Flying Naga
Gilt copper alloy; repoussé
Nepal or Tibet
14th century
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
C2005.16.18
Scepter in the form of a bow stand
Master of the Luvua (Master of Warua), Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
19th century
Wood, plant fibres, glass beads, metal, oily patina
© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, photo Claude Germain
Necklace (lebba)
Morocco, Rabat, Fez or Meknes
Alawite period, 18th-19th century CE
Gem-set enamelled gold with diamonds, rubies, sapphires
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, JE.3.1997
© The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha / Qatar Museums
Imaged by: Chrysovalantis Lamprianidis
Traditional Chinese gold wedding dress
Guo Pei
Vest, skirt, dress: embroidery of pure gold thread, leather, silk; crinoline
Beijing, China
© Guo Pei
“Fisherman’s God” — Figure of a Supernatural Being
© Museum Fünf Kontinente, Marietta Weidner
Double-Headed Snake Mosaic Pectoral (Detail)
© The Trustees of the British Museum
Courtesy of the family of KP Hardi Danuwijoyo.
Plaque: Warrior and Attendants
Edo artist
16th–17th century
Nigeria, Igun-Eronmwen guild, Court of Benin
Brass
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1990
1990.332
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art
PLAQUE D’ORNEMENT À MOTIF DE LION
Époque Tang, période Tubo (viie-ixe siècle)
Argent doré
H. 15,3 cm, l. 15,5 cm
Xining, musée de la culture médicinale tibétaine du Qinghai
© Musée de la culture médicinale tibétaine du Qinghai
