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How the Cities Traded
Duck Weight (with Cuneiform inscription)
How the Cities Traded
Seal and sealing
How the Cities Traded
Fragment of a large vessel
How the Cities Traded
Bowl
Proliferation and Assimilation of Faith
Buddha
Trade Within India
Oinochoe (wine jug)
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Earring
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Bracelet
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Dish showing Dionysos
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Dish showing Ariadne
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Roman Earring
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Earring with rosettes
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Necklace
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Bracelet
Proliferation and Assimilation of Faith
Buddha
Across Deserts and Mountains – the ‘Incense’ and ‘Silk’ Roads
Tombstone: lady with a bird
Trade Within India
Vima Kadphises
Trade Within India
Griffin
Trade Within India
Mirror
Trade Within India
Disc with Perseus and Andromeda
Indo-Roman Trade
Neptune (Greek Poseidon)
Indo-Roman Trade
Foreign (Yavana) Donors
Indo-Roman Trade
The Hoxne ‘Empress’ pepper pot
Indo-Roman Trade
Roman mosaic with Bacchus, Roman God of Wine
Do Empires Need Wars?
Horse
Do Empires Need Wars?
Sword
Empire: Projecting Power
Ashokan Edict No. IX
Empire: Projecting Power
Lamp showing two gladiators
Empire: Projecting Power
Lamp showing a man with a horse
Empire: Projecting Power
Portrait Bust of Emperor Augustus (63 BCE – 14 CE)
Empire: Projecting Power
Fragmentary portrait of Gudea
Ancient India: 6th Century BCE to 5th Century CE
Devotee or a rich merchant?
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Bowl
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Rhyton with caracal cat
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Rhyton with ibex
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Engraved seal
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Lamp showing a ship
From Record Keeping to Writing
Token
Measuring
Trader’s Weight
Measuring
Trader’s Weight
Measuring
Seal
From Record Keeping to Writing
Token
From Record Keeping to Writing
Token
From Record Keeping to Writing
Token
From Record Keeping to Writing
Token
Ancient China: The Great Northern and Southern Rivers
Silkworm pendant
Ancient China: The Great Northern and Southern Rivers
Dragon pendant
Ancient China: The Great Northern and Southern Rivers
Tiger pendant
Ancient Egypt – the Land of the Nile
Baboon eating fruit; legal text on reverse
Mesopotamia – The Land of the Two Rivers
‘Standard of Ur’ (replica)
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Bowl
