Craft Product Collection (#5)

Toledo, Nails and Wood
Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo. Some very old nails and a piece of wood

An alley in the souks of Marrakech. The souk of Marrakech is a maze of narrow streets lined with stalls and stalls where Moroccans they shop

Street in the souk of blacksmiths in Marrakech. The souk of Marrakech is a maze of narrow streets lined with stalls and stalls where Moroccans they shop

Straw hats for sale in Trinidad de Cuba
Cuba, Sancti Spiritus Province, Trinidad de Cuba listed as World Heritage by UNESCO

Close up of acoustic six string guitar

Mexico, Quintana Roo, Cancun. Mask at the Handicraft market, Mercado 28, in El Centro
Mask at the Handicraft market, Mercado 28, in El Centro, the downtown area, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Peru, decorated panpipes for sale

Peru, Cusco, handmade dolls for sale at market

Turkey, Istanbul, Grand Bazaar, market stall

19th century Tunbridgeware, rosewood tea caddy spoon with tessera mosaic

Japan, Tokyo, colourful, patterned boxes for storing tea

19th century Tunbridgeware, birds eye maple tea caddy, the dome top with tessera view of Eridge castle, the interior with two lidded divisions, the swept sides with band of tessera roses

Moroccan tajine dish

Hippopotamus ivory claquettes (castanets) in the shape of hand with carving depicting head of goddess Hathor
Egyptian civilization. Musical instruments: hippopotamus ivory claquettes (castanets) in the shape of a hand with carving depicting the head of goddess Hathor

Bread baskets and baskets made of esparto and palm leaves, from the western cemetery of Qurnet Murai
Egyptian civilization. Objects from the western cemetery of Qurnet Murai: bread baskets and baskets made of esparto and palm leaves

Greek civilization, salt cellar made of quartz, from Mycenae, Greece
Greek civilization. Salt cellar made of quartz. From Mycenae, Greece

Chimera of Arezzo, bronze
Etruscan civilization, 5th-4th century b.C. Chimera of Arezzo, bronze sculpture, h.65 cm

Cretan-Mycenaean civilization, golden bowl probably belonged to Nestor, from royal tombs at Mycenae
Cretan-Mycenaean civilization, 17th-16th century b.C. Golden bowl said to have belonged to Nestor. From the royal tombs at Mycenae

Cretan-Mycenaean civilization, gold cup with repousse decoration and enamel, from Vaphio, Crete
Cretan-Mycenaean civilization, 17th-16th century b.C. Gold cup with repoussA

Treasure of Tutankhamen, Miniature Sarcophagus from New Kingdom
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty. Treasure of Tutankhamen. Miniature sarcophagus

Roman civilization, glass containers for ointments
Roman civilization, 1st-2nd century A.D. glass. Glass containers for ointments. Unguentary containers

Gold foil with Etruscan inscription, from Pyrgi, Italy
Etruscan civilization, 5th century b.C. Goldsmithery. Gold foil with Etruscan inscription. From Pyrgi, Italy

Boxes containing beauty products, kohl and colored powder for eyelids
Egyptian civilization - Boxes containing beauty products, kohl and colored powder for eyelids

Toiletries, mirrors, wooden combs, hairpins
Egyptian civilization - Toilet objects: mirrors, wooden combs, hairpins

Wood double oboe
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX-XX. Musical instruments: wood double oboe

Amphoras from Abydos
Egyptian civilization, Early Dynastic Period. Amphorae from Abydos

Volute krater with banqueting scene and divinities of greek Pantheon
Greek civilization, 4th century b.C. Volute krater with banqueting scene and divinities of the greek Pantheon

Bronze sistrums from Rome, area of the Temple of Isis
Egyptian civilization, Roman period. Musical instruments: bronze sistrums from Rome, area of the Temple of Isis

Wood and leather drum
Egyptian civilization, Late Period, 4th century b.C. Musical instruments: wood and leather drum

Roman civilization, portable terracotta stove, from Pompeii
Roman civilization, 1st century A.D. Portable terracotta stove. From Pompeii

Gold foils with Phoenician (left) and Etruscan (right) inscriptions, from Pyrgi, Italy
Etruscan civilization, 7th century b.C. Goldsmithery. Gold foils with Phoenician (left) and Etruscan (right) inscriptions. From Pyrgi, Italy

Bronze head of Julius Caesar, marble bust
Roman civilization, 1st century b.C. Bronze head of Julius Caesar, marble bust. Detail, the face, 100-44 b.C. From Ludovisi Collection

Mater Matuta, tuff sculpture
Italic civilization, 4th century b.C. Mater Matuta, tuff sculpture, h. 47 cm

Orientalizing gold plate, from the Tomb Barberini at Palestrina, Rome province, Italy
Etruscan civilization, 7th century b.C. Goldsmithery. Orientalizing gold plate. From the Tomb Barberini at Palestrina, Rome province, Italy

Italy, Province of Bolzano-Bozen, Merano, bronze ornaments Museo Civico Di Merano (Art Museum), Roman art

Wood lyre, from the western cemetery of Qurnet Murai
Egyptian civilization. Objects from the western cemetery of Qurnet Murai: musical instruments. Wood lyre

Relief depicting stipulation of contract and will
Roman civilization, 1st century A.D. Relief depicting stipulation of contract and will

Bone in shape of animal head
Prehistory, Italy, 5th millennium b.C. - Bone in the shape of animal head

Staffordshire porcelain figurines and donkeys with spill vase ornaments, 19th century

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