Dixon Collection (page 2)

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

Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus
Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburgs collection

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

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

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

Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BC
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection

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

Prince Kinsky on Zoedone, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Prince Kinsky on Zoedone, 1911. Portrait of Karl, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1858-1919). Kinsky was Austro-Hungarian attache to Britain

Pair of Celtic Bronze Bulls, Bulbury Camp, Dorset, England, c1st century BC - c1st century. Probably mountings from a chariot-spoke

Effigy of Sir John Scudamore, 17th century
Effigy of Sir John Scudamore, a Lancastrian who died in 1616 aged 37. In the church at Kentchurch in Herefordshire, 17th century

Rocking-Stone at Brimham Rocks near Pately Bridge in Yorkshire. This shows wind erosion of horizontally-bedded sedimentary rock

Roman silver platter with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall treasure, 4th century
Silver platter with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall Treasure, which was probably buried for safekeeping. It was ploughed up by chance in the 1940s at Mildenhall, Suffolk, 4th century

The Turog Stone, 3rd century BC
The Turoe Stone, in La Tene style, possible an Omphalos. In County Galway in Ireland, 3rd century BC

Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Though a standard subject for a Theban tomb painting, this banquet scene is one of the finest examples

Ceramic figurine of a Mother Goddess, sitting in a chair and nursing a baby, 2nd century
Ceramic figurine of a Mother Goddess, sitting in a chair and nursing a baby, Romano-British, 2nd century. This piece is mould-made from pipeclay and was found in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England

Greek relief of a family sacrificing
Greek relief of a family making an offer at an altar of Zeus. The father is holding a Patera

Bust of pseudo-Seneca, 1st century
Although this bust is supposed to be of Seneca, it is actually a copy of a 2nd Century BC original. From the Louvres collection, 1st century

The main street leading into Ostia: Ostia was the main sea-port for Rome, and flourished in the first and second centuries AD and declined after the fourth century AD

Greek Bronze of a Gorgons Head, c4th century BC. National Museum, Athens

Greek Icon of the Virgin and Child, from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens

Mosaic pavement of a Roman villa, 2nd century
Mosaic pavement of a Roman villa in Lullingstone, Kent, 2nd century

Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay
Inscription in Akkadian on a brick-stamp of baked clay of King Sarkali-Sarri of the Akkadian dynasty, from Nippur. from the Archaeological Museums collection, Istanbul

North Native American stone tomahawk. The wooden haft and binding are modern

J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Baptist pastor and politician Jesse Freeman Boulden served in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Eric Dixon, American jazz tenor saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger, 1980s

Mallard (Anas boschas), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Mallard (Anas boschas), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Tossing for Innings, 19th century (1912). Artist: Henry Dixon
Tossing for Innings, 19th century (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Early Christian Baptismal Bath at Roman forum of Sufetula, Sbeitla, Tunisia, c20th century. Early Christian Baptismal Bath in a Basilica converted from a Roman Temple in Roman ruins of Sufetula in

Cuneiform, Ahura Mazda. Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE

Casts of victims of eruption of Vesuvius in AD79, Pompeii, Italy, c20th century

Roman wall painting of Aldobrandini Wedding from villa of the Esquiline, c1st century BC. Discovered on masonry of a house near the Arch of Gallienus on the Esquiline Hill

Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century. Note the rudder. Vatican Museums

Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, Roman mosaic, early 4th century. The sea god Neptune and his wife Amphitrite, who are shown standing in a chariot drawn by sea horses and surrounded by cupids

Minoan Clay Figurine Horse and Rider (Goddess), Terracotta, Arkhanes, Crete, c1400BC-c1100 BC. A rare representation from Post-Palataial Period. Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Rape of Cassandra at Altar of Athena, Trojan War, 330BC. Cassandra sought shelter in the temple of Athena and there she embraced the wooden statue of Athena in supplication for her protection

Leather shoes from Hallstatt, Austria. Celtic Iron Age, c6th century

Pluto, (Hades) with Cerberus and Eagle, c3rd century BC

Sol. Roman Sun-God in his chariot, relief at Pergamon Museum, c400-370 BC
Sol, Roman Sun-God in his chariot, relief at Pergamon Museum, c400-370 BC

Herakles fights the Lernaean Hydra, Attic Vase, 450 BC

Greek Vase Painting, Persian and Hoplite fighting, c5th century BC

St Christopher with a Dogs Head, Byzantine Icon, 1685

Greek Vase, Black-figure Amphora depicting Boxing Scene, c6th century BC. Etruscan civilization. Panathenaic From the Tomb of the Warrior at Vulci, Viterbo province, Italy. Detail

Greek Bronze Statue of Poseidon found in sea near Cape Artemisian, c5th century BC. The Artemision Bronze (often called the God from the Sea)

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