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Archaeological Finds

Diverse archaeological pieces such as statuettes and pottery from ancient civilizations, illustrating the artistry of early cultures.

Ancient Roman pottery artefact reconstructed from multiple pieces. Roman, circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Ancient Roman pottery artefact reconstructed from multiple pieces. Roman, circa 1st-3rd century AD.
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Collection of ancient bones surrounded by terracotta vases 230 B.C.Bronze saucepan (patera) with a design showing Hadrians wall. Roman, From the sacred spring. Held in Bath museum. 1st to 3rd century AD.Calcite cylinder seal with animal-shaped knob from the Late Uruk period. Dated 3300 BCItaly, Lazio, Rome, EUR, Museo della Civilta Romana, Scalpals from the Surgeon's house in Pompei.Firedogs and loom weights. Clay. Late Bronze Age. Roquizal del Rullo (Fabara, Zaragoza province, Aragon). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.Gold Doubloons and gold bar recovered from the shipwreck ""Las Maravillas"", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987. model releasedNew Zealand gold nuggets arranged to spell the word GOLDBroad collar. Dimensions: l. 30 cm (11 13/16 in); w. 41 cm (16 1/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 12-13. Date: ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Opal. minerals. North America; USA; Wyoming; Park County; Yellowstone National Park; Sawmill GeyserTomb of the Diver. 470 BC. Fresco depicting a naked Ephebos server of wine. Paestum National Archaeological Museum. Italy.Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.Silver gilt dish inscribed in Pahlevi, A King's feast, minstrels play. 8th-10th cent. Mazandaran. IRAN.China, Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, Spade-Shaped Coins of the Zhou RoyaltyTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Right halves of ten kylix handles; handle roots. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 676730Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Tutankhamon, gold and lapis lazuli amulets representing Gods Thot and Anubi, from Tutankhamon periodGlass unguent jars, 25 BC - 150 AD, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Spain.Sacred boat of Queen Mutemwia. 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BC, from Thebes, Temple of Karnak. This sculpture of a ceremonial boat carried a statue of Queen Mutemwia. Mutemwia means 'the Goddess Mut in the (sacred) boat. The back of the statue is carved with vulture wings. Mut is shown as a vulture.USA ARIZONA Painted Rocks site nearby GILA BEND rock engraved with enigmatic signs dated from the Hohokam Classic Period 1200-1450 ADBird bones found from the USFWS Puget Sound Coastal Program's Derelict Fishing Gear Project. The USFWS Coastal Program in Puget Sound, Washington has worked over the last six years to collect derelict fishing gear. They have recovered 3,600 partial gilln. Subjects: Aquatic birds. Location: Washington.Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', 30 present. Shatou porcelain Sint-HelenaCanada, Quebec, Montreal. McCord Museum of Canadian History, birtch canoe, museum display. IMAGE RESTRICTED: Not available to US land tour operators.ASSYRIAN KING/ASSYRIA, MESOPOTAMIA RELIEF ANCIENT NEAR EAST d Museum of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Buenos Aires, Recoleta, Argentina, the gold death mask of Eva Peron at the Evita MuseumCoin fromBabylonia, Clay, Made in Babylonia, Babylonian, NumismaticsFacing brick with inscription anno. ,, c. 1712 Ribbon with anno. The stone is broken in three pieces (KOG-ALS-178-1-1 to KOG-ALS-178-1-3). The top left point of the ribbon is missing. The ribbon belongs to a ribbon with the year 1712 (KOG-ALS-178-2). Netherlands (possibly) .France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Vienne department, Angles sur l'Anglin, Roc aux Sorciers siteLINGOTE DE ORO SELLADO EN SUIZA.Ostrich eggshells from Gilgat, Negev. Over 6,500-5,500 years ago.Italy. Lombardy. Arsago Seprio, Lombard necropolis. Civic Museum.Palestine Government Museum. Roman milestone 1900, JerusalemEngland, London, The City, Museum of London, Exhibit of Ancient Bronze Spears and WeaponsThe Mizgaga Museum at NahsholimAsia, Kyrgystan, Stone Balbals or tomb markers, Western Turk, 6th to 8th century, Balasagun. The Balbals at Balasagun have been collected from sites all over Kyrgyzstan.Portugal, Azores, Pico Island, Lajes do Pico, Museu dos Baleeiros, Whalers Museum, scrimshawPartly shadowed heart drawn by finger in flour on cutting boardTwo men with fish, late 18th-19th century, Unknown Japanese, 1 11/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 7/16 in. (4.29 × 3.97 × 3.65 cm), Ivory, Japan, 18th-19th centuryHypocustic brick with a stamp imprint; 2. PO. III century (251-00-00-300-00-00);A bulbus at the Bulbus fieldSkulls in Wall, Hand-Colored Magic Lantern Slide, 1920England, West Sussex, Petworth, Petworth House, North Gallery, The Molyneux GlobeBed of Merit. 177cmx66,5x76,5cm. Wood. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. (1425-1353 BCE). Deir el-Medina. Tomb of Kha (TT8). Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy.Tumba de monje bizantino.Museo de Cabrera.Parque nacional maritimo terrestre de Cabrera.Baleares.EspanaHuman skulls lining the walls of the ancient Catacombs in Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceStretch of Roman wall. Tarragona (ancient Tarraco), Spain. Stone from the Medol quarry. National Archaeological Museum, Tarragona. Spain.Eskimo peoples. Inuit. Seals hunting with kayaks in the open seas around Greenland. Spears. Exhibition of clothing and Eskimo objects. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.Museum of old arts and crafts, old piroga, pizzighettone, ItalyPainted Globe, c. 1814, Mary Harlan, 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.51 x 16.51 x 16.51 cm) (diameter), Silk, pigments; dyed, United States, 19th centuryskullRoman civilization, Plastic model of Roman encampmentPotatoes covered with a green powder FranceRoom setup Middle Ages 1100-1600. .High angle view of old vases, Saqqara, EgyptAnimal bones lying on gravel; Anchorage, Alaska, United States of AmericaHuman skulls lining the walls of the ancient Catacombs in Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceScallop dredge exhibited at the Atwood House Museum, Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USAUSA, Mississippi, Corinth. Crossroads Museum, famous point where two important trunk railroads in the Confederacy crossed. Civil War collection, false teeth.UTENSILIOS DE HIERRO VIKINGOS. Location: MUSEO DE BARCOS VIKINGOS. OSLO.