Works of Art (342)
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Aegis of Sekhmet or Bastet, Third Intermediate Period and later (ca. 1070332 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (10.130.2055) |
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Aegis Pendant, 15th19th century, Nigeria; Benin, Udo (?), Brass (1979.206.301) |
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Amulet case, late 19th–early 20th century,
Central Asia,
Silver, glass (2006.544.9) |
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Amulet, late 19th–early 20th century,
Attributed to the Karakalpak tribe, present-day Uzbekistan,
Silver, fire gilded with false granulation and twisted wire and beaded wire decoration, gilded and silver appliqués, chain-link and cone-shaped pendants with slightly domed and cabochon-cut carnelians and turquoise beads (2008.579.12) |
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Animal-headed figure pendant, 1st7th century,
Colombia; Yotoco,
Gold (66.196.20) |
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Anklet, Meroitic period, 100250, Meroitic; from Faras, Lower Nubia, cemetery 1, grave 186, Bronze (26.4.110a) |
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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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Armband, 15th19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Ijebu subgroup, Brass (1979.206.302) |
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Armlet, Ghaznavid period (977–1186), first half of 11th century, Iran, Gurgan, Gold, filigree and granulation (57.88a–c) |
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Armlet, late 19th–early 20th century,
Central Asia or Iran,
Silver, carnelian, turquoise (2006.544.13a,b) |
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Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 13th16th 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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Beaded Belts, 19th20th century, South Africa; Zulu peoples, Cloth, glass beads, leather, metal (1999.47.102), Fiber, glass beads, brass beads, leather, basketry, cloth (1984.512.4) |
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Beads, 18th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and set with emeralds and rubies and/or fine garnets (1981.5.18,19) |
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Bell: Horse Head, 19th20th century, Nigeria; Lower Niger (?), Brass, iron (1991.17.140) |
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Belt and clasp, late 5th–early 4th century B.C.,
Italic, Samnite,
Bronze (08.3a,b) |
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Belt buckle and ornamental plaques, Tang dynasty (618–906), 7th century,
China,
Gilt bronze inlaid with glass and pearls, silk backing (2008.299a–i) |
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Belt Buckle, 550600, Visigothic, Copper alloy, cells inset with garnets, glass, lapis lazuli, and cuttlefish bone (1988.305 ab) |
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Belt Buckle, buckle ca. 500, tongue ca. 500600, Eastern Germanic (buckle) and Byzantine (tongue), Rock crystal, gold foil (1995.54) |
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Belt Buckle, Buckle Counter Plate, and Back Plate, 675725, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Iron with silver inlays (17.193.161-163) |
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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, Xiongnu type, 3rd2nd century B.C., North China, Gilt bronze (18.33.1) |
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Belt buckle: paired felines attacking ibexes, Xiongnu type, 3rd2nd century B.C., Mongolia or southern Siberia, Gold (17.190.1672) |
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Belt clasp, 1st3rd century A.D., Caucasus region (Georgia), Bronze (21.166.5) |
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Belt fragment of animals, 7th century B.C., Northwestern Iran, possibly Gushi, Bronze (52.123) |
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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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Belt Ornament or Pendant, early 20th century,
Probably western Kimberley Region, Western Australia,
Pearl shell, ocher, hair (1979.206.1540) |
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Belt Ornament, 2nd–7th century,
Peru; Moche,
Copper (1987.394.595) |
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Belt plaque with three ibexes, Xiongnu type, 2nd1st century B.C., Northwest China, Bronze (28.68.4) |
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Bird Pendant, 1st century B.C.1st century A.D., Costa Rica; Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite (1993.302) |
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Bird Pendant, 1st5th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jadeite (1979.206.1138) |
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Bird Pendant, 1st5th century, Costa Rica; Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite (1993.114) |
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Bird Pendant, 9th16th century,
Colombia; Muisca,
Cast gold (1979.206.509) |
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Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, ca. 1530–40,
Giovanni (Gian) Jacopo (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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Bow Brooch with Disk, early 700s, Vendel, Copper alloy with mercury gilding and garnet (47.100.25 ab) |
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Bow Brooch, ca. 600, Langobardic; Made in central Italy, Silver with partial gilding, inlaid with niello (55.56) |
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Bracelet with central medallion, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold, glass (2001.230)
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Bracelet, 17th19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.138) |
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Bracelet, Kofun period, 4th century, Japan, Steatite (1975.268.388) |
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Bracelet, late 19th–early 20th century,
Nauruan people, Nauru, Caroline Islands,
Fiber, coral beads, traces of feathers (1983.545.26) |
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Bracelets and Necklace, 11th16th century, Mali; Jennenke, Copper alloy (1998.480.6,8;1999.486.6) |
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Bracelets: Crocodile Heads, 17th19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, gilt (1991.17.80, 81) |
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Brooch and bracelet for the European market, 19th century, India, Rajasthan, Partabgarh, Pierced gold foil over glass (thewa work), with beads and filigree (53.167) |
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Brooch and earrings, 185470, Tiffany & Company (American), Coral, gold (2000.564a-c) |
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Brooch and earrings, 185860, Edward Burr (American), Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel (2000.549a-c) |
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Brooch in the Form of a Bird of Prey, 500600, Vendel; made in Scandinavia, Copper alloy with silver overlay (1991.308) |
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Brooch in the form of a stag, late 3rdearly 4th century, Caucasus region, Bronze (21.166.3) |
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Brooch in the Form of a Winged Insect, 4th century, Eastern Germanic, Copper alloy (1993.263) |
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Brooch in the Shape of a Horse, 7th6th century B.C.; Iron Age, Halstatt period, Copper alloy (1992.107) |
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Brooch in the Shape of a Panther, 100300, Roman, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (47.100.18) |
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Brooch, 1868, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair (2000.556) |
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Brooch, 600700, Copper alloy with gilding (53.48.6) |
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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. 191213,
Ferdinand Hauser (Austrian),
Gold, enamel, moonstones (1998.356) |
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Brooch, first half of 5th century, Eastern Germanic, Silver with gold sheet overlay, garnets (47.100.19) |
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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 in the Shape of an Eagle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.100a-c) |
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Buckle with Seated Couple, ca. 1200, South Netherlandish, Gilded bronze (47.101.48) |
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Buckle, 5th century, Eastern Germanic, Gold garnets (1986.341) |
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Buckle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, probably found in Italy, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.103a,b) |
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Buckle, Buckle, 2nd century B.C.; European Iron Age, Celto-Iberian; Spain, Leaded bronze, silver, iron (1990.62 ab) |
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Bust of a female figurine, Final Jomon period (ca. 1000300 B.C.), Japan, Earthenware with incised and cord-marked designs (1975.268.191) |
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Buttons, fall 1938,
Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian); Jean Clemént (attributed) (French); Roger Jean-Pierre (attributed) (French),
Synthetic, metal (2009.300.1499a–i) |
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Cameo fragment with marine animals, first half of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass (81.10.347) |
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Cameo fragment, 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D.; Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian,
Roman,
Glass; cast in two layers or blown and cased, then carved (11.91.5a) |
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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 with Hercules, ca. 1220, Probably made in southern Italy, Sardonyx with modern gold frame (38.150.23) |
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Cameo: Silhouette portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna and Grand Duke Paul, dated 1791, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Cut glass (1999.525) |
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Catskill Aqueduct Medal, 1917,
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931); Augustus Lukeman (American, 1871–1935),
Bronze (17.155.1) |
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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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Circular Pendant, 700800, Viking, probably Gotland, Gilded copper alloy (1984.300) |
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Clock watch with calendar, ca. 1600–1610,
Movement probably by Nicolas Forfaict the Elder (French),
Case: silver and gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass and silver, with a steel hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1607) |
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Clock watch, ca. 1600–1610,
Movement by Michael Nouwen, or Nouen (Flemish, active London),
Case: gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass, with a blued steel hand; Movement: gilded brass and iron (17.190.1549) |
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Closed Yoke, 4th7th century, Mexico, Veracruz, Stone (69.237) |
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Collar Pendant, late 5thearly 6th century; Ostrogothic, Domagnano, Republic of San Marino, Gold, garnet, glass (17.190.698) |
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Collar stud, early 20th century,
Attributed to Ersari, Central Asia or Iran,
Silver with parcel gilt (or fire gilt) embossing, with glass stones and turquoise beads (2007.497.6) |
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Commesso, 155055, Reverse after design of Étienne Delaune (French), probably a 19th-century addition, Gold, enamel, jewels, and chalcedony (17.190.907) |
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Cross Pendant, ca. 10801130, 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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Crucifix: Saint Anthony of Padua, 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.14) |
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Crucifixion with Donors and Saints Peter and Margaret, ca. 152527, Cornelis Engebrechtsz (Netherlandish), Oil on wood (88.3.88) |
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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th5th century, Panama; Initial style, Gold (91.1.1166) |
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Dancing four-armed Ganesha, 16th17th century Nepal Gilt copper alloy (1992.384) |
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Design for a ring watch, 1561,
Pierre II Woeiriot (French),
Engraving (26.57.50) |
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Diadem with kinnari (half-bird, half-female creatures), 9th10th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan, Gold inset with garnet (1988.395) |
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Diadem, 1200800 B.C.; Bronze Age, East-central Europe, Carpathian Basin region, Copper alloy (2000.281.1) |
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Diadem, 400450, 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 100300, 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, 650725, 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, 675700, 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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Disk with running dogs surrounding a mountain goat, 1st3rd century A.D., Caucasus region, Bronze (21.166.1) |
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Dorsal plate ornament, late 19th–early 20th century,
Attributed to Central Asia or Iran,
Silver, fire-gilded, engraved, and chased with openwork and cabochon and table-cut carnelians (2005.443.1) |
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Double Bat-nosed Figure Pendants, 11th16th century,
Panama (Chiriquí),
Cast gold (04.34.8) |
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Double Crocodile Pendant, 8th10th century, Panama; Macaracas, Gold, quartz (1979.206.733) |
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Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, ca. 10801120, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold (1994.403) |
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Dragonesque Brooch, 1st century, Provincial Roman, probably made in Britain, Bronze with champlevé enamel (1980.450) |
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Dress ornament, ca. 1923,
Georges Fouquet (French),
Jade, onyx, diamonds, enamel, platinum (2001.723) |
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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, 11th16th 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, 11th–12th century,
Greater Iran,
Gold wire and filigree (2006.273a,b) |
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Earrings, 17th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, engraved, enameled, and set with rubies and emeralds (1981.5.16,17) |
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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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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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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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Enkolpion: Cameo of an Archangel (Michael?), probably 14th century, Byzantine (Constantinople?), Sardonyx (40.20.58) |
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Face Mask (Kpeliye'e), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, or Burkina Faso; Senufo,
Wood, pigment (1978.412.365) |
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Face Mask (Kpeliye'e), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire; Senufo,
Wood (1979.206.216) |
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Face Mask (Kpeliye'e), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire; Senufo,
Wood, horns, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feather, metal, sacrificial material (1978.412.489) |
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Face Mask, 19th20th century, Dogon peoples; Mali, Wood, palm rib, hide, fiber, pigment (1977.394.39) |
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The Fall of Phaeton, third quarter of 19th century,
Adolphe David (French),
Onyx (40.20.12) |
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Female Figure, 1st century B.C.2nd century A.D., Mexico; Jalisco, Ceramic (1979.355) |
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Fibula, 19th century, Morocco, Silver, red and green transparent glass (1981.5.2) |
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Fibula, 8th7th century B.C., Central Anatolia, Phrygia, Bronze (1970.231.1) |
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Fibula, Late Bronze Age, 1100–1000 B.C.,
Central Europe,
Copper alloy (2007.498.1a,b) |
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Figure Pendant, 4th8th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Pyrophyllite (1978.412.152) |
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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, 450525, Frankish, Gold sheet with filigree and granulation, cloisonné cells inset with garnet and mother-of-pearl (17.192.229) |
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Fish Hacha, 7th10th century, Mexico, Veracruz, Stone, shell, pigment (1978.412.151) |
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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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Four strands of beads, 25002400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold, lapis lazuli (33.35.48) |
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Four-Cornered Hat, 5th–9th century,
Peru, Wari,
Camelid hair (1994.35.158) |
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Frog Ornaments, 15thearly 16th century, Mexico (Mixtec/Aztec), Cast gold (1998.39.1.20) |
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Frog Pendant, 11th16th century, Costa Rica; Chiriquí, Gold (1991.419.1) |
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Frog Pendant, 4th8th century, Costa Rica; Altantic Watershed, Jade (1979.206.846) |
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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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Glass rings and bracelets, 1st century B.C.4th century A.D., Roman, Glass and gold (74.51.4244) |
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Gold beads from a necklace, 19thearly 20th century, Saudi Arabia, Fabricated from sheet, wire, and swaged wire, decorated with granulation, set with turquoise (1980.306a-e) |
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Hair comb, 1851, I. R. Comb Co., manufacturer; Charles Goodyear (American), patentee, Vulcanite (2000.561) |
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Hair ornament, ca. 1904,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American),
Silver, enamel, black and pink opals, demantoid garnets (2002.620) |
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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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Harness Pendant with Confronted Beasts, 500600, Visigothic, Brass, leaded (1990.52) |
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Head of Medusa, mid-19th century,
Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian),
England,
Red jasper cameo, mounted in gold with white enamel by Carlo Giuliano (2003.431) |
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Head Pendant, 6th9th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Jade (jadeite) (02.18.309) |
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Headdress with leaf-shaped ornaments, 26002500 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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Headdress, 19th20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood (1979.206.17) |
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Headdress, 19th20th century, Bamana peoples; Mali, Wood, metal bands (1978.412.435) |
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Headdress, late 19th–early 20th century,
Central Asia or Iran,
Silver, table-cut carnelians, turquoise beads, silver gilded link chain (2006.544.8) |
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Helmet Mask (Kponyugo), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire; Senufo,
Wood (1979.206.71) |
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Helmet Mask, 19th20th century, Bobo peoples; Burkina Faso, Wood, paint, animal hair, resin (1979.206.157) |
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Hinged ring, 2nd1st 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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Horse Bridle or Belt Ornaments, Gilt copper or copper alloy and cloisonné enamel (17.190.962a-j) |
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Inro with decoration of Portuguese figures, Edo period, 19th century, Wood with black and gold lacquer (1975.268.178) |
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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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James Bogert, Jr., ca. 1835, Henry Inman (American), Watercolor on ivory (44.68.1) |
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Janus Helmet Mask (Wanyugo), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire; Senufo,
Wood, pigment (1978.412.311) |
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Janus-Faced Headdress, 19th20th century, Boki peoples; Nigeria, Wood, cotton, metal, cane, pigment (1987.284) |
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Jeremiah Lee, ca. 1769, John Singleton Copley (American), Watercolor on ivory (39.174) |
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Jewelry elements, Timurid period (1370–1507), late 14th–16th century, Iran or Central Asia, Gold sheet, worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass, large medallion (1989.87a–l) |
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Jewish betrothal ring, ca. 17th–19th century,
Venice or Eastern Europe,
Gold, enamel (17.190.996) |
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Joseph Griffiths, ca. 1794, Edward Savage (American) Watercolor on ivory (1985.141.8) |
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Jugate Portraits of Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain (obverse) and Empress Isabella (reverse), 1550,
Leone Leoni (Italian),
Milan,
Onyx (38.150.9) |
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Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun), 19th–mid-20th century,
Mali; Bamana,
Wood, bird skull, porcupine quills, horns, cotton, sacrificial materials (1979.206.150) |
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Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun), 19th–mid-20th century,
Mali; Bamana,
Wood, bird skull, porcupine quills, horns, nails, cotton, sacrificial material (1979.206.124) |
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Kòmò Helmet Mask (Kòmòkun), 19th–mid-20th century,
Mali; Bamana,
Wood, encrustation, quills, tusks, bird skull (1978.412.426) |
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Kònò Helmet Mask, 19th–mid-20th century,
Mali; Bamana,
Wood, sacrificial materials (1978.412.362) |
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Kònò Helmet Mask, 19th–mid-20th century,
Mali; Bamana,
Wood, sacrificial patina (1978.412.361) |
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Kushite Pharaoh, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 713664 B.C. Egyptian Bronze with gilding (2002.8) |
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Lace border, 17th century, Italian, Linen (33.90.35) |
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The Lacemaker, 165657,
Nicolaes Maes (Dutch),
Oil on canvas (32.100.5) |
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Locket, 1706,
Boston,
Gold, hair, crystal (2000.532) |
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Lunate earrings, 25002400 B.C.; Early Dynastic IIIa period, Excavated at the "Great Death Pit," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold (33.35.45,.46) |
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Lyre-Shaped Belt Buckle, 600700, Visigothic, Copper alloy (1990.193.3 ab) |
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Male Figure (Moai Tangata), early 19th century,
Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island),
Wood, obsidian, bone (1984.526) |
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Man's Sash (Tor), late 19th–early 20th century,
Pohnpei, Caroline Islands,
Banana fiber, trade yarn (1982.351) |
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Manuscript cover with Vishnu flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, 14th century Nepal Distemper on wood (1986.494.2) |
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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 with Female Figure, 19th20th century, Mossi peoples; Burkina Faso, Wood, metal (1979.206.84) |
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Mask, 10th–6th century B.C.,
Mexico; Olmec,
Jadeite (1977.187.33) |
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Mask, 19th20th century, Bwa peoples; Burkina Faso, Wood, pigment, fiber (1979.206.196) |
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Masked Figure Pendant, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jade (jadeite) (1994.429) |
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Masquerade Element (Omama): Ram's Head, 17th19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.123) |
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Menat of Taharqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Taharqo, ca. 690664 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Faience (41.160.104) |
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The Milliner, 1877,
August Renoir (French),
Pastel on paper (1974.356.34) |
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Mongol passport (paizi), Yuan dynasty, 13th century, China, Iron with silver inlay (1993.256) |
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Morse, with Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, 13001325, Italian; Made in Tuscany, Copper gilt, with champlevé enamel (1979.498.2) |
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Moses Gill, ca. 1759,
John Singleton Copley (American),
Oil and gold leaf on copper (2006.1)
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Neck Ring, 400500, 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, 25002400 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 elements, Nasrid period (1232–1492), probably 15th century, Spain, Gold, cloisonné enamel, filigree, granulation (17.190.161a-j) |
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Necklace pendants and beads, 17th16th century B.C.; late Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Gold (47.1b) |
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Necklace with coin pendants, Late Imperial, 3rd century A.D.,
Roman,
Gold (17.190.1655) |
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Necklace with Pendant, 16th18th century, Angola; Chokwe, Wood, ceramic, raffia (1996.456) |
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Necklace, 184550, 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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Necklace, fall 1938,
Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian); Jean Clemént (French),
Plastic, metal (2009.300.1234) |
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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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The New Bonnet, 1858,
Francis William Edmonds (American),
Oil on canvas (1975.27.1) |
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The New Bonnet, 1876,
Eastman Johnson (American),
Oil on academy board (25.110.11) |
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Nose ornament with intertwined serpents, 2nd3rd 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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Nude female with birdlike face holding an infant, ca. 14501200 B.C.; Late Cypriot II; Base-Ring Ware, Cypriot; Said to be from NicosiaAyia Paraskevi, Terracotta (74.51.1542) |
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Open Ring Brooch, early 800s, Pictish or Irish; Found near Galway, Ireland, Silver with amber insets (1981.413) |
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Openwork hairnet with medallion, Hellenistic, 200150 B.C.,
Greek, Ptolemaic,
Gold (1987.220) |
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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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Oval Brooch, 9001000, Viking; Made in Scandinavia, Copper alloy with gilding (1982.323.1) |
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Pair of armbands, Hellenistic, ca. 200 B.C.,
Greek,
Gold (56.11.5.6) |
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Pair of belt buckles, Xianbei culture, ca. 1st century A.D., North China, Silver plate and gilt (24.174.6,7) |
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Pair of Brooches, 400600, Ostrogothic, found in Kerch, Ukraine, Copper alloy overlaid with silver (98.11.107-8) |
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Pair of Earflare Frontals, 3rd6th century, Guatemala; Maya, Jadeite (1989.314.15a,b) |
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Pair of Earflare Frontals, 7th8th century, Guatemala; Maya, Shell (1995.489a,b) |
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Pair of earflares with condors, 2nd3rd century,
Peru; Moche,
Gold, silver, gilt copper, shell (1979.206.1245,.1246) |
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Pair of Earflares, 3rd–7th century,
Peru, Moche,
Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell (66.196.40,.41) |
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Pair of Earrings with Polyhedral Beads, 400500, 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, 2nd1st 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 4thearly 5th century,
Korea,
Gold (43.49.1,2) |
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Pair of earrings, Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom or Gaya 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 Garment Pins (Tupus), 19th century, Bolivian, Silver (1978.303.5,.6) |
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Pair of gloves, ca. 1600,
English,
Leather; satin worked with silk and metal thread, seed pearls; satin, couching, and darning stitches; metal bobbin lace (28.220.7,.8) |
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Pair of gloves, first half of 17th century,
English,
Leather; canvas worked with silk and metal thread; tent, Gobelin, detached buttonhole variations, and plaited braid stitches; metal bobbin lace; silk and metal ribbon (28.210.1,.2) |
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Pair of gold head ornaments, 18th19th 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 Jeweled Bracelets, 500700, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, and emerald plasma (17.190.1670, 1671) |
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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-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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Pair-case Puritan watch, ca. 1640,
Movement by Edward East (English),
Outer and inner cases: silver, with a single blued steel hand; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1468ab) |
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Pair-case watch, 1682–83,
Movement by Thomas Tompion (English); inner case and dial by Nathaniel Delander (English),
Outer case: leather with gold studs monogrammed RWR surmounted by a coronet (unidentified); Inner case and champlevé dial: gold, with blued steel hands; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1489ab) |
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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 Cross, 10001050, Probably from the Abbey of Saint-Bertin at Saint-Omer, northwestern France, Walrus ivory with copper alloy gilt inlays (17.190.217) |
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Pectoral Cross, 6th7th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople?),
Gold (2006.569) |
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Pectoral Disk, 11th16th 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 IIAmenemhat III, ca. 18871813 B.C., Egyptian; From Lahun, Gold, carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise (16.1.3) |
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Pectoral ornament, late 19th–early 20th century,
Attributed to Central Asia or Iran,
Silver, fire gilded with punched and stamped openwork decoration, silver twisted chains with embossed pendants, and table-cut carnelians (2008.579.6) |
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Pectoral ornament, late 19th–early 20th century,
Central Asia or Iran, Tekke tribe,
Silver, gilded, engraved, and inset with carnelians (2008.579.3) |
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Pectoral Ornament: Face, 15th17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.50) |
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Pectoral with Coins and Pseudo-Medallion, ca. 539550, Byzantine; Said to have been found in Egypt, Gold with niello (17.190.1664) |
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Pectoral, 13th16th century, Colombia; Sonso, Gold (1991.419.36) |
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Pectoral: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.1) |
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Pendant (Ulute or Papafita), 19th–early 20th century,
Possibly Malaita Island, Solomon Islands,
Tridacna shell, pigment (1999.47.21) |
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child, cameo 11th12th century; Rus' mount 12th14th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Chalcedony cameo in gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and sardonyx intaglio (2007.9) |
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Pendant capsule in the form of a tau cross, with the Trinity and the Virgin and Child, ca. 1485,
Made in England,
Cast and engraved gold (1990.283a,b) |
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Pendant Figure, 13th15th century, Dominican Republic; Taino people, Stone (1997.35.3) |
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Pendant Figure, 2nd century B.C.2nd century A.D., Mexico; Colima, Shell (spondylus) (1985.260) |
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Pendant Fragment (Marremarre Lagelag or Buni), 19th–early 20th century,
Marshallese people, Arno Island, Marshall Islands,
Tridacna shell (1983.545.19) |
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Pendant Icon, 17th18th century, Ethiopia; Amharic, Wood, tempera paint (1997.81.1) |
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Pendant in the form of a knotted dragon, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (ca. 475221 B.C.), China, Jade (Nephrite) (1985.214.99) |
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Pendant in the form of the head of an African (known as Ethiopian), 9th8th century B.C.,
Cypriot; Said to be from Amathus, Cyprus,
Chlorite (74.51.5010) |
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Pendant Medallion with the Last Judgment, ca. 1420,
French (Paris?),
Ivory, paint, silver-gilt mount (17.190.894) |
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Pendant of a Rosary with Memento Mori, 16th century, Mexican or Flemish, Silver gilt, rock crystal (17.190.323) |
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Pendant Triptych (with Scenes of the Passion), 16th century, Mexican, Boxwood, feathers, gold, enamel (10.141.2) |
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Pendant with Bird, 10th–15th century,
Colombia; Muisca,
Gold (1992.121) |
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Pendant with facing couple (obverse) and sacred monogram (reverse), 15th century,
Italy,
Silver gilt, niello (17.190.965) |
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Pendant with Serpent Design, 13th14th century, Mississippian peoples; Tennessee, Shell (1979.206.446) |
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Pendant, 11th century; Fatimid, Egypt, Gold, cloisonné enamel (30.95.37) |
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Pendant, 11th–12th century,
Probably Iran,
Gold sheet, wire, granulation, and filigree (2007.340) |
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Pendant, 16th century, Probably Mexico, Crystal, enamel, gold, pearls, boxwood (17.190.886) |
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Pendant, 1891–1902,
Marcus & Company (American),
New York,
Arizona turquoise, demantoid garnets, gold (2001.239) |
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Pendant, 4th10th century, Colombia; Capulí, Hammered gold (1977.187.21) |
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Pendant, 4th7th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jade (jadeite) (1996.81) |
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Pendant, 5th century B.C.,
Italic,
Amber (1992.11.22) |
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Pendant, ca. 155075, Flemish or German (Cologne?), Boxwood and various woods for marquetry, partly stained (17.190.310) |
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Pendant, ca. 1901,
René-Jules Lalique (French), French (Paris),
Gold, enamel, opal, pearl, diamonds (1991.164) |
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Pilgrim's Badge Depicting the Shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral, ca. 1400,
English,
Pewter (2001.310) |
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Pin with recumbent lion, Iron Age II, 9th century B.C.,
Northwestern Iran; Excavated at Hasanlu,
Bronze (61.100.10) |
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Pin, ca. 1890,
Tiffany & Company (American),
New York,
Gold, diamond, enamel (2001.330) |
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Pins with spherical heads, 15th–13th century B.C.; Hittite Empire period,
Central Anatolia,
Gold (1989.281.14) |
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Plaque in the shape of a squarish loop with projections, ca. 3500–2000 B.C.,
China, Hongshan culture,
Jade (nephrite) (2009.176) |
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Poro Headdress (Kworo), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire; Senufo,
Wood, cloth, cane, mud (1978.412.457) |
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Portrait of Margaret of Austria, ca. 1490, Jean Hey (Master of Moulins) (Flemish), Oil on oak panel (1975.1.130) |
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The principal parts of a watch, 1741,
Detail of an engraving from Antoine Thiout l'aîné, Traité de l'horlogerie mechanique et pratique (Paris, 1741), vol. 2, pl. 34,
Engraving (146.9/T34) |
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Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Ivory, iron, copper (?) (1978.412.323) |
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Ram's-Head Amulet, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 712657 B.C., Egyptian/Nubian, Gold (1989.281.98) |
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Reliquary Cross with Saint George, 8001200, Byzantine, Copper alloy (2000.526.2) |
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Reliquary Pendant, 1174–77,
English,
Gold (63.160) |
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Ring Brooch, 1340–49,
German, Middle Rhine,
Gold, spinels, sapphires (2006.257) |
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Ring of Leontios, 9901030, Byzantine, Gold and niello (1982.282) |
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Ring of Pope Paul II, 1464–71,
Italy (Rome),
Blue glass mounted in gilt brass (1989.79) |
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Ring with Chameleon (Yawiige), 19th–20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, or Burkina Faso; Senufo,
Brass (1986.478.29) |
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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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Ring, late 6th–early 5th century B.C.,
Etruscan,
Gilt silver (1995.40) |
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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) |
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Robe, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th century,
China,
Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi) (30.75.5) |
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Rosary, ca. 1500–1525,
German,
Ivory, silver, partially gilded mounts (17.190.306) |
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Round Box Brooch, 10001100, Viking; Made in Gotland, Sweden, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (1982.323.2) |
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Round Box Brooch, 700–900, Viking; Made in Gotland, Sweden, Copper alloy (1992.59.1) |
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Scarab ring, Dynasty 12 (ca. 19811802 B.C.), Egyptian, Amethyst, copper (10.130.910)
Scarab with the name of Hatshepsut, early Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 14731458 B.C., Egyptian, Glazed steatite (27.3.206)
Heart scarab of Ruru, Dynasty 1820 (ca. 15501070 B.C.), Egyptian, Dark green stone (10.130.1650)
Naturalistic scarab, Late PeriodPtolemaic Period (ca. 68830 B.C.), Egyptian, Alabaster (15.43.136) |
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Seal ring with inscription, Timurid period (1370–1507), late 15th–early 16th century, Iran or Central Asia, Gold, cast and chased, nephrite, carved (12.224.6) |
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Seated goddess with a child, Hittite Empire, Old Hittite; 15th13th century B.C.,
Anatolia, central region,
Gold, (1989.281.12) |
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Serpent Headdress, 19th20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood, paint (1978.412.339) |
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Serpentine Brooch, 6th century B.C.; Iron Age, Halstatt period, Copper alloy (1992.280.3) |
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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 ten belt plaques, Tang dynasty, 7th–8th century,
China,
Jade (1992.165.22a–j) |
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Shadakshari Lokeshvara with Deities and Monks, late 15th century, Tibet, Distemper and gold on cloth (1985.390.3) |
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Shoe Buckle, 400450, Hunnic or Frankish, Gold, garnets (17.190.697) |
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Square-Headed Brooch, 6th century, Anglo-Saxon, Copper alloy with gilding and niello inlay (1985.209) |
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Staff: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass, wood (1999.295.2) |
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Stamp seal, 6th millennium B.C.; Halaf period, Syro/Cilicia, Steatite or chlorite (1986.311.1) |
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Standing female figure wearing a strap and a necklace, 3rdearly 2nd millennium B.C.; Bronze Age, Southwestern Arabia, Sandstone, quartzite (1998.380) |
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Standing Shiva or temple guardian (dvarapala), ca. first half of 10th century; Cham style of Khoung My or Mi Son, Vietnam (Champa), Stone (1987.478) |
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Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 9601000, intaglio 337361, Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio), Gold with pearls and star sapphire (1988.15) |
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Statuette of a Woman, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Necho II, ca. 610595 B.C., Egyptian, Silver (30.8.93) |
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Strand of beads, 9th–12th century,
Found at Iran, Nishapur,
Carnelian (48.101.70) |
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Study of a Young Woman, ca. 1665–67,
Johannes Vermeer (Dutch),
Oil on canvas (1979.396.1) |
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Talisman Amulet (Ody), 20th century, Madagascar; South Malagasy, Merina, Wood, beads, hair, earth (1999.443) |
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Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking the Tree of Life, ca. 10001200, Kievan Rus'; Made in Kiev, found in 1842 in or near the Desiatynna (Dormition) Church, Kiev, Cloisonné enamel on gold (17.190.679) |
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Terminal for an Open-Ring Brooch, ca. 950, Viking; Perhaps from Eketorp, Sweden, Silver with gold and niello inlays (2000.140) |
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Thalia, probably second quarter of 19th century,
Giuseppe Girometti (Italian),
Rome,
Onyx (40.20.38) |
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Torque (Neck Ring), 4th3rd century B.C.; European Iron Age, Celtic, Copper alloy (17.194.1919) |
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Torque (Neck Ring), 5th century B.C.; European Iron Age, Celtic, Silver (47.100.16) |
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Torque (Neck Ring), ca. 600 B.C.; Late Bronze Age, Scandinavian, Copper alloy (1987.395) |
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Traveling clock watch with alarm, ca. 1680,
Movement by Thomas Tompion (English); case by Nathaniel Delander (English),
Case and dial: silver; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1512) |
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Turtle Amulet (Yawiige), 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso; Senufo or Tussian,
Copper alloy (1978.412.498) |
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Two Nose Ornaments, 5th10th century,
Colombia; Sinú,
Cast gold (1979.206.541,.545) |
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Two-sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion's Dean, 1200 or later,
Byzantine,
Serpentine (lizardite?) (1987.442.4) |
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Vermand Treasure: Belt Buckle and Three Mounts for Spear Shafts, ca. 400, Provincial Roman; Found in Vermand, France, Silver gilt inlaid with niello (17.192.143–.146) |
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Vest chain, ca. 1900, Unger Brothers (American), Silver (2001.335) |
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The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1520–30,
Northern Italian,
Sardonyx; mounted in gold as a ring (38.150.4) |
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Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara, 1479, Hans Memling (Netherlandish), Oil on wood (14.40.634) |
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Virgin of the Rosary of Guápulo, ca. 1680, Peruvian (Cuzco), Oil on canvas (64.164.385) |
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Watch in the form of a Lesser George,Movement by Nicholas Vallin (Flemish),
Case: gold, partly enameled, and rock crystal; Dial: gold, partly enameled, with gilded-brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1475) |
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Watch in the form of a skull, ca. 1640–50,
Movement by Isaac Penard (Swiss),
Case and dial: silver, partly nielloed, with a single silver hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel (17.190.1575) |
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Watch pin, ca. 1900, Riker Brothers (American), Yellow gold, plique-à-jour enamel, diamonds, pearl, ruby (2001.331) |
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Watch, ca. 1645–50,
Movement by Jacques Goullons, or Coullons (French),
Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1557) |
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Watch, ca. 1650,
Movement by Nicolas Bernard (French),
Case: enameled gold; Dial: enameled gold, with a single gilded brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1622) |
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Watch, ca. 1650–60,
Movement by Charles Bobinet (Swiss), Case: pink agate, mounted in enameled gold; Dial: painted enamel with a single gilded-brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1617) |
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Watch, ca. 1650–60,
Movement by Jean Rousseau the Younger (Swiss),
Case: rock crystal mounted in gilded brass; Dial: silver, with single gilded brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1014) |
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Watch, ca. 1675–80,
Movement by Johannes Van Ceulen the Elder (Dutch); case and dial probably by Josias Belle (French),
Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver; Case and dial: enameled gold and painted enamel on gold (17.190.1417) |
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Watch, ca. 1680,
Movement probably by Nicolas Gribelin (French),
Case: painted enamel on gold; Dial: painted enamel with champlevé gold chapter ring; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1559) |
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Watch, ca. 185055, Firm of François Czapek (Swiss), Case of enameled gold; dial of painted enamel; movement of gilded brass and steel (1983.183.5) |
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Watch, probably ca. 1670,
Movement by Nikolaus II Rugendas (German),
Case: gold, enameled and set with gemstones; Dial: painted enamel on gold, with a single gold hand; Movement: glided brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1520) |
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Watchcase, ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750,
Movement by Lambertus Vrijthoff (Dutch),
French (probably Paris),
Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1413) |
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Watchcase, ca. 1686–88,
Case by Jean-Pierre Huaud (Swiss); movement by Johann G. Racine (Swiss, active Berlin),
Case: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1522) |
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Watchcase, ca. 1700,
Case and dial by Jean-Pierre Huaud (Swiss) and Amy Huaud (Swiss); movement by Pieter Klock (Dutch),
Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1436) |
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Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, Goryeo dynasty, first half of 14th century,
Unidentified artist (first half of the 14th century),
Korea,
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (14.76.6) |
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Wing Fibula, 2nd century; Late Roman, Provincial Roman; Made in Pannonia, Silver, gold, four carnelians (1998.76) |
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Woman's informal robe with butterflies, Qing dynasty, late 19th–early 20th century,
China,
Embroidered silk satin (1970.145) |
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Young Woman with a Torch and a Vase, ca. 1770–90,
Giovanni Pichler,
Rome,
Sardonyx; mounted in gold as a ring (39.22.42) |
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