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  • Mother goddess, Sabean, South Arabian, 4th millennium BC
    Mother goddess, Sabean, South Arabian, 4th millennium BC
    Basalt
  • Bowl with repousse lion heads and figures of zebu, Elamite, 3rd millennium BC
    Bowl with repousse lion heads and figures of zebu, Elamite, 3rd millennium BC
    Bronze
  • Bull-man deity, Mesopotamia, with inscription from Gudea (2144-2124 BC), c. 2200-2100 BC
    Bull-man deity, Mesopotamia, with inscription from Gudea (2144-2124 BC), c. 2200-2100 BC
    Clinochlore, stone
  • Rhinoceros vessel, Bactrian, 2500-2000 BC
    Rhinoceros vessel, Bactrian, 2500-2000 BC
    Gold
  • Axe head, Bactrian, Late 3rd - early 2nd millennium BC
    Axe head, Bactrian, Late 3rd - early 2nd millennium BC
    Silver and gold foil
  • Head of Pazuzu, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC
    Head of Pazuzu, Neo-Assyrian, 7th century BC
    Chalcedony
  • Gorytos (bow and quiver case), Scythian , Mid 4th century BC
    Gorytos (bow and quiver case), Scythian , Mid 4th century BC
    Gold
  • Akinakes (Short Sword), Achaemenid, reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC)
    Akinakes (Short Sword), Achaemenid, reign of Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC)
    Gold, iron and wood
  • Hippocamp fibula, Seleucid Greek, Black Sea or Bactrian, Mid 3rd century BC
    Hippocamp fibula, Seleucid Greek, Black Sea or Bactrian, Mid 3rd century BC
    Gold and rock crystal
  • Reclining Woman, Parthian Empire (Iran), 2nd - 1st century BC
    Reclining Woman, Parthian Empire (Iran), 2nd - 1st century BC
    Gypsum, with gold jewellery and inlaid eyes
  • Mummy mask of a lady, Roman Egypt, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
    Mummy mask of a lady, Roman Egypt, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
    Linen, gesso/lime, and polychromy
  • Skyphos with Nilotic scenes, Roman, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
    Skyphos with Nilotic scenes, Roman, 1st century BC - 1st century AD
    Silver-gilt
  • Goat, Arabian Peninsula, 1st century BC - 2nd century AD
    Goat, Arabian Peninsula, 1st century BC - 2nd century AD
    Bronze
  • Oscillum in two parts: one side a young man bringing goods into town; the other a satyr pouring wine into a crater, Roman, Augustan Period (63 BC - 14 AD)
    Oscillum in two parts: one side a young man bringing goods into town; the other a satyr pouring wine into a crater, Roman, Augustan Period (63 BC - 14 AD)
    Marble
  • Bust of Emperor Trajan Decius, Roman, 249-251 AD, base 17th century
    Bust of Emperor Trajan Decius, Roman, 249-251 AD, base 17th century
    Marble, with alabaster base
  • Bust of an Emperor (probably Septimius Severus 193-211 AD), Roman, Mid 2nd - early 3rd century AD
    Bust of an Emperor (probably Septimius Severus 193-211 AD), Roman, Mid 2nd - early 3rd century AD
    Silver
  • Plate with Iphigeneia in Aulis, Roman Empire (possibly Rome or Alexandria), early 3rd century
    Plate with Iphigeneia in Aulis, Roman Empire (possibly Rome or Alexandria), early 3rd century
    Silver, partly gilded
  • Orpheus with the animals, fountain ornament, Roman, Late 3rd to Early 4th century
    Orpheus with the animals, fountain ornament, Roman, Late 3rd to Early 4th century
    Marble