A collection of things made by hand.

Antiquities, tribal art and curiosities — 534 objects catalogued so far, with coins, medals and tokens to follow.

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Viking Bearded Axehead

Antiquities

Objects from the ancient world — Egypt, Rome, Persia, the Near East and beyond.

Ashanti Fertility Figure

Tribal Art

Ethnographic works from Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas.

Japanese Iron Jitte with Lacquered Handle

Asian Art

Ceramics, sculpture and ritual objects from across Asia.

Luz Naranja en N.Y.

Contemporary Art

Paintings and prints by living and recent artists, acquired directly from galleries.

Liverpool Masonic Creamware Pitcher

Curiosities

Natural history, ephemera, and the things that fit nowhere else.

Athenian silver tetradrachm, obverse

Numismatics

Coins, medals and tokens — not yet catalogued here. For now they live on a temporary site.

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A few highlights

Viking Bearded Axehead

Viking Bearded Axehead

Viking · 9th–11th century AD

Byzantine Pottery Grenade

Byzantine Pottery Grenade

Byzantine · 9th–11th century AD

Gandharan Schist Head of a Man

Gandharan Schist Head of a Man

Gandharan · 3rd–4th century AD

Gandharan Schist Head of a Bearded Man

Gandharan Schist Head of a Bearded Man

Gandharan · 3rd–4th century AD

Six Quimbaya Terracotta Spindle Whorls

Six Quimbaya Terracotta Spindle Whorls

Quimbaya · 1st–7th century AD

Luristan Bronze Horse Bit Fragment

Luristan Bronze Horse Bit Fragment

Luristan · c. 1000 BC

Luristan Bronze Bowl

Luristan Bronze Bowl

Luristan · 8th century BC

Luristan Bronze Bowl

Luristan Bronze Bowl

Luristan · 8th century BC