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Works of Art (225)
Aegis of Sekhmet or Bastet, Third Intermediate Period and later (ca. 1070–332 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (10.130.2055) 
 
Aegis Pendant, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Benin, Udo (?), Brass (1979.206.301) 
 
Animal-headed figure pendant, 1st–7th century, Colombia; Yotoco, Gold (66.196.20) 
 
Anklet, Meroitic period, 100–250, Meroitic; from Faras, Lower Nubia, cemetery 1, grave 186, Bronze (26.4.110a)  
 
Appliqués, first half of 5th century, Eastern Germanic; Ukraine, Kerch, Gold sheet (98.11.71)  
 
Armband with Herakles knot, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold (1999.209)  
 
Armband, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Ijebu subgroup, Brass (1979.206.302) 
 
Armlet, 1030, Gurgan, Iran, Gold (57.88a–c)  
 
Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 13th–16th century, Costa Rica; Diquís, Cast gold, 1977 (66.196.17) 
 
Beaded Belts, 19th–20th century, South Africa; Zulu peoples, Cloth, glass beads, leather, metal (1999.47.102), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, leather, basketry, cloth (1984.512.4) 
 
Beads, 18th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and set with emeralds and rubies and/or fine garnets (1981.5.18,19) 
 
Bell: Horse Head, 19th–20th century, Nigeria; Lower Niger (?), Brass, iron (1991.17.140) 
 
Belt Buckle, Buckle Counter Plate, and Back Plate, 675–725, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Iron with silver inlays (17.193.161-163)  
 
Belt buckle: paired felines attacking ibexes, Xiongnu type, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Mongolia or southern Siberia, Gold (17.190.1672)  
 
Belt Buckle, 550–600, Visigothic, Copper alloy, cells inset with garnets, glass, lapis lazuli, and cuttlefish bone (1988.305 ab)  
 
Belt Buckle, buckle ca. 500, tongue ca. 500–600, Eastern Germanic (buckle) and Byzantine (tongue), Rock crystal, gold foil (1995.54)  
 
Belt buckle, ca. 1868, California Jewelry Company, manufacturer; William Cummings, patentee, American
Gold, champlevé enamel (2000.571)
 
 
Belt buckle, Xiongnu type, 3rd–2nd century B.C., North China, Gilt bronze (18.33.1)  
 
Belt clasp, 1st–3rd century A.D., Caucasus region (Georgia), Bronze (21.166.5)  
 
Belt fragment of animals, 7th century B.C., Northwestern Iran, possibly Gushi, Bronze (52.123) 
 
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)  
 
Belt plaque with three ibexes, Xiongnu type, 2nd–1st century B.C., Northwest China, Bronze (28.68.4)  
 
Bird Pendant, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Costa Rica; Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite (1993.302)  
 
Bird Pendant, 1st–5th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jadeite (1979.206.1138)  
 
Bird Pendant, 1st–5th century, Costa Rica; Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite (1993.114)  
 
Bird Pendant, 9th–16th century
Colombia; Muisca, Cast gold (1979.206.509)
 
 
Bow Brooch with Disk, early 700s, Vendel, Copper alloy with mercury gilding and garnet (47.100.25 ab)  
 
Bow Brooch, ca. 600, Langobardic; Made in central Italy, Silver with partial gilding, inlaid with niello (55.56)  
 
Bracelet with central medallion, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Gold, glass (2001.230)  
 
Bracelet, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.138) 
 
Bracelet, Kofun period, 4th century, Japan, Steatite (1975.268.388)  
 
Bracelets and Necklace, 11th–16th century, Mali; Jennenke, Copper alloy (1998.480.6,8;1999.486.6) 
 
Bracelets: Crocodile Heads, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, gilt (1991.17.80, 81) 
 
Brooch and earrings, 1854–70, Tiffany & Company (American), Coral, gold (2000.564a-c) 
 
Brooch and earrings, 1858–60, Edward Burr (American), Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel (2000.549a-c) 
 
Brooch in the Form of a Bird of Prey, 500–600, Vendel; made in Scandinavia, Copper alloy with silver overlay (1991.308)  
 
Brooch in the form of a stag, late 3rd–early 4th century, Caucasus region, Bronze (21.166.3)  
 
Brooch in the Form of a Winged Insect, 4th century, Eastern Germanic, Copper alloy (1993.263)  
 
Brooch in the Shape of a Horse, 7th–6th century B.C.; Iron Age, Halstatt period, Copper alloy (1992.107)  
 
Brooch in the Shape of a Panther, 100–300, Roman, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (47.100.18)  
 
Brooch, necklace, and hair comb, ca. 1905, Florence Koehler (American), Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire, emeralds) (52.43.1-.3) 
 
Brooch, 1868, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair (2000.556) 
 
Brooch, 19th century, India, Gold, enamel (53.167) 
 
Brooch, 600–700, Copper alloy with gilding (53.48.6)  
 
Brooch, ca. 1850, Maker unknown, American, Gold, jet, crystal, hair (2000.557) 
 
Brooch, ca. 1900, Manufacturer: Georges Fouquet (French); Designer: Alphonse Mucha (Czech), Gold, enamel, mother-of-pearl, opal, emerald, colored stones, gold paint (2003.560) 
 
Brooch, ca. 1900, Marcus & Company (American), Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel (2001.238) 
 
Brooch, ca. 1912–13, Ferdinand Hauser (Austrian), Gold, enamel, moonstones (1998.356) 
 
Brooch, first half of 5th century, Eastern Germanic, Silver with gold sheet overlay, garnets (47.100.19)  
 
Buckle in the Shape of an Eagle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.100a,c, 95.100.104b)  
 
Buckle with Seated Couple, ca. 1200, Mosan, Gilded bronze (47.101.48)  
 
Buckle, 5th century, Eastern Germanic or Byzantine, Gold garnets (1986.341)  
 
Buckle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, probably found in Italy, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.103a,b) 
 
Buckle, Buckle, 2nd century B.C.; European Iron Age, Celto-Iberian; Spain, Leaded bronze, silver, iron (1990.62 ab)  
 
Bust of a female figurine, Final Jomon period (ca. 1000–300 B.C.), Japan, Earthenware with incised and cord-marked designs (1975.268.191)  
 
Cameo fragment with marine animals, first half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (81.10.347) 
 
Cameo with Hercules, ca. 1220, Probably made in southern Italy, Sardonyx with modern gold frame (38.150.23)  
 
Cameo: Silhouette portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna and Grand Duke Paul, dated 1791, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Cut glass (1999.525) 
 
Circular Pendant, 700–800, Viking, probably Gotland, Gilded copper alloy (1984.300)  
 
Closed Yoke, 4th–7th century, Mexico, Veracruz, Stone (69.237) 
 
Collar Pendant, late 5th–early 6th century; Ostrogothic, Domagnano, Republic of San Marino, Gold, garnet, glass (17.190.698)  
 
Cross Pendant, ca. 1080–1130, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Gold and enamel worked in cloisonné (1998.542)  
 
Crossbow Fibula, ca. 430, Byzantine; Made in Rome/Constantinople, Gold (1995.97)  
 
Crucifix: Saint Anthony of Padua, 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.14) 
 
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th–5th century, Panama; Initial style, Gold (91.1.1166)  
 
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)  
 
Diadem, 1200–800 B.C.; Bronze Age, East-central Europe, Carpathian Basin region, Copper alloy (2000.281.1)  
 
Diadem, 400–450, Ostrogothic, Sheet gold worked in repoussé (98.11.67)  
 
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)  
 
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)  
 
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)  
 
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)  
 
Disk with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat, 1st–3rd century A.D., Caucasus region, Bronze (21.166.1)  
 
Double Bat-nosed Figure Pendants, 11th–16th century, Panama (Chiriquí), Cast gold (04.34.8) 
 
Double Crocodile Pendant, 8th–10th century, Panama; Macaracas, Gold, quartz (1979.206.733) 
 
Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, ca. 1080–1120, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold (1994.403)  
 
Dragonesque Brooch, 1st century, Provincial Roman, probably made in Britain,> Bronze with champlevé enamel (1980.450)  
 
Dress ornament, ca. 1923

Georges Fouquet (French)

Jade, onyx, diamonds, enamel, platinum (2001.723a)
 
 
Dress ornaments, 5th century B.C., Scythian; Possibly northern Black Sea region, Gold (24.97.50-.51)  
 
Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas, Cast gold (1979.206.907) 
 
Earring in the form of a three-lobed wineskin, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D.; Parthian period, Mesopotamia, Gold (1995.366) 
 
Earrings, 17th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, engraved, enameled, and set with rubies and emeralds (1981.5.16,17) 
 
Earrings, mid-1st century A.D., Sarmatian; Said to be from Olbia (modern Ukraine), Gold, sardonyx (22.50.5, 6)  
 
Elements from a necklace, late 14th–early 15th century; Timurid, Iran, Gold sheet, chased and set with turquoise, gray, chalcedony, and glass (1989.87a—l)  
 
Elements from a Necklace, late 15th–16th century, Granada, Gold and cloisonné enamel (17.190.161a-j)  
 
Enameled gold pendant, 19th century, Iran, Fabricated from sheet and half-round wire, enameled on obverse and reverse (20.106.2) 
 
Enkolpion: Cameo of an Archangel (Michael?), probably 14th century, Byzantine (Constantinople?), Sardonyx (40.20.58) 
 
Face Mask, 19th#150;20th century, Dogon peoples; Mali, Wood, palm rib, hide, fiber, pigment (1977.394.39) 
 
Female Figure, 1st century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Mexico; Jalisco, Ceramic (1979.355)  
 
Fibula, 19th century, Morocco, Silver, red and green transparent glass (1981.5.2) 
 
Fibula, 8th–7th century B.C., Central Anatolia, Phrygia, Bronze (1970.231.1) 
 
Figure Pendant, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Pyrophyllite (1978.412.152) 
 
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)  
 
Fish Hacha, 7th–10th century, Mexico, Veracruz, Stone, shell, pigment (1978.412.151) 
 
Five Appliqués in the Shape of a Cross, ca. 600, Langobardic; From Castel Trosino, central Italy, Gold (95.15.79.–83)  
 
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) 
 
Frog Ornaments, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico (Mixtec/Aztec), Cast gold (1998.39.1—.20)  
 
Frog Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica; Chiriquí, Gold (1991.419.1) 
 
Frog Pendant, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica; Altantic Watershed, Jade (1979.206.846) 
 
Girdle with Coins and Medallions, ca. 583, Byzantine; Found in 1902 at Karavás, Cyprus (reassembled after discovery), Gold (17.190.147,1991.136)  
 
Glass rings and bracelets, 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D., Roman, Glass and gold (74.51.4244) 
 
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) 
 
Gopis Beseech Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Page from the Dispersed "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), ca. 1560–65, India, probably Delhi-Agra area, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper (1972.260)  
 
Hair comb, 1851, I. R. Comb Co., manufacturer; Charles Goodyear (American), patentee, Vulcanite (2000.561) 
 
Hair ornament, ca. 1904, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American), Silver, enamel, black opal, and demantoid garnets (2002.620)  
 
Harness Pendant with Confronted Beasts, 500–600, Visigothic, Brass, leaded (1990.52)  
 
Head Pendant, 6th–9th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Jade (jadeite) (02.18.309)  
 
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) 
 
Headdress, 19th–20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood (1979.206.17) 
 
Headdress, 19th–20th century, Bamana peoples; Mali, Wood, metal bands (1978.412.435) 
 
Helmet Mask, 19th–20th century, Bobo peoples; Burkina Faso, Wood, paint, animal hair, resin (1979.206.157) 
 
Hinged ring, 2nd–1st century B.C.; Hellenistic, Greek, Gold with garnet (2005.278)  
 
Horse Bridle or Belt Ornaments, Gilt copper or copper alloy and cloisonné enamel (17.190.962a-j)  
 
Inro with decoration of Portuguese figures, Edo period, 17th century, Wood with black and gold lacquer (1975.268.178) 
 
Intaglio portrait of Emperor Tiberius, 14–37 A.D.; Tiberian, Roman, Carnelian and gold (1994.230.7) 
 
Janus-Faced Headdress, 19th–20th century, Boki peoples; Nigeria, Wood, cotton, metal, cane, pigment (1987.284) 
 
Kushite Pharaoh, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 713–664 B.C. Egyptian Bronze with gilding (2002.8)  
 
Lunate earrings, 2500–2400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold (33.35.45,.46) 
 
Lyre-Shaped Belt Buckle, 600–700, Visigothic, Copper alloy (1990.193.3 ab)  
 
Marriage necklace (kalata uru), late 19th century, India (Tamil Nadu, Chettiar), Gold strung on black thread (1991.32.3) 
 
Mask with Female Figure, 19th–20th century, Mossi peoples; Burkina Faso, Wood, metal (1979.206.84) 
 
Mask, 19th–20th century, Bwa peoples; Burkina Faso, Wood, pigment, fiber (1979.206.196) 
 
Mask, 19th–20th century, Senufo peoples; Côte d'Ivoire, Wood, horn, fiber, cotton, feather, metal, sacrificial material (1978.412.489) 
 
Masked Figure Pendant, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jade (jadeite) (1994.429)  
 
Masquerade Element (Omama): Ram's Head, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.123) 
 
Menat of Taharqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Taharqo, ca. 690–664 B.C., Egyptian, Faience (41.160.104) 
 
Mongol passport (paizi), Yuan dynasty, 13th century, China, Iron with silver inlay (1993.256)  
 
Morse, with Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, 1300–1325, Italian; Made in Tuscany, Copper gilt, with champlevé enamel (1979.498.2)  
 
Neck Ring, 400–500, Eastern Germanic, Gold (27.122.16)  
 
Necklace and earrings, Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C., Greek, Gold, garnet, agate (1994.230.4–.6)  
 
Necklace choker, 2500–2400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold, lapis lazuli (33.35.47) 
 
Necklace pendants and beads, 17th–16th century B.C.; late Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Gold (47.1b) 
 
Necklace with Pendant, 16th–18th century, Angola; Chokwe, Wood, ceramic, raffia (1996.456) 
 
Necklace, 1845–50
Maker unknown, American, Seed pearls, mother-of-pearl, horsehair, silk, yellow gold (2003.350.2)
 
 
Necklace, ca. 1870, Eugène Fontenay (French), Gold, enamel, diamonds (1987.252) 
 
Necklace, ca. 1904, Louis Comfort Tiffany (American), Opals, gold, enamel (46.168.1) 
 
Nose ornament with intertwined serpents, 2nd–3rd century, Peru; Moche, Gold, silver, shell (1979.206.1225) 
 
Nose ornament with spiders, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Peru; Salinar (?), Gold (1979.206.1172) 
 
Nude female with birdlike face holding an infant, ca. 1450–1200 B.C.; Late Cypriot II; Base-Ring Ware, Cypriot; Said to be from Nicosia–Ayia Paraskevi, Terracotta (74.51.1542)  
 
Open Ring Brooch, early 800s, Pictish or Irish; Found near Galway, Ireland, Silver with amber insets (1981.413)  
 
Openwork hairnet with medallion, Hellenistic, 200–150 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Gold (1987.220)  
 
Ornamental plume or pin, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Peru; Pukará Gold (1984.14) 
 
Oval Brooch, 900–1000, Viking; Made in Scandinavia, Copper alloy with gilding (1982.323.1)  
 
Pair of armbands, Hellenistic, ca. 200 B.C., Greek, Gold (56.11.5–.6)  
 
Pair of belt buckles, Xianbei culture, ca. 1st century A.D., North China, Silver plate and gilt (24.176.6,7)  
 
Pair of Brooches, 400–600, Ostrogothic, found in Kerch, Ukraine, Copper alloy overlaid with silver (98.11.107-8)  
 
Pair of Earflare Frontals, 3rd–6th century, Guatemala; Maya, Jadeite (1989.314.15a,b)  
 
Pair of Earflare Frontals, 7th–8th century, Guatemala; Maya, Shell (1995.489a,b) 
 
Pair of earflares with condors, 2nd–3rd century, Peru; Moche, Gold, silver, gilt copper, shell (1979.206.1245,.1246) 
 
Pair of Earrings with Polyhedral Beads, 400–500, Ostrogothic(?), found in Kerch (Ukraine), Decorated with granulation (98.11.94-95)  
 
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)  
 
Pair of earrings, 2nd–1st century B.C.; Hellenistic, Greek, Gold, beryl, and garnet (74.51.3401-3402) 
 
Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Kaya Federation, late 4th–early 5th century, Korea, Gold (43.49.1,2)  
 
Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom or Kaya Federation, 6th century, Korea, Gold (43.49.5,6)  
 
Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom, early 5th century, Korea, Gold (43.49.13,14) 
 
Pair of Garment Pins (Tupus), 19th century, Bolivian, Silver (1978.303.5,.6) 
 
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) 
 
Pair of Jeweled Bracelets, 500–700, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, and emerald plasma (17.190.1670, 1671)  
 
Pair of royal earrings, ca. 1st century B.C., Probably Andhra Pradesh, India, Gold (1981.398.3-4)  
 
Paternoster Pendant with the Virgin and Child (obverse) and the Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate (reverse), ca. 1440–50, Franco-Flemish (Burgundy), Onyx cameo, gold (obverse); translucent enamel, silver (reverse) (1975.1.1522)  
 
Pectoral Cross, 1000–1050, Probably from the Abbey of Saint-Bertin at Saint-Omer, northwestern France, Walrus ivory with copper alloy gilt inlays (17.190.217)  
 
Pectoral Cross, 6th–7th century, Byzantine (Constantinople?), Gold (2006.569)  
 
Pectoral Disk, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas (?), Hammered gold (1977.187.28) 
 
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) 
 
Pectoral Ornament: Face, 15th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.50) 
 
Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion, ca. 539–550, Byzantine; Said to have been found in Egypt, Gold with niello (17.190.1664)  
 
Pectoral: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.1) 
 
Pectoral, 13th–16th century, Colombia; Sonso, Gold (1991.419.36) 
 
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)  
 
Pendant Figure, 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic; Taino people, Stone (1997.35.3) 
 
Pendant Figure, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Mexico; Colima, Shell (spondylus) (1985.260)  
 
Pendant Icon, 17th–18th century, Ethiopia; Amharic, Wood, tempera paint (1997.81.1) 
 
Pendant in the form of a knotted dragon, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (ca. 475–221 B.C.), China, Jade (Nephrite) (1985.214.99)  
 
Pendant in the form of the head of an African (known as Ethiopian), 9th–8th century B.C., Cypriot; Said to be from Amathus, Cyprus, Chlorite (74.51.5010)  
 
Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Ivory, iron, copper (?) (1978.412.323)  
 
Pendant of a Rosary with Memento Mori, 16th century, Mexican or Flemish, Silver gilt, rock crystal (17.190.323) 
 
Pendant Plaque, 4th–5th century, Byzantine, Lapis lazuli (1984.32)  
 
Pendant Triptych (with Scenes of the Passion), 16th century, Mexican, Boxwood, feathers, gold, enamel (10.141.2) 
 
Pendant with Serpent Design, 13th–14th century, Mississippian peoples; Tennessee, Shell (1979.206.446)  
 
Pendant, 11th century; Fatimid, Egypt, Gold, cloisonné enamel (30.95.37)  
 
Pendant, 16th century, Probably Mexico, Crystal, enamel, gold, pearls, boxwood (17.190.886) 
 
Pendant, 4th–10th century, Colombia; Capulí, Hammered gold (1977.187.21) 
 
Pendant, 4th–7th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jade (jadeite) (1996.81)  
 
Pendant, ca. 1550–75, Flemish or German (Cologne?), Boxwood and various woods for marquetry, partly stained (17.190.310)  
 
Pendant, ca. 1901, René-Jules Lalique (French), French (Paris), Gold, enamel, opal, pearl, diamonds (1991.164) 
 
Pilgrim's Badge Depicting the Shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral, ca. 1400, English, Pewte (2001.310)  
 
Pin with recumbent lion, Iron Age II, 9th century B.C., Northwestern Iran; Excavated at Hasanlu, Bronze (61.100.10) 
 
Ram's-Head Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 712–657 B.C., Egyptian/Nubian, Gold (1989.281.98)  
 
Reliquary Cross with Saint George, 800–1200, Byzantine, Copper alloy (2000.526.2)  
 
Reliquary Pendant, 1173–1177, English, Gold (63.160)  
 
Ring of Leontios, 990–1030, Byzantine, Gold and niello (1982.282)  
 
Rings and necklace, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1975 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Wah, western Thebes,Carnelian and linen thread; blue-glazed steatite and linen thread; carnelian, turquoise, moss agate, amethyst, milky quartz, green-glazed steatite, and twisted linen cord (40.3.1,.11,.16) 
 
Round Box Brooch, 1000–1100, Viking; Made in Gotland, Sweden, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (1982.323.2) 
 
Round Box Brooch, 700–900, Viking; Made in Gotland, Sweden, Copper alloy (1992.59.1)  
 
Scarab ring, Dynasty 12 (ca. 1981–1802 B.C.), Egyptian, Amethyst, copper (10.130.910); Scarab with the name of Hatshepsut, early Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473–1458 B.C., Egyptian, Glazed steatite (27.3.206); Heart scarab of Ruru, Dynasty 18–20 (ca. 1550–1070 B.C.), Egyptian, Dark green stone (10.130.1650); Naturalistic scarab, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (ca. 688–30 B.C.), Egyptian, Alabaster (15.43.136) 
 
Seated goddess with a child, Hittite Empire, Old Hittite; 15th–13th century B.C., Anatolia, central region, Gold, (1989.281.12) 
 
Serpent Headdress, 19th–20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood, paint (1978.412.339) 
 
Serpentine Brooch, 6th century B.C.; Iron Age, Halstatt period, Copper alloy (1992.280.3)  
 
Set of jewelry, early 5th century B.C.; late Archaic, Etruscan, Gold, glass, rock crystal, agate, carnelian (40.11.7-.18) 
 
Shoe Buckle, 400–450, Hunnic or Frankish, Gold, garnets (17.190.697)  
 
Square-Headed Brooch, 6th century, Anglo-Saxon, Copper alloy with gilding and niello inlay (1985.209)  
 
Staff: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass, wood (1999.295.2)  
 
Stamp seal, 6th millennium B.C.; Halaf period, Syro/Cilicia, Steatite or chlorite (1986.311.1) 
 
Standing female figure wearing a strap and a necklace, 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C.; Bronze Age, Southwestern Arabia, Sandstone, quartzite (1998.380)  
 
Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 960–1000, intaglio 337–361, Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio), Gold with pearls and star sapphire (1988.15)  
 
Statuette of a Woman, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Necho II, ca. 610–595 B.C., Egyptian, Silver (30.8.93)  
 
Talisman Amulet (Ody), 20th century, Madagascar; South Malagasy, Merina, Wood, beads, hair, earth (1999.443) 
 
Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking the Tree of Life, ca. 1000–1200, Kievan Rus'; Made in Kiev, found in 1842 in or near the Desiatynna (Dormition) Church, Kiev, Cloisonné enamel on gold (17.190.679)