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This is an initial depicting a knight framed by a gothic pinnacle with crockets.The piece further utilizes black and red watercolors to center its subject on parchment.

The object is made up of two copper alloy pieces joined by an iron rivet at the center. Both of the pieces were cast by the lost-wax process.

The decorative pattern of a circle with a dot at the center was created in the metal with a single…

This ivory mirror case depicts a noble couple riding on horseback in a hunting party. Two servants accompany them on horseback, and a child walks in front, leading the noble lady's horse. Four beasts, likely of mythological origin, frame the edges of…

This act records the inventory of the estate of the cauldron-maker Johannes Bonerii, which was compiled at the request of Poncius Chabassii, guardian for his children. Johannes's widow, Goveta, had formerly been their children's guardian, but she now…

Dagger, tapered square blade, iron cross guard, spiral wood grip, stone inlay

Small woodcut print, couple of inches across in both directions, illustrating the construction of a relatively small and hexagonal Tower of Babel being completed by a series of medieval workers. There is foliage behind the tower, and scaffolding…

Early Medieval Chalky ware pot from Smithfield, London (England). Wheel thrown with grey-buff fabric.

Small lock with vase at center of front plate. The front plate and vase are cast in one piece and the back and sides are cast in one piece. The front plate is attached to the back and sides via two tabs that are bent over onto the top plate over the…

Brass bowl depicting Saint George and the Dragon. Gift of Mrs. George S. Selfridge to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1965

The reddish earthenware of this dish is covered on the interior and partially on the exterior with a white slip. The interior holds a loosely incised design of two circles, each with double outlines, and a trio of radiating lanceolate leaves. Freely…