Artifact Collection (page 4)

Significant Lakota indian artifacts, South Dakota, USA

Heron Aryballos, c.580 BC (earthenware with slip decoration)
XOS5881015 Heron Aryballos, c.580 BC (earthenware with slip decoration) by Greek school, (6th century BC); 13x5.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Greece, Milesian, Eastern province)

Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase)
8890346 Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); Height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Paul Serusier); Photo © Christie's Images

Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker), 1980-1801 BC (travertine)
XOS5886173 Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker), 1980-1801 BC (travertine) by Egyptian, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12)

Cuillere (wood)
8678393 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil. Engraving from Ratzel The History of Mankind c1890
533809 Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil. Engraving from Ratzel The History of Mankind c1890; (add.info.: Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil)

The Turin Shroud tested by photographic science (b/w photo)
8672094 The Turin Shroud tested by photographic science (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Turin Shroud tested by photographic science)

Cuillere (wood)
8678388 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase)
8890344 Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); Height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Paul Serusier); Photo © Christie's Images

Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase)
8890345 Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); Height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Paul Serusier); Photo © Christie's Images

Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta)
5860794 Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta) by Greek School; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Ancient Greek)

Henry Stuart, known as Lord Darnley (1545 - 1557)
2603858 Henry Stuart, known as Lord Darnley (1545 - 1557); (add.info.: Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany, known as Lord Darnley (1545 - 1557), grandson of Margaret Tudor

Stones inscribed with their weights in shekels
2975718 Stones inscribed with their weights in shekels; Photo © Zev Radovan

Roman bronze statue excavated at Wroxeter, Shropshire (engraving)
8676848 Roman bronze statue excavated at Wroxeter, Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman bronze statue excavated at Wroxeter, Shropshire)

Cuillere (wood)
8678396 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Tea Bowl, 1100-1200s (stoneware with "oil spot" glaze, black ware)
XOS5881201 Tea Bowl, 1100-1200s (stoneware with "oil spot" glaze, black ware) by Chinese School; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Northern China, Henan province)

Protocorinthian Aryballos (oil Flask), c. 650-640 BC (painted terracotta)
XOS5886409 Protocorinthian Aryballos (oil Flask), c. 650-640 BC (painted terracotta) by Greek School; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Greece, Corinth)

Cuillere (wood)
8678394 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678392 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678391 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678390 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Staff, 1800s-1900s (wood)
XOS5884372 Staff, 1800s-1900s (wood) by African School; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The Baboon Master (African) South Africa or Mozambique, probably Tsonga

North American Indian wool artifact: Navajo blanket, 19th century (wool) 127x188 cm
530119 North American Indian wool artifact: Navajo blanket, 19th century (wool) 127x188 cm; Universal History Archive/UIG

Pomander, 17th-18th Century (spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts)
XOS5881288 Pomander, 17th-18th Century (spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts) by Mughal School; 4.5x3.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Indian)

Male Figure (Ofika), late 1800s or early 1900s (wood)
XOS5885411 Male Figure (Ofika), late 1800s or early 1900s (wood) by Congolese; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbole people)

Roman Oil Lamp Found in Sri Lanka, c.200 AD (bronze)
5861914 Roman Oil Lamp Found in Sri Lanka, c.200 AD (bronze) by Roman School ; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Ancient Roman)

Cuillere (wood)
8678395 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678389 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type)
1070388 Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type) by Anasazi School, (1100-1250); 31.1150622301x33.0200660401x33.0200660401 cm; Dallas Museum of Art

Beaver effigy platform pipe, 100 BC-200 AD (pipestone, pearl & bone)
DBP422876 Beaver effigy platform pipe, 100 BC-200 AD (pipestone, pearl & bone) by Havana Hopewell culture (200 BC-400 AD); length: 11.6 cm; Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Statue of Al Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician, Ichan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistam, Khiva, Statue of Al Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician, Ichan Kala

Pipe bag of famous Oglala Lakota Indian Chief Crazy Horse, South Dakota, USA

Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills
Bobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Stirrup-Spout Vessel: Shrine Scene, 150-300 AD (ceramic)
1068448 Stirrup-Spout Vessel: Shrine Scene, 150-300 AD (ceramic) by Moche; 16.04x11.59x18.73 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Moche culture); The Nora and John Wise Collection

Standing male figure, 19th-20th century (wood)
1068594 Standing male figure, 19th-20th century (wood) by African School; 40.5x10.65x8.25 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Spouted Vessel with Tubular Handle: Macaw Effigy, 300-100 BC (ceramic)
1068487 Spouted Vessel with Tubular Handle: Macaw Effigy, 300-100 BC (ceramic) by Pre-Columbian; 14.92x9.21x22.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Kero: Inca Noble, Woman Holding Branch, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068455 Kero: Inca Noble, Woman Holding Branch, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 19.69 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

Oil Lamp, 1880 (copper )
XOS5884609 Oil Lamp, 1880 (copper ) by Gorham Manufacturing Company; 6.7x12.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831))

Raven and crouching figure and masks, 19th century (walrus ivory and shell inlay)
1068507 Raven and crouching figure and masks, 19th century (walrus ivory and shell inlay) by Haida, (19th century); 10.48x4.13x9.69 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Pedestal Kero with procession including horses, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068462 Pedestal Kero with procession including horses, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 14.76x6.67x13.34 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

Vessel, Dbl-Sp Str-Hdl (Deity Figure), 200 (ceramic)
1068452 Vessel, Dbl-Sp Str-Hdl (Deity Figure), 200 (ceramic) by Nazca Culture; 20.4800609601xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Kero: Human Head Effigy, late 17th-early 18th century (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068356 Kero: Human Head Effigy, late 17th-early 18th century (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 20.8x16.67x18.49 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Pedestal Kero with musicians, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068463 Pedestal Kero with musicians, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 17.78x10.64x21.43 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

Kero with agricultural ceremony scene, mid 17th-late 18th century (wood, copper & paint)
1068461 Kero with agricultural ceremony scene, mid 17th-late 18th century (wood, copper & paint) by Incan; 20.64 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

Kero with Formal Style Scene, mid 17th century (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068460 Kero with Formal Style Scene, mid 17th century (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 19.05 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

Kero: Feline Head, late 17th-early 18th century (wood, laquer-like paint & metal)
1068357 Kero: Feline Head, late 17th-early 18th century (wood, laquer-like paint & metal) by Incan; 23.81x19.21x20.95 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Pedestal Kero, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068464 Pedestal Kero, 1630-1780 (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 10 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

Kero with fautastic birds adn dragon motifs, mid 17th-late 18th century (wood, lacquer-like paint)
1068459 Kero with fautastic birds adn dragon motifs, mid 17th-late 18th century (wood, lacquer-like paint) by Incan; 16.67 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Post-Conquest Inca)

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