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Historical Archive: Thirteenth- to fifteenth-century secular metalwork other than rings bronze buckle, 11th-13th c. north France, SMB candle-stick in the form of a mounted knight from Mühlhausen/Thuringia, Niedersachsen? 13th c., KGM F139 buckle with fighting knights from Kígyóspuszta (Hungary), gold and niello, 13th c., HNM mantle clasp, silver gilt, 13th c., HNM. For other views see HNM. Horseman aquamanile, bronze, 13th-c. England or Scandinavia, NGA 1942.9.280. This work has its own page. Novgorod grivny, silver, 13th c., Hermitage, back: OH-P-531; front: OH-P-1-557 door fitting fr. Flæte stave church, Arnafjord, wrought iron/copper, 13th c.?: dragon heads, unicorns, pig, lion, horses, bird; Bergen MA 281a or b grivny of Novgorod, 13th-14th c., KremlinArch fire dogs: dog, bronze, 13th-15th c.? western Europe, Hermitage fire dogs: cat, bronze, 13th-15th c.? western Europe, Hermitage "Sainte Coupe": covered cup (ciborium), gilded silver, c.1200, England?, Sens CT. This work has its own page. Tablet reliquary transformed into a mirror; silver, copper, wood; Mosan c.1200, MRAH V.2132 silver bracteate of Philipp von Schwaben, c.1200, SMBMünz 18207560 iron fittings fr. Ulvik stave church, Hardanger, c.1200, Bergen MA 38 a-c. For other views see Bergen. wrought iron fittings c.1200-50 on 16th c. door, church near Fåborg, NMD D1301 candle holder in the form of a dragon eating a knight, bronze? early 13th c., Niedersachsen, WLM. For detail see WLM. aquamanile: centaur drummer with flautist, copper alloy, Hildesheim, c.1200-1250, HNM 1860.115. For details see HNM. double seal matrix of the city of Esztergom (Hungary), bronze gilt, 1217-55, HNM Cim.Sec.I.V.3. For other valve see HNM. lion-head door knocker from Wissen an der Sieg, Rheinland (Cologne?) c.1220-30, KGM K4273 bowl with Tristan story, Limoges enamel c.1250-75, KGM 1917,101, which has its own page reliquary crown, silver gilt and gems, Mosan c. 1260-70, Louvre OA 9445. For details see Louvre. Blanche de Champagne from la Joie-Notre-Dame, Hennebont (Morbihan), copper on walnut, Limoges 1286-early 14th c., Louvre OA 2082. For details see Louvre. ewer: silver gilt metalwork 14th, 17th, and 18th c.; rock crystal, Paris mid 14th c.; Louvre OA 62A rock crystal ewer, France? 14th c.; silver gilt metalwork France, 14th-17th c.; Louvre OA 29. This work has its own page. lilly crown of King Sigmund of Hungary, gold? and gems, 14th c., HNM. For detail see HNM. enameled gold 14th-c. mount reworked 1793, with c.25-50 CE sardonyx cameo of Jupiter with eagle (Camée de Chartres), CdM Chab. 4. For detail see CdM. Annular brooch, 14th c. Hungary. Gold, emeralds, pink/blue sapphires, pearls. AIC, loan fr. BM AF.2702 weather vane, wrought iron 14th c., arms of Rondinelli family, from parish Church of Santa Maria, Arezzo MS bronze spigot, France? 14th c.? Cluny Cl. 23734 iron chandelier fr. Jondal in Hardanger, "Gothic" (14th c.?), Bergen. For detail see Bergen. Halberstadt city seal matrix, bronze, c.1300, SMBMünz 18239309, which has its own page unicorn aquamanile, bronze, Hildesheim c.1300-25, Cluny Cl. 2136 chessboard 1300-30 reused in plenary of Otto the Mild, KGM W 32, which has its own page gryphon gripping knight, copper alloy aquamanile fr. Strinda, c.1300-1350, Bergen MA 67. For oblique and detail views see Bergen. Andernach city seal matrix, silver, by 1308, SMBMünz 18239319, which has its own page gold bulla of Louis IV the Bavarian, 1328, SMBMünz 18239302 golden rose, Minucchio of Siena 1330, Cluny Cl. 2351, which has its own page Fantastic animal aquamanile: dog/horse/lion/bird of prey, copper alloy, mid 14th c. Germany, lion-head spouts later, KGM 1890,70. For other views see Berlin. belt hook (clavendier): silver, silver gilt, and enamel, Netherlands late 14th c., CMA 1977.28 brooches: gold, silver gilt, and pearls, French, late 14th c., CMA 1961.400-404 reliquary with pilgrim/secular badges, wood and tin alloy, late 14-early 15th c., Tournai, treasury of Nôtre-Dame. This work has its own page. vise, iron, 15th c. Germany, PMA 1931-30-38a. For other views and details see PMA. belt hasp, copper alloy, 15th c., MAHSD griffin aquamanile, copper alloy, Nürnberg 15th c., KGM 90,429. For other views see Berlin. Jonah and the whale drinking horn, buffalo horn and silver, Germany 15th c., KGM K3886, which has its own page Triton aquamanile, bronze, 15th c. Braunschweig, Hermitage. For detail see Hermitage. couple, key hook, bronze, France? 15th c., Pushkin young man, key hook, bronze, France? 15th c., Pushkin children discovered by hunters, copper/enamel, Italy 15th c., Cluny Cl. 13069 aquamanile in the form of a gryphon, copper alloy, Nürnberg c.1400, Louvre Falconer brooch, gold/enamel/sapphire/pearl, early 15th c., KGM F 1364. For other views see Berlin. aquamanile in the form of a horse, copper alloy, Nürnberg c.1400-50, Met 47.101.53 loaned to PMA. This object has its own page. part of a candlestick from Jászágó (Hungary), bronze? 1st half of 15th c., HNM Hallmarks plaque, copper, Rouen 1408, Cluny Cl.3451. This work has its own page. parade helmet crest, copper gilt, c.1430-70, Arezzo MS, which has its own page salt cellar, gold metalwork probably Jaquet de Chiefdeville, 1462, Paris; jasper bowl mid 15th c.; Louvre MV 127. This work has its own page. Hat badge with head of John the Baptist, 1475-85: gold, carnelian, enamel. AIC 1992.301