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Connections: Reverence

Jul 12, 2011 4 MINUTES
"Sometimes it just takes a little bit of a sparkle of gold or a little bit of silver to kind of reveal that once this was golden."

Armorer Hermes Knauer reminisces about some of the beautiful objects he has rescued and on the spirituality of craftsmanship.

Artworks in this video

Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory
Bronze chariot inlaid with ivory
Etruscan
Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms
Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms
Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall
Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall
India (Gujarat, Patan)
Burgonet
Burgonet
Filippo Negroli
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Tibetan or Mongolian
Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings
Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings
Elamite
Blade for a Sword (Katana)
Blade for a Sword (Katana)
Etchū no kami Fujiwara Takahira
Diana and the Stag
Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58)
Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58)
Indian
Saber with Scabbard
Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian

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