An urn that was used by auctioneers as a doorstop and sold to a visitor for a few pounds has been identified as an incredibly rare relic nearly 1,000 years old. Owner Matthew Collinson took the bronze ...

In the 1980s, a British surgeon purchased a royal blue vase for a few hundred pounds and displayed it in his kitchen. Little did he know that the object was a rare Chinese artifact—and that it could ...

Dear Abby: My beautiful wife of 34 years passed away eight months ago. I miss her very much. Her dying wish was that she be cremated and her ashes be scattered at sea. Her ashes are in a beautiful urn ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Artificial-stone urn with Greek ...

At first glance, a vase and an urn might look like twins — both are containers, often decorative, and made of similar materials like ceramic, glass, or metal. But their shapes, uses, and meanings are ...

Hours after alerting the public to a mysterious urn vase with cremated ashes that was discovered in North Carolina woods, authorities on Thursday say they found its owner. The vase, along with a safe ...