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Worked gold plate recovered from Spanish shipwreck in Museum of Florida History. Tallahassee, FL. | Early Spanish plate, fork & spoon in Museum of Florida History. Tallahassee, FL. | Egyptian or Roman porphyry vase mounted to form Eagle (before 1147) from St Denis at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Bronze statuette of Jason fighting Dragon (end of 16thC) from Augsburg, Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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Roman or Byzantine silver box with sleeping Eros (300-400) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY. | Ostrogothic pair of eagle gold brooches with garnet inlay (c500) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY. | Byzantine gold girdle with coins (c583) from Cyprus at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY. | Byzantine silver plate with scenes from life of David (629-30) from Constantinople found in Cyprus at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY. |
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Gilded silver bow-brooch (c600) from Longobard, Italy at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Silvered & gilded iron shield boss at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Bronze buckle with male portrait (late 6thC or early 7thC) from southern France or Spain at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Pattern-welded Iron dagger (8thC) & wooden sheath (11thC?) aka Hunting Knife of Charlemagne at Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Aachen, Germany. |
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Bronze belt buckle (11th-12thC) from Northern France at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany. | Bejeweled binding box for manuscript with crucifixion & symbols of evangelists (1st half 11thC) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Reliquary arm (c1150-1200) from Liège? & casket (c1200-20) from Limoges at Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, TX. | Reliquary for arm of Charlemagne (c1165-70) from Liege at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. |
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Arm Reliquary for St Luke (1336-8) from Naples at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Rock crystal ewer (15thC) with gold & silver mountings (15th or 16thC) from France at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Gold & silver ship reliquary of St Ursula (c1500) by Raymond Guyonnet in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Two containers of gilded silver with precious stones for sealing ribbons attrib to Hans von Reutlingen (c1500) at Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Aachen, Germany. |
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German cup in shape of shoe (late 16thC) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY. | Cup in form of wild sow (c1600) by Kleebühler from Augsburg, Germany at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA. | Platter set with cameos (mid 17thC) from Germany at Louvre Museum. Paris, France. | Butcher's guild cup in form of bull (c1700) by Heinrich Frantz Gorich from Lünenburg, Germany at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA. |
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Religious medal (c1740) carried by Spanish colonist (lent: Houston Museum of Natural Science) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. | Lock plate made in Mexico City (c1750-1800) (New Mexico History Museum) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. | Snuff box (c1820s-30s) taken from Santa Anna after his capture at San Jacinto (lent: San Jacinto Museum of History) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. | William P. Hardeman's flask (c mid 1850s) (lent: private collection) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. |
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Mexican shako insignia of lancer in Santa Anna's army (c1830s) (lent: private collection) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. | Mexican army cross belt plate (c1830s) from Battalion defeated at San Jacinto (lent: TX Parks & Wildlife) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. | U.S. militia officer's belt plate (c1835) & Mexican staff officer's belt plate (c1846) (lent: Texas Museum of Military History) at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. | Texas Ranger dog tag (c1861) of Rev. Robert Franklin Bunting who served in Civil War at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX. |