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Silver 50 reales of Philip III of Spain
The 8 reales coin, or 'piece of eight', was the normal high …
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Altar cross
This engraved fourteenth-century altar cross is believed to …
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Buckle
This buckle is of gilded copper alloy with punched geometric…
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Gold pendant set with emeralds and diamonds
The back of the pendant is enamelled with a design of flower…
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Silver bowl
The bowl, or pyx, is made of gilded silver and niello . It h…
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a red chalk drawing over graphite
This drawing was the basis of several finished oil portraits…
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, El sueño de la razon produce monstruos, an etching
In 1799 Goya produced a series of 80 etchings known as Los C…
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Otra locura suya en la misma plaza, an etching
This print is from a set of 33 etchings known as the Tauroma…
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Por linage de ebros, a brush drawing in brown ink and wash
By 1799 Goya (1746-1828) had become Principal Painter to the…
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Self-portrait, an etching
Goya has depicted himself in profile with a proud expression…
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Pablo Picasso, Seated nude and head of a woman, a preparatory study for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, bodycolour an
This study by Picasso (1881-1973), probably executed in the …
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Hebrew astrolabe
Ancient Greek astronomical and mathematical texts were trans…
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The Vera Cruz altar set
This ‘set’ of silver and silver-gilt liturgical furnishings …
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The Medici Valencian vase
The Islamic tradition of lustred earthenware was introduced …
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Grande hazaña! Con muertos!, an etching
Goya presented a set of prints made between 1810 and 1820 to…
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Cast and chased silver medal of Philip II of Spain by Gianpaolo Poggini
By taking the Florentine medallist Gianpaolo Poggini into hi…
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Gold dobla de cabez coin of Pedro the Cruel, king of Castile
Two traditions influenced the coinage of the medieval Spanis…
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Gold morabitino of Alfonso VIII
The gold morabitino was first issued in Spain during the twe…
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Silver 2 reales coin of Philip V, mutilated for use in Dominica as 2 bitts
The island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean became a col…
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Grave-slab of Gundebebius
This marble grave-slab consists of a re-used, Roman architec…
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Hat badge
This elaborate badge is made in embossed and chased gold rel…
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Headstall (bridle)
A headstall is the part of the bridle or halter that encompa…
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Paten
The paten, or communion plate, is made of copper alloy, turn…
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Silver pieces of eight
During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the powers of W…
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Tiles from the Alhambra
These tiles with inscriptions in Arabic came from the floor …
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Cordoba Treasure
This hoard of silver artefacts was deposited in the ground a…
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Brass sestertii of Hadrian showing Personifications of Africa and Spain
Hadrian spent many years travelling extensively throughout h…
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Gold 4-excelentes of Ferdinand and Isabella and silver 4-reales of Charles and Joanna
The lure of gold drew many explorers into the Americas, and …
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Gold medal of Admiral George Anson: defeat of the French at Finisterre, by Thomas Pingo
George Anson (1697-1762) was one of the most famous and succ…
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Silver double shekel of Carthage
The city of Carthage was founded by Phoenician settlers and …
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Maiolica storage jar
This maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) storage jar is painte…
