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Bronze relic-box for a mummified eel

In ancient Egypt, the smaller mummified animals and birds we…
Bronze seated figure of Amun

Animal worship and the worship of animal-headed gods were pr…
Bronze statuette of Pimay

This statue shows Pimay, a king of Egypt during the Libyan p…
Mummy of a falcon with a bronze mask

Large numbers of falcon mummies have been discovered at vari…
Wooden adze with bronze blade

Copper tools were first used in the Early Dynastic period, f…
Wooden plough

Fields were prepared for cultivation after the annual inunda…
Brass head for use in the worship of Osun

Osun is one of a number of deities worshipped in Benin. His …
Brass head of the Oba of Benin

This head, typical of the late period in Benin art, shows th…
Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants

There are over nine hundred plaques of this type in various …
Bronze figure of a hornblower

This figure depicts one of the retinue of the Oba (king) of …
Brass head with a crown

In January 1938 workmen were digging foundations for a new h…
Brass Tantric yantra

The Tantric versions of Indian religions often use a particu…
Bronze bell with bull finial

Worship at a Hindu temple involves various ritual actions in…
Bronze belt buckle in the shape of a horse

With the advent of the Iron Age in Korea (around 300 BC), br…
Bronze belt hook

From an early date Chinese men used girdles to hold up their…
Bronze ding (ritual food vessel)

Bronze vessels were first cast in China during the Shang dyn…
Bronze dui inlaid with gold and silver

Bronze vessels of the Eastern Zhou period (770-221 BC) diffe…
Bronze figure of a Bon deity, perhaps ghsa-lha'od-dkar

The Bon religion is descended from the ancient beliefs of Ti…
Bronze figure of Maitreya

Central Asia has played a key role in the transmission of id…
Bronze figure of Milarepa

Tibetan art includes the representation of many lamas , teac…
Bronze figure of the Buddha Amitabha

Buddhism was introduced to Korea through China, during the T…
Bronze figure of the walking Buddha

This Buddha is depicted walking with his right hand in the g…
Bronze figures of Shiva and Parvati

Shiva is a powerful Hindu deity. He has a female consort, li…
Bronze gui (ritual food vessel)

In 1050 BC, King Wu established the Zhou dynasty, having con…
Bronze hu (ritual wine vessels)

These hu were made at the Jin State Foundry in Houma, Shanxi…
Bronze incense burner

This incense burner would have been part of a larger set for…
Bronze incense burner

Incense burners were often decorated with sculptures of bird…
Bronze kundika (water vessel)

Water vessels like this were used in Buddhist rituals, to ho…
Bronze leaping feline

This bronze cat-like creature stands arched, with tail point…
Bronze mirror with a handle

This mirror is decorated with a perfect miniature landscape.…
Bronze ritual tripod and ewer

Hindu or Jain temples and domestic shrines require certain v…
Bronze statue of the Buddha

This fine standing image of the Buddha comes from the south-…
Bronze you inlaid with gold and silver

Bronze vessels were first cast in about 1600 BC. They were u…
Bronze zun (ritual wine vessel)

This bronze ritual wine vessel ( zun ) takes the form of a p…
Copper and brass trumpet

Tibetan ritual practice involves the use of a wide variety o…
Decorative bronze vase

This vase is signed by the maker Hata Zōroku (Zōro…
Gilt bronze figure of Shiva

Hinduism and Buddhism were present in mainland South-east As…
Gilt-bronze figure of Padmapani

Buddhism was introduced to China before AD 65, though it was…
Gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni

In the eighth century AD, a Tibetan king, Khri-song, invited…
Gilt-copper decorative harness fitting

This harness fitting was excavated by the amateur archaeolog…
Hanging bronze lamp shaped like a peacock

Oil lamps, or deepams , are a common feature in both Hindu t…
Hanging flower vase

Soon after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the samurai warrio…
Lacquer snuff bottle

Snuff is tobacco which has been ground into powder with perf…
Silver Buddha on a bronze lotus base

The right hand of the Buddha is held in the gesture of argum…
Two dotaku (ritual bells)

The larger bell on the left is mentioned in the publication …
Bronze 1 macuta of José I of Portugal (1750-77)

In the eighteenth century, as the western European nations e…
Bronze 100 mon coin

The inscription down the front of this coin reads 'Tem po ts…
Bronze amulet in the shape of a 100 mon coin

This lucky amulet is made in the shape of a 100 mon coin of …
Bronze coin, a 'Lakshmi plaque'

According to the Hindu creation myth, Lakshmi came into bein…
Bronze coin of Agathocles

Touch the animation button on the left for a translation of …
Bronze coin of Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII (reigned 51-30 BC) was the last ruler of the P…
Bronze coin of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan

A fascinating and unique series of bronze coins were struck …
Bronze coin of Herod I 'the Great', king of Judaea

In 37 BC, the last of the Hasmonaean rulers of Judaea was ex…
Bronze coin of Satakarni

This coin has one of the commonest designs on Indian coinage…
Bronze hollow handle spade money

This early Chinese spade money is described as a hollow hand…
Bronze Hongwu tongbao coin

In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk, overthrew th…
Bronze medal celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, by Leonard Wyon after Sir Frederic Leighton and Sir Edgar

The artist Frederic Leighton (1830-96) was made a baronet in…
Bronze medal of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Benedetto Pistrucci

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852), was t…
Bronze medal of James Watt, by Joseph Wyon

James Watt (1736-1819) was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder…
Bronze medal of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, by Johann Gottfried Schadow

Johann Goethe (1749-1832), the famous poet, novelist, playwr…
Bronze medal of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Battle of the Pyramids, by Jean Joseph Dubois

Napoleon's campaign in Egypt was marked by tactical innovati…
Cast bronze medal of Andrea Doria, by Leone Leoni

The sculptor-goldsmith Leone Leoni (about 1509-90) could fai…
Cast bronze medal of Charles Darwin by Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) was a French painter who lived i…
Cast bronze medal of Christina, queen of Sweden by Massimiliano Soldani

Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89, reigned 1644-54) was a v…
Cast bronze medal of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, by Quentin Metsys (about 1462-1530)

The Latin and Greek inscriptions around Metsys' portrait of …
Cast bronze medal of Giovanni Bellini by Vittorio Gambello

Giovanni Bellini (about 1430-1516) was the most celebrated a…
Cast bronze medal of Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, by Gian Cristoforo Romano

Isabella d'Este (1474-1539) was brought up at the artistical…
Cast bronze medal of Isotta degli Atti by Matteo de' Pasti

The legend around the veiled portrait translates as: 'To Iso…

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