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10 results for ambergris

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Holly Phillips, associate manager for acquisitions in Watson Library, discusses the extensive collection of Art Deco jewelry books in the library's holdings.
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Senior Research Assistant Courtney A. Stewart highlights a selection of African Indian leaders who rose to the rank of nobility within the Deccan's multicultural society.
Image for Woman pulling a thorn from her foot
Date:19th century
Medium:Ambergris, gold, jewels, enamel
Accession Number:17.190.903
Location:Not on view
Image for Pendant of "Ambergris"
Date:late 19th century
Medium:Black composition, gold, enamel, and diamonds.
Accession Number:1975.1.1509
Location:On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 951
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Artwork

Pyxis

Date:ca. 950–75
Medium:Elephant ivory
Accession Number:1970.324.5
Location:On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 14
Image for Perfume Sprinkler (Qumqum)
Date:11th–mid-13th century
Medium:Greenish glass; blown, applied blown foot, applied decoration
Accession Number:1977.164
Location:On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454
Image for "The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Artwork

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Date:1330s
Medium:Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Accession Number:33.70
Location:Not on view
Image for Cylindrical Box (Pyxis)
Date:10th century
Medium:Ivory; carved
Accession Number:30.95.175
Location:On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 457
Image for Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles
Date:probably 16th century
Medium:Brass; cast, engraved, and inlaid with black compound
Accession Number:89.2.197
Location:On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462
Image for Scented Necklace
Date:19th–first half 20th century
Medium:Silver, coral, organic material
Accession Number:55.111.63
Location:Not on view