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Head of Alexander the Great (3rd BCE) from Pergamon, Turkey.
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Head of Alexander the Great (3rd BCE) from Pergamon, Turkey.

Head of a young woman. Limestone (1st CE) from Palmyra, Syria. Height 22 cm Inv. I 1519
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Head of a young woman. Limestone (1st CE)...

Shade for an oil lamp, shaped like a child's head. Terracotta (1st-2nd CE), from Homs, Syria. Height 16 cm Inv. 18787
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Shade for an oil lamp, shaped like a child's he...

Monument for Queen Luise at Gransee. Cast iron. Queen Luise, wife of Frederic Wilhelm III, died in 1810 aged only 34. Her body was brought from Mecklenburg to Berlin and during the voyage lay in state at Gransee. The monument was erected in memory of that night.
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Monument for Queen Luise at Gransee. Cast iron. Queen Luise, wife of Fre...

Detail of four-poster bed in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Ludwig II of Bavaria, who admired France's Louis XIV and saw himself as another "sun-king". Construction of Herrenchiemsee began after Ludwig's visit to Versailles in 1867.
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Detail of four-poster bed in Herrenchiemsee palace, a residence built for Lu...

Gilded armchair in the king's study in Herrenchiemsee, a residence built for Ludwig II of Bavaria, who admired France's Louis XIV and saw himself as another "sun-king". Construction of Herrenchiemsee began after Ludwig's visit to Versailles in 1867.
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Gilded armchair in the king's study in Herrenchiemsee, a residence built for Lu...

Scepter of King Charles V of France, surmounted by a statue of Charlemagne. Detail. Gold, pearls, precious stones (1380) Size: 60 cm MS 83
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Scepter of King Charles V of France, surmounted by a statue...

The "Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux". Detail, pedestal with translucent enamels on blue background. See also 15-01-04/8. Gilded silver, 1339. Size: 6.3 x 4.5 cm MR 419
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The "Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux". Detail, pedestal with translucent ename...

Monstrance of Louis XI of France. Gilded silver (1460) 42 x 53 cm
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Monstrance of Louis XI of France. Gilded silver (1460)...

Shrine of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund. Six apostles; on the narrow side Saint Maurice,martyred on the site of the abbey in the 3rd CE; on the roof crucifixion,saints and angels. Chased silver, gilt.
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Shrine of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund. Six apostles; on the narrow...

Shrine of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund. Narrow side: King Sigismund,founder of the abbey of St.Maurice, and his knights. Chased silver, gilt.
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Shrine of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund. Narrow side: King Sigism...

Tomb of the sainted Abbess Gisela, wife of King Stephen of Hungary (1060)
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Tomb of the sainted Abbess Gisela, wife of King Stephen of...