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  The Collections of the Ashmolean Museum
  The Collections of the Ashmolean Museum are divided between five curatorial departments.
  Antiquities
Telephone +44-(0)1865-278020
Fax +44-(0)1865-278032
E-mail address:
  antiquities@ashmus.ox.ac.uk 		Collections cover a wide range in both space and time. From the Palaeolithic to Victorian periods; from Egypt and the Middle East to Europe and Britain. On-line collections:
  • Brass Rubbings
  • PotWeb
  • Allan Air Photographs
    •   Cast Gallery
    Telephone +44-(0)1865-278079
    Fax +44-(0)1865-278080
    E-mail address:
      cast-gallery@ashmus.ox.ac.uk     		Collection comprises casts from sculpture from museums around the world mainly from Roman and Greek contexts. On-line collections:
  • Beazley Archive Pages
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      Eastern Art
    Telephone +44-(0)1865-278067
    Fax +44-(0)1865-278078
    E-mail address:
      eastern-art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk     		Collections cover a large area of the Orient, from the Islamic world of the Middle East through India, Tibet and South East Asia, to China, Japan and Korea. On-line collections:
  • Islamic Ceramics
  • Web-based teaching
        resource on Islamic
        Ceramics
    •   Heberden Coin Room
    Telephone +44-(0)1865-278058
    Fax +44-(0)1865-278057
    E-mail address:
      coin-room@ashmus.ox.ac.uk     		Collections cover coins and medals from around the world, but most notably Greek, Roman, Celtic, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic, Indian and Chinese.  
      Western Art
    Telephone +44-(0)1865-278042
    Fax +44-(0)1865-278056
    E-mail address:
      western-art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk     		Collections comprise drawings, paintings, prints and sculpture, as well as ceramics, metalwork and glass. There is also a collection of musical instruments and jewellery. On-line collections:
  • Michelangelo &
        Raphael Drawings
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      Please Note: Although Ashmolean staff are willing to help identify objects brought into the Museum and will reply to written enquiries by post, please do not send images for identification by e-mail as the quality of the image can be poor, or the file size too large.
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    Last updated: jcm/6-jan-2004
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