British Museum Collection (page 9)

Roman bronze statuette of Hercules with his lion skin and club, 1st-2nd century BC. From the British Museums collection

Head of the Emperor Claudius, Roman Britain, 1st century AD. This head, found in 1907 at the River Alde at Rendham, near Saxmundham, Suffolk

Roman gold bracelet, 1st century
Roman gold bracelet from the British Museums collection, 1st century

Roman statuette of Hercules strangling two snakes
Bronze statuette of Hercules strangling two snakes sent to kill him as a child. The statuette is Roman period, from Ephesus, from the British Museums collection

Carthaginian funerary stele
Neo-Punic Carthaginian funerary stele, showing the deceased man with attendants and an altar. From the British Museums collection

Statuette of the Bodhisattva Manjusri, 15th century
Gilt-bronze statuette of the Bodhisattva Manjusri from the British Museums collection, 15th century

Chinese statuette of the Bodhisattva Kuan-yin, 12th century
Chi n dynasty gilt-bronze statuette of the Bodhisattva Kuan-yin From the British Museums collection, 12th century

Chinese Ming dynasty gilt-bronze Buddha, 14th century
Chinese Ming dynasty gilt-bronze Buddha From the British Museums collection, 14th century

Chinese gilt-bronze statuette of a Dharmapala, 13th century
Yuan dynasty Chinese gilt-bronze statuette of a Dharmapala, a Buddhist guardian figure, from the British Museums collection, 13th century

Chinese Ming Dynasty enamel dish with a design of dragons, 16th century
Chinese Ming Dynasty cloisonnee enamel dish with a design of dragons, 1573-1619. From the British Museums collection

A gilt-bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva on a lotus leaf, 10th century
A Liao dynasty gilt-bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva on a lotus leaf From the British Museums collection, 10th century

Chinese porcelain of a phoenix in a rockery, 18th century
Chinese porcelain of a phoenix in a rockery From the British Museums collection, 18th century

Statuette Chinese of Kuan-Yin, 17th century
Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin, the Taoist goddess of mercy, with some of the eight Taoist immortals, with biscuit and enamel decoration. From the British Museums collection, 17th century

Soapstone Chinese statuette of Kuan-ti, 17th century
Ch ing dynasty soapstone statuette of Kuan-ti, a god of war, from the British Museums collection, 17th century

Soapstone Chinese statuette of Shou-lao, 17th century
Ch ing dynasty soapstone statuette of Shou-lao, a god of longevity, with a crane and a deer, both emblems of immortality. From the British Museums collection, 17th century

Chinese bronze ritual vessel, 12th century BC
Detail of a Shang Dynasty Chinese bronze ritual vessel, showing a rams head. From the British Museums collection, 12th century BC

Bronze figures of two wrestlers, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, China, c5th-4th Century BC. From the British Museums collection

Chinese bronze harness plaque of a tiger and gryphon, 2nd century BC
Chinese bronze harness plaque of a tiger and gryphon in Ordos style, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century BC

A Coptic textile from Egypt, 3rd century
Coptic textile / tapestry from Egypt depicting a male figure holding a red and green bouquet surrounded by bunches of grapes, with animals in the border

Han Dynasty Chinese bronze horse
Han dynasty Chinese bronze horse, From the British Musems collection

Chinese bronze elk finial from a harness, Inner Mongolia, China, 5th century BC
Bronze elk finial from a harness in the Ordos style, from Inner Mongolia, China, Han Period, 6th-5th Century BC. From the British Museums collection

Snettisham Great Torc, Iron Age, c75 BC. Made from just over a kilogram of gold mixed with silver. It is one of the most elaborate golden objects made in the ancient world

Celtic bronze boar, Hounslow, Middlesex, England, 1st century BC- 1st century AD. From the British Museums collection

Bucket handle from a Late Iron Age cremation burial, Iron Age, c75-c25 BC
Detail showing human face on bucket handle from a Late Iron Age cremation burial, Iron Age, c75-c25 BC. This bucket was placed in the grave of a Briton who was alive around the time of Julius Caesars

Detail of a Celtic-Iberian style bronze female figurine
Detail of a Celtic bronze female figurine from Aust on the Severn, Gloucestershire, England, in Celtic-Iberian style. From the British Museums collection

Roman bronze of a Gaulish prisoner
Imperial period Roman bronze statuette of a Gaulish prisoner with his hands tied behind his back, from Umbria. From the British Museums collection

The La Tene style Battersea shield
The Battersea Shield, Iron Age, c350-c50 BC. The La Tene-style scrolling decoration is made using the repousse technique, emphasized with engraving and stippling

Bronze Celtic torc, 1st century
Bronze Celtic torc from Dumfrieshire, from the British Museums collection, 1st century

Detail of the Battersea Shield, Iron Age, c350-c50 BC. The La Tene-style scrolling decoration is made using the repousse technique, emphasized with engraving and stippling

Egyptian painted shabti-box of Anhai, a musician priestess of Amun. The deceased and her soul-bird (Ba) receive water from Nut, the goddess of the sycamore tree. From the British Museums collection

Egyptian wax portrait of a lady, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a lady painted for her coffin from Hawara. Note her Roman hairstyle and jewellery. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Egyptian wax portrait of a man, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a man from a tomb in Hawara, c140-160. The gold star on his forehead shows he is a priest of the sun. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Egyptian wax portrait of a young man, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a young man from a tomb, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century

Anglo-Saxon ivory carving of the crucifixion, 10th century
Anglo-Saxon walrus ivory carving of the crucifixion from the British Museums collection, 10th century

The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century
A side panel of the Franks Casket, showing Romulus and Remus with the wolf, from the British Museums collection.Side panel from The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century

Byzantine ivory panel showing the tomb of Jesus on Easter morning, 5th century
Byzantine ivory panel from a casket showing the tomb of Jesus on Easter morning, from the British Museums collection, 5th century

Ivory panel showing the incredulity of Doubting Thomas, 5th century
Byzantine ivory panel showing the incredulity of Doubting Thomas from a casket, from the British Museums collection, 5th century

Ivory panel showing the baptism of Christ, 6th century
Ivory panel showing Te Baptism of Christ by St John the Baptist, possibly made in Egypt, 6th century. From the British Museums collection

Ivory box showing Daniel in the lions den, 6th century
Ivory box (pyxis) made in Egypt (?), showing Daniel in the lions den, 6th-7th century. From the British Museums collection

Ivory panel showing the adoration of the magi, 6th century
Ivory plaque showing the Adoration of the Magi, from a diptych, Early Byzantine. Probably made in Syria, found in Thessaly, Greece. From the British Museums collection, 6th century

Alexander Sarcophagus, showing Alexander the Great in battle, 4th century
Detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus, showing Alexander the Great in battle. From Sidon, from the British Museums collection, 4th century

Ivory panel showing St Paul and Thecla, 4th century
Ivory panel showing St Paul and Thecla, from a casket. Possibly from Rome, from the British Museums collection, 4th century

Ivory panel showing the stoning of St Paul, 4th century
Ivory panel showing the stoning of St Paul, from a casket. Possibly from Rome, from the British Museums collection, 4th century

Byzantine ivory panel showing Christs baptism, 5th century
Byzantine ivory panel showing Christs baptism, from the British Museums collection, 5th century

Incan beaker showing Spaniards and Peruvians, c. 17th century
Incan beaker showing Spaniards and Peruvians, made of polychrome lacquer with an incised outline on wood, Peru, probably 17th century. From the British Museum in London

Wooden Hopi Katchina Dolls representing gods
Hopi Katchina Dolls, representing the gods of lightning and of corn, made from cotton-wood and painted to resemble dancers in Hopi ceremonies, Made by Zuni, New Mexico, USA

Mayan pottery incense burner in the shape of a head
Mayan pottery incense burner in the shape of the head of a man wearing ear-plugs. From Honduras, from the British Museums collection

Mayan figurine of a seated god
Pre-Columbian Mayan figurine of a seated god, from the British Museum

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