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Anonymous . 'Ring with Celestial Motif,' late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum

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Anonymous . 'Ring with Celestial Motif,' late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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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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Wine pot made of cloissonné enamel, gilt bronze, c. 18th century, China, Walters Art Museum

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Wine pot made of cloissonné enamel, gilt bronze, c. 18th century, China, Walters Art Museum

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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 cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 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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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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German Pendant in Pearl,gold and enamel late 16th century. Wallace Collection Museum London.

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German Pendant in Pearl,gold and enamel late 16th century. Wallace Collection Museum London.

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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Vase with blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with blossoming plum. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1900. Silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Vase with flowering cherry and birds. Ando Cloisonné Company, Nagoya, Japan, ca. 1910. Copper, silver, enamel. Walters Art Museum collection

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Dagger with Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Iranian. Steel, copper alloy, enamel, gold, glass

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Dagger with Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Iranian. Steel, copper alloy, enamel, gold, glass

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Augsburg Ring with Sundial in the Form of a Hedgehog circa 1580. Gold enamel diamonds and glass. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Augsburg Ring with Sundial in the Form of a Hedgehog circa 1580. Gold enamel diamonds and glass. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Zibellino accessory ca. 1550-1559 gold with enamel, rubies, garnets, and pearls.Walters Art Museum.

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Zibellino accessory ca. 1550-1559 gold with enamel, rubies, garnets, and pearls.Walters Art Museum.

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Coconut Cup with Old Testament Scenes. Cornelis de Bye .Before 1598.Coconut, silver mounts. Housed at Walters Art Museum.

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Coconut Cup with Old Testament Scenes. Cornelis de Bye .Before 1598.Coconut, silver mounts. Housed at Walters Art Museum.

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The 10th-century cross of the Chkondidi Martvili Monastery, ornamented with gold and silver, cloisonné enamel, and pearls.

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The 10th-century cross of the Chkondidi Martvili Monastery, ornamented with gold and silver, cloisonné enamel, and pearls.

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Middle class Byzantine necklace with ducks made of foil not gold and glass beads not pearls, 4th century. Walters Art Museum.

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Middle class Byzantine necklace with ducks made of foil not gold and glass beads not pearls, 4th century. Walters Art Museum.

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Monkey God Hanuman created 18th Century in Southern India. Denver Art Museum.

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Monkey God Hanuman created 18th Century in Southern India. Denver Art Museum.

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Ring with Cupid Chasing a Butterfly, Venetian,18th century, Agate, Gold

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Ring with Cupid Chasing a Butterfly, Venetian,18th century, Agate, Gold

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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