Ornamental Craftsmanship

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The helmet signed Myochin Nobuie and kao [cursive monogram], the mempo signed in gold lacquer Nobuie | The helmet Muromachi period, dated Tenbun juichi nen nin to… hachigatsu kichijutsu (forged on an auspicious day in the 8th month 1542), the armour Edo period, 19th century

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An Etruscan Gold Fibula, circa 2nd Half of the 6th Century B.C.