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Figure embodying "Gold"
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3D scan of a statue representing the metal “Gold”. An androgynous figure rises from the gold-bearing quartz crystal at the base of the caryatid. It presents a crown and a necklace with a pendant on a ceremonial cushion. Gold is thus depicted as the ‘King of Metals’ and a symbol of supreme worldly power.
The figure was created by Rudolf Weyr (1847-1914) and is part of the decorative program in Hall IV of the Natural History Museum.
**Object**: Gold– King of Metals
**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna (contact: Stefanie Jovanović-Kruspel)
Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en)
Scanned and edited by Anna Haider (NHMW)
Scanner: Artec Leo
Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).
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March 25, 2026
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