70 ‘Enter Paradise, you and your spouses: you will be filled with joy.’
71 Dishes and goblets of gold will be passed around them with all that their souls desire and their eyes delight in. ‘There you will remain:
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Natural history of the insects of India. 1842. Cover detail.
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~ Nose Ornament.
Date: A.D. 2nd–6th century
Placeoforigin: Perú
Culture: Vicús
Medium: Gold
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"Some dragons use the gold they hoard through the centuries to decorate their own skin with patterns, turning themselves into works of art so elaborate, a human can lose their mind in the spiral paths of the designs."
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Gold Ring with Hidden Fold-Out Key. Dated ca. 1880, presumably Austrian origin. The rectangular ‘gem’ has an engraved scroll decoration and is framed either side by spread acanthus leaves.
(Source: collections.imm.hu)
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When Jesus came with clear signs he said, ‘I have brought you wisdom; I have come to clear up some of your differences for you. Be mindful of God and obey me:
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The Mirror of Life. 1847. Cover.
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~ Ear Ornament, Winged Runner.
Date: A.D. 400–700
Place of origin: : Perú, North Coast
Culture: Moche
Medium: Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell.
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‘Serpents’ corsage ornament by René Lalique, 1889-1900,
A pectoral composed of 9 serpents entwined to form a knot from which the bodies of the other eight fall in a cascade, with the ninth rising in the centre, at the top of the jewel.
Gold and Enamel work,
H. 21 cm; W. 14.3 cm
Gulbenkian Museum
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