Artefact Collection (#37)

The Japanese Court at the International Exhibition Date: 1862

Horse-head engraved on bone
Late Pleistocene wild horses head engraved on the right fourth metatarsal bone of a horse, specimen (NHM 38745). Found among horse remains from the Late Magdalenian site of Roc du Courbet, Bruniquel

Serpentine cup
A mottled serpentine ornamental cup or tazza on a black marble base. The mineral serpentine is composed of (magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)

WW1 badge - knitting garments for the Royal Navy
A badge from the First World War period recognising those who knitted comforts for men of the Royal Navy. Date: c.1915

Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy
Bonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924

Celtic Cross, Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Illustration of ancient Latin American, bowl-shaped artefact, decorated with paintings

Illustration of examples of pottery

Brazier from a grave, Pazyryk, Siberia

Illustration of cast-bronze cauldron made for Timur (Tamerlane), Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Wall of the historic early christian Saint Columcille abbey, constructed from piled up stones, Co Donegal Ireland

Triptych with Crucifixion, by Bernard van Orley, Church of Our Lady, Bruges, Belgium, Europe

Acheulean Hand Axe (stone)
XBP693814 Acheulean Hand Axe (stone) by Paleolithic; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Womans Dress and Basketry Hat, Ch uan Miao (textile)
XBP341892 Womans Dress and Basketry Hat, Ch uan Miao (textile) by Chinese School, (19th century); American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Chinese

Benin Plaque, Nigeria (brass)
XCF306874 Benin Plaque, Nigeria (brass) by Benin (16th century); British Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: plaques adorned wooden pillars of the Obas palace in Benin city; probably 16th century AD;)

Saxon Crucifix, Anglo-Saxon, c. 1000 (ivory and gold)
XCF291073 Saxon Crucifix, Anglo-Saxon, c.1000 (ivory and gold) by English School, (11th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Molyneux Globe (wood)
XCF282013 Molyneux Globe (wood) by Molyneux, Emery (d.1598); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Terrestrial Globe, one of a pair known as the Brixen globes, c. 1522 (pen & ink
XYC294972 Terrestrial Globe, one of a pair known as the Brixen globes, c.1522 (pen & ink, w/c & gouache on wood) by Waldsemuller

The foreign retrospective galleries of the Trocadero, India, China, Japan, at the
XIR280148 The foreign retrospective galleries of the Trocadero, India, China, Japan, at the Universal Exhibition of 1878, Paris, from Le Monde Illustre, no 1129

Carpet, Noin Ula, Xiongu era (wool, silk & applique)
XBH2633471 Carpet, Noin Ula, Xiongu era (wool, silk & applique) by Mongolian School, (1st Century); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Mongolian, out of copyright

Stag, Arkhangai province, Khashaat temple, Caydam, Mongolia, c. 730 (silver with gilding)
XBH2633470 Stag, Arkhangai province, Khashaat temple, Caydam, Mongolia, c.730 (silver with gilding) by Mongolian School, (8th Century); 16x12x5 cm; National Museum of Mongolian History, Ulaanbaatar

Vase, from Fontbouisse, 2300-1700 BC (pottery)
XIR242430 Vase, from Fontbouisse, 2300-1700 BC (pottery) by Neolithic; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Rhodanian dagger, from Mirabel, 1800-1500 BC (bronze)
XIR236832 Rhodanian dagger, from Mirabel, 1800-1500 BC (bronze) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); diam: 27 cm; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Plaque with goddess (gold)
XBP231878 Plaque with goddess (gold) by Scythian, (4th century BC); length: 21 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Two blades, from Saint-Acheul, Lower Acheulean Period, c. 20, 000 BC (flint)
XIR229352 Two blades, from Saint-Acheul, Lower Acheulean Period, c.20, 000 BC (flint) by Paleolithic; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Vase, from Brittany (pottery)
XIR229351 Vase, from Brittany (pottery) by Neolithic; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Mythological figure standing on a whale, from Cape Dorset (soapstone)
XBP228807 Mythological figure standing on a whale, from Cape Dorset (soapstone) by Inuit School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Hunter, from Cape Dorset (whalebone)
XBP228806 Hunter, from Cape Dorset (whalebone) by Inuit School; height:30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Horseman (terracotta) (see also 195544)
XIR227642 Horseman (terracotta) (see also 195544) by Chinese School, (3rd century AD); Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France; Chinese, out of copyright

Armorican biconical jar with four handles (clay)
XIR227630 Armorican biconical jar with four handles (clay) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St

Museum of Ole Worm, Leiden, 1655 (engraving)
XCF195190 Museum of Ole Worm, Leiden, 1655 (engraving) by Wingendorp, G. (17th century); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Three arrow heads (flint)
XIR229322 Three arrow heads (flint) by Prehistoric; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Two campaniform vases (pottery)
XIR229321 Two campaniform vases (pottery) by Prehistoric; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Seal, from Cape Dorset (whalebone)
XBP228683 Seal, from Cape Dorset (whalebone) by Inuit School; length: 28.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Janus Head, from Cape Dorset (whale vertebrae)
XBP228682 Janus Head, from Cape Dorset (whale vertebrae) by Inuit School; height: 68.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Funerary vase with an anthropomorphic handle, 1500-1250 BC (pottery)
XIR227627 Funerary vase with an anthropomorphic handle, 1500-1250 BC (pottery) by Bronze Age (1500-1000 BC); 18x14 cm; Regional Museum Iron Gates, Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Violin shaped idol, from Moigrad, 2500-2000 BC (gold)
XIR227626 Violin shaped idol, from Moigrad, 2500-2000 BC (gold) by Prehistoric; 31.4x24.1 cm; Romanian National History Museum, Bucharest, Romania; out of copyright

Large masculine figurine (clay)
XIR227625 Large masculine figurine (clay) by Prehistoric; height: 40 cm; Romanian National History Museum, Bucharest, Romania; out of copyright

Bust of Bacchus, ornament from a bed (bronze)
XIR226025 Bust of Bacchus, ornament from a bed (bronze) by Roman; height: 13 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon, France; out of copyright

Head of a mule crowned with ivy, ornament from the armrest of a bed (bronze)
XIR226024 Head of a mule crowned with ivy, ornament from the armrest of a bed (bronze) by Roman, (1st century); length: 18 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon

Puebla-style ring, from Oaxaca State, Mexico, 1250-1521 (gold)
XBP1153898 Puebla-style ring, from Oaxaca State, Mexico, 1250-1521 (gold) by Mixtec (c.1300-1521); 2x2 cm; National Museum of the American Indian, Washington D.C

Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825) cataloguing the Louvre Collection (engraving)
XIR143833 Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825) cataloguing the Louvre Collection (engraving) (b/w photo) by Zix, Benjamin (1772-1811); Louvre, Paris

Altar and paintings, Convento de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao (Our Lady of the Conception Convent), Regional Museum Dona Leonor, Beja, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

POSTAGE STAMP: BARBADOS. Recess-printed by Perkins Bacon & Co. 1852

INDIA: POSTAGE STAMP. An early two-colored stamp, issued by the British colonial authorities in India, 1853

Some of the 45 large Buddha Images at Umin Thounzeh, a Buddhist temple on Sagaing Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Work has begun on removing 80, 000 sandbags which protected precious monuments in the Westminster Abbey, London, and it is helped that within 12 months the Abbey will be restored to its former glory

Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

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