British Museum Collection (#19)

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

A German medal depicting Paracelsus, 16th century
A German medal depicting Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 - 24 September 1541) from the British Museums collection

Illustration of St Luke, 11th century
Illustration of St Luke from four gospels in Latin, made at the monastery at Echternach (north of Trier), one of the last schools of Ottonian illustration

Josephs brothers showing their father his bloodstained coat, 14th century
An illustration of Josephs brothers showing their father his bloodstoned coat, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain, from the British Museums collection, 14th century

Joseph and Potiphars wife andJoseph in prison interpreting dreams, 14th century
Joseph and Potiphars wife and, below, Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain

Italian earthenware plate showing Pan piping to two shepherds. Artist: Maestro Benedetto
Depiction of Pan piping to two shepherds on a dish from Siena painted by Maestro Benedotto, from the British Museums collection

Italian earthenware plate showing the satyr family after Durer
Depiction of the satyr family after Durer, from Casa Pirota, faenza, Italy. From the British Museums collection

Detail of a sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens
Detail of an Etruscan sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens (the lid is from a separate sarcophagus), from the British Museums collection

Etruscan votive offerings from a sanctuary of healing, from the British Museums collection

Etruscan terracotta head of a satyr
Etruscan terracotta antefix of a head of a satyr, from the British Museums collection

Depiction of the sun god Surya, 13th century
Depiction of the sun god Surya from Orissa, from the British Museums collection, 13th century

Statuette of Agni, god of fire, 11th century
Bronze statuette of Agni, god of fire, from Orissa. From the British Museums collection, 11th century

Bronze statuette of Parvati, the consort of Siva, 14th century
Bronze statuette of Parvati, the consort of Siva, from South India. From the British Museums collection, 14th century

Ass-headed demons from a temple in Thailand
Ass-headed demons/guardian spirits from a temple in Thailand, from the British Museums collection

An indian sculpture of a group of marine deities, 1st century
An indian sculpture of a group of marine deities in Gandhara style, from the British Museums collection, 1st century

Statuette of Haritiki and Pangika from Takht-i-Bahi in India, from the British Musuems collection

Sculpture of worship of the sun-disc, 1st century
Sculpture of worship of the sun-disc in the Gandhara style, from the British Museums collection, 1st century

Female temple dancer from Deccan, 12th century
Female temple dancer from Hoysala, Deccan. From the British Museums collection, 12th century

Detail of an Etruscan gold fibula showing gold working techniques, 7th century BC
Detail of an Etruscan gold fibula from Vulci, showing the granulation technique of gold work. From the British Museums collection, 7th century BC

Etruscan bronze figures from the lid of a bronze vessel. A female athlete holds an oil bottle, and a male athlete a strigil. From the British Museums collection

Hittite Hieroglyphs from an inscription on a monument, 15th century BC
Hittite Hieroglyphs, a very ancient script already in use by 1500 BC. This example was a inscription on a monument, from the British Museums collection

Etruscan terracotta figure of a comic actor, 2nd century BC
Etruscan terracotta figure of a comic actor from Vulci, Italy, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Depiction of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana
Shadow-puppet of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, from the State of Kerantan in Malaysia. From the British Museums collection

Wooden figure of the Egyptian goddess Nepthys, 15th century
Wooden figure of the Egyptian goddess Nepthys From the British Museums collection, 15th century

Phoenician statuette of a votary, 7th century BC
Phoenician statuette of a votary, from the British Museums collection, 7th century BC

Cyprian bronze stand with open-work figures, 17th century BC
Bronze stand with open-work figures, from Curium in Cyprus. The man is carrying an ingot of copper or bronze, of which other examples have been found

Detail of a Mycenaean pot, 13th century BC
Detail of a Mycenaean pot found in Cyprus, from the British Museums collection, 13th century BC

Detail of a Phoenician silver bowl showing soldiers attacking a city, 7th century BC
Detail of a Phoenician silver bowl from Amanthus in Cyprus, with incised and repousse decoration, showing Greek, Egyptian, and Assyrian soldiers attacking a city, from the British Museums collection

Detail of a bronze stand, 17th century BC
Detail of a bronze stand from Curion, Cyprus, from the British Museums collection, 17th century BC

Detail of a Phoenician board for the Egyptian game of Tjan, 16th century BC
Detail of a carved ivory board for the Egyptian game of Tjan. Phoenician work from Enkomi, Cyprus, now in the British Museums collection, 16th century BC

Mesolithic Microliths from Star Carr, Yorkshire, England. From the British Musems collection

Wooden statuette of the Witch Queen Rangda, who is impersonated in the Barong Dance. From the British Museums collection

Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from the Solomon Islands
Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from San Cristobel Island, in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museums collection

Figure of copulating man and woman from the Torres Straits islands off of the south coast of New Guinea, which was used in love magic, from the British Museums collection

Coconut-fibre mask from the Torres Straits islands
Coconut-fibre mask, with eyes of coiled wire. From the Torres Straits islands, from the British Museums collection

Model boat containing a chiefs skull from the Solomon Isles
Model boat containing a chiefs skull, found near a cairn in New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museums collection

Head of Malanggan figure, intended to rot with a body
Head of Malanggan figure from Melanesia, New Ireland. From the British Museums collection

Roman bronze statuette of Mercury carrying a purse, a symbol of good fortune and wealth, and wears a travellers cloak and winged hat. From the British Museums collection

Jade Maya carving of a seated dignitary, from Has Cuevas. From the British Museums collection

Cycladic marble figure, 25th century BC
Cycladic bronze age marble figure From the British Museums collection, 25th century BC

The Great Dish from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. The face in the centre represents Oceanus, with dolphins in his hair and a beard formed of seaweed

Roman silver and gilt ladles with handles cast in the form of dolphins, 4th century
Silver and gilt ladles with handles cast in the form of dolphins, from the Mildenhall Treasure. It was ploughed up by chance in the 1940s at Mildenhall, Suffolk

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