- Minoan jewelry, 2300–2100 BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Sumerian earrings with cuneiform inscriptions, 2093–2046 BC, gold, Sulaymaniyah Museum, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
- Ancient Egyptian signet ring, 664–525 BC, gold, British Museum
- Ancient Chinese cast openwork dagger hilt, 6th–5th centuries BC, gold, British Museum[2]
- Ancient Greek stater, 323–315 BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Etruscan funerary wreath, 4th–3rd century BC, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Quimbaya lime container, 5th–9th century, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Anglo-Saxon belt buckle from Sutton Hoo with a niello interlace pattern, 7th century, gold, British Museum[3]
- Pre-Columbian pendant with two bat-head warriors who carry spears, 11th–16th century, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Renaissance hat badge that shows the Judgment of Paris, 16th century, enameled gold, British Museum[5]
- Rococo box, by George Michael Moser, 1741, gold, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Rococo candelabrum, by Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain, c.1750, gilt bronze, Cleveland Museum of Art
- Rococo snuff box with Minerva, by Jean-Malquis Lequin, 1750–1752, gold and painted enamel, Louvre[6]
- Neoclassical washstand (athénienne or lavabo), 1800–1814, legs, base and shelf of yew wood, gilt bronze mounts, iron plate beneath shelf, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Gothic Revival clock, unknown French maker, c.1835-1840, gilt and patinated bronze, Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris
- Art Nouveau teapot, by Alphonse Debain, gilt silver and ivory, Museum of Decorative Arts
- Kamakshi Amman Temple with golden roof, Kanchipuram.
- Oldest golden artifacts in the world (4600–4200 BC) from Varna necropolis, Bulgaria — grave offerings on exposition in Varna Museum.
- The Muisca raft, between circa 600–1600 AD. The figure refers to the ceremony of the legend of El Dorado. The zipa used to cover his body in gold dust, and from his raft, he offered treasures to the Guatavita goddess in the middle of the sacred lake. This old Muisca tradition became the origin of the legend of El Dorado.
This Muisca raft figure is on display in the Gold Museum, Bogotá, Colombia.
- ↑ La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7141-5076-5.
- ↑ La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7141-5076-5.
- ↑ La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7141-5076-5.
- ↑ La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7141-5076-5.
- ↑ La Niece, Susan (2009). Gold. The British Museum Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7141-5076-5.
- ↑ "Tabatière". collections.louvre.fr. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Tabatière ovale". collections.louvre.fr. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
