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Altar of the Hand
Like many West African peoples, the Edo of Benin see the var…
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Brass figure of a Portuguese soldier
This figure is striking for its careful observation of the e…
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Brass plaque of a European
There are over nine hundred plaques of this type in various …
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Watch fitted with sundial and compass, by Coenrad Jacobs
Early watches which indicate anything more than the time of …
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Brass manilla (bracelet)
Copper bracelets were used to make payments in West Africa b…
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Brass advertising token issued by John Kirk
In Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries manufa…
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Brass anti-slavery medal
Although slavery was a widely established practice in the Br…
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Brass reckoning counter, Rechenmeister type
Reckoning counters, jettons or Rechenpfennige ('reckoning-pe…
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Brass whist marker
Card games were very popular as a form of home entertainment…
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Lidded bowl
This is one of a large group of fifteenth- and early sixteen…
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Brass hanging lamp with a griffin-head handle
The body of the lamp is boat-shaped with a filling hole for …
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Hebrew astrolabe
Ancient Greek astronomical and mathematical texts were trans…
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Brass anklet (ogba)
In parts of West Africa, anklets made from brass, or solid i…
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Brass figure of a Portuguese soldier holding a musket
During the second half of the fifteenth century Portuguese n…
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Brass helmet mask for the Ododua ritual
In addition to his executive powers and duties, the Oba (kin…
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Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants
There are over nine hundred plaques of this type in various …
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Carved wooden mask
The traditional religious, social and political institutions…
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Brass Tantric yantra
The Tantric versions of Indian religions often use a particu…
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Brass pitis (cash) of the Sultanate of Palembang
From the twelfth to the fifteenth century, many Chinese squa…
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Coin tree of brass Guangxu zhongbao coins
Until the 1880s, all Chinese coins were cast in moulds, whil…
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Portable ivory balance with brass pan and weight
There was no official silver coinage in China until 1890. Be…
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Astrolabic quadrant, made by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mizzi
This instrument is signed by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mizzi, th…
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Brass candlestick inlaid with silver and gold
Small candlesticks of this type were made in some quantity i…
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Brass geomantic instrument, made by Muhammad ibn Khutlukh al-Mawsili
This unique instrument 'calculates' patterns of dots with di…
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Brass tankard
The inscription band around the neck contains the name and t…
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Cast brass pen-box made by Mahmud ibn Sunqur
This tiny penbox was designed to be treasured by its owner. …
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Engraved sheet brass tray, inlaid with silver
This silver-inlaid brass tray may have been exported to Euro…
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High-spouted brass ewer
This is one of a group of high spouted ewers made in Herat i…
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Pen-box
The pen-box has a long section for pens, with smaller contai…
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Spherical brass incense burner
Highly-scented incense was a valued commodity in medieval Is…
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The Blacas Ewer
An inscription describes the craftsman as 'Shuja ibn Mana al…
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Astronomical compendium
Astronomical compendia are a collection of small instruments…
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Brass dish
The island of Corfu was of great importance to the Venetian …
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Gilt-brass cased clock-watch with alarm, by Hans Schniep
By the third quarter of the sixteenth century the style of t…
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Ring dial, made by Humphrey Cole
Ring dials are sundials in the form of a ring, with a hole i…
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Table Night Clock, made by Pietro Tommasi Campani
In the last quarter of the seventeenth century the night clo…
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'The Polwarth' by Thomas Mudge
Following his experimental clock in which he incorporated hi…
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The Richard II Quadrant
This is the most spectacular of a group of three horary quad…
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Venus and Adonis, attributed to Francesco Fanelli
When this small figure group was in the collection of Sir Ha…
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Brass torc
This type of torc or neck ring is very different to those fo…
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Iron dagger and sheath
Daggers were carried by legionaries and might be used in bat…
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Massive brass armlet
This is one of a pair of massive armlets, similar to those f…
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Blue wool shirt of Louis O'Soup, the Plains Ojibwa or Saulteaux leader
Louis O'Soup (about 1830-1913) wore this shirt when addressi…
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Swords with decorated leather sheaths
This type of sword remains one of the most prestigious weapo…
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Gilt bronze and silver figure of the enshrined Buddha
This image of Buddha stands in a thirty-one centimetre high …
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Brass cash coin of the Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion (1850-64) was a serious attempt to ous…
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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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Brass sestertius of Nero
The emperor Nero is mostly remembered as the tyrannical empe…
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Brass sestertius of Titus, showing the Colosseum
Roman coins often depicted buildings and monuments in the ci…
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Brass sestertius with the omen of the great sow
The Romans traditionally dated the foundation of their city …
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Coin sword
The purpose of a coin sword is to drive away evil. This coin…
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Primrose League badge
The Primrose League was formed in 1883 by admirers of Benjam…
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Brass astrolabe with silver inlay
This astrolabe has seven latitude plates. The rete is marked…
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Brass basin inlaid with silver and gold
Large basins like this were among the most prestigious of th…
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Brass celestial globe
The celestial globe is a three-dimensional map of the stars,…
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Brass lamp on a stand
Benefshe (modern Monemvasia), an important military island-t…
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A portrait medallion of Carl Linnaeus, by Josiah Wedgwood I and Thomas Bentley
Carl Linnaeus (1707-78) laid the foundation of modern taxono…
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Astronomical compendium
Astronomical compendia are a collection of different, small …
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Brass of John Langston
Memorial brasses developed in France and Germany in the thir…
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Carriage clock by Nicole Nielsen & Co.
By the beginning of the twentieth century, the carriage cloc…
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Chromium-plated Normandie pitcher, designed by Peter Müller-Munk
This elegant jug was designed by the German-born designer Pe…
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Clock-watch with calendar and alarm by Jean Vallier
By the early seventeenth century, watchmaking in France had …
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Gilded brass astrolabe, made by Humphrey Cole
The astrolabe is a multi-functional instrument which enables…
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Lantern clock by William Bowyer
In the sixteenth century, the wall-mounted, weight-driven ch…
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Longcase precision regulator with equation of time indicator, made by George Graham
By the early years of the eighteenth century it was realised…
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Longcase regulator by Thomas Earnshaw / Joseph Catherwood
From the middle of the eighteenth century a growing number o…
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Miniature travelling clock by Thomas Tompion
This miniature travelling clock is one of Thomas Tompion's m…
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Minute repeating clock watch by Thomas Mudge
Thomas Mudge was one of the first chronometer makers in Engl…
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