Treasures Collection

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here

Mycenae - the Lion Gate
The Lion Gate at Mycenae. This early citadel was extensively excavated in the mid 19th century by Schliemann, who dug the Royal shaft graves, finding many treasures

Canopic shrine from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Guy (1946-1978), a western lowland gorilla
Guy the gorilla was one of London Zoos best-loved residents. After his death, he lived on as a display and research specimen at the Natural History Museum

Sphere cover - Howard Carter removing treasures, Tutankhamen
Front cover of The Sphere with an illustration depicting Howard Carter removing treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen at Luxor

Painting of a ship of treasures and a western clock. Print shows a painting of a ship on a scroll or wall hanging and the face of a clock on a wooden box. Date between 1818 and 1825

Removal from Tomb
Howard Carter supervises the removal of treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen, in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor

Darwins Pigeons
Charles Darwin gave his personal collection on pigeons to the Museum in 1867 and 1868, as part of a bigger collection of domestic birds including ducks, chickens and even cararies

Front cover of The Illustrated London News, 6 February 1926, featuring the gold mask of Egyptian pharoah, Tutankhamen. Date: 1926

Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

Cameron Smith and Marriott Advertisement
An advertisement for Cameron Smith and Marriott Ltd, a packing and logistics company of Art treasures. Date: circa 1926

First inspection of Tutankhamun's tomb
The first glimpse of the great Egyptian treasure: a drawing from material supplied by Lord Carnarvon. Lord Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn Herbert

Second coffin of Tutankhamun
The second of three coffins of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Funerary Valley Kings Treasures Ancient Egypt
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Moving Famous London Statues to Safety 1941
The Burghers of Calais by Augustave Robin, in Victoria Gardens, Westminster being moved to a place of safety. As a precaution against possible bombing precious art

FUNERAL, ANCIENT EGYPT
The body is borne in a boat- like sarcophagus, while retainers accompany the procession bearing treasures which archeologists will be delighted to re-discover

The Great Hall at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition in 1857. Date: 1857

The royal shrine within the tomb of Tutankhamen
Entrance of the burial chamber of Tutankhamen with the immense gilt shrine built to cover and protect the sarcophagus. Its roof, with cornice top and torus moulding

Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857
Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, held at Old Trafford, in a building similar to the Crystal Palace. 1857

Dr Schliemanns Trojan antiquities on view, London 1877
The antiquities found at Hissarlik (Hisarlik, modern Turkey), on the plains of Troy, by Heinrich Schliemann during his remarkable excavations

Browsing among the bouquinistes - Paris quais and Notre Dame
Browsing for treasures among the bouquinistes of the Paris quais, with Notre Dame Cathedral in the distance. The Cathedral was badly damaged by fire on 15th April 2019. Date: circa 1960s

British gentlemen on the Grand Tour opening an ancient classical tomb and pilfering vases, urns, and other treasures. As desrcibed by Sir William Hamilton

Articles in the Chinese Exhibition at Crystal Palace, 1865
Precious objects brought from the Emperor of Chinas Summer Palace, near Pekin, displayed at the Chinese Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1865

A statue of King Tutankhamun
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring a statue of Tutankhamun on guard at his sepulchre for 3000 years. It was one of the life size statues standing either side of a sealed door which

The French, after their successful campaign in Italy, loot Venice, removing art treasures from the cathedral of San Marco Date: 1797

Wax figures in the Abbey
The effigies - life-sized figures made of wax and wood, and lavishly dressed in robes and jewels - were often carried during funeral processions

Grandmothers Treasures by W Holyoake Date: 1873

Carved Ivory Head Rest - Treasures of Tutankhamuns Tomb. The central pillar is formed mainly of a figure of the god Shu (god of the air)

Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tomb
Ear-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Panel from the back of a throne of Tutankhamun
Panel from the back of the golden throne of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Painted wooden chest from Tutankhamuns tomb
A wooden chest covered in plaster from the tomb of PharaoTutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC) as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Barbary lion skull
Oldest UK skull of a North African Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo, dated to 1280-1385. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago

Excavated objects at Palace of the Youssoupof, Moscow
Delegates of the Soviet government carrying out an inventory on the collection of precious objects unearthed at the Palace of the Youssoupof (which housed a military history museum)

The royal regalia of the Romanoffs
The Russian state jewels acquired by an English syndicate and sold at Christies Auction Rooms. The regalia shown are: the nuptial crown, a magnificent brooch, a green jasper snuff box

Topaz
This 2982-carat topaz is the largest cut gem at the museum

Gauromydas heros
The worlds largest fly

Diadem of Tutankhamun
Diadem of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC) made out of solid gold and various semi-precious stones, as exhibited in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo

Ancient Egyptian triple lamp from Tutankhamuns tomb
An ancient Egyptian triple lamp from the tomb of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Ancient Egyptian pectoral from Tutankhamuns tomb
A pectoral from the tomb of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC). It is composed of a winged scarab, flanked by the goddesses Nephtys (left) and Isis (right) kneeling. Date: circa 1925

Heliodorus expulsed of the Temple of Jerusalem by heavenly m
Heliodorus. 2nd century BC. Minister of the Syrian king Seleucus IV Philopator. Tried to seize the treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem. Heliodorus expulsed of the temple by heavenly messengers

Homo neanderthalensis and Homo heildebergensis
Left: Cranium of Neanderthal man discovered at Forbes quarry Gibraltar in 1848. Right: Cranium of Broken Hill, or Rhodesian man (H. heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill, Zambia in 1921

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis
The great auk, Pinguinus impennis, is one of the most powerful symbols of the damage humans can cause. The species was driven extinct as a result of centuries of intense human exploitation

Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis, discovered in Africa in 1921. The skull belonged to an adult male and may be 200, 000 to 300, 000 years old

Idea tambusisiana, tree-nymph
Butterfly discovered on the slopes of Gunung Tambusisi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia in 1981 by Anthony Bedford-Russell. Date: 1981

Napoleons soldiers looting Dresden art treasures
Removal of paintings and artworks from the Cassel gallery in Dresden by Napoleons soldiers after the Battle of Dresden in 1813: a German caricature against Napoleon and Dominique Vivant Denon

The Hope Chrysoberyl
Glittering 45-carat chrysoberyl gemstone from Brazil which, has been known among gemmologists for about 170 years

Glossopteris indica, Antarctic fossil leaf
Fossilised plant leaf collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Leiopelma hamiltoni
Hamiltons frog is probably one of the rarest frogs in the world. Donated in 1922 by the Dominion Museum in New Zealand

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