Gold and silver in art: 6 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium6 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	6
Date Range	1400 BC – 2014
Primary Department	Islamic Art (26)
Most Common Form	Codices (11)
Cultures Represented	10
Countries	7
Public Domain	23 works (52%)

Works by Century

14th century BC

8th century

9th century

12th century

14th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

Departments

Islamic Art

Asian Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

The Cloisters

Forms & Classifications

Codices

Jewelry

Metalwork

Textiles-Embroidered

Paintings

Glass

Metal

Jade

Metalwork-Ornaments

Sculpture

Cultures Represented

India · 4 Tibet · 3Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China · 2Eastern Tibet, Derge · 1Elamite · 1 India (Rajasthan, Bikaner) · 1 India (Rajasthan, Kota) · 1India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?) · 1Nepal · 1North India, Punjab Hills, Kangra · 1

Historical Periods

Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24) · 2Middle Elamite · 1Mughal period (1526–1858) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1Rajput: Jaipur · 1Rajput: Kota · 1

Geographic Distribution

India

present-day Uzbekistan

Turkey

present-day Pakistan

Southern India

Syria

Tunisia

Cities Represented

probably Bukhara · 3Kangra · 2Samarqand · 1probably Hyderabad · 1probably Qairawan · 1probably Lahore · 1Bijapur · 1Mankot · 1Guler · 1Jaipur · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Roundel with head of a "hero" surrounded by caprids	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 14th–13th century B.C.	Elamite
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"	Codices	second half 9th–mid-10th century	Tunisia
Figure	Sculpture	13th–15th century	Tibet
Flaying knife	Metalwork	ca. 15th century	Eastern Tibet, Derge
Vessel base	Metalwork	15th–17th century	Tibet, probably Derge
Ladle	Metalwork		Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Ladle	Metalwork		Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Barber's Apron	Textiles-Embroidered	17th–18th century	Turkey
Ornament	Jewelry	17th–19th century	Nepal
Roundel with Repeated Inscription	Wood	late 16th century	India
Elephant Goad	Metal	late 17th–early 18th century	India
Folio	Paintings	1685	India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
Dish	Glass	18th century	India
莫臥兒王朝或清白玉葫蘆瓶\|Vase with stopper	Jade	18th–19th century	India
Ceremonial cloth	Textiles-Painted and Printed	late 18th century	India, Deccan, Aurangabad (?)
Painting	Paintings	ca. 1800	North India, Punjab Hills, Kangra
Painting	Paintings	ca. 1800	India (Rajasthan, Kota)
Head Ornament	Metal	first half 19th century	present-day Uzbekistan
Leaf from a Ragamala (?)	Paintings	late 19th–early 20th century	India
Painting	Paintings	late 19th century	India
Fragment of Cover	Textiles-Embroidered	1891	present-day Uzbekistan
Fragment of Cover	Textiles-Embroidered	1891	present-day Uzbekistan
Fragment of Cover	Textiles-Embroidered	1891	present-day Uzbekistan
Dhanasri Ragini: A Woman Drawing a Portrait on a Tablet	Codices	late 16th century	India
Luster-Painted Bottle	Glass	9th–10th century	Syria
Stirrup	Metalwork	ca. 15th century	Tibet
Stirrup	Metalwork	ca. 15th century	Tibet
Sultan Husain Nizam Shah I of Ahmadnagar on Horseback	Codices	1555	India
Dervish Receiving a Visitor	Codices	ca. 1610–20	India
Bracelet, One of a Pair	Jewelry	17th–19th century	India
Bracelet, One of a Pair	Jewelry	17th–19th century	India
Head Ornament	Jewelry	18th–19th century	Southern India
Pendant, One of a Pair	Jewelry	18th–19th century	India
"Krishna Swallows the Forest Fire," Illustrated folio from…	Codices	early 18th century	India
The Gundalao Lake	Codices	ca. 1740	India
"The Nightmare Dream of a King: The Fearsome Aftermath of…	Codices	ca. 1740	India
An Idealized Beauty, Holding Musical Clappers	Codices	ca. 1760–1800
"Damayanti, Lost in Her Thoughts, While Everyone Else…	Codices	ca. 1785	India
Rama and Sita in the Forest: A Thorn is Removed from Rama’s…	Codices	ca. 1800–10	India
Bath Towel with Floral Decoration	Textiles-Embroidered	19th century	Turkey

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access