British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
England
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Mosaic of Venus and Tritons, Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Materials: stone. Dimensions: Height: 1.96 metres Width: 2.11 metres (at base) Excavated/Place: Caria, Bodrum, Hadji Captan’s Field (Halicarnassus). Excavated by: Sir Charles Thomas Newton, 1857. Museum Description: Venus is seated on a twisted shell, which is seen to the right; In her right hand she holds a circular mirror which reflects her full face; in her left hand she holds a long tress of hair; behind her is a veil held by a Triton on either side; the Tritons have curling forked tails and a pair of claws on their heads; below are two dolphins, one crab, and three. British Museum is closed 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January, but is open every other day of the year. Fast facts about the British Museum: Founded: 1753, Collection size: 8 million objects, Oldest object in the collection: Stone chopping tool (nearly 2 million years old).
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Roman Mosaic, Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated/Place: Caria, Bodrum, Hadji CaptanR...
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Silver Coin, Period: 4 th century B.C. 330BC (circa); Museum Description: “Silver coin.(obv...
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The Lion of Knidos, Museum Description: Colossal marble statue of a recumbent lion; carved with i...
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Mosaic Pavement; Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated/Place: Halicarnassus, Modern Turkey...
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Harness; Carriage Fitting; Period: Late Roman; 4th. c.; Found: Anatolia, Turkey. British Museum i...
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Electrum Greek Coin. Period: 6th c. B.C. circa: 521BC-478BC; Minted in: Phocaea (Asia, Modern Tur...
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Silver coin of Alexander the Great; Greek; Date: 323BC-280BC; Kingdom of Macedonia, Minted in: An...
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Three Fragments of a Buckle or Brooch. Material: Gold. Period: Late Roman. Found/Acquired: Anato...
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Silver Coin, Period: 5th. century B.C. 480BC-460BC (circa). Minted in Lycia, Anatolia, Modern Tur...
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Plate of a buckle or brooch; gold; Period: 4th c., Late Roman/Early Byzantine. 3 hefty studs at t...
The National Bardo Museum
4th century Roman mosaic panel of Eros, a circus chariot rider of the Red Fraction. From Tunisia....
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Silver Coin. Period: 4th century B.C. 378BC-372BC (circa). Minted in: Tarsus (Modern Turkey, Medi...
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Terracotta Figure of Winged Nike Flying, wings raised, Period: Hellenistic 1stc(late) BC-1stc(ear...
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Bracelet, Period: Late Roman circa: 379 – 395 A.D. Medium: Gold. Dimensions: 1.4 × 6.3 cm (...
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Mosaic Pavement; Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated/Place: Halicarnassus, Modern Turkey...
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Fragment of a Floor Mosaic- Adam and Eve, Period: late 400s-early 500s, Early Byzantium, Northern...
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Museum Description: “Silver coin.(obverse) Head of Athena right, wearing earring and creste...
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Silver Coin, Period: 5thc. B.C., Ancient Greek circa: 480 B.C-460 B.C, Ruler: Taththivaibi, Minte...
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Circular mosaic. Personification of the city of Halicarnassus. Period: Late Roman; circa: 4th c.;...
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Silver coin, Period: 4 th. century B.C. 378BC-372BC (circa), Ruler: Datames, Minted in: Tarsus (M...
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Lamp, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th-7th c. Materials: Bronze. Found: Edfu, great church (Up...
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Lamp, Made in: Luxor, Egypt. Period: Early Byzantine circa: 6th-7th century. Subjects: Cross, bir...
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Lamp for a Stand, Period: Early Byzantine circa: 5thC-7thC. Found/Acquired: Damanhûr, Nile Delta....
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Copper alloy weight, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 4thC-5thC. Quare with convex profile & c...
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Brooch, in the form of a dove. Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6thc-7thc. Material: Bronze . Brit...
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Leaf-shaped pendant in opus interrasile embossed and chased with a foliate design. Period: Early ...
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Pendant; material: gold; hollow box building; in the form of a bent leaf; obverse chased and conv...
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Gold coin. Ruler: Nicephorus I, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 802-811. Minted in: Italy (south...
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Gold coin, Ruler: Michael II the Amorian, Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 820-829, Minted in: It...
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Gold Coin. Ruler: Leo III. Period: Middle Byzantine, circa: 717-741. Minted in: Ravenna. Weight: ...
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Gold coin, Ruler: Tiberius III, 705-711, Minted in: Ravenna, Weight: 4.238 grammes. British Museu...
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Vollschmelz medallion (9th Century – Middle Byzantine Period). Gold cloisonné; bust of St. ...
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Earring; Period: Middle Byzantine circa: 10thC-12thC. Materials: gold. British Museum is closed 2...
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Gold Finger Ring; Early Byzantine. Period: 7thC – Early Byzantine. Excavated/Findspot: Smyr...
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Gold Finger Ring, Period: Early Byzantine (6 th. c.) flat hoop cut into eight alternating circula...
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Gold Earring; Square; on one face a cheque of triangular groups of pellets, above an animal’...
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Gold Signet-Ring, plain hoop and applied oval bezel depicts bust of Christ(?). Period: Late Rom...
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Pair of Loop Earrings; Materials: Gold. Period: Early Byzantine. 6thC-7thC. Subjects: Cross, Peac...
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Gold Earring; Period: Early Byzantine; consisting of a tower-like ornament attached to a gold cha...
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Gold coin. Ruler: Leontius II; Period: Early Byzantine; circa: 695-698; Minted in: Rome. British ...