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Silver shekel of the Second Jewish Revolt from Rome
On two occasions, the Jews raised armed revolts against Roma…
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Silver stater of Evagoras
The production and use of silver coins spread outwards from …
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Silver stater, with a turtle
From its beginnings in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) in the sev…
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Silver tanka coin of Shiva Simha
The Kingdom of Nepal had strong trade links with north-easte…
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Silver tanka of Muhammad b. Sam, sultan of Delhi
The traditional motif used on the coins of the Hindu Rajas o…
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Silver tanka of the Pyu kings
In the eighth century, eastern Burma was ruled by the Pyu pe…
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Silver tetradrachm of Agathocles
Agathocles was a king of Bactria, an ancient Greek kingdom i…
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Silver tetradrachm of Artaxerxes III
The ancient Egyptian kings did not issue coins. As in the Ne…
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Silver tetradrachm of Athens
Early in the fifth century BC Athens became the foremost nav…
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Silver tetradrachm of Augustus
Considerations of profit apart, the ancient Romans tended no…
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Silver tetradrachm of Azes I
During the first century BC, a series of new rulers, called …
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Silver tetradrachm of Demetrius Poliorcetes
In 306 BC the joint rulers of Macedonia, Antigonus Monophtha…
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Silver tetradrachm with the head of Alexander
Following his death in 323 BC Alexander’s generals div…
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Silver tetradrachm of Mithradates I
The Parthians were an Iranian nomadic tribe who lived south-…
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Silver tetradrachm of Orophernes
The minor Hellenistic kingdom of Cappadocia, in the east of …
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Silver tridrachm of Gaius Caligula
There are many examples from history which show how easy for…
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Silver Wado tsuho coin
Touch the animation button to see the traditional process of…
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The pot-hoard from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos
Deciding which are the earliest coins, let alone when they w…
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Trial striking of a silver 1 baht of Rama IV Mongkut
Mongkut (reigned 1851-68), famous in the West as the hero of…
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Wedding charm in the form of a silver coin and ingot
This silver good luck charm is in the shape of a coin restin…
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Bronze handled dish (patera) showing Scylla
The centre of the dish has relief decoration showing the sea…
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Bronze mirror showing Herekele and Mlacuch
The scene shows Herekele (the Etruscan name for Herakles) li…
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Military horse trapping inscribed with the name of Pliny the Elder
Cnaeus Plinius Secundus, or Pliny the Elder (AD 23/4-79), th…
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Silver cup
This type of straight-sided cup with a single spool-shaped h…
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Silver double-headed drinking vessel (kantharos)
This kantharos was created in the shape of two heads back-to…
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Silver figurine of Tutela
This ornate statuette shows Tutela, a popular deity in south…
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Silver libation bowl (phiale) with chariots
Shallow bowls such as this, with a round central boss, were …
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The Arcisate Treasure
The jug ( oinochoe ), two-handled cup (the handles now missi…
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The Warren Cup
After Warren's death the cup remained in private hands, larg…
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Three bronze strigils with scenes from the Roman Circus
These three strigils or cleaning blades would have hung from…
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Two silver cups with repoussé decoration
These cups represent two of the most popular forms of Hellen…
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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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Bronze ceremonial axe head inlaid with silver
This bronze axe head is in the form of three animals, a boar…
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Cast silver statuette from the Oxus treasure
This statuette is part of the Oxus treasure, the most import…
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Decorative roundel with a bearded face
This decorative roundel, with a frontal bearded face, may ha…
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Fluted silver drinking horn (rhyton) with partial gilding
This elaborate silver vessel would originally have been used…
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Gilded silver pieces from a belt
These gilded silver pieces make up a richly-decorated belt, …
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Gilded silver plate
This silver dish, which has been gilded, shows a legendary d…
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Objects from the Nihavand find
These silver objects were discovered together in Nihavand, i…
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Part of a hoard of silver currency
This group of silver objects is probably the most important …
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Rein ring of gold and silver
This rein ring is one of several found in the Royal Cemetery…
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Silver beaker-1
Each campaigning season the Assyrian army gathered at the pa…
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Silver bull
This silver bull with gold inlay on a copper stand may have …
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Bacon Cup
This silver-gilt standing cup is one of three cups known as …
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Carriage clock by Breguet et Fils
Abraham Louis Breguet is said to have been the inventor of t…
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Carriage clock by Nicole Nielsen & Co.
By the beginning of the twentieth century, the carriage cloc…
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Citole
A citole is the medieval equivalent of a guitar. This exampl…
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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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Cloisonné belt-buckle
Though there is no existing evidence, this splendid buckle i…
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Cup and cover, designed by William Burges
The cup and cover are made of turned maple wood with silver …
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Disc-headed pin
This huge silver pin would have been used on an outer garmen…
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Disc-on-bow brooch
The combined elements on this disc-on-bow brooch produce a r…
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Eliel Saarinen, a tea or coffee urn
This tea or coffee urn is widely held to be the greatest exa…
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Gilded silver brooch
This brooch was worn to fasten a cloak or mantle. The decora…
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Gilded silver brooch
This brooch is one of a pair that is said to be from the cem…
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Gold hair ornament or brooch
The ornament is made from three-coloured gold set with diamo…
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Grave group from Artres
An assemblage of jewellery was found by a farmer under a sma…
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Grave group from Sutri
This group of objects includes most of the rich grave goods …
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Great Seal of England of King William IV, engraved by Benjamin Wyon
The obverse, or front, depicts the King (reigned 1831-37) on…
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Great square-headed brooch
This fine silver-gilt and niello brooch is perhaps the most …
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Hanging bowl from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo
This once magnificent bronze hanging bowl is the largest of …
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Helmet from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo
The helmet has panels decorated with interlacing Style II an…
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Iron spear with inlaid ornament
This spear was found lying close to the right shoulder of a …
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Iznik ewer, with English silver-gilt mounts
This tin-glazed earthenware tankard has been transformed int…
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Knives with sheath
The ritual of feasting was more formal in the Middle Ages th…
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Marianne Brandt, a silver tea-infuser
The Bauhaus (meaning 'Construction House') was a progressive…
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