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Recent Exhibitions
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Bygone Empires
London 11 April - 18 June 2019The star of the show is an alabaster bust of what is thought to be Gudea, ruler of Lagash. One of the earliest portraits in human history (c. 2144–2124 BCE).... -
Closer
London 10 February - 6 April 2019Today we are more connected than ever before but are we any closer? Despite (or perhaps because of) the dense networking of our society, many still feel lonely and isolated, and finding meaningful relationships in real life, not only online, is perhaps more of a challenge than in previous generations. Given this context, the exhibition aims to look beyond simply being in contact with others and ask what it can mean to be ‘close’ to someone else. Curated entirely from the extensive Barakat Collection the exhibition unites unique and extraordinary objects spread across 8,000 years of human history and celebrates the diverse ways humans come together; physically, emotionally and spiritually. Implicitly it allows a audience to consider what brings us together, more than what keeps us apart.
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Collection Highlights - London
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Sumerian Door Catch
Sumerian Door Catch, 2700 BCE - 2500 BCEAlabaster
25.4 x 25.4 x 3.3 cm
10 x 10 x 1 1/4 in -
Seljuk bronze vase with battle scene with King Kilij Arslan I
Seljuk bronze vase with battle scene with King Kilij Arslan I, 1100 CE - 1200 CEBronze
height 10.2 cm
height 4 in -
Bactrian Idol
Bactrian Idol, 2800 BCE - 2300 BCESerpentine
height 12.7 cm
height 5 in -
Pair of Tang Horses
Pair of Tang Horses, 618 CE - 906 CETerracotta
height 69.2 cm
height 27 1/4 in -
Neo-Sumerian Alabaster Bust of Gudea
Neo-Sumerian Alabaster Bust of Gudea, 2200 BCE - 2100 BCEAlabaster
31.8 x 24.1 cm
12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in -
Neolithic Çatalhüyük Terracotta Fertility Goddess
Neolithic Çatalhüyük Terracotta Fertility Goddess, 6000 BCE - 5000 BCETerracotta
17.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
6 3/4 x 4 x 4 in -
Amlash Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Zebubull
Amlash Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Zebubull, 1200 BCE - 800 BCETerracotta
35.6 x 20.3 x 45.7 cm
14 1/8 x 8 x 18 in -
Egyptian deified mummy of a crouching cat
Egyptian deified mummy of a crouching cat, 600 BCE - 300 BCEheight 36.2 cm
height 14 1/4 in -
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater, 400 BCE - 300 BCETerracotta
31.8 x 29.2 cm
12 1/2 x 11 1/2 in
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