On the left: arm reliquary with a mummified finger of St Nicholas, c. 1225 I from the cathedral treasure of Halberstadt (LDA) In the middle: "Hedwig Glass" reliquary, Near East, 12th century, stetting from Lower Saxony, 14th century I from the cathedral treasure of Halberstadt (LDA) On the right: reliquary of the True Cross ("stauroteca"), Byzantine, 10th-12th century I from the cathedral treasure of Halberstadt (LDA)

On the left: ring with mystical inscription from Paussnitz, early 13th century (LDA, Juraj Liptak) On the right: "bucket helmets", before 1356, Madeln Castle (Museum Baselland)

On the left: ceramic table, Raqqa, c. 1250 (Museum of Islamic Art SPK, Berlin) In the middle: dragon shaped knocker, south-eastern Turkey, early 13th century (Davids Samling, Copenhagen) On the right: tin mould for a knight figure, Magdeburg, first half of the 13th century (LDA, Juraj Liptak)

On the left: bowl with the representation of a ruler, Syria, c. 1150 (Davids Samling, Copenhagen) On the right: medical bowl, Jazeera, Syria, 13th century (Museum of Islamic Art SPK, Berlin)

On the left: reliquary of the Holy Blood, Egypt, c. 1000 (Portal zur Geschichte Bad Gandersheim) In the middle: so-called "Luther baeker", painted glass, Syria, 13th century I from the Castle Museum Quedlinburg (LDA) On the right: dish, Syria, 12th century (Davids Samling, Copenhagen)

On the left: dirham with a representation of sitting Saladin, Mayyafarigin, copper, 1190-1191 I from Leipzig university library (LDA, Juraj Liptak) On the right: copper dish of Sultan al-Kamil, Yemen (?), 13th century I from a private collection, London (LDA, Juraj Liptak)

In the middle: bronze candlestick with silver inlays, Iran, 14th century I Museum of Islamic Art SPK, Berlin