Below is a selection of non-coin antiquities. Unlike coins these cannot be accurately dated and placed in an exact chronological order. Never the less they have a place in the history of mankind and the descriptions given relate to the historical era, the geography of the area the artefact comes from and in some cases the technology used for making the object. |
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Neolithic flint hand scraper
4000-3500 B.C. |
Britain: Stone Arrowhead
4000 - 2000 B.C. |
Sahara: Arrow head
4000 - 2000 B.C. |
Bronze Age Axe
1000 - 800 B.C. |
Cyprus: Stylised human bust
C. 7th Century B.C. |
Sumerian Cuneiform clay tablet
circa 1900 B.C. |
Palestine: Miniature Amphora
Early 1st Millenium B.C. |
Judea: Terracotta Jug
Herodian - 1st cent. A.D. |
"Boss" type oil lamp from Al-Fayum
3rd/4th Century A.D. |
Coptic Textile Panel
3rd/4th Century A.D. |
Greek Papyrus letter fragments
3rd/4th Century A.D. |
Roman/Byzantine pottery lamp
Circa 600 A.D. |
Italy/Campania: Terracotta bowl
4th Century B.C. |
Italy/Apulia: Red Figure Bowl
4th Century B.C. |
China: Northern Qi -Standard bearer
549 - 577 A.D. |
Sassanian Persia: Silver ring
3rd/6th Century A.D. |
Moche IV avian effigy
450-500 A.D. |
England: Page from medieval Bible
Circa 1280 A.D. |
Page from Timurid Koran (Qur'an)
c. 1448 A.D. |