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Two temple guardians
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-B
These guards stand at the entrance to a temple to ward off evil. They are holding a vajra, with which to crush ignorance. Their open and shut mouths represent the first and last letters of the Japanese script: A and N: this symbolises the totality of sounds and letters, of knowledge. Worshippers who…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Model of the William Rex
Adriaen de Vriend, Adriaen Davidsen, Cornelis Moerman, 1698, ship model, NG-MC-651
Model of a 74-gun Dutch battleship. It was made in Vlissingen (Flushing) and displayed in the boardroom of the Zeeland navy in Middelburg. The decorative stern sports the arms of Zeeland. In fact no such ship actually existed. The name William Rex refers to William III of Orange, the Dutch…
On display in room 2.15
FK 23 Bantam
Frits Koolhoven, 1918, NG-2011-1
The F.K. 23 Bantam was developed in 1917 by Dutch aviation pioneer Frederick Koolhoven, then working as chief designer at British Aerial Transport Company. The biplane was intended as a fighter for the nascent Royal Air Force in the First World War. This craft was shown in 1919 at the First Aviation…
On display in room 3.2
Diorama of Government Square in…
Gerrit Schouten, 1812, NG-412
On display in room 1.17
Dolls’ house of Petronella Dunois
anonymous, c. 1676, furniture, BK-14656
On display in room 2.20
Longcase clock
anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1765, furniture, BK-1967-144
On display in room 1.2
Parasol met dek van naaldkant,…
anonymous, 1897, BK-BR-J-17
Kist in certosina-techniek,…
anonymous, 1500, furniture, BK-16629
Wandtafel van verguld lindehout met…
anonymous, 1690 - 1710, furniture, BK-1975-80