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Silver vase, partly gilded, with an ivy wreath and a vine scroll; the handles also have vines. Roman period, c. 10-80 CE. Made in Italy. (The British Museum, London).

Red-figure calyx-krater (mixing jar), c. 460-450 BCE, painted in Attica, Greece, and found in Altamura, Italy, attributed to The Niobid Painter. The Pandora Vase is named after the top frieze of side A, which shows the creation of Pandora...

New-Palace period (1500-1450 BCE) Cretan Clay askos with 'Marine Style' decoration, (Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete)

The two-handled pottery vessel (trozella) which was unique to the Messappian culture of southern Italy. This version dates to the 4th century BCE and was probably used for funerary purposes. From Valesio near Brundisum, southern Italy. (Archaeological...

The İnandık vase, a Hittite four-handled large terracota vase with scenes in relief showing the stages of a sacred wedding ceremony in Hittite social life with musicians and dancers. The vase dates from the Old Hittite Kingdom about 1600...

The Minoan stone vessel known as the 'Harvester Vase', from Hagia Triada on Crete, 1500-1450 BCE. The vase is carved from serpentine and was originally covered in gold leaf. The scenes in relief depict a sowing festival and the vase was probably...

This vase and 66 coins were part of a group of offerings dedicated to the Buddha by a man named Vagramarega (his name was inscribed on the vase), for the benefit of himself and his family. Coins were often included in Buddhist offerings in...

Alabastron (pl. alabastra) - a small jar for storing perfumes, named after the material (alabaster) the first examples were made from. They were often carried by a string looped around the neck of the vessel. Amphora (pl. amphorae) - one...

A painted Greek vase depicting marriage preparations. A female figure is seated, with her right hand outstretched to accept a box from the woman standing before her. Behind the seated figure stands a woman with a beaded necklace. The jewellery...

The celebrated Portland vase, one of the finest examples of Roman glassware. The vase was made during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) and displays gemcutting techniques used to create a cameo-like depiction of the marriage of Peleus...