Object Collection (#98)

Ceramics. Middle ages. Germany
Ceramic pot, 13th century. Yellow clay bowl, Cologne or Frechen (Germany), 14th century. Glazed pottery, Rhineland, 13th century. Pieces loaned by the Museum of Cologne. German Historical Museum

Oliphant. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Oliphant of Charlemagne. C. 1000. Ivory. Hunting knife (8th century) and sheath (10th - 11th centuries). Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty

Paranormal: William S. Marriott exposes levitation trick
The British magician William S. Marriott simulates Polish medium Stanislawa Tomczyks levitation of an object in full light. Date: 1910

New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher

Chinese lacquer album
Chinese black lacquer album with a dragon in bone or ivory and mother of pearl set into the cover. Date: C.1905

Karachi Frog
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Murchison Snuff Box
The base of the gold snuff box presented to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison by Tsar Alexander II

Two thorns from the Crown of Thorns, worn by Jesus. Displayed in a reliquary at Santa Croce (Church of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem) in Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910s

Big Ben, the Bell of the Clock Tower, Westminster
Photograph of Big Ben, the 13-and-a-half ton bell which resides in the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London. In 1910, Big Ben was the object of some scrutiny as it had developed a crack

Ufos / Valentich / Bass St
Near Melbourne, Australia, Frederick Valentich, flying alone, encounters unknown object over the sea and after a strange radio message he and his plane vanish for ever

Father and suitor on a postcard -- Why do you object to my marrying your daughter? -- Because you can t support her in the style shes been accustomed to all her life

Medieval history. Scandinavia. Different objects with the mark of owner. In the background, dice and backgammon pieces. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Pewter tankards with handle and lid. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Roman weight for a loom. From Alcolea del Rio, Andalusia
Weight for a loom. Roman age. From Alcolea del Rio, Andalusia. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Visigothic buckle of copper. Probably from Burgos
Visigothic buckle of copper. Decorated with floral motifs and a radiated wheel in the center. Probably from Burgos (Castile and Leon). Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Roman bronze helmet. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Bronze container. 14th-15th centuries. Turkish-Iranian style. Iran. Persian epigraphic decoration. Saint Olalla collection. Diocesan Museum. Lleida. Spain

Seated artisan working on an object, England
Seated, bearded artisan working on an object, England. circa 1970

Pottery bath with four loop handles used probably as a coffi
A pottery bath with four loop handles used probably as a coffin. Tell Abu-Hawam. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Clay ossuary. Haderah. In form of a house, used for secondary burial. Chalcolithic period, 4th millennium BC. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Torah finials. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. Gift of the Hafetz Hayyims synagogue, Moshav Beit Nekofa, through Hananiah Der i. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. I
Torah finial. Persia, ca. 1921. Silver, repousse and cast. Gift of the Hafetz Hayyims synagogue, Moshav Beit Nekofa, through Hananiah Der i. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Judaism. Velvet-covered Torah scroll case and finials. Georgia, 20th century. Case: wood, velvet, gilt metal ribbon, nails. Scroll case: Gift of the Kulashi synagogue, Georgia. 20th century

Quimbay civilization (Colombia). 500-1500. Beaded necklaces
South American civilization. Quimbay civilization (Colombia). 500-1500. Beaded necklaces. From right to left; 16cm, 35 cm and 31 cm. Private Collection

Mesoamerican. Ceramic vessel. Geometric decoration
Pre-Colombian art. Mesoamerican. Ceramic vessel. Geometric decoration. 12 x 13 cm (diameter). From Mesoamerica. Private collection

Quimbay civilization (Colombia). Anthropomorphic figure
South American civilization. Quimbay civilization (Colombia). 500-1500. Anthropomorphic figure. 24 x 15 cm diameter. Private collection

South America. Tuncahuan culture. Central highlands of Ecuador. 500 BC-500 AD. Ceramic vessel decorated with white paint and red slip. 34 x 15 cm. (diameter). From Ecuador. Private collection

Pre-Incan. Jama-Coaque Culture. 500 BC-1531 AD. From Ecuador
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Jama-Coaque Culture. 500 BC-1531 AD. From Ecuador. Sitting male figurine. 15 x 8 x 25 cm (diamer). Stye chone. Private collection

Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tumaco-Tolita culture. Ceramic
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tumaco-Tolita culture. Region of the Pacific Colombo-Ecuadorian coast from 300BC-600 AD. Ceramic object. Form squirrel. 9 x 6 cm (diameter) x 3, 5 cm. From Ecuador

Torah crown inlaid with semiprecious stones. Poland, ca. 1729. Silver, repousse?, cast, punched, engraved, and partly gilt, semiprecious stones. Inscribed in Hebrew with words from Proverbs

South America. Chorrera culture. Late Formtive indigenous culture (1300 BC-300 BC in Ecuador). Ceramic vessel. 15 x 10 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection

Rooster. Detail of ostensory. Gothic. 14th century. Silver and gold. Treasure. Cathedral of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Detail

Ostensory. Gothic. 14th century. Silver and gold. Treasure. Cathedral of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Gilded silver chalices. 15th century. Diocesan Museum. Calatayud. Aragon. Spain

Processional Cross. Limoges, 13th century. Diocesan Museum. Lleida. Catalonia. Spain

Silver chalice. Gothic. 14th century. From Church of Sant Lluc. Ulldecona. Catalonia. Spain

Israel. Jerusalem. Interior of a shop
Israel. Jerusalem. Muslim Quarter. Interior of a shop

Late Bronze Age. Northeas Anatolia. Urartian cul
Bronze Age (Late). Northeas Anatolia. Urartian culture. Weapon. 9th-7th centuries BC. Turkey. Archaeological Museum. Istambul

India. Wine cup of Shan Jahan period. 1657. White nephrite j
India. Wine cup for the Emperor Shan Jahan. 1657. White nephrite jade. South Asia. Court workshops which at this time would have been in Agra. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England

Crosier of Bishop of Barcelona, Arnau de Gurb. Limoges. Before 1284. Detail of the body of the serpent. Treasure of Cathedral of Barcelona. Spain

Bridle of horse. Bronze. Roman. From Valladolid. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Small jar for ointments. Roman. Clear blown glass. From Necropolis of Corca, province of Girona. Catalonia. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Spain

Prehistory. Metal Age. Bronze Age. Bronze spear head. From Castelltercol, Catalonia. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain

Prehistory. Metal Age. 1st Iron Age. Bronze axes and bronze spear head. From Ripoll, Catalonia. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Spain

Prehistory. Iron Age. Tubular axes. From El Brull and Plana
Prehistory. Metal Age. Iron Age. Tubular axes. From archaeological site of El Brull and Plana de Vic, Catalonia. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Crucible. Punic art. Terracotta. From Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain

Prehistory. Iron Age. Pot. Terracota. 7th-6th c. BC. Near Ma
Prehistory. Metal Age. Iron Age. Pot. Gray terracota. 7th-6th century BC. Near Manlleu, Catalonia. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia, Spain

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