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July 31, 2023
Historical Archive: Glass and Gems
Berlin Museums, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin


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amber beads fr. Werblitz (Wierzbnica), Woj. Zachodniopomorskie, Poland, 6th-4th c. BCE, SMB MVFg If 2384a 		Click to enlarge.
Egyptian gods, unfinished chalcedony quader, Hellenistic, prob. 2nd c. BCE, SMB AS 2009,6. This object has its own page. 		Click to enlarge.
Roman knucklebone side 1, rock crystal, SMB AS 30219.711 		Click to enlarge.
Roman knucklebone side 2 		Click to enlarge.
Roman knucklebone side 3
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Roman knucklebone side 4 		Click to enlarge.
Germanicus? (d. 19 CE) glass cameo prob. 1st c. CE, in a Roman period bound pendant from Zethlingen, SMB MVFg. This work has its own page. 		Click to enlarge.
vessel in the form of a dried sea urchin, crystal, 1st c., SMB AS 30891nn 		Click to enlarge.
vessel in the form of a dried sea urchin, crystal, 1st c., closed 		Click to enlarge.
glass amphora with cremains, late 1st-early 2nd c., Trier, SMB MVFg Ii 897
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glass amphora with cremains 		Click to enlarge.
lion: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMB Byz 3312 		Click to enlarge.
youth: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMB Byz 3336 		Click to enlarge.
bear head: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire 4th c., SMB Byz 3320 		Click to enlarge.
Paul/Peter inscription: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire prob. 4th c., SMB Byz 6186
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Paul and Peter: gold-glass bowl, western Roman empire prob. 4th c., SMB Byz 6185 		Click to enlarge.
Byzantine ring, gold/enamel/sapphire, 6th-7th c., SMB. For ring see Berlin metalwork. 		Click to enlarge.
crystal intaglio mid- to late 9th c. on Enger cross, c.1100, SMB KGM 88,635, which has its own page with more gems 		Click to enlarge.
plenary of Otto the Mild, 1339 reusing chessboard 1300-30, SMB KGM W 32, which has its own page 		Click to enlarge.
footed beaker with Creation, enameled mold-blown glass, Venice c.1490, SMB KGM 1935,51, which has its own page
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centaur pendant, gold/enamel/ruby/emerald/diamond/crystal/pearl, Italy 16th c., SMB KGM 1855,1099 		Click to enlarge.
glass vessel in form pistol, pewter stopper, Bohemia/Silesia 17th-18th c., SMB KGM W-1971.116 		Click to enlarge.
thistle flower flagon, horn/glass, René Lalique 1898-1900, SMB KGM 1900.6020 		Click to enlarge.
Gorgon brooch, gold/opal/nephrite/jasper/emerald/pearl, Wilhelm Lucas von Cranach, Berlin 1902, SMB KGM LG 147 		Click to enlarge.
Gorgon brooch, center