Artifact Collection (page 10)

Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya zone, 500-800 (ceramic)
DBP424181 Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya zone, 500-800 (ceramic) by Mesoamerican; height: 25 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Mirror with Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) and Duke Father of the East (Dongwanggong
425415 Mirror with Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) and Duke Father of the East (Dongwanggong), 25-220 (iron with gold sheet & traces of silk) by Chinese School

Sphere, Diquis, Costa Rica, 500-700 (stone)
DBP424177 Sphere, Diquis, Costa Rica, 500-700 (stone) by Mesoamerican; diam: 35 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Bowl on stand, from Igbo-Ukwu, 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze)
DBP412903 Bowl on stand, from Igbo-Ukwu, 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze) by Nigerian; height: 20 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

Fly whish handle (bronze)
DBP412900 Fly whish handle (bronze) by Nigerian School, (9th century); height: 15.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

Funerary Mask, Central Highlands, Mexico, c. 250-550 (serpentine)
REV411578 Funerary Mask, Central Highlands, Mexico, c.250-550 (serpentine) by Teotihuacan; Museo Arqueologico de Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Jewellery, The West Yorkshire Hoard (gold)
2771120 Jewellery, The West Yorkshire Hoard (gold) by Anglo-Saxon; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

The new searches for the Claw in the waters of Brest to recover the treasure of Egypt (colour litho)
2783604 The new searches for the Claw in the waters of Brest to recover the treasure of Egypt (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Holy artifacts in the Kau Ravi of Kamari, Papua New Guinea
View of holy artifacts in the Kau Ravi of Kamari, Papua New Guinea by Frank Hurley c.1922

Fragment of a relief portraying Neferhotep, New Kingdom, early Dynasty 19, c. 1292-1202 B
2969188 Fragment of a relief portraying Neferhotep, New Kingdom, early Dynasty 19, c.1292-1202 B.C. (stone, pigment) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC)

Portrait vessel of a ruler, 100 B. C. -A. D. 500 (ceramic and pigment)
2968761 Portrait vessel of a ruler, 100 B.C.-A.D. 500 (ceramic and pigment) by Moche, (1st century BC); 28.9x21.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Kate S

Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, 1879-80 (soft ground etching, drypoint
2972533 Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, 1879-80 (soft ground etching, drypoint, aquatint, etching & pastel on paper) by Degas

Weights (metal)
2975722 Weights (metal) by Phoenician; Photo eZev Radovan; Syrian, out of copyright

Bell beaker from a grave at Radley, Barrow Hills, c. 2500-2150 BC (clay) (see also 3073366
3073366 Bell beaker from a grave at Radley, Barrow Hills, c.2500-2150 BC (clay) (see also 3073366) by Early Bronze Age, (c.3300-2000 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cuneiform tablet with medical prescriptions, Ninveh (clay)
1220356 Cuneiform tablet with medical prescriptions, Ninveh (clay) by Mesopotamian; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Head of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD (bronze)
1272181 Head of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD (bronze) by Roman, (2nd century AD); height: 16.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Head of a Noble or Official, 175-200 (marble)
491435 Head of a Noble or Official, 175-200 (marble) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); h:38.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; out of copyright

Men Trussing an Ox, 667-647 BC (limestone)
491400 Men Trussing an Ox, 667-647 BC (limestone) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); h:38.40 w:55.60 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Prophet and Lector-Priest with Offerings of Live Geese, c. 667-647 BC (limestone)
491363 Prophet and Lector-Priest with Offerings of Live Geese, c.667-647 BC (limestone) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); h:36.80 w:36.60 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Seated Couple: Mentuemhats Ancestors, c. 667-647 BC (limestone)
491362 Seated Couple: Mentuemhats Ancestors, c.667-647 BC (limestone) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); h:57.30 w:53.00 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: A deceased vizier)

Collar with Medallion and Pendant, 200-300 (gold)
491349 Collar with Medallion and Pendant, 200-300 (gold) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); Diameter of central pendant - w:4.20 Chain - l:40.70 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Decorated Situla, 305-30 BC (bronze)
491170 Decorated Situla, 305-30 BC (bronze) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); Diameter - w:15.50 Diameter of mouth - w:10.20 Overall - h:28.30 with handle - h

Relief of Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC (painted limestone)
491048 Relief of Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); h:22.80 w:16.60 d:3.80 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Black-Topped Beaker, c. 4000-3500 BC (Nile silt pottery)
491042 Black-Topped Beaker, c.4000-3500 BC (Nile silt pottery) by Egyptian, Predynastic Period (c.5000-c.3100 BC); Diameter - w:12.40 Overall - h:29.10 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Fragment of an Inlay Headdress, c. 1353-1295 BC (lavender blue faience with deep blue
491039 Fragment of an Inlay Headdress, c.1353-1295 BC (lavender blue faience with deep blue overglaze) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); h:6.70 w:7.70 d:2.80 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Eros, the God of Love, 1-100 (marble)
491036 Eros, the God of Love, 1-100 (marble) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); h:22.60 w:15.30 d:17.80 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Headrest of Irut, 5th or 6th Dynasty, c. 2454-2140 BC (travertine)
490737 Headrest of Irut, 5th or 6th Dynasty, c.2454-2140 BC (travertine) by Egyptian, Old Kingdom (c.2613-2181 BC); 19.5x18.8x7.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Shawabty of Ankh-Hor, 595-586 BC (pale turquoise with vitreous Egyptian blue)
490731 Shawabty of Ankh-Hor, 595-586 BC (pale turquoise with vitreous Egyptian blue) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); 9.9x3.4x2.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King, Third Intermediate Period, c
490730 Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King, Third Intermediate Period, c.990-969 BC (faience) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC); 11x3.6x2.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lepidotus Fish, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (bronze)
490729 Lepidotus Fish, Greco-Roman Period, 305-30 BC (bronze) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 5.4x16.8x2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lentoid Flask, or Pilgrim Flask, Late 18th to 19th Dynasty, c. 1336-1186 BC (glass)
490716 Lentoid Flask, or Pilgrim Flask, Late 18th to 19th Dynasty, c.1336-1186 BC (glass) by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); 12x19.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Head from a sarcophagus, Sait Period (palm wood with gold leaf)
NUL363029 Head from a sarcophagus, Sait Period (palm wood with gold leaf) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); Musee d art et d histoire, Gueret, France; (add.info.: see also 363030; ); Egyptian

Bowl with courtly scenes, late 19th century (silver)
LIT372493 Bowl with courtly scenes, late 19th century (silver) by Burmese School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Burmese, out of copyright

Incan mask (copper)
XBP294991 Incan mask (copper) by Incan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American, out of copyright

Tsuba decorated with fans (copper with enamel)
FIT278754 Tsuba decorated with fans (copper with enamel) by Japanese School; 8x7.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Attic Style Lekythos, depicting Hercules and the Amazons (ceramic)
XIR284186 Attic Style Lekythos, depicting Hercules and the Amazons (ceramic) by Greek School, (5th century BC); Musee Municipal, Laon, France; (add.info.: Lecythe.); Greek, out of copyright

Saxon Crucifix, Anglo-Saxon, c. 1000 (ivory and gold)
XCF291072 Saxon Crucifix, Anglo-Saxon, c.1000 (ivory and gold) by English School, (11th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Acheulian hand axe, c. 200 000 BC (flint)
ANC276576 Acheulian hand axe, c.200 000 BC (flint) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oluvaii Gorge, Tanzania; ); eMary Jelliffe; out of copyright

Plaque depicting a Griffin attacking a Horse (gold and turquoise)
XBP341883 Plaque depicting a Griffin attacking a Horse (gold and turquoise) by Scythian; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

The Roscrea Brooch, from Roscrea, County Tipperary (silver, gold and amber)
XBP341840 The Roscrea Brooch, from Roscrea, County Tipperary (silver, gold and amber) by Viking, (9th century); length: 18.3 cm; National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Anthropoid sword hilt, from Ballyshannon Bay, County Donegal (bronze)
XBP341833 Anthropoid sword hilt, from Ballyshannon Bay, County Donegal (bronze) by Iron Age (1st century BC); length: 13 cm; National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

The shrine of St. Patricks Bell, from Armagh, Ireland, c
XBP344383 The shrine of St. Patricks Bell, from Armagh, Ireland, c.1100 (bronze with silver & gold filigree crystal and glass) (see also 344384) by Celtic, (12th century); National Museum of Ireland

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