The Battersea Shield: detail

Metalwork, Celtic; repoussé, bronze and glass

Pope Clement IX

Gian Lorenzo Bernini; 3 ft. 1 63/64 in. x 2 ft. 8 33/64 in. x 1 ft. 1/64 in. (with base); bronze

Tomb M6121, excavated artifacts, vessels

Shanxi. Qucun; bronze

Unearthed artifact, Stand with figurine

Henan. Luoyang. Tongyong Factory; H: 2 ft. 4 47/64 in.; gilt bronze

Incense Burner

H: 6 57/64 in.; bronze

Incense Burner

Hu Wenming; 6 19/64 in.x 4 17/32 in.x 2 7/16 in.; cast and partially gilt bronze and silver inlay

Ge blade

Sichuan. Xindu. Shanhe town; 8 21/32 in.x 3 31/32 in.; bronze

Unearthed artifact. Ge blade with tiger design and inscription of Ba Shu Tu Yu

Sichuan. Pixian. Dubaishu; 9 59/64 in.x 5 23/64 in.; bronze

Daoist Immortal Laozi

Chen Yanqing; 7 31/64 in.x 4 23/32 in.x 2 3/4 in.; gilt bronze; lost-wax cast

Fang gu vessel

H: 1 ft. 9 49/64 in.; bronze

Zun vessel

H; 1 ft. 6 3/16 in.; bronze

Covered Censer in the form of a tripod

H: 1 ft. 11 13/16 in.; bronze

Covered Censer in the form of a fangding

H: 1 ft. 5 33/64 in.; bronze

Archaistic Gui vessel

H: 2 31/64 in.; bronze

Censer cover in the form of a lion head

H: 2 19/32 in.; bronze