Found:


Chest with nine bottles

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1700, chest, NG-444

The box was probably made in Batavia (Jakarta). The bottles are from Japan. They would have been used for expensive spice oils to prepare food, perfumes or medicines. Representatives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) would present these as gifts to Asian potentates.

On display in room 2.9

Javanese Court Officials

anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-39

Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…

On display in room 1.17

Plaque depicting an interior with…

anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1775, AK-NM-6620-D

On display in room 1.5

Crown for the King of Ardra

anonymous, c. 1664, jewellery, NG-NM-816-A

On display in room 2.9

Tympanum of Egmond Abbey

anonymous, in or after 1121 - in or before 1130, relief (sculpture), BK-NM-1914

On display in room 0.1

Pair of Earrings and Two Hair…

anonymous, c. 1750, jewellery, AK-NM-7060

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

Hanger met ineengesloten handen

anonymous, c. 1580 - c. 1600, pendant (jewelry), BK-17064

On display in room 0.9

The Lords of Montfoort

anonymous, c. 1400, painting, SK-A-831