Images at Librifly

Daoist Immortal, probably Laozi (老子), Five Dynasties period (907–60), 10th century, China, High-leaded bronze, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture epitomizes the merging of religious and secular

Remember, remember the 5th of November!, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 15.6 × 19.5 cm (6 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales

Glass cup with indented sides, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale greenish tinge. Uneven, knocked-off rim; slightly bulging collar below rim; vertical sides, rounded

The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm), Prints, Shigenaga (1697–1756

Sketch with Kali and a Young Boy, ca. 1800, India (Punjab Hills, Kangra?), Ink heightened with color on paper, Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (20.6 x 14 cm), Paintings, This finely rendered drawing sheet has two discreet images, oriented in

Glass jug, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (12.1 x 6 x 3.2 cm), Glass, Small jug. Translucent yellow green; handle, foot ring, and trail in same color. Everted rim folded over

西周 青銅方鼎, Ritual Tetrapod Cauldron (Fangding), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.), early 10th century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Metalwork, In a departure from the

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel), Early Cypriot III-Middle Cypriot I, ca. 2000–1800 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; Red polished ware, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Vases, Fantastic vase with four feet, loop handle, spout, and serpent

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–ca. 1790

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, tooled, and cut, H.: 1 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (4.4 x 16 cm), Glass, Colorless., Slightly outsplayed rim with rounded edge; plain, slightly

Robe de Style, fall/winter 1926–27, French, silk, plastic, glass

Sports on a Frozen River, probably ca. 1660, Oil on wood, 9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.2 x 34.9 cm), Paintings, Aert van der Neer (Dutch, Gorinchem 1603/4–1677 Amsterdam), Van der Neer's special interest in effects of light and atmosphere found an

Banded glass ring stone, Late Republican or Imperial, ca. 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass, brown, Length: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm), Gems, Odysseus in front of the palladion

二階座敷に三人の女, Three Women on a Balcony, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1786, Japan, Upper sheet of a vertical diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (37.8 x 25.6 cm), Prints, Torii

Terracotta one-handled vase with strainer, Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Native Italic, Daunian, Terracotta, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Vases, A ritual function has been identified for this distinctive shape with one handle at the side, an

Furniture or cosmetic box plaque carved in the round with striding bull, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th–7th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, gold foil, 2.89 x 1.46 x 0.94 in. (7.34 x 3.71 x 2.39 cm),

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle), Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Cypriot, Glass; core-formed, Group III, 5 11/16 × 2 5/16 in. (14.5 × 5.8 cm), Glass, Translucent green, appearing black; handles and base of uncertain color;

Bronze statuette of Hercle (Roman Hercules), Late Classical, 4th–3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm), Bronzes, Nude with lion's skin over left arm

Glass bracelet, Late Imperial, ca. 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; drawn and tooled, H.: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm), Glass, Colorless with yellowish green tinge. Circular band; round in section; flattened into square section where ends of rod have been

Terracotta hydria (water jar), Archaic, 2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm), Vases, On the body, Herakles and the Nemean Lion. On the shoulder, lions. The shape of the hydria,

The actor Nakamura Nakazo as a rokuju-rokubu (pilgrim to Buddhist temple), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1780, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (32.4 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō

Wall panel with wings and a Pahlavi device encircled by pearls, Sasanian, ca. 6th century A.D., Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon, Sasanian, Stucco, H. 15 3/8 x W. 16 1/4 in. (39 x 41.3 cm), Stucco-Reliefs-Inscribed, Beginning in the 5th century,

L'Espagnole, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 6.7 x 8.9 cm. (2 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Jérusalem, Église Sainte-Anne, Détails du portail, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 23.2 x 32.7 cm (9 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow, Edo period (1615–1868), 1824, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm), Prints, Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848), One of

Terracotta pyxis (box), Classical, ca. 425–400 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. with lid 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Vases, Erotes pursuing women. The pyxis was a container for small items and toilet articles. The decoration of Erotes

Tureen, ca. 1750, French, Strasbourg, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Overall (confirmed): 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (21.6 x 39.4 x 22.2 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Bird-shaped Pendant with Brown Wings (Toy?), 13th century, Attributed to Syria, Glass, green; blown, applied opaque red decoration, L. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, The exact function of these glass birds is not known. The loop on the backs of some

Glass cup, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, Height: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Slightly uneven, knocked-off rim; convex side to body, curving in to small, concave bottom. Three

琉球八景　泉崎夜月, Evening Moon at Izumizaki (Izaumizaki yagetsu), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1832, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper,

Cypress, Pebble Beach, California, 1910s, Gum bichromate print, Photographs, Henry Ravell (American, 1860–1930

Begging Bowl, dated A.H. 1130/ A.D. 1717–18, Attributed to Iran, Silver and gilded silver; pierced and engraved, and nut (coco-de-mer), [Not including chain], Metal, Yar Muhammad

Hamamatsu, 東海道五十三次　はま松, Edo period (1615–1868), 1797–1858, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. (24.4 x 36.2 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858

Bronze centaur, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Bronzes, During the fifth century B.C., centaurs appeared in many monumental representations, especially in Athens. The decoration of the Theseion

[Botanical Gardens, Calcutta], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.4 x 24.2 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, Captain R. B. Hill

東海道五十三次　川崎, early 20th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo

Limestone head of a bearded male with a wreath of leaves, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, 13 x 8 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (33.0 x 22.2 x 26.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, Bearded head with wreath of leaves

An Actor With a Rack of Wigs, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (31.1 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Okumura Toshinobu (active ca. 1725–1750

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 2 13/16in. (7.1cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue. Rim folded out, over, and in, with jagged upward inner lip; short, cylindrical neck, tooled in around base;

The Fountain, Oil on canvas, 68 1/4 x 31 3/8 in. (173.4 x 79.7 cm), Paintings, Hubert Robert (French, Paris 1733–1808 Paris), From a set of six paintings made for the salle des bains of the comte d'Artois, Louis XVI's youngest brother, at

Empire State. C. Grove, ca. 1878, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916), This exceptionally rare untitled album features

Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 18th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Acemhöyük, Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Ivory (hippopotamus), gold foil, 4.88 x 1.44

Basalt mortar, Late Bronze Age or Geometric, ca. 1600–700 B.C., Cypriot, Basalt, H. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Diam. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Shallow, large bowl on three tall legs

Shallow terracotta bowl, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Lydian, Terracotta, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Vases, Shallow bowl on low foot, dark glaze with circles in white

色絵婦人立像, Figure of a Standing Beauty, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1670–90, Japan, Porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels (Arita ware, Kakiemon type), H. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm),

Miquelet Gun, 18th century, Balkan, Wood, steel, brass, niello, silver, mother-of-pearl, coral, turquoise, sapphire, ruby, L. 62 3/4 in. (159.4 cm), Firearms-Guns-Miquelet

Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Near Paria Creek, Looking West, 1872, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 27.3 x 20.1 cm. (10 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.), Photographs, William Bell (American (born England) Liverpool 1831–1910 Philadelphia,

Veduta del Foro Romano, 1848–52, Albumen print from glass negative, Image: 8 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (22 × 28.7 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55

[Carriage on Street in Residential Neighborhood, London], 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown (British

Glass jug, Early to Mid Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass, Other: 5 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (14.6 × 6.7 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green, with same color handle. Rim folded out, down, round, up and into mouth, with beveled

Pair of gold earrings with an Egyptian Atef crown set with stones and glass, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold with stone and glass, Overall: 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (1.6 x 7 cm), Gold and Silver, During the Ptolemaic reign of Egypt

Farm Buildings beside a Waterway, ca. 1765–70, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, 13 3/4 x 18 13/16 in. (35 x 47.8 cm), Drawings, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris

Pottery Whistle, Pre-Columbian, ca. 800–1100, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Costa Rican, Clay, H. 105 mm.; W. 58 mm.; D. 65 mm.; Wt. 219 g., Aerophone-Whistle Flute-whistle

The Courtesan Karauta of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō), 『雛形若菜の初模様　扇屋内　からうた』, Edo period

Original tulip shade wood block from Tiffany Studios, 1900–1907, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Wood, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Glass, Tiffany Studios (1902–32), This rounded wooden model

An Allegory of the Union of the House of Orange and the Wittelsbach Family (Design for a Title Page of a Thesis), mid-17th–late 17th century, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, gray wash, sheet: 26 5/8 x 18 5/16 in. (67.7 x 46.5 cm), Drawings,

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, 2nd quarter of 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); diameter 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm), Vases, Woman juggling. The lekythos suspended on the wall and the

Decanter, 1825–45, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Glass, Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–1888, Sandwich, Massachusetts

Limestone male head, Early Roman, 2nd century B.C., Roman, Cypriot, Limestone, 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (27.3 x 16.5 x 19.7 cm), Stone Sculpture, The facial expression is severe and a small wrinkle begins at the nose. There is a dimple on

United States Ten-dollar Gold Piece, 1906–7, gold coin 1910, American, Gold, Diam. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire), Having proclaimed the coinage produced by the United

The Rothschild Lamp, ca. 1510–20, Italian, Padua, Bronze, Overall (confirmed, wt including display block): H. 7 5/8 × W. 9 × D. 2 7/8 in., Wt. 4.4lb. (19.4 × 22.9 × 7.3 cm, 1995g), Sculpture-Bronze, The great master of the small bronze

Terracotta stirrup jar, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1400–1050 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9kg), Vases, Bands of brownish glaze

Woman Fanning Herself After a Bath, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (hashira-e); ink and color on paper, H. 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese,

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm), Vases, Obverse, between hunters, lioness felling fallow deer, Reverse, between hunters, lion felling deer.

Glass bottle shaped like a bunch of grapes, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a two-part mold, H.: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, Translucent purple. Rim folded out, round, and in, and pressed into slanting, oval mouth;

Cobbler, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.), Photographs, Suzuki Shin'ichi (Japanese, 1835–1919

Statuette of a woman, Bronze, Other: 2 11/16 × 1 13/16 × 3/4 in. (6.8 × 4.6 × 2 cm), Bronzes

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 1/8 × 9 7/8 in. (35.9 × 25.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865

Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. Fall = 700 ft., 1861, Yosemite, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 41.8 × 52.1 cm (16 7/16 × 20 1/2 in.), Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916

歌川広重画　雪中小松に錦雉, Golden Pheasant and Pine Shoots in Snow, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (36.8 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige

Glass mosaic bowl, Hellenistic, 2nd–mid-1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean or Italian, Glass; cast, 1 1/4in. (3.2cm), Glass, Colorless, translucent honey brown, translucent turquoise blue, appearing green, opaque white,

Ragpickers' Hut, 1910, printed 1956, Gelatin silver print, Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris

Helmet with Talismanic Inscriptions, 18th century, Made in Iran, Steel; damascened with gold, H. 9 3/4 in. .(24.8 cm), Arms and Armor, Although this helmet was a serviceable military object, it was probably used as an accessory of a parade

近代 楊逸 青松 扇面, Pine, dated 1923, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper, 8 x 21 1/2 in. (20.3 x 54.6 cm), Paintings, Yang Yi (Chinese, 1864–1929), Yang Yi, a member of the literati circle of

Glass jug, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, H.: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green; handle, foot ring, and trails in same color. Rounded, vertical rim; funnel-shaped neck at top, then

Salt, 1830–40, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (4.8 x 4.8 x 7.9 cm), Glass, Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–1888, Sandwich, Massachusetts

Bronze handle, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H.: 7 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (19.7 x 11.1 x 6.4 cm), Bronzes

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent, Edo period (1615–1868), 1754, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 1/2 in. (30.5 x 14 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyohiro (Japanese, active

Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Late Classical, early 4th century B.C., Greek, Boeotian, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); diameter 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, quadriga

Lotiform Cup, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1185 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 15 (5 7/8 in); diam. 9. 1 cm (3 9/16 in), The symbolism of this lotus-shaped chalice may reflect either an association with the water lily's

[Countess de Castiglione], 1858, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 27.8 x 20.9 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Landscape in the Style of Yan Wengui, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century or later, spurious date of 1707, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper, 6 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (16.5 x 48.9 cm), Paintings, Unidentified

Ladle, 1810–25, American, Silver, L. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Silver, S. Yates (active ca. 1810–25

Bronze awl with bone handle, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1900–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, bone, Other: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Awl with bone handle

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Archaic, ca. 515 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm), Vases, Poseidon, Herakles, and Hermes fishing. The immortals of Mount Olympos were not exclusively engaged in

Yamashita Kinsaku II, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1778, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (31.8 x 13.7 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792

Lekythos, Archaic, 6th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, Overall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Vases

Seated Ganesha, 14th–15th century, India (Orissa), Ivory, H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Sculpture, The Hindu god of auspiciousness, Ganesha, is popularly accepted as the first son of Shiva and Parvati. As the deity who controls obstacles—their

Temple with Figures, 1st–8th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Mezcala, Stone, Height 5-1/16 in., Stone-Sculpture

Station de Malines, Epreuve instantanée au passage d'un train au soleil couchant, 1854–56, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 5/8 × 8 7/16 in. (16.8 × 21.4 cm), Photographs, Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut (French,

Bronze statuette of a priest or offrant, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, Diam.: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Bronzes, The weight is on the left leg with the right slightly drawn back; the mantle covers the lower part of the body

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 420–400 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Vases, Youth seated at tomb between youth and woman. The youth in the center, undoubtedly the deceased, is seated

Pitcher, 1850–70, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Glass

Chlorite bowl, Middle Minoan I, ca. 2200–1900 B.C., Minoan, Chlorite, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Incised vertical grooves on shoulder between two lugs

Close Helmet for a Boy, ca. 1530–40, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, leather, copper alloy, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1921 g), Helmets, The form and decoration of this helmet

明 郭詡 稱書圖 軸, Weighing Books, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), early 16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 48 3/8 x 28 in. (122.9 x 71.1 cm), Paintings, Guo Xu (Chinese, 1456–1532), This disconcerting

The Great Pyramid and The Great Sphinx, 1858, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 38.7 x 49.3 cm (15 1/4 x 19 7/16 in.), Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France), In 1856 Frith

Inlay: woman wearing a cylinder seal, playing a flute, Early Dynastic IIIa, ca. 2600–2500 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Sumerian, Shell, 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (6.3 x 3.1 cm), Shell-Ornaments, This plaque is cut from a piece of pearly shell in

Jasper ring stone, Imperial, ca. 2nd century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Jasper, Length: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Gems, Cock drawing a chariot with mouse as charioteer

Two Stylized Figure Pendants, 10th–16th century (?), Colombia, Darien, Gold (hammered), H. 3 1/8 x W. 2 3/8 in. (7.9 x 6.1cm), Metal-Ornaments