1985.R.628, Table, England, 19th century
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During 19th-century Victorian era England, craftpersons made a wide range of furniture and objects that were decorated with dark lacquer, mother-of-pearl, and paint.
1985.R.625, Stool, 15th-16th century
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Wendy and Emery Reves acquired several exceptional examples of European furniture, although they did not focus their collecting in this area. Most of the furniture used by the couple was already in situ at Villa La Pausa when they purchased the estate in 1953.
1991.75.52, Single bracelet with lions' heads, Greece, late 4th century B.C.E., silver, gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The lion-head bracelet has been considered a Near Eastern invention. The earliest known Greek example, found in a grave on the island of Rhodes, dates to ca. 600 BCE.
1991.75.87.a-b, Pair of ear pendants, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
These Hellenistic Greek earrings are each composed of a large pendant hooked to a small disk. A rosette-shaped design, rendered in filigree and granulation, decorates the disk.
1991.75.85.A-B, Pair of earrings with dolphins, Greece, 2nd-1st century B.C.E., gold, agate
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Toward the end of the 4th century BCE, new shapes and materials were introduced to Greek jewelry.
1991.75.40, Single spiral earring, Greece, 6th-5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
One of the most popular types of Archaic Greek ear ornaments, known from pictorial representations as well as from actual finds, is exemplified here by a single ear spiral.
1991.75.49.a-b, Pair of spiral earrings with rams' heads, Greece, second half of 5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
One of the most popular types of Archaic Greek ear ornaments, known from pictorial representations as well as from actual finds, is exempli
1991.75.50.a-b, Pair of boat-shaped earrings, Greece, second half of 5th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During the late 5th and the 4th centuries BCE, artistic talent and extraordinary craftsmanship met to produce the most magnificent Greek jewelry known.
1991.75.59.a-b, Pair of spiral earrings with female heads, Greece, late 4th century B.C.E., gold
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
One of the most popular types of Archaic Greek ear ornaments, known from pictorial representations as well as from actual finds, is exemplified here by
1992.1.a-b, Pair of earrings, Greek, 4th-3rd century B.C.E., gold, ruby
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During the late 5th and the 4th centuries BCE, artistic talent and extraordinary craftsmanship met to produce the most magnificent Greek jewelry known.