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9th-7th century BC. A terracotta cup comprising a round-bottomed vessel with tapering sidewall and carination to the shoulder, rolled rim; single ...

3rd millennium BC. A ceramic jug with conical body, broad shoulder, narrow neck, rolled rim, m-section strap handle and discoid foot, circumferent...

7th-5th millennium BC. A terracotta figurine modelled as a seated female with legs bent before the body, arms folded beneath the breasts, pinched ...

6th-5th century BC. An ivory figure of a bull, depicted recumbent with forelegs folded beneath the body, short curving horns and stylised details ...

4th century BC. A matched pair of gold penannular bracelets, each a round-section shank with segmented ropework outer face and hinge to the juncti...

1st-3rd century AD. A large plano-convex boss with gold foil covering, crimped edge, repoussé foliage design, central chrysoprase intaglio with st...

c.5th century AD. An ornamental finial formed from five stacked circular gold foil panels with repoussé detailing and radiating leaves to the oute...

c.5th century AD. A tree ornament or finial comprising a central stem with two stacked sheet gold discs each with radiating foliage, the upper wit...

1st millennium BC. A restrung necklace of alternating fusiform and oblate lapis lazuli beads, gold tubular beads and gold granulated beads with ri...

5th century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a hollow drum with granulation and openwork bands to the flat faces, three tiers of applied ...

1st millennium BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a wire hook with granule cluster finial. 1.60 grams total, 15-16mm (1/2"). Formerly in t...

15th-17th century AD. A gold pendant comprising a rectangular panel with ropework border framing the twelve tribes of Israel represented by an inl...

Mainly 1st millennium BC. A mixed group of thirty-five gold beads and spacers comprising: repoussé, granulated, ribbed tubular, cotton-reel and or...

1st millennium BC. A group of three domed sheet-gold bosses each with a small attachment loop to the inner face. 11.30 grams total, 23-33mm (1 - ...

5th millennium BC or later. A gold Neolithic-style oval-shaped idol pendant with suspension loop. 2.7 grams, 15mm (1/2"). Property of a gentleman...

c.8th-6th century BC. A silver knife handle modelled in the round as a couchant lion, elaborate detailing to face, forelegs and mane, tail curled ...

6th century BC. A matched pair of sheet-silver decorative furniture fittings, each a ribbed column with scrolled base and capital, splayed palmate...

11th-9th century BC. A large silver repoussé pendant with integral tubular suspension loop; the pendant shape is broadly a disc on a rhomboidal pl...

2nd-1st millennium BC. A group of sheet-silver repoussé figural idols comprising: two abstract busts with conical body and circular head, with rep...

2nd-1st millennium BC. A mixed group of two Bronze Age sheet-bronze figural idols comprising: a standing stocky figure with bent knees, arms held ...

1st millennium BC. A silver figure of a standing female worshipper in flounced robe, hands held to the mouth, segmented cap to the head; hollow-fo...

2nd-3rd century AD. A South Arabian sheet-silver bowl with repoussé scale detailing to the sidewall, tondo gilded to the underside with an image o...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze disc mirror with one polished face, the other with raised rim and central knop surrounded by a frieze of seven ibexes ...

6th-4th century BC. A shallow sheet-bronze repoussé bowl with central circular omphalos, stylised lotus flower design to the body composed of a se...

6th-4th century BC. A bronze bowl with rounded body and convex base, decorated with circumferential lines at the shoulder, lotus petals below, con...

5th-7th century AD. A bronze vessel with tapering body, broad rim and discoid base; five stylised birds standing around the circumference of the r...

1st millennium BC. A bronze oil lamp filler vessel with drum-shaped body with collars and flared base, conical trumpet-shaped mouth and deep U-sec...

3rd-7th century AD. A tinned and polished boat shaped bowl, ellipsoidal in plan with flat rim and convex base. See The British Museum, museum numb...

1st millennium BC. A bronze bell with tapering oval-section body, with raised collar towards the base, indistinct motifs in relief above, with rem...

2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze dress pin with ribbed upper section, bifacial lapis lazuli discoid finial with high-relief image to each f...

13th-6th century BC. A bronze mirror comprising a discoid head and rectangular-section spike handle with lateral loops. 175 grams, 33cm (13"). Fr...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A copper-alloy figure of a zebu bull with prominent horns and dorsal hump, large dewlap and detailed almond-shaped eyes; mo...

Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A bronze figure of a stylised bird with hooked beak and disc eye, long ribbed neck and piriform body, feather de...

10th century BC. A sheet-bronze idol formed as a disc with trapezoidal extension below, openwork edge with four lobes, a pair of opposing stylised...

Early 1st millennium BC. A bronze idol comprising a spade-shaped face with applied pellet eyes, segmented hair and lateral horns, applied ridge no...

c.8th century BC. A copper-alloy rectangular belt-clasp with embossed openwork design in the centre surrounded by a wide squared border decorated ...

10th-7th century BC. A matched pair of bronze penannular bracelets, each with round-section shank and opposed lion-head terminals with lentoid eye...

1st millennium BC. A matched pair of hollow lead-alloy amulets each formed as a fish with trumpet-shaped extension to the mouth. 74 grams total, ...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A glazed ceramic Bactrian camel modelled in the round standing on an integral rectangular base, neck thrown back, head h...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A pair of female polo players each mounted on a horse with forelegs and hindlegs extended; the riders with elaborate hai...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A group of two ceramic model musicians comprising: one with pointed cap and knee-length robe mounted on a standing horse...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A beautiful ceramic equestrian figurine of an advancing horse and a warrior; the horse with its neck gracefully arched, ...

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A substantial ceramic figure of a mounted warrior; the horse stepping forward with head erect and teeth bared; the rid...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic Bactrian camel modelled in the round standing on a polygonal base, wearing a riding cloth with painted motif; ...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic horse modelled in the round standing on an integral polygonal base, head and neck stretched upwards, mouth ope...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A very large ceramic horse in an advancing pose with elongated slender legs, the horses musculature well-defined, erect ...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic horse modelled in the round standing on an integral rectangular base; the horse's head and neck bent low, whil...

Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 AD. A ceramic horse modelled in the round, standing on an integral polygonal base, neck held erect, head held to che...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic prancing horse modelled in the round on an integral rectangular base, finely expressed semi-naturalistic muscu...

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic horse modelled standing in the round, with semi-naturalistic detailing to the open mouth, muzzle, head, eyes...

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic rabbit modelled in the round with raised right foreleg and paw, ears held aloft and backwards, detailing to ...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A finely modelled ceramic figurine formed as a courtly lady standing on a polygonal base, wearing dressed hair and drape...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A finely modelled figure formed as a courtly lady standing on a polygonal base, hair dressed, hands held within volumino...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic statuette of a courtly lady in draped robe with elongated sleeves, elaborately dressed hair, hands extended to...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic tomb guardian figure modelled in the round, standing on a polyhedral base; the figure in a defensive stance, a...

20th century AD. An unglazed Han style ceramic stick figure of a nude male with hair dressed in a top-knot, sockets to the shoulders to accept pos...

Late Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A pair of sancai glazed tomb attendants, each modelled standing on a hexagonal plinth, head modelled separately, ...

Late Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A pair of sancai glazed attendants modelled standing, one holding a ewer, the other a headdress; heads modelled s...

Late Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A ceramic sancai glazed ridge tile figure pair, each modelled in the round as a mounted armoured warrior on horse...

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A ceramic chalice with D-section body, broad everted rim, splayed stem and rolled foot; tri-colour or sancai glaze of gr...