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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Time Periods

1000 BC - 600 BC

  1. A piece of a pottery African head A piece of a pottery African head My object is a small piece of pottery, showing the right side of a beautifully potted African head. Just 1 inch high, ... Contributed by Individual
  2. The Egyptian mummy Takabuti and her case The Egyptian mummy Takabuti and her case Takabuti was the first Egyptian mummy to be brought to Ireland. She was brought to Belfast in 1834 by Mr Thomas Greg of ... Contributed by Museum
  3. Jade Bidisc with Notches and Teeth, MEAA Jade Bidisc with Notches and Teeth, MEAA Residents and visitors to Bath can view the largest collection of jade on display in the UK at the Museum of East Asian ... Contributed by Individual
  4. Cypriot child's rattle Cypriot child's rattle A 3000-year old little pig made out of clay containing beads that make it rattle when it is shaken. Contributed by Museum
  5. I Ching - The Book of Changes I Ching - The Book of Changes This is a photo of my I Ching, an edition in Portuguese (1993), translated from Richard Wilhelm, German translation ... Contributed by Individual
  6. Nesyamun - The Leeds Mummy Nesyamun - The Leeds Mummy The mummified remains and beautiful coffin of Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian Priest. Contributed by Museum
  7. Shuna Sword Shuna Sword The Shuna Sword appears to have played a major part in a religious or spiritual ceremony - one of three such weapons ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Three Socketed Axe Heads Three Socketed Axe Heads The axes were not made in flat stone moulds as before but in two-peice clay moulds. Casting was not always succesful- ... Contributed by Museum
  9. Carved relief from Nineveh Carved relief from Nineveh At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Sphinx of Taharqo Sphinx of Taharqo A sphinx with the black African face of pharoah Taharqo of Kush in Sudan, which ruled Egypt for about 100 years. Contributed by The British Museum
  11. Lachish Reliefs Lachish Reliefs Stone carvings from King Sennacherib of Assyria's palace, showing his army attacking the town of Lachish near Jerusalem Contributed by The British Museum
  12. Egyptian clay figurine Egyptian clay figurine This figurine from Egypt arrived in the collection of the Hunterian Museum before 1813. The Hunterian has a modest, but ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Lady Shep-en-Hor (Egyptian Mummy) Lady Shep-en-Hor (Egyptian Mummy) The hieroglyphic inscriptions identify the deceased as Shep-en-hor who died around 600 BC. The Egyptians believed that ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Bronze Age Bucket Bronze Age Bucket This is a rare example of an intact metal vessel of the Late Bronze Age. It would have been used at feasts. Hosting ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Egyptian archaeological items Egyptian archaeological items This collection from Egypt / Ancient Greece includes oil lamps, jugs, scarab beetles and coins. They were originally ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Limestone figure of Hathor Limestone figure of Hathor A Limestone figure of Hathor, a household god. Contributed by Individual
  17. Limestone mini altar Limestone mini altar The Egyptians used to have household gods that would help them live their lives. Contributed by Individual
  18. Funerary Net Funerary Net This Egyptian artefact originally came to the Museum described as a necklace. There were doubts about this description ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Inner Mummy Coffin Inner Mummy Coffin This decorative Inner Mummy Coffin is more than 2,800 years old and is one of two in the care of Plymouth City Museum ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Flood Tablet Flood Tablet Clay tablet that caused a sensation in Victorian England. It tells the story of a flood myth from the epic of Gilgamesh. Contributed by The British Museum
  21. Egyptian Coffin Egyptian Coffin This wooden painted coffin is for a male priest of the god Amun, the god of universal power, who was the main god at ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Ballyweany Axe Ballyweany Axe This Bronze axe was discovered in the townland of Ballyweany in Loughguile, Co. Antrim. It is inscribed with the name of ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Ballyweany Axe Ballyweany Axe This Bronze axe was discovered in the townland of Ballyweany in Loughguile, Co. Antrim. It is inscribed with the name of ... Contributed by Museum
  24. Bronze Age axe-head Bronze Age axe-head Our Bronze Age axe-head represents the part played by technology in providing the tools needed for everyday life. It is ... Contributed by Museum
  25. Ramesses III Ramesses III Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the ... Contributed by Museum
  26. Bronze Horns Bronze Horns These beautiful horns were played by people living in the Ballymoney area 2,500 years ago. They are among the most ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Egyptian Mummy Egyptian Mummy 4.Our Egyptian mummy was given to us by the Sunday School Society in 1912. We know very little about him but x-rays ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Whitelow ceramic stud Whitelow ceramic stud This ceramic stud is one of only four similar studs which have been found in England. It was discovered in an ancient ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Faience Bead from Dartmoor Faience Bead from Dartmoor Faience Bead from the Bronze Age settlement site of Shaugh Moor, Dartmoor; it contains high levels of tin. Contributed by Museum
  30. Fin Cop - decorated Iron Age pottery Fin Cop - decorated Iron Age pottery Longstone Local History Group (LLHG)received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to find out more about an Iron Age ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Bronze age hand axe Bronze age hand axe This axe head was found by a friend of mine on the banks of the river Stour, after it had been dredged in 2003. It is ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Eye from an Egyptian mummy Eye from an Egyptian mummy This is one of the most exotic and dramatic items in the Charm collection, it was thought to ward off the ‘evil eye’. ... Contributed by Museum
  33. Late Bronze Age Hoard Late Bronze Age Hoard These bronze items are associated with cart burilas in Scandinavia, central Europe and souther England Contributed by Museum
  34. The Tandragee Man - 3000 year old statue The Tandragee Man - 3000 year old statue The Tandragee Man Name: Nuada/ Nuadha (of the silver arm)/ Airgedlamh This stone figure is called the Tandragee ... Contributed by Museum
  35. Etruscan Antefix Etruscan Antefix An antefix is a terracotta object placed along a house gutter to hold a row of tiles above it. This one is decorated ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Ancient Egytian Mummy Cartonnage Ancient Egytian Mummy Cartonnage This Ancient Egyptian mummy cartonnage was made for a woman named An-Ankh-Rat. The cartonnage is made from linen ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Objects from India (Region round Jaipour Objects from India (Region round Jaipour I bought 3 of those heads, 30 years ago in India from a kind of beggar, who could not speak a single word of ... Contributed by Individual

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