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Chamber of Wonders
This room, with its hundreds of natural history wonders displayed with marvels of human ingenuity from all corners of the world, offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the excitement of the Age of Exploration in Europe. As an authentic re-creation of a chamber of wonders, this installation is unique in the Americas.
| Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt | Title |
| 1647 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.2368 | Accession |
| Frog Pendant | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.299 | Accession |
| creature | Tags |
| Grip of a Hunting Sword | Title |
| ca. 1680 (Baroque) | Period |
| 71.325 | Accession |
| Guanyin Holding a Child | Title |
| 1580-1644 | Period |
| 71.656 | Accession |
| Hand Cross with Scenes from the Life of Christ | Title |
| 17th century (Early Modern) | Period |
| 71.138 | Accession |
| Hanging Oil Lantern in the Shape of a Bird | Title |
| ca. 1650 (Mughal) | Period |
| 54.448 | Accession |
| creature | Tags |
| Hilt of a Hunting Sword Depicting Beasts of the Chase | Title |
| ca. 1680 (Baroque) | Period |
| 71.464 | Accession |
| Holy Family Departing for Egypt | Title |
| ca. 1625 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1197 | Accession |
| Horned Jaguar Pendant | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.266 | Accession |
| creature, scary | Tags |
| Human Head Pendant | Title |
| 200-700 (Classic) | Period |
| 42.548 | Accession |
| Ivory Cabinet | Title |
| ca. 1550-1575 | Period |
| 71.1197 | Accession |
| jesus, creature | Tags |
| Jaguar Pendant | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.265 | Accession |
| creature | Tags |
| Jewel Casket with Busts of Emperors | Title |
| ca. 1560-1580; 19th century (Renaissance) | Period |
| 46.3 | Accession |
| King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba | Title |
| 1620-1629 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.2746 | Accession |
| ethiopian | Tags |
| Landscape with Tobias and the Angel | Title |
| 1573-1630 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.350 | Accession |
| Leather Box for the Pennant of Francis I at the Battle of Pavia | Title |
| 1525 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 73.1 | Accession |
| Lion Attacking a Horse | Title |
| model: 1580-1589; cast: early 18th century | Period |
| 54.669 | Accession |
| jesus, creature | Tags |
| Madonna of the Immaculate Conception | Title |
| 17th century | Period |
| 71.342 | Accession |
| Medal of Emperor Leopold I | Title |
| 1694 (Baroque) | Period |
| 59.704 | Accession |
| Medal of Maximilian (1527-76) as King of Hungary and his Wife Maria of Spain | Title |
| 1563 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 59.705 | Accession |
| abondio, ferdinand, hungary, king, maximilian, medal, renaissance, silver, coin | Tags |
| Medal with the Portrait of Pope Paul III | Title |
| ca. 1545-1550 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 59.461 | Accession |
| Medallion with Portrait of Emperor Charles V | Title |
| ca. 1521 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 54.1011 | Accession |
| Merrymakers in an Inn | Title |
| 1630-1639 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1741 | Accession |
| inn, music, red, dog, dancing, flirting | Tags |
| Milk Glass Vase in the Shape of a Pilgrim's Flask | Title |
| ca. 1525 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 47.30 | Accession |
| Mining Operations along a River | Title |
| 1620-1629 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1730 | Accession |
| landscape | Tags |
| Mummy of a Young Girl | Title |
| 100 BC-AD 100 (Roman) | Period |
| TL.1990.28.3 | Accession |
| Nautilus Cup | Title |
| ca. 1630 (Baroque) | Period |
| 57.989 | Accession |
| atlas, shell, cup | Tags |
| Neolithic Axe Head | Title |
| ca. 5000 BC (Neolithic) | Period |
| 41.254 | Accession |
| Noah's Family Assembling Animals before the Ark | Title |
| ca. 1660 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1998 | Accession |
| ark, creature, leopard, birds, forest, germany, german | Tags |
| Nose Ring with Four Rectangular Holes in Rim | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.292 | Accession |
| Nose Ring with Pierced Triangle and Diamond Decoration | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.293 | Accession |
| Ornament with Clasping Hands | Title |
| ca. 1611 (Baroque) | Period |
| 44.413 | Accession |
| Ornamental Platter with Pond Life | Title |
| 1560-1580 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 48.1345 | Accession |
| Paleolithic Axe Head | Title |
| 25th-10th millenium BC (Paleolithic) | Period |
| 41.251 | Accession |
| Panorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World | Title |
| 1535 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 37.656 | Accession |
| architecture, atmospheric, perspective, boat, story, landscape, helen, paris, slaves, ruins, abduction | Tags |
| Peasant Wedding Dance | Title |
| 1607 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.364 | Accession |
| flemish, music, pieter, wedding | Tags |
| Pendant Cross with Emeralds | Title |
| 1575-1650 (Baroque) | Period |
| 57.1745 | Accession |
| Pendant of Jaguar with Two Double-Headed Snakes | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.300 | Accession |
| Pendant of Musician with Feather Headdress Playing an Instrument | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Colombian) | Period |
| 57.284 | Accession |
| Pendant with Shark and Snake | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.285 | Accession |
| Pendant with Winged Female Half-Figures | Title |
| ca. 1550-1600 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 44.477 | Accession |
| Pendant with a Lion | Title |
| 1600-1650 (Baroque) | Period |
| 57.618 | Accession |
| creature | Tags |
| Pendant with an Official Wearing Earspools and a Headdress of Stylized Animals | Title |
| ca. 900 | Period |
| 42.307 | Accession |
| Pierced Plaque with a Dragon | Title |
| ca. 15th century | Period |
| 42.1464 | Accession |
| Plaque with the Annunciation | Title |
| ca. 1600 (Baroque) | Period |
| 46.9 | Accession |
| Plaque with the Virgin's House at Loreto | Title |
| ca. 1550 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 44.305 | Accession |
| Platter | Title |
| ca. 1640-1660 (Baroque) | Period |
| 47.429 | Accession |
| Portable Writing Desk with Geometric Patterns and Moorish Designs | Title |
| 1550-1650 | Period |
| 65.22 | Accession |
| Portrait of Infante Ferdinand of Spain | Title |
| ca. 1575 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 37.551 | Accession |
| Portrait of a Gentleman | Title |
| 1560-1569 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 37.563 | Accession |