Gold, emerald, sapphire, amethyst, pearls, mother-of-pearl, glass, sardonyx From 1909 onward, a large golden treasure from late antiquity was found in a monastery near Asyut in central Egypt. Through a gift by Friedrich Ludwig von Gans in 1912/13 and further acquisitions, twelve outstanding pieces came to Berlin, including the large jeweled pectoral, the two elaborate necklaces and several pairs of bracelets. Other parts came into the possession of museums in Washington, New York, and…