Works of Art (253)
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The Adams Vase, 1893–95, Paulding Farnham (American), designer; Tiffany & Company (American), manufacturer and retailer, Gold, amethysts, quartzes, spessartites, tourmalines, freshwater pearls, enamel (04.1) |
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The Adoration of the Magi,
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Sienese),
Tempera and gold on wood (1982.60.4) |
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Aeneas Erects a Tomb to His Nurse Caieta and Flees the Country of Circe, ca. 1530–35,
Master of the Aeneid (French, Limoges),
Enamel, painted and partly gilded, on copper (88.3.85)
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Allegory of Worldly and Otherworldly Drunkenness: Page from the Divan of Hafiz (Collected Poems of Hafiz), ca. 1526–27,
Sultan Muhammad (Tabriz, Iran),
Tabriz, Iran,
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper (1988.430) |
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Amulet, 6th century,
Byzantine, from Egypt (?),
Hematite amulet carved intaglio, with gilded silver mount (17.190.491) |
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Animal-headed figure pendant, 1st–7th century,
Colombia; Yotoco,
Gold (66.196.20) |
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The Annunciation from a Book of Hours, ca. 1485–90,
France (Tours),
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment (2004.564) |
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Appliqués, first half of 5th century, Eastern Germanic; Ukraine, Kerch, Gold sheet (98.11.71) |
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Armband with a Herakles knot, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold, garnet, emerald, enamel (1999.209) |
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Armlet, 1030, Gurgan, Iran, Gold (57.88a–c) |
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Aureus of Septimius Severus, with a portrait of Julia Domna, ca. 193–96 A.D.; Severan, Roman, Gold (99.35.218) |
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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, 1766,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Case: gold, with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver; pearls; dial: white enamel; movement: brass, partly gilded, and steel; the balance wheel and cock of silver set with paste jewels (1982.60.137) |
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Avar Treasure, Belt Fittings, 700s, Avar; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Gold (17.190.1673-1701); Vessels, 700s, Avar or Byzantine; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Silver and gold (17.190.1704-1706; 1708-1712); Bucket, 600s, Byzantine; Found in Vrap, eastern Albania, Silver (17.190.1707) |
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Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 12th–16th century, Panama; Parita, Gold, whale tooth (1979.206.1155) |
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Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 13th–16th century, Costa Rica; Diquís, Cast gold, 1977 (66.196.17) |
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Baule earring, 6th century B.C.,
Etruscan,
Gold and enamel (1994.374) |
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Belt Buckle, buckle ca. 500, tongue ca. 500–600, Eastern Germanic (buckle) and Byzantine (tongue), Rock crystal, gold foil (1995.54) |
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Belt buckle, ca. 1868, California Jewelry Company, manufacturer; William Cummings, patentee, American
Gold, champlevé enamel (2000.571) |
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Belt buckle: paired felines attacking ibexes, Xiongnu type, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Mongolia or southern Siberia, Gold (17.190.1672) |
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Belt or harness ornament with an eagle and its prey, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.; Parthian period, Iran, Gold inlaid with turquoise (17.190.2055) |
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Bird Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia; Tairona, Gold (1974.271.12) |
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Bird Pendant, 9th–16th century
Colombia; Muisca,
Cast gold (1979.206.509) |
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Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, ca. 1530–40,
Gian Giacomo Caraglio (Italian),
Kraków,
Sardonyx with inlaid gold and silver details; mounted as a pendant in gold with enamel, pearl, and ruby (17.190.869) |
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Bowl Base with Old and New Testament Scenes, ca. 350–400,
Byzantine, said to have been found in 1715 in the Roman catacomb of Saint Callisto,
Glass, gold leaf (16.174.2) |
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Bowl Base with Saints Peter and Paul Flanking a Column with the Christogram of Christ, made late 300s, Gold, glass leaf, Byzantine, from Rome (16.174.3) |
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Bowl Fragments with Menorah, Shofar, and Torah Ark, 4th century, Roman or Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf (18.145.1 ab) |
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Box, ca. 1875,
French, Gold and enamel (2002.258) |
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Bracelet with central medallion, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold, glass (2001.230)
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Bracteate, 5th–6th century, Scandinavian, Gold (2001.583) |
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Breast defense (peytral) from a horse armor, 15th–17th century,
Tibetan or Mongolian,
Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, silver, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, and hair (1999.36) |
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Bridle, 15th–17th century,
Tibetan,
Iron, leather, and gold (2005.73a) |
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Bridle, 15th–17th century,
Tibetan,
Leather, iron, and gold (1998.282) |
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Brooch and earrings, 1854–70, Tiffany & Company (American), Coral, gold (2000.564a-c) |
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Brooch and earrings, 1858–60, Edward Burr (American), Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel (2000.549a-c) |
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Brooch, 1868, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair (2000.556) |
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Brooch, 19th century, India, Gold, enamel (53.167) |
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Brooch, 970–1030,
Ottonian (probably northern Italy),
Gold with pearls, glass, and cloisonné enamel (17.191.7) |
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Brooch, ca. 1850, Maker unknown, American, Gold, jet, crystal, hair (2000.557) |
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Brooch, ca. 1882–92,
Jacques & Marcus (American),
New York,
Gold, pearl, demantoid garnets, diamonds (2001.246) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900,
Marcus & Company (American),
Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel (2001.238) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900,
Manufacturer: Georges Fouquet (French); Designer: Alphonse Mucha (Czech),
Gold, enamel, mother-of-pearl, opal, emerald, colored stones, gold paint (2003.560) |
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Brooch, ca. 1912–13,
Ferdinand Hauser (Austrian),
Gold, enamel, moonstones (1998.356) |
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Brooch, necklace, and hair comb, ca. 1905, Florence Koehler (American), Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire, emeralds) (52.43.1-.3) |
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Buckle, 5th century, Eastern Germanic or Byzantine, Gold garnets (1986.341) |
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Cameo of the Virgin and Child, ca. 1050–1100,
Byzantine (probably Constantinople); mounted in Paris ca. 1800 in a gold frame by Adrien Jean Maximillian Vachette, Agate (2007.445) |
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Cameo, ca. 1835,
George W. Jamison (American), cameo cutter; William Rose (American), metalworker,
Helmet-conch shell, enamel, gold (2000.562) |
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Candlesticks, 1735–50,
French (Paris),
Gilt bronze (1999.370.1a,b,.2a,b)
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Card table (one of a pair), 1817,
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (French),
American (New York City),
Mahogany veneer on white pine, basswood, mahogany; gilded gesso and vert antique; gilded brass, die-stamped brass borders (1995.377.1) |
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Childbirth tray (desco da parto) with the Triumph of Fame (recto) and Medici and Tornabuoni arms and devices (verso), 1448–49,Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi, called Lo Scheggia (Italian, Florentine),
Tempera, silver, and gold on panel (1995.7) |
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Christ Crucified between the Virgin and Saint John, 14th century,
Probably French,
Onyx; mounted, probably a pendant in gold with enamel and rock crystal (40.20.59) |
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Collar Pendant, late 5th–early 6th century; Ostrogothic, Domagnano, Republic of San Marino, Gold, garnet, glass (17.190.698) |
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Commesso, 1550–55, Reverse after design of Étienne Delaune (French), probably a 19th-century addition, Gold, enamel, jewels, and chalcedony (17.190.907) |
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Conical boss from a bowl with granulated decoration, late Dynasty XIX–Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1188–712 B.C.), From Bubastis, Gold (30.8.371) |
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Corsage piece, ca. 1880–1900, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, diamonds (41.84.20a-e) |
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Costumed figure pendant, 1st–7th century,
Colombia; Tolima,
Gold (1979.206.497) |
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Cross Pendant, ca. 1080–1130, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Gold and enamel worked in cloisonné (1998.542) |
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Crossbow Fibula, ca. 430, Byzantine; Made in Rome/Constantinople, Gold (1995.97) |
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The Crucifixion, 1340s,
Pietro Lorenzetti (Italian, Sienese),
Tempera on wood, gold ground, with original engaged frame (2002.436) |
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Cuirass (char-aina), late 18th–19th century, Probably Indian, Steel, gold (48.92.1) |
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Cup with a frieze of gazelles, early 1st millennium B.C., Northwestern Iran, Capsian region, Gold (62.84) |
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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th–5th century, Panama; Initial style, Gold (91.1.1166) |
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Dappled Stallion, late 16th century,
Habib Allah (Mashhad and Isfahan, Iran),
Mashhad, Iran,
Ink, opaque colors, and gold on paper (1992.51) |
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Diadem with kinnari (half-bird, half-female creatures), 9th–10th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan, Gold inset with garnet (1988.395) |
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Diadem, 400–450, Ostrogothic, Sheet gold worked in repoussé (98.11.67) |
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Disk Brooch and Two Pendants, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon; Probably made in Faversham, southeastern England; Found at Teynam, southeastern England, Gold, cells inset with garnets and glass, border inlaid with niello (1987.90.1,2,3) |
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Disk Brooch with Cameo and Cabochons, brooch ca. 600, cameo 100–300, Langobardic (mount), Roman (cameo), Gold sheet; settings of onyx, cameo, glass (red and green cabochons); wire (95.15.101) |
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Disk Brooch, 650–725, Frankish; Found in Férebrianges or Petit-Troussy, northern France, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, stone, glass, and pearl (17.191.134) |
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Disk Brooch, 675–700, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, glass, and mother-of-pearl (17.193.83) |
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Double Bat-nosed Figure Pendants, 11th–16th century,
Panama (Chiriquí),
Cast gold (04.34.8) |
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Double Crocodile Pendant, 8th–10th century, Panama; Macaracas, Gold, quartz (1979.206.733) |
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Double Cup, ca. 1590–1600,
Caspar Beutmüller the Elder,
Made in Germany (Nuremberg),
Gilded silver (17.190.609a,b) |
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Double-Eagle Pendant, 1st–5th century, Panama; Initial style, Gold (1979.206.538) |
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Double-End Animal Pendant, 5th–8th century, Panama; Conte (?), Gold (1991.419.18) |
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Dress ornaments, 5th century B.C., Scythian; Possibly northern Black Sea region, Gold (24.97.50-.51) |
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Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica (Chiriquí), Cast gold (1977.187.22) |
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Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas, Cast gold (1979.206.907) |
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Ear Ornament or Pendant (Mamuli), 19th century,
Kanatangu district, eastern Sumba Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia,
Gold (1990.335.4) |
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Earring in the form of a three-lobed wineskin, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D.; Parthian period, Mesopotamia, Gold (1995.366) |
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Earrings, mid-1st century A.D., Sarmatian; Said to be from Olbia (modern Ukraine), Gold, sardonyx (22.50.5, 6) |
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Education of the Infant Bacchus, first half of 19th century,
Niccolò Amastini (Italian),
Rome,
Onyx; framed in gold with four perforations for attachment (40.20.30) |
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Elements from a Necklace, late 15th–16th century, Granada, Gold and cloisonné enamel (17.190.161a-j) |
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Elements from a necklace, probably 14th century,
Iran,
Gold sheet, chased and inset with turquoise, gray chalcedony, glass; large medallion (1989.87a–l) |
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Emperor Augustus above a Double Capricorn, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.,
Roman,
Sardonyx; later mounted in gold for suspension (29.175.4) |
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The Emperor Aurangzeb at a Royal Hunt, ca. 1700,
Bhavanidas (Mughal school, later Kishangarh),
India,
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper (2003.430) |
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Enameled gold pendant, 19th century, Iran, Fabricated from sheet and half-round wire, enameled on obverse and reverse (20.106.2) |
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Female bust, second quarter of 18th century,
French,
Gilt bronze (07.225.510.118)
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Female Figure (Tunjo), 10th–16th century, Colombia; Muisca, Gold (1979.206.1050) |
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Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia (Tairona), Cast gold (69.7.10) |
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Finger ring engraved with a seated woman and flying Eros, second half of 5th century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold (1994.230.1)
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Finger ring engraved with an image of Hermes, late 4th century B.C.,
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine,
Gold (1994.230.3) |
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Finger Ring with a Cross, 450–525, Frankish, Gold sheet with filigree and granulation, cloisonné cells inset with garnet and mother-of-pearl (17.192.229) |
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Fish, Dynasty 12–13 (ca. 1981–1640 B.C.), Egyptian; Lisht North, Tomb L847, Gold, beryl (09.180.1182) |
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Five Appliqués in the Shape of a Cross, ca. 600, Langobardic; From Castel Trosino, central Italy, Gold (95.15.79.–83) |
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Flask in the shape of a mango, mid-17th century,India,
Rock crystal with insets of gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds (1993.18) |
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Flintlock gun, dated 1735,
Louis Jaley (steel chiseler; French); Nicolas Carteron (barrelsmith; French); Joseph Blachon (stockmaker; French),
France (Saint-Étienne),
Steel, gold, silver, wood (1987.274) |
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Fluted bowl, Achaemenid, reign of Darius I or II, 522–486 B.C. or 432–405 B.C.,
Iran, Gold (54.3.1) |
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Four strands of beads, 2500–2400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold, lapis lazuli (33.35.48) |
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Frog Ornaments, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico (Mixtec/Aztec), Cast gold (1998.39.1—.20) |
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Frog Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica; Chiriquí, Gold (1991.419.1) |
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Funerary Mask, 10th–11th century, Peru; Sicán (Lambayeque), Gold, cinnabar, copper overlays (1974.271.35) |
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Ganymede Jewelry, Hellenistic, 330–300 B.C., Gold, rock crystal, emerald (37.11.8–.17) |
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Girdle with Coins and Medallions, ca. 583, Byzantine; Found in 1902 at Karavás, Cyprus (reassembled after discovery), Gold (17.190.147,1991.136) |
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Goa stone container with stone and sand, late 17th–early 18th century,
India (Goa or western India),
Container and stand; worked gold; Goa stone: organic and inorganic material, gilded (2004.244a–c) |
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Gold beads from a necklace, 19th–early 20th century, Saudi Arabia, Fabricated from sheet, wire, and swaged wire, decorated with granulation, set with turquoise (1980.306a-e) |
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Gold Disk from a Spool, 900–600 B.C.; Late Bronze Age, Irish, Gold (47.100.14) |
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Gold kantharos (drinking cup with two high vertical handles), ca. 1550–1500 B.C.; Late Helladic I, Mycenaean, Gold (07.286.126) |
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Gold stater, ca. 560–546 B.C., Lydian; From Sardis, Gold (26.59.2) |
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Hairpins or hatpins, late 16th century (?),
Probably Venice or Innsbruck,
Glass, copper, wire, and gilding (1975.1.1525–27) |
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Head defense for a horse (shaffron), 15th–17th century,
Tibetan or Mongolian,
Iron, leather, gold, brass or copper alloy, and textile (2004.402) |
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Headdress frontal, 1st–7th century,
Colombia; Yotoco,
Gold (1991.419.40) |
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Headdress with leaf-shaped ornaments, 2600–2500 B.C.; Early Dynastic period IIIa; Sumerian style, Excavated at "King's Grave," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian (33.35.3) |
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Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, 14th century B.C.; Middle Elamite period, Southwestern Iran, Bronze (63.74) |
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Helmet, 1350–1450,
Mongolian or Chinese,
Iron and gold (2005.270) |
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Helmet, 15th–17th century,
Mongolian,
Iron and gold (1999.120)
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Helmet, probably mid- to late 17th century,
Chinese,
Iron, gold, silver, and textile (1997.18) |
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Hinged ring, 2nd–1st century B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek,
Gold with garnet (2005.278) |
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Hoop earrings with Egyptianizing crown, 3rd–2nd century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold with stone and glass (1995.539.11a,b) |
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Hunting sword, ca. 1825, Emanuel Pioté (Austrian); Jacob H. Köchert (Austrian), Steel, gold, enamel, agate, wood, leather (48.26) |
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Intaglio, mid 2nd–early 3rd century A.D.; Antonine or Severan,
Roman,
Jasper, gold mount set with pearls and glass (1994.230.2) |
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Jaharis Lectionary, ca. 1100,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Tempera, ink, and gold leaf on parchment, leather binding (2007.286) |
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Jewel with gold letters spelling amor, mid-15th century,
Franco-Flemish,
Gold, pearls, diamond, emerald paste (57.26.1) |
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Jewish betrothal ring, ca. 17th–19th century,
Venice or Eastern Europe,
Gold, enamel (17.190.996) |
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Julius Caesar, ca. 1541,
Couly II Nouailher (French, Limoges),
Enamel, painted and partly gilded, on copper (28.217.2)
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Koto with Case, early 17th century; fabric koto wrap, 18th and 19th century,
Goto Teijo, Ninth Generation Goto Master (Japanese),
Japan,
Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlay, gold and silver inlays, metalwork (2007.194a–f) |
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Lime Container (poporo), 1st–7th century, Colombia; Quimbaya, Cast gold (1991.419.22) |
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Linguist Staff (Oykeame), 19th–20th century, Ghana; Akan, Asante, Gold foil, wood, nails (1986.475a-c) |
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Locket, 1706,
Boston,
Gold, hair, crystal (2000.532) |
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A Long Tale for an Autumn Night (Aki no yo no nagamonogatari emaki), Nanbokucho period, late 14th century,
Japan,
Scroll two from a set of three handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper (2002.459.1–3),
A Long Tale for an Autumn Night (Aki no yo no nagamonogatari emaki), Nanbokucho period, late 14th century,
Japan,
Ink and color on paper (2005.312) |
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Lunate earrings, 2500–2400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold (33.35.45,.46) |
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Madonna and Child with Angels, 1420, Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano (Italian, Marchigian), Tempera on wood, gold ground (07.201) |
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Madonna and Child, ca. 1300,
Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, Sienese),
Tempera and gold on wood, with original engaged frame (2004.442)
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The Madytos Jewelry, ca. 330–300 B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek; Said to be from Madytos,
Gold (06.1217.1-.13) |
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The Magnolia Vase, ca. 1893, John T. Curran (American), designer; Tiffany & Company (American), manufacturer, Silver, gold, enamel, opals (99.2) |
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The Man of Sorrows, ca. 1420–30, Michele Giambono (Michele Giovanni Bono) (Italian, Venetian), Tempera and gold on wood (06.180) |
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Mantel Clock (Telleruhr), ca. 1710, Movement by Franz Xaver Gegenreiner (German); Repoussé silver by Johann Andreas Thelot (German), Case: tortoiseshell veneer and silver, partly gilt; Dial: champlevé silver with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (46.162) |
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Mantel clock, ca. 1750,
ST Germain for Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain (French); Gosselin à Paris, possibly Jean-Philippe (French) or Jean-Baptiste Gosselin (French, active Paris),
Bronze, originally gilded or silvered, enameled dial (37.160.9)
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Mantel clock, ca. 1780–90,
French (Paris),
Gilt bronze, enamel, and marble (17.190.2126)
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Manuscript Leaf from a Choir Book, second half of 15th century,
Mariano del Buono (Italian, Florentine(?)),
Parchment, tempera, ink, gold leaf (96.32.15) |
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Marriage necklace (kalata uru), late 19th century, India (Tamil Nadu, Chettiar), Gold strung on black thread (1991.32.3) |
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Mask, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.,
Colombia; Ilama,
Gold (1991.419.39) |
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Masked Figure Pendant, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas, Gold (1979.206.777) |
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Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, ca. 1766–72,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; dial: white enamel (46.184a–c) |
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Moses Gill, ca. 1759,
John Singleton Copley (American),
Oil and gold leaf on copper (2006.1)
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Multiplate helmet of thirty-two lames, possibly 14th–16th century,
Mongolian or Tibetan,
Iron, silver, gold, and brass or copper alloy (2005.146) |
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Nécessaire incorporating an automaton watch, ca. 1770–72,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Case: moss agate, mounted in gold and set with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; silver; and mirror glass; dial: white enamel, with frame pavé set with paste jewels (57.128a–o) |
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Neck from a vessel depicting the goddess Hathor flanked by felines, late Dynasty XIX–Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1188–712 B.C.), From Bubastis, Silver, gold (30.8.370) |
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Neck Ring, 400–500, Eastern Germanic, Gold (27.122.16) |
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Necklace and earrings, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold, garnet, agate (1994.230.4–.6)
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Necklace choker, 2500–2400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold, lapis lazuli (33.35.47) |
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Necklace pendants and beads, 17th–16th century B.C.; late Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Gold (47.1b) |
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Necklace, 1845–50
Maker unknown, American, Seed pearls, mother-of-pearl, horsehair, silk, yellow gold (2003.350.2) |
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Necklace, ca. 1870, Eugène Fontenay (French), Gold, enamel, diamonds (1987.252) |
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Necklace, ca. 1904, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American), Opals, gold, enamel (46.168.1) |
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Nessus Abducting Deianira, ca. 1815–25,
Giuseppe Girometti (Italian), after Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish),
Rome,
Sardonyx; mounted in gold for display (2004.164) |
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Noh costume (nuihaku) with scattered crests, Edo period, late 18th–early 19th century,
Japan,
Silk embroidery and gold leaf on silk satin (29.100.541) |
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Noh costume (surihaku) with Chinese bellflowers, Edo period, 18th century,
Japan,
Gold and silver leaf on silk satin (32.30.5) |
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Noh costume (surihaku) with water, water plants, and leaves, Edo period, 19th century,
Japan,
Gold leaf on plain-weave silk (58.97.1) |
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Nose ornament with intertwined serpents, 2nd–3rd century,
Peru; Moche,
Gold, silver, shell (1979.206.1225) |
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Nose ornament with spiders, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.,
Peru; Salinar (?),
Gold (1979.206.1172) |
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Nose ornament, 1st–7th century,
Colombia; Yotoco,
Gold (66.196.23) |
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Openwork hairnet with medallion, Hellenistic, 200–150 B.C.,
Greek, Ptolemaic,
Gold (1987.220) |
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Ornamental plaques, 6th–8th century, Tibet/West Asia or western China, Gold with turquoise inlay (2000.442a-e) |
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Ornamental plume or pin, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D.,
Peru; Pukará
Gold (1984.14) |
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Pair of armbands, Hellenistic, ca. 200 B.C.,
Greek,
Gold (56.11.5–.6) |
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Pair of Bird-Shaped Brooches, 550–600, Frankish, Gold sheet, cloisonné cells inset with garnets, glass, and pearl, garnets backed with patterned foil (17.191.164-165) |
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Pair of earflares with condors, 2nd–3rd century,
Peru; Moche,
Gold, silver, gilt copper, shell (1979.206.1245,.1246) |
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Pair of Earflares with Multifigure Scene, 12th–15th century, Peru (Chimú), Hammered gold (1991.419.67,.68) |
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Pair of Earrings with Polyhedral Beads, 400–500, Ostrogothic(?), found in Kerch (Ukraine), Decorated with granulation (98.11.94-95) |
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Pair of earrings with snap-on covers, ca. 1882–85,
New York,
Gold, diamond, enamel (2001.234a–d) |
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Pair of earrings, 11th century, Greater Syria, Gold: fabricated from wire and sheet, decorated with granulation; originally outlined with strung pearls and/or stones (1979.278.2a,b) |
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Pair of earrings, 2nd–1st century B.C.; Hellenistic, Greek, Gold, beryl, and garnet (74.51.3401-3402) |
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Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Kaya Federation, late 4th–early 5th century, Korea, Gold (43.49.1,2) |
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Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom or Kaya Federation, 6th century, Korea, Gold (43.49.5,6) |
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Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom, early 5th century, Korea, Gold (43.49.13,14) |
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Pair of gold head ornaments, 18th–19th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, chased, and set with rubies, emeralds, topazes (?), pearls, and glass (65.265.1,2,6,7) |
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Pair of mounted vases, ca. 1740–50,
Chinese porcelain with French mounts,
Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts (1984.471.3,.4)
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Pair of mounted vases, ca. 1750,
Chinese porcelain with French mounts,
Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts (1977.102.1,.2)
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Pair of royal earrings, ca. 1st century B.C., Probably Andhra Pradesh, India, Gold (1981.398.3-4) |
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Pair of stirrups, 16th–18th century,
Tibetan,
Iron, gold, and silver (1997.214.2a,b) |
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Pair-case automaton watch, ca. 1770–75,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; inner case: gold with casemaker's mark of Peter Mounier (English); dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; movement: brass, steel, and silver (1977.436.4) |
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Parure: Tiara, Brooch, and Necklace, mid-19th century,
Luigi Saulini (Italian),
Rome,
Onyx; all mounted in gold (40.20.55a–c) |
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Pectoral Badge (Akrafokonmu), 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Asante, Gold (L.1982.92) |
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Pectoral Cross, 1200–1400,
Byzantine,
Gold, pearls (2005.38) |
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Pectoral Cross, 6th–7th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople?),
Gold (2006.569) |
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Pectoral Disk, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas (?), Hammered gold (1977.187.28) |
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Pectoral of Princess Sit-Hathor-yunet (detail), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reigns of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III, ca. 1887–1813 B.C., Egyptian; From Lahun, Gold, carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise (16.1.3) |
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Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion, ca. 539–550, Byzantine; Said to have been found in Egypt, Gold with niello (17.190.1664) |
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Pectoral, 10th–5th century B.C.,
Peru; Chavín,
Gold (1999.365) |
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child, cameo 11th–12th century; Rus' mount 12th–14th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Chalcedony cameo in gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and sardonyx intaglio (2007.9) |
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Pendant with Bird, 10th–15th century
Colombia; Muisca
Gold; H. 2 1/2 in. (6 cm)
Purchase, Gifts in memory of Alice K. Bache, and Rogers Fund, 1992 (1992.121) |
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Pendant, 11th century; Fatimid, Egypt, Gold, cloisonné enamel (30.95.37) |
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Pendant, 1891–1902,
Marcus & Company (American),
New York,
Arizona turquoise, demantoid garnets, gold (2001.239) |
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Pendant, 4th–10th century, Colombia; Capulí, Hammered gold (1977.187.21) |
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Pendant, ca. 1901,
René-Jules Lalique (French), French (Paris),
Gold, enamel, opal, pearl, diamonds (1991.164) |
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Pin, ca. 1890,
Tiffany & Company (American),
New York,
Gold, diamond, enamel (2001.330) |
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Presentation Sword, ca. 1815–17, Made by John Targee (silversmith), American (New York), Gold, steel (22.19) |
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Ram's-Head Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–657 B.C., Egyptian/Nubian, Gold (1989.281.98) |
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Rattle, whistle, and bells, 1755–68, Nicholas Roosevelt (American), Gold, coral (47.70) |
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Reliquary Pendant, 1173–1177, English, Gold (63.160) |
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Revetments from an Icon of the Virgin, ca. 1100, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold; Halo fragments (17.190.644-.648) |
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Ring Brooch, 1340–49,
German, Middle Rhine,
Gold, spinels, sapphires (2006.257) |
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Ring of Leontios, 990–1030, Byzantine, Gold and niello (1982.282) |
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Ring with head of Herakles, late 4th–3rd century B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek,
Gold (10.132.1) |
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Ring with intaglio portrait of Emperor Tiberius, 14–37 A.D.; Early Imperial,
Roman,
Gold, carnelian (1994.230.7)
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Ring, 10th–11th century,
Germany (Ottonian),
Gold with cloisonné enamel (2004.274) |
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Saddle, 15th century,
Tibetan,
Iron, gold, wood, and leather (2002.225) |
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Saddle, 17th–18th century,
Eastern Tibetan or Chinese for the Tibetan market,
Iron, gold, silver, wood, leather, and textile (1997.214.1)
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, early 15th century, French, Gold, ronde-basse enamel, jewels (17.190.905) |
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Saint Margaret, ca. 1475,
Southern France (Toulouse?),
Alabaster with traces of gilding (2000.641) |
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Saltcellar, mid-13th century, French; Made in Paris, Gold, rock crystal, emeralds, pearls, spinel or balas rubies (1983.434) |
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Seated goddess with a child, Hittite Empire, Old Hittite; 15th–13th century B.C.,
Anatolia, central region,
Gold, (1989.281.12) |
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Set of four wall brackets, 18th century (ca. 1788),
Made under the direction of Jean Hauré (French), cast either by Étienne-Jean Forestier (French) or his brother Pierre-Auguste (French), chased by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French),
Gilt bronze (1979.172.3-6)
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Set of jewelry, early 5th century B.C.; late Archaic,
Etruscan,
Gold, glass, rock crystal, agate, carnelian (40.11.7-.18) |
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Set of pruning tools, 1575–1600
French; Moulins,
Steel, partly gilded, and mother-of-pearl (64.101.1470–.1476)
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Set of saddle plates, ca. 1400,
Tibetan or Chinese,
Iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise (1999.118) |
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Shoe Buckle, 400–450, Hunnic or Frankish, Gold, garnets (17.190.697) |
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Situla with floral decoration, late Dynasty XIX–Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1188–712 B.C.), From Bubastis, Gold (07.228.22) |
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Smallsword with scabbard, hallmarked for 1773–74,
Master GG (active Paris),
France (Paris),
Gold, steel, wood, fish skin (1998.35a,b) |
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Snuffbox, 1760–70, Myer Myers (American), New York City, Gold (66.102) |
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Solidus of Constantius II (Sole Emperor, 350–361), 350–361, Byzantine, Gold (04.35.18) |
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Solidus of Justinian I (r. 527–565), 538–565, Byzantine; Minted in Constantinople, Gold (99.35.7406) |
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Spear, 17th–19th century,
Tibetan,
Iron, gold, silver, wood, and pigments (2004.340a,b) |
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Spearhead, 17th–18th century,
Tibetan,
Iron, gold, and silver (2001.180) |
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