Images at Librifly

Copper Face Ornament with Dangles, 3rd century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Peru, Vicús, Copper, gilt, Height 3-15/16 in. (10 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Netsuke, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Apothecary bottle (fiasca da farmacia), ca. 1530–40, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 5/8 in. (24.5cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Pin Part, 200–500, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 9/16 x 1/16 in. (4 x 0.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Chest, late 15th century, Made in Provence(?), France, French, Walnut, iron, Overall: 18 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 29 7/8 in. (47 x 38.7 x 75.9 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Gold earring with rosette disk, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 1/4 × 3/4 in. (1.6 × 0.6 × 1.9 cm), Gold and Silver, The rosette is formed by eight overlapping peltae. The central pearl or stone is missing

Roundel, disk, Bone ?, Diameter: 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.5 x 0.5 cm

Papier-mâchè side chair, ca. 1830–60, British (?), Wood, papier-mâché, black lacquer, painted and gilded, mother-of-pearl, caned seat., H. 83.2 cm, W. 44.7 cm, D. 38.5 cm, Woodwork-Furniture

Cover, 18th century, Italian, silk; metal; linen, 32 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (83.4 x 27.4 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Mothers and children in the park, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St.

Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, ca. 1250, Made in probably London, England, British, Walrus ivory, Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/8 in. (7.8 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm), Ivories-Walrus, Board games, especially chess, were integral to medieval

Island of the Dead, 1880, Oil on wood, 29 x 48 in. (73.7 x 121.9 cm), Paintings, Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, Basel 1827–1901 San Domenico, Italy), In 1880 Marie Berna, the American-born widow of a German diplomat, visited Böcklin in

Key, 1st–3rd century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 2 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Pax, early 20th century (original dated late 15th century), Portuguese, Silver plate on copper, Overall: 21 1/2 x 12 x 7 3/8 in. (54.6 x 30.5 x 18.7 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Pair of sandals from the Burial of Amenhotep, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial of Amenhotep, inside coffin near foot, 1935–36,

Apothecary Jar (albarello), ca. 1470–90, Italian, probably Florence or vicinity, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), H. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Vase with cover (one of a pair), porcelain ca. 1740–45, mounts 1745–49, German (Meissen) with French mounts, Hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts, Height: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bottle, 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze under transparent colorless glaze; silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics

'Two Penny Blue' postage stamps, issued May 8, 1840, British, Engraving printed in blue ink on paper, 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 cm), After a design by William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton

Chasse, 13th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlevé enamel, gilt-copper, Overall: 9 13/16 x 16 1/2 x 8 in. (24.9 x 41.9 x 20.3 cm), Enamels-Champlev

'Laila and Majnun in School', Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524–25, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Codices, Painting by

Vase fragment, Roman, Terracotta, 2 9/16in. (6.5cm), Vases, Fragment of green-glazed vase; eight galloping horses

Boat on the Sumida, 1817–58, Japanese, Print, Sheet: 16.9 cm x 22.8 cm, Image 16.9 cm x 22.6 cm, Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo

Netsuke of Acrobat, 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Netsuke

Copper-Alloy Faucet and Conduit, 6th–7th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 3/16 in. (13.3 x 31.4 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, Byzantine cities often drew their water supplies from aqueducts many miles in

Dinner fork (one of twelve), Bayne and Napier, R.G. Reid, 1750–65, Scottish, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Silver, No dimensions recorded., Metalwork-Silver, Bayne and Napier, R.G. Reid

Lago Avernus, ca. 1867–70, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on blue wove paper, 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (11.4 x 24.1 cm), Drawings, William Trost Richards (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1833–1905 Newport, Rhode Island

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); L. of head 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Medal of George Washington's Public Offices, 1790, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Gilt bronze, Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Metal, James Manley (active 1790–1800), S. Brooks (active 1793

Portrait of a poet, late 18th–early 19th century, Swiss, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm), Sculpture

Earring with nail head pendant, 12, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1 x 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

The Shepherd's Song, 1891, Oil on canvas, 41 1/8 x 43 1/4 in. (104.5 x 109.9 cm), Paintings, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris), Puvis adapted the pipe-playing shepherd and the draped female figures in this scene from

Beads, 9, Roman, Glass, Other: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Glass, Nine beads, most with multi-colored spots

Finger Grip, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 1-11/16 in., Stone-Implements

Caricature of Two Women Seen From Behind, late 18th century, Pen and gray ink, brown and gray wash, 6 1/8 x 7 11/16 in. (15.6 x 19.6 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Bowl, late 8th–9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; buff slip, underglaze painted in polychrome pigments under a transparent glaze, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Ceramics

The Chair-Animal, 1922, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper, bordered with gouache, mounted on cardboard, 18 3/4 × 24 1/8 in. (47.6 × 61.3 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); L. of head 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Virgin and Child, ca. 1350, Made in Champagne, France, French, Marble with gilding, Overall: 34 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 5 7/8 in., 78lb. (87.9 x 27.3 x 14.9 cm, 35380.6g), Sculpture, The Virgin is shown with a crown and scepter as the Queen of

Medal in Memory of Lieutenant William Burrows, 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

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript in Floriated Script, 11th century, Attributed to Iran or Central Asia, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Codices, The manuscript to which this page once belonged, copied in

Winged Pendant, before 16th century, Panama, Cocle Province, Cocle, Stone, Height 5-15/16 in., Stone-Ornaments

Badge with Richard II, 14th century, British, Tin/lead alloy, Overall: 1 1/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.7 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Tin/lead alloy

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (13.6 x 14.6 cm), Ceramics

Figure of Saint, ca. 1245, Made in Picardy-Beauvais, France, French, Stained glass, 23 1/4 × 15 11/16 × 1/4 in. (59.1 × 39.8 × 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained

Plate (tagliere), 1534, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501, Woodcuts, Overall: 13 1/16 x 9 7/16 x 2 1/4 in. (33.2 x 23.9 x 5.7 cm), Books

Square with Classical Scenes, 300–600, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Byzantine, Wool and linen, tapestry weave, Overall: 8 x 7 1/2in. (20.3 x 19.1cm), Textiles-Woven

Earring with pendant in the form of Eros, Late Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 5/8 × 3/8 × 2 in. (1.6 × 0.9 × 5.1 cm), Gold and Silver

Strainer, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, 1 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (3.2 × 15 × 12.8 cm), Vases, Without decoration

Plaque from a Cross with the Winged Man of Saint Matthew, ca. 1185–95, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, deep turquoise, translucent dark and opaque medium green,

Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun, dated 1866, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, wood (walnut), gold, L. 44 1/8 in. (112 cm), Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, The Second Empire (1852–70) marked the twilight of French gunmaking, which had

Relief Frieze, 6th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pinewood with traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 3/16 x 23 1/4 x 7/8 in. (15.7 x 59 x 2.2 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Netsuke of Noh Mask; Demon (?), 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, iron, Overall: 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in. (9.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Gold earring with head of a lion, Classical or Hellenistic, 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold, Other: 11/16 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Jug, 1300–1500, German, Glazed earthenware, Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (13 x 12.9 x 10.3 cm), Ceramics

Reliquary Bust of Saint Juliana, ca. 1376, Italian, Copper, gilding, gesso, and tempera paint, Overall: 11 1/16 x 9 x 8 3/8 in. (28.1 x 22.9 x 21.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Circle of Giovanni di Bartolo (Italian, active 1364–1404), In

Squat lekythos, miniature, Classical, ca. 425–400 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diameter: 1 3/4 × 1 × 1 9/16 in. (4.5 × 2.6 × 4 cm), Vases, Pointed amphora on belly

Two lovers, ca. 1760, German, Frankenthal, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Practice Sword, ca. 1575, Munich, German, Munich, Steel, leather, wood, brass, L. 50 5/8 in. (128.5 cm); L. of blade 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1332.4 g), Swords

Key, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 x 9/16 in. (4.5 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Sofa (canapé à confidents), Claude I Sené (French, 1724–1792), ca. 1775–80, French, Carved and gilded beechwood upholstered in modern blue dotted silk, 34 × 90 × 24 1/2 in. (86.4 × 228.6 × 62.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Claude I

Bow of a Brooch, late 5th century B.C., Made in Champagne or South Germany, Celtic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. (5.3 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Reliquary Cross, 16th century, Made in Siena, Italy, Italian, Silver, silver-gilt, niello, glass, Overall: 22 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (57.5 x 29.9 x 4.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Dish, early 16th century, German, Brass, Overall: 14 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (35.9 x 4.5 cm), Metalwork-Brass

Dish, ca. 1880, French, Limoges, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall: 1/16 × 9 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (0.2 × 23.2 × 23.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ferret, 7th century (?), Langobardic, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 9/16 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (6.5 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Design for a Sword Hilt, Scabbard, and Belt Fittings, ca. 1840–50, Paris, French, Paris, Watercolor and ink on paper, 12 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. (32 x 48 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings, Attributed to Eugène Julienne (French, Paris 1808–1875

Harpokrates or another child god with the club of Herakles, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, From Egypt, Green Faience, h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.), Harpokrates was frequently represented in Hellenistic form. In this small amulet where

Nouveau Recueil des Troupes Legeres de France Levees depuis la presente Guerre, avec la date de leur creation, le nombre dont chaque Corps est compose; leur Uniforme & leurs Armes, 1747, Books

Beads, 16, Glass, Other: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm), Glass

Centaur, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600–480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; hand-made, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Terracottas, Figurines of centaurs are popular in Cypriot art and are often found as offerings in sanctuaries, which suggests that they had

Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Angkor period, 9th century, Cambodia, Stone, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Sculpture

Tile fragment, probably 16th century, Spanish, Toledo, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (6.7 × 4.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Panel, 17th or 18th century, Italian or French, silk; linen, 35 1/4 x 22 1/4 in (89.5 x 56.5 cm), Textiles-Velvets

Ferret, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 15/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in. (7.5 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Case, Missal, 15th century, French, Cuir bouilli (tooled leather), Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 x 4 3/4 in. (21 x 17.8 x 12.1 cm), Leatherwork

Pietà, 1476, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall 28 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (71.8 x 64.5 cm); painted surface 28 x 25 1/8 in. (71.1 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Carlo Crivelli (Italian, Venice (?), active by 1457–died 1495 Ascoli Piceno), This

Mrs. Rufus Prime (Augusta Temple Palmer, 1807–1840), 1828, Card, Oval, 5 3/8 x 4 in. (138 x 102 mm), Miniatures, Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, Nancy 1767–1855 Paris

Faith, late 16th century or early 17th century, Painted enamel, partly gilt, on copper, 11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (29.8 x 23.2 cm), Enamels, Master IDC (French, active Limoges 1614–27) or, Jean Cour (or Court) (French, Limoges, active

Penannular Earring, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Northern Upper Egypt, Deir el-Ballas, Bronze or Copper Alloy, Diam. 1.8 cm (11/16 in

Seven custard cups, 1796–1825, Russian, St. Petersburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Bronze man and centaur, Geometric, mid-8th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm), Bronzes, Half man, half horse, the centaurs were thought to inhabit remote wooded areas. In much of Greek art, they appear in combat with

Candlestick, ca. 1190–1200, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, scraped, stippled and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, green, yellow, red, and white., Overall: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Enamels-Champlev

The Jetty at Cassis, Opus 198, 1889, Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 25 5/8 in. (46.4 x 65.1 cm), Paintings, Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris), Between 1887 and 1891, Signac spent the warmer months pursuing his two passions, marine

Earring, boat-shaped, Silver, Other: 11/16 × 1/4 × 15/16 in. (1.7 × 0.6 × 2.4 cm), Gold and Silver

Sheet Fragment, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, Overall (a): 8 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (22.5 × 22.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); L. of head 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side, Sasanian, ca. 6th–7th century A.D., Iran, Sasanian, Silver, niello inlay, 3.86 x 6.42 in. (9.8 x 16.31 cm), Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed

L'Amour dans le globe; ou, L'Almanach volant, composé de petites pièces fugitives, légères ou galantes, en prose & en vers: avac un précis historique de l'origine du globe aérostatique, des expériences du Champ-de-Mars, de Versailles,

Crescent Ornament, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Copper, H. 6 1/8 x W. 5 1/2 in. (15.5 x 14 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); L. of head 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Father Time on a Globe; Design for a Clock, 19th century, Red chalk, heightened with white chalk, touches of black chalk, 21 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (54.3 x 41.9cm), Drawings, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, Anizy-le-Château 1824–1887

Fragment, 13th century, Crusader, Stained Glass, 2 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/8 in. (5.6 × 3.9 × 0.3 cm), Glass-Stained

The Trinity, Tempera on wood, 12 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.7 x 27 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (possibly 17th century

Girl Feeding Chickens from the series known as the Enfants de Boucher, ca. 1770–80, French, Paris, Wool, silk (27 warps per inch, 10-11 per cm.), confirmed: 28 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (73 × 54 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, After a painting by

Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1834 (?), Made in France, Silver, Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Metal

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (13.6 x 10.4 cm), Ceramics

Earring, boat-shaped with cage and ball pendant, Cypriot, Gold, Other: 1/2 x 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (1.3 x 0.7 x 3.8 cm), Gold and Silver