Search
Search Results

Image
18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran
A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

Image
Lydian Relief: 5th Century BCE
This relief of a male holding a bird is from the 5th century BCE, found in modern day western Turkey near the ancient city of Thyatira. Thyatira was named such by Seleucos I Nicator around 290 BCE but prior to that it was an important city...

Image
17th-Century Flintlock Mechanism
An example of a 17th-century flintlock firearm mechanism. A piece of flint was held in the vice which the trigger pulled down to strike a metal bar which created a spark to ignite the priming powder which then set off the main charge of gunpowder...

Image
20th-Century Sepoy
An early-20th-century painting by Major A.C. Lovett of a sepoy in the British Indian Army. (From The Armies of India, 1911)

Image
Hydria (4th century BCE)
The hydria, as its name indicates, was used almost exclusively for carrying water (Greek hydor), essential for everyday cleansing, ritual purifications and libations. 4th-century BCE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria)

Image
Grave Stele of a Couple, 5th Century BCE
Greek grave stele depicting a couple greeting each other, affectionately taking one hand in the other. This grave stele came from the Kerameikos in Athens and is dated to the 5th Century BCE. It is now housed in the Minneapolis Institute...

Image
Rank Badge with Qilin (16th–Early 17th Century)
Rank badge with qilin, silk embroidery on silk gauze, unknown artist, 16th to early 17th century. This embroidered rank badge is from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was used to indicate military rank. Badges with a qilin, a Chinese mythological...

Image
19th-Century Coach Caught in Snow
A picture of a 19th-century coach caught in the snow. From a tin produced by Excelvit. (Private Collection)

Image
Sri Lanka, Early 17th Century
Political situation in Sri Lanka, early 17th century.

Image
19th-Century Christmas Card
A late-19th century Christmas card showing a robin and snow scene. The border is perforated to resemble lace. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Orignal source note on usage: 'V&A Owned Content' in which the V&A owns copyright (or related...