Images at Librifly

Terracotta composite jug, Middle Cypriot II, ca. 1800–1725 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm), Vases, Flask with double body, beak spout, four feet, string holes and basketry decoration

Figure Stirrup Spout Jar, 2nd–5th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, slip, pigment, H. 7 1/4 x W. 5 in. (18.4 x 12.7cm), Ceramics-Containers

Fragment with a Simulated Silk Textile Pattern, ca. 1450–1550, Made in Nuremberg/Strasbourg, Upper Rhenish, Linen warp, wool wefts, Overall: 24 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (62.9 x 62.9 cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Head of Iyoba, 18th–19th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass (cast), iron, Height 21 in., Metal-Sculpture

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 9/16 x 5/8 x 1/2 in. (4 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Horse Tamers (Dioscuri) from the Capitoline Hill, Rome, ca. 1560–1580, Engraving, 6 3/16 x 4 7/8 in. (15.7 x 12.4 cm), Prints, After Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini (?) ca. 1480–before 1534 Bologna

Profile Warrior Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Silvered copper, Height 8-1/4 in. (21 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Weaver's Shuttle, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 8 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (20.8 x 6.6 x 3.7 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Pulley, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (9.9 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 3 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in. (7.7 × 3.3 × 0.8 cm), Vases, Fragment of brown enamelled handled shaped like ram's head

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (7.8 x 7.5 cm), Ceramics

清 佚名 乾隆頭等侍衛占音保像 軸, Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1760, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Painting and inscription: 74 1/4 x 37 7/16 in. (188.6 x 95.1

Kettledrum, late 18th century (?), Bavaria?, Germany?, probably German, Copper, iron, skin, fabric, Diam. of hoop: 48.5 cm (19-1/16 in.); H. to top of hoop: 27.2 cm (12-11/16 in.) Additional measurements by Ben Harms: H.: 27.9 cm (11 in.);

Leaf from a Diptych with the Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1350–75, North French, Ivory, Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 3/8 in. (11.5 x 7.3 x 0.9 cm), Ivories

Panel, 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Bursa, Silk; brocaded, Textile: L. 52 in. (132.1 cm), Textiles-Woven

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Gold, Menuki (a); L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); menuki (b); L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Beaded Necklace, 500–600, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Glass, amber, shell, glazed earthenware (faience), Overall: length of string 29 5/16 x 13/16 in. (74.5 x 2 cm), Glass-Beads

Seal Impression, Coat of Arms, 12th–16th century, Netherlandish or South Lowlands (?), Black wax mounted on paper, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1/16 in. (3 x 0.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Wax

Silver Spoon, 4th–5th century, Late Roman, Silvered Copper alloy, Overall: 7 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.9 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Pear-shaped spoons with long, pointed handles were found throughout the Empire. Some were used

Annular Brooch, 9th century, Irish, copper alloy, Overall: 8 11/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in. (22.1 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Dress, 1854–56, British, silk

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1370–88, Italian, Siena, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall: 16 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (41 x 26.7 cm); Painted Surface: 15 1/2 x 10 in. (39.4 x 25.4 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Niccolò di Buonaccorso

Metal Bottle with Faceted Design, 10th–11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Brass; cast, chased, engraved, H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm), Metal, A well-known shape in both metal and glass. The interlacing bands at the base and below the lip

Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to Probably West Central Turkey, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile, H. 60 1/2 in. (153.67 cm), Textiles-Rugs

3 tile fragments, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Faience, h. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in); w. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in

Page of Calligraphy, dated A.H. Rabi' al-Awwal 1069/ A.D. December 1658, Made in India, Kashmir, Ink and watercolor on paper, H. 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm), Codices, This page comes from a book copied by Muhammad Ashraf al-Radhawi, who wrote it in

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 in. (17.8 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Belt Plate, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall: 3 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in. (9.3 x 5.7 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), 14th century, Spanish, Copper, H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Saint Paul, ca. 1510, Brush and brown, gray, and black ink, heightened with white (partly oxidized), on paper washed with brown., 10 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (26.4 x 11.4 cm), Drawings, Michele da Verona (Italian, Verona ca. 1470–Verona

Baboon, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 200 BC–200 AD, From Egypt, Chalcedony, H. 1.7 × W. 0.6 × D. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/4 × 3/8 in.), This is one of a small group of animals carved in semiprecious stones from the Davis Collection that share

Pair of Ear Spools, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H. 2 1/4 x W. 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 6.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Netsuke of Group of Noh Masks, 18th–19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Earring with nail head pendant, 6, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 1 1/8 x 15/16 x 9/16 in. (2.8 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm), Gold and Silver

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

Portrait of Sultan 'Ala-ud-Din, Padshah of Delhi, late 17th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Codices

Stirrup-Spout Vessel: Figure in Shell (?), 12th–9th century B.C., Peru, Cupisnique, Ceramic, H. 10 5/8 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 8 1/4 in. (27 x 19.1 x 21 cm), Ceramics-Containers

Belt Plate Fragment, 4th–7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver inlay, Overall: 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (3 x 2.8 x 6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Hood, 1840–50, Canada, Quebec, James Bay Cree, Wool, cotton, glass, H. 26 x W. 11 in. (66 x 27.9 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Mahasiddha Kirava, ca. 14th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Terracotta, H. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Sculpture, The fierce and militant forms of Manjushri, the patron deity of Nepal, are relatively

Millefiori bead rods, 15, Glass, Other (average sectional thickness): 5/16 in. (0.8 cm), Glass

Gold earring with head of an antelope, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th?3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 7/16 x 1/8 x 1/2 in. (1.1 x 0.3 x 1.2 cm), Gold and Silver, Consisting of a circlet of gold wire, twisted or plain, which tapers from

In Full Sunlight (En plein soleil), ca. 1881, Oil on wood, 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (24.8 x 35.2 cm), Paintings, James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon), This group portrait includes the artist's companion, Kathleen Newton

Fragment, 8th–9th century, Found/excavated Iraq, Ctesiphon, Earthenware, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Ceramics

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 11/16 × 1/8 in. (1.6 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Papilio Erithonius from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 1, 1860, Color lithograph, sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm

Pocket (sewn onto center of round cushion), 18th century, Italian or Spanish, silk; metal, 20 7/8 x 19 3/4 in (24 x 27 cm; pillow 53 x 50 cm ), Textiles-Embroidered

Parrot, 1730–35, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand, 5th century, Made in possibly Syria, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 17 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 6 7/16 in. (43.6 x 21.3 x 16.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Standing lamps decorated with crosses and

Fragment, 9th century, Attributed to Egypt, Fustat, Linen, wool; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textile: L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Textiles-Woven

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

Shawl, early 19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool; twill weave and double interlocking twill tapestry weave, Textile: L. 86 1/2 in. (219.7 cm0, Textiles-Costumes

Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model, serial no. 940, ca. 1840, Paterson, New Jersey, American, Paterson, New Jersey, Steel, silver, mother-of-pearl, L. 14 in. (35.56 cm); L. of barrel 9 in. (22.86 cm); Cal. .40 in.

Earring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.5 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Cosmetic Jar Sealed with Linen, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), inside Basket 'L', 1935–36, Pottery, linen, H. 8 cm

Plate (assiette à palmes), 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Gate-leg table, 1690–1730, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Sweet gum, yellow poplar, 26 1/4 x 30 x 34 3/4 in. (66.7 x 76.2 x 88.3 cm), Furniture

Earring with head of lions, Gold, Diameter: 1/2 × 3/16 in. (1.3 × 0.5 cm), Gold and Silver

Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae, 1651–55, Hand-colored engraving, plate: 18 1/2 x 22 in. (47 x 55.9 cm), Prints

Virgin and Child, ca. 1310–20, French, Paris limestone, polychromed, gilded, Overall: 34 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (87 x 30.2 x 21.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This sculpture and another example of the same subject preserved in the church at

Business Bundle Bag, 1790–1890, United States, Iowa, Mesquakie or Potawatomi, Native-tanned skin, glass, wool, H. 3 3/4 x W. 5 in. (9.5 x 12.7 cm), Beads-Sculpture

Harness Pendant, 13th–early 15th century, possibly Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 1 13/16 (4.6 cm); D.1/4 in. (0.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Badges

Terracotta plaque, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, 27 B.C.–A.D. 68, Roman, Terracotta, Overall: 17 3/4 x 19 7/16 x 1 3/4 in. (45.1 x 49.4 x 4.4 cm), Terracottas, Relief with a satyr and a maenad

Portrait of a Youth, second half 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Codices

Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo), and the Mourning Virgin, ca. 1530–40, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 41 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. (105.4 x 92.7 cm), Paintings, Adriaen Isenbrant (Netherlandish, active by 1510–died 1551 Bruges), In

Pulley, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood and hemp rope, Overall (a): 7 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (18 x 9 x 3 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Vase Fragment, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, 1 13/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (4.7 × 4.2 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Hetaira

Septimius Severus Denarius, 200–201, Roman, Silver, Overall: 11/16 x 1/16 in. (1.8 x 0.2 cm), Coins

Box, 18th century (?), Italian, Venice, Papier maché, painted and varnished, H. (at back) 5 1/2 x W. 8 inches (14.0 x 20.3 cm), Textiles-Costumes

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Statue base, Greek, Limestone, Overall: 3 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 x 29.8 x 6.4 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions

Pulley, 3rd–5th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wood, Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in. (7.3 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany

Piece, 1788–90, Chinese for export, Silk, H. 38 x W. 29 1/2 inches, Textiles-Painted

Panel, 909–1171, Attributed to Egypt, Wood; carved, Wood

Earring with human figure, Gold, Other: 15/16 x 1/4 x 7/8 in. (2.3 x 0.7 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Cassone (chest), mid-16th century (with 19th century additions), Italian (Rome or Siena?), Walnut, carved and partially gilded; coniferous wood., H. 73.6 cm, W. 1.7 m, D. 63.5 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Manuscript pages showing battle scenes, early 17th century, Turkish, Ink and pigments on paper, .1; 11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in. (29.5 x 20.1 cm); .2; 11 11/16 x 8 in. (29.7 x 20.3 cm), Books & Manuscripts

Portrait of a Young Woman, Oil on wood, Oval, 5 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (14.6 x 13 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died 1575 Lyons

Fragment, 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk, metal wrapped thread; brocaded and voided velvet., H. 60 13/16 in. (154.4 cm), Textiles-Woven

Teasing a Sleeping Girl, ca. 1760, Oil on canvas, 34 1/8 x 42 3/8 in. (86.7 x 107.6 cm), Paintings, Gaspare Traversi (Italian, Neapolitan, ca. 1722–1770), Little is known of Traversi's career, but he was unquestionably the leading genre

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword

Textile with Crescents, 10th–12th century, Italian (?), Brocade, silk and metal thread, Overall (with restoration): 12 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (31.4 × 34.3 cm), Textiles-Woven

Arrowhead (Yanonē), ca. 1615–1868, Japanese, Steel, L. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); L. of head 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 6.7 oz. (189.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), Shahi period, 9th century, Afghanistan, White marble, H. 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); W. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm), Sculpture, The linga, the aniconic pillar symbol emblematic of the Hindu god Shiva, symbolizes

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 3/4 x 5 11/16 in. (12 x 14.5 cm), Ceramics

Amida Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来坐像, Kamakura period (1185–1333), ca. 1250, Japan, Wood with gold leaf, Overall: H. 34 5/8 in. (87.9 cm); W. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); D. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm), Sculpture, Amida Nyorai (Sanskrit: Amitabha

Bowl with Geometric Rosette, 1100–1150, Byzantine, Engraved slip ware:orange clay, cream slip, transparent yellowish glaze, Overall: 2 15/16 x 7 7/8 in. (7.5 x 20 cm), Ceramics, A compass was used for drawing decorative bands on pottery.

Spoon with a Panther, 3rd–4th century, Roman, Copper alloy, silvered, niello, Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 in. (12.3 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, A slit on the top of the handle, perhaps for the insertion of a blade, suggests

Descrizione del Sacro Monte della Vernia (Description of the Sacred Mount Alverno), 1612, Engraving, 18 1/2 × 12 13/16 × 13/16 in. (47 × 32.5 × 2 cm), Prints, Domenico Falcini (Italian, 1575?–1628, (active Siena)), Raffaello

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (11.5 x 9.5 cm), Ceramics

January: Cernay, near Rambouillet, Oil on canvas, 35 3/8 x 46 1/4 in. (89.9 x 117.5 cm), Paintings, Léon-Germain Pelouse (French, Pierrelaye 1838–1891 Pierrelaye

Bowl, 13th century, Attributed to Syria, Raqqa, Stonepaste; underglaze painted, Gr. Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm); H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Ceramics

Round Seal, ca. 6th century, India, Terracotta, Diam. 1 3/8, x, Depth 3/8 in. (3.5 x 1 cm), Seals

Textile Fragment, 4th–6th century, Byzantine, Linen, wool, Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2in. (6.6 x 6.4cm), Textiles-Woven

Tile, 14th–15th century, Made in probably Orvieto, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 9 3/16 x 9 3/16 x 15/16 in. (23.3 x 23.3 x 2.4 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Fragment, mid-17th century, Attributed to India, Silk and metal yarns; cut voided velvet, H. 45 11/16 in. (116 cm), Textiles-Woven

Equivalent, 1926, Gelatin silver print, 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York), By photographing clouds, Stieglitz meant to demonstrate how 'to hold a moment,

Panel, late 15th century, French, Red pine, gilding and polychromy, Overall: 31 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1 in. (80.3 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm), Woodwork-Architectural

Plate Two from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries, dated 1730, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm); plate: 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 (23.8 x 16.8 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, This print is a prime example of French