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Plate, Silver, partly gilt, Sasanian
Plate
Sasanian
ca. 310–79 CE
Bowl, Earthenware; white slip with monochrome slip decoration under transparent glaze
Bowl
late 9th–early 10th century
Fragment of a Frieze with Winged Pinecones and Palmettes, Wood; carved
Fragment of a Frieze with Winged Pinecones and Palmettes
8th–9th century
Roundel with Central Asian-style "Candelabra Tree", Silk; samite
Roundel with Central Asian-style "Candelabra Tree"
7th–9th century
Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Coptic
Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds
Coptic
400–700
Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Coptic
Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds
Coptic
400–700
Oval bowl with grapevine scrolls inhabited by birds and animals, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian
Oval bowl with grapevine scrolls inhabited by birds and animals
Sasanian
ca. 6th–7th century CE
Two Medallions, Elephant ivory, pierced and painted, French
Two Medallions
French
ca. 1420
Medallion, St. George Slaying The Dragon, Boxwood, Slavic
Medallion, St. George Slaying The Dragon
Slavic
17th century
Fragment of a Lid (?) with a Hunting Scene, Stone, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Fragment of a Lid (?) with a Hunting Scene
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
5th–6th century
Plate with king hunting rams, Silver, mercury gilding, niello inlay, Sasanian
Plate with king hunting rams
Sasanian
ca. mid-5th–mid-6th century CE
Karttikeya, Sandstone, India (Mathura?)
Karttikeya
India (Mathura?)
9th–10th century
Bodhisattva Manjushri with attendants, Marble, China
Bodhisattva Manjushri with attendants
China
11th century
Bowl with Enthroned Figure and Horsemen, Stonepaste; glazed in opaque white, overglaze-painted
Bowl with Enthroned Figure and Horsemen
late 12th–early 13th century
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene, Copper alloy, Central Vietnam
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene
Central Vietnam
ca. 8th century
Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian
Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Sasanian
ca. 5th century CE
Shield, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), leather, iron, Persian
Shield
Persian
1727
Bowl, Dinanderie, German, Nuremberg
Bowl
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1525
Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, enamel, Japanese
Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Terracotta medallion fragment, Terracotta, Roman
Terracotta medallion fragment
Roman
late 2nd–early 3rd century CE
Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st century BCE
Fragment of an Icon with the Crucifixion, Steatite (gray-green), Byzantine
Fragment of an Icon with the Crucifixion
Byzantine
12th century
Dish with Drunken Herakles Embracing Two Women, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Dish with Drunken Herakles Embracing Two Women
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
1st century
Dish with a Horseman and Trained Cheetah, Earthenware; slipped and carved under transparent colorless-brown glaze
Dish with a Horseman and Trained Cheetah
20th century; or 12th–13th century, with alterations first half 20th century
Dish, Gilded silver, Portuguese
Dish
Portuguese
ca. 1500–1520
Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, Limestone with traces of pigment, China
Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society
China
dated 528
Plate, James and Ralph Clews British, Pottery, British, Cobridge, Staffordshire
Plate
Factory James and Ralph Clews
19th century
Copy of The Relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683, Johan Ignaz Bendl, American
Copy of The Relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683
After an original by Johan Ignaz Bendl
19th century
S-Shaped Brooch, Silver, gilded silver, garnets, niello inlay, and iron pin, Frankish
S-Shaped Brooch
Frankish
6th century
Embossed Shield, Steel, gold, Italian, Milan
Embossed Shield
Italian, Milan
ca. 1580
Rondel with Images of Buddha, Gray schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Rondel with Images of Buddha
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 1st century
Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha, Limestone, India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha
India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
first half 3rd century CE
Roundel with Judgment or Allegorical Scene, Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, South Netherlandish
Roundel with Judgment or Allegorical Scene
South Netherlandish
ca. 1520
Pommel Plate, Steel, gold, French or Flemish
Pommel Plate
French or Flemish
ca. 1580

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