Sword of King Goujian of Yue
c. 496-465 BCE, during Goujian's reign as King of Yue · Cast bronze
Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Antiquity
Artworks made to AD 500. 41 recorded, each with a cited chain of ownership. The era is read from the year on each record; the record's own date line is what counts.
41 artworks
Antikythera Mechanism
Disputed. Proposed dates for construction range from c. · Cast and hand-cut bronze
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
The Lydian Hoard (Karun Treasure)
c. 550-450 BCE, Achaemenid-period Lydia · Gold
Usak Museum of Archaeology, Usak, Turkey
The Morgantina Treasure
3rd century BC, most likely made in the years of Hieron... · Silver and silver-gilt
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Aidone, Aidone, Sicily
Bust of Nefertiti
c. 1345 BCE · Painted limestone core with modelled gypsum...
Neues Museum, Berlin
The Cheapside Hoard
Objects range from the first century BC to about 1640 · Enamelled gold
London Museum
Diatretbecher
First half of the 4th century CE · Colorless blown or cast glass
Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne, Germany
The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum
c. 447-432 BC, as part of the Parthenon's building programme · Pentelic marble
The British Museum, London, Room 18
The Antikythera Mechanism
c. 150-100 BC on the National Archaeological Museum's own... · Bronze plates and gearing in a wooden case
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Statue of a Victorious Youth
About 300-100 BC · Bronze
J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Los Angeles, object number...
The Sevso Treasure
Late fourth or early fifth century AD · Silver
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest
Jug Signed by Ennion
1st half of the 1st century CE · Glass
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gallery 166