History & archaeology
Yi Pouring Vessel of a Prince
yi pouring vessel
Late Spring and Autumn, 570–476 BCE · National Palace Museum
Animal-shaped Zun Wine Vessel with Malachite and Turquoise Inlay
inlaid zun vessel
Mid Warring States, 375–276 BCE · National Palace Museum
Ding Cauldron of Duke Mao
inscribed ding cauldron
Late Western Zhou, 827–782 BCE · National Palace Museum
Zhong Chime Bell of Zong Zhou (Bell of Hu)
inscribed chime bell
Late Western Zhou, 877–771 BCE · National Palace Museum
Square Zun Wine Vessel of Ze Ling
zun wine vessel
Early Eastern Zhou · National Palace Museum
Ding Cauldron of Ying Zu Ding
ding cauldron
Late Shang to early Western Zhou, c. 13th–10th century BCE · National Palace Museum
Greensboro Lunch Counter
lunch counter with stools
1960 · Smithsonian Institution
Code of Hammurabi
law stele
c. 1792–1750 BCE · French State
Dendera Zodiac
temple ceiling relief
50 BCE · French State
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
victory stele
c. 2254–2218 BCE · French State
Outer Coffin of Tutankhamun
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Model of Tutankhamun on a Funerary Bed
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Pyramidion of an Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Obelisk of King Ramesses II
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Canopic Coffinette of Tutankhamun, GEM 11
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Sarcophagus of Djehutymose
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Model of a Funerary Boat, GEM 777
Ancient Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 · Grand Egyptian Museum
The Golden Burial Mask of Tutankhamun
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty (c. 1323 BCE) · Grand Egyptian Museum
Canopic Shrine on a Sledge
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Sarcophagus of Nitocris
Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Mummy Mask of Mesehti
Ancient Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Anubis on a Chest
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Doorway of King Amenemhat I
Ancient Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 · Grand Egyptian Museum
Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home gate
institutional gate
used 1924–about 1950 · National Museum of Australia
De Surville anchor NS000047/2
anchor
c. 1760 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Queen of the Night relief
relief plaque
19th–18th century BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Gayer-Anderson Cat
figure
Late Period, around 600 BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Mold Gold Cape
cape
c. 1900–1600 BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Standard of Ur
inlaid box-like object
c. 2550–2400 BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
Aztec double-headed turquoise serpent
pectoral mosaic
AD 1400–1521 · The Trustees of the British Museum
Hoa Hakananai'a
moai
c. 1000–1200 · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
obelisk
825 BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Rosetta Stone
Ptolemaic Egyptian
196 BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Ain Sakhri Lovers
sculpture
c. 11,000 years ago · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Cyrus Cylinder
cylinder
539 BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
The Flood Tablet
clay tablet
7th century BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
Gold chariot model from the Oxus Treasure
chariot model
5th–4th century BC · The Trustees of the British Museum
Marble sarcophagus with garlands
Roman
ca. 200–225 CE · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marble sarcophagus with garlands and the myth of Theseus and Ariadne
Roman
ca. 130–150 CE · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Head and Shoulders of a Sphinx of Hatshepsut
Sphinx fragment
ca. 1473–1458 BCE · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sphinx of Hatshepsut
Sphinx sculpture
ca. 1473–1458 BCE · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Model of a Granary with Scribes
Funerary model
ca. 1981–1975 BCE · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Model of a granary with scribe and overseer
Funerary model
ca. 2030–1850 BCE · The Metropolitan Museum of Art