Images at Librifly

Netsuke of Thirteen Masks, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Netsuke

Foundation figure of a deity, Early Dynastic IIIb, ca. 2500–2350 B.C., Southern Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Copper, H. 10 7/8 x W. 2 1/16 in. (27.6 x 5.2 cm), Metalwork-Sculpture

The 'Shipwreck Medal', 1845–57, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Metal, Salathiel Ellis (1803–1879

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 5/16 x 4 7/16 in. (10.9 x 11.2 cm), Ceramics

Jar with lid, Archaic, 550–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; grey ware, .a: 3 1/8 × 4 3/8 in. (7.9 × 11.1 cm), Vases, Three small pierced handles; no decoration

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 5/8 in., 140g (1.2 x 1.7 x 0.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Madonna and Child, Tempera on wood, Overall, with added strips, 15 3/8 x 10 in. (39.1 x 25.4 cm); painted surface 14 1/4 x 9 in. (36.2 x 22.9 cm), Paintings, Italian (Venetian) Painter (second quarter 15th century

Virgin and Child, ca. 1550–60, Made in Troyes, French, Limestone, traces of polychromy, Overall: 15 7/16 x 6 x 4 3/4 in. (39.2 x 15.3 x 12 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Atelier of the Juliots

Pendant with ball, Etruscan, Gold, Diameter: 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (1 × 3.5 cm), Gold and Silver, With ball on the end of a stem

Still Life with Flowers, 1925, Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 × 23 3/4 in. (73.3 × 60.3 cm), Paintings, Félix Vallotton (Swiss, Lausanne 1865–1925 Paris

Bow Brooch, mid-1st century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (5.5 x 1.2 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Basin with Stylized Lotus Blossoms, 17th century, Attributed to India, Marble, H. 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm), Stone, Lyrical patterns of stylized lotus blossoms flanked by leaf forms comprise the upper and lower bands of this nearly square marble

Rinaldo Persuaded by Ubaldo and Guelfo to Abandon Armida, mid-18th–late 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 8 11/16 x 7 1/16 in. (22 x 18 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); L. of head 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory inlaid, H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Vessel, 17th–18th century, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Owo group, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay, Height 5 in., Bone/Ivory-Containers

Toddy Jug, 1800–1820, Made in China, Chinese, for American market, Porcelain, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Ceramics, The initials ET in gold under the spout of this jug are those of Edward Tilghman (1750–1815), a prominent lawyer in

Vanity case, ca. 1760–1800, British, Staffordshire, Enameled copper, Overall (confirmed): 4 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (10.2 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm), Enamels

Medallion with Return from a Spring Outing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th–early 17th century, China, Ivory, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Ivories, The richly carved scene of a scholar gentleman riding in a

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); L. of head 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); L. of head 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Self-Portrait with Waroquy, 1889, Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (92.7 x 72.4 cm), Paintings, Édouard Vuillard (French, Cuiseaux 1868–1940 La Baule), In his sober, high-collared garment, the pensive twenty-three year old Vuillard

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

Heraldic Lion, 19th century, Spanish, Gold, enamel and pearls., L. 9 cm, W. 7.4 cm

Chasuble Back with an Orphrey, ca. 1350–1500, German(?) and Italian, Cut velvet, red silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, linen., From center back to hem: 35 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (90.2 x 59.7 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Plate, late 15th century, German, Brass, Overall: 15 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (39.4 x 5.4 cm), Metalwork-Brass

The Annunciation, ca. 1610–15, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white. The architectural elements along the upper margin, including the cornice and the coat of arms, were drawn on a separate sheet,

Weaving Sword, 10th–16th century (?), Peru, Peruvian, Bone, pigment, Length 7 in., Bone/Ivory-Implements

Bust of a Women, 14th century, French, Oak, Overall: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (34.9 x 24.2 x 15.5 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Wine cooler, 1801–25, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Armchair (one of four) (part of a set), ca. 1770, French, Paris, Carved and gilded mahogany, modern silk damask, H. 43 1/2 x W. 28 1/2 x D. 24 1/2 in. (110.5 x 72.4 x 62.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Copper Knife with Sickle Shaped Blade, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús (?), Copper, H x W: 8 1/16 x 5 13/16in. (20.5 x 14.7cm), Metal-Implements

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Design for an advertisement for a tearoom, 1895–97, Recto: pen and brush and black ink over pencil, bordered in pen and black ink over pencil; Verso: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 3/4 × 2 1/16 × 3/16 in. (4.5 × 5.2 × 0.5 cm), Vases, Fragment of a vase; Nike writing on a shield. Signed by Certus as workman for Rasinius

Emma Alexander Sheafer (1891–1973), 1925, Pastel on canvas, 44 3/8 x 34 3/8 in. (112.7 x 87.3 cm), Drawings, Hoëy(?) (active 1925

Cassetta frame, early 17th century, Italian, Lombardy, Poplar, Overall: 24 1/8 x 20 1/2 in, Frames

Jael, ca. 1560, Pen and black ink over black chalk; traced for transfer; remains of original borderline at the top and bottom left, 7 5/16 x 9 3/4 in. (18.6 x 24.7 cm), Drawings, Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574

Vase fragment, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, 3 9/16 × 3 13/16 × 3/16 in. (9.1 × 9.7 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Showing the head of an animal and conventional design in relief

Squat lekythos, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diameter: 1 3/4 × 1 × 1 5/8 in. (4.4 × 2.6 × 4.1 cm), Vases

Bottle, second half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque blue glaze under transparent colorless glaze, H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Ceramics

Panel, 15th century, Italian or Spanish, Silk; metal, 44 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (114.6 x 66.2 cm) with fringe, Textiles-Velvets

Panel, ca. 1520–50 and later, Flemish, Stained glass, 18 1/4 x 16 in. (46.4 x 40.6 cm), Glass-Stained

[Woman in Black Taffeta Dress and Lace Shawl], ca. 1850, Daguerreotype, 21.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.), Photographs, Albert Sands Southworth (American, West Fairlee, Vermont 1811–1894 Charlestown, Massachusetts), Josiah Johnson Hawes

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 in. (17.8 cm); L. of head 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Two women stopping to converse with an acquaintance riding in a carriage, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in watercolor and pencil, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings,

Bronze plate, Archaic, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Bronzes, Greek craftsmen were expert at incorporating animal forms into the design of showy bronze vessels. Here, the foreparts of winged horses

Medal of Captain Truxtun's Engagement with a French Cruiser in 1800, 19th century, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

Relief from casket, Roman, Ivory, Other: 6 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/16 in. (16 x 5.6 x 0.2 cm), Relief from a casket with Herakles holding a club

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 8 5/8 in. (21.8 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Terracotta head of a wreathed youth, Early Hellenistic, early 3rd century B.C. ?, Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Terracottas, The type of the wreathed figure was made in Cyprus from the sixth century B.C. into the

Medallion with Hunting Dog Attacking Boar Crossing Water, ca. 1240–60, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium and light blue and white, Overall: 3 1/2 x 1/16 in. (8.9 x 0.2 cm),

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Archaic, ca. 525–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 25 in. (63.5 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena, Reverse, chariot race. In addition to stylistic criteria, the device of a flying horse

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Ewer with Sailing-ship Design, early 17th century, Made in Turkey, Iznik, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under a transparent glaze, H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Ceramics

The Judgment of Solomon, 1649–50, Pen and brush and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, with traces of corrections in white., 9 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (23.2 x 32.7 cm), Drawings, Constantijn Daniel van Renesse (Maarsen 1626–Eindhoven 1680

The Rape of Tamar, probably ca. 1640, Oil on canvas, 74 1/2 x 63 1/2 in. (189.2 x 161.3 cm), Paintings, Eustache Le Sueur (French, Paris 1616–1655 Paris), The painting represents Tamar being raped by her brother, Amnon. According to II

Necklace, 10th century, Byzantine, Gold enamel, and semi-precious stones., Overall: 22 13/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in. (58 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Horus falcon figure, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1898, Cupreous metal, H. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.), The

Phantom Perspective, 1920, Ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 9 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (25.1 × 32.7 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno

Bead, Glass, Other: 3 5/8 x 1 in. (9.2 x 2.5 cm), Glass

Desk and Bookcase, 1805–10, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine, 94 11/16 x 45 x 22 3/8 in. (240.5 x 114.3 x 56.8 cm), Furniture, John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822),

Trencher (one of a set), late 16th–early 17th century, British, Oak and sycamore woods, painted, silvered and yellow varnished; inscription: ink (animal or vegetable), Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Natural Substances, Banquets usually ended

Beads, 12, Roman, Glass, Other: 3 1/16 x 3/8 in. (7.7 x 0.9 cm), Glass

Hare, 5th–6tth century (?), Made in Egypt, Byzantine, Ivory, Overall: 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 5/16 in. (1.9 x 8 x 0.8 cm), Ivories

Jug, 15th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 13/16 in. (18.1 x 12.3 cm), Ceramics

Alte und neue Kinderlieder, Fabeln, Sprüche und Räthsel, 1849, Etchings, Overall: 9 5/16 x 7 5/16 x 15/16 in. (23.6 x 18.5 x 2.4 cm), Books, Adrian Ludwig Richter (German, Dresden 1803–1884 Dresden), Wilhelm von Kaulbach (German,

Illustrated Single Work, 9th–10th century, Attributed to Egypt, Ink and opaque watercolor on parchment, Gr. Diam. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Codices

Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, Bernardino, John the Baptist, and Anthony of Padua and Two Angels, ca. 1465–70, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, with engaged frame, 29 1/8 x 20 3/8 in. (74 x 51.8 cm); painted surface 24 3/8 x

Glass beads, Glass, Other: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Glass

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); L. of head 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Nude Model Reclining (Nude Model Resting), 1893, Transfer lithograph with stumping, drawn on fine-grained transfer paper; third state of three (Chicago); printed in black ink on cream laid paper, Image: 4 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (11.5 × 21.4 cm),

Cavalier and Shepherd, Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 32 in. (65.1 x 81.3 cm), Paintings, Francesco Casanova (Italian, London 1727–1803 Brühl

Mosaic glass inlay fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (3.9 x 4.1 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple, appearing black, and opaque white., Fragment of thick,

Marble Decorative Panels, 10th–11th century, Made in possibly Constantinople, Byzantine, Marble, Overall: 27 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (69.9 x 85.1 x 2.9 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Marble panels like these were used throughout the

Roundel, 15th and 17th century, Italian or Spanish, linen, silk, and gilt metal thread appliquéd to silk cut velvet embroidered with silk and gilt metal thread in padded couching and couching of gilt metal strips., Including tape: 54.5 x 43 cm

Gold earring with woman's head and glass beads, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, glass paste, Other: 1 1/16 x 7/16 x 1 5/16 in. (2.6 x 1.2 x 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Adze, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Chiapas, Maya (?), Stone, Height 4-7/16 in., Stone-Implements, Greenstone axe heads, commonly known as “celts, ” were some of the most important works of art across ancient Mesoamerica and

Vinaigrette box, Possibly by Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham), 1808, British, Birmingham, Silver, Length: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Possibly by Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham

Double-gourd vase (one of a pair, part of a garniture), ca. 1690, Dutch, Delft, Tin-glazed earthenware, Height: 19 11/16 in. (50 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Garnitures consisting of three, five, or seven vases were made for decorative purposes

Smallsword with Scabbard, hallmarked 1773–74, Paris, French, Paris, Gold, steel, wood, fish skin, L. with scabbard 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); L. without scabbard 38 1/8 in. (96.8 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz.

Hanging, 18th century, Attributed to Syria, Damascus, Wool; design in wool applique outlined in silk, broken scrolls in silver thread couched in brickwork pattern; lining of brown satin., H. 70 in. (177.8 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

The Rommelpot Player, 18th century, Red chalk, 6 3/4 x 4 7/16 in. (17.1 x 11.2 cm), Drawings, French (?) (eighteenth century), This drawing was probably executed in France at a time when the vogue for seventeenth-century Dutch painting inspired

Illustrations of Various Professions (Shoshoku e-zukushi), Edo period (1615–1868), 1685, second month, Japan, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, 10 3/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/16 in. (26.4 × 18.7 × 0.5 cm), Illustrated Books, Hishikawa

Bowl of Figs, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit, 1926–27, Pottery, diam. 7.5 cm (2 15/16in

Dropper flask, probably 3rd–4th century, Roman, Almost colorless glass. Blown (the body blown in a dip mold), tooled, the rim finished at the furnace., H. 9.2 cm; diam. of rim 4.4 cm; diam. of body 6.6 cm, Glass

Das ist der Spiegel der menschen behaltnis mit den evangelien und mit epistelen nach der zyt des iars, 1479–81, Woodcut, Overall: 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 2 9/16 in. (34 x 23.5 x 6.5 cm), Books, Attributed to Erhard Reuwich (German, Utrecht ca.

Chamber candlestick, 1762–63, British, London, Silver, H. 3 1/2 x W. 5 3/8 in. (8.9 x 13.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver, John Parker (British, active 1759–77), Edward Wakelin (British, active before 1748, died 1784

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1831, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Metal, Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788–1856 Paris

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g),

Gold Strip, 700s, Avar, Gold, 25 1/2 × 3/16 × 1/16 in., 0 Troy Ounces (64.7 × 0.4 × 0.1 cm, 31g), Metalwork-Gold, The treasure contains an array of belt fittings, some elaborately decorated, some unfinished or defectively cast. Some

Stone Temple Model, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Balsas River region, Mezcala, Stone, H. 2 13/16 × W. 2 1/8 in. (7.1 × 5.4 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Pair of Moccasins, 1790–1815, Canada, Quebec, Huron, Native-tanned and dyed skin, silk, quill, deer and moosehair, metal, H. 4 1/2 x L.10 1/2 in. (11.4 x 26.7 cm), Hide-Costumes

Fragment of a Storage Bag, first half 19th century, Attributed to Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Wool (warp and weft), cotton (weft and pile), wool (pile), silk (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 32 1/2 in. (82.5 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Landscape with Thatched Cottages, Oil on wood, 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm), Paintings, Workshop of David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, Antwerp 1610–1690 Brussels

Relief Fragments Depicting a Court Scene, 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,

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, L. of each 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Bowl, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5–6, ca. 2465–2150 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Fayum Entrance Area, Meidum, Red polished pottery, Diam. 17 cm

Sansovino-style frame, ca. 1570, adapted ca. 1960, Venetian, Pine back frame with lime upper moldings. Gilt; dark red-brown bole, blue background., Overall, 150 x 117 cm; sight, 104 x 74.2 cm; rebate 108 x 78.2 cm., Frames

Papier-mâché side chair, ca. 1830–60, British (?), Wood, papier-mâché, black lacquer, painted and gilded, mother-of-pearl, caned seat., H. 79.5 cm, W. 42 cm, D. 38.4 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type), 16th century (with later repairs), Italian, Elm (?), bone, carved; leather (?), tooled embroidery, silk velvet, metal., H. 84.5 cm, W. 45.4 cm, D. 65 cm, Woodwork-Furniture