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Ancient Artifacts and Pottery

A selection of historical artifacts including bronze ornaments and terracotta figures, highlighting ancient craftsmanship from various cultures.

Ceramic Inca trumpets or flutes at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru, Lima, Peru
Ceramic Inca trumpets or flutes at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru, Lima, Peru
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Lion handle on a bronze urn at the Forbidden City, Beijing, ChinaBANDERAS DE INFANTERIA. Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPAIN.GARGOLA DE BACO. Location: EXTERIOR. MERIDA. Badajoz. SPANIEN.Jane's Carousel, a restored 1920s fairground carousel now located in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, North AmericaThe Golden Horns of Gallehus, discovered in Gallehus, north of Mogeltonder, Southern Jutland, Denmark. The horns date to the early 5th century, the beginning of the Germanic Iron Age. The original horns were stolen and melted down in 1802. Replicas of the horns must thus rely on 17th and 18th-century drawings that also having been stolen and retrieved twice, in 1993 and in 2007. Museum of Denmark.Roman doll. Articulated arms and legs. Ivory. From Necropolis of Ontur. Archaeological Museum of Albacete. Castille-La Mancha. Spain.Fragment of a Storage Vessel (Habb) 13th century This fragment once belonged to the top part of a habb, a common water vessel from Mesopotamia during the early and medieval Islamic periods. Produced in considerable quantities, they served as the storage vessels for cool drinking water. Most comparable examples from medieval times have been found in the Jazira. The simple medium and shape ensured their cooling properties. Habbs were most often heavy, unglazed earthenware vessels with thick, porous walls and an elongated, sometimes pear-shaped, body with a hemispherical lower part, suggesting that they could not stand without a supporting element or without being placed in a hollow of the floor. The upper part usually has an outer ceramic wall around the neck, from which it is separated by a cavity, that adds insulation to augment the vessels cooling properties and provides a surface for a rich decorative program usually imbued with symbolism.This example includes a selection of real anBronze water spout with lion mask (one of a pair) ca. 100 B.C.-ca. A.D. 100 Greek or Roman This impressive object must have adorned a monumental public fountain-house (nymphaeum), probably in one of the more important Cypriot cities.. Bronze water spout with lion mask (one of a pair) 244553Container for toiletries; Comyns & Sons (London; company z Otnicz; Fl. 1859-1953); 1901/02 (1901-00-00-1902-00-00);Covered warmer, c. 1826, Garrard & Co., London, est. 1735, 8 3/8 x 16 x 9 1/2 in. (21.27 x 40.64 x 24.13 cm), Silver, ivory, England, George IVCarnival mask, Ethnographic Museum, Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy, Europelion s claw lion s claw, remains of sculpture, 4 BC, heroic sanctuary, Cerro el Pajarillo, Huelma, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21714930UK, England, London, Natural History Museum interior, close up of bronze sculpture of monkey faceModel of a medieval cog, used for maritime trade of the Hanseatic League. Oak. By Claes Cruckenberg. Scale 1:15. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.Mexico, Oaxaca, Day of the Dead, Lifesized wooden mariachis, carved woodPakistan, Mohenjo-daro, Ox cart, terracotta statuetteTin Candelabra. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 16"high; 14"diameter. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: E. Boyd.USA, Florida, Key West, Mel Fisher Maritime Museum.loriga of iron scales, 13th century, Álava Armory Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, SpainTypical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.PILA DE ARTESA. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Roman empire. Merchant vessel and maritime commerce. Reproduction of Culip IV a small Roman vessel that sank arround 770-80 AD, near Cap de Creus, Catalonia, Spain.Bowl from the Hawaiian Islands presented to Captain Charles Clerke. Dated 18th CenturyMedicine and fetish market. Djemaa el-Fna (the square), Marrakesh, MoroccoMiniature of musical instrument harp Pattaya Bangkok Thailand Copyright: xShashikantxMehta/DinodiaxPhotoxOriental golden lamp over wooden cask, vertical imagedecorated alpha letter, symbol of the beginning,Valldemossa cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.Black Basalt libation bowl. Twenty Sixth Dynasty, about 625 BC. The rim of the bowl is decorated with two heads of the goddess Hathor.England, London, AntiquesHawaii, Jaws of a great white shark (carcharodon carcharias) for sale in a store window.Carved pew bench ends inside All Saints church, Hollesley, Suffolk, England, UKCairo, Egypt Jan 28, 2025 A mummified crocodile at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Giza district.Ancient clay coffins, Israel National Museum, in Jerusalem, IsraelBand Peru. .FIGURA EN PIEDRA TALLADA-ARTE OLMECA. Location: MUSEO DE LA VENTA. VILLAHERMOSA. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741509Miniature vessel, rattle, rattle-handle in the shape of an animal head. Ceramic with lead glaze 12th centuryPhotograph of a doorway, possibly from the house of Diane de Poitiers, mistress to Henry ll of France. The Latin inscription reads, In the heavens, He has made a pavilion for the sun. Psalm 18. It is flanked by an ‘H for Henry and by Diane's emblem of three interlinked crescents (a reference to Diana, goddess of the moon) France, Clermont-Ferrand Volcanic stone. Dated 16th CenturyJade carving of a Chinese lion, displayed in a jade shop, Beijing, ChinaChair ornamentCourtly silver plate of the Hildesheim Prince-Bishop Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen, 18th century, National Museum, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeAsia, Cambodia, Siem Reap Killing Fields Memorial, skulls in glass case.Description: An English silver tazza bearing the London hall marks for 1660. This tazza forms part of the plate of the Cathedral Church of St. Pual, St Helena. Location: St Helena Date: 1955Antique Roman tournament masks in oriental style in the historical museum, Straubing, Lower Bavaria, GermanySwitzerland, Bern Canton, Spiez, Spiez Castle, weaponryClose-up of a human skullGeronimo Trail Scenic Byway - Mimbres Pottery Exhibit. The extensive pottery collection in the Geronimo Springs Museum includes a large number of unique black-on-white Mimbres pieces. New Mexico (33.130° N 107.252° W)Ancient ring Close-up of an antique ring for tying horses Copyright: xZoonar.com/NicolaxBernierix 9501384Fontanelle underground cemetery, UNESCO; World Heritage Site, Naples, Campania, Italy, EuropeCeramic original for a bronze drinking fountain by Kate Malone born 1959. The artist glazed her enormous coil pot, as much sculpture as pottery, with complex layers of colour evoking the deep-sea images. The final work was cast in bronze from the clay original.Male HeadHemelerrobe made by G. Valck or Valk, Gerard Valck, c. 1650 - c. 1700 Hemelerrobe made by G. Valck or Valk. Netherlands wood (plant material). copper (metal)Diatryma.Dinòpolis. Museo paleontólogico de Teruel, fundación conjunto Paleontólogico de Teruel. Aragon. españa.Luxor at the Nile in Egypt. Temple plant of Luxor. The toe nails of the Ramses statue are larger than a human hand, Luxor, Egypt, AfricaSedan chair of Queen Hetepheres from Old Kingdom, circa 2585 b.c.SLOVENIA, PRIMORSKA, Kobarid: Kobarid Museum about WW1 / Crosses from Soldiers GravesSouvenirs including models of temples and postcards for sale, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, EuropeSkull of a young girl. 16 years old. 3500-3400 BC. Sigersdal Mose, Northern Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark.PLAZA DEL ZOCALO-PUESTO-DETALLE DE EXVOTOS. Location: PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCION / PLAZA DEL ZOCALO. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.A display of Inuit and indigenous carvings and art at the Itsanitaq Museum, in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.Rotary drill bit. The Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig & Museum. Galveston. Texas. United States.Doll's house of Petronella Oortman. Created from Oak and veneered with tortoiseshell and pewter. Dated 17th CenturyCABEZAS DE PANTERA-REMATE RUEDAS DE CARRO-PROC NECROPOLIS DE LA JOYA(HUELVA)- HACIA S VII. A.C. ARTE. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Huelva. SPAIN.Imitation busts of historical figures, Antakya, Turkey, AsiaCanoe Model with Dolls ca. 1860 Micmac. Canoe Model with Dolls. Micmac. ca. 1860. Canoe: Birchbark, wood, quillDolls: Silk, cotton, wool, glass, resin. Canada, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia. Bark-SculptureSouth America, Ecuador, Manta. Ivory nut (aka Tagua) carving factory. Hand carved bird.the old history in the antique kingdom of saudi arabiaCapital (one of a series) second half 15th century Italian, Rome. Capital (one of a series) 193417Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Polonnaruwa Demaamahāsǟya Plate 22. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: CeylThailand, Bangkok Amulet Market. Religious amulets, charms, talismans and traditional medicines market. Detail of clay amulets, worn to avoid misfortune.Salmon in the market.Italy, Campania, Naples, making figurine of typical Naples cribDollhouse (1670-1690) from Petronella de la Court (1624-1707). Anonymous. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands.PLATO DE CERAMICA VIDRIADO Y PINTADO DEL ALFAR DE SANTAFE DEL PUENTE DEL ARZOBISPO - MOTIVOS ANIMALES Y VEGETALES - SIGLO XX. Author: ALFAR DE SANTAFE PUENTE DEL ARZOBISPO (S XX). Location: ALFARERIA. PUENTE DEL ARZOBISPO. Toledo. SPAIN.England, London, Tower of London, The White Tower, Display of Medieval Armour for Man and HorseTupilaks, mythical creatues of the Greenlanders, souvenir shop of the tourist office, Tasiilaq or Ammassalik, East Greenland, Greenland, North AmericaFrench silver and gilt Compaq. 1905Masks, South AfricaHuman skulls and bones, Catacombs of Paris, Paris, France, EuropeTerracotta Army Museum. Finds from excavation No. 2. Bronze chariot. Shaanxi, Xi'An, ChinaCompote. Maker, possibly by: Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, American, 1826-88Model of the Chruch of the Holy Sepulcher. Wood inlaid with mother-of-pear. 17th-18th century. Gift of Morris Shalom, Paris, in memory of Sarah Shalom. The model was constructed according to plans presented in a book by Bernardino Amico, a priest who served in the Holy Land form 1593 to 1597. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel.Unique chocolate sweets shaped like poop emojis, skulls, dentures, and dinosaurs displayed at a market stall, a gloved hand arranging the novelty items for saleEngland, London, Lambeth, Imperial War Museum, Display of WWI Gas Masksoriginalgetreue Schiffsmodelle, Ausstellung , Verkauf, Werkstatt, Historic Marine , indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius, Afrika mcpins *** Historic Marine, exhibition, sale, workshop, Indian Ocean, island, Mauritius, Africa mcpins mcpinsdetail from the statue of Augustus Prima Porta from the Villa Livia; near Rome 20 B.C. The statue has been coloured to approximate its' original styleAlbania. Tirana. National Archaeological Museum. Settlements. Objects found in different graves. IV-VI centuries.Courtly silver plate of the Hildesheim Prince-Bishop Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen, 18th century, National Museum, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europeprops from the opera Aída, Museo de la evolución humana, MEH, Burgos , Spain.Butter box ca. 1725 Meissen Manufactory German. Butter box. German, Meissen. ca. 1725. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainVariety of objects displayed in elemental store. 10/07/2009Case (Inrō) with Design of Tortoise beside Seals (obverse); Inscription and Seal (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Tortoise beside Seals (obverse); Inscription and Seal (reverse) 58938Interior of wooden goods shop, Essaouira, MoroccoVarious items are artfully placed for sale at an antique shop in Amsterdam, NetherlandsAzerbaijan, Baku, National Museum of HistoryPre-Columbian: Meso-America. Olmec 1150-800 BC. Carved jade head (of dragon)Portugal, Azores, Faial Island, Horta, scrimshawMadrid, 12/03/2015. The Association of Nativity Scene Makers of Madrid prepares several Nativity Scenes Photo Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.Ice Museum, Chena Hot Springs Resort, 60 miles from Fairbanks, AlaskaReconstructed remains of a 5th century BC, ceremonial wagon, Czech. A gilded wagon made from wood dating from the Iron Age. Dated 5th Century BC