Gallery of gold art and artefacts

In this gallery of gold art and artefacts are displayed historically or culturally significant objects made from gold. These particular items have attracted intense attention from scholars and artists. ^{[1] [2]}

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  Minoan jewelry, 2300–2100 BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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  Gold lunula, Irish, 2400–2000 BC British Museum
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  Sumerian earrings with cuneiform inscriptions, 2093–2046 BC, gold, Sulaymaniyah Museum, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
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  Minoan cup, part of the Aegina Treasure, 1850–1550 BC, gold, British Museum ^[3]
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  Ancient Egyptian statuette of Amun, 945–715 BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Ancient Egyptian signet ring, 664–525 BC, gold, British Museum
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  Ancient Chinese cast openwork dagger hilt, 6th–5th centuries BC, gold, British Museum ^[4]
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  Ancient Greek stater, 323–315 BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Etruscan funerary wreath, 4th–3rd century BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Roman aureus of Hadrian, 134–138 AD, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Quimbaya lime container, 5th–9th century, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Anglo-Saxon belt buckle from Sutton Hoo with a niello interlace pattern, 7th century, gold, British Museum ^[5]
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  Byzantine scyphate, 1059–1067, gold, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  Pre-Columbian pendant with two bat-head warriors who carry spears, 11th–16th century, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Inca hollow model of a llama, 14th-15th centuries, gold, British Museum ^[6]
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  Renaissance hat badge that shows the Judgment of Paris, 16th century, enameled gold, British Museum ^[7]
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  Rococo box, by George Michael Moser, 1741, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Rococo candelabrum, by Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain, c.1750, gilt bronze, Cleveland Museum of Art
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  Rococo snuff box with Minerva, by Jean-Malquis Lequin, 1750–1752, gold and painted enamel, Louvre ^[8]
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  Louis XVI style snuff box, by Jean Frémin, 1763–1764, gold and painted enamel, Louvre ^[9]
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  Neoclassical washstand (athénienne or lavabo), 1800–1814, legs, base and shelf of yew wood, gilt bronze mounts, iron plate beneath shelf, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  Gothic Revival clock, unknown French maker, c.1835-1840, gilt and patinated bronze, Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris
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  Art Nouveau teapot, by Alphonse Debain, gilt silver and ivory, Museum of Decorative Arts
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  Kamakshi Amman Temple with golden roof, Kanchipuram.
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  Moche gold necklace depicting feline heads. Larco Museum Collection, Lima, Peru.
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  Oldest golden artifacts in the world (4600–4200 BC) from Varna necropolis, Bulgaria — grave offerings on exposition in Varna Museum.
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  The Muisca raft, between circa 600–1600 AD. The figure refers to the ceremony of the legend of El Dorado. The zipa used to cover his body in gold dust, and from his raft, he offered treasures to the Guatavita goddess in the middle of the sacred lake. This old Muisca tradition became the origin of the legend of El Dorado.
  This Muisca raft figure is on display in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, Colombia.

References

1. Hans-Gert Bachmann (2006). Jörg Völlnage (ed.). The Lure of Gold : an Artistic and Cultural History. Abbeville Press.
2. Hesse, R W. (2007). Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   0313335079.
3. La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 8. ISBN   978-0-7141-5076-5.
4. La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-7141-5076-5.
5. La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-7141-5076-5.
6. La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 66. ISBN   978-0-7141-5076-5.
7. La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 20. ISBN   978-0-7141-5076-5.
8. "Tabatière". collections.louvre.fr. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
9. "Tabatière ovale". collections.louvre.fr. Retrieved 18 November 2023.