If the old gold there intrigues you, the second Treasure Gallery will transport you: illuminated case after case of works, mundane and magisterial, imbued with the subtle power to reach out to us across these centuries.

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And three magnificent ensembles, left of the door in the main gallery, boast velvet jackets that are so heavily stenciled with gold and silver it's as if a new medium had been forged: fabric from a fairy tale.

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The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture.

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The main Treasure Gallery most visitors are likely to see provides a hefty hors d'oeuvre portion of ancient gold works before segueing into various latter-day Czarist excesses (the diamond-crusted horse blanket, gift of a Turkish sultan, comes to mind).

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