World History Archive May 2016 59-69

Anglo Saxon metalwork; 5th-6th Century AD. Two strings of amber beads These were strung between the two applied brooches

Handle for a seax, or single-edged knife from the Staffordshire Hoard. This spectacular handle has some of the finest cloisonne decoration. 'Seax' des...

Handle for a seax, or single-edged knife from the Staffordshire Hoard. This spectacular handle has some of the finest cloisonne decoration. 'Seax' des...

Handle for a seax, or single-edged knife from the Staffordshire Hoard. This spectacular handle has some of the finest cloisonne decoration. 'Seax' des...

Stanley Spencer (1891 - 1959) 'Old Tannery Mills', 1939 Oil on canvas. landscape was painted in the village of Leonard Stanley in Gloucestershire.

part of the boss from a shield, the lid to a Christian chalice, or the stopper to a drinking horn. from the Staffordshire Hoard. decorated with very f...

part of the boss from a shield, the lid to a Christian chalice, or the stopper to a drinking horn. from the Staffordshire Hoard. decorated with very f...

part of the boss from a shield, the lid to a Christian chalice, or the stopper to a drinking horn. from the Staffordshire Hoard. decorated with very f...

part of the boss from a shield, the lid to a Christian chalice, or the stopper to a drinking horn. from the Staffordshire Hoard. decorated with very f...

King Ramesses VI. fragment of the lid of the monarch's mummiform sarcophagus. Ramesses is shown as Osiris, ruler of the afterlife. 20th Dynasty, reign...

King Ramesses VI. fragment of the lid of the monarch's mummiform sarcophagus. Ramesses is shown as Osiris, ruler of the afterlife. 20th Dynasty, reign...

Pair of sword pyramids, with cloisonne and blue glass decoration which were fastened to the ends of a leather band, attached to a scabbard of a sword....

Pair of sword pyramids, with cloisonne and blue glass decoration which were fastened to the ends of a leather band, attached to a scabbard of a sword....

Pommel cap, decorated with cloisonne garnets. from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a fi...

Pommel cap, decorated with cloisonne garnets. from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a fi...

Pommel cap, decorated with cloisonne garnets. from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a fi...

pair of cloisonne sword buttons, from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a field near the...

Jessica Dismorr (1885 - 1939) Superimposed Forms, 1938 Tempera on board

Andre Derain (1880 - 1954), Landscape near Gagnes, 1910 Oil on canvas. Derain was one of the group of painters known as Les Fauves.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) St. Tropez, c.1902 Oil on canvas; Impressionist style

Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903), The Pont Boieldieu at Rouen, Sunset, 1896. Oil on canvas. Pissarro visited Rouen in the spring and autumn of 1896 to c...

The Portland Vase. Cameo glass, probably made in Rome about 15 BC - AD 25. The Portland Vase is one of the finest surviving pieces of Roman glass, and...

Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) Still Life (Dolomites), 1950 Oil on canvas.

Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) Construction, 1945 Painted wood relief.

Relief with four figures of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes (Bes was associated with childbirth and sexuality) and his powers served humans as well as the...

Relief with four figures of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes (Bes was associated with childbirth and sexuality) and his powers served humans as well as the...

Lynn Chadwick (1914 - 2003) Winged Figure II, 1959, in Bronze

Spencer Frederick Gore (1878-1914), Wood in Richmond Park, 1913-14 Oil on canvas. A series of landscapes of Richmond Park represents the last outstand...

strip, decorated with cloisonne garnets. The strip is perhaps a mount from the cover of a book, probably a Bible or gospel book., from the Staffordshi...

Pair of hilt collars, with filigree decoration, from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a...

Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), The Church of Moret in the Rain, 1894 Oil on canvas. French impressionist artist

The Folded Cross., from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a field near the village of Ham...

The Folded Cross., from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Discovered in a field near the village of Ham...

Albert Marquet (1875-1947), The Port of Cette, Marseilles, 1924 Oil on canvas. Marquet was influenced by Matisse and the bold colours and brushwork of...

Silver eight-reales coin, of the reign of King Philip IV of Spain, minted at (left) Mexico City, 1654 and (right) Potosi (Bolivia), 1651

Pommel cap, with filigree-decoration in cloisonne garnets, from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Disco...

Pommel cap, with filigree-decoration in cloisonne garnets, from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is a collection of Anglo-Saxon. Disco...

Luca Carlevaris (1663-1729), The Arrival of the 4th Earl of Manchester, in Venice, 22 September 1707, around 1707 Oil on canvas

Luca Carlevaris (1663-1729), The Arrival of the 4th Earl of Manchester, in Venice, 22 September 1707, (detail) around 1707 Oil on canvas

Luca Carlevaris (1663-1729), The Arrival of the 4th Earl of Manchester, in Venice, 22 September 1707, (detail) around 1707 Oil on canvas

Luca Carlevaris (1663-1729), The Arrival of the 4th Earl of Manchester, in Venice, 22 September 1707, (detail) around 1707 Oil on canvas

Palm-leaf column of Ramesses II. This column is from a temple primarily dedicated to the ram god Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Ramesses is twice shown ma...

Cartouche on the Palm-leaf column of Ramesses II. This column is from a temple primarily dedicated to the ram god Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Ramesses...

Palm-leaf column of Ramesses II. This column is from a temple primarily dedicated to the ram god Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Ramesses is twice shown ma...

George Lambert (1700-1765), The Mouth of an Estuary, around 1745 Oil on canvas. Lambert was a theatrical scene painter in Covent Garden and a pioneer...

Johann Zoffany (1733-1810), The Blunt Children | around 1765 Oil on canvas

Charles-Francois Daubigny (1817- 1879), La Vigne, c. 1863 Oil on canvas

Michele Marieschi (1710-1743), The Bacino di San Marco, around 1739-40 Oil on canvas. view looks across from the Isola di San Giorgio towards St Mark'...

Michele Marieschi (1710-1743), The Bacino di San Marco, around 1739-40 (detail), Oil on canvas. view looks across from the Isola di San Giorgio toward...

Edgar Degas, (1834-1917) A Roman Beggar Woman, 1857 Oil on canvas