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Jewelry Elements, Gold sheet; worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass
Jewelry Elements
late 14th–16th century
Finial in the Form of a Parrot, Brass
Finial in the Form of a Parrot
17th–18th century
Medieval Art, Henry Linder American, Bronze and silver electroplate, American
Medieval Art
Henry Linder
Roman Bronze Works
1909, cast 1914
Bird-Shaped Incence Burner, Bronze; cast, pierced, and engraved
Bird-Shaped Incence Burner
12th–13th century
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
The Backgammon Players, Philip Webb British, Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper, British
The Backgammon Players
Multiple artists/makers
1861
Bowl with a Horseman Spearing a Serpent, Tin-glazed earthenware, Spanish
Bowl with a Horseman Spearing a Serpent
Spanish
late 1300s or early 1400s
Pair of Minbar Doors, Wood (rosewood and mulberry); carved and inlaid with carved ivory, ebony, and other woods
Pair of Minbar Doors
ca. 1325–30
The art of the Saracens in Egypt, Stanley Lane-Poole
The art of the Saracens in Egypt
Stanley Lane-Poole
Chapman & Hall
1886
Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse, Ivory, garnet, paint
Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Bracelet with Birds and Geometric Patterns, Glass, silver stain, Byzantine
Bracelet with Birds and Geometric Patterns
Byzantine
1100–1400
Statue of the God Ptah, Bronze, gold leaf, glass
Statue of the God Ptah
ca. 1070–712 BCE
Virgin and Child, Andrea della Robbia Italian, Glazed terracotta, Italian, Florence
Virgin and Child
Andrea della Robbia
ca. 1470–75
Oliphant, Ivory; carved, gilded silver and bronze mounts
Oliphant
12th–13th century
Jar, Probably almost colorless glass. Blown (the body blown in a dip mold), the rim finished at the furnace., Islamic
Jar
Islamic
7th–11th century
Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) in the 13th Century Style, Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, leather, silk, Japanese
Helmet (Hoshi Kabuto) in the 13th Century Style
Japanese
late 17th or early 18th century
Oboe in C, Hendrik Richters Dutch, Ebony, ivory, silver, Dutch
Oboe in C
Hendrik Richters
before 1727
The Peacock No. 2, The Blue Forest Series, Boris Aldridge, Ceramic; luster-painted
The Peacock No. 2, The Blue Forest Series
Boris Aldridge
2022
Flask, Almost colorless (brown tinged) and translucent purple glass. Blown (the body blown in a dip mold), the rim finished at the furnace, wheel-cut., Islamic
Flask
Islamic
9th–11th century
The Resurrection, Alabaster, gold, polychromy, British
The Resurrection
British
15th century
The Negro in American art : an exhibition, University of California Los Angeles
The Negro in American art : an exhibition
University of California Los Angeles
1967
Flask, Probably almost colorless glass with a green or yellowish tint. Blown, the rim finished at the furnace, the decoration applied and tooled., Islamic
Flask
Islamic
7th–9th century
The Cathedrals of Art, Florine Stettheimer American, Oil on canvas
The Cathedrals of Art
Florine Stettheimer
1942
Aquamanile in the Form of a Mounted Knight, Copper alloy, German
Aquamanile in the Form of a Mounted Knight
German
ca. 1250
Incense Burner, Brass; cast, pierced, chased
Incense Burner
12th century
Incense Burner, Brass; cast, pierced, chased, engraved
Incense Burner
12th century
Structure with One Thousand Pieces, Saloua Raouda Choucair Lebanese, Wood and metal nofixtures
Structure with One Thousand Pieces
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1966–68
Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows, Painted and printed gold and silver leaf and opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton, India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
Pichhwai for the Festival of Cows
India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
late 18th century
Ewer, Glass; free blown and worked on the pontil with applied decoration
Ewer
12th century
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Bronze; cast, chased, and inlaid with copper
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle
7th century
Calligraphic Galleon, 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari Turkish, Ink and gold on paper
Calligraphic Galleon
'Abd al-Qadir Hisari
dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Osservanza Master Italian, Tempera and gold on wood
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness
Osservanza Master
ca. 1440
Bottle with a Globular Body, Glass, greenish; blown, applied decoration
Bottle with a Globular Body
19th century
Lion Cub, Quartzite
Lion Cub
ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Bowl with Lioness, Earthenware, Byzantine
Bowl with Lioness
Byzantine
1100–1300
For Success in Art, William Wyon British, Gold, British, London
For Success in Art
William Wyon
The Royal Mint
1856
Bowl with Geometric Rosette, Engraved slip ware:orange clay, cream slip, transparent yellowish glaze, Byzantine
Bowl with Geometric Rosette
Byzantine
1100–1150
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
Black Stork in a Landscape, Opaque watercolor on European paper
Black Stork in a Landscape
ca. 1780
Bowl, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Bowl
late 11th–early 12th century
Vessel with Pierced Designs, Bronze; pierced and chased
Vessel with Pierced Designs
ca. 700
Helmet (Sallet), Steel, iron, gold, silver, cloisonné enamel, leather, textile, Spanish, possibly Granada
Helmet (Sallet)
Spanish, possibly Granada
late 15th–early 16th century