Images at Librifly

Portail milieu d'Aubeterre, 1851, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.3 x 28.1 cm. (9 3/16 x 11 1/16 in.), Photographs, Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884), This image merges a primitive-even brutal-directness with an astute

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Handkerchief, 1840–80, French or Swiss, silk on linen, Overall: 22 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. (57.2 x 59.1 cm), Textiles

Bracelet with Bust of Roma, 400–450, Made in Rome, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/4 in. (4.2 x 5.5 x 6.9 x 4.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Personifications, like this one of Rome, were creations of the classical world

Intaglio, 5th–7th century, Byzantine, Rock crystal, Overall: 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. (2.9 x 1.9 cm), Lapidary Work-Crystal

Figure ( Ti'i), early 19th century or earlier, Tahiti, Tautira region, Maohi (Tahitian), Stone, H. 23 x W. 17 x D. 11 in. (58.4 x 43.2 x 27.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture

Earring, trumpet-shaped, 5th–3rd century B.C., Etruscan, GOLD, Other (): 1 9/16 × 7/16 × 1 11/16 in. (4 × 1.2 × 4.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); L. of head 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Royal hand, 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, h. 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in); w. 27.5

Saint James the Greater, 1475–1500, Made in Germany, South German, Pine with paint and gilding, Overall: 35 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (90.2 x 36.2 x 24.1 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Saint James the Greater, the patron saint of pilgrims, is

Watering Trough, Title Page of 'Studies of Horses' (Etudes de Chevaux), 1822, Lithograph, sheet: 22 5/16 x 16 1/8 in. (56.7 x 40.9 cm), Prints, Théodore Gericault (French, Rouen 1791–1824 Paris

The Farm at Les Collettes, Cagnes, 1908–14, Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 25 3/4in. (54.6 x 65.4cm), Paintings, Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer), In 1907 Renoir purchased the estate of Les Collettes at Cagnes on the

Top of a Fire Screen, 16th century, Spanish (?), Iron, Overall: 13 5/8 x 20 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (34.6 x 51.1 x 9.4 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Painted Diptych, ca. 1340–60, Made in France or North Spain, French or North Spanish, Ivory, polychromy, Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 1/2 in. (17.1 x 9.2 x 1.2 cm), Ivories, A considerable amount of paint remains on this diptych - an important

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Lamp, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 11/16 × 2 15/16 in. (1.7 × 7.5 cm), Vases

Bottle, probably Sui dynasty (581–618), China, Stoneware with incised and impressed decoration under glaze (Northern ware), H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Ceramics

Knob with an eight-petaled rosette, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Balawat, Assyrian, Ceramic, paint, 3.27 in. (8.31 cm), Ceramics-Implements

Africa, from the Four Continents, n.d., Engraving; second state of three, sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 3/16 in. (20.8 x 25.9 cm) (clipped), Prints, Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp), After Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish,

Pottery Flute, Pre-Columbian, ca. 900–1521, Mexico, Probably Toltec, Clay, Height: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm), Aerophone-Blow Hole-vessel flute

Apothecary jar (albarello), ca. 1480–1500, Italian, Naples, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Escutcheon plate, 16th century, German, Iron, Overall: 3 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 5/16 in. (10 x 6.7 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Iron, The decoration of Gothic locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. These examples offer

Pectoral, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Calima (Yotoco), Gold, H.13 1/2 x W. 12 1/4 in. (34.3 x 31.1cm), Metal-Ornaments

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (11.5 x 9 cm), Ceramics

Earring, crescent-shaped, Gold, Other: 11/16 × 9/16 × 1 5/16 in. (1.7 × 1.4 × 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Manuscript Leaf from a Missal, late 15th century, Austrian, Tempera, ink, shell gold, and gold on parchment, Overall: 14 3/16 x 10 1/16 in. (36 x 25.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations

Roundel Illustrating Episodes from the Biblical Story of Joseph, 7th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; tapestry weave, Textile: Diam. 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm), Textiles-Brocades, Textiles like this one are thought to have been produced by

Snaphaunce Hunting Rifle, dated 1722, Stockholm, Swedish, Stockholm, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, horn, L. 43 3/8 in. (117.8 cm), Firearms, This rifle exemplifies the diverse influences shaping firearms design in eighteenth-century Sweden.

Scissors, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Iron, Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (14.6 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book, a plucked hen standing behind him at right, 1520–30, Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in grey-green ink, Image: 18 11/16 x 13 5/8 in. (47.5 x 34.6 cm), Prints, Ugo da

Tunic, 700–850, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, H. 34 x W. 46 in. (86.4 x 116.8 cm), Textiles-Woven, The so-called patchwork tunics of Peru, which date from the eighth to ninth century, comprise individual pieces of fabric that were woven

Bottle, second half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white and blue glaze, H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm), Ceramics

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 605–562 B.C., Mesopotamia, Sippar (?), Babylonian, Clay, 0.83 x 1.77 x 1.81 in. (2.11 x 4.5 x 4.6 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Jug, ca. 1175–1250, Made in Siegburg, Lower Rhineland, Germany, German, Earthenware, unglazed and partially salt glazed, Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 9/16 x 5 1/16 in. (19.7 x 14.2 x 12.9 cm), Ceramics

Badge (probably from Horse Harness), late 14th century, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Stalk-handled stamp seal, Hittite Old Kingdom, ca. 17th century B.C., Syria or Anatolia, Hittite, Green stone, H. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); Diam. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals

Springtime, 1873, Oil on canvas, 84 x 50 in. (213.4 x 127 cm), Paintings, Pierre-Auguste Cot (French, Bédarieux 1837–1883 Paris), This flirtatious duo in classicizing dress, painted with notable technical finesse, reflects Cot’s

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary A, ca. late 1st millennium B.C., Mesopotamia, Clay, 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm), Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Badge (probably Mounting from Horse Harness), ca. 1400, Spanish, Copper, gold, enamel, Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Miscellaneous-Badges

Legging Panels, ca. 1870, Canada, Quebec, Eastern Cree, Wool, glass, wood, H. 19 1/2 x W. 11 1/2 in. (49.5 x 29.2 cm), Textiles-Beadwork

Knife Handle (Kozuka), late 18th–early 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g),

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), L. of each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. of each 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Duck amulet, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 200 BC–200 AD, From Egypt, Agate, L. 1.2 × W. 0.5 × H. 0.8 cm (1/2 × 3/16 × 5/16 in.), This is one of a small group of animals carved in semiprecious stones from the Davis Collection that share

Pen, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Reed, Overall: 10 3/8 x 1/4 in. (26.4 x 0.6 cm), Miscellaneous

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 3 1/16 × 3 3/16 in. (7.7 × 8.1 cm), Vases, Inscribed

Plaque, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Bronze; cast, incised, and gilded, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metal

Funerary Ornaments, 14th–15th century or earlier, Philippines, Philippines, Gold, H. 6 9/16 x W. 13/16 in. (16.7 x 2 cm), Metal-Sculpture, The Philippines have an ancient tradition of gold working. The existence of early mines suggests that

Teacup, 1840, French, Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Netsuke of Tiger under a Bamboo Tree, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke

Inscribed Mummy Bandage, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 22–26, ca. 945–525 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, rubbish in pit, 1923–24, Linen, L, . 37.5 × W. 21.7 cm (14 3/4 × 8 9/16 in

Column, 12th–13th century, French, Limestone, Overall: 53 x 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (134.6 x 33.7 x 33.7 cm), Sculpture-Architectural

Asia (part of a set), 19th century, Italian, Earthenware, Overall: 9 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (23.5 × 31.1 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Penannular Brooch, 10th–11th century, Scandinavian or Baltic, Copper alloy, Overall: 3 5/16 x 2 7/8 x 7/8 in. (8.4 x 7.3 x 2.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Pumps, 1914–19, French, leather, silk

Ogee frame, ca. 1710–20, French, Oak. Carved, gilt; red-orange bole., Overall, 75.3 x 63 cm; sight, 47.5 x 36.2 cm; rebate, 50 x 38.7 cm., Frames

The grammar of ornament, 1868, London, 157 pages : illustrations, plates ; Height: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm), J. B. Waring, J. O. Westwood, Matthew Digby Wyatt (British, Rowde, Wiltshire 1820–1877 Cowbridge, South Glamorgan), With contributions

Medal of John Tyler, 1841, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal

Canopic Jar with a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1349–1336 B.C. or shortly thereafter, From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb KV 55, Davis/Ayrton excavations,

Nose Ornament, 2nd–6th century, Peru, Vicús, Gold, H. 3 3/8 x W. 4 3/8 in. (8.6 x 11.1cm), Metal-Ornaments

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); L. of head 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 6.8 oz. (192.8 g), Archery Equipment-Bows

Fibula, Cypriot, Silver, Other: 1 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 3.3 x 0.3 cm), Gold and Silver

宋紫山筆　嵐に鶏図, Rooster in a Storm, Edo period (1615–1868), 1783, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, 38 7/8 x 17 1/4 in. (98.7 x 43.8 cm), Paintings, Sō Shizan (Japanese, 1733–1805), This scroll

Vase fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 3 7/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/16 in. (9.8 × 9.3 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Part of a human figure wrestling a snake; above, forepart of lion

Funerary Figure of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Granite, H. 27 cm (10 5/8 in.), During the reign of Akhenaten, many funerary figures

Solidus, 381–383, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Two-Handled Jar from the Burial of Ruiu, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1504–1447 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet, east chamber, Burial of Ruiu (IV), by left shoulder of coffin, 1934–35,

View of Lateran, Rome, 1672–73, Pen and brush and gray and brown ink, gray and brown washes, some watercolor and white gouache, on vellum., 3 5/16 x 5 9/16 in. (8.4 x 14.2 cm), Drawings, Lievin Cruyl (Ghent 1634–Ghent 1720

Copper Tumi Pendant, before 15th century, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (hammered), Height 1-5/8 in. (4.2 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Vase fragment, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pottery, h. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in); w. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in

Field Armor of King Henry VIII, ca. 1544, Milan or Brescia, Italian, Milan or Brescia, Steel, gold, textile, H. 72 1/2 in. (184.2 cm); W. 33 in. (83.8 cm); D. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 50 lb. 8 oz. (22.91 kg), Armor for Man, This impressive

Girl cranking a hurdy-gurdy, ca. 1746–53, German, Höchst, Tin-glazed earthenware, Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Quadruped (one of five medallions from a coffret), ca. 1110–30, Made in Conques, France, French, Copper-gilt, champlevé enamel, Overall: 3 9/16 x 9/16 in. (9 x 1.4 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The blue and green beasts, locked in battle and

Carpet, ca. 1660–65, French, Paris, Wool (Ghiordes knot), Overall (confirmed): 245 x 143 in. (622.3 x 363.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs

Scarab, Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–17, ca. 1802–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, 1920–22, Faience, L. 2 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.9 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 3/8 in

Watchcase cover: Perseus and Andromeda, 1615–25, Painted enamel, partly gilt, on copper; mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame., H. 5.5 cm, w. 4 cm, d..7 cm, Enamels, probably Jean II Reymond (French, Limoges, doc. 1606–ca. 1631

Bandolier Bag, ca. 1870, United States, Minnesota, Ojibwa, Wool, cotton, glass, H. 39 x W. 11 1/4 in. (99.1 x 28.6 cm), Textiles-Beadwork

Plain Ring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany; Made in Northern France, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Bezel Ring, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 3/4 x 1/4 in. (1.9 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Grille, 15th–16th century, Italian, Iron, Overall: 14 1/8 x 14 1/4 x 5/8 in. (35.9 x 36.2 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Ring with carbuncle, Gold, carbuncle, Other: 7/8 × 13/16 × 7/16 in. (2.2 × 2.1 × 1.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Ostrakon, 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 in. (3 x 6.1 cm), Ceramics

Double-Sided Comb, 7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Bone, iron pins, Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (12.3 x 4.1 x 1.2 cm), Ivories-Bone

[Postmortem], ca. 1850, Daguerreotype, Image (visible): 3 1/2 × 4 11/16 in. (8.9 × 11.9 cm), Photographs, Alphonse Le Blondel (French, Bréhal 1814–1875 Lille), In bequeathing to later generations a record of the faces of their ancestors,

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm); L. of head 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (10.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Scofield Thayer, 1923; cast 1924, Bronze, 12 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (32.1 x 15.9 x 23.8 cm), Sculpture, Gaston Lachaise (American (born France) 1882–1935

Terracotta lamp, Early Imperial, ca. 27 B.C.–A.D. 38, Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, Overall: 1 x 2 15/16in. (2.5 x 7.5cm), Terracottas

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragments with ink inscription, (a) 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.3 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics

Two Seals, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Mud, with textile bands, L: 1. 1/4 (3.2 cm), Miscellaneous

Pricket Candlestick with Fantastic Creatures, ca. 1150–75, with later restoration, Made in Meuse Valley, South Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Gilt-copper alloy, rock crystal, Overall: 8 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/16 in. (21.1 x 11.4 x 10.3 cm),

I) Afbeelding van't Stadt Huys van Amsterdam, 1665–68, Etchings, 17 15/16 x 11 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (45.6 x 29.5 x 3.5 cm), Books, Jacob Vennekool (Dutch, Amsterdam 1630–1673 Amsterdam

The Barbed Noose with the Mice, 1923, Watercolor and gouache on paper, bordered with gouache, mounted on cardboard, 12 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (31.1 × 40 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940

Earring-hook type with pendant, Gold, Other: 5/16 × 1/16 × 1 1/8 in. (0.8 × 0.1 × 2.9 cm), Gold and Silver

Marriage of Queen Victoria, 1844, Sheet: 13 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (34.3 × 28.5 cm), Prints, Charles Eden Wagstaff (British, active 1798–1850), After Sir George Hayter (British, London 1792–1871 London

Box, early 19th century, probably British, South Staffordshire, Enamel on copper, H. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); L. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.), Enamels-Painted

Star-Shaped Tile, 13th–14th century, Made in Iran, probably Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This eight-pointed star tile was once

The Lamentation, possibly ca. 1520–25, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, Shaped top, 36 x 22 1/8 in. (91.4 x 56.2 cm), Paintings, Ambrosius Benson (Netherlandish, Lombardy (?), active by 1519–died 1550 Bruges

Tablespoon, M. Hoyris, 1840–50, Virgin Islander, Saint Thomas, Silver, L. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver, M. Hoyris

Self-Portrait, 1905, Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 27 in. (51.4 x 68.6 cm), Paintings, Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte

Pin, 9th century (?), Irish, Copper alloy, Overall: 4 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (10.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive, Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, ca. 7th–4th century B.C., Mesopotamia, probably from Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habba), Babylonian or Achaemenid, Clay, 0.87 x 0.63 x 0.35 in. (2.21 x 1.6 x .9 cm),