Items Collection (page 5)

Spear point (M.C. 8736, 9164) originating from China, Reign of Combatants. Bronze glyptic, 5-3rd century BC
BEN5475739 Spear point (M.C. 8736, 9164) originating from China, Reign of Combatants. Bronze glyptic, 5-3rd century BC.; Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France; (add.info.: Paris)

Sword with bird characters from China, Kingdom of the Fighters., 5-3rd century bc
BEN5475729 Sword with bird characters from China, Kingdom of the Fighters., 5-3rd century bc; Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France; (add.info.: Bronze glyptic, 5-3rd century BC)

Oval box with a painted miniature on the lid, c.1800 (copper)
MMM5475530 Oval box with a painted miniature on the lid, c.1800 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Oval box with a painted miniature on the lid)

Riding bumper, decorated with the portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805 (copper)
MMM5475508 Riding bumper, decorated with the portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Riding bumper)

Commemorative box of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), with his portrait in uniform on the lid
MMM5475464 Commemorative box of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), with his portrait in uniform on the lid, 19th century (ivory and copper) by Devis

Medal bar, 1914-1918 (bronze, silver and ribbons), 1914-18 (bronze, silver and ribbons)
MMM5475415 Medal bar, 1914-1918 (bronze, silver and ribbons), 1914-18 (bronze, silver and ribbons) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Medal bar)

Medal commemorating the peace of Amiens (France, 1802), front, 1802 (bronze medal)
MMM5475413 Medal commemorating the peace of Amiens (France, 1802), front, 1802 (bronze medal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Medal commemorating the peace of Amiens (France)

Diptych sundial for 49° latitude, seen from the closed lid, in ivory, dated, c.1640-60 (ivory)
MMM5475369 Diptych sundial for 49° latitude, seen from the closed lid, in ivory, dated, c.1640-60 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial for 49° latitude)

Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument
MMM5474504 Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument, 1650-1700 (silver and gilded copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, probably for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, 18th century (brass)
MMM5474487 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, probably for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, 18th century (brass) by Vogler, Andreas (c.1730-1800); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring Sun Moon Combo Dial, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5474453 Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring Sun Moon Combo Dial, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial)

Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal)
MMM5474446 Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Portable horizontal sundial for latitude 48 degrees with magnetic compass. Silver instrument, 17th century (silver)
MMM5474442 Portable horizontal sundial for latitude 48 degrees with magnetic compass. Silver instrument, 17th century (silver); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood)
MMM5474432 Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial, open)

Dieppe (France) compass for lifting the magnetic azimuth, seen from above. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory)
MMM5474076 Dieppe (France) compass for lifting the magnetic azimuth, seen from above. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Compass - Dieppe (France) magnetic azimuth compass, open, for latitude 50 degrees. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory)
MMM5474061 Compass - Dieppe (France) magnetic azimuth compass, open, for latitude 50 degrees. Ivory instrument, c.1660 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Rock crystal and gold reliquary, 15th century. Directed by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Firenze, San Lorenzo
BEN5474845 Rock crystal and gold reliquary, 15th century. Directed by Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Firenze, San Lorenzo by Foggini

Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 567
BEN5474826 Red jasper vase, 13th-14th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 567; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Sardonyx vase. 3rd-4th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566
BEN5474825 Sardonyx vase. 3rd-4th century. Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti. 566; Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver)
MMM5474534 Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver, leather and paper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 48. Ivory instrument 1619, by Lienhart Miller (?), 1619 (ivory)
MMM5473341 Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 48. Ivory instrument 1619, by Lienhart Miller (?), 1619 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473321 Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial)

Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory)
MMM5473296 Diptych sundial (closed) for Latitude 49. Ivory instrument, first half of the 18th century (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Islamic solar quadrant, engraved on both sides, and can be used for astronomical calculations, 1870 (lacquered wood)
MMM5473273 Islamic solar quadrant, engraved on both sides, and can be used for astronomical calculations, 1870 (lacquered wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front
BEN5473647 Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front. Made by the painter from Dijon. Bari, Archeologico

Plate commemorating the coronation of King George V (1865-1936), 1911 (porcelain)
MMM5471577 Plate commemorating the coronation of King George V (1865-1936), 1911 (porcelain); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate decorated with a color reproduction based on the painting by George Chamber (1803-1840), c.1739 (porcelain)
MMM5471524 Plate decorated with a color reproduction based on the painting by George Chamber (1803-1840), c.1739 (porcelain) by Chambers, George the Elder (1803-40); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate decorated with a color reproduction of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1985 (porcelain)
MMM5471494 Plate decorated with a color reproduction of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1985 (porcelain) by Turner

Bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1800-05 (enamelled pottery)
MMM5471480 Bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1800-05 (enamelled pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery)
MMM5471401 Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Saucer of a tea cup, decorated in various patterns around a ribbon bearing the inscription Trafalgar)

Sprinkle in the form of a double portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), Pottery, c.1782 (pottery)
MMM5471362 Sprinkle in the form of a double portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), Pottery, c.1782 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object)
MMM5471330 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze)
MMM5471301 Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze); National Maritime Museum, London

Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold, c.1810 (polychrome enamel and gold)
MMM5470491 Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold, c.1810 (polychrome enamel and gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket watch, in polychrome enamel and gold)

Pocket watch, with chain and lid, given to the HMY crew master Victoria and Albert by the Russian Tsar, c.1900 (silver)
MMM5470475 Pocket watch, with chain and lid, given to the HMY crew master Victoria and Albert by the Russian Tsar, c.1900 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Pocket watch)

Detail of an astrolabe: the signature engraved on one of the circles: Michael D, c.1555 (brass)
MMM5470400 Detail of an astrolabe: the signature engraved on one of the circles: Michael D, c.1555 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Detail of the interior of an astronomical compendium for latitude 52 degrees, 1560 (brass)
MMM5470159 Detail of the interior of an astronomical compendium for latitude 52 degrees, 1560 (brass) by Schissler, Christoph (c.1531-1608); National Maritime Museum, London

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold)
MMM5477676 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten)
7415645 Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible), 1455 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Biblia Latina (Gutenberg Bible)

Coin, 1/2 Tanka, Sultan Mahmud Begada, Mahmud Shah, Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat, India, 1458-1511 (silver)
7381578 Coin, 1/2 Tanka, Sultan Mahmud Begada, Mahmud Shah, Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat, India, 1458-1511 (silver); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo

Hours for the use of Besancon, around 1420-1430 (manuscript)
7415650 Hours for the use of Besancon, around 1420-1430 (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hours for use in Besancon Manuscript France)

Exercitium super Pater Noster, around 1450 (handwritten)
7415647 Exercitium super Pater Noster, around 1450 (handwritten); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Exercitium Super Pater Noster Southern Netherlands)

Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper)
7381574 Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142448 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail
7142445 Museum collection (Tresor de la cathedrale). Chasuble (Chasuble de Jean Chevrot). 15th century. Rear end. Detail.; (add.info.: Tresor de la cathedrale, Tournai, Hainaut)

The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery)
7141207 The Great Bed, c.1585 (embriodery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The interior of the bed dates from c.1585)

Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery)
7141203 Detail from the Great Bed backcloth, c.1585 (embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: The figure on the backcloth is reputed to resember the painting of Marie de Medici by)

The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century
7141105 The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

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An eclectic collection of items that tell stories and ignite curiosity. From a cast iron Victorian walking stick stand, standing tall with elegance, to the mysterious Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy in County Clare, Ireland. A SEM diamond stylus delicately travels through LP grooves, creating melodies that transport us back in time. An enchanting advert for Shelley Vogue China 1931 captures the essence of an era long gone. The electric guitar and amplifier unleash a symphony of sound, captivating audiences around the world. The Rubik's Cube becomes a work of art as its vibrant colors intertwine in mesmerizing patterns. A stylus gently glides along an LP record, unlocking memories etched into each groove. A card index box holds secrets waiting to be discovered; it is a treasure trove of knowledge at our fingertips. An eye mask provides solace and tranquility amidst the chaos of everyday life. Snakes and ladders take us on a journey filled with ups and downs; luck guiding our every move. Rubber ducks bring joy to bath times and remind us to embrace playfulness even in adulthood. Each item tells its own unique story - from cherished memories to moments yet to unfold, and are reminders that beauty can be found in unexpected places if we only take the time to look.