La récente découverte de pièces d’agate d’origine indubitablement indienne dans la collection de pierres dures de la couronne de France a amené à poser un nouveau regard sur les collections analogues en Europe. On y a ainsi découvert de très nombreux objets en agate, cristal, cornaline et jaspe sanguin fabriqués au Gujarat et exportés vers …
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Few materials have travelled as far — or meant as much — as jade. From Mughal imperial workshops to the Chinese court of Qianlong, from the shores of Lake Baikal to the auction rooms of Hong Kong, jade has been a currency of power, beauty, and meaning across centuries and civilisations. But it has also …
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