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Bird-shaped pestle

It was found in Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Ocean, whic…
North American otter pipe

The pipes may have been smoked for purification during ritua…
Stone vase

This stone vessel was made in the late fourth millennium BC,…
Sheela-na-Gig

Sheela-na Gig is probably a corrupt version of the Irish mea…
Clovis point spear tip

These distinctive stone spear tips are found right across No…
Olmec stone mask

The Olmecs lived in the low-lying Gulf Coast area of what is…
Inca stone vessel with snake motifs

This is one of a small number of surviving vessels of this s…
Inca carved stone vessel

Likewise, the rounded form of the handles differs from pre-C…
Stone plummet

In the Middle Woodland Period, the Deptford phase of the Gul…
Stone figure of a bodhisattva

Buddhism travelled to China from India via the Silk Route. I…
Boundary stone (kudurru)

This kudurru records a legal settlement of the title to an e…
Funerary monument of the priest Tibol

This is a funerary monument from a tomb outside the wealthy …
Inscribed glazed wall plaque

This rather strange-looking object is in fact a decorative w…
Stone figurine

Although this figure was bought at Atchana it may have come …
Stone gable-shaped seal

This period saw an increase in permanent settlements based o…
Stone mould

This mould could be used for casting female figurines, pins,…
Stone tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina

This stone tablet is a copy of a deed recording the restorat…
Carved stone capital

The capital is from the priory of Lewes in Sussex. It is fro…
Mosaic from a Roman villa

The Roman villa at Abbots Ann, near Andover, was discovered …
Oculist's stamp

This small stone stamp was used for marking semi-solid stick…
Painted pebbles

These painted pebbles from Mas d'Azil are typical of an art …
Quern stone

This is the top part of an Iron Age rotatory quern. Quern st…
The Bank of England mosaic

This floor of a small square room was the first Romano-Briti…
Tombstone of a soldier's daughter

The name of the woman is missing from this broken tombstone.…
Tombstone of a young boy, Marcus Cocceius Nonnus

This tombstone was found in 1828 about 200 metres north of t…
Tombstone of Volusia Faustina

The woman depicted in the left-hand portrait bust, wearing a…
Statue of a knight

This small statue is an accurate representation of a knight …
Borobudur Buddha head

The Buddha lived in northeast India around 2,500 years ago. …
Fragment of wall relief showing the sister of Djehutyhotep

Deir el-Bersha, situated on the east bank of the Nile just n…
Masks of Xipe Totec

These masks are intended to represent Xipe Totec, a Mexica* …
Soapstone elbow pipe with wooden stem

Pitikwahanapiwiyin, or Poundmaker (about 1842-86), was the g…
Stone bust of Quetzalcoatl

This sculpture represents the Mexica god Quetzalcoatl. His n…
Stone head

The ancient Maya city of Copán is renowned for the large num…
Stone mask

A large number of impressive stone masks were produced at Te…
Stone sculpture of Tlazolteotl

The Huastec inhabitated the northern part of the Gulf Coast.…
Stone serpent

The serpent played a very important role in Mexica religion …
Two stone clubs

The stone clubs are pecked and ground. One is phallic, carve…
Gold garment plaque

In the Yuan dynasty (AD 1279-1368), some Mongol officials wo…
Ivory snuff equipment

Snuff is powdered tobacco, flavoured with various herbs and …
Linga and yoni

At the heart of every Shiva temple in India is the most powe…
Mani stone

This round, flat stone is inscribed across two rows with the…
Pair of stone guardian figures

These stone guardian figures would have been part of a group…
Stone lintel

Buddhism originated in South Asia, and throughout its existe…
Stone relief of Vajrasattva

In the later developments of Buddhism the figure of the hist…
Panel from a mosaic showing a lion and cupids

The scene shows a bound lion taunted by four cupids. In the …
Amulet with a figure of Lamashtu

This is a protective image of Lamashtu, a fearsome female di…
Boundary stone (kudurru)

The cuneiform text records an extensive royal gift of farmla…
Fragment of a stone plaque depicting Enannatum

This fragment is part of a plaque that was probably original…
Gold belt buckle with an eagle and goat

This gold belt buckle is inlaid with turquoise and a brown s…
Stone mace head

A mace head, fixed to a wooden or metal staff, was an early …
Stone mould

This mould could be used for casting figures of a bearded go…
Stone relief from the Apadana (audience hall) at Persepolis

This broken relief shows grooms carrying saddle-cloths and w…
Stone relief showing a charioteer

This relief of a charioteer driving his horse comes from the…
Stone seal

This brown stone seal has a base shaped like a lion's paw, w…
Stone statue of a man

Figures of men and women were set up in temples to symbolica…
Stone statue of a monkey

Monkeys were not native to Mesopotamia and would have been i…
Stone statue of a woman

This broken figure was originally set up in a temple to pray…
Whetstone with bronze handle

This is a whetstone, used to sharpen weapons and tools of br…
Stone cross shaft

This carved stone is the lower part of the shaft of a free-s…
Building-stone

The inscription LEG II AVG is marked both on and below a mil…
Leaf-shaped point

This fine leaf-shaped point, about 16,000 years old, is a ma…
Milestone

This milestone was found on a farm nearly seven miles from t…
Mosaic from a villa

It was first noted that there was a Roman villa with numerou…
Sarcophagus

When this sarcophagus was excavated, a lead coffin with the …
Sculpture of a lion overpowering a ram

This sculpture was probably from a cemetery or mausoleum out…
Section of façade from a Roman building at Meonstoke

This is a section of the façade of an aisled barn-like build…
Stone female head

This large female head was probably a finial from a monument…
The Leadenhall Street Mosaic

This mosaic is of earlier date than most surviving mosaics f…