Fang yi

Metalwork, Chinese, Shang; 10 53/64 in.x 6 11/16 in.x 5 33/64 in.; bronze

Double-ram Zun

Metalwork, Chinese, Shang; 1 ft. 5 3/4 in.x 1 ft. 4 9/64 in.x 7 7/8 in.; bronze

Gui

Metalwork, Chinese, Western Zhou; H: 8 1/2 in.; bronze

Hu

Metalwork, Chinese, Western Zhou; 1 ft. 5 29/32 in.x 1 ft. 63/64 in.; bronze

Cup (with stem)

Metalwork, Chinese, Tang; 3 55/64 in.x 3 1/32 in.; silver, repoussé, punched, incised

Bell of St. Cuileáin

Metalwork, Irish, 7C; 11 13/16 in.x 9 29/64 in.; iron, silver & gold inlaid with copper and silver wire, black niello and enamels

Kurgan 1, Treasure Pit 2, unexcavated artifact, Phyton with calf protome

Metalwork, Iran, Achaemenid; H: 7 7/8 in.; silver

Plate with Senmurv enclosed in a roundel

Metalwork, India, Islamic; 1 1/2 in. x 7 13/32 in.; punched, hammered, chased, gilt silver

Dish with Sasanian Ruler Feasting

Metalwork, Islamic, Post-Sasanian; 1 37/64 in.x 7 3/4 in.; silver and gold

Ewer

Metalwork, Islamic, Abbasid; 11 39/64 in.x 6 11/16 in.; brass, cast, chased and hammered

The Battersea Shield: detail

Metalwork, Celtic; repoussé, bronze and glass

The Holy Thorn Reliquary, back

Metalwork, French, 14C; 1 ft. 1/64 in.x 5 29/32 in.x 2 3/4 in.; thorn, ruby, sapphire, gold, rock crystal, pearls, sapphires, enamel

The Holy Thorn Reliquary, open: detail

Metalwork, French, 14C; thorn, ruby, sapphire, gold, rock crystal, pearls, sapphires, enamel

The Holy Thorn Reliquary, front

Metalwork, French, 14C; 1 ft. 1/64 in.x 5 29/32 in.; thorn, ruby, sapphire, gold, rock crystal, pearls, sapphires, enamel

Plate with King Hunting Lions

Metalwork, Iran, Sasanian; 1 49/64 in.x 10 55/64 in.; hammered, engraved, chased, gilt silver