Jewels of distant horizons.
The Baur Foundation We take you on a journey to discover the magic of archaeological and ethnic jewelry from the cultures of the kingdoms of Arabia to Insulinde (Malaysia, South East Asia).
This is the mythical route of the Silk Road, the waterway chosen for this exhibition.
The legendary metal gold, a symbol of eternity, guides us on this journey.
More than three hundred jewels from private collections reveal a forgotten universe; here is a look at these splendors.
Or, Glass Paste. 8th century BC – 3rd century AD.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Saudi Arabia.
Or, Turquoises, Fine Pearls, Cotton. Nineteenth-20th century.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
India, Kerala.
Or, Passementerie. Nineteenth-Twentieth Century.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
India, Bangalore.
Or, Diamonds, Silk
19th century.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Or. 1044 BC, 1st century BC.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Or. 9th-13th centuries.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Cambodia. Or, Crystal of Roche. 11th-12th century.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Or, Cristal de Roche, Pierres. 11th-12th century.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Or. 19th-20th century.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
Or, Pierres. Classical Periods Ancient 700-1000.
© Mauro Magliani /
Private Collections
To learn a little more about the history of jewelry, a very beautiful journey to the Baur Foundation Along the gold, along the water Among the Jewels of Faraway Shores.
Exhibition until February 26, 2017
Baur Foundation
Museum of the Arts of the Far East
8 rue Munier-Romilly
1206 Geneva – Switzerland
