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Ancient Decorative Artifacts

A collection of ancient glass and stone items, including pendants, pinheads, and unique geological samples, highlighting cultural artistry across time.

polished Leopard skin jasper gemstone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Leopard skin jasper Jaguar Stone gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989997
polished Leopard skin jasper gemstone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Leopard skin jasper Jaguar Stone gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989997
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Bliżej KulturyPinhead 1st century B.C.-5th century A.D. Roman. Pinhead. Roman. 1st century B.C.-5th century A.D.. Glass. GlassGlass pendant in the form of a frog Greek, possibly Egyptian 3rd-1st century BCE Translucent deep turquoise green.Solid block with hole running lengthwise through body from chest to backside.Large body with head slightly raised, back legs bent and splayed outward to side of body, front legs projecting forward.Intact except for proper front left leg; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence.cabochon from natural haliotis shell isolated close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - cabochon from natural haliotis shell isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467354closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - tumbled Azurite (chessylite) gem stone isolated on white background. tumbled Azurite (chessylite) gem stone isolatedpolished Leopard skin jasper gemstone isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished Leopard skin jasper Jaguar Stone gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14989997Stone Pulidor before 16th century Mexican. Stone Pulidor 317161Saucer China. Saucer 47192polished heliotrope gem stone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished heliotrope gem stone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11947581Pulidor (polishing stone) before 16th century Mexican (). Pulidor (polishing stone) 317596Bliżej KulturyPart of Mediaeval Blue Glass Roundel. Found at Weoley Castle, Birmingham, a Birmingham Museums Trust heritage site.Bowl Fragment 100 BCE-100 CE Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, there was a high demand for colorful glass that could dazzle banquet guests alongside the expensive silver and gold serving wares meant to impress. Fragments like this one would have once been a part of larger mosaic dishes. The ribbon pattern was made by bundling rows of parallel rods of glass, which were then fused to create swirling patterns. Glass, ribbon technique . Ancient RomanGlass Fragment 14th-15th century European. Glass Fragment. European. 14th-15th century. Colorless glass. Glass-StainedSmall lid of black earthenware, flower-shaped bud, lid closure teapot crockery holder soil find ceramic earthenware glaze lead glaze h 2,5, Round lid in which hole Half flat button Bottom edge Black Fully glazed Lid of teapot archeology Rotterdam railway tunnel serving serve tea tea drinking Soil discovery: rail tunnel Rotterdam.Ornament 10th-4th century B.C. Olmec. Ornament 310682Agate spindle whorl. Culture: Minoan. Dimensions: H. 9mm. Date: ca. 2200-1450 B.C..Spindle whorls aided in the making of cloth for garments and bedding. They were placed in tombs, perhaps so that the deceased could continue to spin wool in the afterlife. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.tumbled Pyrope garnet rock on white marble closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - tumbled Pyrope garnet rock on white marble background from Brazil Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 16070188malachite stone on a white backgroundDetailed and colorful image of zoisite mineralTiger´s EyeGlass mosaic bowl fragment. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: 7/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/16 in. (2.3 × 3.6 × 0.2 cm); estimated diameter 3 15/16 in. (10 cm). Date: late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D..Translucent blue, deep purple, and opaque white.Plain, upright rim; convex-curving side.Composite mosaic pattern formed from sections of three (or more) canes: one in a purple ground with a white spiral; a second in a blue ground with a white spiral; and the third in a blue ground with a scatter of white rods.One large chip on interior surface; polished on exterior, with pitting of surface bubbles; slight pitting and thick creamy weathering on interior; ground edges. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Celt 10th-4th century B.C. Olmec. Celt. Olmec. 10th-4th century B.C.. Jade. Mexico, Mesoamerica. Stone-OrnamentsAgate slicepolished green aventurine gem stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished green aventurine gem stone on white marble background from Zimbabwe Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11950046tumbled tiger-eye gem stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled tiger-eye gem stone on white marble background from South Africa Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951218raw chrysoprase mineral isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - raw chrysoprase mineral isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467082Athena holding NikeBLIŻEJ KULTURYPaperweight 1843-1860 Lunéville. Glass . Baccarat GlassworksLabradorite isolatedtumbled Jet lignite stone isolated macro shooting of geological collection mineral - tumbled Jet lignite stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 10387537polished green Rhyolite rock isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - polished green Rhyolite rock isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986340Uninscribed Scaraboid Bead ca. 1504-1447 B.C. New Kingdom This uninscribed scaraboid bead was found near the remains of a small basket inside the coffin of a man named Amenemhat. The basket had been placed near the head of Amenemhat's mummy and seems to have contained more some 400 mostly uninscribed scarabs and a variety of other beads.. Uninscribed Scaraboid Bead. ca. 1504-1447 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin, basket, MMA excavations. Dynasty 18, earlytumbled khibinite mineral isolated on white close up of sample of natural stone from geological collection - tumbled khibinite mineral isolated on white background from Khibiny, Kola Peninsula Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 21467018tumbled Turquenite gemstone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - tumbled Turquenite gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986994macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled stromatolite gemstone on dark granite background from PeruYellow-green semi-precious natural ocean jasper stone isolated on white backgroundpebble of flint stone isolated on white macro shooting of geological collection mineral - pebble of flint stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 10387525Beautiful selenite sphere mineral on white background Beautiful white selenite sphere, cut mineral on white background, isolated ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/STEFANOxCAVORETTOx 14078725 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedFragment ca. 1150-ca. 1250 European or Middle Eastern. Fragment 695431ball from Chrysocolla gemstone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - ball from Chrysocolla gemstone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11949669Close up of slice of agate stone on a whiteWall revetment, agate pattern. Dimensions: H. 3.5 × W. 5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 15/16 in.). Date: 200 BC-100 AD.Glass plaques imitating expensive marble or stones were used as wall coverings. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Uninscribed Heart Scarab ca. 1550-1070 B.C. New Kingdom . Uninscribed Heart Scarab. ca. 1550-1070 B.C.. Dioritic stone. New Kingdom . From Egyptpebble of snowflake obsidian gem stone on white macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - pebble of snowflake obsidian gem stone on white marble background from USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11950093Bliżej KulturyLotus Petal Pendant ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Lotus Petal Pendant. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, MMA excavations, 1910-11. Dynasty 18Fragment of a Mosaic Glass Vessel. Unknown 1st century A.D.Scarab. UnknownPendant ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Pendant. Sasanian. ca. 3rd-7th century A.D.. Gold. Sasanian. Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasrtumbled Rhyolite mineral gemstone isolated macro shooting of natural gemstone - tumbled Rhyolite Madagascar jasper, Ocean Jasper, orbicular jasper mineral gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 8880040Closeup beautiful colorful jasper a natural gemstone isolated on white background with clipping path.Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Roman Body fragment.Translucent deep purple, pale turquoise blue partially mixed with opaque yellow and appearing green, opaque white and yellow.Part of deep, slightly convex curving side, turned out sharply and curving upward above.Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of four canes: one in a purple ground with a scatter of white dots; a second in a purple ground with a yellow circle containing a blue ground and a central white rod; a third in a purple ground with a white circle containing a blue ground and a central yellow rod, and the fourth in a blue ground with a yellow spiral around a central white () rod.Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior and edges.. Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment 257217Lid of turtle with Hertekop of silver (series of 28 pieces A to BB), Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 Turtle cover (28 pieces: A to BB) with silver's deer head as a button. Indonesia silver (metal) Turtle cover (28 pieces: A to BB) with silver's deer head as a button. Indonesia silver (metal)polished red Agate gemstone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished red Agate gemstone on white marble background from Mexico Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11947270top view of handmade cup from red clay isolated top view of empty handmade cup from red clay isolated on white background ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 15362948 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedGlass mosaic base ring fragment. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 5.7 cm). Date: late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D..Part of the base ring of a large bowl. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment of a Bowl 16th century. Fragment of a Bowl 445612Nose Ornament. Culture: Moche. Dimensions: Height 2-3/8 in. (6.2 cm). Date: 1st-3rd century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.tumbled red ox-eye gemstone isolated on white macro shooting of natural mineral stone - tumbled red ox-eye gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078368Engraved seal. UnknownGlass mosaic bowl fragment late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Roman Bottom fragment.Translucent honey yellow, cobalt blue, and opaque white.Thick convex curving bottom.Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a yellow ground with irregular white splashes and wavy white and blue threads in parallel lines.Large weathered chip on interior; polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on interior and edges. Possibly reworked into a disk in antiquity.Probably from the convex base of a ribbed bowl.. Glass mosaic bowl fragment. Roman. late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.. Glass; cast. Early Imperial. GlassFragment of a Dish of Polychrome Mosaic Glass ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom Among the glass fragments found at the site of Malqata during the Museum's excavations from 1910-1912 were nine pieces of mosaic glass that probably come from the same dish (11.215.724-.732). The dish was made in a mold and, judging from a rim fragment (11.215.727) and a base fragment (11.215.729), it was about 15 cm (5 7/8 in) in diameter.. Fragment of a Dish of Polychrome Mosaic Glass. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Glass. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Intaglio. Eastern Mediterranean, Roman, 332 B.C.-A.D.395. Tools and Equipment; seals. StoneRound box with powder blue and a dragon, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1724 Round box made of porcelain, painted with underly glaze blue. The box is covered with bleu poudré (powder blue) with a four -clawy dragon on the lid that is chasing a pearl and four tendrils on the box. Marked on the underside with an artimisia leaf. Bleu Poudré. China porcelain. glaze. cobalt (mineral) painting / vitrification Round box made of porcelain, painted with underly glaze blue. The box is covered with bleu poudré (powder blue) with a four -clawy dragon on the lid that is chasing a pearl and four tendrils on the box. Marked on the underside with an artimisia leaf. Bleu Poudré. China porcelain. glaze. cobalt (mineral) painting / vitrificationEngraved stamp. UnknownRing probably 19th century Chinese This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Ring. Chinese. probably 19th century. jadeSnuff Bottle, 1900-1935, H.2 x W.1-3/8 in, Tourmaline, jade, China, Qing dynastysingle yellow glass marble isolated natural mineral gem stone - three snowflake obsidian gemstones isolated on white background close upColored onyx pendant isolated on white background, close uppolished Jaspillite stone isolated macro shooting of natural rock specimen - polished Jaspillite Jaspilite, Taconite Jasper stone isolated on white background from Australia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 12076998Midas's bustFoot Of Vessel (probably Syria); glassbead from banded agate gemstone on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - bead from banded Agate gemstone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11380397Bull Amulet New Kingdom, Ramesside ca. 1295-1185 B.C. View more. Bull Amulet. ca. 1295-1185 B.C.. Red jasper. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19Beads ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Beads. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Faience. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954L, Burial 954, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13polished Fluorite fluorspar gemstone isolated macro shooting of natural mineral stone - polished Fluorite fluorspar gemstone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 9078529Old glass Christmas toy for christmas treeLid of turtle with Hertekop of silver (series of 28 pieces A to BB), Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 Turtle cover (28 pieces: A to BB) with silver's hertekop as a button. Indonesia silver (metal) Turtle cover (28 pieces: A to BB) with silver's hertekop as a button. Indonesia silver (metal)Glass monochrome inlay fragment 1st half of 1st century A.D. Roman Opaque turquoise blue.Flat inlay.Polished upper side and one edge; pitting of surface bubbles and weathering of chips on upper side; iridescent weathering on underside and three edges.. Glass monochrome inlay fragment. Roman. 1st half of 1st century A.D.. Glass. Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian. Glasspolished heliotrope gemstone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished heliotrope gemstone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11380423Bliżej KulturyCarved intagliogemstonecloseup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - tumbled Lapis lazuli (Lazurite) gemstone isolated on white background. tumbled Lapis lazuli (Lazurite) gemstone isolatedPlate. UnknownFragment of a Bowl 14th-15th century. Fragment of a Bowl 445516Detailed and colorful image of aventurin mineralGlass Refuse 1069 BCE-525 BCE Egypt. Glass . Ancient EgyptianButton of a chest with the cartouche of Tiye New kingdom, 18 Dynasty 1388-1351 BCSharp of ross -baking earthenware, with blue glaze on the top with decoration of a fragment of a circle in brown and yellow, and white and yellow dots, anonymous, 1600 - 1650 Northern Netherlands earthenware. glaze majolica Northern Netherlands earthenware. glaze majolicaDalmatian Jasper gem stone isolated on white closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - Dalmatian Jasper gem stone isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986103Fresh raw abalones on white backgroundPlate ca. 1885 British. Plate 6410Charoite Stone, Jewel against Black BackgroundBeads, 4 Roman. Beads, 4. Roman. Glass. Glasspolished manganocalcite gemstone on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - polished manganocalcite gemstone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11391949unpolished Phlogopite Rhombic Mica rock isolated closeup of sample of natural mineral from geological collection - unpolished Phlogopite Rhombic Mica rock isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 14986248ant