Gold

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Au and atomic number 79; soft, heavy, chemically inactive, yellow metal, considered as a precious metal since ancient times, and serving in many cultures as the basis of material trade values. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 5,271 records attributed within our system.

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Getty AAT term number

300011021

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13yrs ago

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Seal

PER.M.120-1923

Seal

Pendant

Fob seal

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Fob seal

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Seal

Burges Decanter

Maker(s)

Designer: Burges, William
Mount maker: Mendelson, Josiah
Mount maker: Angell, George

Christ Driving the Moneylenders from the Temple

Maker(s)

Enameller: Ydieux, Martial
Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht (After)

St Elizabeth giving Alms to a Beggar

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Pierre II (Probably)

Six from a set of eight plaques illustrating the Lord's Prayer

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Colin
Production: Holbein, Hans, the younger (After)
Printmaker: Monogrammist C. V.

Diana and Callisto

Maker(s)

Maker: Limosin, François I (Probably)
Maker: Limosin, Jean (Perhaps)

Joseph's brothers find their money returned to them in their sacks

Maker(s)

Maker: Court dit Vigier, Jean I (Possibly)
Maker: Court dit Vigier, Jean II (Possibly)

Two-handled bowl

Maker(s)

Maker: Laudin, Jacques I

The Crucified Christ with the Virgin and St John

Maker(s)

Maker: Reymond, Pierre (Workshop of)

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