Artifacts - Silver - German Silver vessel found at Hildesheim in Germany. c. 1200

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Candlestick from the Church of St. Magdalen at Hildesheim, c. 1000.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Candelabrum in the Minster at Essen, c. 1000.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Romanesque candelabrum in the Cathedral at Brunswick. Beginning of the 13th century.

Artifacts - Silver - Germany Guild-Cup. Silver. Close of the 16th. Century Owned by a member of a trade guild for use on ceremonial occasions

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Book-Cover in the Treasury of the Minster at Essen. Mid-11th century.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Gothic Sconce from Dortmund. A sconce is one of the earliest forms of public lighting as it was designed to be affixed to a wall.

Artifacts - Germany Gothic Monstrance at Klosterneuburg. 15th century. A monstrance is the vessel in which the eucharistic host is carried during the service in the Roman Catholic and some other churches. The Gothic style succeeded the Romanesque period.

Artifacts - Silver - Germany Silver mug made at Augsburg. c. 1600. This piece was created about the time Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor".

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Gothic Censer (a container in which incense is burned ) St. Mauritius at Munster in Westphalia, North of the Rhine. 13th century The Gothic style succeeded the Romanesque period. It reached its highest achievements in Northe

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Bronze Equestrian Statue of Colleoni at Venice by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) and completed by Alessandro Leopardi after 1479. Bartolommeo Colleoni, was commander-in-chief of the Venetian city-state`s military forces;

Artifacts - Wood/Metal - Germany Reliquary of Oak with Gilt Reliefs in Lead. (1300-1350) A reliquary was used to store blessed relics - pieces of a deceased holy person`s body or belongings - for purposes of reverence.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany A table centerpiece - 15th century