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Historical Archive: Medium/Materials Index

Antler

Bone

Ceramic through the 2nd c. BCE, 1st c. BCE to 4th c. CE, 5th c. to present

Enamel on metal through 13th c., on metal from 14th c., on glass

Glass

Horn

Ink and wax on parchment, papyrus, wood, paper
manuscripts, prints, loose seal impressions

Ivory up to mid-8th c., late 8th to c.1000, 11th c.,
12th c. to c.1350, c.1350 to present

Leather

Metals

Mixed Media

Mosaics

Painting to 1300, 14th c., 15th c., 1500 to present

Shell

Stone: gemstones

Stone other than gemstones

Stucco, Mortar, Plaster, Cement, molded Wax

Textiles through 10th c., c.1000-present

Wood through c.1400, c.1400-1510 and general 16th c., c.1510-present


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Virgin Hagiosoritissa,
hematite or jasper
cameo, 12th c., DO 36.31
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Alexandrian World
Chronicle fragment,
papyrus, 7th c., Pushkin

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Scythian stag sheild
ornament, gold, 6th c.
BCE, HNM
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Corpus Christi flask,
mold blown and free
blown glass, c.1530-50,
LMM 58/11