The Diana and Minerva Commode
1773 · Marquetry of satinwood
Harewood House, West Yorkshire
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Artworks
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316 artworks
John Harrison's Marine Timekeepers, H1 to H4
1730-1735 · H1
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Chain of Lovers' Knots, Cheapside Hoard
1590-1620 · Gold
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Morgantina Treasure
3rd century BC · Silver and silver-gilt
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Aidone, Aidone
Bust of Nefertiti
c. 1345 BCE · Painted limestone core with modelled gypsum...
Neues Museum, Berlin
Irises (Kakitsubata-zu)
c. 1701-1705 · Ink and color
Nezu Museum, Tokyo
The Cheapside Hoard
First century BC · Enamelled gold
London Museum
The Apocalypse Tapestry
1373 · Wool and silk on a wool warp
Chateau d'Angers
Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Human-Headed Inscriptions
1300-1350 · Hammered sheet brass
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Diatretbecher
First half of the 4th century CE · Colorless blown or cast glass
Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne, Germany
Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes
16th century · Gold
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Fra Mauro's World Map (Mappamondo di Fra Mauro)
c. 1450 · Ink
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice