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Mineral Specimens Display

A collection of mineral specimens showcased in test tubes and wooden stands, highlighting various types including magnetite, barite, and pyrite.

Xenotime. minerals. South America; Brazil; Minas Gerais State; Diamantina
Xenotime. minerals. South America; Brazil; Minas Gerais State; Diamantina
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Marcasite. minerals. North America; USA; Illinois; Jo Daviess County; Galena; Marsdens MineQuartz. minerals. Europe; Germany; Rhine, ObersteinSard ring stone ca. 1st century A.D. Roman portrait bust of a man wearing a filletThis gem likely portrays a Julio-Claudian prince, possibly Nero Drusus, the brother of Tiberius.. Sard ring stone 254602 Roman, Sard ring stone, ca. 1st century A.D., Carnelian, Other: 1/2 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. (1.3 x 1 x 0.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Rupert L. Joseph, 1948 (48.12.2)Stephanite. minerals. North America; Mexico; Sonora; ArizpeFragments 4th-7th century Coptic. Fragments 478765Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740799Zoisite. minerals. Africa; TanzaniaPyroxene. minerals. Europe; Austria; Tyrol Province; FassathalBarite. minerals. North America; USA; New York; Saint Lawrence County; DeKalbImpressions offlatwareSardonyx ring stone. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Length: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm). Date: 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D..Zeus with scepter supporting a child with cornucopiaAdaptation of a Greek work of the 4th or 3rd century B.C. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Glass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments 479162Fragment; (possibly) belonging to the Retable of Soest. .Staurolite. minerals. North America; USA; New Hampshire; Grafton County; Lisbon; Pearl Lake (=Mink Pond)Carnelian ring stone 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D. Roman Eagle with a palm branch sitting on an altar.. Carnelian ring stone 253846 Roman, Carnelian ring stone, 1st century B.C.3rd century A.D., Carnelian, Length: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.757)Pyrite. minerals. North America; USA; Colorado; Lake County; LeadvilleDried flowers used in restaurant decorationActinolite. mineralsGlass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments. Coptic. 4th century. Glass. Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt. Glass-VesselsGlass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments 479184Lapis lazuli. Decorative stone mainly composed of the mineral lazurite but contains inclusions of other minerals, such as calcite and pyrite. It is often used for inlays and other decorative items.Perovskite. minerals. North America; USA; Arkansas; Garland County; Magnet Cove; Magnet CoveThorogummite. minerals. North America; USA; North Carolinametal construction hardware tool on metal textureSeal Minoan, Crete. Seal 252212 Minoan, Crete, Seal, Carnelian, 5/8 5/16 in. (1.6 0.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926 (26.31.262)Carnelian half-barrel. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm). Date: ca. 450-400 B.C..Hound gnawing a bone. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Quartz. minerals. Africa; South Africa; Northern Cape Province; Griqualand WestThree Models of Metal Cartridges, H.J. Hugenholz, 1832 demonstration model. cartridge Empty cylindrical cardoos, black painted. The back is made of beaten copper and spherical; The sides and the flat front on the side of the bullet are of can. Netherlands copper (metal). tin plate. paint (coating)Stibnite. minerals. Asia; Japan; Ehime Prefecture; Saij, Ichinokawa Community Center; Ichinokawa mineAlbite. minerals. North America; Canada; Ontario; Hastings County; Bancroft3 Textile Fragments, undetermined Coastal Wari. , 600-1000 C.E. Camelid fiber, A: 3 9/16 x 3/16in. (9 x 0.5cm). Arts of the Americas 600-1000 C.E.Carnelian ring stone 4th century B.C. Greek Lion on the back of a deer biting it in the neck.. Carnelian ring stone. Greek. 4th century B.C.. Carnelian. Late Classical. GemsCarnelian ring stone 3rd-2nd century B.C. Italic Mask of a bearded man.. Carnelian ring stone. Italic. 3rd-2nd century B.C.. Carnelian. Hellenistic. GemsCopper bullet after going through bullet trap, Bemidji, MinnesotaPair of tassels Italian 17th century View more. Pair of tassels. Italian. 17th century. Linen. Textiles-TrimmingsCerussite. minerals. Europe; Czech Republic; Plze; Tachov; Stíbro; [MiesTen-round incense game set with arabesque foliage and family crests Japan 1856 This incense game set (jisshuk-bako) was part of Princess Atsu-hime’s elaborate wedding trousseau. The tiered lacquer storage box of the incense set, and all the utensils are decorated with a design of arabesque foliage (karakusa) that includes two wild ginger leaves (aoi), a plant featured in the family crest of the Tokugawa. The family crests of the Tokugawa and Konoe families, three ginger leaves in a circle and a flowering peony, respectively, as rendered here, reflect the marriage of Atsu-hime to Tokugawa Iesada, the thirteenth shogun, in 1856.One of the precious items in the trousseau was a “ten-round incense game” set. One of the earliest incense games, it involved four different incense woods, three scents identified and passed around in a trial round, and one unrevealed. All the necessary utensils of the game fit into a richly embellished tiered storage box. Atsu-hime’s box is complete with all theEpidote. minerals. Europe; Austria; Tyrol Province; Untersulzbach, PinzgauQuartz. mineralsBarite. minerals. North America; USA; Illinois; Hardin County; Cave-in-Rock, Ozark-Mahoning group, (3 KM North of Cave-in-Rock). Minerva #1Trona. minerals. North America; USA; California; Inyo County; Lone Pine; Owens LakeCarnelian ring stone 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D. Roman Pantheistic head; in the field, a snake wound around a stick.. Carnelian ring stone. Roman. 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.. Carnelian. Late Republican or Imperial. GemsCarnelian scarab late 6th century B.C. Greek Youth leaning on a staff, stooping.. Carnelian scarab. Greek. late 6th century B.C.. Carnelian, gold. ArchaicSiamese Porcelain Gamblingtoken. Mint: Board of RevenuePair of tassels 17th century Italian. Pair of tassels. Italian. 17th century. Linen. Textiles-TrimmingsWulfenite. minerals. North America; USA; Pennsylvania; Chester County; Phoenixville; Wheatley MineRhodochrosite. minerals. South America; Argentina; Catamarca Province