A collection of things made by hand.

Antiquities, tribal art and curiosities — 453 objects catalogued so far, with coins, medals and tokens to follow.

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152cultures

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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.

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

Baule Gbekre Monkey Figure

Baule Gbekre Monkey Figure

Baule · 19th century

Lega Janus Initiation Figure

Lega Janus Initiation Figure

Lega · Second half of the 20th century

Japanese Iron Jitte with Lacquered Handle

Japanese Iron Jitte with Lacquered Handle

Japanese · Second half of the 19th century

Ming Polychrome Pottery Female Attendant

Ming Polychrome Pottery Female Attendant

Chinese · Ming dynasty, 1368–1644

Luz Naranja en N.Y.

Luz Naranja en N.Y.

Alejandro Quincoces

Liverpool Masonic Creamware Pitcher

Liverpool Masonic Creamware Pitcher

English · Early 19th century

Charles Manson Signed Deposit Slip

Charles Manson Signed Deposit Slip