Artefact Collection (page 4)

Woman's skirt (lau pahudu), 19th century (homespun cotton)
1069074 Woman's skirt (lau pahudu), 19th century (homespun cotton) by Indonesian; 154.9403x67.31x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: From the Sumba islands)

Pair of gold reels, 5th-4th centuries BC (gold)
1070570 Pair of gold reels, 5th-4th centuries BC (gold) by Greek School; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Classical Greek); Museum League Purchase Funds

Man's shoulder or hip cloth (hinggi), 20th century (cotton)
1069073 Man's shoulder or hip cloth (hinggi), 20th century (cotton) by Indonesian; 264.7955x114.93x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: From the Sumba islands)

Mirror (tinned bronze plate)
475302 Mirror (tinned bronze plate) by Celtic; National Museum Wales; (add.info.: Found at Llechwedd-du Bach, near Harlech, Gwynedd, in the mid-19th century with a tinned bronze plate)

Bracelet (komba lola'), 19th century or earlier (gold, burmese rubies, red and blue glass, pastes & wood)
1069823 Bracelet (komba lola'), 19th century or earlier (gold, burmese rubies, red and blue glass, pastes & wood) by Indonesian; 4.445xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Pair of gold cylinders, 6th century BC (gold, filigree)
1070565 Pair of gold cylinders, 6th century BC (gold, filigree) by Greek School; 3.34 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Archaic Greek); Museum League Purchase Funds

Man's shoulder cloth or hip cloth (hinggi), 19th century (homespun cotton)
1069072 Man's shoulder cloth or hip cloth (hinggi), 19th century (homespun cotton) by Indonesian; 264.1605x111.12x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: From the Sumba islands)

Ceremonial mat (lampit), 19th century (split rattan and bast fiber with pyrographic design)
1069070 Ceremonial mat (lampit), 19th century (split rattan and bast fiber with pyrographic design) by Indonesian; 92.7102x99.69x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Teapot with gilded fittings, c. 1675-99 (stoneware & gilt bronze)
5183918 Teapot with gilded fittings, c.1675-99 (stoneware & gilt bronze) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty - Kangxi Period (1662-1722); 11.4x15x9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c
3704876 Fragments of a fresco from Knossos, with modern restorations; soldiers at the run, c.1450-1400 BC (fresco) by Greek school, (14th-15th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

13 inch mortar shell, American War of Independence, 1765-83 (metal)
3429546 13 inch mortar shell, American War of Independence, 1765-83 (metal) by French School, (18th century); diam: 33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

1300 year old Anglo Saxon gold cross found by farm worker Basil Wright (not pictured), in Thurnham, Kent. Mr Wright spotted a tiny gold cross in a field

Wall painting, Afrosiab Museum, also known as Afrosiyob Museum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Wall painting, Afrosiab Museum, also known as Afrosiyob Museum

Romania, Constanta, Ceramic pots in the Roman Mosaic Museum, also known as the Roman Edifice

Statue of Samuel Adams outside Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Statue of Samuel Adams outside Faneuil Hall

Clock and Hercules, Mercury and Minerva sculptures, Grand Central Terminal Railway
USA, New York City, Manhattan, Clock and Hercules, Mercury and Minerva sculptures, Grand Central Terminal Railway Station

Statue of Paul Revere, Old North Church behind, North End, Paul Revere Mall, Boston
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Statue of Paul Revere, Old North Church behind, North End, Paul Revere Mall

Mrs Mallard, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Mrs Mallard, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

Lekythos, detail of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 700-480 BC (ceramic)
473377 Lekythos, detail of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 700-480 BC (ceramic) by Greek School; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info)

Moccasins and gaiters, Plains Indians, c. 1820 (leather & beads)
XBP343130 Moccasins and gaiters, Plains Indians, c.1820 (leather & beads) by American; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; American, out of copyright

Fairchild K20 camera DP325354
Handheld aerial camera used by Harold Wingham - Fairchild K20. History of aerial photography

A Kashmiri Muslim cleric displays a relic of Sufi saint Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani at his
A Kashmiri Muslim cleric displays a relic (inside glass tube) of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint also known as Shah-e-Baghdad (King of Baghdad)

Mirror case (valve de miroir) (ivory)
5903256 Mirror case (valve de miroir) (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 12.2x12x1.2 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Mirror case (valve de miroir) (ivory)
5903255 Mirror case (valve de miroir) (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 12.2x12x1.2 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with lapis lazuli)
XBP234070 Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with lapis lazuli) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Mirror case (valve de miroir) (ivory)
5903254 Mirror case (valve de miroir) (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 12.2x12x1.2 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Archer's Badge, reign of Senwosret I, c. 1956-1911 BC (oyster shell)
3481812 Archer's Badge, reign of Senwosret I, c.1956-1911 BC (oyster shell) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 10.2x10.9x2.1 cm; Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum

Ceremonial bedhead made for the marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves, 1539 (oak)
5890677 Ceremonial bedhead made for the marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves, 1539 (oak) by English School, (16th century); 83.9x195.6x11.4 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Ibis, in squatting position, c. 1350 BC (wood, bronze, glass & gilt)
3481813 Ibis, in squatting position, c.1350 BC (wood, bronze, glass & gilt) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 31.8x47 cm; Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum

Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver)
6182365 Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver) by Anglo-Saxon; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver)
6182366 Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver) by Anglo-Saxon; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Standing figure, possibly Gbaya people, 19th-20th century (wood & fibre)
1068157 Standing figure, possibly Gbaya people, 19th-20th century (wood & fibre) by African School; 29.9x7.3x7.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Water pipe in the form of a seated female figure, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, hide)
1068131 Water pipe in the form of a seated female figure, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, hide, plant fibre & glass beads) by African School; 39.7x13.7x10.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Holy Bird Garuda, Danang province, 13th century AD (sandstone)
3930184 Holy Bird Garuda, Danang province, 13th century AD (sandstone) by Champa Civilisation, (2nd-17th century); Cham Museum, Danang, Vietnam; (add.info.: In Hindu mythology)

Asante helmet worn by officials, from Ghana (gold and animal skin)
XBP228648 Asante helmet worn by officials, from Ghana (gold and animal skin) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Boltin Picture Library

Asante pectoral, from Ghana (gold)
XBP228678 Asante pectoral, from Ghana (gold) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Boltin Picture Library

Helmet surmounted by a figure, Koma-Builsa, Ghana (bronze)
HSC104276 Helmet surmounted by a figure, Koma-Builsa, Ghana (bronze) by African School; height: 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: W. and U)

Helmet mask (kifwebe) and costume, late 19th to early 20th century (wood, paint, fibre, cane & gut)
1068337 Helmet mask (kifwebe) and costume, late 19th to early 20th century (wood, paint, fibre, cane & gut) by African School; 34.6x22.3x19.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Group of figures (wood)
956820 Group of figures (wood) by African School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Left, Suku female figure pendant, Congolese, brown-red patina, 13.5cm high ETH200606189 01 Centre)

Storage Jars, Paracas Tribe (ceramic)
XBP231852 Storage Jars, Paracas Tribe (ceramic) by Peruvian School (1st Century BC); 44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Figurine (clay, beads & metal)
622536 Figurine (clay, beads & metal) by African School; 15.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Kenyan, possibly Kikuyu.); © Michael Graham-Stewart

Detail of a fine Magbetu harp depicting the head finial in profile (wood)
CH355897 Detail of a fine Magbetu harp depicting the head finial in profile (wood) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Senufo bird (wood)
CH438386 Senufo bird (wood) by African School; Private Collection; (add.info.: from the collection of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) and industrialist Pierre Berge (b.1930);

Asante swords. from Ghana
XBP228671 Asante swords. from Ghana by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Boltin Picture Library

Asante mask, from Ghana (gold)
XBP228679 Asante mask, from Ghana (gold) by African School; Private Collection; (add.info.: either a gold weight or a belt mask;); Photo © Boltin Picture Library

Asante scorpion ring, from Ghana (gold)
XBP228676 Asante scorpion ring, from Ghana (gold) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Boltin Picture Library

Asante cap worn by King and officials, from Ghana (leather silver & gold) c. 1850's
XBP228651 Asante cap worn by King and officials, from Ghana (leather silver & gold) c. 1850's by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Boltin Picture Library

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