Artefact Collection (page 8)

Kuba helmet mask (animal & vegetable fibres, shells and raffia)
1123898 Kuba helmet mask (animal & vegetable fibres, shells and raffia) by Congolese; height: 50 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Rare Luba axe (wood & metal)
1123803 Rare Luba axe (wood & metal) by Congolese School, (19th century); length: 42 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Female rhythm pounder (wood) (detail of 908540)
908541 Female rhythm pounder (wood) (detail of 908540) by Senufo Culture; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pombilele from Sikasso in the Folona district, northern Senufo area, with crested coiffure)

Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-7)
1065824 Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-7) by Celtic, (3rd century BC); length: 14.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Incised bowl, Kerma C-group, c. 2050-1850 BC (black-polished ceramic)
992696 Incised bowl, Kerma C-group, c.2050-1850 BC (black-polished ceramic) by Nubian; diam: 11.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Nubian, out of copyright

Apulian red-figured column-krater, attributed to the Letet group, c. 370-360 BC (ceramic)
1111544 Apulian red-figured column-krater, attributed to the Letet group, c.370-360 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (4th century BC); height: 42.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mosaic fish tile fragments, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD (glass) (see also 619149)
619150 Mosaic fish tile fragments, c.1st century BC - 1st century AD (glass) (see also 619149) by Roman; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ritual Wine Vessel, Fangzun (bronze)
3530777 Ritual Wine Vessel, Fangzun (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (13th-11th century BC); height: 52.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pig rattle, c. 400 BC (pottery)
3107728 Pig rattle, c.400 BC (pottery) by Greek, (4th century BC); length: 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: With short trumpet-shaped nose with central ridge, large folded ears)

Signed thermometer scale (brass, glass & mercury) (see also 745805)
745806 Signed thermometer scale (brass, glass & mercury) (see also 745805) by Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel (1686-1736); Private Collection; (add.info.: The graduated scale from -4F to 132F)

Cherokee polychrome twill plaited basket (rivercane)
739787 Cherokee polychrome twill plaited basket (rivercane) by American School; length: 24.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Fibula in the form of a three-storey tripartite gate of rusticated masonry, c
483298 Fibula in the form of a three-storey tripartite gate of rusticated masonry, c.3rd - early 4th century AD (gilt silver) by Roman; length

Hellenistic theatre mask, c. 3rd century BC (terracotta)
476448 Hellenistic theatre mask, c.3rd century BC (terracotta) by Greek School; height: 20 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

Steatopygous female idol, early 1st millennium BC (terracotta)
778900 Steatopygous female idol, early 1st millennium BC (terracotta) by Amlash Culture (1st Millennium BC); height: 24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Iranian, out of copyright

Model boat, Hierakonpolis, Early Dynastic Period (c. 2950 - c. 2575 BC) (carved ivory)
3928446 Model boat, Hierakonpolis, Early Dynastic Period (c. 2950 - c. 2575 BC) (carved ivory) by Egyptian; length: 6.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

British soldiers waist belt plate of the 38th Regiment of Foot
3429545 British soldiers waist belt plate of the 38th Regiment of Foot, American Revolutionary War (metal) by English School

Penny of AEthelred II, London mint, 978 (silver) (reverse of 3706818)
3706819 Penny of thelred II, London mint, 978 (silver) (reverse of 3706818) by Ealdgar (fl.978); diam: 19 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Fragment of an early Babylonian royal stele (litho)
3638264 Fragment of an early Babylonian royal stele (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fragment of an early Babylonian royal stele)

Seated Figure, Oaxaca, 300 BC-700 AD (ceramic)
3822508 Seated Figure, Oaxaca, 300 BC-700 AD (ceramic) by Zapotec; 32.2x17.9x18.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Terra Sigillata medicinal clay tablet from Lemnos (clay)
3849440 Terra Sigillata medicinal clay tablet from Lemnos (clay) by Greek School; Wellcome Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Coins of the New Testament (colour litho)
6032204 Coins of the New Testament (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coins of the New Testament.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Arrowhead, c. 3rd-7th century (bronze)
5049836 Arrowhead, c.3rd-7th century (bronze) by Sasanian School; 1.3x4.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr); Iranian, out of copyright

Mirror Case with a Falconing Party, 1330-60 (ivory)
5903244 Mirror Case with a Falconing Party, 1330-60 (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 9.5x9.5x1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Cong, c. 3000-2500 BC (jade)
5905874 Cong, c.3000-2500 BC (jade) by Liangzhu culture (3400-2250 BC); width: 6.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The cong is of square cross section with rounded square corners)

Roman toilet seat found in a hospital building (stone)
5865198 Roman toilet seat found in a hospital building (stone) by Roman; Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum, Newcastle, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; out of copyright

Sword, late second or very early third century (iron)
5865168 Sword, late second or very early third century (iron) by Roman; length: 46 cm; Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info)

Mirror, 101 AD-200 AD (reflective disk: bronze; repousse disk: brass)
5861417 Mirror, 101 ADA-200 AD (reflective disk: bronze; repoussedisk: brass) by Roman, (2nd century AD); diam: 11.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Bishamonten (polychromed wood with crystal, cut gold-leaf & metal)
1764524 Bishamonten (polychromed wood with crystal, cut gold-leaf & metal) by Higo Busshi JAckei (13th Century); 47.8x22.9x16.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Vajra (gilt bronze)
1764523 Vajra (gilt bronze) by Japanese School, (14th century); 13.9x1.4x1.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info)

Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period
1764381 Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent, Preclassic period, 800-400 BC (serpentine & cinnabar) by Prehistoric; 23.5x14x1.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Pilgrims Flask with Saint Menas, 500-700 (terracotta)
500274 Pilgrims Flask with Saint Menas, 500-700 (terracotta) by Egyptian School; h:8.70 w:6.50 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: These flasks bear the image of Saint Menas)

Comb with Gazelle, c. 1391-1353 BC (wood)
500218 Comb with Gazelle, c.1391-1353 BC (wood) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); h:5.40 w:5.70 d:0.40 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Baboon on a Limestone Base, 380-30 BC (pale turquoise faience)
500087 Baboon on a Limestone Base, 380-30 BC (pale turquoise faience) by Egyptian 30th Dynasty (380-343 BC); h:10.00 w:4.50 d:7.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mrs. Noah L

Hercules, c. 30 BC-20 (bronze with silver and copper inlays)
500073 Hercules, c.30 BC-20 (bronze with silver and copper inlays) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); h:14.50 w:8.00 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Half-human, half-divine)

Ostracon: Ramesses II Suckled by a Goddess, c. 1279-1213 BC (painted limestone)
500072 Ostracon: Ramesses II Suckled by a Goddess, c.1279-1213 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); h:31.20 w:18.20 d:3.30 Wt: approx

Earring (one of a pair), 100 BC-100 (gold and garnet)
500036 Earring (one of a pair), 100 BC-100 (gold and garnet) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); d:2.4 w:0.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S

Victory with Cornucopia (Chariot Attachment), 40-68 (bronze)
500018 Victory with Cornucopia (Chariot Attachment), 40-68 (bronze) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); h:42 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: In Roman times)

Head of King Userkaf, c. 2454-2447 BC (painted limestone)
499931 Head of King Userkaf, c.2454-2447 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); w:6.50 d:7.20 l:17.20 Face - h:4.80 w:4.80 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Pennant, 1957-58 (cotton)
MGS373731 Pennant, 1957-58 (cotton) by English School, (20th century); 15x42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Island H-bomb tests ; commemorates British atmospheric testing of)

Shield (hide & silver)
MGS373687 Shield (hide & silver) by Ethiopian School, (19th century); diam: 55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: See 373688 for detail; suspended plaque engraved 1868; spoil of the Abyssinian War)

Lidded ritual ewer (huo) in the form of an elephant with masks and dragons
694066 Lidded ritual ewer (huo) in the form of an elephant with masks and dragons, Late Anyang Period (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC); 4.9x4.2x8.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Cylindrical vessel with ball game scene, Late Classic period, c. 682-701 (ceramic)
1068991 Cylindrical vessel with ball game scene, Late Classic period, c.682-701 (ceramic) by Mayan; 20.5x15.9x15.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Patsy R. and Raymond D

Mask: The Bad Spirit of the Mountain, late 19th century (wood, paint & feathers)
1068970 Mask: The Bad Spirit of the Mountain, late 19th century (wood, paint & feathers) by Yupik culture (19th century); 21.1x14.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Elizabeth H

Coin of King Totila, 541-52 (metal)
703212 Coin of King Totila, 541-52 (metal) by Ostrogothic (6th century); Abbey of Monte Cassino, Cassino, Italy; (add.info.: Totila (d.552), original name Baduila, penultimate King of the Ostrogoths

Belt buckle, from the tomb of Corvaro di Borgorose (bronze)
704150 Belt buckle, from the tomb of Corvaro di Borgorose (bronze) by Roman; Museo Etrusco, Lazio, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Cup, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (glass)
704080 Cup, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (glass) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Bowl, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (gold)
704078 Bowl, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (gold) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

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