Chronological: c. 1200-c. 1530 and 18th-19th-century neo-Gothic pieces
Geographical: Western Europe
Are included:
pre-1530 figured chaplet beads (Memento mori)
early 16th-century combs with figurative scenes
stag horn engraved saddles
modern forgeries
lost, stolen or destroyed objects: to find these, type these adjectives in the Museum number field. Please note that images will not necessarily be available for these objects.
Are not included:
non-figurative pieces
pre-1200 figured gaming pieces
so-called Siculo-Arabic non-figurative work (mainly caskets)
Embriachi and Embriachi-style 15th-century Italian figures (mainly bone pieces from larger ensembles)
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