Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Bottle
A Roman greyware bottle from Lombard Street, London, dating from the Second Century. The bottle has a globular shaped body with a rimmed spout and one handle. It is made of a dark grey fabric and is complete ...
Bottle
Very pale green Roman glass bottle, from excavations at Cyprus. The vessel has a globular body, long narrow neck, and square handle. The glass is iridescent and flaking.
Bow
Long Haussa bow from Northern Nigeria, made from natural wood with a cord string. The bow is strung.
Bowl
A large Haussa bowl, from West Africa, made of plaited basketry. The basket has a rounded base with brown, green, gold, purple and natural bands of colour.
Bowl
A large Haussa bowl, from West Africa, made of plaited basketry. The basket has a rounded base with brown, green, gold, purple, black and white and natural bands of colour.
Bowl
Haussa basket work, in the form of a shallow basketry bowl, from the Hinterlands, Cameroon. The basket has a natural colour and is unfinished.
Bowl
A predynastic Egyptian bowl, from Nubia, with a flat base and gently curving sides, 3050 BC The rim is chipped and broken, and there is a hole in the base. It is made from a red ceramic and the upper ...
Bowl
Predynastic Egyptian bowl, from Nubia, with a rounded base that has a hole and gently curving sides, 3050 BC. The vessel is made from a red ceramic and the upper one centimetre and interior are blackened ...
Brooch
This is a metal brooch with a pin fastening at the back. The brooch has traces of engraved decoration and bronze inlay on the front. The brooch is said to have been worn by Lobengula, the last king of ...
Campidoglio, Rome
A sepia photograph of a relief carved sarcophagus at Campidoglio, Rome. There are carved heads placed on top of it. 181mm x 241mm
Coffin Fragment
Piece of an Ancient Egyptian wooden coffin, with painted decoration featuring a seated Osiris with a scarab. The colour of the decoration was originally green, red, yellow and white.
Colusseum, Rome
A sepia photograph inside the Colusseum in Rome. 178mm x 238mm
Comb
This is a Zulu hair comb from South Africa. It is carved from a flat piece of wood. The head of the comb is decorated with lines and dots. Zulu women wore the comb as an ornament in their hair.
Cooking Pot
This is a Batanga cooking pot from Cameroon. It is carved from thick wood. There are three holes through the base, and holes near the rim for a strap. There is an old museum label attached to the pot, ...
Cowrie Shell Disc
This is a cowrie shell disc from Nigeria. It is made of a large basketry disc with cowries attached in a spiral. The disk is said to be 'the price of a wife', and it may be part of a Haussa bride's trousseau. ...
Cup
An ancient Egyptian cup or vase, from Nubia, with two handles. The vessel is made from a pale beige fabric with the rim flaring from a rounded body. There is brown staining near the rim.