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British Museum object EA37984 close up of a banquet from Amenhotep III circa 1370 BC. Found in Thebes, it's very interesting due to the musician girls looking forwards rather than being side-on, while two dancers prance on. It's worth a Google to see the other fragments and colours. OC.

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British Museum object EA37984 close up of a banquet from Amenhotep III circa 1370 BC. Found in Thebes, it's very interesting due to the musician girls looking forwards rather than being side-on, while two dancers prance on. It's worth a Google to see the other fragments and colours. OC.

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7th or 8th century "Musicians plate" from Tabaristan, in Ancient Northern Iran made of gilded silver depicting a Sasanian-style ruler reclining on a couch, surrounded by musicians and attendants.British Museum.

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7th or 8th century "Musicians plate" from Tabaristan, in Ancient Northern Iran made of gilded silver depicting a Sasanian-style ruler reclining on a couch, surrounded by musicians and attendants.British Museum.

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The six segments of this bracelet feature miniature portraits of three Mughal emperors and their consorts. Indian artists adopted the technique of painting portrait miniatures on ivory with watercolors from British artists living and working in India during the 19th century. Walters

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The six segments of this bracelet feature miniature portraits of three Mughal emperors and their consorts. Indian artists adopted the technique of painting portrait miniatures on ivory with watercolors from British artists living and working in India during the 19th century. Walters

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An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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British Royal Navy officer Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork made of steel and ivory, European, c. 1795-1820. Grindall lost use of his right arm after being wounded in 1795 while fighting the French and afterwards used this combined knife and fork to eat.

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British Royal Navy officer Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork made of steel and ivory, European, c. 1795-1820. Grindall lost use of his right arm after being wounded in 1795 while fighting the French and afterwards used this combined knife and fork to eat.

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One of a pair of goats, dubbed “Ram in a Thicket”from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Sumer. gold leaf, copper, lapis lazuli, white shell, red limestone base. circa 2500 BC. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The other is in the British Museum

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One of a pair of goats, dubbed “Ram in a Thicket”from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Sumer. gold leaf, copper, lapis lazuli, white shell, red limestone base. circa 2500 BC. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The other is in the British Museum

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Roman mosaic showing a woman in the morning toilet, surrounded by servants. Object dated to the 4th century CE. The object comes from the Sidi Ghrib Baths in Tunisia. It is now in the Bardo museum.

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Roman mosaic showing a woman in the morning toilet, surrounded by servants. Object dated to the 4th century CE. The object comes from the Sidi Ghrib Baths in Tunisia. It is now in the Bardo museum.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Detail crop of another glazed-brick lion from the Frieze of Lions on the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. This one, which is presented apart from the rest at the Louvre Museum, displays a richer variety of colors than others on the same frieze....

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Detail crop of another glazed-brick lion from the Frieze of Lions on the first court of Darius I’s palace at Susa, Persian Empire, 500 BC. This one, which is presented apart from the rest at the Louvre Museum, displays a richer variety of colors than others on the same frieze....

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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An engraving from "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, corresponding to a depiction of Wewe Gombel, a vengeful ghost in Javanese mythology who kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. 1585 CE, British Museum

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An engraving from "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, corresponding to a depiction of Wewe Gombel, a vengeful ghost in Javanese mythology who kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. 1585 CE, British Museum

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Royal staff handle from the Achaemenid Empire . It features a cylindrical gold socket, ending in two lapis lazuli lion heads. The socket is decorated with repoussé work, and traces of ivory or bone remain inside. On display at the Iranian Gallery, British Museum.

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Royal staff handle from the Achaemenid Empire . It features a cylindrical gold socket, ending in two lapis lazuli lion heads. The socket is decorated with repoussé work, and traces of ivory or bone remain inside. On display at the Iranian Gallery, British Museum.

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A relief of Ereshkigal, the Sumerian goddess of death and the underworld, which was created over 3,800 years ago in what's believed to be present day southern Iraq. It is now on display at the British Museum in London.

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A relief of Ereshkigal, the Sumerian goddess of death and the underworld, which was created over 3,800 years ago in what's believed to be present day southern Iraq. It is now on display at the British Museum in London.

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The beautifully preserved marble head of the Roman goddess that was part of the Venus' or Minerva's statue. The object was found on Esquiline in Rome. You can still see traces of polychrome - stone painting. Currently, the artifact can be admired at The British Museum.

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The beautifully preserved marble head of the Roman goddess that was part of the Venus' or Minerva's statue. The object was found on Esquiline in Rome. You can still see traces of polychrome - stone painting. Currently, the artifact can be admired at The British Museum.

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The beautifully preserved marble head of the Roman goddess that was part of the Venus' or Minerva's statue. The object was found on Esquiline in Rome. You can still see traces of polychrome - stone painting. Currently, the artifact can be admired at The British Museum.

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The beautifully preserved marble head of the Roman goddess that was part of the Venus' or Minerva's statue. The object was found on Esquiline in Rome. You can still see traces of polychrome - stone painting. Currently, the artifact can be admired at The British Museum.

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One of two figures found facing each other in Ur, Sumer, c. 4500 BP . The tubes coming up from their backs suggest they used to support something, maybe bowls, or a small table now gone. Found in the 'Great Death Pit', a mass grave in the Royal Cemetery at Ur...

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One of two figures found facing each other in Ur, Sumer, c. 4500 BP . The tubes coming up from their backs suggest they used to support something, maybe bowls, or a small table now gone. Found in the 'Great Death Pit', a mass grave in the Royal Cemetery at Ur...

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