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Artifacts, the tangible remnants of our past, hold within them a wealth of stories and details that unravel the mysteries of ancient civilizations

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Detail, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Knapped Flint Tools

Knapped Flint Tools
A selection of flint and bones tools from a range of prehistoric eras incl. microliths used in compound tools of the mesolithic to earlier scrapers and choppers

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden, Boston

Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden, Boston
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Battersea Shield, Celtic, from early Iron Age in the first century AD

The Battersea Shield, Celtic, from early Iron Age in the first century AD, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Tutankhamun, Cairo Museum, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun, Cairo Museum, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Detail of Sekhmet freize on shrine of Tutankhamun, Cairo Museum, Egypt

Detail of Sekhmet freize on shrine of Tutankhamun, Cairo Museum, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Faience animals from the 11th Dynasty in ancient Egypt, Louvre, Paris, France, Europe

Faience animals from the 11th Dynasty in ancient Egypt, Louvre, Paris, France, Europe

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Masonic Sign, c. 1941. Creator: Edward F. Engel

Masonic Sign, c. 1941. Creator: Edward F. Engel
Masonic Sign, c. 1941

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
USA, New York City, Manhattan, Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Center Plaza

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Canopic shrine, Treasures of Tutankhamun, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Canopic shrine, Treasures of Tutankhamun, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Central America, Belize, Cayo, a guide escorts tourists into the Actun Tunichil Muknal

Central America, Belize, Cayo, a guide escorts tourists into the Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave near Belmopan

Background imageArtifacts Collection: British author Agatha Christie with her husband Professor Max Mallowan at their home at

British author Agatha Christie with her husband Professor Max Mallowan at their home at Winterbrook House in Wallingford, Berkshire. Picture taken 1950

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Bonaparte with the savants in Egypt (colour litho)

Bonaparte with the savants in Egypt (colour litho)
725936 Bonaparte with the savants in Egypt (colour litho) by Orange, Maurice Henri (1868-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bonaparte with the savants in Egypt)

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Inlay of Akhenaten or Nefertiti, New Kingdom, Armana period, c. 1353-1336 B. C. (glass)

Inlay of Akhenaten or Nefertiti, New Kingdom, Armana period, c. 1353-1336 B. C. (glass)
2909762 Inlay of Akhenaten or Nefertiti, New Kingdom, Armana period, c.1353-1336 B.C. (glass) by Egyptian 13th Dynasty (c.1795-1700 BC); height: 4.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c. 1890 (gelatin silver print)

Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c. 1890 (gelatin silver print)
622849 Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c.1890 (gelatin silver print) by Giers & Koellein (fl.1890); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Momolu Massaquoi (1872-1938)

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Antique map of Israel with vignettes

Antique map of Israel with vignettes

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Viking Artifacts

Viking Artifacts
Norwegian artifacts from the Viking era

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Iron Age Artifacts

Iron Age Artifacts
A drinking horn and other Iron Age artifacts from Norway

Background imageArtifacts Collection: James Chuma and Abdullah Susi with David Livingstone artefacts, Newstead Abbey, England

James Chuma and Abdullah Susi with David Livingstone artefacts, Newstead Abbey, England
622820 James Chuma and Abdullah Susi with David Livingstone artefacts, Newstead Abbey, England, June 1874 (albumen print) by Allen, R

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Corkscrews, Franschhoek, Western Cape

Corkscrews, Franschhoek, Western Cape

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Route 66 historic sign, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona USA

Route 66 historic sign, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona USA

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. A Royal Crown of gold, enamel, diamonds, and rubies; a magnificent jewelled Star, and a golden Girdle, studded with nine bosses of jewels

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Gold mask of Tutankhamun, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Gold mask of Tutankhamun, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Ka Statue of Tutankhamun, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Ka Statue of Tutankhamun, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Breakfast-Room, 1864. Creator: Smyth

Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Breakfast-Room, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Breakfast-Room, 1864. The Breakfast-Room has some interesting prints, pictures, and drawings; a richly-mounted pistol

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Monks Parlour, 1864. Creator: Watkins

Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Monks Parlour, 1864. Creator: Watkins
Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Monks Parlour, 1864. We now descend to the Monks Parloir, which has its ceiling and walls mostly covered with fragments

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Sarcophagus-Room, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Sarcophagus-Room, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Sarcophagus-Room, 1864. View of...the Sepulchral Chamber, in the lower part of the Museum

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Punjaub Exhibition of Arts and Industry at Lahore: interior of the building, 1864

The Punjaub Exhibition of Arts and Industry at Lahore: interior of the building, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Punjaub Exhibition of Arts and Industry at Lahore: interior of the building, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. General Garibaldi received an address and a gift of swords from the Italian committee of London

Background imageArtifacts Collection: War trophies taken from the army of the King of Dahomey at Abbeokuta, 1864. Creator: Unknown

War trophies taken from the army of the King of Dahomey at Abbeokuta, 1864. Creator: Unknown
War trophies taken from the army of the King of Dahomey at Abbeokuta, 1864. Items taken after...the King of Dahomey's army, reckoned at from ten to fourteen thousand warriors

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Samson slaying a Philistine, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Samson slaying a Philistine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Bronze group of Samson slaying a Philistine; inscribed on the base "Adrianus Fries Hagiensis Batvvs f

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt tankard; the Lynn Cup; chrismatory, 1862

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt tankard; the Lynn Cup; chrismatory, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt tankard of hexagonal form, narrow in the centre, widening towards the base, ornamented with masks and scrolls, on granulated ground in panels

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Chalice, cups, ewer, pyx, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Chalice, cups, ewer, pyx, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. A silver-gilt chalice, the work of Master Bartholomew, of Atri...supposed to have...[belonged] to Pope Boniface VIII...around the stem is...[an]

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Cups, tankard, casket, salt, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Cups, tankard, casket, salt, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt standing-cup; silver cup; silver-gilt beaker; crystal tankard, "The Poison-Cup"; casket; silver-gilt salt

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver parcel-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver parcel-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver parcel-gilt nef or ship of unusually large dimensions, the body of the ship and above the stand embossed with elaborate ornaments

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt nef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt nef; the hull, with two tiers of guns; the deck, which takes off as a cover

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver and silver-gilt spoons, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver and silver-gilt spoons, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862....a group of silver and silver-gilt spoons, all of the seventeenth century, belonging to Messrs. E. Waterton and W. Stirling

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Flask, spoon, coffret, reliquary... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Flask, spoon, coffret, reliquary... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Small silver flask...ornamented in repousse, with strapwork and flowers...a crest of a griffin's head in the centre

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Mother-of-pearl cup; Cellini Ewer; vase, 1862

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Mother-of-pearl cup; Cellini Ewer; vase, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Cup, in form of a partridge; the body formed of overlapping pieces of mother-of-pearl in imitation of feathers...Circa 1600. Baron L. de Rothschild

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Implements and weapons of the Manganja and Ajawa tribes of the Zambesi Country, in Africa, 1864

Implements and weapons of the Manganja and Ajawa tribes of the Zambesi Country, in Africa, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Implements and weapons of the Manganja and Ajawa tribes of the Zambesi Country, in Africa, 1864. Mr. Waghorn has...permitted us to make drawings of his collection of tools

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt ewer, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt ewer, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Silver-gilt rose-water ewer. The ewer is oviform, with very high handle, in form of a hydra or monster with three heads, winged body, and forelegs

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Statue of Al Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician, Ichan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan

Statue of Al Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician, Ichan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistam, Khiva, Statue of Al Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician, Ichan Kala

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Christian Dior Museum, Granville, Normandy, France

Christian Dior Museum, Granville, Normandy, France

Background imageArtifacts Collection: Majesty's Publica. Creator: Johan Pasch

Majesty's Publica. Creator: Johan Pasch
Majesty's Publica, Unknown date

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Inner Gallery of the Royal Museum at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, 1796. Creator: Per Hillestrom

The Inner Gallery of the Royal Museum at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, 1796. Creator: Per Hillestrom
The Inner Gallery of the Royal Museum at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, 1796

Background imageArtifacts Collection: The Queen's Visit to Leeds - Ormolu Writing Table Suite for Her Majesty, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Queen's Visit to Leeds - Ormolu Writing Table Suite for Her Majesty, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Leeds - Ormolu Writing Table Suite for Her Majesty, 1858. On the occasion of the Queen's late visit to Leeds a writing-table

Background imageArtifacts Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 1 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 1 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 1 of 33), 1900



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Artifacts, the tangible remnants of our past, hold within them a wealth of stories and details that unravel the mysteries of ancient civilizations. From the iconic Rosetta Stone housed in the British Museum in London, England, to knapped flint tools that reveal early human ingenuity, these artifacts paint a vivid picture of our collective history. The Battersea Shield, an exquisite Celtic masterpiece from the first century AD, showcases intricate craftsmanship and symbolizes the Iron Age's artistic prowess. Meanwhile, Nancy Schon's "Make way for ducklings" sculpture in Boston Public Garden captures whimsy and joy through its playful depiction of nature. Venturing beyond Europe's borders lies Machu Picchu in Peru – a breathtaking archaeological wonder nestled amidst mist-covered mountains. This ancient Incan city stands as a testament to their advanced engineering skills and harmonious integration with nature. Traveling further eastward brings us to Tutankhamun's treasures at Cairo Museum in Egypt. The pharaoh's opulent burial mask steals one's breath away while Sekhmet freize on his shrine depicts power and divinity. Equally captivating are faience animals from ancient Egypt displayed at Louvre Museum in Paris – delicate yet resilient creations from over 3 millennia ago. Across continents lies Route 66 near Carthage where car number plates tell tales of American road trips etched into metal. And who can forget Bonaparte with savants in Egypt? A vibrant lithograph capturing Napoleon Bonaparte surrounded by scholars during his expedition to uncover Egypt’s hidden wonders. Intricately designed glasswork like Akhenaten or Nefertiti’s inlay transports us back to New Kingdom Armana period when art flourished under their rule. Lastly, we find ourselves drawn towards Cairo once again – this time beholding a canopic shrine housing Tutankhamun’s preserved organs; an eerie reminder of ancient Egyptian beliefs surrounding death and afterlife.