EditorialReliquary decorated with Christ, saints and angels, Reliquary shrine with gable roof and superimposed figures, Reliquary shrine of gilt copper and enamel champlev?. The front is covered with gold leaf on which stones encased in rosettes are attached, i...
EditorialScandinavia. Brooch, c. 1100. Bronze with urnes-style animal decoration. Belt Buckles, 13th century. The enamelled buckle from Tensberg was probably made in Limoges. France. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialMythical creature with gazelle's head, lion's body and snake's tail. Enamelled tile and ceramic brick. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia Period of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE).
EditorialBull and Mushussu, a mythological animal with a snake's neck and scales. Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon Blue enamelled tiles (7th BCE) .
EditorialBadge of the Guild of Saint George in Breda, Carrier of the St. George Guild (guild of guilds) in Breda, Carrier sign, partially gold-plated, with a chain on top and bottom. In an oval medallion with a raised frame, the figure of Saint George with the ...
EditorialGemellion depicting the Coronation of Erec, knight of the Round Table. Middle 13th century. Enamelled copper. Limoges. From San Isidoro of Leon, Spain. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
EditorialEgypt. Head of a pharaoh. New Kingdom. 18th dynasty (?). Blue glass paste and enamelled faience, ca. 1500-1300 BC. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.
EditorialLapis lazuli flask with enamelled gold trim and gold chain. Gold chain and trim by Giacomo Biliverti (1583), flask by Buontalenti, court architect of Francesco de' Medici.