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Trundholm Sun Chariot
late Nordic Bronze Age artifact discovered in Denmark
situla
thumb|Etruscan situla, 600–550 BC, tomb 68 at Certosa di Bologna#The cemetery|the Certosa necropolis
Derveni krater
volute krater discovered in Greece
Vače situla
Early Iron Age ritual bronze vessel (situla) found in Slovenia
Molten Sea
large basin in the Temple in Jerusalem made by Solomon for ablution of the priests
Ferdinand von Miller
German politician (1813–1887)
ormolu
thumb|French ormolu mantel clock (around 1800) by Julien Béliard (1758 – died after 1806), Paris. The clock case by Claude Galle (1758–1815) Ormolu (; ) is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln, leaving behind a gold coating. The French refer to this technique as ; in English, it is known as gilt bronze. Around 1830, legislation in France outlawed the use of mercury for health reasons, though use continued to the 1900s.
Battersea Shield
Celtic archaeological discovery
Tassilo Chalice
chalice
Luristan bronze
small cast objects decorated with bronze sculptures from the Early Iron Age found in Iran
Situla Benvenuti
1st-century BC vessel in the Museo Nazionale Atestino, Este, Italy
Assyrian lion weights
ancient Assyria lion statues
Gloucester Candlestick
English Romanesque candlestick
Biertan Donarium
4th-century Christian votive object found in Romania
Baptismal font in Hildesheim Cathedral
fountain in Germany
Benty Grange hanging bowl
Anglo-Saxon artefact from the seventh century AD.
Gilt-bronze Incense Burner of Baekje
South Korean national treasure
Alaca Hoyuk bronze standards
bronze grave goods found in Turkey
Havor hoard
iron Age treasure found in Sweden