A voyage to the Pacific Ocean : undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America, its distance from Asia, and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe : Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 /

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Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, front, War side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 8 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 7 1/2 in8 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 7 1/2 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, front, War side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, rear, War side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

The Siren Vase, Side A, The Ship of Odysseus passing the Sirens

Siren Painter, attributed to; H: 1 ft. 2 in.; stamnos, red figure, paintied pottery

Portland Vase, right side

Glass, Roman; 9 41/64 in.x 6 31/32 in.; carved and blown, cameo glass

Portland Vase, left side

Glass, Roman; 9 41/64 in.x 6 31/32 in.; carved and blown, cameo glass

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, front, War side: center portion

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; H: 8 1/2 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

The St. Eustace Head Reliquary, left side

1 ft. 1 25/32 in.x 6 17/32 in.x 7 1/4 in.; repoussé, silver, rock crystal, gold, glass,cornelian, chalcedony, amethyst, pearl, and obsidian on wood

Water flask, side view

Glass, Islamic, Ayyubid; 9 9/64 in.x 5 63/64 in.; glass,gold, gilt and enameled

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, rear, Aftermath of the Victorius Battle, top register: detail of left side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, rear, Aftermath of the Victorius Battle, top register: detail of right side with entertainers

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

Royal Cemetery, PG779, excavated artifact, #U.11164, Standard of Ur, rear, War side

Ur (deserted settlement), Iraq; 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.; shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone; set in bitumen

The Siren Vase, Side A, The Ship of Odysseus passing the Sirens: detail of ship

Siren Painter, attributed to; H: 1 ft. 2 in.; stamnos, red figure, paintied pottery