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James Woodhouse

Header: James Woodhouse
Also known as: James Woodhouse; primary name: Woodhouse, James
Details: individual; collector; British; Male
Other dates: 1866- (died in)
Biography: Formed a large collection of miscellaneous antiquities and coins while resident in South Italy and Corfu, and bequeathed this to the British Museum in 1866.
Bibliography: Edward Edwards, Lives of the Founders of the British Museum (London 1870) 702-705. John Allan, 'Guide to the Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum', London 1934.

4,587 related objects

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.515 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.499 |
Cultures/periods: GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 2ndC BC-1stC BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.605 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-25BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.517 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC AD - 3rdC AD |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.497 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-25BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.516 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC AD - 3rdC AD |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.496 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-25BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.600 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-25BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron; unguentarium

Museum number: 1868,0110.512 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1 - 200 1 - 150 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.601 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 400BC-275BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.498 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 400BC-275BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.759 |
Cultures/periods: x13770 Corinthian |
Production date: 6thC BC |
Production place: Made in:Corinth |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Menekrates

alabastron

Museum number: 1868,0110.760 |
Cultures/periods: x13770 Corinthian |
Production date: 6thC BC |
Production place: Made in:Corinth |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

altar

Museum number: 1866,0504.121 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300 BC - 100 BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

altar; model

Museum number: 1868,0110.214 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

amphora

Museum number: 1868,0110.468 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

amphora

Museum number: 1866,0504.47 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1868,0110.493 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production date: 150BC-50BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1868,0110.467 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

amulet

Museum number: 1868,0120.9

animal remains

Museum number: 1868,0110.683 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

antefix

Museum number: 1868,0110.750 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.293 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 525BC - 30BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.294 |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekClassical Greek |
Production date: 675BC - 475BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.289 |
Cultures/periods: x13613 Archaic Greek |
Production date: 700BC - 600BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.297 |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekClassical Greek |
Production date: 630BC - 450BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.295 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 525BC - 30BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.290 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 525BC - 30BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.291 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 525BC - 30BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.296 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 525BC - 30BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.292 |
Cultures/periods: Classical GreekHellenistic |
Production date: 525BC - 30BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

arrow-head

Museum number: 1868,0110.298 |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekClassical Greek |
Production date: 630BC - 450BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.593 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.270 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.196 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.197 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.313 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.271 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.268 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

artefact

Museum number: 1868,0110.269 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos

Museum number: 1868,0110.765 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300 BC-250 BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Menekrates

aryballos

Museum number: 1868,0110.465 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos

Museum number: 1868,0110.461 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 50 - 300 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos

Museum number: 1868,0110.227 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos; perfume-bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.463 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1 - 100 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos; mosaic; perfume-bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.606 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1 - 100 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos

Museum number: 1868,0110.348 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

aryballos

Museum number: 1868,0110.228 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

askos; guttus

Museum number: 1868,0110.687 |
Cultures/periods: x14683 Western Greek |
Production date: 300BC |
Production place: Made in:Apulia (historic - region) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

askos

Museum number: 1868,0110.685 |
Cultures/periods: x14683 Western Greek |
Production date: 300BC |
Production place: Made in:Apulia (historic - region) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

askos; forgery

Museum number: 1868,0110.495 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

askos

Museum number: 1868,0110.686 |
Cultures/periods: x14683 Western Greek |
Production date: 300BC |
Production place: Made in:Apulia (historic - region) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

askos

Museum number: 1868,0110.684 |
Cultures/periods: x14683 Western Greek |
Production date: 300BC |
Production place: Made in:Apulia (historic - region) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

astragalus

Museum number: 1868,0110.284 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

astragalus

Museum number: 1868,0110.285 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

astragalus

Museum number: 1868,0110.288 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

astragalus

Museum number: 1868,0110.286 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

badge

Museum number: 1868,0120.8 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval |
Production date: 15thC-16thC

balance

Museum number: 1868,0110.330 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bead

Museum number: 1868,0110.424 |
Producer name: BIOG58020 Engraved by:Dexamenos |
Cultures/periods: x13613 Archaic Greek |
Production date: 5thC BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bead

Museum number: 1868,0110.579 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bead

Museum number: 1868,0110.204 |
Cultures/periods: x14007 Italic |
Production place: Made in:Italy |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

beaker

Museum number: 1868,0110.489 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

beaker

Museum number: 1868,0110.478 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 2ndC AD - 3rdC AD |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

beaker

Museum number: 1868,0110.490 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

beaker

Museum number: 1868,0110.488 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

beaker

Museum number: 1868,0110.585 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

belt-buckle

Museum number: OA.788 |
Cultures/periods: x272757 Early Byzantine |
Production date: 7thC

bleeding-cup

Museum number: 1868,0110.230 |
Cultures/periods: x109524 Classical World |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.612 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.610 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.570 |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic

bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.582 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bottle

Museum number: 1868,0110.611 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.527 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.509 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 150BC-50BC 150BC - 50BC |
Production place: Made in:SyriaMade in:Palestine (historic) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.598 |
Production date: 150BC - 50BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.541 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.542 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.525 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.507 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC 10 - 75 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.757 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production place: Made in:Corfu |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.681 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-100BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.491 |
Production date: 150BC - 50BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.481 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.482 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.529 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.538 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.479 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.682 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC BC |
Production place: Made in:Turkey |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.480 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1866,0504.43 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.533 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.526 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.622 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.520 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1866,0504.42 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 50-100 50-100 |
Production place: Made in:ItalyMade in:Yugoslavia (historic) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.508 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 1stC-2ndC 1 - 200 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.506 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 25BC-50 25BC-50 |
Production place: Made in:Syria |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu

bowl

Museum number: 1868,0110.528 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Corfu