Images at Librifly

Bowl, Mina'i ('enameled') ware, early 13th century, Iranian, Mina'i ware. Composite body, stain- and overglaze-painted, and gilded., Diameter: 11 3/4 in. (30 cm.), Ceramics-Pottery

Goldschmidt Scrapbook, early to mid-16th century , Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines, Various sizes

Bead, Roman, Glass, Diam.: 1 3/16 x 1/2 in. (3 x 1.3 cm), Glass

Tip of door band, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 11/16 x 3/16 in. (15.9 x 11.9 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Burse, 17th or 18th century, Italian, Silk; metal; linen, 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (23.8 x 23.8 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Stirrup-Spout Bottle, 12th–5th century B.C., Peru, Cupisnique, Ceramic, H. 9 5/8 x W. 5 1/2 in. (24.4 x 5 1/2 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Cottage with a Distant Village, 18th century, French or Dutch, Pen and grayish brown ink, brush and washes in blue, green, grayish brown and pink; original framing line in gray., 3 7/8 x 5 9/16 in. (9.8 x 14.1 cm), Drawings, Possibly French,

Ribbed Amphora, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Earthenware, Overall: 10 1/16 x 7 5/8 in. (25.5 x 19.3 cm), Ceramics

Cream jug, ca. 1745, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, 5 × 4 in. (12.7 × 10.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Tinned-Copper Plaque with a Personification, 350–400, Made in probably Rome, Italy, Byzantine, Tinned copper, Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in. (5.7 x 5.8 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Charming curly-haired youths, possibly personifying the

Silver Disk Ornament, 12th–15th century, Ecuador, Ecuador, Silver (hammered), Diameter 8-1/2 in. (21.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments

清 傳馬荃 花蝶圖 卷, Flowers and Butterflies, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 11 x 98 in. (27.9 x 248.9 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Ma Quan (active first half of 18th century

Jar with a drooping spout, Late Uruk, ca. 3500–3100 B.C., Syria or Mesopotamia, Ceramic, 3 x 5 in. (7.6 x 12.7 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Focolare tablet, Archaic, second half of 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Overall: 3 3/4in. (9.5cm), Vases, Without decoration except deeply incised line at edge

Candelabrum (one of a pair), 18th century, French, Gilt bronze, porcelain, 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 × 6 1/4 in. (35.4 × 27.8 × 15.9 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Ganymede jewelry, Hellenistic, ca. 330–300 B.C., Greek, Gold, rock crystal, emerald, length of necklace 13 in. (33 cm); H. of earrings 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); width of bracelets 3 1/8 in. (8 cm); width of fibulae 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); H. of ring

The Supper at Emmaus, 18th century, probably French (Nevers), Figures and flowers of lampworked glass (opaque white, pink, lavender, green, brown, purple, black, blue, light blue, and colorless), cardboard, paper, shells, glass mirror

Netsuke of Two Tengu Dancing, 19th century, Japan, Ivory with metal disc, Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1/2 in. (4.8 cm), Netsuke

The Rio dei Greci, with the Ponte della Pieta in the Distance, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 3/4 x 8 5/16 in. (12.1 x 21.1 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice

Chalice, ca. 1520, Made in Antwerp, Netherlands, Netherlandish, Silver, Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (18.4 x 15.6 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The cup of the chalice bears the hallmarks of the city of Antwerp (a hand surmounted by a crown), the

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Ivory, Overall: 4 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in. (10.2 x 5.9 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Terracotta lamp nozzle and rim, East Greek, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 2 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (5.9 x 8.3 cm), Terracottas

Yoke, 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic, Mesoamerica, Taino, Stone, Length 15 in. (38 cm), Stone-Ornaments

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); L. of head 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Pedestal from the drawing room of the William H. Vanderbilt House, 1879–82, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Egyptian alabaster, gilt brass, and reproduction red glass jewels, 64 1/4 x 10 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (163.2 x

Censer with Pierced Geometric Motifs, 12th century, German, Copper alloy, Overall (with chain): 16 15/16 x 4 5/8 in. (43 x 11.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Simple and elegant in its spherical shape, this censer, used for burning incense, is

Armchair (one of four), ca. 1751–52, British and French, probably Beauvais, Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter), H. 44 x W. 32 x D. 28 in. (111.8 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a

St. James the Great, ca. 1500, North Netherlandish, Oak with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 24 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/4in. (61.6 x 24.1 x 13.3cm), Sculpture-Wood

The Protection of the Mother of God, Tempera on wood, 12 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (31.4 x 26.7 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (16th century

Textile, Brocade, 15th century, Made in Venice, Italy, Italian, Silk and metal thread, Overall: 49 7/8 × 21 7/8 in. (126.7 × 55.6 cm), Textiles-Woven

The Manirung Pass, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.7 x 29.6 cm (9 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.), Photographs, Samuel Bourne (British, 1834–1912), After some initial success as a professional photographer in England, Samuel Bourne

Oinochoe, Archaic, 6th century B.C.–late, Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Other (with w/ handles): 6 in. (15.2 cm), Vases

Band, late 15th century (?), Italian (?), Silk, metal thread, Overall: 46 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (118.1 x 7 cm), Textiles-Woven

Terracotta lagynos (pitcher), Hellenistic, late 2nd–early 1st century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, 8 7/8in. (22.5cm), Vases, Jug of fine light clay, with angular body, laurel-wreath. The Greek word 'KITIAC' (Kitias) painted above the wreath

Head or Figure, 4th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Bone, Overall: 11/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in. (1.8 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm), Ivories-Bone

Traveling Box, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 15th century, China, Leather, wood, iron, gold, and pigment, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Lacquer, This extraordinary box, most likely made for a

A Correct VIew of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans (January 8, 1815), ca. 1816, Engraving, plate: 19 1/8 x 24 7/8 in. (48.6 x 63.2 cm), Prints, Francisco Scacki (American, active early 19th century

해질녘 산사의 종소리 조선, 煙寺暮鍾圖 朝鮮, Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right), Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), ca. 1450–1500, Korea, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk,

Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), ca. 1635, Oil on wood, 80 1/4 x 62 1/4 in. (203.8 x 158.1 cm), Paintings, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), This magnificent portrait

Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56), ca. 1540–45, Munich, German, Munich, Steel, gold, wood (cherry), staghorn, L. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); L. of upper barrel 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of lower barrel 7

In the Manner of a Leather Tapestry, 1925, Ink and spattered tempera on paper, mounted on cardboard, 12 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (32.1 × 24.4 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Lamp or Censer, 14th century, North Italian, Gilt-copper alloy, silver, enamel en ronde bosse, rock crystal, Overall (with chain): 25 x 5 3/4 in. (63.5 x 14.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper, This spectacular example of goldsmith's work has been

Medal of Major General Andrew Jackson, 1800–1830, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-9/16 in., Stone-Implements

The Hangman's Tree, after 1633, French, Pen and sepia ink., 4 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (12 x 18.5 cm), Drawings, Imitator of Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635

Harquebusier's Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (reigned 1683–1706), ca. 1683 and later, London, British, London, Steel, gold, leather, textile, Wt. 43 lb. 5 oz. (19.6 kg); helmet: 14 x 11 x 15 1/4 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 38.7 cm); Wt. 9

明/清 傳陳洪綬 青綠山水圖 軸, Landscape in the Blue-and-Green Manner, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1633, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 92 3/4 x 30 5/8 in. (235.6 x 77.8 cm), Paintings, Chen Hongshou

Cover, 16th or 17th century, Italian or Spanish, Silk; metal; cotton, 20 5/8 x 20 1/2 in. (52.5 x 52.3 cm) with fringe, Textiles-Velvets

The Colosseum, Rome, n.d., Pen and brown ink, watercolor, heightened with white, 17 1/2 x 26 in. (44.4 x 66 cm.), Drawings, Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, Yverdon 1748–1810 Lausanne

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Embroidered sampler, 1821, Made in Grafton County, Campton, New Hampshire, United States, American, Embroidered silk on linen, 17 x 21 1/4 in. (43.2 x 54 cm), Textiles, Almira Holmes (born 1803

Jar, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel, Red ware, black paint, H. 0m

Dish, 19th century, French, Rouen, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 13 in. (33 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1472–75, Oil on oak panel, Overall 15 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (40 x 29 cm); painted surface 15 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (38.3 x 27.3 cm), Paintings, Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges),

Footed cup, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1323 B.C., From Egypt, Glass, h. 7 cm (2 3/4 in); diam. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in), This footed cup was closely copied from a stone proto-type of the same period. Cups with three ribs are

String of Beads, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Earthenware, glazed (black faience), Overall: L. 10 5/8 x 1/8 in. (27 x 0.3 cm), Ceramics

Gold earring, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 7/8 x 3/16 x 11/16 in. (2.2 x 0.5 x 1.8 cm), Gold and Silver

The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, 1445, Tempera and gold on wood, 18 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (46.4 x 52.1 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena), This masterpiece of

Fragment, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, Textile: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm), Textiles-Woven

Designs for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 5 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (14.3 x 5.7 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Window, 17th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Stained glass, gypsum, Window without wood frame: H. 18 7/16 in. (46.8 cm), Glass

A Heron, late 18th century, Attributed to India, Water-color on paper, OveralL. 18 3/4 x 13 1/2in. (47.6 x 34.3cm), Codices, Produced during the British colonial period, this study of a heron shows great detail in all aspects of the depiction.

Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary, 1450–60, Made in Ferrara, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 17 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (43.9 x 30.8 cm), Manuscripts and

Scenes from the Life of Christ, late 15th century, French, Walnut, painted and gilded, Overall: 7 1/4 x 79 3/4 in. (18.4 x 202.6 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Pot Stand, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 2, 5a, scattered, 1926–27, Straw and palm leaf, diam. 10 cm (3 15/16 in

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (11 x 16.8 cm), Ceramics

Manet and his Easel, 1868–70 (?), Charcoal, blue and white chalk on blue laid paper faded to yellow-gray, 11 5/8 x 8 7/16 in. (29.5 x 21.5 cm), Drawings, Jean-Frédéric Bazille (French, Montpellier 1841–1870 Beaune-la-Rolande), This

Shield, 18th century, Attributed to India, Hide, copper or bronze, H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm), Arms and Armor

Nishikizuri onna sanjūrokkasen, Courtiers and Urchins, frontispiece for the album Brocade Prints of the Thirty-six Poetesses, Edo period (1615–1868), 1801, Japan, Ink and color on paper, 9 7/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/4 in. (25.1 × 18.7 × 1.9 cm),

Cuneiform tablet: Utukku lemnutu, tablet 12, Seleucid, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah), Seleucid, Clay, 2 x 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. (5 x 5.3 x 1.8 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Band, late 15th century, Spanish, Iron, Overall: 37 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in. (95.6 x 12.1 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Armored Vest (Manchira), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Silk brocade, iron, Surcoat, This vest-shaped manchira is lined around the neck with small iron plates sewn between the layers of fabric. Intended to be worn over an armor, it

Crucified Christ, ca. 1150, French, Copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 1 11/16 in. (21 x 19.4 x 4.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Textile with Brocade, 14th century, Made in Lucca (probably), Italian, Silk, Linen, Overall: 7 5/8 × 12 3/16 in. (19.3 × 30.9 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Papyrus Fragment, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.2 x 4.2 cm), Papyrus

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel) with antlers, Middle Cypriot III, ca. 1725–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Vases, The animal represented is likely a native species of deer. Bones of wild deer have been found at

Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi, Gupta period, 5th century, India (Uttar Pradesh), Terracotta, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W.16 in. (40.6 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Sculpture, Vishnu appears in innumerable guises (avatars) on earth but none

Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Lives of Saint Peter and Christ, early 300s, with modern restoration, Roman, Marble, 26 1/2 × 83 1/2 × 24 3/8 in. (67.3 × 212.1 × 61.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The sarcophagus was carved about the time when

Teacup and saucer, ca. 1775, German, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter, saucer: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, This partial tea and coffee service is distinguished by its relative completeness and its two components (the coffee pot and

Wine-bottle cooler (seau à bouteille), 1753, French, Vincennes, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 7 7/8 x 10 3/8 x 7 13/16 in. (20 x 26.4 x 19.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, These wine-bottle coolers are among the eight produced for one

Old king, 18th century, probably Italian, Genoa, Polychromed wooden body dressed in silk, satin and velvet garments; glass eyes, H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.), Crèche, Genoese crèche figures are rarely found at all, let alone with entirely

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 x 1 5/16 in. (35.6 x 3.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Two Women Walking, ca. 1905–10, Black chalk on brown paper, 8 1/8 x 5 3/16 in. (20.7 x 13.1 cm), Drawings, William James Glackens (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1870–1938 Westport, Connecticut

Cup and saucer with views of Pulawy, a Palladian country house, ca. 1817, Austrian, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Cup: h. 9.2 cm; saucer: diam. 15.4 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain

Small Circular Stud, first half of the 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Rhine, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 5/8 x 11/16 in. (1.6 x 1.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Relief Frieze, 6th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pinewood with traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 1/4 x 22 13/16 x 7/8 in. (15.8 x 58 x 2.2 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Vase fragment, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pottery, h. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in); w. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in

鼠絽地虫籠薄模様単衣, Unlined Summer Kimono (Hito-e) with Crickets, Grasshoppers, Cricket Cages, and Pampas Grass, Meiji period (1868–1912), early 20th century, Japan, Paste-resist dyed (yūzen) and painted silk gauze with

Stylized Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century (?), Colombia, Darien, Gold, H. 6 5/16 x W. 4 15/16in. (16 x 12.5cm), Metal-Ornaments

The Actor Rouvière in the Role of Hamlet, Recoiling Before the Ghost, 1866, French, Paris, Bronze, brown patina, 20 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (52.1 x 61.6 cm.), Sculpture-Bronze, Auguste Préault (French, 1809–1879), The composition was designed

Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's 'City of God', 1446–82, Spanish, Tempera and gold on parchment, tooled leather binding, 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 3 in. (39.4 x 28.6 x 7.6 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Cano de Aranda (Spanish, active

Focolare bowl, Archaic, second half of 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, Overall: 3 11/16in. (9.4cm), Vases, Undecorated

A Treatise on Shades and Shadows and Linear Perspective, 1840, Illustrations: engravings, 9 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 1 in. (25.1 × 15 × 2.5 cm), Books

Saints Bartholomew and Simon, 1266–75, Italian, Umbria, Tempera and gold on wood, 18 3/4 x 9 in. (47.6 x 22.9 cm), Paintings, Master of Saint Francis (Italian, Umbria, active third quarter 13th century

Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 853/A.D. 1449–50, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Vellum paper, leather, 10 x 6 1/4in. (25.4 x 15.9cm), Codices

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, silver, gold, L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. of each 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 13-1/8 in. (33.3 cm.), Crèche

Longitudinal and Cross Sections of the Salons of the Hôtel de Montholon, 1785–86, Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray and colored wash., 15 11/16 x 21 11/16 in. (39.8 x 55.1 cm), Jean Jacques Lequeu (French, Rouen 1757–1825 Paris),

The Temptation of St. Anthony, 18th century, probably French (Nevers), Figures of lampworked glass (opaque and translucent white, brown, yellowish brown, black, yellow, blue, light blue, turquoise blue, amethyst, green, pink, gray,

Papyri Fragments of a Letter, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Framed: 5 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (13.7 x 15.5 cm), Papyrus