The Ashmolean's collections from the twenty-first century include the following examples:
Bronze head of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180) found near Brackley in Northamptonshire (AN2011.46)
A Buckle from Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, which forms part of an important late Roman grave group found in excavations at Dyke Hills (AN2011.33).
Further Information
Find out more about:
- Ashmolean Transformed - the re-development of the Ashmolean Museum
- Recent Acquisitions to the British Collections at the Ashmolean Museum
- Twenty-First Century Keepers and Collectors of the British Collections at the Ashmolean Museum
- British Collections Online - searchable database of the collection
Arthur MacGregor
January 2012
