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Flemish Ornamental Basin circa 1620. The multi-part decoration of cameos, pearls, and precious stones, as well as the newly established enamel painting technique, determine the rich appearance of many such works

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Flemish Ornamental Basin circa 1620. The multi-part decoration of cameos, pearls, and precious stones, as well as the newly established enamel painting technique, determine the rich appearance of many such works

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The Cathedral Basilica of Zacatecas in Mexico is one of the country’s most richly decorated Baroque landmarks, with saints, columns, vines, angels, and ornamental details carved into pink stone.

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The Cathedral Basilica of Zacatecas in Mexico is one of the country’s most richly decorated Baroque landmarks, with saints, columns, vines, angels, and ornamental details carved into pink stone.

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1133. Coronation mantle of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich II in Red silk embroidered in gold; gold filigree, enamel, precious stones, and pearls, showing a lion's battle with a camel, Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna.

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1133. Coronation mantle of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich II in Red silk embroidered in gold; gold filigree, enamel, precious stones, and pearls, showing a lion's battle with a camel, Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna.

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Parrot shaped Iranian turban ornament made from painted enamel, gold, pearls and semiprecious stones, 19th century

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Parrot shaped Iranian turban ornament made from painted enamel, gold, pearls and semiprecious stones, 19th century

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Jewel-studded throne and foot rest of the king of benares. Northern India, late 19th century. wood, silver, precious stones, velvet, carved, enameled, repoussé work. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.

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Jewel-studded throne and foot rest of the king of benares. Northern India, late 19th century. wood, silver, precious stones, velvet, carved, enameled, repoussé work. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.

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An ornamental jug made around 1570 CE by the famous Nuremberg goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer. Mother-of-pearl spiral shells, mount silver-gilt, partly enamelled. Now housed at the Munich Residenz in Germany

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An ornamental jug made around 1570 CE by the famous Nuremberg goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer. Mother-of-pearl spiral shells, mount silver-gilt, partly enamelled. Now housed at the Munich Residenz in Germany

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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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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French Revival shell and gold cameo parure from circa 1840 features Roman deities carved from Murex snail shells.The set includes a necklace and five brooches depicting figures such as Minerva, Juno, and Apollo. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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French Revival shell and gold cameo parure from circa 1840 features Roman deities carved from Murex snail shells.The set includes a necklace and five brooches depicting figures such as Minerva, Juno, and Apollo. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Chariot race on a Roman mosaic discovered in Spain. Spina looks very interesting - foundation in the middle of the arena. Various ornaments hung on the spina, such as statues, obelisks, shrines and two porticos. The mosaic also shows that the spina was filled with water.

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Chariot race on a Roman mosaic discovered in Spain. Spina looks very interesting - foundation in the middle of the arena. Various ornaments hung on the spina, such as statues, obelisks, shrines and two porticos. The mosaic also shows that the spina was filled with water.

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The interior of the 4 m long stone coffin at the 90 m long Mukonoda tumulus in Japan. The inside of the coffin is dyed vermilion and contains the remains of a woman who was buried with 3 bronze mirrors, as well as beautiful ornaments such as magatama and wheel stones. 4th century CE

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The interior of the 4 m long stone coffin at the 90 m long Mukonoda tumulus in Japan. The inside of the coffin is dyed vermilion and contains the remains of a woman who was buried with 3 bronze mirrors, as well as beautiful ornaments such as magatama and wheel stones. 4th century CE

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Turkish tent captured by Polish forces during the Battle of Vienna . Created c. 1683, made of linen and cotton, richly decorated, Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection, Kraków, Poland.

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Turkish tent captured by Polish forces during the Battle of Vienna . Created c. 1683, made of linen and cotton, richly decorated, Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection, Kraków, Poland.

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This extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the greatest masterpiece to have been created using the “piqué” technique. It was made by Giuseppe Sarao in Naples, Italy, in circa 1730-1740 CE using tortoiseshell piqué with gold and mother-of-pearl

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This extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the greatest masterpiece to have been created using the “piqué” technique. It was made by Giuseppe Sarao in Naples, Italy, in circa 1730-1740 CE using tortoiseshell piqué with gold and mother-of-pearl

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The Yinan tombs, in China, are tombs from the late Eastern Han Dynasty period that display monumental architecture, and particularly corbelled roofs, a technique well known in ancient West Asia, which may have been the result of west–east transmission. 168-189 CE

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The Yinan tombs, in China, are tombs from the late Eastern Han Dynasty period that display monumental architecture, and particularly corbelled roofs, a technique well known in ancient West Asia, which may have been the result of west–east transmission. 168-189 CE

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The Mowing-Devil: or, Strange News out of Hartford-shire is the title of an English Woodcut pamphlet published in 1678. It narrates a tale of Satan mowing a field in Hertfordshire, and present itself as reporting the news. It has been cited early report of crop circles.

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The Mowing-Devil: or, Strange News out of Hartford-shire is the title of an English Woodcut pamphlet published in 1678. It narrates a tale of Satan mowing a field in Hertfordshire, and present itself as reporting the news. It has been cited early report of crop circles.

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