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Wine jug with scenes of Canaan from the Old Testament. Southern Germany, ca. 1700. Gold-ruby glass, blown, applied, copper-wheel engraved. Chased silver-gilt mounts by Tobias Baur, Augsburg. Toledo Museum of Art collection

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Wine jug with scenes of Canaan from the Old Testament. Southern Germany, ca. 1700. Gold-ruby glass, blown, applied, copper-wheel engraved. Chased silver-gilt mounts by Tobias Baur, Augsburg. Toledo Museum of Art collection

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German standing cup made of Gold-ruby glass and silver-gilt mounts, from 1695-1700. .

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German standing cup made of Gold-ruby glass and silver-gilt mounts, from 1695-1700. .

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Dish with peony. Late 17th or early 18th c. Possibly from the Deccan region, India. Opalescent green glass ; blown, shaped with mold, enameled, and gilded. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peony. Late 17th or early 18th c. Possibly from the Deccan region, India. Opalescent green glass ; blown, shaped with mold, enameled, and gilded. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Coconut Cup with Old Testament Scenes. Cornelis de Bye .Before 1598.Coconut, silver mounts. Housed at Walters Art Museum.

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Coconut Cup with Old Testament Scenes. Cornelis de Bye .Before 1598.Coconut, silver mounts. Housed at Walters Art Museum.

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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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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Plate with eggplant. Japan, mid 19th c. Gold and silver maki-e on copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Plate with eggplant. Japan, mid 19th c. Gold and silver maki-e on copper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Harlequin figurine with jug. Meissen Manufactory, Germany, ca. 1740; modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Harlequin figurine with jug. Meissen Manufactory, Germany, ca. 1740; modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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A silver and gold-plated astrolabe made in 1591 CE by Tobias Volckmer in Salzburg . Mow housed at the Museum of Art and Design in Hamburg, Germany

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A silver and gold-plated astrolabe made in 1591 CE by Tobias Volckmer in Salzburg . Mow housed at the Museum of Art and Design in Hamburg, Germany

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Vase with magpie and peonies by Yukiteru Kizamu, Japan, ca. 1912-1926. Silver, gold, copper. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with magpie and peonies by Yukiteru Kizamu, Japan, ca. 1912-1926. Silver, gold, copper. Walters Art Museum collection

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Grave stele fragment with hoplite battle scene. Greek, Attic, ca. 390 BC. Marble. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Grave stele fragment with hoplite battle scene. Greek, Attic, ca. 390 BC. Marble. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Decanter with stopper by Maurice Marinot, France, 1931. Glass with encased bubbles and acid-etched decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Decanter with stopper by Maurice Marinot, France, 1931. Glass with encased bubbles and acid-etched decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Four red glass perfume vials with silver screw caps, arranged in the shape of a cross, circa 1880 CE. Now part of the collection of the Science Museum in London

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Four red glass perfume vials with silver screw caps, arranged in the shape of a cross, circa 1880 CE. Now part of the collection of the Science Museum in London

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Fragment with engraved decoration, possibly from a handle. Old Bering Sea II culture, Alaska, ca. 100-300 AD. Walrus ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Fragment with engraved decoration, possibly from a handle. Old Bering Sea II culture, Alaska, ca. 100-300 AD. Walrus ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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A dog-shaped jug made of cobalt blue glass. From Transylvania, 1700 CE, now housed at the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary

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A dog-shaped jug made of cobalt blue glass. From Transylvania, 1700 CE, now housed at the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary

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Roman golden ring that belonged to a child. The object was found in Aalen . The inscription CRESCAS is engraved on the ring, which translates as "May you grow" - probably the ring was given to the child by his parents.

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Roman golden ring that belonged to a child. The object was found in Aalen . The inscription CRESCAS is engraved on the ring, which translates as "May you grow" - probably the ring was given to the child by his parents.

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Foot reliquary from the Basel Minster treasury, 1450, silver, copper, gold-plated, mother of pearl, enamel, pearls, gemstones and glass.

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Foot reliquary from the Basel Minster treasury, 1450, silver, copper, gold-plated, mother of pearl, enamel, pearls, gemstones and glass.

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