Archaeological artifacts

ancient Egyptian stele with inscriptions in three writing systems

thumb|250px|Reconstructed Roman chariot drawn by horses. thumb|250px|Approximate historical map of the spread of the spoke-wheeled chariot, 2000—500 BC

something made or modified by humans and of archaeological interest

artifact found in Nebra, Germany

inscribed fired clay tablet found in Crete, covered on both sides with undeciphered spiral Minoan writing

Bust of Queen Nefertiti from the Amarna Period in the Neues Museum, Berlin

carved chess pieces discovered on the Isle of Lewis

cache of goods or data secured for some time to be opened at a date in the future

gold mask of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun

thumb|260px|Mušḫuššu bas-relief in the [[Pergamon Museum]] The mušḫuššu (; formerly also read as or ) or mushkhushshu () is a creature from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. A mythological hybrid, it is a scaly animal with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, lion-like forelimbs, a long neck and tail, two horns on its head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. The most famously appears on the Ishtar Gate of the city of Babylon, dating to the sixth century BCE.

set of symbols found upon Neolithic era (6th to 5th millennia BC) artifacts from the Vinča culture of Central Europe and Southeastern Europe

archaeological artefact

small limestone tablet with an early Canaanite inscription

archaeological site

thumb|A hoard of silver coins, the latest about 1700 (British Museum). A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of later recovery by the hoarder; hoarders sometimes died or were unable to return for other reasons (forgetfulness or physical displacement from its location) before retrieving the hoard, and these surviving hoards might then be uncovered much later by metal detector hobbyists, members

piece of rock crystal

archaeological artifact from Armenia; oldest known leather shoe

limestone tablet with proto-cuneiform Sumerian inscriptions

anthropomorphic stone stelae within the perimeter of a tumulus

Bronze Age artefact

type of votive tablet

thumb|upright=1.35|Diana and Actaeon (Titian)|Diana and Actaeon by [[Titian has a full provenance covering its passage through several owners and four countries since it was painted for Philip II of Spain in the 1550s.]]

canaanite inscriptions on clay sherds

large marble entranceway on display in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

helmet with horns

Philistine inscription

thumb|Electrum vase from the Kul-Oba [[kurgan, 2nd half of 4th century BC. (Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg)]] thumb|350px|Scythians, drawing of figures on the vase above thumb|Gold pieces from Kul-Oba Kul-Oba (; , ; meaning "hill of ash" in Crimean Tatar) is an ancient archaeological site, a Scythian burial tumulus now called the Royal Kurgan, located near Kerch in eastern Crimea, on the right side of the M25 road to Feodosiya.

thumb|240px|A centaur struggling with a [[Lapith on a metope from the Parthenon, in the British Museum (London), part of the Elgin Marbles]] thumb|240px|right|An Assyrian [[lamassu in the Louvre]] thumb|right|240px|Chinese ritual bronze|Chinese ritual wine server (guang), circa 1100 BC Antiquities are objects from antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean such as the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt, and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures such as Ancient Persia (Iran). Artifacts from earlier periods such as the Mesolithic, and other civilizations fr

iron Age inscription found in Jordan

ceramic vase dated to circa 3500 BC

bilingual inscription from Anatolia in 8th century BC

Seneb was a high-ranking court official in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, circa 2520 BC. A dwarf, Seneb was a person of considerable importance and wealth who owned thousands of cattle, held twenty palaces and religious titles and was married to a high-ranking priestess of average size with whom he had three children. His successful career and the lavishness of his burial arrangements are indicative of the acceptance given to dwarfs in ancient Egyptian society, whose texts advocated the acceptance and integration of those with physical disabilities.

bilingual inscription on stone slabs

Bronze Age objects of the Indonesian archipelago

collective name for two bilingual Phoenician marble cippi, dated to the 2nd century BCE, that were unearthed in Malta under undocumented circumstances and were seminal in the deciphering of the Phoenician alphabet and language.

ancient bronze moulds of mythological images

type of bronze drum from Vietnam

trilingual Lycian stele from the Xanthos-Letoon UNESCO World Heritage Site

8th-century BCE wine cup

instrument among Tai-Kadai peoples

hebrew-inscribed ostraca found in Samaria, the capital of ancient Israel

pebble found by early humans, resembles a face

Doric Greek artifact

traditional motif showing three hares sharing ears

Ancient Second Temple inscription

group of ivory carvings dating back to the 9th and 7th centuries BC

thumb|150px|The Quimbaya Poporo, gold, attributed to the pre-Columbian [[Quimbaya civilization in the Andean region of present-day Colombia, ca. 300 CE]] A Poporo is a device used by indigenous cultures in present and pre-Columbian South America for storage of small amounts of lime produced from burnt and crushed sea-shells. It consists of two pieces: the receptacle and the lid, which includes a pin that is used to carry the lime to the mouth while a person is chewing coca leaves. Since the chewing of coca is sacred for the indigenous people, the poporos are also believed to have mystical powe

Ammonite inscription

type of Celtic coin

Pharaoh Osorkon I, second king of Egypt's 22nd Dynasty (reigned 922–887 BC). The statue bears the cartouche of the king and a Phoenician inscription in the name of Elibaal, king of Byblos, fromerly in the Peytel collection

example of Phoenician or Old Hebrew script

statue

14th century BC Egyptian sarcophagus

statuettes found in ancient Phoenician temples

phoenician votive thrones

ancient Assyria lion statues

inscribed stone tablet

Latin inscription found in Tintagel Castle, fragment of Roman stone

bone ornamental object held in Jerusalem

Type of ancient bronze kettledrum