Images at Librifly

Block, ca. 1130–40, Catalan, Marble, Overall: 8 1/2 x 17 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 43.2 x 21.6 cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Fragmentary Bowl Base with Saint Lawrence, 5th century, Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf, Overall: 4 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in. (10.4 x 5 x 0.7 cm), Glass-Gold glass, Saint Lawrence, a deacon who was martyred in Rome in 258, became of one the most

Textile, 13th–14th century, German, Linen, Overall: 14 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (36.8 × 16.2 cm), Textiles-Printed

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Kashira (a); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Sword

Jug, 16th century, French, Earthenware, Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (16.5 x 16.9 x 16 cm), Ceramics

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Vase fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 7/16 × 2 × 1/8 in. (3.7 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm), Vases, Fragment of plain Arretine ware, inscribed

Virgin and Child, mid-14th century, French, Walnut with traces of polychromy, Overall: 11 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 15/16 in. (29.8 x 10.8 x 7.5 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, This elegant sculpture reflects aspects of both contemporary ivories and

Fragment, 13th–14th century, Attributed to India. Found Egypt, probably Fustat, Cotton; block-printed, mordant-dyed, 7.25 in. high 7.50 in. wide (18.4 cm high 19.1 cm wide), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Male Saint, ca. 1447–1469, Italian, Florence, Tempera and gold on wood, 19 x 5 in. (48.3 x 12.7 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, Florence ca. 1406–1469 Spoleto

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 9/16in. (4.1 x 6.5cm), Vases, Part of head of lion (?) in relief with curved ornament (tail

Candlestick (one of a set of eight), 1774/75, British, London, Silver, Overall (confirmed): 11 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in., 38oz. (29.5 x 15.6 x 15.6 cm, 1078g), Metalwork-Silver

View of the Summer Palace, 18th century, Engraving, Prints, Giuseppe Valeriani (Italian, Rome 1708–1762 Saint Petersburg), Alekcei Grekov (Russian, 1726–1769), Ivan Sokolov (Russian, 1717–1756), Mikhail Makhaev (Russian, 1716–1770

Letter Fragments, 618–29, Attributed to Egypt, Ink on papyrus, H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), Codices

Virgin and Child with an Apple and a Rose, ca. 1350–75, German, Ivory, modern silver, partial-gilt & translucent enamel base, Overall (without base): 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm), Ivories, This statuette depicts Jesus and his mother as

Pendant with The Annunciation, Salomon Weininger (1822–1879), third quarter 19th century, Austrian, Vienna, Gold, enamel, glass, pearls, Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Salomon Weininger (1822–1879

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 15th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Bracteate, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, coated with gold, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1/16 in. (4 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Black king, late 18th–early 19th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silk and satin garments with silver thread and buttons; muslin turban and gilt metal crown, H. 13 3/8 in. (34

Ball, sling, Punic, ca. 1st half of 2nd century BC, Carthaginian, Clay, 1 7/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 in. (3.6 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Clay

Luster-Painted Bottle, second half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, with silver fittings, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Ceramics, In the seventeenth century, lusterware production was revived in Iran.

Scarab of King Ay, Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–17, ca. 1802–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Glazed steatite, L. 1.9 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.9 cm (3/4 × 9/16 × 3/8

Element of a Border for an Icon Frame, 10th century, Byzantine, Cloisonné enamel, gold, Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in. (1 x 3.1 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonn

Tray, 1801–25, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 1/2in. (6.7 x 3.8cm), Vases, Full-face human figure in relief

Gold, garnet, and agate necklace and earrings, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Gold, garnet, agate, Other: 15 in. (38.1 cm), Gold and Silver, The necklace and earrings form a matching set; all are decorated with a large cabochon

Bead ornaments, 3, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, : 9/16 × 1/16 in. (1.4 × 0.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; cloth cover, Page: 8 x 5 1/8 in. (20.3 x 13 cm), Codices

Ostrakon with Troparion (?), 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (29.9 x 20 cm), Ceramics

Netsuke of Bakemono Toro (lantern Bakemono), 19th century, Japan, Ivory with bronze disk inlaid with gold, Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Netsuke

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, stucco; carved, L 6cm x W 5 x H 2, Stucco

Plate Fragment of a Belt Buckle, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall: 2 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 5/16 in. (6.8 x 3.3 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Ostrakon with Biblical Text, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.5 x 5 cm), Ceramics

A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child, mid-17th century, Dutch, Reed pen and brown ink, pen and gray washes; verso in pen and dark brown ink., 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (13.4 x 13 cm), Drawings, School of Rembrandt van Rijn

Tile Panel, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; painted and glazed, L. in frame: 80 11/16 in. (205 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Bowl, late 9th–early 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware), H. 2 7/8in (7.3 cm), Ceramics

Portrait of a Woman, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), early 20th century (ca. 1920–40), Korea, Framed painting; ink and color on silk, 33 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (85.7 x 52.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, As in the Portrait of a Scholar by

Pharmacy Jar, second half 15th century, Made in Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 11 13/16 x 5 1/2 in. (30 x 14 cm), Ceramics

Saint Paul, ca. 1500, North Netherlandish, Oak with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 26 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/4in. (66 x 24.1 x 13.3cm), Sculpture-Wood

Cañon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, 1872, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 28.2 x 20.2 cm (11 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.), Photographs, William Bell (American (born England) Liverpool 1831–1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), By the

The Moon, 1857–60, Salted paper print from glass negative, 21 x 15.7 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. ), Photographs, John Adams Whipple (American, 1822–1891), James Wallace Black (American, 1825–1896), In December 1849, John Whipple made his

Cradleboard Cover Panel, 1810–30, United States, Minnesota or North Dakota or South Dakota, Eastern Sioux, Native-tanned skin, birchbark, quill, metal, H. 10 x W. 14 1/8 in. (25.4 x 35.9 cm), Barkcloth

Man with Prayer Beads, mid-17th century, Attributed to Iran, Isfahan, Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Codices, Painting by Muhammad `Ali, In the mid-seventeenth century, followers of the

[Madrid. Facade of the Hospital of 'La Latina'], ca. 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 37.7 x 28.2 cm. (14 13/16 x 11 1/8 in.), Photographs, Charles Clifford (Welsh, 1819–1863

Towel Ends, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Cotton; embroidered in silk and silver metal thread, 20.5 in. high 10.75 in. wide (52.1 cm high 27.3 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered

Pinhead, Roman, Glass, Other: 3/8 x 3/4 in. (0.9 x 1.9 cm), Glass

Badge (probably Mounting from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish or French, Copper, gold, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (3.1 cm); Wt. 0.1 oz. (2.8 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Lamb at the Foot of the Cross, Flanked by Two Angels; The Calling of Saint John with the Enthroned Christ flanked by Angels and a Man Holding a Book, ca. 1180, Spanish, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment,

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 cm), Ceramics

Cup, miniature, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; Achroma ware, Other (width w/ handles): 15/16 × 1 7/8 in. (2.4 × 4.8 cm), Vases, Yellow clay with one handle; no decoration

Bowl, 12th–13th century, Byzantine, Earthenware, glaze, Overall: 3 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (8.5 x 14.9 cm), Ceramics

Pin, late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C., Iran or Mesopotamia, Copper alloy, 3.74 in. (9.5 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments

Fragment, mid-15th century, Spanish, Silk, 32 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (83.2 x 21.9 cm), Textiles-Velvets

北齊 彩繪石雕四佛塔（石灰岩）, Funerary Pagoda with Four Buddhas, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), ca. 560–75, China (probably Shandong province), Limestone with traces of pigment, H. 95 in. (241.3 cm); W. (one face) 67 1/2 in.

Tapestry Fragment, 10th–15th century, Peru, Peru; south coast, Camelid hair, cotton, Overall: 7 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (19.05 x 22.23 cm), Textiles-Woven

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 2 x 3 1/8 in. (5.1 x 8 cm), Vases

Vinaigrette box, Sampson Mordan, for firm of S. Mordan & Co., England, 1871, British, London, Silver, Length: 4 in. (10.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Sampson Mordan, for firm of S. Mordan & Co., England

Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Peacock, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, cast, Overall (Lamp only): 6 x 6 x 2 1/16 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 5.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Conjuring images of the garden of paradise and heavenly splendor,

Netsuke of Bakemono and Blind Man, 19th century, Japan, Wood; Inlaid eyes and movable head, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Netsuke

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 21 1/2 x 22 in. (54.6 x 55.9 cm), Textiles

Writing cabinet, ca. 1770, British, Pine and oak carcase, mahogany and satinwood veneer, marquetry of satinwood and tinted wood., 52 × 29 × 15 1/2 in. (132.1 × 73.7 × 39.4 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Earring, Gold, Diam. 2 cm, Gold and Silver

Hanging Showing Euthenia in a Garden, Roman Period, 1st century, From Egypt; Said to be from Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim (Khemmis, Panopolis), Linen, tempera paint, h. 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in); w. 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in), This rare painting of

Apothecary Jar (orciuolo), ca. 1480–1520, Italian, probably Florence or vicinity, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Netsuke of Sculptor Modelling a Large Head, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Sealing, Sasanian, ca. 7th century A.D., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Sasanian, Un-baked clay, 0.59 in. (1.5 cm), Clay-Sealings

Glass ornament in the form of a bird, Roman, Glass, Other: 9/16 x 5/8 x 1 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1.5 x 2.8 cm), Glass

Netsuke, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Netsuke

Bowl, Minai'i ('enameled') ware, late 12th–early 13th century, Iranian, Minai'i ware. Fritware, stain-and overglaze-painted, and gilded., Diameter: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.), Ceramics-Pottery

Cup and saucer, 1876, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Porcelain, Height (cup [.1]): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diameter (saucer [.2]): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

The Crucifixion, 1521, Woodcut, Sheet: 4 15/16 × 3 3/8 in. (12.5 × 8.5 cm), Prints, Sebald Beham (German, Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Late Classical, ca. 360–350 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 20 1/4 in. (51.5 cm), Vases, Obverse, artist painting a statue of Herakles, Reverse,

Three Soldiers, ca. 1500, Made in Brussels, South Netherlandish, Oak, traces of polychromy, gilding, Overall: 25 1/16 x 16 5/8 x 5 3/16in. (63.7 x 42.3 x 13.2cm), Sculpture-Wood

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); L. of head 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Spoon, 16th century, Sierra Leone, Sapi-Portuguese, Ivory, H. 3/4 x W. 1 11/16 x D. 8 7/8 in. (1.9 x 4.3 x 22.6 cm), Bone/Ivory-Implements, A Sapi sculptor may have carved this elegant ivory spoon on commission for a Portuguese sailor as a

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Oil on wood, 10 x 7 5/8 in. (25.4 x 19.4 cm), Paintings, Copy after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 17th century

Band, 15th century, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 7 3/16 × 2 15/16 in. (18.2 × 7.4 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Necklace Ornaments, Frogs, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec or Mixtec, Gold, H. 7/8 in. (2.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Necklaces made of numerous small beads often in the form of animals, including shells, turtles, and

Cream jug, ca. 1745, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 2 in. (11.4 × 8.6 × 5.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Frontlet of gold leaf, Gold, Other: 3/4 × 3 15/16 in. (1.9 × 10 cm), Gold and Silver

Chocolate pot, Esaias Busch III (1676–1759, master 1704), 1718–20, German, Augsburg, Gilt silver, wood, H. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Esaias Busch III (1676–1759, master 1704), This gilt-silver chocolate pot reflects the

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 2 9/16 x 3 13/16 in. (6.5 x 9.7 cm), Papyrus

Actaeon, Changed into a Stag, Attacked by One of His Own Hounds, late 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 5 9/16 x 10 1/4 in. (14.2 x 26 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Bead, Roman, Glass, Height: 11/16 x 7/16 in. (1.7 x 1.1 cm), Glass

Stained Glass Panel with a Lady and her Patron Saint, ca. 1505–08, Made in Germany, German, Pot metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall (with 1 T-bar): 62 3/4 x 21 7/8 x 1/2 in. (159.4 x 55.6 x 1.3 cm), Glass-Stained,

Miniature Relief of an Evangelist at His Writing Table (John, Luke, Mark), 1200–1225, Made in Saxony, Germany, German, Wood, polychromy, gilding, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in. (5.4 x 4.5 x 1.4 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood,

Table Lamp, 1910–15, Made in New Jersey, United States, American, Shade and base: glazed pottery; shade inset with glass, H. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm.); Diam. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Ceramics, Fulper Pottery Company (1899–1935), The Fulper Pottery

Falconer's Horn, 16th–18th century, Germany?, German?, Horn, leather, pigment, Height: 15 3/8 in. (39 cm), Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn, Although we usually think of horns as being made of brass, the oldest and simplest of these

Ivory pyxis (box with lid), Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Ivory, H.: 2 in. (5.1 cm), The box is decorated with playful cupids, and the lid with a portrait bust of a woman

Design for the Hilt of a Small-Sword, ca. 1780–90, Rome, Italian, Rome, Pen, ink, wash, graphite, vellum, 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (24.4 x 16.8 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings, Workshop of Luigi Valadier (Italian, Rome 1726–1785 Rome

Lamp, Late Antique, 4th century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Terracottas

Comb, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 3 1/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in. (7.8 x 8.1 x 0.7 cm), Woodwork

Netsuke of Sage with Big Nose, 19th century, Japan, Ivory with metal disc, Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Netsuke

Pair of Gauntlets from a Garniture of Armor of Philip II of Spain (reigned 1554–58), 1546, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, leather, gold, Gauntlet (a); H. 10 in. (25.5 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1 oz. (475

The Parable of the Beam and the Mote, ca. 1520–30, Netherlandish, Leiden, Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk; original borderlines at left and right edges., 8 5/16 x 9 3/8 in. (21.1 x 23.8 cm), Drawings, Netherlandish, Christ’s

Virgin and Child, Oil on wood, Overall 14 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.9 x 26 cm); painted surface 13 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (34 x 24.1 cm), Paintings, Style of Hans Memling (Netherlandish, late 15th century

Scarab Finger Ring, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Lapis lazuli, gold, Diam. 7/8 in

Medal, 1859, Metal, Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Metal, Possibly Anthony Paquet (1814–1882

Santoan's Chats: Short Records Written upon His Waking, Edo period (1615–1868), 1844, Japan, Two volumes; ink on paper, Each: 11 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 3/8 in. (28.3 × 19.7 × 1 cm), Illustrated Books, Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) (Japanese,