Images at Librifly

Terracotta rim, body and handle from a cup, Early Minoan II, ca. 2900–2300 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Vasilike ware, Other: 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. (5.2 x 3.2 cm), Vases, From Vasiliki, Crete. With handle; mottled red and black

Spherical Jar Inscribed with Hatshepsut's Titles as Queen, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Travertine

Sarah Ann Beck, ca. 1818, Watercolor on ivory, 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm), Paintings, Anna Claypoole Peale (1791–1878), The sitter (1804-1877) was the daughter of Daniel Beck and Katherine Krider of Philadelphia

Bronze lid and upper part of an oil flask, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Praenestine, Bronze, diameter 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Bronzes, The relief on this elegantly worked roundel depicts a nude youth being attacked by a griffin. It relates to

東都名所 御殿山之夕桜, Evening Cherries on Gotem Yama, Edo period (1615–1868), 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 13 15/16 in. (22.9 x 35.4 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)

Seated Amitayus, 17th–18th century, Mongolia, Gilt bronze, H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Sculpture, The Buddha Amitayus holds a pot that contains the elixir of life; he is credited with providing devotees

Chalcedony scaraboid in silver ring, Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Chalcedony, silver, 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Gems, Hades abducting Persephone Hades, the ruler of the underworld, abducted Persephone, the daughter of the goddess

Sir John Robert Steell, 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,

Statuette of a warrior-10, Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead

A Lady with Three Attendants in the Rain, Edo period (1615–1868), 1731, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 3/4 x 13 1/10 in. (27.3 x 33.3 cm), Prints, Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750

Reine d'Etrurie (colorieè), 1860s, Salted paper print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Autumnal Hills, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, 9 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (23.2 x 24.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Miniature Tunic, 12th–13th century, Peru, Ica Valley, Ica, Cotton, feathers, H. 6 x W. 5 3/4 in. (15.2 x 14.6 cm), Textiles-Featherwork

近江八景　石山秋月, The Autumn Moon on Ishiyama, Edo period (1615–1868), 1857, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

Rice Plant and Butter-Burs, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (21 x 18.7 cm), Prints, Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820

Seal-stone and Seal-ink with Peacock Feathers, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1, 印鑑と朱に孔雀羽根, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1817, Japan, Privately published polychrome woodblock prints

The Ten Horses, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image (a): 11 in. × 26 1/2 in. (27.9 × 67.3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Formerly Attributed to Pei Kuan (Chinese, Tang

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Vases, Woman seated by an altar and thymiaterion (incense burner) being crowned by Eros, satyr and woman with

Glass monochrome dish fragment, Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in. (1.1 x 4.2 x 2 cm), Glass, Fragment of footed dish. Opaque red. Flat interior, slanting

[Man Sitting on Steps of House with Socks Hanging on Nearby Vine to Dry], 1880s, Collotype, 36.9 x 27.2 cm. (14 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown (German

Miniature Votive Mirror, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), China, Bronze, Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Mirrors

Glass amphoriskos with band of scrolls, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Syro-Palestinian, Glass; blown in a two-part mold, H.: 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in. (7.3 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm), Glass, Translucent pale purple, with handle in

Fibula, serpentine type, Bronze, Other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Bronzes

Vanderbilt Mantelpiece, ca. 1881–83, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Marble, mosaic, oak, and cast iron, 184 3/8 x 154 7/8 x 37 1/4 in. (468.3 x 393.4 x 94.6 cm), Architecture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American,

Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Geisha Asaka, Edo period (1615–1868), 1794–95, Japan, One sheet of a pentaptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (32.7 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Tōshūsai Sharaku

Limestone Head of Joseph, ca. 1230, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 1/16 in. (17.1 x 13.5 x 10.3 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This engaging head can be linked to the decoration of the celebrated choir screen of

Terracotta sessile kantharos (deep cylindrical drinking cup with two handles), Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); diameter of mouth 4 9/16 in. (11.7 cm); diameter of base 2 7/8 in.

Oinochoe, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., East Greek, Terracotta, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Vases

Two Women Standing, Holding a Child, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815

Ada Brown, 1847, Watercolor on ivory, 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm) x 1 7/16 in. (3.61 cm), Paintings, John Henry Brown (1818–1891), The sitter was the artist's daughter

Ikunojo III as Chiyosaki Striking the Chozubachi; a Shower of Gold Coin Flies, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (32.1 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese,

諸國瀧廻リ　木曾海道小野ノ瀑布, Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833, Japan, Polychrome

Glass ribbed bowl, Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, H.: 2 in. (5.1 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green., Plain rounded rim; sides curving in to slightly

Black jasper scaraboid seal, Classical, 2nd half of the 5th century B.C., Greek, Ionian, Jasper, black, L. 2 cm, Gems, Persian horseman spearing a Greek foot soldier

The Man of Sorrows Mocked by a Soldier, Frontispiece to the Great Passion, n.d., Woodcut, sheet: 8 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (22.2 x 19.8 cm), Prints, Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg

Nude Man Reclining (recto); Man Facing Left with Out-stretched Arms (verso), early 19th century, Pen and brown ink, 11 9/16 x 16 13/16in. (29.3 x 42.7cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, early 19th century

Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 11/16 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 2.9 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue, greyish blue,

Glass globular bottle, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in a two-part mold, H.: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green., Collared rim, folded out, down, round, and up, with slight raise lip to

The Dissolute Household, ca. 1663–64, Oil on canvas, 42 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (108 x 90.2 cm), Paintings, Jan Steen (Dutch, Leiden 1626–1679 Leiden), Steen and members of his family modeled for this scene of domestic chaos, which is still

Theatrical Scene, with Musicians, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 9 13/16 in. (38.1 x 24.9 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815

The Actor Onoya Matsusuke, in Female Robe of O-Kane, Adjusts the Comb in His Hair, Edo period (1615–1868), 1735–1785, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (30.8 x 14 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyomitsu

Electrum earring with lobes and rosettes, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Electrum, Diam.: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm), Gold and Silver, Five lobes and filigree rosettes

[Leaf], ca. 1839, Photogenic drawing negative, Sheet: 3 3/16 × 4 1/16 in. (8.1 × 10.3 cm), Negatives, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock

Portrait of Louis XIV, 1650–1702, Engraving, sheet: 13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (33.2 x 25 cm), Prints, Pieter Louis van Schuppen (Flemish, 1627–1702), After Wallerant Vaillant (Dutch, Lille 1623–1677 Amsterdam

Lead ornament in the form of a bud, Archaic, 6th–5th century B.C., Greek, Laconian, Lead, Height: 1 1/4 in. (3.3 cm), Miscellaneous-Lead, Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient

Sugar Bowl, 1750–60, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); 9 oz. 6 dwt. (289.7 g), Silver, Nicholas Roosevelt (1715–1769

Design for a Chair Seat Cover, ca. 1850–70, Pen and ink and watercolor, 5 9/16 x 5 11/16 in. (14.2 x 14.5 cm), Anonymous, French, 19th century, This small drawing shows a design for a seat cover in the Louis XVI style of artist such as

Zoological Garden, 1854–56, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 9 3/16 × 12 1/16 in. (23.4 × 30.6 cm), Photographs, Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut (French, active Belgium, 1799–1872), A judge at the magistrate's

Fragment of a Brocaded Silk, 17th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk, metal-wrapped thread, brocaded, L.18.5 in. (47 cm), Textiles-Woven, Brocaded silks were among the most abundant textiles favored by the Ottomans. This rectangular fragment

Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase), Middle Corinthian, ca. 590–570 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta; black-figure, H.: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Vases, Two friezes of hoplites to right

Vase fragment, Geometric, East Greek/Sardis, Lydian, Terracotta, Overall: 1 1/4 x 1in. (3.2 x 2.5cm), Vases

Chinese Dancer, from Livre de Chinois (Book of Chinoiserie), 1720–70, Etching and engraving, Sheet: 11 7/16 x 9 11/16 in. (29 x 24.6 cm), After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris

Glass jug with trefoil rim, Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and trailed, Overall: 5 3/8in. (13.7cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; handle and trails in same color., Plain, rounded rim; trefoil, flaring mouth;

Glass lentoid bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 3 in. (7.6 cm), Glass, Translucent pale blue green. Uneven, rounded rim; small, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; globular, flattened

Wassileh and Lhedeh, Ghawagea, 1852, Salted paper print from paper negative, Mount: 17 5/8 in. × 12 7/16 in. (44.8 × 31.6 cm), Photographs, Ernest Benecke (German, born England, 1817–1894

Terracotta statuette of Harpokrates, Imperial, ca. 2nd century A.D., Roman, Egyptian, Terracotta, H.: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm), Terracottas, With moon headdress and curl; small decorated shrine on knee; right hand at mouth

Terracotta Megarian bowl, Hellenistic, ca. 165–150 B.C., Greek, Argive, Terracotta; mold made, h. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); d. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Vases, inscribed 'of Demetrios' The inscription on the foot of this bowl associates it with the

Rain at Yakabe, Taishō period (1912–26), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 16 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (41.3 × 52.1 cm), Prints, Hashiguchi Goyō (Japanese, 1881–1921

Figured flask, 1825–35, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Blown-molded glass, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Glass, Probably Baltimore Glass Works (1800–ca. 1890

Corpus, ca. 1755, German, Nymphenburg, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 13 3/8 x 8 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (34 x 21.1 x 4.4 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Young girl at tea house in Iriya, Edo period (1615–1868), mid-19th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (37.5 × 25.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige II (Japanese, 1829–1869

Landscape, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 20 1/4 in. × 31 ft. 3 1/2 in. (51.4 × 953.8 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Kanshojo, Edo period (1615–1868), 1780, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 4/5 x 5 7/8 in. (32.5 x 14.9 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792

Glass miniature jar, Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; rod-formed and tooled, H.: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Glass, Semi-translucent green, appearing opaque black; handles in same color., Irregular everted rim; short,

Study for a ceiling, 1840–91, Black and white chalk on blue paper, 14 7/8 x 20 1/4 in. (37.8 x 51.4cm), Drawings, Charles Chaplin (French, Andelys 1825–1891 Paris

青上練兵場観兵式之図, Illustration of, Emperor's Military Review of a Parade Ground at Aoyama (Aoyama renpeijō kanpeishiki no zu), Meiji period (1868–1912), June, 1888, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color

Dance Paddle (?), ca. 1820–40, French Polynesia, Austral Islands, Austral Islanders, Wood, H. 52 3/8 in. (133 cm), Wood-Implements

Ring, Bronze, diameter 3.51 cm., Bronzes

Terracotta amphoriskos (perfume vase), Late Corinthian, ca. 575–550 B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm), Vases, On the body, fallow deer and panthers., On the shoulder, goat and palmette-cross

Pleasure, ca. 1754, Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas, Oval, 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 in. (61.9 x 48.9 cm), Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper, Anton Raphael Mengs (German, Ústi nad Labem (Aussig) 1728–1779 Rome), Mengs, born in Bohemia, was for

La robe d'été, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 7.6 x 11.4 cm. (3 x 4 1/2 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Landscape, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing (1644–1911) dynasty, 16th century or later, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper, 6 7/8 x 20 3/4 in. (17.5 x 52.7 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, After Shen Zhou (Chinese,

Warming the Sake by Maple Leaf Fire, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770

Productions of the Leeds Photographic Society, 1852, Salted paper prints, Books, T. Dixon (British), William Gardam (British), William Fieldhouse (British), Ramsden and Birch (British), W. Birch (British), Ramsden and Hope (British), George

Creamer, 1790–1800, Probably made in Mid-Atlantic, United States; Possibly made in New England, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 7 x 4 5/16 in. (17.8 x 11 cm); 5 oz. 3 dwt. (160.3 g), Silver

John Murray (Publisher), 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,

Terracotta scyphus (drinking cup), Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; lead-glazed, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.49 cm), Vases, Green-glazed cup with floral sprays in relief

Male Nude, 1856, Oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 24 1/4 in. (34.9 x 61.6 cm), Paintings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), This unfinished picture dates to Degas’s early years as an art student in Paris. Rather than using a fresh

Pietra dura table top, late 16th or early 17th century, Italian, Rome, Hardstones, alabaster, and marble (pietra dura); marble frame and walnut stand (replacement), Overall (confirmed): 94 1/8 × 45 1/8 × 4 in., 1926 lb. (239.1 × 114.6 ×

Hat or Sling (?), before 1530, Peru, Lima province, Peru; central coast (?), Camelid hair, Overall: 25 in. (63.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Limestone head of beardless male votary, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 9 in. (26 x 17.1 x 22.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, Figure wearing wreath

[Countess de Castiglione], 1895, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Approximately 14.3 x 9.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 440 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; white-ground, H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Vases, Youth and woman at a tomb. The fugitive color of the figures' garments results in the fact that today we see

Glass perfume bottle, Early Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, 4 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (12.5 × 4.9 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale blue tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in, flattened on top with irregular opening to mouth;

River Scene with Rocky Hills in Background, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1868, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.8 x 27.9 cm), Paintings, Kawabata Gyokushō (Japanese, 1842–1913

Bracelet, 14th–16th century or later, Attributed to Egypt or Palestine, Glass, Max. diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Glass, The earliest known examples of this type of seamless mosaic glass bracelet are from the late thirteenth century; it continued

南宋 馬遠 月下賞梅圖 團扇, Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), early 13th century, China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, Image: 9 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (25.1 x 26.7 cm),

[New Court of Imam Riza, MESHED], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

Le chapeau à plumes, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Velvet and Silk Carpet, 17th century, Attributed to India, Silk, metal-wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded, Rug: L. 183 1/2 in. (466.1 cm), Textiles-Rugs, For special occasions, Mughal palaces and pavilions were spread with silk

Bird, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 12 1/2 in. (22.9 x 31.8cm), Prints, Hakusanjin Hokui (Japanese, active ca. 1830–1840

Cream pitcher, 1830–40, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Glass

Portrait of a Woman in Large Circle with Landscape Below, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 13/16 x 13 1/16 in. (24.9 x 33.2 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo)

David D'Angers, 1853, Salted paper print from paper negative, 18.9 x 15 cm (7 7/16 x 5 7/8 in. ), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889

Mountain Scenery, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), possibly 17th century, China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 19 3/8 in. × 19 ft. 1 1/2 in. (49.2 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, After Guo Xi (Chinese, ca.

Small Fishes, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1890–92, Japan, Album leaf; silk, 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, Seki Shūkō (Japanese, 1858–1915

Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase), Archaic, 6th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; black-figure, Caeretan, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Vases, Upper frieze, Herakles and centaurs, Lower frieze, flutist leading procession of women. The upper

The Three Roads, ca. 1840, India (Hyderabad), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 7 5/16 x 6 7/16 in. (18.6 x 16.4 cm), Paintings

Pendant: monkey, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Etruscan, Amber, H. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, May at one time, been part of a necklace or worn as a pendant, noting the small perforation in his head. The crouching monkey is a popular

An Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1835, Illustrations: wood engraving, 8 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (22.4 × 14 × 6 cm