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Pendant, c. 800 - 1100

Veraguas

G255

Lion; standing on its four paws, the tail arched over the back; surface decorated with very fine granulation and tiny ringlets of twisted wire; gold

Statuette of a lion, 11th-12th century

Unknown

G243

Snuff Bottle, carved gold, with gold pedestal and stopper and gold spoon.

Snuff Bottle, Early 1900s

China

G216

one of a set of four ornaments, cocks (virility) in fighting postures; sheet gold, stamped; delicate

Ornament, one of four, 7th-10th century

China

G208

earrings; fish-dragon with floral motif on sides; repousse hollow gold, stamped.

Pair of earrings, 8th century

China

G208

crown, small cap, water motif around sides, four rosettes with holes for hairpins, repousse gold. Weight 2 oz.

Crown, 7th-10th century

China

G208

Feng Huang (phoenix), large; sheet gold, granulation, repousse, hollow work.

Phoenix Hair Ornament, 7th-8th century

China

G208

iconography either a snake or a bird

Pambadam Earrings, 19th-20th century

India

G211

ring, frog, set on small plate in socket of hollow lotus; gold.

Rings, 7th-8th century

China

G208

miniature figure of a Man with a Rattle; lost wax casting in gold; this figure was found in the South Central region of Costa Rica, near the town of Buenos Aires

Pendant, 8th-15th century

Ngäbe or Guaymí

G255

Alligator Pendant of cast gold with four spangles on back. Note This pendant was discovered at Venada Beach, an ancient burial site at Howard Air Field in the Canal zone. This new site has revealed a culture similar to the Coole people over 100 miles north, and a strong link with South American metal artistry.

Pendant, 9th-12th century

Venado Beach

G255

five pointed leaf motif with six leaved flower (in plain and twisted wire) within it; a multiple leaved blossom at center; pin extends down from center

Hair Ornament, one of a pair, 11th century

China

G208

pendant, probably representing a jaguar; cast by the lost wax method, showing part of the clay and charcoal core; this pendant was discovered at Venada Beach, an ancient burial site at Howard Air Field in the Canal Zone; this site has revealed a culture similar to the Coole people over 100 miles north and a strong link with South American metal artistry

Pendant, 9th-12th century

Venado Beach

G255

necklace, horse-shoe shaped collar, dragon-headed clasp; gold.

Necklace, 1644-1912

China

G208

crown, eight thin ribbons of repousse rise and fall toward back to make crown; set in a secure base of heavier gold with incised floral design; plaque on front holds gold butterfly on spring, two butterflies on sides.

Crown, 618-906

China

G208

hair ornament, five feathers in a fan shape, repousse and engraving; gold.

Hair Ornament, 17th-19th century

China

G208

comb ornament, ducks (symbol of domestic felicity), comb missing; sheet gold, granulation, thin bezels.

Comb, 7th-10th century

China

G208

one of a set of four ornaments, cocks (virility) in fighting postures; sheet gold, stamped; delicate

Ornament, one of four, 7th-10th century

China

G208

one of a pair of hairpins or ornaments, dragon head; cire perdue

Hairpin, one of a pair, 17th-19th century

China

G208

five pointed leaf motif with six leaved flower (in plain and twisted wire) within it; a multiple leaved blossom at center; pin extends down from center

Hair Ornament, one of a pair, 11th century

China

G208

one of a pair of hairpins or ornaments, open work and stamping, double-pronged with peacock and phoenix motif in landscape (feng huang); sheet gold.

Hairpin or ornament, one of a pair, 14th-17th century

China

G208

one of a pair of hairpins of ornaments, open work and stamping, double-pronged with peacock and phoenix motif in landscape (feng huang); sheet gold.

Hairpin or ornament, one of a pair, 14th-17th century

China

G208

hairpin or ornament, flower (Peony?), petal settings, turquoise, center, shell, repousse, soldered bezels, granulation; gold.

Hairpin or ornament, 7th-10th century

China

G208

one of a pair of hairpins or ornaments, dragon head; cire perdue;

Hairpin, one of a pair, 17th-19th century

China

G208

frog ring, frog set on small plate in socket or hollow lotus, gold.

Frog Ring, 618-906

China

G208

Pendant, 9th-15th century

Diquis

G255

one of a pair of hairpins, Feng Huang (Phoenix), filigree, openwork, gold, green patina;

Hairpin, one of a pair, 12th-17th century

China

G208

hairpin or ornament, dragon head, double pronged, stones lost from eyes, ribbons from head, dragon's tongue lost; gold filigree.

Dragon Hairpin, 17th-19th century

China

G103

top decorated with symmetrical design with scrolling edges; some cutouts in various shapes (teardrops, circles, quatrefoil, bar) inlaid with gold stamped with repeating circular patterns on front and back of comb; tapering teeth

Hair comb, about 1800

Swahili

G254

ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold; the concave disks with beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures; above, a demi-god with elaborate aureloe headdress riding on a bar borne by three other figures; in one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles; two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers; all are half-human, half-beast; the bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads; loose bangles are variously applied in the design; the tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs

Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450

Chimu

G260

seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint

Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century

Unknown

G200

Breast Plaque of beaten gold. Three breast motifs. From Sona region of Veraguas Province, Panama.

Breast Plaque, c. 800 - 1400 CE

Veraguas

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Pendant, 1150-1450

Nicaragua or Costa Rica

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one of a pair of ornaments, Imperial Dragons (five clawed), enclosed in cartouche; gold, repousse, stamped;

Ornament, one of a pair, 14th-17th century

China

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Created in Jincun; one of a pair of ornaments, round, animal style, interlaced serpents or hydra around central star-like form, bead pattern with simulated granulation; repousse, gold.

Ornament, one of a pair, 221-206 BCE

China

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all six in box, many fragments and pieces

Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century

Tairona

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Man; Pre-Columbian

Figure, 1100-1299

Muisca

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Double zoomorphic figure pendant with three spangles and inverted figure with elaborate headdress. Cast by lost wax method. Found in Veraguas Province, Panama.

Pendant, 1100-1299

Veraguas

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on modern marble and lapis lazuli base; the Roman god Mercury (Greek Hermes) identifiable by his attributes, the caduceus, purse and traveler's cloak

Mercury, 1st century

Roman

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Monkey holding its tail. Lost wax casting in gold. From town of Sona, Veraguas Province burial, Panama

Pendant, 9th-15th century

Veraguas

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example of early Hellenistic metalwork; Zeus can be clearly identified by the attributes of the eagle and thunderbolt held in his left and right hands respectively

Zeus, c. 340 BCE

Ancient Greek

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Ornament of four frogs cast in one mould with connecting links.

Pendant, 9th-12th century

Venado Beach

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pendant representing ram

Forehead ornament, 20th century

Baule

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Pair of hoop earrings, hollow, of moulded gold, with tiger heads in low relief. Incised bands of zig-zag design at the ends.

Hoop Earring, 1100-1499

Quimbaya

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Made in Jincun; one of a pair of ornaments, round, animal style, interlaced serpents or hydra around central star-like form, bead pattern with simulated granulation; repousse, gold; heavy patina on back from bronze backing.

Ornament, one of a pair, 221-206 BCE

China

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all six in box, many fragments and pieces

Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century

Tairona

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Created in Jincun; one of a pair of ornaments, round, animal style, interlaced serpents or hydra around central star-like form, bead pattern with simulated granulation; repousse, gold.

Ornament, one of a pair, 221-206 BCE

China

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18 carat gold nail file

Nail File from a Dresser Set, 1919

Tiffany & Co.

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string of small spherical beads, gold

Bead necklace, 22nd-18th century BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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18 carat gold small tray

Small tray, from a dresser set, 1919

Tiffany & Co.

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18 carat gold comb

Comb, from a dresser set, 1919

Tiffany & Co.

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gold of honor necklace; shperical beads, gold

Bead necklace, 22nd -18th century BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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18 carat gold clothes brush

Clothes brush, from a dresser set, 1919

Tiffany & Co.

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18 carat gold hairbrush

Hairbrush, from a dresser set, 1919

Tiffany & Co.

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Gold Ornament, 5 motifs. Breast plaque of beaten and embossed gold. Found in Veraguas Province burial, Panama.

Breast Plaque, 9th-15th century

Veraguas

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Breast plaque of beaten gold. Single breast motif. From Sona region of Veraguas province, Panama.

Breast Plaque, 9th-15th century

Veraguas

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Frog; Pre-Columbian

Pendant, 11th-16th century

Nicaragua

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necklace, dragon clasp, chain worked into multilinked round rope.

Necklace, Date Unknown

China

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18 carat gold covered bowl

Covered Bowl from a Dresser Set, 1919

Tiffany & Co.

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Boddhisattva seated on lotus throne, five garnets around base of throne; sheet gold, repousse and stamping.

Boddhisattva Seated on Lotus Throne, 17th-19th century

China

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ring, frog set into lotus shaped hollow; gold.

Frog Ring, 618-906

China

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Made in Jincun; one of a pair of ornaments, round, animal style, interlaced serpents or hydra around central star-like form, bead pattern with simulated granulation; repousse, gold; heavy patina on back from bronze backing.

Ornament, one of a pair, 221-206 BCE

China

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all six in box, many fragments and pieces

Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century

Tairona

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all six in box, many fragments and pieces

Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century

Tairona

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all six in box, many fragments and pieces

Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century

Tairona

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all six in box, many fragments and pieces

Earring, from a collection of six, 11th-16th century

Tairona

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comb ornament, lions and birds; three lions playing in tendril-like vine; reverse, one lion and doves with vine, all one piece; repousse and stamping, gold, wooden comb.

Comb, 7th-10th century

China

G208

small half-hoops with large ovoid pendants, decorated on bottom with overall filigree work, central creamy white gem and four gems in purple and pink tones

Pair of Earrings, 9th century

Vietnam

G213

large ring with central cloudy brown-grey gem with dark brown fleck; gold wire filigree work overall with eight other small gems around central stone; small gems in shades of purple and pink

Ring, 9th century

Vietnam

G213

Ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold. The concave disks iwth beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures. Above, a demi-god with elaborate aureole headdress riding on a bar borne by other three figures. In one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles. Two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers. All are half human, half beast. The bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads. Loose bangles are variously applied in the design. The tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs.

Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450

Chimu

G260

Mirror, hexagonal, bronze with gold repousse. decoration of chimera and phoenix and grape sprays on a granulated ground; fixed base

Mirror, 9th century

China

G208

comb, ornament, with projecting spines; repousse, sheet gold and ivory.

Comb, 7th-10th century

China

G208

hair ornament, Fêng Huang (Phoenix), double prong hairpin, lost pearls on breast, turquoise inlay in wings, repousse, bezels with lost stones, hallowed, soldered granulation, wire connecting gold tailfeathers; gold

Phoenix Hair Ornament, 7th-10th century

China

G208

imperial painted glass; the design shows two birds sitting in a wide-spreading floral bush; around the neck a narrow band of interlaces and interlocking spirals; gold top with raised floral pattern; ivory stand

Snuff Bottle, 1736-1795

China

G216

hairpin or ornament, filigree pin, finial Dragon-fish, set with turquoise (one left), gold cire perdue with bezels and granulation. Note: Dragon-fish: if the cargo gets up the rapids on the Yellow River between Shensi and Shansi, it becomes a dragon (like graduating)

Hairpin, 1644-1912

China

G208

unsigned

Taima Mandala, early 14th century

Unknown Japanese

G333

pendant suspended from a garland of twin rudraksha berries; central gold piece depicting two figures on a bull; one emerald pendant at bottom split during installation, two pieces stored in envelope in A12.3 MS

Rudrakshamala Necklace, early 19th century

G211

Madonna and Child, c. 1310

Segna di Buonaventura

G343

Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, early 17th century

Unknown Japanese

G220

Illustration from the 'Gulshan-i 'Ishq (Rose Garden of Love). A man holds a large bag of clothes seated under a tree, upper center, seven fairies playing in a pool with fountain are gesturing to him, figures surround on four sides by a garden

Raja Bikram Collecting the Clothes of the Bathing Fairies, c. 1710

Mulla Nusrati

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clear glass; shallow bowl on a wide, short foot; fluted band on underside of bowl around foot; tiny lozenge-shaped spots of silver, gold and white (red, blue and white on back) enamel around underside of rim; blue, red and cream (gold, cream and blue on underside) floral medallion in enamel spots and lines at center bottom

Footed bowl, c. 1500

Italy

G332

lid, with Feng Huang (phoenix); lid has tendrils and foliage and flying ducks of gold wire with large granulation on silver; silver with gold filigree.

Vessel lid with phoenix motif, 17th-19th century

China

G208

Life-sized statue of the saint with her foot on the head of the upper body of a bearded man, identified as the Roman Emperor Maxentius, who willed her torture and martyrdom.

Saint Catherine, c. 1450–60

Austria

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bombé form with elephant head handles; stand with five trefoil-shaped feet joined by a circular stretcher; olive brown surface splashed with gilding

Censer with Stand, Xuande period (1426-1435)

China

G214

gilt bronze mounted with three emerald green jade plaques. The ruyi was an object much used by the Chinese for presentation purposes, in addition to its regular use as a ceremonial scepter. Former Classification: Jade

Ruyi Scepter, 18th century

China

G214

Mirror, square, gilt, wave-curly inlay of gold.

Square Mirror with Wave Design, 2nd-1st century BCE

China

G215

tear drop body on ringed foot, long tapering neck with trumpet-shaped mouth; two dragons back to back form handles at middle of neck

Altar Flower Vase, 18th century

China

G103

large floral-shaped earrings with green stone set into diamond shape at center; green stone and dark pink glass inlays; 2 prongs on back of each

Pair of Earrings, 8th-10th century

Vietnam

G213

tapered hexagonal shaft with silver patina; gold teardrop-shaped end with turquoise gems; two gold bands; top has gold crowns, two gold heads and skull and green and pink gemstones

Khatvanga Ritual Staff, 18th century

China

G212

hammered winged dragon design, with 10 colored stones set on back, neck and eyes

Belt buckle, 1st-2nd century

China

G103

recto: black-and-white close-up portrait of a young woman with dark brown hair painted on small grids; girl is facing mostly forward, mouth closed, eyes looking off to PR; girl is wrapped in fuzzy blanket; focus/pixilation changes over grids verso: bricklike collage of variously sized rectangles with differing textures and motifs; many of the segments are covered in gold leaf or foil, while others are painted: incised tree ring pattern in gold foil ULC; panel with bubble wrap pattern in gold; trompe l'oeil satin fabric; painted ring or brooch, and billowing clouds; etching of eyes and bridge of nose in gold foil at C; wires and rooftops in negative image in gold leaf LRC

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At 25 (recto and verso), 2010

Tim Lowly

G322

standing heavy-set man with long hair, beard and moustache, scowling, and wearing slippers, belted robe with an additional belt across his chest and a hat; demon figure behind man, holding a sword; ivory roller ends

Shōki with Demon, early 20th century

Mano Kyōtei

G219

standing winged figure with bird face with beak holding sword and mini pagoda hanging from string with loop at other end; figure stands on fox with back legs upturned that attaches to base; some pigment remains on figure and fox

Akiba Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Akiba, early 17th century

Unknown Japanese

G220

Sake pot, gold lacquer, with hinged semi-circular handle, and three short circular, tapering legs. Silver finial on cover. Decoration consists of gold vines, peonies, and arms of Tokugawa family (three asarum leaves within a circle) on bronze ground. Silver lacquer inside.

Ewer (katakuchi), 17th century

Unknown Japanese

G221

dish-shaped red ink cake with incised gilt dragons and 2 gilt characters at center; gilt inscription inside square on bottom; 2 rows of raised characters around edge; raised abstracted dragons around edge on bottom

Imperial Ink Cake, 1736-1795

Wang Chin-shen

G217

Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century

Unknown Japanese

G200

figure in 3/4 profile with crown, and hair tied up with many wisps coming loose, looking toward R; figure holds a book out in PR hand, close to chest; light halo around head

Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, early 15th century

Kichizan Minchō

G221

snow-covered rocks at L with wilted, snow-covered reeds; hazy snowy mountain in background; patches of light gold wash; inscription at R

“River and Sky in Evening Snow,” from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, c. 1602-1603

Kaihō Yūshō; Author: Inscribed by Saishō Jōtai

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From the Book of Kings by Firdausi. A Shah Namah illustration. 11 from the same work illustrated and well described by E. Blochet in Rupam No.41, Jan. 1930. Date there 1200.

Rakhsh, Rustam's Horse, Kills a Lion While His Master Sleeps, c. 1300

Western Iran or Baghdad

G243

This book cover originally protected the Buddhist manuscript known as 'Prajnaparamitasutra' (The Perfection of Wisdom); three seated figures across central panel--central figure is 'Prajnaparamita'; two of her four hands hold a 'vajra' and a sutra; the other two are in the 'abhaya' and 'dyana' positions; Padmapani stands to her right and Green Tara to her left; six smaller Buddhas are seated across the bottom of the border and four are seated across the top; foliate forms and mythological beasts are between the Buddhas

Prajnaparamita book cover, c. 1200

Tibet

G212

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