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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Culture / Ancient South Asia

  1. Roll Test Edit Roll Test Edit Tell us what it says about a time, a place or a community. What does it make you think about history and the world? You ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Oriental vase set Oriental vase set these matching vases have been passed down my family and I am about to pass them on to my children. We were told that ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Ancestral Maori Storehouse Figure Ancestral Maori Storehouse Figure The Maori art scholar, Roger Neich, has recently identified this exceptional Maori sculpture as one of only two known ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Indus seal Indus seal Seal used for making impressions that led to the discovery of the Indus civilisation in Pakistan and India Contributed by The British Museum
  5. Statue of Tara Statue of Tara The female Buddhist deity Tara from Sri Lanka, represents mercy and compassion and is a focus for meditation Contributed by The British Museum
  6. Shiva and Parvati sculpture Shiva and Parvati sculpture Indian temple statue of divine Hindu couple, Shiva and Parvati, showing male and female union and marital fidelity Contributed by The British Museum
  7. Gold coin of Kumaragupta I Gold coin of Kumaragupta I Coin from the Gupta Empire, showing a goddess and horse, marking the transition to Hinduism in India Contributed by The British Museum
  8. Opium pipe Opium pipe This opium pipe is believed to come from Asia. It is a decorative art piece from the time when drugs were used socially. ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Ivory Carving Ivory Carving Ivory carving with the repentant Magdalene seen at the bottom. Contributed by Individual
  10. Statue from Hiroshima Statue from Hiroshima My father was a British Marine during the second world war, he travelled to Japan on the HMS Anson, after peace had ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Pillar of Ashoka Pillar of Ashoka Inscription from a pillar erected by Ashoka, ruler of an Empire that covered most of the Indian subcontinent Contributed by The British Museum
  12. The beginning of flight The beginning of flight Kite flying is a harmonious blend of culture, art and science and nearly everyone at sometime in their lives has found ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Odd Death Ring Odd Death Ring I have absolutely no idea where this is from. My step-father picked it up on a trip in Asia, and it's been sitting in ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Gobek Api - Fire Maker Gobek Api - Fire Maker This is a "Gobek Api", a Malay Fire Maker, given to my husband by a Malay prince in the 1950s. He was a civil engineer ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Objects from India (Region round Jaipour Objects from India (Region round Jaipour I bought 3 of those heads, 30 years ago in India from a kind of beggar, who could not speak a single word of ... Contributed by Individual

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