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Lady of Elche, 4th century
Lady of Elche, from La Alcuidia de Elche, Alicante, Spain. From Madrid National Museums collection, 4th century

Terminal, possibly from a Crozier, found in a Viking settlement, 8th century
Copper alloy, glass and enamel terminal, possibly from a Crozier, probably looted in Ireland and found in a Viking trading settlement at Helgo, Sweden, 8th century

Irish copper-alloy curved mount, 6th century
Irish copper-alloy curved mount, found in the River Shannon, near Athone, 6th century

Japanese ivory of carpenters, 19th century

Japanese shield-guard
Japanese ornamental shield-guard made of shibuichi

Small tile with a spotted hyena or bear, 13th century
Small tile with a spotted hyena or bear. Similar tiles, now in St Petersburg, are known to be from the Kangah of Pir Husayn, restored in 1280 AD

Head of a Haniwa tomb figure, 6th century
Head of a Haniwa tomb-figure from Berlin Museums collection, 6th century

Iranian plate showing a horseman with a falcon, 13th century

Gold bracteate from Sweden showing Odin and a raven, from the Ashmoleon Museums collection

Etruscan gold bulla showing Medea and the daughters of Pelias, 3rd century BC
Etruscan gold bulla showing Medea and the daughters of Pelias around the fateful cauldron in which Pelias butchered body was placed, 3rd century BC

Hunnic silver plaque of a yak, 1st century
Silver plaque of a yak, from tomb 6 at Noin Ula, in northern Mongolia, the origin centre of the Huns, 1st century

Indian terracotta bust of the mother-goddess Sar Dheri, 1st century
Indian terracotta bust of the mother-goddess Sar Dheri, from the V&As collection, 1st century

Naga, a snake divinity with heads of a five-headed serpent, 1oth century
Depiction of Naga, a snake divinity, overshadowed by the heads of a five-headed serpent, made form sandstone. The right hand holds a rosary and bestows protection

Depiction of Siva and his consort Parvati, shown as one figure half male and half female, from the V&As collection

Stone sculptured head in Angkok style, 10th century
Stone sculptured head in Angkok style, from Cambodia, 10th century

Jurrassic dragonfly fossil

Statuette of a disciple of the Buddha, 14th century
Wood and paint statuette of a Lohan (disciple of the Buddha), from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 14th century

Celtic gilt-silver brooch, 8th century
Celtic gilt-silver brooch from Ireland, 8th century

Fragment of a marble head of a youth, 1st century
Fragment of a marble head of a youth, found at Fishbourne. It is supposed that he could be from a British ruling family, 1st century

Greek polychrome head of a serpent, c. 6th century BC
Polychrome head of a serpent, from a temple on the Acropolis. Now from the Acropolis Museums collection, c.6th century BC

Greek statue Kore 675, 6th century BC
Kore 675 from the Acropolis, now from the Acropolis Museums collection. The kore was originally brightly painted, 6th century BC

Corinthian terracotta bull, 6th century BC
Corinthian terracotta bull, in the Museum of Old Corinths collection, Greece, 6th century BC

Set of Mycenaean armour with cuirrass and helm, c. 16th century BC
Set of Mycenaean armour from Dendera, composed of a bronze cuirass and boars tusk helm, c16th century BC

Omphalos from Delphi, 2nd century BC
The Omphalos (world-navel, or world-centre) from Delphi, from the Delphi Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Aphrodite from Soli, 2nd century BC
Aphrodite from Soli in the Archaeological Museums collection on Cyprus, 2nd century BC

The Venus de Milo, 2nd century BC
The Venus de Milo, a Greek marble from Melos, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century BC

Gold discs from Mycenae, 17th century BC
Gold discs from the womens grave in the Upper Grave Circle in Mycenae, from the National Museums collection in Athens, 17th century BC

Gold death mask of Agamemmon, 17th century BC
Gold death mask of Agamemmon from Myceneae, discovered by Schliemann. In the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 17th century BC

Gold death mask of a Mycenaean king, 17th century BC
Gold death mask of a Mycenaean king from a shaft-grave at Myceneae, in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 17th century BC

The Rampin Horseman, 6th century BC
The Rampin Horseman, from the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Greek bronze of Zeus with a thunderbolt, from Corinth. In the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Greek bronze of Scylla, the sea-monster in the Odyssey who devours ten of Odysseus crew, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Detail of the Charioteer of Delphi, 5th century BC
Detail of the bronze statue, the Charioteer of Delphi. Note his copper eyelashes. In the Delphi Museums collection, 5th century BC

Detail of animal-style decoration on a gold Viking bracelet
Detail of animal-style decoration on a Viking period gold bracelet from Norway, at University Historical Museum, Oslo

Viking gilt bronze brooch at the University Historical Museum, Oslo

Norse dragon cross-slab from the Isle of Man, 11th century
Norse dragon cross-slab at Michael, on the Isle of Man. In Scandinavian style, interlacing the two stylised dragons at each side of the cross shaft, their heads below the ring at the cross-shaft

Viking metalwork from a hoard on the Isle of Man
Viking metalwork, from a hoard found on the Isle of Man, in the Manx Museums collection

Cross-shaft fragment showing a warrior with sword, spear, 10th century
Cross-shaft fragment showing a warrior with sword, spear, and pointed helmet. From Sockburn in county Durham, 10th century

Bronze-age figure from Denmark, 9th century BC
Bronze-age figure made of Bronze, found with a group of figures, from Denmark. In the National Museum in Copenhagen, 9th century BC

Germanic Iron Age helmet, 7th century
Germanic Iron Age helmet from grave one at Vendel, Uppland, Sweden. At Statens Historika Museums collection, Stockholm, 7th century

Gold bracteate from a fifth century Norwegian hoard, 6th century
Gold bracteate from a Norwegian hoard, based on a Byzantine coin, 6th century

Detail of a baldrick buckle showing a human figure, 6th century
Detail of a human figure on a silver-gilt baldrick buckle decorated with niello, gold, and garnets. Found in a chiefs grave at Aker near Hamar, Hedmark, Norway, now the University Museum in Oslo

Paleolithic female figure of baked clay from a mammoth-hunters camp in Dolni Vestonice, Moravia

Paleolithic spear-straightener
Section of a Paleolithic spear-straightener made of carved reindeer horn, from la Madeleine in France

Paleolithic carving of a bison from la Madeleine in France. It was used as a spear-thrower, and is carved in the shape of a bison licking its side, carved from reindeer antler

The Academicians animal head-post from the Oseburg ship burial
Animal head-post from the Oseburg ship burial, now in the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo

The Academicians animal head-post from the Oseburg ship burial, 9th century
Animal head-post from the Oseburg ship burial, now in the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo, 9th century

Viking stele showing Odins horse Sleipnir
Viking stele from Tjangvide, Alskog, Gotland, Sweden, showing Sleipnir, Odins horse, the offspring of his brother Loki. From the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm

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