British Museum Collection (#18)

Greek Vase Painting, Woman with Offerings at a Tomb, 460-450 BC. Held at British Museum

Greek Red-figured Kylix, (Drinking Cup), c440-430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Greek Red-figured Kylix, (Drinking Cup), c440-430 BC. Attributed to the Kodros Painter. Found at Vulci, Italy. Centre shows Theseus and Minotaur. Edges show Theseus fighting

Detail of Dionysus Seated, Greek Plate, Painted by Psiax, c520 BC. Artist: Psiax
Detail of Dionysus Seated, Greek Plate, Painted by Psiax, c520 BC. Found at Vulli. Held at British Museum

Celtic Dagger and Sheath in Iron and Bronze, c600BC-c550BC
Celtic Dagger and Sheath in Iron and Bronze, c600BC -c550BC. Found in the River Thames at Cookham, Berkshire. Short iron daggers kept in sheaths appeared during the Hallstatt D period

Papyrus of Ani, c1250 BC. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created c. 1250 BCE, in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Hieratic Script, c10th century BC. The Hieratic script was invented and developed more or less at the same time as the hieroglyphic script

Detail of the Papyrus of Ker Asher, from Theses, 1st century BC. Anubis leading Ker Asher (the deceased) followed by Hathor, British Museum

Rich burial at Welwyn Garden City, Celtic Iron Age, late 1st century. British museum

Book of Hours in Latin, probably made in Toledo, c1480. The miniature shows St. Eustace and the vision of the Stag. (British Museum)

Roman clay lamp, 2nd century
Roman clay lamp, decorated with a two-handled cup, now in the British Museum, made in Tunisia, 2nd century

Roman bronze deity, 2nd century
Roman bronze deity, now in the British Museum, 2nd century

Roman bronze of Jupiter, now in the British Museum

Roman gold pendant with the head of a Gorgon, now in the British Museum

Terracotta painted soldier from the six dynasties period, China
A terracotta soldier from the six dynasties period in China, painted red and white, from the British Museums collection

A bronze statuette of Bodhisattva Manjunatha, a Nepalese deity. The god is holding various emblems and weapons in his many arms, including a Vajra (thunderbolt). Fom the British Museums collection

A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, 618-906
A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, c700. From the British Museum

Sassanid plaque showing a monster
A Sassanid plaque showing the foreparts of a winged monster in high relief from Persia. From the British Museums collection

A Sassanid silver dish showing the investiture of a King, 4th century. From the British Museums collection

Teracotta scent-bottle in the shape of a womans bust, made in Rhodes and found in Vulci, Italy. From the British Museums collection

Bronze Vajra (thunderbolts), ritual weapons of Buddhist deities, 7th to 10th century
Vajra (thunderbolts), ritual weapons of Buddhist deities, 7th to 10th century. Made in bronze in Nepal, from the British Museums collection

A pair of gold Nike earrings, 4th century BC
Pair of gold earrings in the form of Nikes (Victories), 4th century BC. From the British Museums collection

Chinese third century BC bronze plaque, depicting an animal attacking a horse
Chinese Bronze Plaque, depicting an animal attacking a horse. From the Ordos region, currently in the British Museums collection

Terracotta scent-bottle in the shape of a helmeted head, Rhodes, Greece, c600-550BC
Terracotta scent-bottle in the shape of the helmeted head of a Greek warrior, from Kamiros, Rhodes, Greece, c600-550 BC. Helmeted heads were one of the most popular forms of scent-bottles

Chinese Bronze Tapir-like animal from eastern Zhou/Chou, from the British Museums collection

Medal of Paracelsus
German medal of Paracelsus, now in the British Museum

Horseman on a coptic textile, 3rd century
Horseman on a Coptic textile from Egypt, now in the British Museum, 3rd century

Horned head from the shrine of a King of Owo from Eastern Yorubaland in Nigeria, now in the British Museum

Celtic iron age gaming pieces from the Welwyn Garden City burials, now in the British Museums collection

Neolithic Chalk Goddess from a flint mine at Grimes Graves, Norfolk, England. From the British Museums collection

Polynesian statuette of Tangaroa-up-in-the-sky
Statuette of Tangaroa-up-in-the-sky the creator and sea-god of the Polynesians. From the British Museums collection

Fossil of Cybium Speciosum, an early relative of the mackerl, from the British Museums collection

Fossil of Acantonemus Subaureus, an extinct fish, from the British Museums collection

Fossil skeleton of a Pteradactyl, from the British Museums collection

Fossils in Jurassic rocks from Chippenham, Wiltshire. Now in the British Museums collection

Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims
A Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims in the form of a Chacmdoh figure. From the British Museums collection

Coral figure from the Torres Straits Islands, which was put near the fire when the occupeants left the hut to prevent the fire going out. From the British Museums collection

Skull of a dead Rain-Maker from New Ireland
Skull of a dead Rain-Maker, with the features moulded and decorated. The skull is kept by a living rain-maker and is used in rain-making ceremonies

Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?). Human figure with pearl shell and human bone inlay. Hawaiians used to believe that their gods could be called upon to enter images such as this

Hoa Hakananai a, from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia, c1000. Easter Islands stone statues of human figures, known as moai

Assyrian relief showing Assyrian chariot at battle of the river Ulai, 7th century
Assyrian relief showing an Assyrian chariot at the battle of the river Ulai, from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Babylonian depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city, 7th century
Depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Head of a bronze sceptre from Luristan (Persia), from the British Museums collection

Ivory panel of the adoration of the magi, 6th century
Ivory panel of the adoration of the magi, from a diptych, probably made in Spain. From the British Museums collection, 6th century

Illustration of St Mark holding his gospel, 8th century
Illustration of St Mark holding his gospel, from four gospels in latin. It was probably made at the court of Charlemagne (c)

Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria, 6th century
Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria (285 ? c. 309). It was made in Egypt, and probably used as a reliquary

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