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Archaeological Fragments

Various historical pottery and terracotta fragments showcasing ancient artistry, including texts and designs from different ancient cultures.

Fragment; (possibly) belonging to the retable of Soest, c. 1475 - c. 1499 wood (plant material) wood (plant material)
Fragment; (possibly) belonging to the retable of Soest, c. 1475 - c. 1499 wood (plant material) wood (plant material)
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Fresco Fragments (20). UnknownGroup of Egyptian amulets. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary.Limestone grinding tool from the Natufian culture, from the Eastern Mediterranean region. Dated 9,800 B.CShell 6th-7th century Frankish. Shell 465421 Frankish, Shell, 6th7th century, Shell, Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in. (6 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.193.114)Child with bow in the hair, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1925 photograph Part of photo album of an unknown Dutch family with connections in Suriname and the Dutch East Indies (2). Netherlands photographic support gelatin silver print child NetherlandsRelief showing part of a sun shade and a necklace - see 26.3.353-3 ca. 2051-2030 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief showing part of a sun shade and a necklace - see 26.3.353-3. ca. 2051-2030 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Neferu (TT 319, MMA 31), MMA excavations, 1923-25. Dynasty 11Fragment. Dimensions: L 6.5cm x W 5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.stone seal and cruciform weight used in trading; from Akrotiri, a Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera). The Greeks arrived in Crete during the Mycenaean Period, later than Akrotiri. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BC and buried in volcanic ashFragment of a Bowl 10th-12th century. Fragment of a Bowl. 10th-12th century. Stonepaste; painted under transparent glaze. Made in Egypt. CeramicsQuartz. mineralsRiebeckite. minerals. Africa; South AfricaA polished half of fossil Ammonite isolated on a black background with clipping path A polished half of fossil Ammonite isolated on a black background with clipping path Copyright: xZoonar.com/gutaperx 19835189bone boards used for playing, Necropolis of Piquía, Arjona, 5th-1st century BC, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.Pendant and beads ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C.. Pendant and beads 327269Stone Pulidor before 16th century Mexican. Stone Pulidor. Mexican. before 16th century. Stone. Mexico, Mesoamerica. Stone-ImplementsFragment. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Frame: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)a: 3/4 × 1 in. (1.9 × 2.5 cm)b: 3/4 × 1/4 in. (1.9 × 0.6 cm)c: 1 × 1 1/4 in. (2.5 × 3.2 cm)d: 3/4 × 1 in. (1.9 × 2.5 cm)e: 2 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 1.3 cm)f: 1 × 1 in. (2.5 × 2.5 cm)g: 1 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 6.4 cm)h: 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (1.3 × 3.2 cm)i: 1/4 × 1 in. (0.6 × 2.5 cm)j: 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (3.2 × 3.8 cm)k: 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (3.8 × 1.3 cm)l: 3/4 × 1/2 in. (1.9 × 1.3 cm)m: 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (4.4 × 1.3 cm)n: 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (1.3 × 8.9 cm). Date: 8th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Mauritania, Tichitt, neolithic toolsTools from ancient Egypt. Dated 7th Century BCFragments taken from the Temple of Apollo in DelphiAmber and rock-crystal beads from Ancient Greece. Dated 13th Century BCOrnate axe-head in Later Frankish style. From Germany. Dated 7th CenturyRoman Red Ware Lamp Fragment. UnknownGypsum. minerals. North America; USA; New Mexico; Lincoln County; Fort StantonFragment of a Bowl 9th-10th century. Fragment of a Bowl 4546147th century terracotta chess coins, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asiasection from of Adolf Hitler's desk. Removed from the Fuhrer Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin, by Lt Col Richard Broad MC, Seaforth Highlanders, The desk had been broken in pieces by Russian soldiers in May 1945, in World war twoIvory Fragments 4th-7th century Coptic. Ivory Fragments 475442Gold, native element, on Quartz, oxide, from Dalmatia mine, Kelsey, California, United States.Border; block-printed and flocked; a) 9.5 x 5 cm (3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.) b) 11 x 2.5 cmPick her from Piet Hein. A small lounge hair.Quartz. minerals. Africa; Morocco; Marrakesh-Safi Region; El Kela des Sraghna Province; Sidi Rahal, AqsriOregon, Ecola State Park, Indian Beach. Sand dollar106 fragments of predominantly Northern Nederlandsche Majolica and other earthenware. Party fragments. 79 numbered and four unnumbered shards of dishes and bowls, predominantly North-Dutch Majolica. One fragment of an Antwerp Majolica Albarello. One fragment of Italian slied work. 21 Scherven Delftse and Haarlem faience from before 1660. One grès jar. One pot is indicated separately under inventory number BK-BR-126-A.