Objet Collection

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469652 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469651 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology
BEN5468311 Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology. Directed by Niccolo Pericoli Tribolo II (1500-1550), 1549. Bargello Museum, Florence

Iran: 'Minai' cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel
BEN5464268 Iran: 'Minai' cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel. 13th century ceramic

Rock crystal and gold reliquary, 15th century. Directed by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Firenze, San Lorenzo
BEN5474845 Rock crystal and gold reliquary, 15th century. Directed by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Firenze, San Lorenzo by Foggini

Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 567
BEN5474826 Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 567; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Sardonyx vase. 3rd-4th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566
BEN5474825 Sardonyx vase. 3rd-4th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front
BEN5473647 Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front. Made by the painter from Dijon. Bari, Archeologico

Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten)
7415645 Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible)

Hours for the use of Besancon, around 1420-1430 (manuscript)
7415650 Hours for the use of Besancon, around 1420-1430 (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hours for use in Besancon Manuscript France)

Exercitium super Pater Noster, around 1450 (handwritten)
7415647 Exercitium super Pater Noster, around 1450 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Exercitium Super Pater Noster Southern Netherlands)

Portable polyptych shaped altar. Detrempe on wood by Tommaso da Modena (1326-1379)
VEN5032624 Portable polyptych shaped altar. Detrempe on wood by Tommaso da Modena (1326-1379). High: La Cene, middle: Virgin and Child Jesus, bottom: Saint Anastasia, Saint Lucia and Saint Catherine

Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030392 Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Debut of the 17th century Biblioteca Angelica

ALAVA Y ESQUIVEL, Miguel Ricardo de (1771-1843). Spanish military man, politian and statesman.; Wellington
CUL4872622 ALAVA Y ESQUIVEL, Miguel Ricardo de (1771-1843). Spanish military man, politian and statesman.; Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of (1769-1852)

Votive crown of Recesvinto. 653-672. RECESVINTUS, Flavius (-672). Visigoth King (653-672)
CUL4867807 Votive crown of Recesvinto. 653-672. RECESVINTUS, Flavius (-672). Visigoth King (653-672). Made with gold, gems and pearls. Visigothic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Blowing engine at the Carron Iron Works designed by John Smeaton (1724-1792)
FLO4685695 Blowing engine at the Carron Iron Works designed by John Smeaton (1724-1792). Copperplate engraving by Mutlow after an illustration by J. Farey Jr

Mill a lames - View, plan and elevation of a blade mill with grindstones designed by John Smeaton (1724-1792)
FLO4685682 Mill a lames - View, plan and elevation of a blade mill with grindstones designed by John Smeaton (1724-1792). Copperplate engraving by Mutlow from John Mason Good's Pantologia

Native Guinee (Guinee conakry) sitting in front of accessories, dishes and weapons
FLO4635217 Native Guinee (Guinee conakry) sitting in front of accessories, dishes and weapons. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Silver coin decorated with the Cross of the Knights of the Order of Saint Stephen
BEN5480402 Silver coin decorated with the Cross of the Knights of the Order of Saint Stephen (Sacro Militare Ordine di Santo Stefano Papa e Martire)

Gold coin (florin) decorated with the representation of Saint John the Baptist. 1429 Diam
BEN5480395 Gold coin (florin) decorated with the representation of Saint John the Baptist. 1429 Diam. 2.08 cm Museo del Bargello Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Female bust. Aquamarine relief. Size: 2.6 x 1.7 cm. (No. 949, Inv.26794) Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples. 579
BEN5474892 Female bust. Aquamarine relief. Size: 2.6 x 1.7 cm. (No. 949, Inv.26794) Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples. 579; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566 A
BEN5474819 Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566 A; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Gold coin decorated with a cross of the Duke of Florence Cosimo I de' Medici (Cosimo I de' Medici)
BEN5479915 Gold coin decorated with a cross of the Duke of Florence Cosimo I de' Medici (Cosimo I de' Medici, 1519-1574) made by the medalist Pietro Paolo Galeotti (1520-1584) 1537-1557 Diam

Roman antiquity: gold coin from the reign of Emperor Mark Aurelius (121-181 AD), (Inv)
BEN5478366 Roman antiquity: gold coin from the reign of Emperor Mark Aurelius (121-181 AD), (Inv. FR 9833), National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm
BEN5472464 Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). View from below. Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC
BEN5472428 Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). View from below. Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Card of the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan
BEN5468495 Card of the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Pick-axe made with a walrus tusk, stone hatchet of Alaska, wooden instrument with claws used by the Chukchi (Chukchi)
FLO4722585 Pick-axe made with a walrus tusk, stone hatchet of Alaska, wooden instrument with claws used by the Chukchi (Chukchi) people to hunt walrus, tomb of the Unalaskans, and baidar (boat)

Masks used by the Unalaskans in their dances; darts and the boards to throw them
FLO4722559 Masks used by the Unalaskans in their dances; darts and the boards to throw them. From Joseph Billings (1758-1806)

Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030397 Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Debut of the 17th century Biblioteca Angelica

Copies of objects (Egyptian statuettes) from the collection of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli
VEN5027923 Copies of objects (Egyptian statuettes) from the collection of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, from an 18th century manuscript, Archive of the Museo civico Archeologico de Bologna

Copies of objects (statue bust) from the collection of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli
VEN5027922 Copies of objects (statue bust) from the collection of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, a sheet from an 18th century manuscript, Archive of the Museo civico Archeologico de Bologna

Copies of objects (statue of a young man) from the collection of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli
VEN5027913 Copies of objects (statue of a young man) from the collection of Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli, a sheet from an 18th century manuscript

CABRERA Y GRINO, Ramon (1806-1877). Spanish Carlist military man. Spark blunderbus (19th c.)
CUL4878523 CABRERA Y GRINO, Ramon (1806-1877). Spanish Carlist military man. Spark blunderbus (19th c.), that belonged probably to general Ramon Cabrera. Photography. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA-MANCHA

Pompe a beer - Views and elevations of an 18th century beer pump with levers, taps and pipes contained in a cabinet
FLO4685686 Pompe a beer - Views and elevations of an 18th century beer pump with levers, taps and pipes contained in a cabinet. Copperplate engraving by Mutlow after an illustration by J. Farey Jr

Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object)
7418311 Head of a viper with bark, c.1800-1850 (object); Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Bark viper head: demountable model of clastic anatomy made of papier-mache, cork)

Mistery of the Passion, around 1493-1494 (printing)
7415658 Mistery of the Passion, around 1493-1494 (printing); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Jean Michel d'Angers (c.1430-1501)

Handle of patera, from San Biagio al Venella (Bernalda, MT), out of town sanctuary
LRI741043 Handle of patera, from San Biagio al Venella (Bernalda, MT), out of town sanctuary; 25.8x10.9 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Metaponto, Bernalda, Matera, Basilicata

Lekane (upper part). Greek ceramics, 4th century BC. Size: 32 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari
BEN5472411 Lekane (upper part). Greek ceramics, 4th century BC. Size: 32 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Bronze medal with the effigy of Gian Lorenzo (Gianlorenzo) Bernini (Bernini) (1598-1680)
BEN5480527 Bronze medal with the effigy of Gian Lorenzo (Gianlorenzo) Bernini (Bernini) (1598-1680), made by Charles Jean Francois Cheron (1635-1698) 1674 Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Reliquary in rock Christal, 15th century. Firenze, San Lorenzo 563
BEN5474862 Reliquary in rock Christal, 15th century. Firenze, San Lorenzo 563; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Sermones Pomerii de Sanctis, around 1502 (print)
7415651 Sermones Pomerii de Sanctis, around 1502 (print); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Anonymous Pelbart Temesvari (around 1435-1504)

The Illustrious Women of Boccaccio, 1473 (manuscript)
7415648 The Illustrious Women of Boccaccio, 1473 (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Boccaccio (1313-1375) De Claris Mulieribus (The Illustrious Women)

Comedies by Terence, 1496 (handwritten)
7415646 Comedies by Terence, 1496 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Terence (190-159 BC) Com"diae (Comedies)

Cosmographia (Geography) by Ptolemy, 1477 (book)
7415661 Cosmographia (Geography) by Ptolemy, 1477 (book); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Claude Ptolemy (c.90-168) Cosmographia (Geography) Printed by Dominicus de Lapis Bologna

Cup tracing the foundation of Cesaree in Palestine, 4th century AD (bronze, silver & copper)
JLJ4581416 Cup tracing the foundation of Cesaree in Palestine, 4th century AD (bronze, silver & copper); Diameter 20 cm cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Cup in bronze)

Tartessian civilization: jewels of the treasor of Aliseda, 7th century BC - Treasure of Aliseda. 7th c. BC
CUL4872207 Tartessian civilization: jewels of the treasor of Aliseda, 7th century BC - Treasure of Aliseda. 7th c. BC. Tartessian art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Duro minted in 1808 (duro Ferdinand VII). Corner. SPAIN. CASTILLE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum
CUL4878558 Duro minted in 1808 (duro Ferdinand VII). Corner. SPAIN. CASTILLE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum; Army Museum, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Duro minted in 1808 (duro Ferdinand VII). Corner

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In this diverse collection of objects, we embark on a captivating journey through time and cultures. Our first stop takes us to Tokyo Bay, where a dancing girl gracefully moves to the rhythm of the city's vibrant energy. Her fluid movements mirror the ebb and flow of life in this bustling metropolis. Next, we find ourselves in the presence of a mischievous young girl who finds amusement in pulling the hair of a Chinese statue. This playful act bridges the gap between ancient traditions and youthful innocence. Moving further back in history, we witness Louis XII and Anne of Brittany engaging in an age-old practice - making alumone. Captured beautifully by Adrien Thibault's painted plate, this moment symbolizes their royal union and artistic craftsmanship. Delving into ancient times, we encounter a seashell-shaped silver cosmetic case from Magna Graecia dating back to the 3rd century BC. Its intricate design speaks volumes about beauty rituals that have transcended generations. A polychrome terracotta bust of Heracles-Melkarth catches our attention next. With a kernos adorning his head, this artifact from the 4th century BC embodies strength and divine power. Continuing our exploration, we stumble upon a prehistoric tool from the Solutrean period - an object that connects us with our distant ancestors and their ingenuity. The guillotine emerges as both an instrument of freedom and terror as we encounter its true ordinary form. A symbol steeped in history, it reminds us of humanity's struggle for justice throughout different eras. Paranormal activity captivates our imagination when witnessing newborns moving objects through levitation - is it poltergeist or telekinesis? A chromolithography from the end of the 19th century captures this mysterious phenomenon that continues to intrigue us today.