Vase
A large Ancient Egyptian earthenware vase, from Nubia. The vessel is made from a pale orange-brown fabric and has a rounded body and base. The body narrows approximately one third from the top and gently ...
Vase
A small, narrow, Roman vase which swells slightly to form the body. The vase has been made from a beige ceramic.
Vase
A Kabyle, bottle shaped, pottery vase. It has a low globular body, and a long tall neck with a handle on each side. The vase has painted decoration of yellow, red and black geometric patterns, dots and ...
Vase
An ancient large circular pot from Peru, brought from Lima in 1880. The pot is Chimu reduction fired blackware, with a rounded base and a wide flaring rim. There are two loops at the side of the neck, ...
Vase
A predynastic Egyptian egg-shaped vase, 3050BC. It has a pointed base and gently curving sides. The vessel is made from red ceramic with a blackened upper half and interior. This is caused by upturning ...
Vase
An ancient rounded black ceramic pot from Peru, brought from Lima in 1880. The pot is anthropomorphic Chimu reduction fired blackware, with press moulding decoration. It has two small handles at the shoulder ...
Vase
An Egyptian vase with a long cylindrical shaped body and a narrowing neck with a wider spout. The handle is at neck level and the body has been painted black with black linear decoration on the shoulder....
Vase Box
This box containing six small vases is from Japan. The box is made of wood, and the vases are made from metal and enamel. The vases represent the stages of cloisonne decoration. Cloisonne is an ancient ...
Vegetable Dish
A circular brass dish, used for cooking vegetables, with a flat bottom. There are traces of Indian writing in ink on the underside.
Visiting Card
A gentleman's visiting card, from China. It is written in black ink on pink card, which is mounted on white card.
Votive Padddle
This is a wooden spoon from Asia. The Chinese or Japanese characters and motifs on one side represent the name of the person offering petitions to the god of happiness. The English writing reads "Hallow ...
Walking Stick
A carved ebony walking stick with an elephant head handle. There are deep and ornate carvings along the length of the stick.
Walking Stick
A walking stick formed by the backbone vertebrae of a shark. There are holes for the ribs, which have been spaced to encircle the stick. The handle of the walking stick is made from horn.
Walking Stick
A Mexican dandy's walking stick. It is made from a pale coloured wood with green and yellow painted snakes encircling the shaft. The stick is slightly curving and has a carved and painted totem design ...
Walking Stick
A light coloured wooden twist design walking stick with a carved, curving handle.
Walking Stick
A walking stick made from a natural length of wood. The top is covered by a metal cap, which is possibly silver, and has a decreasing diameter towards the base.
Walking Stick
A dark wooden natural walking stick with a knob handle. A carved ivory snake appears from within the stick at intervals near the handle.
Walking Stick
A dark brown coloured wooden twist design walking stick with no handle.