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Menhir Filitosa III in an alignment in the Filitosa prehistoric settlement.
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Menhir Filitosa III in an alignment in the Filitosa prehistoric settlement.

Bone pendant decoration with the engraved drawing of a wolverine, Late Magdalenien, around 11.000 BCE. Finely shaped piece of bone, 1,5 mm thick. It has a hole ta one end so that it could be hung on a cord and worn as pendant or part of a necklace. The diagonal line across the animals shoulder may be a spear. P&EE,Sieveking Catalogue 102.
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Bone pendant decoration with the engraved drawing of a wolverine, Late Magdaleni...

Painted cramic vase, Bronze Age, 1500 BCE.Tripod-footed pot with chequer-board design. The pattern resembles designs, possibly inspired by contemporary textiles, found on Early Iron Age pottery. Acquired by Sir Marc Aurel Stein at Chigha Sabz in the Rumishkan area of southern Luristan, Iran. ANE 131072
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Painted cramic vase, Bronze Age, 1500 BCE.Tripod-footed pot with chequer-board d...

The Mold gold cape, Bronze Age, c1900-c1600 BC. The cape is one of the finest examples of prehistoric sheet-gold working and is quite unique in form and design. It was labouriously beaten out of a single ingot of gold, then embellished with intense decoration of ribs and bosses to mimic multiple strings of beads amid folds of cloth. Perforations along the upper and lower edges indicate that it was once attached to a lining, perhaps of leather, which has decayed. The bronze strips may have served to strengthen the adornment further. It was found by workmen quarrying for stone, in Flintshire, North Wales, in an ancient burial mound in 1833. The mound lay in a field named Bryn yr Ellyllon (the Fairies' or Goblins' Hill). At the centre was a stone-lined grave with the crushed gold cape around the fragmentary remains of a skeleton. The cape would have been unsuitable for everyday wear because it would have severely restricted upper arm movement. Instead it would have served ceremonial roles, and may have denoted religious authority. P&EE, 1836 9-2 1;P&EE, 1856 10-14 10;P&EE, 1857 12
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The Mold gold cape, Bronze Age, c1900-c1600 BC. The cape is one of the finest ex...

Beaker burial from Shrewton; 2000 BCE. A 'Beaker' period burial from an Early Bronze Age cemetery on Net Down, near Shrewton, a few miles from Stonehenge. This type of burial is typical of this period with the inclusion of a 'Beaker' pot and a copper dagger with a bone pommel.
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Beaker burial from Shrewton; 2000 BCE. A 'Beaker' period burial from an Early B...

Female statue, Bronze Age.
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Female statue, Bronze Age.

Bird-like figure on a three-wheel wagon drawn by birds. From Dupljaja, location Grad, Serbia Terracotta (15th BCE) Statue, heigth 13.5 cm; wagon 25.6 x 16 cm Inv. Br. 4533 See also 07-02-02/20, 21
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Bird-like figure on a three-wheel wagon drawn by birds. From Dupljaja, location...

Bronze fibula from the necropolis of Orainville (Aisne, France). 3rd century BCE.
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Bronze fibula from the necropolis of Orainville (Aisne, France). 3rd century BCE...

"Violin" figure, Cycladic from the island of Amorgos in the Aegean, around 2.800 BCE. Breasts, arms and the pubic triangle makes the relationship to the human body more obvious. GR 1889.5-21.2
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"Violin" figure, Cycladic from the island of Amorgos in the Aegean, around 2.800...

Marble figurine of a woman, Cycladic, ca. 2700-2400 BCE. A few male figures and figures of musicians are known, but the figurines are usually female and naked with folded arms, the right arm always underneat the left. Their heads have no features except for a sculpted nose and this well-defined form was maintained over centuries. GR 1863.2 - 13.1
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Marble figurine of a woman, Cycladic, ca. 2700-2400 BCE. A few male figures and...

Terracotta model of people at a basin, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 MCE.
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Terracotta model of people at a basin, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 MCE.

Decorated bronze mirror, Iron Age, 50 BC-50 AD. The pattern on the back can be interpreted as an abstract or hidden face. In parts of the pattern, lines were made at right angles to each other to make a prominent 'basket-weave' effect. The back of bronze mirrors were ideal for demonstrating both the skills of the bronze worker and decorator. The decoration required considerable time and skill to produce, and only a few people could make them. Because of this they became a symbol of the high status of their owners. Recent archaeologists have suggested that mirrors should be seen as symbols of female status and power, making as significant a statement for women as swords did for men. This mirror was probably placed in a Late Iron Age cremation grave, but the grave was destroyed by ploughing. The main part of the mirror was found by a farmer, in Aston, Hertfordshire; the handle found the following year. These mirrors were only made in Britain. P&EE, 1979 10-2 1
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Decorated bronze mirror, Iron Age, 50 BC-50 AD. The pattern on the back can be i...