Jewls Collection

Princess Maria Jose (1906-2001)
3568667 Princess Maria Jose (1906-2001); (add.info.: 1930 ca. Photographer: Ballerini & Fratini); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Anglo Saxon diadems 1,2, crowns 3,4,21,22, royal helmets 5,6, helmets 7,8,9,10, hats 11,12, bracelets 13, 14
FLO4702243 Anglo Saxon diadems 1,2, crowns 3,4,21,22, royal helmets 5,6, helmets 7,8,9,10, hats 11,12, bracelets 13, 14, bookmark ring 15

Bracelet from North-West America
3079183 Bracelet from North-West America; (add.info.: Bracelet from North-West America. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets
FLO4656141 Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets, colorful jacket and skirt, lion head brooch, bow and quiver

A young man wearing a black armband, 1850
3478247 A young man wearing a black armband, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young man wearing a black armband, which would be worn to show that the wearer was in mourning)

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a Tamil woman in Sri Lanka
3564036 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a Tamil woman in Sri Lanka, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Sri Lanka 1875 - 1878 Photographer)

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian woman, 1875 (print on double-weight paper)
3563952 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian woman, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1875 ca)

Indigenous by South Africa. C19th (Engraving)
AIS5393965 Indigenous by South Africa. C19th (Engraving); Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto.

Wedding ceremony among the khoikhoi (South Africa) in loincloth and fur cloak
FLO4635336 Wedding ceremony among the khoikhoi (South Africa) in loincloth and fur cloak, the men all wear earrings and ankle bracelets

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a man from Colombo, in Sri Lanka
3564039 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a man from Colombo, in Sri Lanka, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Colombo)

Female portrait, postcard
3568504 Female portrait, postcard; (add.info.: Europe 1906 Photographer: Boyer Saul); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Album "Traditional costumes": portrait of a woman in traditional costume of Civita Castellana
3561779 Album "Traditional costumes": portrait of a woman in traditional costume of Civita Castellana; (add.info.: Lazio 1860-1870 Photographer: Sommer & Behles); Alinari Archives, Florence

A woman wearing an Oriental costume
3566533 A woman wearing an Oriental costume by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Young Arabian girl - Arabian girl in hat, striped dress, animal skin, earrings
FLO4724199 Young Arabian girl - Arabian girl in hat, striped dress, animal skin, earrings and bracelets - Handcoloured woodcut by Pannemaker after an illustration by H

A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Egyptian dance
3561044 A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Egyptian dance by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Portrait of a woman in Moorish dress Algeria
3568441 Portrait of a woman in Moorish dress Algeria; (add.info.: Algeria 1890 ca. Photographer: N.D. Phot); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A Turkish woman photographed in typical eastern clothes, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3566813 A Turkish woman photographed in typical eastern clothes, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Turkey 1890 ca. Photographer: Albert); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Roman woman and the goddess Flora in the panula, a distinctive Roman alternative to the toga
FLO4704502 Roman woman and the goddess Flora in the panula, a distinctive Roman alternative to the toga. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces
FLO4605281 Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces. Indo-Chinese tribe from east of the Brahmaputra River, Indo-China

Queen Victoria
3568895 Queen Victoria; (add.info.: Great Britain 1895 ca. Photographer: Bassano, Alexander); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Radha, one of Krishna's wives
DND184179 Radha, one of Krishna's wives by Indian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: most important wife of Krishna;); Dinodia

Portrait of a Young Girl
BAL35708 Portrait of a Young Girl by Toudouze, Edouard (1848-1907); Rafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: by Edouard Toudouze)

A Dress with Jewels
Qing Zhao

Bracelet, probably c. 8th century (silver and gold)
AMQ115712 Bracelet, probably c.8th century (silver and gold) by Viking; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: see also 115710;)

Head of a young woman, c. 100-300 (tempera on linen)
MAN364951 Head of a young woman, c.100-300 (tempera on linen) by Egyptian; 24.4x25.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Figurine (clay, beads & metal)
622536 Figurine (clay, beads & metal) by African School; 15.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Kenyan, possibly Kikuyu.); © Michael Graham-Stewart

Old Person - Piegan, 1911, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225353 Old Person - Piegan, 1911, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Mask from the Ivory Coast, 11th - 19th century (wood)
XCH383931 Mask from the Ivory Coast, 11th - 19th century (wood) by African School; Musee d'Hist. Nat, d'Archeologie et d'Ethnographie, Cherbourg; (add.info.: Mask, Cote d'Ivoire;)

Benin Bracelets, Nigeria (ivory)
HSC199825 Benin Bracelets, Nigeria (ivory) by African School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Portrait of an Indian (Red Jacket) (w/c on paper)
NYH185405 Portrait of an Indian (Red Jacket) (w/c on paper) by Hyde de Neuville, Anne Marguerite (c.1749-1849); 16.5x12.3 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA

Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones)
KND176637 Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: also known as The Hoen Hoard';)

The Hon Hoard (gold)
KND186271 The Hon Hoard (gold) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: deposited near Hon)

Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography)
398357 Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography) by Licht, C. (active c. 1900); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: " Le Suez/Papier a Cigarettes", " Manufacture E)

Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash)
FIA5343129 Portrait de la ballerine Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash (Portrait of the ballet dancer Lyudmila Mesaksudi Barash). Peinture de Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov Belsky (Bogdanov-Belsky)

Detail of Maithuna, erotic sculpture
LRI4679232 Detail of Maithuna, erotic sculpture by Indian School, (8th century); Durga Temple, Aihole, Karnataka, India; (add.info.: Hinduism)

Models for bracelets in Gobelins tapestry fabric or silk mosaic
6338653 Models for bracelets in Gobelins tapestry fabric or silk mosaic by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Models for bracelets in Gobelins tapestry fabric or silk mosaic)

A Young Woman from Quito Dressed for Public Life (oil on canvas)
IND113581 A Young Woman from Quito Dressed for Public Life (oil on canvas) by Alban, Vicente (18th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Warriors of the Esmereldas, 1599 (oil on canvas)
IND113582 Warriors of the Esmereldas, 1599 (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Galque, Adrian (fl. 16th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Portrait of a young Bilen woman, postcard
3568471 Portrait of a young Bilen woman, postcard by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Eritrea 1935 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Peasant woman of Rapino (color litho)
3573822 Peasant woman of Rapino (color litho) by Cascella, Basilio (1860-1950); Pinacoteca Comunale Michele Cascella, Ortona

Mrs. Andrew Bedford Bankson and Son, Gunning Bedford Bankson, 1803-05 (oil on canvas)
5861845 Mrs. Andrew Bedford Bankson and Son, Gunning Bedford Bankson, 1803-05 (oil on canvas) by Johnson, Joshua (c.1765-c.1825); 81.3--71.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c. 1610 (oil on canvas)
5859944 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c.1610 (oil on canvas) by Polanco, Andres Lopez (d.1641); 210.6--109.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1690 (oil on canvas)
5859583 Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1690 (oil on canvas) by Gelder, Aert de (1645-1727); 66.9--53.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Aert de Gelder (1645-1727))

Great art exhibition Dresden, 1908 (lithography)
398356 Great art exhibition Dresden, 1908 (lithography) by Baranowsky, Alexander (1874-1941); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Print: Oswald Enterlein, Kunstanstalt Niedersedlitz i)

Portrait of Ferdinand I of Austria (oil on canvas)
LRI4669930 Portrait of Ferdinand I of Austria (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Museo Centrale del Risorgimento, Rome

Cover of the score for the opera Turandot c. 1926 (engraving)
LRI4628121 Cover of the score for the opera Turandot c. 1926 (engraving) by Metlicovitz, Leopoldo (1868-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fine Art and General Insurance, 1896 (lithography)
397476 Fine Art and General Insurance, 1896 (lithography) by Berchmans, Emile (1867-1947); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: The Fine Art and General Inssurance Company Limited)

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"Jewels: A Glimpse into Timeless Beauty and Cultural Expressions" Bracelet, probably c. 8th century (silver and gold): This exquisite bracelet showcases the craftsmanship of ancient times, a testament to the artistry that transcends generations. Head of a young woman, c. 100-300 (tempera on linen): Delicate brushstrokes bring forth the captivating beauty of a young woman from centuries ago, reminding us of the timeless allure captured in art. Figurine (clay, beads & metal): This intricate figurine combines various materials to create a stunning representation of human form, reflecting the creativity and ingenuity inherent in ancient cultures. Old Person - Piegan, 1911, photogravure by John Andrew & Son: Through this poignant photograph, we glimpse into the wisdom etched upon an elder's face—a powerful reminder of respect for our ancestors and their stories. Mask from Ivory Coast, 11th - 19th century (wood): The enigmatic mask evokes mystery and spirituality as it embodies cultural traditions passed down through generations—an emblematic symbol with hidden meanings. Benin Bracelets, Nigeria (ivory): These ornate bracelets crafted from ivory represent both opulence and heritage—testifying to Nigeria's rich history while adorning wrists with elegance. Portrait of an Indian (Red Jacket) (w/c on paper): Vibrant watercolors capture the essence of an Indian individual adorned in traditional attire—a celebration of diversity through portraiture. Selection of jewelry found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones): Unearthed treasures reveal Norway's historical fascination with adornment—gleaming gold intertwined with precious gemstones tell tales untold for centuries. The Hon Hoard (gold).