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Diadem made of gold, garnet, carnelian, and sardonyx, 250–150 BC, from Kerch, Ukraine, Loeb Collection. The central motif of the diadem is a "Heracles' knot." Above it rises the goddess of victory, Nike, flanked by two sea monsters
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Diadem made of gold, garnet, carnelian, and sardonyx, 250–150 BC, from Kerch, Ukraine, Loeb Collection. The central motif of the diadem is a "Heracles' knot." Above it rises the goddess of victory, Nike, flanked by two sea monsters
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Scythian gold pectoral from the Tovsta Mohyla mound, Ukraine, 4th century BC. Weight — 1150 g, diameter — 30.6 cm, made of 958 gold.
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Scythian gold pectoral from the Tovsta Mohyla mound, Ukraine, 4th century BC. Weight — 1150 g, diameter — 30.6 cm, made of 958 gold.
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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.
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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.
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Cameo, Amphitrite on a sea bull, between 1st century BC-1st century AD, mount is from 17th century, Period/Style/Movement is Roman Imperial. Made of Sardonyx and Gold
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Cameo, Amphitrite on a sea bull, between 1st century BC-1st century AD, mount is from 17th century, Period/Style/Movement is Roman Imperial. Made of Sardonyx and Gold
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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela
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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela
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A lidded cup made in ca. 1655/1656 CE by Dionysio Miseroni and Hanns Reinhardt Taravell. From Prague, made of garnet, gold, silver, enamel and diamonds. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
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A lidded cup made in ca. 1655/1656 CE by Dionysio Miseroni and Hanns Reinhardt Taravell. From Prague, made of garnet, gold, silver, enamel and diamonds. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
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A Sassanian silver and gold dish from Iran, featuring a central female figure, likely Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water, fertility, and health. 400-600 CE, now part of the private Al Thani Collection in Paris
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A Sassanian silver and gold dish from Iran, featuring a central female figure, likely Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water, fertility, and health. 400-600 CE, now part of the private Al Thani Collection in Paris
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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England
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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England
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A Mughal pendant of white nephrite jade set with rubies and emeralds in gold, and with a pendent emerald bead. Made in India in c. 1610-1620 CE, now part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
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A Mughal pendant of white nephrite jade set with rubies and emeralds in gold, and with a pendent emerald bead. Made in India in c. 1610-1620 CE, now part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
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Heraldic signet ring featuring a carnelian in the form of an openable book with biblical verses and rich decoration, gold and enamel, Germany, 19th century
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Heraldic signet ring featuring a carnelian in the form of an openable book with biblical verses and rich decoration, gold and enamel, Germany, 19th century
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Carved ivory side panel from a casket, depicting a legend of an enchanted bed where the Arthurian knight Gawain is attacked by lions and mechanical arrows. Paris, ca. 1300-1350. Princeton University Art Museum collection
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Carved ivory side panel from a casket, depicting a legend of an enchanted bed where the Arthurian knight Gawain is attacked by lions and mechanical arrows. Paris, ca. 1300-1350. Princeton University Art Museum collection
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The Lady of the Spiked Throne is a Harappan terracotta artifact from the 3rd millennium BCE, depicting a central female figure siting on a throne, and accompanied by a crew of about 14 male and female figures. Possibly from Pakistan, now part of a private collection
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The Lady of the Spiked Throne is a Harappan terracotta artifact from the 3rd millennium BCE, depicting a central female figure siting on a throne, and accompanied by a crew of about 14 male and female figures. Possibly from Pakistan, now part of a private collection
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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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Thracian burial gold wreath and ring. The central figure of the wreath is Nike on top of a chiton. National Museum of History, Sofia.
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Thracian burial gold wreath and ring. The central figure of the wreath is Nike on top of a chiton. National Museum of History, Sofia.
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A set of gold jewellery unearthed from the tomb of a woman in Taranto, Italy. The set includes a gold ring, 2 necklaces, 2 earrings, 2 bracelets and a gold hairnet with a central medallion and a ribbon-like base studded with garnets. 3rd century BCE, Altes Museum in Berlin
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A set of gold jewellery unearthed from the tomb of a woman in Taranto, Italy. The set includes a gold ring, 2 necklaces, 2 earrings, 2 bracelets and a gold hairnet with a central medallion and a ribbon-like base studded with garnets. 3rd century BCE, Altes Museum in Berlin
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Anwar-i-Soheili is the Persian version of Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, being a collection of 100 selective fables originally composed in Sanskrit,1521ce,victoria memorial,india
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Anwar-i-Soheili is the Persian version of Panchatantra and Hitopadesha, being a collection of 100 selective fables originally composed in Sanskrit,1521ce,victoria memorial,india
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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands
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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands
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A cameo brooch sculpted in Cassis Rufa and framed in gold, depicting Eos and Selene as an allegory of the Day & Night. Italy, 19th century
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A cameo brooch sculpted in Cassis Rufa and framed in gold, depicting Eos and Selene as an allegory of the Day & Night. Italy, 19th century
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Spoon. India, probably Mughal, 1st half 17th century. Carved from nephrite jade, inlaid with gold and set with rubies and emeralds. Loaned to LACMA from the al-Sabah collection, Kuwait
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Spoon. India, probably Mughal, 1st half 17th century. Carved from nephrite jade, inlaid with gold and set with rubies and emeralds. Loaned to LACMA from the al-Sabah collection, Kuwait
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The crown of Kerch is a golden diadem of a noble lady that was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Crimea, Ukraine. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century CE, now housed at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Germany
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The crown of Kerch is a golden diadem of a noble lady that was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Crimea, Ukraine. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century CE, now housed at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Germany
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