List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Time Periods

600 BC - 200 BC

  1. Roll Test Edit Roll Test Edit Tell us what it says about a time, a place or a community. What does it make you think about history and the world? You ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Mummy of Hornedjitef Mummy of Hornedjitef Mummy and coffins of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who lived over 1,000 years after Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great. Contributed by The British Museum
  3. Chinese coin Chinese coin I bought this coin in the museum shop at Xian in China in 2001. It does not have much value but is a constant reminder ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Etruscan votive bronze of the God Laran Etruscan votive bronze of the God Laran For clarification this is an object I own. It is part of the Traves Parkinson Collection - R W Traves Parkinson. This ... Contributed by Individual
  5. The Gorgon's Head Pediment, Roman Baths The Gorgon's Head Pediment, Roman Baths The temple pediment is one of the most famous discoveries from Roman Britain; it is filled with emblems and was full of ... Contributed by Individual
  6. The Celtic Curse - The Roman Baths The Celtic Curse - The Roman Baths This small but unique object contains the only surviving words written in British Celtic. Although we can read the ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Minerva's Head - The Roman Baths Minerva's Head - The Roman Baths This head is one of the most significant finds from Roman Bath. It is all that remains of a full-size, gilt bronze ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Paracas textile Paracas textile These pieces of cloth, made by the Paracas civilisation in South America, were found wrapped around a mummified body Contributed by The British Museum
  9. Moon God Figurine Moon God Figurine This is a bronze seated figure of a moon god, shown in human form with a tripartite wig, uraeus, moon crescent and disc, ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Alexander style SEAL, a global brand Alexander style SEAL, a global brand Privately-owned chalcedony gem SEAL has fine coloured intrusions to secure its uniqueness. Intaglio shows seated Zeus ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Ancient Greek coin Ancient Greek coin My father found this object as a small boy.He was playing with friends near his home,a small hamlet of a few houses and ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Cramond lioness Cramond lioness A Roman sandstone lioness found in a river at Cramond, near Edinburgh, in 1997, having lain there for 1800 years. ... Contributed by Museum
  13. A small 'stone' bird A small 'stone' bird My father was in Indian Army on NW Frontier. He found this bird whch he has mounted and carved the following words: H M ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Currency Bars Currency Bars Currency bars have long been regarded as tokens used by Iron Age tribes in exchange for goods. "For money they use ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Olmec stone mask Olmec stone mask A stone face made by Olmecs, the first Central American culture to build cities and develop writing. Contributed by The British Museum
  16. Oxus chariot model Oxus chariot model Model of a Persian chariot buried in a hoard from Central Asia. Contributed by The British Museum
  17. Gold coin of Croesus Gold coin of Croesus One of the world’s earliest coins minted in ancient Turkey about 2,500 years ago. Contributed by The British Museum
  18. Rare gold coin of Athens Rare gold coin of Athens This extremely rare gold stater of Athens, depicting Athena, was issued by the tyrant Lachares in 296 BC to pay his ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Ptah Sokar Osiris Ptah Sokar Osiris Funerary goods accompanied loved ones into the afterlife - they were very concerned about their happiness. Contributed by Individual
  20. Phoenician Funereal Glass (BC) Phoenician Funereal Glass (BC) I have a cabinet with six pieces of Phoenician funeral glass which were excavated from Tibnin in Galilee by an ancester ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Chinese bronze bell Chinese bronze bell This Chinese bell plays different notes if hit in different places, echoing the philosopher Confucius’ ideas of harmony Contributed by The British Museum
  22. Basse Yutz Flagons Basse Yutz Flagons Two flagons for pouring mead, wine or beer at feasts and probably found in the burial of an unknown man. Contributed by The British Museum
  23. Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith Sculpture of a half-man, half-horse rearing over a dead human from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Contributed by The British Museum
  24. Coin with head of Alexander Coin with head of Alexander Coin showing Alexander the Great, issued by one of his successors Contributed by The British Museum
  25. Roman Republican Denarius Coin Roman Republican Denarius Coin This Roman silver denarius coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age and Roman coins excavated at a Late Iron Age shrine ... Contributed by Museum
  26. Pillar of Ashoka Pillar of Ashoka Inscription from a pillar erected by Ashoka, ruler of an Empire that covered most of the Indian subcontinent Contributed by The British Museum
  27. Roman 'Swiss Army Knife' Roman 'Swiss Army Knife' From about 500 BC the state of Rome saw an increase in personal wealth, acquired through conquest or business. Often ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Highdown Anglo-Saxon Glass Goblet Highdown Anglo-Saxon Glass Goblet Egyptian Vase transcribed with Greek inscription discovered in an Anglo-Saxon Cemetary at Highdown Hill in Worthing Contributed by Museum
  29. luo pan luo pan Based on my research the history of the luopan and the compass are intertwined. The compass was invented by the Chinese ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Serpentine whorl Serpentine whorl In the 19th century many stone whorls were removed from Sark. More than a dozen cromlechs were broken up to provide ... Contributed by Museum
  31. An Iron Age Logboat from Poole Harbour An Iron Age Logboat from Poole Harbour A 2000 year old logboat found in Poole Harbour, whose original use remains a mystery. Contributed by Museum
  32. Etruscan black figure vase Etruscan black figure vase This Etruscan vase has been subject to many interpretations in the past. It is decorated in the black-figure technique ... Contributed by Museum
  33. Ancient Greek aulos Ancient Greek aulos The 'aulos' in the Ure Museum is the best known example of a popular musical instrument from ancient Greece. Although it ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Greek/Etruscan pottery wine jug Greek/Etruscan pottery wine jug This wine jug (oinochoe) would have been used by everyday people across the Ancient Greek World. Found in Italy it was ... Contributed by Individual
  35. Late Bronze Age Ox Yoke Late Bronze Age Ox Yoke Very few prehistoric Irish wooden yokes have ever been found. This example has no provenance, however it was most likely ... Contributed by Museum
  36. Terracotta figure Terracotta figure My friend who sadly passed away in 1994 left me this in his will. A young Arab boy in Babylon gave him this as a gift ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Marilyn's Ceramic Vessel Marilyn's Ceramic Vessel Gift from Cyprus Contributed by Individual
  38. Bronze Neck Ring Bronze Neck Ring A bronze neck-ring buried with a wealthy Iron Age woman in Guernsey. Contributed by Museum
  39. Egyptian Anubis Mask Egyptian Anubis Mask Mask in the form of the jackal head Anubis, ancient Egyptian god of embalming and the dead. Contributed by Museum
  40. Etruscan Bronze Carafe Etruscan Bronze Carafe I found this in a dried up Etruscan water tunnel below the foundation of a Roman villa. It was one item in a heap of ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Frieze from the Great Temple of Bubastis Frieze from the Great Temple of Bubastis An Ancient Egyptian bas-relief block from the Great Hall of Nakhthoreb, Great Temple of Bast, Tell Basta (Bubastis), ... Contributed by Museum
  42. Clay salt pan support Clay salt pan support It is a squidge of clay used to support a pan in which iron age people boiled sea water to extract salt somewhere on the ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Cinery Urn Cinery Urn This restored urn is one of a number at Alderney Museum uncovered in 1968 at the site of an Early Iron Age pottery. An ... Contributed by Museum