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A Selection from the Collection

Here are some of the many interesting things in the Ickeny Collection.
This list is being updated constantly, so come back another time and see what's been added!


Wooden amulets for hanging round the necks of livestock in Swat.

Buffalo Amulets from Swat, Pakistan

Detail of an engraving of Pocahontas rescuing John Smith by throwing herself over his head, as a man prepares to club him, with otehr men and horses standing around.

Pocahontas: Propaganda, Legend, Hope

1930 Greek coin showing a phoenix rising from the flames and an ancient Roman coin showing a phoenix on a mound or rocks.

The Phoenix on Coins

Saint Christopher charm

Saint Christopher Charms

Wolf and Head Saucer and Roman coin with green patina, showing Romulus and Remus suckled by the She-Wolf.

The Good Wolf: King Edmund and Romulus and Remus

A 1951 Festival of Britain Crown showing Saint George and the Dragon and a Japanese saucer showing a Dragon, on top of a display item from the 2015 Norwich Go-Go-Dragons Festival.

Dragons and Saint George

Vasudeva Katora - Krishna's Siphon

Vasudeva Katora
- Krishna's Siphon

Medieval Pilgrims' Ampullae

Medieval Pilgrims' Ampullae

Silk Spirit Trap

Silk Spirit Trap

Fragment of the Berlin Wall

The Magic of Hope: A Fragment of the Berlin Wall

Bone scoops or apple corers

Bone scoop or apple corer

Bone Scoops or Apple Corers

Porcelain pudding dolls with a twist

Pudding Dolls

Festival of Britain Souvenir Badge

Festival of Britain Souvenirs

Lemon Charm

Lemon Charm

Tibetan silver pendant prayer wheel

Tibetan Silver-plated Pendant Prayer Wheel

Iceni Silver Coin

Iceni Silver Coin

Noise-abatement spell

Noise-abatement Spell

Guanyin

Guanyin

Masonic Apron and Sash

Masonic Apron and Sash

God's Eye

God's Eye


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