The Metropolitan in New York, like the British Museum in London, is in the first rank of world museums and its twenty or more diverse collections touch on many aspects of the history of gold from that of early civilisations to Art Nouveau of the early 20th century. The collections on Ancient Near Eastern Art, on Egyptian Art, on Greek and Roman Art, and on the Arts of Africa, all have their gold treasures. Among the earliest is a gold and silver drinking vessel in the form of a stag from the Hittite empire of central Anatolia between the 15th-13th century BC. One of the most beautiful is a fluted golden bowl from Persia around 500 BC. The Egyptian department prides itself on jewellery from the tomb of Princess Sit-hathor-yunet in the XIIth Dynasty (1897-1797 BC), including a necklace of gold and semi-precious stones with the name Senwosret II. The collection from the Americas includes gold ornaments from the Pre-Columbian cultures of Mexico, Central and South America. While 20th century jewellery displays include the Art Nouveau jewellery of René Lalique.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
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