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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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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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Rock crystal casket with emeralds, rubies and gold. India, Mughal Empire, 17th-18th century

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Rock crystal casket with emeralds, rubies and gold. India, Mughal Empire, 17th-18th century

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Jade dagger hilt with rubies, emeralds, pearls, coral, spinels, sapphires, and glass set in gold. India, Mughal Empire, 1850

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Jade dagger hilt with rubies, emeralds, pearls, coral, spinels, sapphires, and glass set in gold. India, Mughal Empire, 1850

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Pachisi gaming pieces with rubies, emeralds, blue and yellow sapphires. India, Mughal Empire, 18th century

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Pachisi gaming pieces with rubies, emeralds, blue and yellow sapphires. India, Mughal Empire, 18th 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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Two daggers with jade handles decorated with gold, rubies, and emeralds. India, 18th century

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Two daggers with jade handles decorated with gold, rubies, and emeralds. India, 18th century

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Gold box set with 103 Colombian emeralds. India, Mughal Empire, 1635 AD

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Gold box set with 103 Colombian emeralds. India, Mughal Empire, 1635 AD

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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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A box made of emerald and gold, topped with a small diamond. Mughal Empire, India, around 1635 AD

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A box made of emerald and gold, topped with a small diamond. Mughal Empire, India, around 1635 AD

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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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Two ewers covered in mother-of-pearl. India, 17th century

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Two ewers covered in mother-of-pearl. India, 17th century

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The fruit knife of queen Nur Jahan, emperor Jahangir's 20th wife, with parrot's head handle made of jade, ruby and emeralds. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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The fruit knife of queen Nur Jahan, emperor Jahangir's 20th wife, with parrot's head handle made of jade, ruby and emeralds. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Keris with golden sheath and diamonds. Indonesia, 17th century

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Keris with golden sheath and diamonds. Indonesia, 17th century

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Sword with gold hilt set with rubies,early 20th century, made in hyderabad,salar jung museum,hyderabad, india

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Sword with gold hilt set with rubies,early 20th century, made in hyderabad,salar jung museum,hyderabad, india

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Jade dagger handle shaped like a horse. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Jade dagger handle shaped like a horse. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Gold earrings shaped like fish, with gems and pearls. Jaipur, India, 19th century

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Gold earrings shaped like fish, with gems and pearls. Jaipur, India, 19th century

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Gold bracelets and bangles with basra pearls. India, 18th-19th century

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Gold bracelets and bangles with basra pearls. India, 18th-19th century

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Polish eagle with a garnet body. Poland, 2nd quarter of the 17th century, enamel on gold, garnet, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Commissioned by King Władysław IV of Poland. In the collection of Louvre Museum.

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Polish eagle with a garnet body. Poland, 2nd quarter of the 17th century, enamel on gold, garnet, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Commissioned by King Władysław IV of Poland. In the collection of Louvre Museum.

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