Images at Librifly

Djîzeh (Nécropole de Memphis), Sphinx et Pyramides, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.9 x 30.0 cm. (9 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892

Bronze hoof, Archaic, early 7th century B.C., Possibly Cypriot, Bronze, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Bronzes, Painstaking scholarship over twenty years has discovered that these pieces and others now in Berlin originally belonged to one bronze and

Glass rhyton (drinking horn), Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, 4in. (10.2cm), Glass, Translucent blue; trail in opaque white. Rim folded over and in, and smoothed into top surface of broad,

当世風俗通　女房風, Mother and Child, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1790, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806),

On Shinagawa Beach at Ebb-Tide, Edo period (1615–1868), 1769–1825, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (37.8 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825

[Microscopic view of an insect], ca. 1853, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Alois Auer (Austrian, Wels 1813–1869 Vienna

Vase fragment, Neolithic, second period, ca. 4000–3000 B.C., Neolithic, Gonia, Terracotta, length 1 1/4in. (3.1cm), Vases

Ichikawa Danjuro II in the Role of Soga Goro from the Play 'Yanone', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 7/16 x 7 3/16 in. (21.4 x 18.3 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomine

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus, mid-16th century, Engraving, sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (27.7 x 39.7 cm), Prints, Engraved by Anonymous, French, 16th century (?), Possibly copied from engraving attributed to Enea Vico (Italian, Parma

Glass perfume bottle, Imperial, late 1st–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green. Rim folded out, partially down, round and in, with beveled outer edge on one side; flaring mouth;

Vase fragment, Neolithic, second period, ca. 4000–3000 B.C., Neolithic, Thessaly, Terracotta, length 2 1/8in. (5.4cm), Vases

Gibson's Breaker, Rushdale, Pennsylvania, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 30.3 x 38.7 cm (11 15/16 x 15 1/4 in. ), Photographs, Thomas H. Johnson (American, active 1860s–70s), This study of an enormous wooden coal breaker

Miniature Dress, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 8 7/8 x W. 8 1/2 in. (22.9 x 22.2 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

Openwork furniture plaque with a grazing oryx in a forest of fronds, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 9th–8th century B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Ivory, 5 x 4.69 x 0.43 in. (12.7 x 11.91 x 1.09 cm), Ivory/Bone-Reliefs, Furniture

Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, Transept, 1852, Paper negative, Image: 30.2 x 40.1 cm (11 7/8 x 15 13/16 in.), Negatives, Benjamin Brecknell Turner (British, 1815–1894), Like many early practitioners, Turner was a gentleman amateur for whom

Façade de l'Eglise du St. Sépulcre, à Jérusalem (No. 2 partie supérieure), August 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 11/16 × 9 3/16 in. (17 × 23.4 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Terracotta one-handled cup, Early Imperial, late 1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; lead-glazed ware, H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); diameter 4 5/16 in. (11 cm), Vases, Banding around foot, belly, and neck

Bronze statuette of a priest or offrant, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Bronzes, His right arm is extended and probably held a patera; the left is bent at the elbow and holds a pyxis. He wears a

The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836, Oil on canvas, 9 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (23.8 x 20 cm), Paintings, Eduard Gaertner (German, Berlin 1801–1877 Zechlin), This light-filled conservatory belonged to the prosperous Berlin wool

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel), Middle Cypriot, 1900–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; White painted ware, H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Vases, Three feet, spout, loop-handle, and lattice-bands of black and red

Mace, probably 18th century, North Indian or possibly Deccan, Steel, gold, silk, L. 25 in. (63.5 cm); Diam. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11 oz. (1232 g), Shafted Weapons, The mace is one of civilization’s oldest known weapons and

Limestone statuette of a seated female votary, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: H.:10 x W.:5 3/4 x D.:3 3/4 in. (25.4 x 14.6 x 9.5 cm), Stone Sculpture, Seated female figure wearing veil and heavy necklace

Mathilde, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Young Woman and Girl at Gate, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 9/16 x 7 1/2 in. (14.1 x 19.1 cm), Prints, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823

The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyōgoya, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 15/16 x 9 11/16 in. (37.9 x 24.6 cm), Prints, Ichirakutei Eisui (Japanese, active ca. 1793–1801

Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 25 (recto), 1615–35, pen and ink; some with wash, 18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in., Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century, Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century. Half of a glove design. From

Landscape in the Style of Mi Fu, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1611 and 1612, China, Handscroll; ink on satin, 10 1/5 x 86 1/4 in. (25.9 x 219.1 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636

商 青銅鐃, Bell (Nao), Shang dynasty (ca. 1500–1046 B.C.), China, Bronze, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. at shoulder 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); L. at shoulder 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Metalwork, The nao

Carnelian scarab, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Carnelian, H.: 9/16 x 1/2 in. (1.4 x 1.3 cm), Gems, Nude man with branch and bow, standing before an altar

Glass striped mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 9/16 x 15/16 in. (1.4 x 2.4 cm), Glass, Rim fragment., Translucent cobalt blue, deep purple, purple appearing opaque

Topographical Map of the City and County of New-York and the Adjacent Country, 1836–ca. 1858, Engraving with additions in wash and black chalk, sheet: 33 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (84.5 x 64.5 cm), Prints, Cartographer David H. Burr (American, active

Rajpoots, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Francis Frith (British, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 1822–1898 Cannes, France

Two Boys and a Screen, Edo period (1615–1868), early 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 11/16 x 6 1/2 in. (19.5 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868

Glass amphoriskos with horizontal ribs, Early Imperial, Flavian, 2nd half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a two-part mold, H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Glass, Translucent purple; handles in pale brownish yellow. Rim folded out, over,

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Classical, ca. 460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 3 1/4 x 6 5/8in. (8.2 x 16.9cm); diameter 4 3/8in. (11.2cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena with goose, Reverse, Nike (the

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Late Classical, ca. 350–325 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, 8 7/8in. (22.5cm), Vases, Obverse, a woman holding a phiale and a branch seated on a rock;

Spatula or curette, Roman, Bronze, Other: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Bronzes

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), 1820, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 x 10 3/8 in. (20.3 x 26.4 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo

Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as a Courtesan's Attendant, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794–95, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 5 31/32 in. (31.8 x 15.2 cm), Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese,

Sallet, ca. 1490, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, leather, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 15 1/2 in (39.37 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 2 oz. (2769 g), Helmets

Terracotta perfume pot, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Vases, With broad lip

Bowl, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, 2 3/8in. (6cm), Bronzes

Salt, 1815–35, Probably made in Zanesville, Ohio, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Glass

Portrait de Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte en Prince-Président, 1852, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 20.2 x 14.7 cm (7 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.), Photographs, Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884

Watercolor of musician playing bowed qin(?), late 18th century, China, Chinese, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 x 1.3cm (17 x 14 x 1/2in.), Works on Paper

Anne Boleyn, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 13.2 x 10.1 cm (5 3/16 x 4 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Busk, ca. 1660, French, horn

Female Bes, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1913–14, Wood, h. 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); d. 2 cm (13/16 in), Despite its ruined state,

Actors, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.5 x 24.8 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825

富士三十六景　伊豆の山中, View of Fuji san from the Mountains in the Province of Izu (Izu no Sanchu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Edo period (1615–1868), 1858, Japan, Polychrome woodblock

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Archaic, late 6th–early 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Vases, Hoplites and archer in an ambush. The row of warriors keeping low to the ground suggests that

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel), Middle Cypriot, 1900–1600 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; White Painted Ware, H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm), Vases, With string-hole and cross-hatching

Helmet, ca. 1580, Turkish, Steel, copper alloy, H. 13 in. (33.02 cm); Diam. 8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1257 g), Helmets, The decoration of split leaves and arabesques is found frequently on Ottoman ceramics and carpets of the

Charles I, 1649, Etching; first state of two, Sheet: 5 13/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.7 × 10.4 cm), Prints, After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), Half-length portrait of the king facing to the left within an oval. He has long

Terracotta fragment of a male figure, Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Terracotta, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.26 cm), Terracottas, The characterization of the face and the remains of the garment associate the figure with

Glass bottle with marvered trails, Imperial, 1st century A.D. or later, Roman, Glass; blown, trailed, and marvered, H.: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Glass, Translucent deep purple; trails in opaque white and yellow., Thick rim, folded out, down,

Bronze phiale (libation bowl), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, 1 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (3.5 × 15.9 cm), Bronzes, The flatter bowl and the ornament around the omphalos (navel) of the phiale identify it as a Greek reinterpretation

Terracotta rim and upper body fragment from a straight-sided cup with tortoiseshell ripple motif, Late Minoan IA, ca. 1600–1525 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark-on-light ware, H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); diameter 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Vases, From

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 1/8 in. (4.9 × 7.5 × 2.9 cm), Vases

Colosse restauré d' Aménophis III, à Thèbes (Statue vocale ou Colosse de Memnon), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 7 13/16 × 6 5/16 in. (19.8 × 16 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Close-Helmet for the Field, ca. 1550, Western European, Steel, H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 8 3/4 (22.2 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 14 oz. (2656 g), Helmets

Porringer, ca. 1755, Possibly made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States; Possibly made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (4.3 x 19.7 cm); 7 oz. 9 dwt. (231.4 g), Silver, Jonathan

Banko, a Chinese Sage, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 3/16 x 7 5/16 in. (20.8 x 18.6 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868

Near the Pass of Nant Frangen, North Wales, 1856, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Alfred Rosling

Vase fragment, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 4 3/8 x 2in. (11.1 x 5.1cm), Vases

Terracotta statuette of an actor, Late Classical, late 5th–early 4th century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm), Terracottas, Fourteen of these figures are said to have been found together in a burial in Attica. They are among

Vienne, St. Maurice, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 42.5 x 34.1 cm (16 3/4 x 13 7/16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889

[View of Chandanagore], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 14.2 x 21.5 cm (5 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

[The Vendôme Column After Being Torn Down by the Communards], 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 21.7 x 30.9 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 in. ), Photographs, Hippolyte-Auguste Collard (French, 1811–1887

Man with a Magnifying Glass, early 1660s, Oil on canvas, 36 x 29 1/4 in. (91.4 x 74.3 cm), Paintings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), The costume and pose of the man in this magnificent late work by

Opaque white on opaque blue glass cameo, Late Republican or Imperial, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass, opaque white on black, Length: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Gems, Two youths and two women. The scene may represent the return

Vase, 1893–96, Made in New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.3 cm), Glass, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902), American glass

Bronze statuette of a dancing satyr, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Bronzes, Statuette of a satyr in an animated pose

Statuette of an athlete, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek ?, Bronze, H.: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Bronzes

'Edinburgh Ale' James Ballentine, Dr. George Bell, D.O. Hill, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St.

Statuette of a man, Bronze, H.: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Bronzes

Jérusalem, Fontaine Arabe, 2, 1854, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 33.1 x 23.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.), Photographs, Auguste Salzmann (French, 1824–1872), This photograph presents one of six monumental sabils, or

Statue of a Warrior, Etruscan, Bronze, H.: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Bronzes, With arms outstretched

Dr. Foulis, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews, Scotland

Figure of a Civil Official, Western Wei dynasty (535–557), China, Stone, H. 12 1/2 in. (31.6 cm), Sculpture

Bronze lampstand, Cypro-Archaic, ca. 750–480 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H.: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Bronzes, Bronze lampstands were luxury objects that were made in various sizes and in more Near Eastern or more Egyptian styles

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H. 5 1/2 in (14 cm); Diameter: 2 5/8 in (6.7 cm), Glass, Opaque dark red brown, with handles in same color; trails in

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, 2nd quarter of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Vases, Winged youth and bird. The identity of the winged figure and of the scene as a whole is

[Suspension Bridge Over the Hindun River Destroyed by the Rebels in 1857], 1858–61, Albumen silver print, Image: 22.5 x 28.8 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Andesite pestle, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Andesite, Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (6.4 x 3.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Grinder

Jug, ca. 1800–1830, Probably made in Maine, United States, American, Earthenware, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Ceramics

Terracotta mug with horizontal rills, Classical, late 5th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Vases, Ribbed

A Fisherman Pulling a Net, 1774, Red chalk, 19 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (50.2 × 37.5 cm), Drawings, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), In 18th century France, many aspiring young artists were given the opportunity to study

Ten Wise Men Among the Disciples of Confucious, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (21 x 18.6 cm), Prints, Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868

[Imambara and Collectors House on the Ganges, Hooghly], 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 19.3 x 24.1 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.), Photographs, Unknown

名所江戸百景 真崎辺より水神の森内川関屋の里を見る, The Suijin Temple Grove, Uchikawa, and the Village of Sekiya, Edo period (1615–1868), 8th month 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H.

Creampot, 1775–1800, Possibly made in New York, New York, United States; Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 x 5 in. (15.2 x 12.7 cm); 7 oz. (218.1 g), Silver, Possibly by Stephen

St. Andrews. The West Port, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); width of mouth 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, athletes. The obverse shows a flute-player, a youth with

Glass cup, Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, H.: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Glass, Colorless with blue green tinge. Outsplayed rim with rounded, thickened outer lip; convex side tapering downwards; thick base ring made by

Knife with an Ivory Handle and Qur'anic Inscriptions, early 19th century, Made in Iran, Hilt: walrus ivory, L. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm), Arms and Armor, This dagger has been inscribed with Qur'anic passages on the forte of the blade, as well as

'The Francesca' Violin, 1694, Cremona, Italy, Italian (Cremona), Maple, spruce, ebony, mother of pearl, Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm), Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted, Antonio Stradivari (Italian, Cremona 1644–1737 Cremona), Antonio

東海道五十三次　宮, Miya, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo

Treble Viol, 1726, Paris, France, French, Wood, Body length: 34.5 cm., Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted, Jean Ouvrard (French, Paris ca. 1720–1748 Paris), This treble viol retains its original neck, fingerboard, and tailpiece, and is a

Helmet and Plum Blossoms, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (14 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850