Artifact Collection (page 11)

Vessels shaped as vegetables, Inca (ceramic)
XBP343646 Vessels shaped as vegetables, Inca (ceramic) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Throne, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold)
XBP343643 Throne, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: King seated)

Pectoral of a king from Tikal Site, Guatemala (jade)
XBP343623 Pectoral of a king from Tikal Site, Guatemala (jade) by Mayan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Pin with a warrior holding a head (bronze)
XBP343617 Pin with a warrior holding a head (bronze) by Scythian; length: 7.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Swan (felt & reindeer hide)
XBP343166 Swan (felt & reindeer hide) by Scythian, (5th century BC); length: 3.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Original set of Napiers Bones with fitted case and contemporary publication
MFR348319 Original set of Napiers Bones with fitted case and contemporary publication, 1685 (boxwood) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chest Microscope, with selection of ivory sliders and list, c. 1800 (mixed media)
MFR348314 Chest Microscope, with selection of ivory sliders and list, c.1800 (mixed media) by English School, (18th-19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Reflecting Circle (brass & glass)
MFR348309 Reflecting Circle (brass & glass) by Lenoir, Etienne (1744-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: Essentially an octant extended to a full circle; Used for determining longitude)

Portable transit instrument, c. 1800 (brass)
MFR348307 Portable transit instrument, c.1800 (brass) by Lenoir, Etienne (1744-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: Used for the precise observation of star positions; ); French, out of copyright

Ring (jade)
FSG325267 Ring (jade) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC); 13.3x1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Hotel Key, 1890-1910 (metal)
NYH288916 Hotel Key, 1890-1910 (metal) by American School; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c. 1001-1025 (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF120797 Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c.1001-1025 (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: originally housed St)

Tablet listing quantities of various commodities, with circles
AMQ113702 Tablet listing quantities of various commodities, with circles and half circles indicating numerals, proto-cuneiform, Jemdet Nasr

Model funerary boat, from Beni Hasan, probably Middle Kingdom, c
AMQ107032 Model funerary boat, from Beni Hasan, probably Middle Kingdom, c.2060-1786 (mixed media) (see also 419821) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Bell beaker from a grave at Radley, Barrow Hills, c. 2500-2150 BC (clay) (see also 3073366
AMQ132803 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

Calakmul funerary mask with collar and earrings, Yucatan Peninsula
JPC252810 Calakmul funerary mask with collar and earrings, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) (Jade) by Mayan; Museo de Antropologia de Campeche

Anthropomorphic vase, from Peten, Guatemala (earthenware)
JPC238285 Anthropomorphic vase, from Peten, Guatemala (earthenware) by Mayan; height: 35 cm; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, Guatemala City; out of copyright

Original Wells Fargo & Co. letter box of the Old West, c. 1880 (wood)
PNP246315 Original Wells Fargo & Co. letter box of the Old West, c.1880 (wood) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tolima ornament in the form of a human-headed bird, from Colombia (gold)
XIR228229 Tolima ornament in the form of a human-headed bird, from Colombia (gold) by Pre-Columbian; 15x8.7 cm; Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia; South American, out of copyright

Pectoral with a human face wearing earrings, from Restrepo, Cauca Valley
XIR228227 Pectoral with a human face wearing earrings, from Restrepo, Cauca Valley, Calima Period (gold) by Pre-Columbian; 25.5x31.5 cm; Museo del Oro, Bogota

Leggings found with the Oetzi Iceman (goat hide)
WNB222119 Leggings found with the Oetzi Iceman (goat hide) by Copper Age, (4th millennium BC); approx 65cm long cm; South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Bolzano

Sandal (leather)
XIR232661 Sandal (leather) by Gallo-Roman, (1st century BC); Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; French, out of copyright

Hipposandals (iron)
XIR232660 Hipposandals (iron) by Gallo-Roman, (1st century BC); Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; French, out of copyright

Scabbard with griffin (gold)
XBP231876 Scabbard with griffin (gold) by Scythian, (4th century BC); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Pottery Goddess of the Hearth, Vera Cruz (earthenware)
XBP232737 Pottery Goddess of the Hearth, Vera Cruz (earthenware) by Veracruz (AD 600-900); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Pottery cocoa picker, Nazca Culture (earthenware) (detail of 231883)
XBP231888 Pottery cocoa picker, Nazca Culture (earthenware) (detail of 231883) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Vase depicting two shrines on a barge, c. 3500 BC (pottery)
XIR229340 Vase depicting two shrines on a barge, c.3500 BC (pottery) by Egyptian, Predynastic Period (c.5000-c.3100 BC); height: 27 cm; Musee Municipal, Laon

Dagger and scabbard found with the Oetzi Iceman (bast, leather, ash wood and flint)
WNB222114 Dagger and scabbard found with the Oetzi Iceman (bast, leather, ash wood and flint) by Copper Age, (4th millennium BC); South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Bolzano

Apulian Askos, Canosa (ceramic)
CZA228748 Apulian Askos, Canosa (ceramic) by Italian School; height: 50 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Italian, out of copyright

Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c. 1001-25 (bronze plated with silver
XBP228637 Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c.1001-25 (bronze plated with silver) (see also 120797 & 228636) by Celtic, (11th century); National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Sword hilt, from Ballyshannon Bay, County Donegal (bronze)
XBP228622 Sword hilt, from Ballyshannon Bay, County Donegal (bronze) by Iron Age, (2nd century BC); length: 45 cm; National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Rhyton in the form of a female head, 3rd-2nd century BC (ceramic)
XIR228502 Rhyton in the form of a female head, 3rd-2nd century BC (ceramic) by Etruscan; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Necklace with a human-headed pendant (gold)
XIR228282 Necklace with a human-headed pendant (gold) by Etruscan, (5th century BC); Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Eagle with spread wings on a ball, 1st century BC-AD 2nd century (bronze)
XIR226028 Eagle with spread wings on a ball, 1st century BC-AD 2nd century (bronze) by Roman; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St

Rohnsches Glass, scent bottle in the form of a head
XTD70020 Rohnsches Glass, scent bottle in the form of a head, Syrian 2nd-3rd century (glass) by Syrian; Private Collection; Syrian, out of copyright

Lambard cup, London, 1578 (silver)
BAL1120 Lambard cup, London, 1578 (silver) by English School, (16th century); Drapers Hall, London, UK; English, out of copyright

The Farnese Cup: head of Medusa, c. 175 (sardonyx)
LRI3512880 The Farnese Cup: head of Medusa, c.175 (sardonyx) by Egyptian, (2nd century); diam: 20 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini; Egyptian

An early Ottoman cast brass candlestick Turkey, late 15th century (brass)
1766449 An early Ottoman cast brass candlestick Turkey, late 15th century (brass) by Ottoman School, (15th century); 24.4 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mochica necklace, c. 200-600 AD (shell & turquoise)
1547221 Mochica necklace, c.200-600 AD (shell & turquoise) by Pre-Columbian; width: 26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Composed of 27 trapezoidal conch shell plaques strung as a wide collar)

Sunstone (stone)
740690 Sunstone (stone) by Viking; Vikingeskibsmuseet, Roskilde, Denmark; (add.info.: Transparent stone which polarizes sunlight)

Canosan askos with Scylla (ceramic)
479160 Canosan askos with Scylla (ceramic) by Greek, (3rd century BC); 28.3x26.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Broad tapering body with wide spout)

Chalcophone, c. 8th - 6th century BC (bronze)
478161 Chalcophone, c.8th - 6th century BC (bronze) by Phoenician; width: 17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: musical instrument composed of 11 coiled wire tubes and twin sounding bars)

Yaka helmet mask (animal & vegetable fibres, wood and raffia)
1123897 Yaka helmet mask (animal & vegetable fibres, wood and raffia) by Congolese; height: 65 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Suku helmet mask (animal & vegetable fibres, wood and raffia)
1123895 Suku helmet mask (animal & vegetable fibres, wood and raffia) by Congolese; height: 61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Luba Hemba stool (wood)
1123873 Luba Hemba stool (wood) by Congolese; height: 42.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: the support carved as two standing figures on domed base)

Mangbetu knife (wood & metal)
1123804 Mangbetu knife (wood & metal) by Congolese; length: 21.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913394 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)

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913393 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)

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