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The Vix Krater is an imported Greek wine-mixing vessel found in the Celtic grave of the "Lady of Vix" in northern Burgundy, France. Made of bronze and dating back to ca. 500 BC, the Vix krater is the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity, being 1.63 m in height

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The Vix Krater is an imported Greek wine-mixing vessel found in the Celtic grave of the "Lady of Vix" in northern Burgundy, France. Made of bronze and dating back to ca. 500 BC, the Vix krater is the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity, being 1.63 m in height

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The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity

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The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity

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The Corinthian capital from the Temple of Hadrian at Cyzicus, in Turkey, is the largest capital known to date. It is 2.5 metres in height, 1.9 metres in diameter and 20 tons in weight. It was unearthed in 2013

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The Corinthian capital from the Temple of Hadrian at Cyzicus, in Turkey, is the largest capital known to date. It is 2.5 metres in height, 1.9 metres in diameter and 20 tons in weight. It was unearthed in 2013

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Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia.

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Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia.

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Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia.

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Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia.

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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The "Malone Hoard", consisting of 19 finely polished stone axes found at Danesfort in Northern Ireland. The axes, which are made from a stone called porcellanite, are too large and heavy for practical use, so they are thought to have had a ceremonial purpose. 4000-2000 BCE, Ulster Museum

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The "Malone Hoard", consisting of 19 finely polished stone axes found at Danesfort in Northern Ireland. The axes, which are made from a stone called porcellanite, are too large and heavy for practical use, so they are thought to have had a ceremonial purpose. 4000-2000 BCE, Ulster Museum

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Corinthian Helmet — Bronze helmet found in Olympia, 23 cm high, dated to the 6th century BC, in the Greek antiquities collection of the Louvre Museum since 1832.

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Corinthian Helmet — Bronze helmet found in Olympia, 23 cm high, dated to the 6th century BC, in the Greek antiquities collection of the Louvre Museum since 1832.

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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Middle Eastern made Rock Crystal Vase passed down in Eleanor of Aquitaine’s Family and her wedding Gift to Husband Louis VII of France in 1137 . Housed at the Louvre.

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Middle Eastern made Rock Crystal Vase passed down in Eleanor of Aquitaine’s Family and her wedding Gift to Husband Louis VII of France in 1137 . Housed at the Louvre.

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Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman's head, which may have signified a final end to her power

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Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman's head, which may have signified a final end to her power

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Major Viking Age gold hoard, dated to 900-1000 CE, unearthed in Northern Denmark. The Rold Treasure consists of a total of six gold arm rings with a combined weight of 762.5 grams, making it the third largest Viking Age gold find in Denmark

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Major Viking Age gold hoard, dated to 900-1000 CE, unearthed in Northern Denmark. The Rold Treasure consists of a total of six gold arm rings with a combined weight of 762.5 grams, making it the third largest Viking Age gold find in Denmark

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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"La Parisienne", aka the Minoan Lady, is a fresco fragment from the Palace of Knossos in Crete, dated around 1400 BC. It depicts a young woman in profile with large, black-outlined eyes, bright red lips, fair skin and black hair, often interpreted as a priestess due to her attire...

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"La Parisienne", aka the Minoan Lady, is a fresco fragment from the Palace of Knossos in Crete, dated around 1400 BC. It depicts a young woman in profile with large, black-outlined eyes, bright red lips, fair skin and black hair, often interpreted as a priestess due to her attire...

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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The 5th century CE Margarita Tomb, from Copán in Honduras, is a multi–leveled tomb with one of the largest caches ever found associated with the burial of a Maya woman. Because she was found covered in red cinnabar, she is also known as the Lady in Red

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The 5th century CE Margarita Tomb, from Copán in Honduras, is a multi–leveled tomb with one of the largest caches ever found associated with the burial of a Maya woman. Because she was found covered in red cinnabar, she is also known as the Lady in Red

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