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A work made of cover: bound in leather, tooled, applied gold and black pigment; interior: ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper.

Divan of Hafiz, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated c. 1540–1550

Islamic

A work made of steel, brass, and cherrywood.

Triple-Wheellock Pistol, 1610/20

Wolf Jung

Porcelain soup bowl with polychrome enamel decorations of foods and flowers, hunting and fishing scenes, embraced by Saldanha de Albuquerque arms and swag.

Soup Bowl, c. 1765

A work made of gilt copper alloy.

Two Plaques with Interlaced Chimeras, 1200/50

A work made of steel, iron, gilding, wood (ash), silk, and silk textile.

Halberd for the Bodyguard of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, 1632

A work made of two panels joined: wool, plain weave; fulled; appliqued with silk, plain weave ribbons; applied hide with beadwork and ribbon and hide streamers.

Elonshka Society Blanket, Late 19th–early 20th century

Osage

A work made of iron, traces of gilding.

Parade Shield of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547-1559), copy of, 1909 (copy of c. 1555 style)

A work made of walnut, ebony, oak, fruitwood, gilded brass, enamel, tortoiseshell, pewter, glass, steel, and various metals.

Table Clock, c. 1675

André Charles Boulle

A work made of glass, paint, silver stain, lead.

Roundel with Elder of the Apocalypse, 1250-75

A work made of steel and oak.

"Eared" Spear, 10th/11th century, possibly 13th/14th century

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware with copper luster.

Jug with Bartoli Coat of Arms, 1458

A work made of wood, iron, steel, and silver.

Combined Walking-Cane, Gun, Pistol, Sword, and Dagger, mid–19th century

Tall standing clock with gilt brass panels, checkered wood inlaid trim.

Tall-Case Clock, c. 1906

Josef Hoffmann

Gold porcelain vase with flowers, birds, profile heads on handles.

Vase (Vase étrusque à rouleau), 1813

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Music Stand for the Monkey Band, c. 1765

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

A work made of gold, enamel, emeralds, and pearls.

Pendant Cross, c. 1575-c. 1625

A work made of steel, brass, iron, and walnut.

Flintlock "Hand Mortar" Gun, 1740

A work made of mahogany, purpleheart, ebony, harewood, holly, brass, and modern upholstery.

Armchair, c. 1867–70

Owen Carter Jones

A work made of steel, brass, and leather.

Comb Morion, 1580/90

A work made of soft-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration and gilding.

Figure of a Man with Grapes, c. 1790

Limbach Porcelain Factory

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