrus

絵本吾妻遊, Ehon Azuma asobi, Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi), Edo period (1615–1868), 1790, first month, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Overall: 8 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (22 × 15.8 cm),

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 560–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 11 x 11 13/16in. (27.9 x 30cm), Vases, Frieze of human figures, heads and knobs in relief (one piece inscribed); four pieces joined

'Bellini' design, 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, H. 69 in. (175.26 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Box, inscribed, Cypriot, Stone, H.: 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 7/8 in. (6 x 9.2 x 2.2 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, Fragment of a stone box with Cypriot inscription, dedicated to the Lady of Paphos

Casket or Portable Altar with the Crucifixion, Standing Saints, and Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Evangelists, ca. 1100–1150, North German or Danish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 4 x 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (10.2 x 20 x

Virgin and Child, ca. 1525–50, Netherlandish, Oil on wood, Overall: 4 x 3 1/16 in. (10.2 x 7.8 cm); Painted Surface: 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (8.9 x 6.8 cm), Paintings, Master of the Female Half-Lengths (Netherlandish, active ca. 1525–50

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory carved in openwork and ornamented in gold, H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm), Netsuke

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in. (8 x 4.1 x 1.4 cm), Ivories-Bone

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-3/4 in., Stone-Implements

Papyri Fragments, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 7 5/16 x 11 9/16 in. (18.5 x 29.3 cm), Papyrus

Portrait of a Dwarf, Oil on wood, 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (14.6 x 12.1 cm), Paintings, Style of Corneille de Lyon (French, second quarter 16th century

Skeleton clock and key, ca. 1850–65, British, Brass, partly silvered and painted, velvet, rosewood veneer, glass, H. with glass dome 18 in. (45.7 cm); H. of clock 14-3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 12-3/8 in. (31.4 cm); D. 6-3/8 in. (16.2 cm),

Fragment of a Compendium of the Genealogy of Christ, ca. 1230, British, Ink on vellum, Overall: 65 9/16 x 13 1/16 in. (166.5 x 33.2 cm) , Manuscripts and Illuminations, Written by Peter of Poitiers, chancellor at the University of Paris from

Incised Shell Pendant for Necklace, 10th–15th century, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Taino, Shell, Length 2-1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Shell-Ornaments

Birth of the Virgin (copy), 1581, Engraving; first state of two, sheet: 10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (27.4 x 20.2 cm), Prints, Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595), After Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, Hoorn ca. 1533–1578 Rome), After

Stone vessel fragment, Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age, 5th–3rd millennium B.C., Iran, Nishapur, Iran, Alabaster, 0.28 x 1.97 in. (0.71 x 5 cm), Stone-Vessels

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, L. of each 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Wt. of each 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Sultan, ca. 1770, German, Fulda, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Carpet, probably late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Turkey, Ezine, Canakkale, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, Textiles-Rugs

Textile, 15th century or later (?), European, Velvet, 10 ft. 8 in. × 83 1/4 in. (325.1 × 211.5 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Beheading of Anabaptist Martyrs, ca. 1640, Dutch, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown and gray wash., 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (18.1 x 13.3 cm), Drawings, School of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669

Spirals, Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Raised relief fragment, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber E. wall; 5th register, 1922–23, Limestone, varnish, 8.5 x 3.5 x 9

Two Scale Balance Beams, 9th–11th century, Peru, Lambayeque (Sicán), Copper (cast), H. 2 3/8 x W. 4 3/16 in. (6 x 10.6 cm), Metal-Implements

Cup and saucer with painted winter scenes, ca. 1829 (cup) and ca. 1834 (saucer), Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 8.6 cm; saucer: diam. 14.4 cm, Ceramics

Key, 16th century, French, Iron, Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 in. (8.5 x 3.7 x 2.5 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

Rowel Spur, ca. 1400, Catalonia, French or Spanish, Catalonia, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, L. 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm); L. of neck, 3 in. (7.62 cm); Diam. of rowel, 2 7/8 in. (7.03 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.45 g), Equestrian Equipment-Spurs, In the

Rectangular Plaque, middle of the 6th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 13/16 x 3/16 in. (4.5 x 2 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

The Fishermen (Fantastic Scene), ca. 1875, Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (55.2 x 81.9 cm), Paintings, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), The critic Georges Rivière admired this painting at the 1877

Facsimiles of the Dome Painting of the Chapel of Exodus, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, 325–375, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Tempera on paper, Overall: 19 7/8 x 25 13/16 in. (50.5 x 65.6 cm), Reproductions-Paintings,

Double Vessel, Figure, 14th–15th century, Peru, Chimú, Silver, H. 7 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 7 in. (17.8 x 9.3 x 17.8 cm), Metal-Containers

Lock, 11th century or later, Byzantine (?), Cast copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 in. (3.8 x 5 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Snuffbox in the form of a cat, ca. 1745, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, Length: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

A Guide to Paintings, Edo period (1615–1868), 1731, Japan, One volume, black and white, twenty-five double-page sheets; ink on paper, Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 1/2in. (26 x 16.5cm), Illustrated Books, Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750

Dancer, ca. 1880, Pastel and charcoal on blue-gray wove paper, sheet: 19 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (48.9 x 31.8 cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris

Scarab Finger Ring of Neferkhawet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1504–1447 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet, west chamber B, Burial of Neferkhawet (I), 3rd finger, left hand, 1934–35, Silver,

Saint Mary Magdalen, ca. 1350–75, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Marble, Overall: 15 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (39.6 x 10.4 x 6.7 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Attributed to Jean de Liège (Franco-Netherlandish, active ca.

Flail attachment, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 304 B.C.–A.D. 364, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, glass, H. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); D. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.), This fragment is probably from a flail, perhaps part of a large Osiris

Shawl, mid-19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool, silk; double interlocking twill tapestry weave, embroidered, pieced, Textile: L. 81 in. (205.7 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Faience workshop refuse, Late Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 13–18, early, ca. 1802–1450 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery south of pyramid, House A1, so-called 'faience factory', Low-fired whitish

Door knocker in the shape of a crocodile-like creature, 15th or 16th century, Spanish, Wrought iron, without tang: 12 3/8 × 1 9/16 × 3 7/16 in. (31.5 × 3.9 × 8.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Armorial Jug (boccale), ca. 1460–80, Italian, Florence or vicinity, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Ostracon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 B.C., From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Hibis, 1908–10, Pottery, ink, 14.2 x 13.7 x 1.2 cm (5 9/16 x 5 3/8 x 1/2 in

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 7/16 x 4 1/8 in. (8.7 x 10.5 cm), Ceramics

Cup (part of a service), 1743–59, Italian, Naples, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Hellenistic-style head, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 1.6 × W. 0.9 cm (5/8 × 3/8 in.), This head in dark glass probably represents an 'Ethiopian', popular subject matter in the Greco-Roman Period

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved, L 11 cm x W 9 x H 3.5, Stucco

Saint Jerome Beneath an Arch of Rock, ca. 1504–6, Engraving, plate: 11 x 8 7/8 in. (28 x 22.5 cm) trimmed to plate, Prints, Benedetto Montagna (Italian, ca. 1480–1555/58

Saucer, ca. 1876, Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States, American, Porcelain, Ceramics, Union Porcelain Works (1863–ca. 1922

Earring, delta-shaped, Gold, Other: 11/16 × 3/16 × 1 1/16 in. (1.7 × 0.5 × 2.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Dado Panel, 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Stucco, This small panel was excavated at Nishapur from a mound known as Sabz Pushan (the Green Covered). Excavations at Sabz Pushan revealed part

Distant Town Seen across Water and Fields, 1652, Black chalk with gray wash, 5 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (13.4 x 21.2 cm), Drawings, Style of Jan van Goyen (Dutch, Leiden 1596–1656 The Hague), This river scene recalls the style of Jan van Goyen’s

A man wearing a mask drinking a cup of coffee (Le Masque au Caffé), Title page to 'Divers Portraits', 1775, Etching and aquatint, plate: 9 5/16 x 6 1/2 in. (23.7 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Giovanni David (Italian, Cabella Ligure 1749–1790 Genoa),

Inlays from shrine: box of red bars, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 380–30 B.C., From Egypt, Glass

Eight-Pointed Star Tunic, 1460–1540, Peru, Inca, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 29 3/4 x 37 in. (75.57 x 93.98 cm), Textiles-Woven, Inka tunics, called unku in the Quechua language of the Andes, are usually longer than they are wide. They

Birds Swooping Down and Arrows, 1919, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on gesso on paper mounted on cardboard, 9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (24.4 × 32.1 cm), Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

The Smokers, ca. 1636, Oil on wood, 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (46.4 x 36.8 cm), Paintings, Adriaen Brouwer (Flemish, Oudenaarde 1605/6–1638 Antwerp), The Fleming Brouwer worked in Haarlem and Amsterdam before joining the Antwerp painters' guild in

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter from Pesenthius to Epiphanius, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 2 5/16 x 4 3/16 in. (5.9 x 10.7 cm), Papyrus

Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus, Archaic, 2nd quarter of the 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Hard limestone, Overall: 62 x 93 1/8 x 38 1/2in. (157.5 x 236.6 x 97.8cm), Stone Sculpture, The Amathus sarcophagus is arguably the single

Almanach royal, année bissextile M.DCC.LXCII : présenté a sa Majeste pour la premiere fois en 1699 par Laurent d'Houry, 1791, Paris, France, 679 pages, 1 folded map, Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and cut, H.: 1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in. (3.9 cm, 1 7/16 in.), Glass, Translucent honey brown; opaque white trails. Slightly convex curving

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, Menuki (a); L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

The Grand Canal from Ca'Moro-Lin and Ca'Foscari to the Carità, ca. 1736–37, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 9 15/16 x 16 15/16 in. (25.3 x 43.1 cm), Drawings, Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, Venice 1722–1780 Warsaw

Design for the Decoration of the Barrel Tang Surround of a Firearm, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 3 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (9.8 x 4.8 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Libation Vessel of Manuwai, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Silver, H. 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in); Diam. 13 cm (5 1/8