Inlay Collection (#5)

Fragment of a Checkerboard Patterned Inlay, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Inlays in the Shape of a Lotus Bud, 1st century BCE-1st century. Creator: Unknown
Inlays in the Shape of a Lotus Bud, 1st century BCE-1st century

Two Inlays, 1st-2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Two Inlays, 1st-2nd century

Fragment of Inlays Depicting a Zig-zag Pattern, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Fragments of Inlays Depicting Lotus Buds (?), 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Fragment of an Inlay with a Zig-zag Pattern, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Feather Pattern, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Fragment of an Inlay, 1st century BCE-1st century CE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of an Inlay, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), A. D. 1100 / 1470. Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), A.D. 1100/1470. Gold knife with figure on handle, round turquoise inlays on crown

Box, 1670 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Box, 1670/1700. Connecticut

Table, c. 1880. Creator: A. & H. Lejambre
Table, c. 1880. Attributed to A. & H. Lejambre

Brooch, c. 1936. Creator: William P. Shearwood
Brooch, c. 1936

Bracelets, c. 1936. Creator: Bertha Semple
Bracelets, c. 1936

Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Rosette, 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Ear Ornaments with Ibis, A. D. 1200 / 1450. Creator: Unknown
Ear Ornaments with Ibis, A.D. 1200/1450

Ring with Inlay, Late 15th / 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Ring with Inlay, Late 15th/16th century

Writing Cabinet (Escritorio), Granada, 1500 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Writing Cabinet (Escritorio), Granada, 1500/50

Side Chair, Sicilia, 1790 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Side Chair, Sicilia, 1790/1800

Side Chair, Italy, c. 1835. Creator: Filippo Pelagio, Palagi
Side Chair, Italy, c. 1835

Poems from Wordsworth, 1939 (manuscript)
7145606 Poems from Wordsworth, 1939 (manuscript) by Wordsworth, William (1770-1850); 24 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; Photo: eFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Piano, c. 1936. Creator: Lorenz Rothkrantz
Piano, c. 1936

Dining Table, 1936. Creator: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin
Dining Table, 1936

Fragment of a Floral Inlay, Italy, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, (1st century BCE-1st century CE)

Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Fish, Roman Empire, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, (1st century BCE-1st century CE)

Fragment of a Floral Inlay, Roman Empire, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, (1st century BCE-1st century CE)

Inlay (?) in form of a Cartouche, Egypt, New Kingdom or later, Dynasties 19- (1295 BCE-?)

Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Theater Mask, Egypt, late 1st century BCE / early 1st
Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Theater Mask, Egypt, late 1st century BCE/early 1st century CE

Fragment of a Floral Inlay, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, (1st century BCE-1st century CE)

Straw Inlay Cross, c. 1937. Creator: Marjery Parish
Straw Inlay Cross, c. 1937

Cross, c. 1939. Creator: Carl O Bergh
Cross, c. 1939

Fragment of a Checkerboard Patterned Inlay, Italy, Ptolemaic Period, (1st century BCE)

Fragment of a Floral Inlay, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Floral Inlay, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century BCE

Inlay Depicting the Face of a King, Egypt, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (about 7th-1st century BCE)

Fragment of an Inlay (Perhaps Part of a Collar), Mediterranean Region, Roman Period (1st century BCE-1st century CE)

Group of Checkerboard Patterned Inlays, Italy, Ptolemaic Period, (1st century BCE)

Flintlock Rifle, France, northeastern, c. 1800 / 04. Creators: Unknown
Flintlock Rifle, France, northeastern, c. 1800/04

Spanish Southwest Saddle, c. 1939. Creator: Arthur P. Reynolds
Spanish Southwest Saddle, c. 1939

Sleigh, 1935 / 1942. Creator: David Ramage
Sleigh, 1935/1942

Saddle, c. 1940. Creator: Arthur P. Reynolds
Saddle, c. 1940

Fragment of an Inlaly Depicting a Bird, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BCE)

Easel, 1870 / 80. Creator: Unknown
Easel, 1870/80

Box, 1790 / 1810. Creator: Unknown
Box, 1790/1810

Card Table, c. 1790. Creator: Unknown
Card Table, c. 1790

Wall Mirror, c. 1938. Creator: Raymond Manupelli
Wall Mirror, c. 1938

Brooch, c. 1936. Creator: Grace Halpin
Brooch, c. 1936

Box with lid, Edo period, 1615-1868. Creator: Unknown
Box with lid, Edo period, 1615-1868

Part of an inlay: a wing form. Cut with a die, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

Fragment of an inlay, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of an inlay, Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period, 305 BCE-14 CE

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