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0310000058 Crystal buckle with silver tongue, Merovingian, first half of the 6th century. Buckle, probably from a belt; the hoop of rock crystal would have been cut and polished in the East Mediterranean region. Special skill was required to cut this stone, which was not possessed in the West. The buckle may have reached France in one of a variety of ways: by trade across the Mediterranean, as a diplomatic gift, or with a warrior who had come from the Lower Danube area. It was found in a grave near Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne, France. M&ME, ML.3527 (Morel Collection)
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0310000058 Crystal buckle with silver tongue, Merovingian, first half of the 6t...

0310000057 Disc brooch, Merovingian, second half of the 7th century. Copper-alloy brooch decorated in repoussé (design hammered from the underside) with a low-relief figure personifying Rome enthroned, holding a long sceptre in her left hand and a figure of Victory in her right. The brooch imitates a late Roman medallion, possibly one of the usurping Roman emperor Attalus, the first to be raised to that office by barbarians. The damaged inscription can be read as: INVICTA ROMA UTERE FELIX ('Rome is invincible, use in good fortune'). The words utere felix indicate that it was a gift. The Franks produced a series of such brooches, with similar or different designs, and the choice of subject possibly reflects a desire to promote themselves as successors to Rome in the West. The brooch was found in a stone coffin near Dotzheim (Wiesbaden), Hesse, Germany, in 1828. M&ME, 1854,4-21,1
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0310000057 Disc brooch, Merovingian, second half of the 7th century. Copper-all...

The Tring Tiles, Medieval, c1325. Set of outstanding tiles with images drawn from apocryphal legends from the 'unofficial' life of Christ. Most contain two scenes, and can be read like a comic strip, although missing scenes disturb the continuity of the stories; a tile showing the reaping of corn miraculously multiplied to a vast amount is combined with an unconnected incident. Other tiles concentrate on the charity and wisdom of Jesus. They probably decorated a wall rather than a floor, and the sgraffito design may indicate that they were produced at Tring in Hertfordshire where this technique was popular on pottery. M&ME, 1922,4-12,1-8
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The Tring Tiles, Medieval, c1325. Set of outstanding tiles with images drawn fro...

Chatelaine plate, Merovingian, 7th century. Copper-alloy plate, originally tinned to resemble silver. When viewed vertically, the openwork design gives the impression of a stick figure between two other figures. The paired figures have birds' heads, and arms at an anatomically impossible angle. When the object is viewed on its side the design can be correctly read as a fish between two eagles. The eagle has an early, pagan significance: the Romans associated it with Jupiter and the Franks possibly with Wotan. However the scene may be given a Christian interpretation: the eagle possibly representing Christ, and the fish, a common Christian image, representing the redeemed human soul. The plate would have been worn on a chatelaine, a kind of belt, with straps attached to the loops at the top. It comes from Amiens, Somme, France. M&ME, 1891,10-19,59
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Chatelaine plate, Merovingian, 7th century. Copper-alloy plate, originally tinne...

The evangelists of Cappadocia: Saint Gregory Nazianus, Saint John Chrysostomus, Saint Basil the Great.
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The evangelists of Cappadocia: Saint Gregory Nazianus, Saint John Chrysostomus,...

Brooch containing a coin of Emperor Philip I., Roman, mid-3rd century CE. Philip, known as "Philip the Arab", was born in south-west Syria and rose through the ranks of the army until, in 243, he challenged and defeated the Roman empror, Gordian III. GR 1814.7-4.1170
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Brooch containing a coin of Emperor Philip I., Roman, mid-3rd century CE. Philip...

Table Central plate: "Concert for a mighty sultane" by Carle Van Loo; around: six plates by Antoine Watteau. 1774; Paris, royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Plate: veneer of amaranth, semi-porcelain, gilded bronze massive mahogany, gilded bronze H.:81,70cm; diameter: 80cm OA 10658
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Table Central plate: "Concert for a mighty sultane" by Carle Van Loo; around: s...

Cabinet of Isabella II, queen of Spain Porcelain plates painted by Fragonard inspired by Raphael. 1848; Sevres porcelain OA 12135
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Cabinet of Isabella II, queen of Spain Porcelain plates painted by Fragonard in...

Wardrobe Around 1580 Walnut-tree and oaktree partially gilded and painted 2,06m x 1,50m x 0,60m OA 6968
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Wardrobe Around 1580 Walnut-tree and oaktree partially gilded and painted 2,0...

Parade shield after Giovanni Stradanus: Entry of Cosimo I. de Medici, Grandduke of Tuscany, into Rome 1569. Canvas on wood, grisaille, hightened with gold.
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Parade shield after Giovanni Stradanus: Entry of Cosimo I. de Medici, Grandduke...

Sporting screen for Irish Magistrate with 12 scenes of named horses.
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Sporting screen for Irish Magistrate with 12 scenes of named horses.

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