Showing posts with label gold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gold. Show all posts

Friday, November 12, 2010

Dish of serpentine with inlaid gold, pearls and other gems

Public Domain Photo: Dish of serpentine with inlaid gold fish, pearls and other gemstones, 1st century BCE or CE, with 9th century mounts from the Court of Charles the Bald, purchased in 1793 by the Louvre Museum and currently in the inventory of Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), Department of Decorative Arts, Richelieu, First Floor, Room No. 1, Paris, France.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

220 kg gold brick in Chinkuashi Gold Museum, Taiwan

PD Photo: A gold brick weighing 220 kg displayed in Chinkuashi Gold Museum, Chiufen, Rueifang Township of Taipei County, Taiwan. The Gold brick belongs to Republic of China's Ministry of Finance, currently on loan to the museum, photo taken on 4 January 2007.