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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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Shah Jahan's gold archery ring, with diamonds and rubies. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Shah Jahan's gold archery ring, with diamonds and rubies. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Gold enamelled box with many diamonds. India, 19th century

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Gold enamelled box with many diamonds. India, 19th century

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Gold hair ornament shaped like a nagaraja, with many diamonds. India, 19th century

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Gold hair ornament shaped like a nagaraja, with many diamonds. India, 19th century

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Bronze animals with silver and gold inlays. China, Warring States, 4th century BC

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Bronze animals with silver and gold inlays. China, Warring States, 4th century BC

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Anonymous . 'Ring with Celestial Motif,' late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum

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Anonymous . 'Ring with Celestial Motif,' late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum

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A Colombian emerald with 17th century Hindu engravings and gold and ruby inlays mounted over a Cartier platinum brooch

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A Colombian emerald with 17th century Hindu engravings and gold and ruby inlays mounted over a Cartier platinum brooch

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High-top moccasins with decorative beads. United States, Apache peoples, 19th century

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High-top moccasins with decorative beads. United States, Apache peoples, 19th century

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Dance wand with metal jingles, and drum. United States, Sioux peoples, 19th century

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Dance wand with metal jingles, and drum. United States, Sioux peoples, 19th century

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Malachite carving of a luohan sitting under a tree with his assistant, with an incribed poem by the Jiaqing Emperor. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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Malachite carving of a luohan sitting under a tree with his assistant, with an incribed poem by the Jiaqing Emperor. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

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A silver-mounted ceremonial skull bowl called Kapala, from Tibet or Nepal. The silver eyes are set with turquoises. 19th Century CE

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A silver-mounted ceremonial skull bowl called Kapala, from Tibet or Nepal. The silver eyes are set with turquoises. 19th Century CE

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Mid-19th century Nihang Sikh dastar from Lahore. Cotton over a wicker frame and steel overlaid with gold Chakram .

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Mid-19th century Nihang Sikh dastar from Lahore. Cotton over a wicker frame and steel overlaid with gold Chakram .

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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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16th-century diamond ring found with a metal detector in Wormington, Gloucestershire

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16th-century diamond ring found with a metal detector in Wormington, Gloucestershire

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A Pair of Chinese Carved Rose Quartz table Screens, over Spinach Jade Stands. China, late 18th, early 19th century

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A Pair of Chinese Carved Rose Quartz table Screens, over Spinach Jade Stands. China, late 18th, early 19th century

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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century - Early 17th Century

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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century - Early 17th Century

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German Ornate Silver & Carved Glass Decanter, Late 19th Century

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German Ornate Silver & Carved Glass Decanter, Late 19th Century

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An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.

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An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.

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Roman gold ring set with a red jasper intaglio of Sol Invictus, 2nd–3rd century AD

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Roman gold ring set with a red jasper intaglio of Sol Invictus, 2nd–3rd century AD

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