Ashmolean Museum

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The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology on Beaumont Street in Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677. It is also the world's second university museum, after the establishment of the Kunstmuseum Basel in 1661 by the University of Basel.

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Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology; Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology; Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archeology
art museum, museum, university museum, United Kingdom

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claim for restitution of an artwork
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repatriation
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Terracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean MuseumTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum
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Terracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean MuseumTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum
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Middle Corinthian aryballos, soldiers, Greek, 600-570 BCE Ashmolean MuseumMiddle Corinthian aryballos, soldiers, Greek, 600-570 BCE Ashmolean Museum
Terracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean MuseumTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum
Terracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean MuseumTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum
Middle Corinthian squat oinochoe (wine jug) with animal motifs Greek 600-570 BCE Ashmolean MuseumMiddle Corinthian squat oinochoe (wine jug) with animal motifs Greek 600-570 BCE Ashmolean Museum
Terracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean MuseumTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum in OxfordAshmolean Museum in Oxford
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitecastleDeddington CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1067Wallingford Castlecastle, archaeological site, concentric castleWikidata
sitegarden1705Blenheim Palacegarden, historic house museum, English country houseWikidata
sitemuseumBoarstall Towerhouse, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumBurford Tolsey Museummarket hall, local museum, city hallWikidata
sitemuseumBuscot Old Parsonagehistoric house museumWikidata
sitemuseumBuscot ParkEnglish country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumChinnor and Princes Risborough Railwayheritage railway, ELR railway line sectionWikidata
sitemuseumCholsey and Wallingford Railwayheritage railway, railway lineWikidata
sitemuseumClaydon HouseEnglish country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumDorchester Abbey Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumHeythrop Zoological GardenszooWikidata
sitemuseumKelmscott ManorEnglish country house, historic house museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumLong Crendon Courthousehistoric house museumWikidata
sitemuseumStonor ParkEnglish country house, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
sitemuseumThame Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumUffington Museumindependent museum, museum, buildingWikidata
sitemuseumWaddesdon ManorEnglish country house, historic house museum, history museumWikidata
sitemuseumWaterperry Gardens Rural Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1678Abingdon County Hall Museumlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1683Ashmolean Museummuseum, art museum, university museumWikidata
sitemuseum1683History of Science Museummuseum, university museum, academic archive, history of science museumWikidata
sitemuseum1800Oxfordshire Museumlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1860Oxford University Museum of Natural Historymuseum, university museum, natural history museum, academic archiveWikidata
sitemuseum1884Pitt Rivers Museummuseum, university museumWikidata
sitemuseum1949Charlbury Museum and Heritage Centrelocal museum, heritage center, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1954Pendon Museummuseum, charitable organization, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1967Didcot Railway Centreindependent museum, railway museumWikidata
sitemuseum1967Oxford Bus Museummuseum, independent museum, transport museumWikidata
sitemuseum1968Bate Collection of Musical Instrumentsuniversity museum, collectionWikidata
sitemuseum1968Christ Church Picture Galleryart museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1969Buckinghamshire Railway Centreindependent museum, railway museumWikidata
sitemuseum1970Cotswold Wildlife ParkzooWikidata
sitemuseum1975British Tattoo History MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1975Museum of Oxfordlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1977Cogges Manor Farm Museummuseum, country houseWikidata
sitemuseum1978Wallingford Museumlocal museum, independent museum, house, charitable organizationWikidata
sitemuseum1986Chipping Norton Museum of Local HistorymuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1996Witney and District Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1998Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museummuseum, archiveWikidata
sitemuseum1998Haddenham Museumlocal museumWikidata
sitemuseum2003The Story Museummuseum, charitable organizationWikidata
sitemuseum2011Crocodiles of the WorldzooWikidata
sitemuseum2014Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2014Williams F1 Grand Prix CollectionmuseumWikidata
commonsimageTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimagePortrait of Arthur Evans, William Richmond 1907, AshmoleanM, WA 1907.2, 142468 Commons
commonsimageTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageMiddle Corinthian aryballos, soldiers, Greek, 600-570 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageMiddle Corinthian squat oinochoe (wine jug) with animal motifs Greek 600-570 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageTerracotta votary figurine(s) from sanctuary of Astarte at Kamelarga, Cyprus 600-500 BCE Ashmolean Museum Commons
commonsimageAshmolean Museum in Oxford Commons