Bronze Age Collection (#25)

Bronze spear heads, from Veneto Region, Italy
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Bronze spear heads. From Veneto Region

Italy, Vase from necropolis of Valdesi, at Conca d Oro, Palermo
Prehistory, Italy. Vase from the necropolis of Valdesi, at the Conca d Oro, Palermo

Thapsos type terracotta skyphoi found at Thapsos, Magnisi peninsula (Siracusa province) and at Modica (Ragusa province)
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Thapsos type terracotta skyphoi found at Thapsos, Magnisi peninsula (Siracusa province) and at Modica (Ragusa province)

Sweden, Vastra Gotaland County, north of Bohuslan, rock carvings in Tanum or Tanumshede, detail depicting men on boats
Sweden - Vastra Gotaland County - North of Bohuslan. Kalnes. Rock carvings in Tanum or Tanumshede (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1994), Scandinavian Bronze Age. Detail depicting men on boats

Bronze ax imported from Great Britain, Scandinavian bracelet and blade, from Pile
Prehistory, Sweden, Bronze Age. Bronze ax imported from Great Britain; Scandinavian bracelet and blade. From Pile

Bronze votive sword hilt in shape of archer standing on stag, from Sardinia Region, Italy
Nuragic civilization, 8th century b.C. Bronze votive sword hilt in shape of an archer standing on a stag. From Sardinia Region

Denmark, Copenhagen, hairnet from tomb in Borum Eshoj
Prehistory, Denmark, Bronze age - Hairnet from a tomb in Borum Eshoj, Arhus

Pottery vessels with geometric decorations, from Sicily Region, Italy
Prehistory, Italy. Castelluccio culture. Pottery vessels with geometric decorations. From Sicily Region

France, Axe from Abbeville
Prehistory, France, Bronze Age - Axe from Abbeville

Standard from royal tombs of Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk
Prehistory, Turkey, Bronze Age. Standard from the royal tombs of Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk

Iron and bronze keys, from Valle d Aosta Region
Italy, 1st century A.D. Iron and bronze keys. From Valle d Aosta Region

Terracotta jar, from valleys of Natisone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Terracotta jar. From the valleys of Natisone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region

Model of kiln in ceramic, from Maliqi, Albania
Prehistory, Albania, Bronze Age. Model of a kiln in ceramic. From Maliqi

Prehistoric mould, from Emilia Romagna Region, Italy
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Terramare culture. Molds. From Emilia Romagna Region

Engraving representing human couple, symbol of fertility, Nordic Bronze Age rock carvings
Sweden - Tanum - Tanumshede (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1994) - Vitlycke Museum. Nordic Bronze Age rock carvings. Engraving representing a human couple, symbol of fertility

Italy, Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Bronze sword hilt, from excavations at Fontivegge near Perugia
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Bronze sword hilt. From the excavations at Fontivegge near Perugia

Austria, Hallstatt, Vase with decorations of a cow and a calf, tomb 671, bronze Austria, Vienna, Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History Museum), Celtic art

Turkey, Alaca Hoyuk, Grid standard, bronze 3rd Millennium B.C. Turkey, Ankara, Anadolu Medeniyetleri Muzesi (Archaeological Museum), Hittite art

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, Male bust from Uruk, alabaster
Sumerian civilization - 3rd millennium b.C. - Alabaster male bust from Uruk

Spear point
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Spear point

Bulgaria, Burgas region, Jug decorated with geometric ribbon motives, terracotta 17th-12th Century B.C. Italy, Ortona, Pinacoteca Comunale Michele Cascella (Art Gallery), Thracian art

Syria, Tell Aswad, Sculpture representing a seated female figure, circa 2550-2330 B. C
Syria, Tell Aswad, Sculpture representing a seated female figure, circa 2550-2330 B.C. 26th-24th Century B.C. National Iraq Museum (Archaeological Museum), Sumerian art

Illustration representing reconstruction of dwelling hut, late bronze-early iron age, Mycenae, Greece
Archaeology - Roman Civilization. Reconstruction of a dwelling hut, late bronze-early iron age. Colour illustration

Turkey, Buyukkale, Sculptures representing a couple of harnessed bulls, painted terracotta 18th Century B.C. Turkey, Ankara, Anadolu Medeniyetleri Muzesi (Archaeological Museum), Hittite art

Bronze axes From Pile
Prehistory, Sweden, Bronze Age. Bronze axes. From Pile

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, War scenes known as the Standard of Ur from the Royal Grave of Ur, embroidered wood vexillum
Sumerian civilization, Mesopotamia, circa III millennium b.C. Standard of Ur, carved wooden panel with inlaid mosaic. War panel, depicting a Sumerian army. From the royal necropolis of Ur

Bronze ch ih (wine spoon), western Chou (or Zhou) dynasty 11th-10th Century B.C. Italy, Rome, Museo Nazionale d arte Orientale (National Collection of oriental art), Chinese art

Cretan-Mycenaean civilization, votive statuette praying, from Tylissos, Crete
Cretan-Mycenaean civilization, 18th-15th century b.C. Votive statuette praying. From Tylissos, Crete

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, The King and a prisoners arm, fragment of an inlaid work from Kish, circa 2700 B. C
Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, The King and a prisoners arm, fragment of an inlaid work from Kish, circa 2700 B.C. 28th-27th Century B.C. National Iraq Museum (Archaeological Museum), Sumerian art

Wall painting depicting ritualistic priests, from the Tomb of Metchetchi at Saqqara
Egyptian civilization, Old Kingdom. Wall painting depicting ritualistic priests, from the Tomb of Metchetchi at Saqqara

Greece, Athens, Sculpture representing a feminine figure seen from the rear 28th-24th century B.C.. Cycladic art, From Syros (Greece), Moussio Kikladikis Tehnis (Museum of Cycladic Art)

Pakistan, Quetta, Bull shaped gold pendant from a depot near the Princes Tomb 20th-19th century B.C. Pakistan, Karachi, Museo Nazionale del Pakistan (Archaeological Museum), Indus Valley art

Greece, Athens, Conical vase 3rd millennium B.C.. Cycladic art, Moussio Kikladikis Tehnis (Museum of Cycladic Art)

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, Jasper cylinder and clay relief from Nippur, 2330-2150 B. C
Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, Jasper cylinder and clay relief from Nippur, 2330-2150 B.C. 24th-22nd Century B.C. National Iraq Museum (Archaeological Museum), Akkadian civilization

Austria, Hallstatt, Gold dagger and scabbard, tomb 696 Austria, Vienna, Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History Museum), Celtic art

Ceramic bowl from Emilia Romagna region
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age - Bowl from Emilia Romagna region

Italy, prehistory, Bronze Age. Terramare civilization. Ossuary from Bovolone, Verona
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Terramare civilization. Ossuary. From Bovolone, Verona

Limestone dice, middle period Pakistan, Karachi, Museo Nazionale del Pakistan (Archaeological Museum), Indus Valley art

UK, England, Wiltshire County, Megalithic monument of Stonehenge
United Kingdom - England - Wiltshire County - Megalithic monument of Stonehenge (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1986), Bronze Age, late 3rd millennium b.C

Votive model of a chariot, bronze 14th-13th Century B.C. Armenia, Erivan, Armenian art

Turkey, Marash, Sculpture representing a lion used to decorate the entrance of a palace 7th Century B.C. Turkey, Istanbul, Arkeoloji Muzerleri (Archaeological Museum), Hittite art

Fictile vases with red-violet desings on a pink background, depicting ibis and boats, neolithic period, predynastic culture of Naqada, 2nd phase 4th Millennium B.C

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, Little sculpture representing a panther, from the Temple of the Goddess Inanna in Uruk, ivory with mounted lapis lazuli 3rd Millennium B.C

Prehistoric Axes, from Aquileia, Italy
Prehistoric, Italy. Bronze age. Axes. From Aquileia

Clay model representing agricultural work from Vounous, Cyprus, Bronze Age, Prehistory
Prehistory, Cyprus, Bronze Age. Clay model representing agricultural work. From Vounous

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, Cylinder from the Royal tomb of Ur, gold, quartz and glass paste 2nd Millennium B.C. National Iraq Museum (Archaeological Museum), Akkadian civilization

Bronze tripod, Shang dynasty 14th-11th Century B.C. Italy, Rome, Museo Nazionale d arte Orientale (National Collection of oriental art), Chinese art

Guang (wine pitcher) decorated with a tao tieh design, Shang dynasty, bronze 16th-11th Century B.C. France, Paris, Musee National Des Arts Asiatiques Guimet (Oriental Art Museum), Chinese art

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