Viterbo Rooster
A black bucchero vessel used as an ink container and inscribed with an early alphabet.
Ribchester Helmet
A Roman bronze parade helmet with a full facial mask and elaborate design.
Rassam cylinder
A ten-sided prism inscribed with cuneiform recounting Ashurbanipal’s campaigns.
Neuvy-en-Sullias Hoard
A Gallic and Gallo-Roman bronze hoard of animal sculptures and statuettes.
Aztec Sun Stone
A monumental basalt disc inscribed with Mexica cosmology and calendar cycles.
Warwick Vase
A monumental marble krater decorated with vines, acanthus leaves, and mythological heads.
Liver of Piacenza
A life-size bronze sheep's liver engraved with inscriptions and celestial sectors.
Brescia Casket
A rare ivory box with 36 finely carved early Christian scenes.
Hand of Irulegi
A bronze right-hand amulet bearing an ancient inscription in Iberian script.
Tazza Farnese
A Hellenistic sardonyx gem with Medusa and a debated Egyptian scene.
La Pigna
An ancient pine cone fountain once admired in the heart of Rome.