British Museum Collection (page 7)

Roman bronze deity, 2nd century
Roman bronze deity, now in the British Museum, 2nd century

Roman bronze of Poseidon, holding a horses head, now in the British Museum

Roman bronze of Jupiter, now in the British Museum

Roman gold pendant with the head of a Gorgon, now in the British Museum

Terracotta painted soldier from the six dynasties period, China
A terracotta soldier from the six dynasties period in China, painted red and white, from the British Museums collection

A bronze statuette of Bodhisattva Manjunatha, a Nepalese deity. The god is holding various emblems and weapons in his many arms, including a Vajra (thunderbolt). Fom the British Museums collection

A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, 618-906
A tomb guardian or lokopala, protector of the dead, Tang dynasty, China, c700. From the British Museum

Sassanid plaque showing a monster
A Sassanid plaque showing the foreparts of a winged monster in high relief from Persia. From the British Museums collection

A Sassanid silver dish showing the investiture of a King, 4th century. From the British Museums collection

Teracotta scent-bottle in the shape of a womans bust, made in Rhodes and found in Vulci, Italy. From the British Museums collection

Bronze Vajra (thunderbolts), ritual weapons of Buddhist deities, 7th to 10th century
Vajra (thunderbolts), ritual weapons of Buddhist deities, 7th to 10th century. Made in bronze in Nepal, from the British Museums collection

A pair of gold Nike earrings, 4th century BC
Pair of gold earrings in the form of Nikes (Victories), 4th century BC. From the British Museums collection

Chinese third century BC bronze plaque, depicting an animal attacking a horse
Chinese Bronze Plaque, depicting an animal attacking a horse. From the Ordos region, currently in the British Museums collection

Terracotta scent-bottle in the shape of a helmeted head, Rhodes, Greece, c600-550BC
Terracotta scent-bottle in the shape of the helmeted head of a Greek warrior, from Kamiros, Rhodes, Greece, c600-550 BC. Helmeted heads were one of the most popular forms of scent-bottles

Chinese Bronze Tapir-like animal from eastern Zhou/Chou, from the British Museums collection

Medal of Paracelsus
German medal of Paracelsus, now in the British Museum

Horseman on a coptic textile, 3rd century
Horseman on a Coptic textile from Egypt, now in the British Museum, 3rd century

Horned head from the shrine of a King of Owo from Eastern Yorubaland in Nigeria, now in the British Museum

Celtic iron age gaming pieces from the Welwyn Garden City burials, now in the British Museums collection

Neolithic Chalk Goddess from a flint mine at Grimes Graves, Norfolk, England. From the British Museums collection

Polynesian statuette of Tangaroa-up-in-the-sky
Statuette of Tangaroa-up-in-the-sky the creator and sea-god of the Polynesians. From the British Museums collection

Fossil of Cybium Speciosum, an early relative of the mackerl, from the British Museums collection

Fossil of Acantonemus Subaureus, an extinct fish, from the British Museums collection

Fossil skeleton of a Pteradactyl, from the British Museums collection

Fossils in Jurassic rocks from Chippenham, Wiltshire. Now in the British Museums collection

Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims
A Maya Eagle-vase offering bowl for the hearts of sacrificial victims in the form of a Chacmdoh figure. From the British Museums collection

Coral figure from the Torres Straits Islands, which was put near the fire when the occupeants left the hut to prevent the fire going out. From the British Museums collection

Skull of a dead Rain-Maker from New Ireland
Skull of a dead Rain-Maker, with the features moulded and decorated. The skull is kept by a living rain-maker and is used in rain-making ceremonies

Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?). Human figure with pearl shell and human bone inlay. Hawaiians used to believe that their gods could be called upon to enter images such as this

Hoa Hakananai a, from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia, c1000. Easter Islands stone statues of human figures, known as moai

Assyrian relief showing Assyrian chariot at battle of the river Ulai, 7th century
Assyrian relief showing an Assyrian chariot at the battle of the river Ulai, from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lioness from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from Ashurbanipal, 7th century
Assyrian relief of a wounded lion from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Babylonian depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city, 7th century
Depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Head of a bronze sceptre from Luristan (Persia), from the British Museums collection

Ivory panel of the adoration of the magi, 6th century
Ivory panel of the adoration of the magi, from a diptych, probably made in Spain. From the British Museums collection, 6th century

Illustration of St Mark holding his gospel, 8th century
Illustration of St Mark holding his gospel, from four gospels in latin. It was probably made at the court of Charlemagne (c)

Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria, 6th century
Pyxis with the martyrdom of St Menas of Alexandria (285 ? c. 309). It was made in Egypt, and probably used as a reliquary

A German medal depicting Paracelsus, 16th century
A German medal depicting Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 - 24 September 1541) from the British Museums collection

Illustration of St Luke, 11th century
Illustration of St Luke from four gospels in Latin, made at the monastery at Echternach (north of Trier), one of the last schools of Ottonian illustration

Josephs brothers showing their father his bloodstained coat, 14th century
An illustration of Josephs brothers showing their father his bloodstoned coat, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain, from the British Museums collection, 14th century

Joseph and Potiphars wife andJoseph in prison interpreting dreams, 14th century
Joseph and Potiphars wife and, below, Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain

Illustration of Joseph being sold by his brothers, 14th century
Ilustration of Joseph being sold by his brothers to the merchants, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain, from the British Museums collection, 14th century

Italian earthenware plate showing Pan piping to two shepherds. Artist: Maestro Benedetto
Depiction of Pan piping to two shepherds on a dish from Siena painted by Maestro Benedotto, from the British Museums collection

Italian earthenware plate showing the satyr family after Durer
Depiction of the satyr family after Durer, from Casa Pirota, faenza, Italy. From the British Museums collection

Detail of a sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens
Detail of an Etruscan sarcophagus showing Odysseus and the sirens (the lid is from a separate sarcophagus), from the British Museums collection

Etruscan votive offerings from a sanctuary of healing, from the British Museums collection

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