Hereford Mappa Mundi
c. 1300 · Iron gall ink
Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, England
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Artworks
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316 artworks
Tea Caddy
1741-42 · Silver gilt
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Lion dit "de Monzon"
Late 10th - 11th century · Cast bronze
Musee du Louvre
The Selden Map of China
c. 1607-1624 · Black carbon ink
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
1891 · Color lithograph printed in four colors...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Plaque with Oba (King) or Chief
c. 1540-70 · Brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion
c. 1677-80 · Case
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum
c. 447-432 BC · Pentelic marble
The British Museum, London, Room 18
The Antikythera Mechanism
c. 150-100 BC · Bronze plates and gearing in a wooden case
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Codex Leicester
c. 1504-1508 · Pen and ink on rag paper
Private collection, United States
Statue of a Victorious Youth
About 300-100 BC · Bronze
J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Los Angeles
The Sevso Treasure
Late fourth or early fifth century AD · Silver
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest