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Wooden tomb statue of Tjeti

Tjeti must have been both important and wealthy to have comm…
Bob Haozous, Apache Necklace

This provocative necklace is by the artist and sculptor Bob …
Ivory armlet

This ivory armlet is worn by the Oba (king) of Benin in cere…
Ivory mask

The palace of Benin is the centre of ritual activity focused…
Sled of bone, ivory and wood

The sled is mostly made from whale, walrus (penis and rib) a…
Ulu with a musk ox horn handle

Inuit women use an ulu , a crescent-shaped knife, in most as…
Lacquer inro

This gold hiramakie inrō has an eye-catching design o…
Portable set for outdoor Tea Ceremony

Tea Ceremonies were often held outside, especially when comb…
Ivory bust of a charioteer

This figure is dressed in the thick, horizontally-banded tun…
Carved ivory depicting a woman at a window

This ivory panel was once part of a piece of furniture. (The…
Inlaid ivory panel of a lioness devouring a boy

This carved ivory panel is one of an almost identical pair w…
Ivory figure of a griffin-headed demon

Ivory carvings were widely used to decorate important pieces…
Winged bull with human torso and head and clasped hands

This bronze figure of a winged bull with a human torso and h…
Carved bone casket with Romance scenes

This carved bone casket features one of the earliest known m…
Great Seal of England of King William IV, engraved by Benjamin Wyon

The obverse, or front, depicts the King (reigned 1831-37) on…
Ivory figure of St Margaret of Antioch

This ivory figure of St Margaret shows her miraculous delive…
Ivory finger ring

The bezel of the ring is inset with a minutely carved ivory …
Ivory panel with the Miracle of Cana

This panel once decorated the cover of a Gospel Book (now in…
Ivory plaque with Nativity scenes

This fine panel embodies the artistic trends of the early Ca…
Ivory plaque with the Adoration of the Magi

This panel presents a solemn hieratic image of the Adoration…
Ivory pyxis with St Menas

This small pyxis came from the Early Christian church of S. …
Ivory pyxis with the Healing of the Demoniac

This pyxis , acquired from an old English collection in Newc…
Magdeburg Panel

This panel is one of a group of sixteen ivory plaques depict…
Pair of ivory and silver-gilt covered cups

The mounting of carved ivory cylinders, or 'sleeves' in silv…
Panel from an ivory casket: Christ carrying the Cross

This plaque is one of four, which though now separated, must…
Panel from an ivory casket: the Crucifixion of Christ

This plaque is one of four, which though now separated, must…
Panel from an ivory casket: the empty Sepulchre

This plaque is one of four, which though now separated, must…
Purse lid from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo

Wealth, and its public display, was probably used to establi…
Pipes and smoking sets

Tobacco was probably introduced into Japan from the Philippi…
Mantelpiece clock, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

The Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928)…
Model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The city of Jerusalem is unique in being sacred to three rel…
Group of bedroom furniture

Furniture is frequently shown in tomb decoration. The so-cal…
Portable altar

The altar is made from a combination of metalwork, ivory car…
The Borradaile Triptych

This triptych is named after Charles Borradaile, who purchas…

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