Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, made of gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral of the sacred eye flanked by the serpent goddess of the North and the vulture goddess of the South, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral decorated with winged scarab, protected by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pendant in gold cloisonne depicting Nekhabet, vulture-goddess of the South, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The hilt of one of the king's daggers, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A cloisonne vase partially filled with enamel after the first firing in a cloisonne workshop in Beijing, China.

An artisan applies enamel frit with an eyedropper on a cloissone vase in a workshop in Beijing, China.

An artisan works on a cloissone vase before the first firing in a workshop in Beijing, China.

An artisan applies enamel frit with an eyedropper on a cloissone vase in a workshop in Beijing, China.

An artisan attaches cloisons or wire strip to make the design for a cloissone vase in a workshop in Beijing, China.

Bowls of colored frit or powdered glass enamel for making cloisonne in a workshop in Beijing, China.

An artisan applies enamel frit with an eyedropper on a cloissone vase in a workshop in Beijing, China.

A worker in a cloisonne workshop with a basket of bronze vases to finished as cloisonne. Beijing, China.

An artisan attaches cloisons or wire strip to make the design for a cloissone vase in a workshop in Beijing, China.

An artisan applies enamel frit with an eyedropper on a cloissone vase in a workshop in Beijing, China.