Semi Precious Stone Collection (page 3)

Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century
Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. It is carved in wood and covered with turquoise mosaic

Aztec Turquoise and Lignite mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, 15th - 16th century
Aztec mask believed to represent Tezcatlipoca, modelled on a skull with the back cut away and lined with leather, 15th to 16th century. The jaw is hinged. From the British Museum

Mask representing a god, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century
Aztec Turquoise Mosaic Mask.Mask representing a god, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century. A turquoise and shell mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl

Detail of a baldrick buckle showing a human figure, 6th century
Detail of a human figure on a silver-gilt baldrick buckle decorated with niello, gold, and garnets. Found in a chiefs grave at Aker near Hamar, Hedmark, Norway, now the University Museum in Oslo

Miniature Byzantine mosaic of the Annunciation, 14th century
Miniature Byzantine mosaic of the Annunciation, made of gold and silver tesserae, lapis lazuli, and other semi-precious tones. From the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 14th century

Seal showing the goddess Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, c720-c700 BC. Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexuality and warfare. From the British Museums collection

Amethyst, a purple coloured quartz crystal

Pectoral jewel from the treasure of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, c1325 BC. A pectoral jewel showing Horus, the falcon-headed god, crowned with a sun disc (aten) with an ankh, the symbol of life

Pectoral showing the god Horus, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1325 BC. A pectoral jewel of gold, semi-precious stone and faience showing Horus, the falcon-headed god

Anglo-Saxon radiate-headed brooch, 5th century
An Anglo-Saxon radiate-headed brooch with chip-carved decoration, inlaid with garnets. From a cemetery at Hornsea, east Yorkshire

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