TRINKETS & WARES

The Egyptians shared their environment with many different beasts, birds, fish and reptiles. These animals would appear on many objects including sculptures, jewellery and hieroglyphics. These...

The cat was sacred to the Egyptian goddess of love, fertility and joy, Bast or Bastet. These cats were characteristically upright yet at rest, confident of their power and beauty. The worship of Bast...

This stunning miniature is based on the sculpture found in King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Originally thought to be based on the jackals that roamed cemeteries at night, Anubis was the god of embalming...

The Earth is the third planet from the sun, which orbits once a year at a mean distance of 150 million km (93 million miles). It is the only planet scientists know to have life, this is thanks to the...

Dolphin is a name of a group of sea animals closely related to whales and porpoises. Like whales and porpoises, dolphine are mammals, not fish. There are many kinds of dolphins but the most common...

Dolphin is a name of a group of sea animals closely related to whales and porpoises. Like whales and porpoises, dolphine are mammals, not fish. There are many kinds of dolphins but the most common...

Deer are even-toed, hoofed herbivores. They graze and browse on a variety of grasses, mosses, herbs and shrubs. There are many different species found worldwide and they vary considerably in size. It...

Deer are even-toed, hoofed herbivores. They graze and browse on a variety of grasses, mosses, herbs and shrubs. There are many different species found worldwide and they vary considerably in size. It...

Cattle were first domesticated around 6,500 BC. Early cattle served a triple-purpose, providing meat, milk and labour. Dairy cattle are now specialized animals, focused primarily on producing milk...

Cattle were first domesticated around 6,500 BC. Early cattle served a triple-purpose, providing meat, milk and labour. Dairy cattle are now specialized animals, focused primarily on producing milk...

Clown Fish are small fish (5 to 13cm long) that live among anemone. The anemone protects the clown fish from predators, who know not to go near the anemone's tentacles. The clown fish helps the...

A cartouche was an oblong enclosure with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed within it was a royal name. Cleopatra VII (b. 69 BC) was the last effective pharaoh of...