Artefact Collection

Masonic Sign, c. 1941. Creator: Edward F. Engel
Masonic Sign, c. 1941

Roman statue of a drunken Hercules. The mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene

Flora or Primavera, Roman wall painting from Pompeii, c1st century. Wall painting of Flora, goddess of fertility and abundance, or Primavera. At Naples National Archaeological Museum

The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BC
The Blue Bird fresco from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, now at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 17th-14th century BC

Roman mosaic of a dog, 1st century
Roman mosaic of a dog, bearing the legend Cave Canem underneath, from Pompeii, from Naples National Museums collection, 1st century

Greek statue, the boxer of Apollonius, 1st century BC
The boxer of Apollonius, a bronze sculpture In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome, 1st century BC

Manuscript Leaf with Opening of The Book of Nehemias, from a Bible, French, ca. 1280-1300. Artaxerxes kneels before the king receiving permission to make a journey

Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC. Greek Vase from an Etruscan Tomb

Bronze head of Augustus, Roman, from Meroe, Sudan, c27-c25 BC. This head once formed part of a statue of the emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). From the British Museums collection

Painting of a princess listening to female musicians
Painting of a princess with a huqqa listening to female musicians in a palace garden, from Guler in the Punjab, from the V&As collection

Seated Voltaire (image 4 of 6), between c.1779 and c.1795. Creator: Jean-Antoine Houdon
Seated Voltaire (image 4 of 6), between c.1779 and c.1795

Kettle, c. 1936. Creator: Tabea Hosier
Kettle, c. 1936

Cernunnos, the Celtic Horned God from the Pillar of the Boatmen of Paris, AD14-37. Constructed by Gaulish sailors. Discovered in 1710 within the foundations of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris

Portrait of a youth in a gold wreath, Fayum mummy portrait, Romano-Egyptian, early 2nd century. Such portraits were apparently kept at home during the subjects lifetime

Detail of Chartres Cathedral, 12th century
Detail of Chartres Cathedral, showing Kings and Queens in the central door of the west front, 12th century

Clay tablet with linear B script, 15th century BC
Clay tablet from Knossos with linear B script, from the British Museums collection, 15th century BC

Odysseus passing the Sirens rock, 3rd century
Roman mosaic from Tunisia of Odysseus passing the Sirens rock, tied to the mast, 3rd century

The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC. At Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Mycenaean Linear A tablet
Minoan Linear A tablet from Aghia Triadha, from the Archaeological Museum of Heracleions collection in Crete. Linear A is an early Mycenean writing system that has not yet been deciphered

Bronze Portrait Head of Philosopher, found in sea of Antikythera, circa late 3rd century BC. Probably Bion of Borysthenes, a cynic in 4th century BC

Punjabi illustration of a lady with a hawk
Illustration of a lady with a hawk for the musical mode Saveri Ragini, from Guler in the Punjab. from the V&As collection

A gorgon and panthers from the pediment of the temple of Artemis on Corfu
The archaic west pediment of the temple of Artemis on Corfu, showing Medusa in the centre fleeing from Perseus. On the left side is Pegasus, and on the right is Chyrisppus

Pottery cremation urn, from a grave at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon, 6th-7th century
Pottery cremation urn, from a cremation grave in a cemetery at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon, 6th-7th century. The urn is decorated with deeply incised chevrons which are filled with

Apollo offering a libation to the raven, kylix, 5th century BC
Attic White Ground kylix of the early 5th century BC. Showing Apollo sitting on a stool performing a libation whilst holding a lyre. A raven looks

Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century
Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, on the tomb of Blanche Parry, her maid-of-honour, in Bacton Church in Herefordshire

Greek statue known as the Kritios Boy, 5th century BC
The Kritios Boy, a Greek marble kouros, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 5th century BC

Maponus a Celtic god associated with Apollo - head, 2nd century
Maponus head, from Corstopitum, Northumberland. Now at Corstopitum Museum, Northumberlands, 2nd century

Michelangelos David. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelos David, at the Galleria dell Accademia in Florence

Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Minoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

Priest-King fresco from Knossos
Priest-King fresco from the Minoan palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Crete

Venus of Rhodes, a Hellenistic statue
The Venus of Rhodes, a Hellenistic statue of Aphrodite bathing, from Rhodes Museum

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, c1550 BC
Detail of the Rhind mathematical papyrus, showing mathematical problems, from Thebes, Egypt, End of the Second Intermediate Period, c1550 BC

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

The Pitney Brooch, Anglo-Scandinavian, second half of the 11th century. Disc-brooch of gilt copper-alloy from Pitney, Somerset, England. It is decorated in an English variant of the Urnes style

Roman relief of Ganymede being born off by Zeus
Roman relief of the Trojan prince Ganymede being born off by Zeus in the form of an eagle to be his cupbearer. From the Hermitage Museums Collection, Leningrad

A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge

Greek Tomb Painting, 5th century BC
Greek tomb painting: the diver symbolises the after-life, 5th century BC

Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva, 12th century
Late Sung dynasty Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin, a goddess of mercy, as a Bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) in wood with traces of gilt and painting

Neolithic cave-painting of mammoth and ibexes, from the ceiling of the Rouffignac Cave in Dordogne, France

Greek vase painting depicting Cadmus fighting the serpent, 4th century BC
Greek vase painting depicting Cadmus fighting the serpent before founding Thebes. Made in Paetum, a Greek city in Italy, 4th century BC

Anglo-Saxon brooch of the Kentish type, from the British Museum

Roman mosaic with the text Know Thyself in Greek script over a skeleton, In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome

Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, 1st century
Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, surrounded by the four seasons, from La Chebba in Tunisia. Now in Bardo Museum in Tunus, 1st century

Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century

Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848 / 68. Creator: Unknown
Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848/68

Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Iran, first quarter 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Iran, first quarter 17th century

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation from a Book of Hours, French, ca. 1485-90

Separation of Sheep and Goats, Byzantine, early 20th century (original dated early 6th century)

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