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Medium: Gilded copper (66)
Medium: Gilded copper (66)
Pendant with the Virgin and Child
Godefroid de Huy (Netherlandish)
1926.428CCCC0
Reliquary in Purse Form
Germany, Upper Rhine, Southern Swabia, Gothic period, 14th century
1932.422CCCC0
Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
1950.574CCCC0
Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah)
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
1950.574.aCCCC0
Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Heliseus (Elisha)
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
1950.574.bCCCC0
Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Achapias (Obadiah)
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
1950.574.cCCCC0
Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Osea (Hosea)
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
1950.574.dCCCC0
Plaque from a Chasse for Relics of Saint Thomas Becket
Master G. Alpais (French) and 1 other
1951.449CCCC0
Condemnation and Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1949.430CCCC0
The "Spitzer Cross"
Master of the Royal Plantagenet Workshop (French)
1923.1051CCCC0
Mourning Saint John the Evangelist
Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century
1942.1093CCCC0
Warrior Fighting a Dragon
Anglo-Norman, England or France, Romanesque period, 12th century
1951.546CCCC0
Mourning Virgin
Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century
1942.1092CCCC0
Plaque Pair: Simon and Thaddaeus and Thomas and Matthew
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century
1952.462CCCC0
Plaque: Simon and Thaddaeus
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century
1952.462.1CCCC0
Plaque: Thomas and Matthew
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century
1952.462.2CCCC0
Harness Pendant
France, Gothic period, 13th century
1976.169CCCC0
Chasse
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1940.347CCCC0
No image available
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1940.347.aCCCC0
No image available
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1940.347.bCCCC0
Decorative Plaque, Probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Cologne?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1961.28CCCC0
Reliquary
France, Gothic period, 13th century
1978.161CCCC0
Enthroned Virgin and Child
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1962.29CCCC0
Pyx
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, enamels: 12th century; wood core: 19th century
1949.431CCCC0
Casket
Northern Germany?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1949.16CCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1953.275CCCC0
Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain)
France, Limoges, Gothic period, late 12th-early 13th century
1966.735CCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1953.274CCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1961.27CCCC0
Locket
Germany, 16th century
1950.371CCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1953.638CCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1957.502CCCC0
Figure of a Warrior
Central Mexico, Tetzcoco?, Aztec, Post-Classic Period
1984.37CCCC0
Pyx
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, mid 13th century
1969.306CCCC0
Cross-Shaped Clock
Urban Hörle (German)
1929.997CCCC0
Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence)
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, 12th century
1952.229CCCC0
Lokeshvara
Nepal
1936.686CCCC0
Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star
Frankish, early Carolingian, late 8th century - early 9th century
2009.344CCCC0
Pyx
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, mid-13th century
1952.328CCCC0
Filigree Disk Brooch with Central Boss
Frankish (late Merovingian), 7th century
2007.163CCCC0
Enthroned Buddha Preaching
Myanmar or Thailand
1989.49CCCC0
Chasse
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, first half of 13th century
1954.599CCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, mid-13th century
1938.390CCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Aachen?, Gothic period, 13th century
1953.19CCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, early 13th century
1952.327CCCC0
Set of Four Ornamental Plaques
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1923.916CCCC0
Ornamental Plaque
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1923.916.1CCCC0
Ornamental Plaque
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1923.916.2CCCC0
Ornamental Plaque
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1923.916.3CCCC0
Ornamental Plaque
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1923.916.4CCCC0
Small Sword
Germany, Passau (?), 17th century
1916.1099CCCC0
Bronze Mounts from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head, Arms, and Feet
Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19
1914.554CCCC0
Bronze Mount from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head
Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19
1914.554.1CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century
1990.29CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary  Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century
1990.26CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century
1990.27CCCC0
Plaque from a Book Cover with the Crucifixion
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1940.471CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, 12th century
1990.28CCCC0
Bronze mounts from a "Shawabty Bundle"; Head and Crossed Arms
Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) or early Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC)
1914.555CCCC0
Bronze mount from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head
Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) or early Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC)
1914.555.1CCCC0
Lokesvara
Nepal
1940.690CCCC0
Portable Altar
Germany, Cologne, Gothic Period, 13th century
1927.29CCCC0
No image available
Germany, Cologne, Gothic Period, 13th century
1927.29.aCCCC0
No image available
Germany, Cologne, Gothic Period, 13th century
1927.29.bCCCC0
Headdress Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Paracas
1940.510CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Paracas
1940.511CCCC0
Container in the Form of a Unicorn (lid)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
1963.678.bCCCC0
Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100
1940.513CCCC0
Figurine Plaque
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 300 BC-AD 200 with modern etched enhancement?
1940.512CCCC0
Plaque Depicting a Scene from the Aeneid
Jean II Pénicaud (French, c. 1520–1588)
1940.140CCCC0
Goko
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1940.671CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1938.432CCCC0
Statuette: Seated Amen-Ra
Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25-26 (?)
1914.574CCCC0
Deposition and Angels, Wall Cross
Charles Bartley Jeffery (American, 1910–1992)
1972.1200©
Portrait of Archduke Charles of Styria
Austria or South Germany, 16th century
1988.146CCCC0
Set of Headdress Ornaments
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.1CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.2CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.3CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.4CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.5CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.6CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.7CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.8CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.9CCCC0
Headdress Ornament
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179.10CCCC0
Box
Italy or Germany, 18th century
1916.601CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri)
Nepal
1956.8gilded copperOverall: 42.4 x 16.5 cm (16 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Pendant with the Virgin and Child
Godefroid de Huy (Netherlandish)
1926.428gilded copper, champlevé enamel; the reverse decorated in vernis brunOverall: 19.8 x 17 x 3.2 cm (7 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara)
Western Himalayas
1975.101gilt bronze with silver and copper inlayOverall: 39.4 x 14 x 7.6 cm (15 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Reliquary in Purse Form
Germany, Upper Rhine, Southern Swabia, Gothic period, 14th century
1932.422copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood coreOverall: 17.2 x 13.4 x 7.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
1950.574gilded copper, champlevé enamelAverage: 9 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque from a Chasse for Relics of Saint Thomas Becket
Master G. Alpais (French) and 1 other
1951.449copper: gilded and engraved; champlevé enamelOverall: 16.9 x 28.5 x 0.5 cm (6 5/8 x 11 1/4 x 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Condemnation and Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1949.430gilded copper, champlevé enamelOverall: 9.6 x 20.8 x 0.2 cm (3 3/4 x 8 3/16 x 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
The "Spitzer Cross"
Master of the Royal Plantagenet Workshop (French)
1923.1051copper: gilded, engraved, stippled; champlevé enamelOverall: 67.4 x 41.9 x 0.2 cm (26 9/16 x 16 1/2 x 1/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Mourning Saint John the Evangelist
Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century
1942.1093gilt copperOverall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Warrior Fighting a Dragon
Anglo-Norman, England or France, Romanesque period, 12th century
1951.546gilded copper, champlevé enamelDiameter: 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 9/16 x 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mourning Virgin
Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century
1942.1092gilt copperOverall: 15.3 cm (6 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Nepal
1982.52copper with traces of giltOverall: 17.8 cm (7 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Plaque Pair: Simon and Thaddaeus and Thomas and Matthew
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century
1952.462gilded copper, champlevé enamelOverall: 6.1 x 6.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Portrait of Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110–1170)
Central Tibet
1993.160gilt bronze with gold, silver, copper, turquoise, lapis, and coral inlayOverall: 13.5 x 12 x 8.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.); Base: 8 x 19 x 14 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Harness Pendant
France, Gothic period, 13th century
1976.169gilded copper, champlevé enamelOverall: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.)Given in memory of Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch by his daughter, Helena SimkhovitchCCCC0
Chasse
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1940.347copper: repoussé, engraved, stippled, and gilded; champlevé enamel; oak coreOverall: 24.7 x 24.2 x 10.4 cm (9 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel MatherCCCC0
Decorative Plaque, Probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Cologne?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1961.28gilded copper, gold wire, cabochonsOverall: 2.9 x 8.3 cm (1 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Reliquary
France, Gothic period, 13th century
1978.161copper: gilded, engraved; rock crystalOverall: 36 x 17.8 cm (14 3/16 x 7 in.)Gift of Mary Rogers Savage, Nancy Rogers Pierson and Frederick van Dusen RogersCCCC0
Enthroned Virgin and Child
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1962.29copper: repoussé, gilded, engraved, chased; black glass beads; light turquoise enameled pearlsOverall: 21.9 x 10.6 x 3.8 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pyx
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, enamels: 12th century; wood core: 19th century
1949.431gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel, wood core (modern)Overall: 5.4 x 21.3 x 9.3 cm (2 1/8 x 8 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the Fanny Tewksbury King Collection by exchangeCCCC0
Casket
Northern Germany?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1949.16gilded copper, champlevé enamel, wood core (modern)Overall: 9.3 x 23.4 x 13.5 cm (3 11/16 x 9 3/16 x 5 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1953.275gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamelOverall: 4.3 x 8.9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain)
France, Limoges, Gothic period, late 12th-early 13th century
1966.735copper: engraved, stippled, gilded; champlevé enamelAverage: 13.7 x 8.9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)Gift of Kelvin SmithCCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1953.274gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamelOverall: 2.7 x 3.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1961.27gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamelOverall: 2.7 x 7.2 cm (1 1/16 x 2 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Locket
Germany, 16th century
1950.371gilt copperOverall: 15.4 x 12 x 4.5 cm (6 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1953.638gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamelOverall: 3.2 x 6.6 cm (1 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
1957.502gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamelOverall: 2.7 x 6.1 cm (1 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)Gift of Rosamond ZverinaCCCC0
Figure of a Warrior
Central Mexico, Tetzcoco?, Aztec, Post-Classic Period
1984.37gold-silver-copper alloy (cast)Overall: 11.2 x 6.1 cm (4 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Pyx
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, mid 13th century
1969.306gilded copper, champlevé enamelOverall: 9 x 6.7 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)Bequest of Bernard Berenson to and given in his memory by William Mathewson MillikenCCCC0
Cross-Shaped Clock
Urban Hörle (German)
1929.997gilt copper, steel, and rock crystalOverall: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)Gift of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence)
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, 12th century
1952.229gilded copper, champlevé enamelOverall: 5.3 x 5.1 cm (2 1/16 x 2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Manjuvara Turning the Wheel of the Law
Nepal
1957.140gilded copperOverall: 10.2 x 7.9 x 6 cm (4 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)Gift of Margaret F. Marcus in Memory of her Mother Dorothy Frost WheelerCCCC0
Lokeshvara
Nepal
1936.686gilded copperOverall: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star
Frankish, early Carolingian, late 8th century - early 9th century
2009.344gold with repoussé and filigree decoration; copper backplateDiameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Pyx
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, mid-13th century
1952.328gilded copper, champlevé enamelOverall: 8.3 x 10.4 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Filigree Disk Brooch with Central Boss
Frankish (late Merovingian), 7th century
2007.163gilt silver, copper alloy, glass, almandineOverall: 4.2 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Enthroned Buddha Preaching
Myanmar or Thailand
1989.49copper alloy with gildingOverall: 55.1 x 24.1 x 26 cm (21 11/16 x 9 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Chasse
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, first half of 13th century
1954.599copper: gilded, engraved, chased; champlevé enamel; wood coreOverall: 17 x 21.4 x 9.9 cm (6 11/16 x 8 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, mid-13th century
1938.390gilded copper; champlevé enamelOverall: 2.9 x 9.8 cm (1 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Germany, Aachen?, Gothic period, 13th century
1953.19gilded copper; champlevé enamelOverall: 4.3 x 8.9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. HallsteinCCCC0
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, early 13th century
1952.327gilded copper; champlevé enamelOverall: 3.4 x 5.9 cm (1 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Set of Four Ornamental Plaques
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1923.916champlevé enamel, glass paste stones, and gilding on copperOverall: 11.2 x 7.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Small Sword
Germany, Passau (?), 17th century
1916.1099steel, wood, steel wire, copper, chiseled shell guard; blade: blued, gilded, pierced and engravedOverall: 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.); Blade: 86 cm (33 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Bronze Mounts from a "Shawabty Bundle": Head, Arms, and Feet
Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19
1914.554bronze, black copper wig, traces of gildingGift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century
1990.29gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel)Overall: 5.3 x 4.2 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary  Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century
1990.26gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel)Overall: 5.5 x 3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century
1990.27gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel)Overall: 5.5 x 3.1 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Plaque from a Book Cover with the Crucifixion
France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
1940.471copper: gilded, engraved, chased; champlevé enamel; wood coreOverall: 23.2 x 11.8 x 1.3 cm (9 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine
Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, 12th century
1990.28gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel)Overall: 7.2 x 3.2 cm (2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bronze mounts from a "Shawabty Bundle"; Head and Crossed Arms
Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) or early Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC)
1914.555head; bronze face, black copper wig, with traces of gildingGift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Lokesvara
Nepal
1940.690gilded copperOverall: 12.7 cm (5 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Portable Altar
Germany, Cologne, Gothic Period, 13th century
1927.29walrus ivory, gilded copper, porphyry, champlevé enamel, wood coreOverall: 13.1 x 26.9 x 16.9 cm (5 3/16 x 10 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Headdress Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Paracas
1940.510hammered and embossed gold-copper alloyOverall: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Headdress Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Paracas
1940.511hammered and embossed gold-copper alloyOverall: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Container in the Form of a Unicorn (lid)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
1963.678.bgilt copperOverall: 16.1 x 25.2 cm (6 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.); Lid: 0.9 x 5 cm (3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100
1940.513hammered and embossed gold-copper alloyOverall: 8.8 x 4.8 cm (3 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Figurine Plaque
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 300 BC-AD 200 with modern etched enhancement?
1940.512hammered and embossed gold-copper alloyOverall: 6.8 x 4.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Plaque Depicting a Scene from the Aeneid
Jean II Pénicaud (French, c. 1520–1588)
1940.140painted enamel (grisaille) on copper with gildingOverall: 6.4 x 26.7 cm (2 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)Gift of Robert A. WeaverCCCC0
Goko
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1940.671gilt copperOverall: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.)Bequest of James ParmeleeCCCC0
Headdress Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Paracas, 3rd-2nd Century BC
1938.432hammered and embossed gold-copper alloyOverall: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Statuette: Seated Amen-Ra
Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25-26 (?)
1914.574bronze and black copper, gilded and inlaidOverall: 19 x 5.5 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Deposition and Angels, Wall Cross
Charles Bartley Jeffery (American, 1910–1992)
1972.1200silver gilt, copper, transparent and opaque enamels, paillonOverall: 10.8 x 11.3 cm (4 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)Bequest of Marie Odenkirk Clark©
Portrait of Archduke Charles of Styria
Austria or South Germany, 16th century
1988.146silver, gilt silver, and gilt copperOverall: 5.8 x 5.1 cm (2 5/16 x 2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Set of Headdress Ornaments
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
2001.179Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beadsOverall: 8.1 x 5.1 cm (3 3/16 x 2 in.); Average: 10.3 x 5.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.); Irregular: 7.2 x 5.1 cm (2 13/16 x 2 in.); Part 1: 21.3 x 29.5 cm (8 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Part 2: 10.7 x 12.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.); Part 3: 7.5 x 3.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Part 4: 8.9 x 8.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); Part 5: 8.1 x 8.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Third Section: 11.5 x 2.1 cm (4 1/2 x 13/16 in.); Second Section: 16 x 7.3 cm (6 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. GinavenCCCC0
Box
Italy or Germany, 18th century
1916.601enamel on copper, metal mounts with traces of gildingOverall: 4.3 x 7.4 cm (1 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0