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Mineral Specimens

A collection of mineral samples including ilvaite, microlite, and staurolite, displayed on wooden stands with labels. Each specimen exhibits unique textures and colors.

Staurolite. minerals. North America; USA; Georgia
Staurolite. minerals. North America; USA; Georgia
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Tourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; California; San Diego County; Mesa GrandeBarite. mineralsEpidote. minerals. Europe; Austria; Tyrol Province; Untersulzbach, PinzgauTourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; California; San Diego County; Mesa GrandeCopper. minerals. North America; USA; Michigan; Keweenaw County; Copper Harbor; Keweenaw PointTourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; Connecticut; Middlesex County; Haddam Neck; Rock Landing QuarryKyanite. minerals. Brazil; Minas Gerais; MarianaChalcocite. minerals. North America; USA; Connecticut; Hartford County; BristolGypsum. minerals. North America; Canada; New Brunswick; SussexvaleVivianite. minerals. South America; Bolivia; Oruro Department; Poopo; Montserrat MineCoin of Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome fromEdessa. Ruler: Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 208-235, ruled A.D. 222-35 Mint: Edessa, Mesopotamia Artist: UnknownGlass Fragment 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragment. Coptic. 4th century. Glass (blue). Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt. Glass-VesselsRing 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 141657Silver. minerals. Europe; Norway; Buskerud Province; KongsbergCeramic fragment. Dimensions: D 13 cm x H 4.7 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Quartz. minerals. North America; USA; WyomingQuartz. minerals. North America; USA; Montana; Jefferson County; Little Pipestone DistrictGalloon (Trim) Made 1840-1860 France. .Copper. minerals. North America; USA; Arizona; Cochise County; BisbeeAragonite. minerals. Africa; Namibia; TsumebGlass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments. Coptic. 4th century. Glass. Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt. Glass-VesselsTourmaline. minerals. South America; BrazilTitanite. minerals. Europe; Austria; Tyrol Province; Zillerthal; SchwarzensteinFragment ca. 1150-ca. 1250 European or Middle Eastern. Fragment 695392Galena. minerals. North America; USA; Wisconsin; Grant CountyOpal. minerals. Asia; Russia; Yakutsk, Vilyuy RiverBeryl. minerals. Asia; Russia; Nerchinsk; Adun-Cholon Range; SiberiaTitanite - Yates Mine. Otter Lake - Quebec - Canada.Fragment of foot and stem of goblet la façon de Venise, drinking cup drinking vessel holder soil find glass, hand-blown Fragment of part foot and stem of goblet in clear colorless glass in façon de Venise style Pontil mark under upright hollow base with down narrow (0.4 cm) edge Directly on foot flat knot to narrow massive trunk to sharp knot on which hollow onion-shaped knot Then incites to follow stem archeology Rotterdam rail tunnel drink Soil discovery: railway tunnel Rotterdam.Rutile. minerals. North America; USA; Pennsylvania; Chester CountyTourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; California; San Diego CountyAncient Egyptian, Scribe's palettes, for writing with reeds, from the tomb of Tutankhamen 1323 BC. New KingdomQuartz. minerals. North America; USA; Alaska; Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough; Prince of Wales Island; Sulzer, Green Monster MineRock crystal oval 3rd-2nd century B.C. Greek Bust of Sarapis. Rock crystal oval 244889Calcite. minerals. Europe; England; Cumbria; Frizington; Pallaflat MineHematite. minerals. Europe; Czechoslovakia; Bohemia, Plattenpiece of rough Obsidian volcanic glass on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - piece of rough Obsidian volcanic glass stone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11391972Tourmaline. minerals. Asia; Russia; Siberia, NerschinskGold. minerals. North America; USA; California; El Dorado CountyStibnite. mineralsHuntite. minerals. Australia; South Australia State; Tea Tree GullyEpidote. minerals. North America; USA; Alaska; Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough; Prince of Wales Island; Sulzer, Green Monster MineCarnallite. minerals. Europe; Germany; StassfurtPickeringite. minerals. North America; USA; New Mexico; Quay County; TucumcariBeryl. minerals. North America; USA; Colorado; Chaffee County; Mt. AnteroGlass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments 479187Tourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; California; San Diego County; Mesa GrandeTwo-piece cast iron mold for foot for object, mold casting tool tools kit metal iron, cast turned Two-piece cast-iron mold for casting foot for jug or candlestick top, Rotterdam tin foundry tin stain tin Meeuws Druy craft Shapes are from the originally 18th-century Rotterdam tinnegieter J Druy. The large molds that were not signed or dated were the property of the tinker guild and were rented to the small tin caster.Artifacts recovered from the wreck of USS Cumberland, a Union Navy sloop-of-war, are pictured here in careful storage at the Hampton Roads Naval Museums artifact storage facility onboard Naval Station Norfolk. USS Cumberland, a sloop-of-war in the Union Navy, sank on March 8, 1862 during a battle with the Confederate ironclad ram CSS Virginia. The museum is the repository for artifacts recovered from the Cumberland.Cartridges. 38/200 Royal Laboratory, WoolwichShadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of a Prop (Ricikan), from the set KyaiDrajatSilver. minerals. North America; Mexico; Chihuahua; BatopilasGold. minerals. North America; USA; California; Trinity County; Klamath RiverCollection of silver rods, used to make machine-turned components. Dated 19th CenturyFluor-buergerite. minerals. North America; Mexico; San Luis Potosi; MexquiticTourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; Connecticut; Middlesex County; HaddamQuartz. mineralsInkstone and Fitted Silver Box, 10th-11th century, Tuan stone and sheet silver, China, 10th-11th century, It is extremely rare for an ancient inkstone to survive with its fitted box, and this example, with its silver pedestal base and cover is a testament to the high status accorded writing implements by China's scholar class.Plaque ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Plaque 322669SHELL, 1 MM BEAD IN SABOT, PISTON (CLOSE-UP)Ear Spool Mexican before 16th centuryFish amulet ca. 2000-1785 B.C.. Fish amulet. ca. 2000-1785 B.C.. Stone. Middle Bronze Age. LevantClose-up of silver barsGrill fragment ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian This small fragment of alabaster is carved into criss-cross patterns. The function of small objects found in archaeological excavations are often difficult to identify as they are frequently recovered from disturbed contexts, or would have been attached to larger objects that have since decayed. This piece was excavated from a Sasanian house at the site of Maaridh II in the Ctesiphon area. The city of Ctesiphon was located on the east bank of the Tigris River, 20 miles (32 km) south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. It flourished for more than 800 years as the capital of the Parthians and the Sasanians, the last two dynasties to rule the ancient Near East before the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Systematic excavations in the Ctesiphon area were undertaken by an expedition in 1928-29 sponsored by the German Oriental Society (Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft). The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, undertook a jChalcedony scaraboid seal ca. 450-400 B.C. Greek, Ionian Lion walking to right.. Chalcedony scaraboid seal. Greek, Ionian . ca. 450-400 B.C.. Chalcedony. Classical. GemsBenitoite. minerals. North America; USA; California; San Benito County; Gem MineTourmaline. minerals. North America; USA; California; San Diego County; Mesa GrandeChalcocite. minerals. North America; USA; Wisconsin; Rusk County; Ladysmith; Flambeau MineCartridges of rusty bullet ammunition from the dardanelles warLove letter in the rain Love letter in the rain. Close-up view Copyright: xZoonar.com/ArmanxZhenikeyevx 5517440Model of a Metal cartridge. Empty cylinder-shaped cardus, painted black. The back is made of beaten copper and spherical; The sides and the flat front on the side of the bullet are canned.Seal Minoan, Crete. Seal 252133 Minoan, Crete, Seal, Sard, Other: 7/16 x 11/16 in. (1.1 x 1.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.182)Old signal cartridges for flare gun, isolated on white background Old signal cartridges for flare gun, isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/OleksandrxKostiuchenkox 8897963Crocoite. minerals. Australia; Tasmania State; DundasRhodizite. minerals. Africa; Madagascar; AntandrokombyLeft to Right: Huqqa mouth piece, Northern India, Mughal, 17th century, Jade, Huqqa mouth piece, Northern India, Mughal, 18th century, Jade; inlaid with diamonds and enamelled, gold wire Huqqa mouth piece, Northern India, Mughal, 17th century, Jade, Huqqa mouth piece, Northern India, Mughal Late 17th century, Agate, silver;Dice 9th-10th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.Nishapur lost its poCorundum. minerals. Asia; Russia; Urals, MiaskCorundum. mineralsGageite. minerals. North America; USA; New Jersey; Sussex County; FranklinCopper. minerals. North America; USA; Michigan; Lake SuperiorPyrite Tumbled Stones gem stone as mineral rock specimenProustite. minerals. Europe; Germany; Saxony; SchneebergGreetings. Maker: Paul Mayen, American, 1918-2000