Bronze shears
Rich inlays with human and animal figures.
Roman Period.
Origin modern Turkey, ancient Anatolia
2nd century AD
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
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Bronze helmet
Archaic Period, Late 7th century BC.
Part of a set. Shows two (young) people strangeling a pair of snakes. Decoration is elaborate with many floral elements.
Greek, Cretan.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
Pair of Busts of Silenus
First Century BC or AD
Roman
These part-human, part-goat silenoi (sing. silenus) represented the hedonistic desires of mankind released by the magical elixir of the wine god Dionysos. Each figure is made of two pieces that were cast separately and fastened together. The whites of their eyes and their teeth are silver. Further, their lips were once inlaid with copper. With these additions, the silenoi took on a very lifelike appearance. Only short, thin struts of metal anchor the lush wreaths that encircle their heads. These magnificent silenoi once decorated the sides of the curved headboard of an elaborate couch used by diners at the lavish banquets that were popular pastimes for members of high society.
Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
Bronze sword
Sword was never sharpened or used which indicates its symbolic meaning. It was found without the grip. This sword was a symbol of power. It was perfectly molded and four exact copies of it are known throughout prehistoric Europe.
Prehistoric Europe, 1800 - 1500 BC
Found in The Netherlands, Utrecht, Jupthaas.
Source: Leiden Museum of Antiquities.
Bronze sword with bevelled edges. The hilt and guard are inlaid with turqouise in a symmetrical pattern of stylized curls.
China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (ca. 475 - 221 B.C.)
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tinned bronze horse fitting decorated with a doe and three snakes.
Northwest China, ca. 5th-8th century B.C.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bronze harness trapping in a leaf-pattern.
China, fifth century B.C.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bronze belt buckles and cloak pins.
Prehistory, found in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
Source: Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Gilded bronze belt hook, inlaid with turqoise, in the shape of a warrior and a leopard.
North China, 3rd - 1st century B.C.
Source: Metropolitcan Museum of Art
Bronze ritual wine vessel, finely decorated and assymetrical in shape.
Western Zhou (1046-771 B.C.) - Easter Zhou (770-256 B.C.) dynasties, vessel itself dated to around 8th century B.C.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art
