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Breastplate of a tournament suit of armour. Late 16th, bluesteel, gold damascened ornaments showing a crown.
#17010235

Breastplate of a tournament suit of armour. Late 16th, bluesteel, go...

Crown, detail of breastplate 17-01-02/35. Bluesteel, with gold damascened ornaments.
#17010236

Crown, detail of breastplate 17-01-02/35. Bluesteel, with gold dam...

From left to right: Sword of the Admiral Mustafa Ali Pasha, steel, inlaid with gold (17th). British Museum. Turkish sabre, engraved, gilded, with name of armourer "Mohamed, son of Yusuf of Damascus" (18th). Hungarian sabre with sheath; silver gilded and stones.
#17010253

From left to right: Sword of the Admiral Mustafa Ali Pasha, steel, inlaid wit...

Spear for boar-hunting ("Saufeder") of Ferdinand II of Tyrol (1529-1595) Steel, silver gilded, engraved and damascened. Around 1560 Inv. A 752
#17010256

Spear for boar-hunting ("Saufeder") of Ferdinand II of Tyrol (1529-1595...

The gold mines of California.People mining,digging, washing for gold,smelting and weighing.
#180101 2

The gold mines of California.People mining,digging, washing for gold,smeltin...

Gold medal of Captain James Cook. Chosen as captain of the "Endeavour" by the Royal Society, he found and chartered New Zealand and the East Coast of Australia. In two more voyages, Cook discovered several islands in the Pacific, but was murdered by the Polynesian natives of Hawaii in 1779. This medal was commissioned by the Royal Society in 1780 and finished by Pingo in 1784. CM M4837
#18010125

Gold medal of Captain James Cook. Chosen as captain of the "Endeavour" by the Ro...

Cast gold pendant of a winged shaman, from Popayán, Colombia, 100-1500. The figure on this pendant combines human attributes with the outstretched wings of a bird. These elements allude to shamanic powers of flight. After careful ritual preparations, the shaman ingests powerful hallucinogens which release his soul and enables him to 'fly' into other dimensions of the cosmos. Under the influence of such substances, the shaman believes that he can transform himself into an animal or bird and assume its powers and attributes.The Spanish chronicles and documents of the colonial period record the use of hallucinogenic drugs by the people inhabiting the northern Andes including Colombia.This pendant was cast in tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper, using the lost-wax technique. Ethno, +5803
#18010210

Cast gold pendant of a winged shaman, from Popayán, Colombia, 100-1500. The figu...

Cast gold lime-flask of a seated female from Colombia, Quimbaya, c600-c1100 AD. The cast gold lime-flasks made by the Quimbaya culture are wonderful examples of the astonishing virtuosity achieved by pre-Columbian artisans. Various types of Quimbaya gold artefacts were adorned with human figures, which were sometimes portrayed wearing lime-flasks hanging from their neck. The flasks held lime obtained from burning and grinding seashells and the alkaline lime was chewed with coca leaves to release their active stimulant and enhance clear, contemplative thinking. This lime-flask was cast by the lost-wax method. Ethno, 1940.Am11.2
#18010211

Cast gold lime-flask of a seated female from Colombia, Quimbaya, c600-c1100 AD....

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Gold medal (1519)
#26010221

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Gold medal (1519)

Alchemist's medal, a present to Emperor Leopold I from the alchemist and "gold-maker" Johann Wenzel Seyler von Reinburg, who hoped to secure the Emperor's patronage. Portraits of members of the Habsburg family, Leopold I in center. Gold-silver alloy, 37.5x 30 cm, Vienna 1677
#26010342

Alchemist's medal, a present to Emperor Leopold I from the alchemist and "gold-...

Ornamental sword hilts and scabbards; cloisonne work, gold and garnets; from the tomb of Childeric I, discovered in Tournai in 1653 by the physician Jean-Jaques Chiflet.
#260301 1

Ornamental sword hilts and scabbards; cloisonne work, gold and garnets; from the...

Reverse side of the Lothar-Cross showing Christian symbols. The cross was made in Cologne around 1000 for Emperor Otto III, *980 +1002, Emperor 996-1002. Its name derives from a rock- crystal also in the cross, with Emperor Lothar's name. H:50 cm,wooden core with gold,silver,pearls and stones.
#26030112

Reverse side of the Lothar-Cross showing Christian symbols. The cross was...