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A large gold, enamel and pearl-set etui de voyage with watch, music and automaton, including a pair of gold mounted scissors, a knife, a perfume vial, a key, a cuticle stick, an awl and associated fitted presentation box. Made in Switzerland for the Chinese market, c. 1800 CE

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A large gold, enamel and pearl-set etui de voyage with watch, music and automaton, including a pair of gold mounted scissors, a knife, a perfume vial, a key, a cuticle stick, an awl and associated fitted presentation box. Made in Switzerland for the Chinese market, c. 1800 CE

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A gold enamel and pearl-set flintlock pistol-form perfume sprinkler with concealed watch, made in Geneva in 1805 CE for the Chinese market. Sold at Christie's in 2021

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A gold enamel and pearl-set flintlock pistol-form perfume sprinkler with concealed watch, made in Geneva in 1805 CE for the Chinese market. Sold at Christie's in 2021

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A set of traditional Chinese ink sticks gifted to the Qianlong Emperor, with poems by the Qianlong Emperor written on them. The sticks are in a lacquer box with mother-of-pearl inlay. China, Qing Dynasty, 1780-1795. Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art

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A set of traditional Chinese ink sticks gifted to the Qianlong Emperor, with poems by the Qianlong Emperor written on them. The sticks are in a lacquer box with mother-of-pearl inlay. China, Qing Dynasty, 1780-1795. Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art

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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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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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An enamelled gold diamond and pearl perfume holder by Indian enameler Hira Singh 1875. The tray is decorated with eight oval medallions containing hunting scenes, floral patterns and depictions of two famous palaces in Jaipur - the Chandra Mahal and Amber Fort.

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An enamelled gold diamond and pearl perfume holder by Indian enameler Hira Singh 1875. The tray is decorated with eight oval medallions containing hunting scenes, floral patterns and depictions of two famous palaces in Jaipur - the Chandra Mahal and Amber Fort.

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Engraved gold frame, ivory painted with watercolour with a miniature of a woman handing a heart pierced by an arrow to a figure of Death, surmounted by an inscription “I Alone Can Heal” The back of plaited hair crossed by the name Fergusson, England, 1775-1800

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Engraved gold frame, ivory painted with watercolour with a miniature of a woman handing a heart pierced by an arrow to a figure of Death, surmounted by an inscription “I Alone Can Heal” The back of plaited hair crossed by the name Fergusson, England, 1775-1800

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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China

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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China

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Bronze statuette of Sucellus, Gaulish deity associated with boundaries - of land and between living/dead - whose symbols include the mallet, wolf skin and jar. Five small mallets radiate from a large one behind him. Vienne, Isère, 1st-2nd AD, from a household shrine. Walters Art Museum

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Bronze statuette of Sucellus, Gaulish deity associated with boundaries - of land and between living/dead - whose symbols include the mallet, wolf skin and jar. Five small mallets radiate from a large one behind him. Vienne, Isère, 1st-2nd AD, from a household shrine. Walters Art Museum

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A Chinese method of execution: A prisoner is chopped in two by a man with a large blade. Gouache painting on rice paper, c. 1850.

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A Chinese method of execution: A prisoner is chopped in two by a man with a large blade. Gouache painting on rice paper, c. 1850.

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This cup, made for Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria, is covered in white enamel inlaid with delicate gold leaf-and-tendril ornament, and studded with 36 large sapphires. The warrior in Classical armour on the lid holds aloft a sapphire ring. 1563 CE, now housed at the Munich Residenz

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This cup, made for Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria, is covered in white enamel inlaid with delicate gold leaf-and-tendril ornament, and studded with 36 large sapphires. The warrior in Classical armour on the lid holds aloft a sapphire ring. 1563 CE, now housed at the Munich Residenz

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Enameled Hookah set with diamonds in floral designs. Gold chains with pearls and carved emerald beads inlaid with diamonds hang from the cover. Presented to Edward VII, Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76 by Ranbir Singh, Maharaja of Kashmir

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Enameled Hookah set with diamonds in floral designs. Gold chains with pearls and carved emerald beads inlaid with diamonds hang from the cover. Presented to Edward VII, Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76 by Ranbir Singh, Maharaja of Kashmir

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Roman mosaic panel representing a wounded equine. The inscription in Latin "THEBA" may suggest a connection with city Thebes, the name of a horse or a hunter. Dated back to III-IV century CE.

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Roman mosaic panel representing a wounded equine. The inscription in Latin "THEBA" may suggest a connection with city Thebes, the name of a horse or a hunter. Dated back to III-IV century CE.

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Commissioned by Isabeau of Bavaria for her husband Charles VI, and presented to the French king as a New Year's gift on January 1, 1405 CE, the Goldenes Rössl is a masterpiece of Parisian goldsmithing. The work is made of gold, enameled gold, silver, sapphires, rubies, and pearls

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Commissioned by Isabeau of Bavaria for her husband Charles VI, and presented to the French king as a New Year's gift on January 1, 1405 CE, the Goldenes Rössl is a masterpiece of Parisian goldsmithing. The work is made of gold, enameled gold, silver, sapphires, rubies, and pearls

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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Folding fan depicting scenes from the history of ballooning, made from molded horn sticks and skin leaf painted with gouache, c. 1785. MFA Boston

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Folding fan depicting scenes from the history of ballooning, made from molded horn sticks and skin leaf painted with gouache, c. 1785. MFA Boston

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A pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was recently discovered during digs associated with the Marmaray project in Istanbul. The inscription reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.”

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A pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was recently discovered during digs associated with the Marmaray project in Istanbul. The inscription reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.”

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A Mughal dagger made in c. 1610-1620 CE, probably from Agra in India, now part of the private collection of sheikh Al Thani. Nephrite jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, emeralds and a pearl in kundan settings; watered steel blade with gold-overlaid decoration

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A Mughal dagger made in c. 1610-1620 CE, probably from Agra in India, now part of the private collection of sheikh Al Thani. Nephrite jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, emeralds and a pearl in kundan settings; watered steel blade with gold-overlaid decoration

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Traveling chest. Japan, late 16th–early 17th century, for export to the Portuguese market. Lacquer with gold flecks, mother-of-pearl inlay, metal fittings. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Traveling chest. Japan, late 16th–early 17th century, for export to the Portuguese market. Lacquer with gold flecks, mother-of-pearl inlay, metal fittings. Brooklyn Museum collection

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