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Shield, Girolamo da Treviso Italian, Wood, linen, gesso, gold leaf, polychromy, Italian, probably Bologna — Shield
Girolamo da Treviso
ca. 1535

Costume Armor in the Classical Style, Hallé French, Helmet: linen, papier-mâché, bole, gold leaf, graphite; tunic: silk, cotton, metal coils and spangles, metallic yarn, French, Paris — Costume Armor in the Classical Style
Hallé
ca. 1788–90

The Bodhisattva Jizō, Intan Japanese, Japanese cypress wood (hinoki) with polychrome pigments, gold paint (kindei), cut gold leaf (kirikane), and rock-crystal eyes, Japan — The Bodhisattva Jizō
Intan
1291

Seated Buddha, Bronze with traces of gold leaf, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Seated Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st to mid-2nd century

The Crucifixion, Pietro Lorenzetti Italian, Tempera and gold leaf on wood — The Crucifixion
Pietro Lorenzetti
1340s

The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demons, Jean Fouquet French, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment — The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demons
Jean Fouquet
ca. 1452–1460

Self-portrait, Simon Bening Netherlandish, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment — Self-portrait
Simon Bening
1558

Statue of a kneeling Kushite king, Bronze; gold leaf — Statue of a kneeling Kushite king
ca. 733–664 BCE

Statue of the God Ptah, Bronze, gold leaf, glass — Statue of the God Ptah
ca. 1070–712 BCE

Mi-gyaung, Wood, gold leaf, Burmese — Mi-gyaung
Burmese
late 19th century

Wallowa Mountains Memory, Variation, Kay WalkingStick American and Citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Oil and gold leaf on wood panel — Wallowa Mountains Memory, Variation
Kay WalkingStick
2004

Crucifix, White oak with paint, gold leaf, and tin leaf (corpus); softwood with paint and tin leaf (cross), Spanish — Crucifix
Spanish
ca. 1150–1200

Head of a goddess, probably Mut, for attachment to a processional barque, Cupreous metal, gold leaf, formerly inlaid — Head of a goddess, probably Mut, for attachment to a processional barque
ca. 733–664 BCE

Kushite official, subsequently modified, Leaded bronze, gold leaf — Kushite official, subsequently modified
ca. 712–664 B.C.

Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges), Ogata Kōrin Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold leaf on paper, Japan — Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)
Ogata Kōrin
after 1709

Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja), Kaikei Japanese, Japanese cypress with lacquer, color, gold, cut gold leaf (kirikane), and inlaid crystal eyes, Japan — Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja)
Kaikei
early 13th century

Rough Waves, Ogata Kōrin Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Rough Waves
Ogata Kōrin
ca. 1704–9

Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea Grasses
, Embroidery and gold leaf on plain-weave silk patterned with warp floats, Japan — Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea Grasses
Japan
early 17th century

Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646

Holy Face, Gerard David Netherlandish, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment that has been trimmed and laid down on thin walnut — Holy Face
Gerard David
ca. 1485–90

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, Charles Demuth American, Oil, graphite, ink, and gold leaf on paperboard (Upson board) — I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold
Charles Demuth
1928

Tiraz Textile Fragment, Cotton, ink, and gold; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat), painted<br/>Inscription: black ink and gold leaf; painted — Tiraz Textile Fragment
late 9th–early 10th century

Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios, Glass, gold leaf, polychromy, Roman — Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios
Roman
250–300

Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13), Olga de Amaral Colombian, Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf — Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13)
Olga de Amaral
1984

Shield (Dhàl), Leather, lacquer, gold leaf, silver, Indian, probably Rajastan — Shield (Dhàl)
Indian, probably Rajastan
ca. 1800

Tomb Effigy of Elizabeth Boott Duveneck, Frank Duveneck American, Bronze and gold leaf, American — Tomb Effigy of Elizabeth Boott Duveneck
Frank Duveneck
Gorham Manufacturing Company
1891; cast 1927

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, Evelyn Beatrice Longman American, Bronze and gold leaf, American — Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest
Evelyn Beatrice Longman
1922

Fan with depiction of Spanish folk costumes, Hand-colored lithograph; hand-painted parchment; ivory, gold leaf, sequins, silver gilt, enamel, mother-of-pearl, silver luster paper, metal, Spanish — Fan with depiction of Spanish folk costumes
Spanish
early 19th century

Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle), Glass and gold leaf, Greek — Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle)
Greek
1st century BCE

Glass block with gold leaf, Glass, Roman — Glass block with gold leaf
Roman
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Reliquary with Contents, Schist with traces of gold leaf, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Reliquary with Contents
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st–3rd century

Attendant Bodhisattva Kannon, Wood with lacquer, gold paint, gold leaf, and inlaid crystal, Japan — Attendant Bodhisattva Kannon
Japan
late 12th–13th century

Attendant Bodhisattva Seishi, Wood with lacquer, gold paint, gold leaf, and inlaid crystal, Japan — Attendant Bodhisattva Seishi
Japan
late 12th–13th century

Amida, the Buddha of Limitless Light, Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and color, Japan — Amida, the Buddha of Limitless Light
Japan
ca. 1250

Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Store, Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, cut gold leaf (kirikane), and color, Japan — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Store
Japan
late 12th–mid-13th century

Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara), Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and metal decoration, Japan — Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara)
Japan
mid- to late 14th century

Dainichi, the Cosmic Buddha (Mahavairocana), Wood with lacquer and gold leaf, Japan — Dainichi, the Cosmic Buddha (Mahavairocana)
Japan
12th century

Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja), Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and color; joined-woodblock construction (yosegi-zukuri), Japan — Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja)
Japan
12th century

Standing Crowned and Jeweled Buddha, Wood with traces of red lacquer, gesso and gold leaf, Burma — Standing Crowned and Jeweled Buddha
Burma
12th–13th century

Glass ornaments with gold leaf overlay, Glass, Helladic, Mycenaean — Glass ornaments with gold leaf overlay
Helladic, Mycenaean
ca. 1400–1200 BCE