Said to have been found in Smyrna (Colignon 1892, p. 498) Before 1885, acquired by
1932 Object Number: 32.11.2 Said to have been found in Smyrna (Colignon 1892, p.
invading Cimbrian Gauls at Vercellae, in Lombardy, an event that took place in 101 B.C
B. Tiepolo: la sua vita e le sue opere.
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Marking: Arms (on thirteen banners atop turrets, on bosses of vaulting above Joshua and David): azure, semé of fleurs-de-lis gold, within a border engrailed gules [Arms of Jean duc de Berry];(on banner next to end turret at right of tapestry): bendy of six, azure and gold [Arms of Burgundy];(on shield at right of figure): argent, a dragon vert [Arms of Joshua];(on shield at right of figure): azure, a harp gold [Arms of David]
Rorimer, James J., and Margaret B. Freeman.
Ingelheim am Rhein: Stadt Ingelheim, 1986. no. 29, p. 72, fig. 29.
Beads (1980.456, .457) and pendant (30.95.37)Among the luxury arts that flourished under the Fatimid caliphs, gold jewelry stands out for its innovation and complexity. According to literary sources, prodigious amounts of such jewelry were manufactured for both royal and patrician patrons; most of these items were later melted down for currency or refashioned into newer pieces
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Hunter, Timothy B.
Gesta 10, no. 2 (1971). p. 44. Beeson, Nora B., ed.
Donnan, Christopher B. and Donna McClelland. 1999.
P. Dutton, 1970. pp. 247–49. Rorimer, James J.
