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Historical Archive: Cologne/Köln: Cathedral, Römisch-Germanisches Museum (RGM), Schnütgen Museum (Schn) jet bead set in gold as a bound pendant, 5th to 3rd c. BCE, from Maikop, RGM D351 jet bead set in gold as a bound pendant, 5th to 3rd c. BCE, from Maikop, RGM D351 Roman period flask from Driekönigenstrasse, blown and cut glass, Cologne, RGM Roman 2-handled beaker (left handle restored), rock crystal, early Imperial, RGM V337 Augustus from Marlborough Collection, 14-20 CE, banded agate, RGM 70.3 diatreta glass with Greek inscription, 3rd or 4th c., from Braunsfeld, Stollberger Str., RGM bronze lamp: cock, 6th-9th c. Mediterranean, Sch H931 cock lamp with full chain Harrach diptych back, ivory, 7th-8th c., Schn 1012, which has its own page ceremonial comb, ivory, Syria/Egypt 7th-8th c., Schn B99 book cover 7th-12th c., Schn B98, which has its own page Christ blessing, sapphire cameo, late 8th c., Cologne Cathedral, Shrine of the Three Kings Christ blessing, sapphire cameo, with cm scale mounted rock crystal vial, palmette side: prob. Abbasid 9th-early 10th c.; gilt copper base Italy 16th c.; Schn G19 mounted rock crystal vial, volute side rock crystal vial, prob. Abbasid 9th-early 10th c.; Schn F51 rock crystal vial farther to left, with mounted vial cross, copper plate/glass, 9th to 10th c. Cologne, Schn G6 cross, copper plate/glass, oblique from back Harrach diptych, ivory with glass c.800, Schn 1012, which has its own page Comb of Heribert: Crucifixion, ivory, 2nd half of 9th c., Schn B 100 rock crystal chess knight, Abbasid or poss. Spanish, 10th-11th c., Schn F52 soldier, Byzantine ivory 10th-11th c., Schn B6 Dormition ivory, late 10th c. Constantinople, Schn B101 ivory lions and eagles, 11th-c. Mediterranean, Schn B5 soldier saint, Byzantine ivory c.1000, Schn B128 coronation of SS. Gereon and Victor, ivory c.1000, on Schn B98, which has its own page with details Ascension ivory, early 11th c., prob. Lotharingia or Liége, Schn B2 reliquary, sides bone, top ivory, c.1000-1050, Schn B159 bone/ivory reliquary: shepherd? with unidentified object, Nativity, Visitation (bone side) bone/ivory reliquary: Crucifixion (bone side) bone/ivory reliquary: Ascension (ivory lid) Christ in majesty, walrus or narwhal ivory, late 11th c. Lotharingia, Schn B121 St. Nicholas pendant, Byzantine steatite 12th-13th c., Schn K268 siren or mermaid, limestone, Cologne c.1100, Schn K114 crucified Christ, bronze, Reiner of Huy?, Liège c.1110-20, Schn H70 Christ with winnowing fan, copper gilt, Cologne 1150-60, Schn G578 Fiddler, limestone, Cologne late 12th-early 13th c., Schn K163 Fiddler, limestone: viol or viola da gamba Fiddler, limestone: oblique limestone baptismal font, Mosan c.1200, Schn K112, which has its own page corpus from a cross, Limoges enamel, c.1200, Schn G68 reliquary pendant, bird flying right: rock crystal/silver gilt/enamel/glass, Cologne c.1250-1300, Schn G392 reliquary pendant, bird flying left reliquary pendant, capsule only reliquary pendant, capsule end enamel beaded ciborium, c.1250-1300, Schn N42, which has its own page reliquary capsule, silver gilt, Trier poss. c.1270, Schn G645 reliquary capsule, sliding lid panel reliquary, oak/horn/silver gilt/polychrome, late 13th c., poss. Cologne, Schn E216 relics under horn: Agneus, Geraud relics under horn: Anna, Mary Magdalen empty relic niches in oak Wild Man, circle of Parler family, oak, late 14th century, Schn A47 Wild Man, oblique from front Wild Man, bust from right Resurrection, painted ivory, early 15th c., poss. Cologne, Schn B167 Ascension, reverse of Resurrection painted ivory Crucifixion, painted ivory, c.1400-50 Rhineland or Flanders, Schn B144 Adoration of the Magi, textile/painting/bast fiber/gold leaf, late 15th c., Netherlands? Schn M715 pendant with life of Christ, silver? and ivory, Athos 16th c., Schn B122 Passion scenes, poss. Arnt van Tricht, oak predella fr. Kalkar c.1530-40, Schn A859 Passion scenes, oak predella: soldiers dancing Death, frontal, ivory, Germany c.1700, Schn B151 dancing Death, profile