Artistic Genre & Classification

Metalwork

18 Masterpieces Cataloged

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Tiered Offering Mandala of the Goddess of Wealth (Vasudhara)

Nepal, 19th century

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Reliquary Casket of Saints Adrian and Natalia

León, Spain, 1100–50

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Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Chimú Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru, 1100–1470

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Cauldron

China, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ), early 9th century BC

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Cup in the Form of a Horse and Rider

Hans Ludwig Kienle (born Ulm [now Germany], 1591–1653) Ulm (now Germany), 1630

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Portions of a Jousting Helmet

Italian; Milan, 1570/80

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Two-Handled Covered Cup

Cornelius Kierstede (American, 1674–1757) New York, 1698–1720

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Pitcher

Design attributed to Edward C. Moore (American, 1827–1891) Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York, 1878

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The Wade Cup with Animated Script

Unknown Artist, 1200–1221

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Demetrius II Nikator of Syria

Greek, minted in Tyre, 130-129 BCE, Reign of Demetrius II Nikator of Syria, 145–139 BCE and 129–125 BCE

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Reliquary Monstrance with a Tooth of Saint John the Baptist

Weddeghe Velstede (German, active 1432-73) container: Egyptian, 1433; container: 900/1200

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"The Arts" Ewer and Basin

Jules-Paul Brateau French, 1844-1923 Paris, France, 1887/89

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great

Greek; minted in Ephesus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), 297-281 BCE, issued by King Lysimachus of Thrace

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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III

Roman, minted in Rome, 239 (late July-December), issued by Gordian III

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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julius Caesar

Roman; minted in Rome, 42 BCE, issued by L. Mussidius Longus

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Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

Edo, Kingdom of Benin Nigeria Coastal West Africa, 18th/early 19th century

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Articulated Dragon

Myochin School Japanese, active late 19th century, c. 1880

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Bell (nao)

China, probably Hunan province, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.)

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