Images at Librifly

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 5 1/16 x 7 3/16 in. (12.8 x 18.3 cm), Ceramics

Grand Piano, ca. 1790, Vienna, Austria, Austrian, Cherry wood, brass, enamel, ebony, bone, Width: 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm), Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, Ferdinand Hofmann (Austrian, 1756–1829 Vienna), This beautifully preserved

Cherub, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm.), Crèche

Netsuke of Toad on a Sandal, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Netsuke

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 1/4 in (18.5 cm); L. of head 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Medal: Leonello d'Este, ca. 1441–44 (possibly cast 16th century), Yellowish copper alloy with dark brown patina., Diam. 6.5 cm, wt. 127.71 g., Medals, Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455), Active in Verona and

Garden Fountain, early 17th century, Attributed to India, Deccan, Brass; cast in sections, joined and engraved, H. 38 7/16 in. (97.7 cm), Metal, Some of the forms on this fountain, such as its hourglass shape and the lion mask (kirttimukha)

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Kashira (a); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt.

Disk Ornament, 12th–15th century, Ecuador, Ecuador, Copper (hammered), silver gilt, Diameter 7-1/8 in. (18 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, warrior putting on armor. Although both sides of this amphora show the same subject, the Amasis

Solidus, 349–359, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins

Mirror with Birds, 2nd–7th century, Peru, Moche, Copper (cast), gilded, H. 8 3/8 x W. 5 1/8 in. (21.3 x 13 cm), Metal-Implements

Saint Christopher, third quarter 16th century, German, Upper Rhine, Pen and black ink, brush and blackish brown and blackish gray wash, highlighted with opaque white, on reddish brown prepared paper, 9 15/16 x 6 7/16 in. (25.2 x 16.4 cm),

Fragment of an iron sword, Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, iron, silver, ivory, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Bronzes, The surviving fragment is the tang of an iron sword. The tang was edged with silver and revetted with

Earring, delta-shaped with beads, Gold, silver, Other: 3/4 × 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (1.9 × 0.8 × 2.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Earring, baule type, 7th–5th Century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 9/16 x 1/2 x 5/8 in. (1.4 x 1.3 x 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver

Part of a Padlock, 14th–15th century, European, Iron, Overall: 6 1/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (15.4 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Vase Fragment, Roman, Gaul, Terracotta, 2 13/16 × 3 1/16 × 1/4 in. (7.1 × 7.8 × 0.6 cm), Vases, Partially draped male figure

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, died 1506), 1519, Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 3/4 in. (106.7 x 88.3 cm), Paintings, Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani) (Italian, Venice (?) 1485/86–1547 Rome), Painted

Chasuble with Orphreys, 16th century, Italian, Satin; silk; metal; linen, From center back neck: 40 1/4 x 27 1/8 in. (102.2 x 68.9 cm), Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Bowl or Deep Plate, 19th century (original dated 1330), French, Silver plate, Overall: 1 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (4.1 x 18.4 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork

Pitcher, early 15th century, Made in Orvieto, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 4 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.2 x 11.8 cm), Ceramics

Angel, second half 18th century, Italian, Naples, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.), Crèche

Europa, from Proposopographia, ca. 1585–90, Engraving, plate: 6 x 3 9/16 in. (15.3 x 9 cm), Prints, Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp

Openwork Belt Mount, 500–700, Made in Niederbreisig, Rhineland, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, fragments of wooden handles, Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in. (11.4 x 7.9 x 1.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Bronze hydria (water jar), Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Argive, Bronze, H. with handle 20 1/4 in. (51.41 cm), Bronzes, Inscribed on top of the mouth 'one of the prizes from Argive Hera'. This hydria, like Greek art in all its

Sword Pommel, ca. 1630, British, Steel, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (162 g), Swords-Accessories

Cover, first half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Cotton, silk; plain weave, embroidered, Textile: L. 50 in. (127 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Buckle, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 13/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in. (2.1 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Furniture element, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory, Ivory/Bone-Ornaments

Pandora, ca. 1914, Oil on canvas, 56 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (143.5 x 62.2 cm), Paintings, Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris), Between 1908 and 1914, Redon was repeatedly drawn to represent the mythic beauties Venus, Andromeda, and

Chain, 6th–7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 5 1/8 x 3/16 x 3/16 in. (13 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Ewer, ca. 1670–74, Painted enamel on, H. with lid 24 cm, w. 14 cm, diam. 9.5 cm., Enamels, Jacques Nouailher (French, Limoges 1605–1674 Limoges

Cross, 6th century or later, Byzantine, Cast copper alloy, Overall: 8 x 6 1/2 x 1/2 in. (20.3 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); L. of head 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Fan Handle (Ke'e), 1820–50, Marquesas Islands, Marquesan (Enata) people, Wood, H. 1 3/4 x W. 14 in. (4.5 x 35.6 cm), Wood-Implements, Fans in the Marquesas were carried by prominent individuals of both sexes as marks of social status.

Necklace, 7th–5th Century B.C., Etruscan, Gold, Other: 7 in. (17.8 cm), Gold and Silver

Dagger with Sheath, late 18th century, Munich, German, Munich, Steel, ivory, gold, leather, silver, L. with sheath 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); L. without sheath 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g); Wt. of sheath 1.7

Floral plaque, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. 2.1 × W. 4.5 cm (13/16 × 1 3/4 in.), This fragment was part of a glass floral plaque for wall or furniture inlay

Vase fragment, Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 3/8in. (11.4 x 8.6cm), Vases, Lion and human figure in relief

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper, gold, Menuki (a); L. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); menuki (b); L. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Shrew, Ptolemaic Period, 304 B.C.–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.), The voracious' was the ancient Egyptians'name for the shrew, an epithet that aptly describes the feeding

Sleeping Girl with Needlework in her Lap, n.d., Mezzotint, 14 3/16 x 10 5/16 in. (36 x 26.3 cm), Prints, Gerard Valck (Dutch, Amsterdam 1651/52–1726 Amsterdam), After Michiel van Musscher (Dutch, 1645–1705

Hammered Copper Band, A.D. 1450–1530, Peru, Peruvian, Copper (hammered), Diameter 3-3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Fragment, 7th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; tapestry weave, 21 7/16 in. high 4 in. wide (54.5 cm high 10.2 cm wide), Textiles

Ceremonial Axe, before 16th century, Colombia, Tairona, Stone, Height 5-7/16 in., Stone-Implements

The Pond, 1857, Etching, Mount: 12 3/16 in. × 18 1/8 in. (31 × 46 cm), Prints, Eugène Stanislas Alexandre Bléry (French, Fontainebleau 1805–1887 Paris

Wine-bottle cooler (seau à bouteille), ca. 1753, French, Vincennes, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 7 11/16 x 10 3/8 x 8 in. (19.5 x 26.4 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, These wine-bottle coolers are among the eight produced for

Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar), Hellenistic, 213 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan, Terracotta, 17 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (43.5 x 29.5 cm), Vases, The inscription on this vase states that it contained the cremated bones of a certain Timasitheos

Shawl, 18th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Silk; woven, 33.5 in. high 29.00 in. wide (85.1 cm high 73.7 cm wide), Textiles-Costumes

The Crucified Christ between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1406, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Overall, including gable, 33 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (85.4 x 36.8 cm), Paintings, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (Italian, Florence

Jar with lid, Orientalizing, 7th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; impasto with red-orange slip, Other (height with cover): 13in. (33cm), Vases, Red ware, undecorated

The Marriage of the Virgin, ca. 1479, Tempera and gold on wood, 6 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (15.9 x 41.3 cm), Paintings, Davide Ghirlandaio (David Bigordi) (Italian, Florence 1452–1525 Florence), Davide Ghirlandaio painted these three enchanting

Vase, late 4th century–early 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero grigio, Overall: 4 7/8in. (12.4cm), Vases, Gray with two perforated handles, without decoration

Funerary Provisions and Hunting, Tomb of Djari, First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2050–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Ink on Paper, H. 39 cm (15 3/8 in); w. 95 cm (37 3/8 in) - as mounted,

Netsuke, 19th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Netsuke

Copper Tumi with Figure, 15th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Copper, Length 3-3/8 in. (9.5 cm), Metal-Implements

Sugar box, ca. 1770, British, South Staffordshire, White enamel on copper painted in polychrome enamels, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.), Enamels-Painted, Containing two canisters for tea (green and black) and a larger one for

Hunting Sword, hilt, ca. 1700–1725; blade, ca. 1750, hilt, Japanese, made for the European market, Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, L. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); L. of blade 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7 oz. (652 g), Swords

Textile Fragment, 8th–9th century, Byzantine, Linen, wool, Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 1/16in. (21 x 23cm), Textiles-Woven

Plaque with Figure Holding a Sword, Gupta period, 5th century, India, Terracotta, H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm), Sculpture

Dish, ca. 1500–1520, Portuguese, Silver-gilt, Overall: 1 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (3 x 26 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The raised decoration depicts wild folk, humans, and animals engaged in frenzied activities around a centarlized crowned king,

Jar, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), late 6th century, China, Earthenware with relief decoration under an olive green glaze, H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diam. of rim 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Diam. of foot 6 in. (15.2 cm),

Musician, Possibly made at Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784), or possibly made at Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), ca. 1775, British, Chelsea-Derby, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm),

Assassinat des généraux Clément Tomas et Jules Lecomte, rue des Rosiers 6 à Montmartre deans la journée du 18 mars 1871, 1870–71, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Sheet: 36 x 46 cm (14 3/16 x 18 1/8 in.), Photographs, Ernest

Relief on the North Wall of a Chapel of Ramesses I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1294 B.C., From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Temple of Sety I, north of NE corner, Chapel of Ramesses I, Limestone, H. 139.7 × W.

Left Pauldron (Shoulder Defense) Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus 'The Black' Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania, ca. 1555;

Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath, Roman Period, A.D. 120–140, From Egypt, Encaustic, wood, gold leaf, H. 36.5 x W. 17.8 cm (14 3/8 x 7 in.), This panel was not painted in the areas where the mummy wrappings have would covered

Lidded Storage Basket, ca. 1840, United States, Maine, Passamaquoddy (?), Ash splint, wood, pigment, H. 14 1/2 x W. 24 x D. 15 in. (36.8 x 61 x 38.1 cm), Basketry-Containers

Cup, Early Bronze Age (?), 3rd Millennium BC (?), Syria, Silver, 4.04 in. (10.26 cm), Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed

Prisoner, late 16th–early 17th century, Italian, probably Rome, Gilt bronze, Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, The elgant contrapposto, elongation, and refinement of details are strongly suggestive of an artist in the stylistic

Token on Martin Van Buren, ca. 1876, Bronze, Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Metal

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-1/2 in., Stone-Implements

Medal of Major General Z. Taylor, 1848, Bronze, Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Metal, Charles Cushing Wright (1796–1854

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus with ink, Overall: 1 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (5 x 11.5 cm), Papyrus

Cylindrical Pendant, 6th–7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Niederbreisig, Frankish, Bone, Overall: 1 3/16 x 3/8 in. (3 x 0.9 cm), Ivories-Bone

Gem, 2nd–4th century, Roman, Nicolo (variety of onyx having bluish layer over black)., Overall: 1/2 x 3/16 in. (1.3 x 0.4 cm), Lapidary Work-Nicolo

Ostrakon, ca. 600, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.5 x 7 cm), Ceramics

Statuette of the lady Tiye, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1349 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, carnelian, gold, glass, Egyptian blue, paint, h. 24 cm (9 7/8 in), The 'mistress of the harim Tiye' wears the voluminous wig and clinging dress

Book of Hours, 1518–21, Made in Paris, France, French, Tempera, ink and gold on parchment; leather binding, 8 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 1in. (20.6 x 12.1 x 2.5cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Germain Hardouyn (French

Ferret, 6th–7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, Overall: 1 15/16 x 7/16 x 1/8 in. (4.9 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver

近代 吳昌碩 仙芝天竹圖 軸, Spring Offerings, dated 1919, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 58 x 31 1/2 in. (147.3 x 80 cm), Paintings, Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844–1927), Wu Changshuo adopted the 'antiquarian

Fipple Flute, Pre-Columbian, ca. 600–900, Mexico, Mexican (Veracruz), Pottery, polychrome, 12.1 x 2.7 x 28.9 cm (W. applied figure 4-3/4 x Tube Diam. 1-1/16 x L. 11-3/8 in.), Aerophone-Whistle Flute-recorder

Chandelier, 15th century, German, wood, bone, iron, 13 × 33 × 27 in. (33 × 83.8 × 68.6 cm), Woodwork-Furniture

Londra Benedeta Number III, 'Doctor Haselden, I Presume?', ca. 1930, Ink and graphite on paper, H. 12, W. 8 inches, Drawings, Walter Richard Sickert (British, Munich 1860–1942 Bathampton, Somerset

Chamber candlestick (petit bougeoir), third quarter 18th century, French, Gilt bronze, H. 2 3/8 x W. 8 1/2 in. (6.0 x 21.6 cm); Diam. at base 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

David at the Cave of Adullam, Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 76 in. (116.2 x 193 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Maldura (Italian, active by 1810, died 1849 Rome

Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1824, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Metal, François Augustin Caunois (French, 1787–1859

Ostracon Depicting a Man's Head, New Kingdom, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), 1935–36, Limestone, ink, H. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); W. 18 cm (7 1/16 in

Earring, 4th century, Late Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 4.8 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Plate, ca. 1875, Porcelain, Diam. 8-5/8 inches, Ceramics-Porcelain

Bell Beaker, 5th century, Roman, Glass, Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 15/16 in. (10.8 x 7.4 cm), Glass-Vessels

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 5 cm x W 4.5x H 2, Stucco

Ornamental mask, 390–450, Peru, Moche (Loma Negra), Silvered copper, shell, H. 3 3/4 x W. 3 15/16 in. (9.5 x 10 cm), Metal-Ornaments, This mask was reportedly found at Loma Negra, an ancient cemetery near Cerro Vicús in the Piura Valley

Finger Ring, 500–700, Frankish, Silver, carnelian intaglio (broken), Overall: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Metalwork-Silver

'Misbah the Grocer Brings the Spy Parran to his House', Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza), ca. 1570, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth; mounted on paper, H. 27 7/8 in. (70.8 cm), Codices,

Aureum opus de veritate contritionis, July 1, 1503, Books

A Book on Flower Arrangement: Hare's-Foot Fern, Vols. 2 and 3, Edo period (1615–1868), 1822, Japan, Monochrome Woodblock printed books; ink on paper, Illustrated Books, Yoshida Tôgetsu

Kneeling statue of Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, 'Hatshepsut Hole' (depression east of temple of Thutmose III), 1922–23, Granite, paint, H. 69 cm (27 3/16 in)

Bead pendant, with lotus flowers, Cypriot, Gold, Other (46 elements): 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm), Gold and Silver