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Byzantine collier; late 6th-7th century; gold, emeralds, sapphires, amethysts and pearls

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Byzantine collier; late 6th-7th century; gold, emeralds, sapphires, amethysts and pearls

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Byzantine Bracelet; Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, emerald plasma, 500-700, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Byzantine Bracelet; Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, emerald plasma, 500-700, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Gold wedding ring set with an emerald and a garnet, Byzantine Empire, 10th century AD. Collection: The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

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Gold wedding ring set with an emerald and a garnet, Byzantine Empire, 10th century AD. Collection: The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

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An Art Deco brooch with a carved emerald, adorned with sapphires, diamonds and pearls, by Paul Iribe, for Robert Linzeler. Early 20th century

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An Art Deco brooch with a carved emerald, adorned with sapphires, diamonds and pearls, by Paul Iribe, for Robert Linzeler. Early 20th century

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Jade dagger hilt with rubies, emeralds, pearls, coral, spinels, sapphires, and glass set in gold. India, Mughal Empire, 1850

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Jade dagger hilt with rubies, emeralds, pearls, coral, spinels, sapphires, and glass set in gold. India, Mughal Empire, 1850

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German Pendant in Pearl,gold and enamel late 16th century. Wallace Collection Museum London.

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German Pendant in Pearl,gold and enamel late 16th century. Wallace Collection Museum London.

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Gold jugs covered with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Gold jugs covered with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Pair of Ancient Byzantine era gilded leather shoes from Egypt, c. 4th-7th century CE.

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Pair of Ancient Byzantine era gilded leather shoes from Egypt, c. 4th-7th century CE.

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Gold belt fittings. Iran, Sasanian Empire, 6th-7th century AD

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Gold belt fittings. Iran, Sasanian Empire, 6th-7th century AD

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Panel depicting the birth of Buddha, made up of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, quartz, pearls, amber, coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and semiprecious stones. Nepal, 18th-19th century

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Panel depicting the birth of Buddha, made up of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, quartz, pearls, amber, coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and semiprecious stones. Nepal, 18th-19th century

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Pachisi gaming pieces with rubies, emeralds, blue and yellow sapphires. India, Mughal Empire, 18th century

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Pachisi gaming pieces with rubies, emeralds, blue and yellow sapphires. India, Mughal Empire, 18th century

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Rock crystal casket with emeralds, rubies and gold. India, Mughal Empire, 17th-18th century

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Rock crystal casket with emeralds, rubies and gold. India, Mughal Empire, 17th-18th century

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Gold and amethyst parure. Florence, Italy, 19th century

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Gold and amethyst parure. Florence, Italy, 19th century

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Middle class Byzantine necklace with ducks made of foil not gold and glass beads not pearls, 4th century. Walters Art Museum.

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Middle class Byzantine necklace with ducks made of foil not gold and glass beads not pearls, 4th century. Walters Art Museum.

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Gold bracelets and bangles with basra pearls. India, 18th-19th century

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Gold bracelets and bangles with basra pearls. India, 18th-19th century

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Polish eagle with a garnet body. Poland, 2nd quarter of the 17th century, enamel on gold, garnet, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Commissioned by King Władysław IV of Poland. In the collection of Louvre Museum.

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Polish eagle with a garnet body. Poland, 2nd quarter of the 17th century, enamel on gold, garnet, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Commissioned by King Władysław IV of Poland. In the collection of Louvre Museum.

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Gold ring with sapphire cabochon. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 14th century

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Gold ring with sapphire cabochon. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 14th century

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