Artifacts - Metal - India Bidri Ware c. 1750 Bidri ware is the name given to decorative metal objects primarily manufactured in the town of Bidar (thus its name) Lucknow and Murshidabad. The material is a zinc/copper alloy with a black finish that resis

Artifacts - Silver/Gold - Germany So-called Tassilo Chalice (a wine cup used in the communion service) at KremsmYnster c. 750 The significance of the rite in the Christian religion has its origins in the epistles of St. Paul to the Corinthians (1 Corint

Artifacts - Metal - India Bidri Ware c. 1750 Bidri ware is the name given to decorative metal objects primarily manufactured in the town of Bidar (thus its name) Lucknow and Murshidabad. The material is a zinc/copper alloy with a black finish that resis

Artifacts - Salver - Belgium Salver (dish) c. 1660 An example of repoussZ - a design method in which metal is first created by stamping a design from the back with hammers and then shaped by engraving (taken from the French verb - pousser - to push forwar

Artifacts - Silver - India Silver Flask c. 1750