Artefact Collection (page 21)

Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1450 / 1500 (basalt)
3964176 Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1450/1500 (basalt) by Aztec, (16th century); 32.4x20.3x12.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Feline Vessel, Vicus Culture (earthenware)
996384 Feline Vessel, Vicus Culture (earthenware) by Pre-Columbian; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Vics culture was an important early culture in Peru from 1000/200 BCE to 300/600)

Sea Captain Figure, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, c. 1840 (argillite & ivory)
995895 Sea Captain Figure, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, c.1840 (argillite & ivory) by Haida, (19th century); 46.8x13.5x8 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c. 2010 B. C
3051686 Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c.2010 B.C. - 1950 B.C. (painted wood and linen) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC)

A mahogany artists colour box, reputedly owned by John Adams of HMS Bounty
828321 A mahogany artists colour box, reputedly owned by John Adams of HMS Bounty, containing glass bottles of coloured pigment (mahogany) by English School

Funerary short-necked vase, Tonosi - El Indio phase, 300-500 AD (ceramic)
829383 Funerary short-necked vase, Tonosi - El Indio phase, 300-500 AD (ceramic) by Mesoamerican; height: 25 cm; National Museum of Anthropology, Panama; out of copyright

Palette with Nereid on an Aquatic Dragon, c. 50-75 (schist)
874868 Palette with Nereid on an Aquatic Dragon, c.50-75 (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); 9.37 x11.91 x1.59 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Important Great Lakes pouch (quilled hide)
778888 Important Great Lakes pouch (quilled hide) by American School; length: 37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Of trapezoidal form)

Reliquary of Brescia, back view (ivory)
LRI3606354 Reliquary of Brescia, back view (ivory) by Italian School (4th century); 22x32x25 cm; Museo Civico Cristiano, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: The Brescia Casket or Lipsanotheca)

Askos with head of Medusa, 6th - 3rd century BC (polychrome ceramic)
3512882 Askos with head of Medusa, 6th - 3rd century BC (polychrome ceramic) by Greek; Archaeological Museum, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: From a hypogeum at Canosa di Puglia)

Carved figure of an attendant, 475-221 BC (wood)
700710 Carved figure of an attendant, 475-221 BC (wood) by Chinese School, Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC); height: 53.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

Two hand and foot inlays, New Kingdom, c. 1388-1292 B. C (glass)
2909764 Two hand and foot inlays, New Kingdom, c.1388-1292 B.C (glass) by Egyptian 13th Dynasty (c.1795-1700 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: Including a hand in opaque blue glass)

Inlay of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Armana period, c. 1353-1336 B. C. (glass)
2909763 Inlay of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Armana period, c.1353-1336 B.C. (glass) by Egyptian 13th Dynasty (c.1795-1700 BC); height: 4.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Signed thermometer scale (brass, glass & mercury) (see also 745806)
745805 Signed thermometer scale (brass, glass & mercury) (see also 745806) by Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel (1686-1736); length: 11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Spindle Whorl, The West Yorkshire Hoard (iron)
2771125 Spindle Whorl, The West Yorkshire Hoard (iron) by Anglo-Saxon; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Garnet Ring, The West Yorkshire Hoard (gold)
2771119 Garnet Ring, The West Yorkshire Hoard (gold) by Anglo-Saxon; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Piastra, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (bronze)
704077 Piastra, from the Tomb of Bernardini di Palestrina (bronze) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Spear head, Satricum (bronze)
704075 Spear head, Satricum (bronze) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Relief from the area of the Temple of Apollo, Palatine Hill, Rome (terracotta)
702381 Relief from the area of the Temple of Apollo, Palatine Hill, Rome (terracotta) by Roman; Antiquarium Palatino, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Archaic Lion Cub from the Palatine Hill, Rome (ivory) (for reverse see 2634589)
702379 Archaic Lion Cub from the Palatine Hill, Rome (ivory) (for reverse see 2634589) by Roman; Antiquarium Palatino, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Pectoral fibula with animal figures from the Barberini Tomb, Palestrina, Italy, c
703328 Pectoral fibula with animal figures from the Barberini Tomb, Palestrina, Italy, c.625-600 BC (gold) by Etruscan, (7th century BC); Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Antefix from the Temple of Mater Matuta at Satricum, Latium, Italy (terracotta)
702378 Antefix from the Temple of Mater Matuta at Satricum, Latium, Italy (terracotta) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Antefix from the Temple of Mater Matuta at Satricum, Latium, Italy (terracotta)
702377 Antefix from the Temple of Mater Matuta at Satricum, Latium, Italy (terracotta) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Excavation of the Oseberg Viking longship 9th century discovered in Norway
GIA740681 Excavation of the Oseberg Viking longship 9th century discovered in Norway, 1904 (b/w photo) by Norwegian Photographer

The French painter Rochegrosse photographed in his studio, c. 1885 (gelatin silver print)
739586 The French painter Rochegrosse photographed in his studio, c.1885 (gelatin silver print) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lions and Gladiators in the Arena (terracotta)
704485 Lions and Gladiators in the Arena (terracotta) by Roman; Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Bell-shaped proto-Apulian krater from Matera, Italy (ceramic)
704413 Bell-shaped proto-Apulian krater from Matera, Italy (ceramic) by Greek School; Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Basilicata Dinu Adamesteanu, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy; Greek

Decorative spoon from the Gulf of Papua (coconut)
704332 Decorative spoon from the Gulf of Papua (coconut) by Papua New Guinean; Museo Preistorico e Etnographico Luigi Pigorini, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Silk Worm (gilt bronze)
2958293 Silk Worm (gilt bronze) by Chinese School; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton; Chinese, out of copyright

Oh! The Tiara! (b / w photo)
3102720 Oh! The Tiara! (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh! The Tiara! The Tiara of Saitaferne)

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913391 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Weights (lead & bronze)
2975716 Weights (lead & bronze) by Byzantine; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting Man Holding Decorated Textile
2968769 Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting Man Holding Decorated Textile, 100 BC-AD 500 (ceramic & pigment) by Peruvian School (1st Century BC); 21.6x17.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Vessel in the form of a seated ruler with a pampas cat, A. D
2968486 Vessel in the form of a seated ruler with a pampas cat, A.D. 250-550 (ceramic and pigment) by Moche; 19.4x19.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: North coast)

Archaic Lion Cub from the Palatine Hill, Rome (ivory) (for reverse see 702379)
2634589 Archaic Lion Cub from the Palatine Hill, Rome (ivory) (for reverse see 702379) by Roman; Antiquarium Palatino, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Reverse side of 702379); out of copyright

Engraved ostrich egg, c. mid 6th century BC (ostrich egg)
2641841 Engraved ostrich egg, c.mid 6th century BC (ostrich egg) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); height: 15.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sculpted in shallow raised relief)

Surgical instruments, various dates within Roman period
BAL15437 Surgical instruments, various dates within Roman period by Roman; Verulamium Museum, St.Albans, Hertfordshire, UK; out of copyright

The Kilmainham Brooch, from Kilmainham, County Dublin, 8th-9th century (silver & gold)
XBP341841 The Kilmainham Brooch, from Kilmainham, County Dublin, 8th-9th century (silver & gold) by Celtic; length: 16 cm; National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

The Cavan or Queens Brooch, from Cavan, County Cavan
XBP341836 The Cavan or Queens Brooch, from Cavan, County Cavan, 8th-9th century (silver gilding & gold) by Celtic; length

Pottery stirrup pot with jaguar, Nazca Culture (ceramic)
XBP343651 Pottery stirrup pot with jaguar, Nazca Culture (ceramic) by Peruvian School (6th Century); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Crown of Montezuma (wool & feathers)
XBP343621 Crown of Montezuma (wool & feathers) by Aztec; Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Four-hour sand-glass
MFR348300 Four-hour sand-glass by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The shrine of St. Patricks Bell, from Armagh, Ireland, c
XBP344384 The shrine of St. Patricks Bell, from Armagh, Ireland, c.1100 (bronze with silver & gold filigree crystal and glass) (see also 344383) by Celtic, (12th century); National Museum of Ireland

Saddle Cover with griffins attacking goats (felt & gold)
XBP343176 Saddle Cover with griffins attacking goats (felt & gold) by Scythian, (5th century BC); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Sea monster Ketos (gold)
XBP343168 Sea monster Ketos (gold) by Scythian, (4th century BC); height: 5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

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