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| 1055zao The unfinished portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, at lunch, he complained of a headache and subsequently collapsed, he died later that day without having his portrait ever finished, 1945 [283x352].jpg | 11.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 21:24 |
| 10i2kxv Russian beard token from 1705, carried to indicate that the owner had paid the beard tax imposed by Peter the Great, on it is written "Dengi vziaty" meaning "the tax has been perceived" [22.jpg | 14.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 21:46 |
| 10mpmav Jadeite perforator with incised handle. Olmec, 1200-400 BCE, British Museum [751x1000].jpg | 15.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 16:51 |
| 10qqyhg Olmec mask of jadeite possibly portraying rain deity. 900-600 BCE, private collection [425x600].jpg | 16.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 11:11 |
| 11ql0ui Woman Riding Bulls, Harrapa,Indus Valley, Pakistan, 1900 to 1300 BCE [600X398].jpg | 17.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 20:40 |
| 105a4h6 in 1168, People of Cairo burned Fustat city as a tactic to stop the mainly French army from advancing further into Cairo. the fire destroyed 500 years worth of history but this building sur.jpg | 17.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 00:09 |
| 104zti8 A Sudanese Ingessana sword, with crocodile hide scabbard, 1800's. (736x344).jpg | 18.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 17:21 |
| 11xfh48 George Washington’s military trunk bed used during the Revolutionary War, 1775. (1080x640).jpg | 18.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 06:24 |
| 11muzk9 A teapot reading "No Stamp Act" and "America: Liberty Restored," made to commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766. Made in Derby, England for sale in the American colonies. [468x637].jpg | 18.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 15:25 |
| 11pml4m Coin from the Kingdom of Sicily during the reign of William II (1166-1189) [343 x 343].jpg | 19.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 18:58 |
| 10iq26j Burmese Dha Saber (Myanmar), with scabbard formed into a flintlock carbine. Earlier 1800's from Czerny's International Auction House. (800x534).jpg | 20.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 18:12 |
| 112va0d "You And I Are Earth”, 1661. Creator unknown. Found in a London sewer. Tin-glazed earthenware plate. Collection of the Museum of London. (799x600).jpg | 20.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 10:49 |
| 1199m4x Ice skates made from animal bone have been found going back to at least the 12th century and are probably older. London Museum. [620x415].jpg | 20.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 19:43 |
| 107pxcv The armchair of the Count of Fontaine in the Battle of Rocroi (1643) - during the battle, the Count suffered from an attack of gout, an illness that prevented him from riding a horse. He is.jpg | 21.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 21:03 |
| 11qgt0o An Inuit Owl Pendant. Carved ivory, baleen, black pigment. Collected on Herschel Island, Inuvialuit region, c. 1903-1905 [347x461].jpg | 21.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 18:06 |
| 11ud6ea A Roman amber flask. 1st-2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia in Italy [250x800].jpg | 21.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 03:29 |
| 11e55en Obsidian earspools from Belmopan, Belize. Maya, 400-500 CE [600x464].jpg | 22.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 12:44 |
| 10ruyom A steel spike, clad in silver and crowned with gold, used in ceremony to join the tracks completing the North American transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah on 10 May, 1869. (785x515).jpg | 22.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 17:08 |
| 10h3po3 Scraps Of Prehistoric Fabric, found at Etowah Mound (Georgia), part of a much larger textile made from either nettle or milkweed fibers. Researchers think it may have been part of a mantle,.jpg | 22.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 18:04 |
| 118uxkr Olmec style vessel in the Form of a Duck. From Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico. 1250-900 BCE, Reduction-fired earthenware, private collection [469x600].jpg | 22.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 10:36 |
| 11cqro8 M. Volteius Denarius - Roman - front: Helmeted head of Attis to right, reverse: Cybele driving chariot drawn by lions. [400x206].jpg | 23.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 19:51 |
| 10q6vp8 A composite English Harquebusier’s armour dating to the middle of the 17th century. Purely functional English style of armour, synonymous with Oliver Cromwell’s 'New Model Army' of the Engl.jpg | 23.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 18:42 |
| 10a6ht3 A Philippine barong, from 1800's Mindanao. Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 23.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 18:18 |
| 1047snc Northern Italian Halberd, engraved and pierced, from the early 1600's. Czerny's Int'l. Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 23.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 19:32 |
| 11lc6s1 A skull and sickle toothpick, circa 1630-1660. Elaborately decorated toothpicks had a long tradition. In the Middle Ages they were often made from the claws of birds, especially the bittern, a long-legged water bird. (18.jpg | 23.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 21:35 |
| 10oe5n1 A straight-bladed Kris and sheath from Surakarta, Indonesia, 1800's. One of the weapons commonly used in the pencak-silat martial art native to Indonesia. Czerny's Int'l Auction House. (533.jpg | 24.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 18:09 |
| 1050lki Viking gold ring from northern England, 9th-10th century. The British Museum. (640x480).jpg | 24.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 17:52 |
| 103e2g3 Italian Gold ring with Emerald cabochon; later 1400's. The 3+ carat stone likely originated in the Austrian Habatchtal deposit. (525x411).jpg | 24.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 20:29 |
| 1099in9 Olmec kneeling figure from the state of Guerrero in Mexico. 1200-300 BCE. Cleveland Art Museum [560x560].jpg | 24.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 16:55 |
| 11t3o03 Pharmacy leech jar. English, 1830-1870. [576x576].jpg | 24.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 19:25 |
| 106r6a3 Detail of a Roman bronze sculpture from the 1st century, found in Herculaneum in 1755. (464x640).jpg | 25.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 19:02 |
| 10g9hgj French reading glass of gold and enamel, with dual-lens, ca. 1780. (640x512).jpg | 25.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 18:39 |
| 108f633 A silver box with scallop shell lid, English, 1600-25. (617x640).jpg | 25.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 17:15 |
| 111fvdf "Toys" from the 1700s [304x456].jpg | 26.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 18:15 |
| imgur_RsSjouB_001_qRMC9i5.jpg | 26.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 06:55 |
| 10a69hk Egyptian Eye of Horus in a gold ring. Carved lapis lazuli of the Wedjat eye with ribbed brow. Third Intermediate Period, 1069-702 BC. (549x399).jpg | 27.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 18:09 |
| 10ywjki A lock of Lucrezia Borgia's hair (1480-1519), now at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy [540x404].jpg | 27.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 16:40 |
| 10odaph Moche vessel, depicting warriors clashing. From the coastal desert, northern Peru, 200 BC-AD 600. Larco Museum, Lima. (567x425).jpg | 27.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 17:35 |
| 11idv1w Nordic Bronze age axe head, S-shaped serpentine horses and double faced head, discovered in Kallerup, Thy, Jutland, 10th -12 century BC [800x450].jpg | 27.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 21:30 |
| 101tmlr “Seax of Beagnoth”, a 10th century Anglo-Saxon seax (single-edged knife) from London. [1000x766].jpg | 27.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 01:04 |
| 10bskw9 A Roman onyx cameo with a portrait of the Emperor Cllaudius, who reigned 41-54 AD. (550x548).jpg | 27.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:29 |
| 10011h6 Gold floral earrings with semi precious stones, at Sotheby’s. From Java, 8th - 11th century. (800x800).jpg | 27.8 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 18:59 |
| 10ucx3h Bronze “Diamabad Man’ Daimabad, Maharashtra Circa 2000 B.C, national Museum, delhi, India (900x506).jpg | 28.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 13:50 |
| 11r5ack Fish Pendant, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c.1878-1749 BCE. Gold over a core of unknown material. [427x624].jpg | 28.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:52 |
| 1057e3k The first ever drawing of Mickey Mouse, November 18, 1928 [455x384].jpg | 28.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 22:19 |
| 11kx5k2 Granite bust of Mentuemhat (c. 700-650 BCE). Mentuemhet was a rich and powerful mayor and priest of Thebes and Governor of Upper Egypt who rebuilt the city after the Assyrians destroyed it. Now housed at the Egyptian Mus.jpg | 28.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 11:46 |
| 11k25s7 The Black Orlov Diamond. Supposedly cursed. [640x480].jpg | 28.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 15:39 |
| 10a49sj Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers From 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) [750x498].jpg | 29.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 16:48 |
| 10g8l9y An ivory-handled Indian dagger with a crucible steel blade designed to pierce chain mail. 17th century. OaL: 38.4 cm. Metropolitan Museum, New York. (640x949).jpg | 29.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 18:07 |
| 115ko9r The Tooth Worm as Hell’s Demon”, southern France, 18th Century; This artistically designed ivory carving is contained in a molar, 10.5 cm in height, which can be separated into two halves of equal size. [465x505].jpg | 29.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 17:39 |
| 117xpfe Marble tombstone of Agrippina the Elder – mother of emperor Caligula. The building was in the mausoleum of Augustus; currently located in the Capitoline Museums. [602x431].jpg | 29.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 07:39 |
| 10t424m A 'Corsque' pole-arm of Northern Italy, early 16th century, from Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 29.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 03:41 |
| 10u62hu Roman gold coin (solidus) depicting Elia Galla Placidia. The object is dated to the 5th century CE. The coin was minted in Aquileia (Italy) and was found near Prokuplje in south-eastern Serbia. [583x669].jpg | 30.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 06:41 |
| 11mlshu Interesting conclusions from research conducted on one of the preserved remains of a Herculaneum inhabitant from almost 2,000 years ago have been published recently. [644x368].jpg | 30.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 07:17 |
| 105v90z The Cloisters set of 52 cards constitutes the only known complete deck of illuminated playing cards (as opposed to tarot cards) from the 15th century. The 'hunting horn' suit is shown, dati.jpg | 30.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 18:01 |
| 10jgrrv Gustav Gurschner, Art Nouveau bronze mermaid lamp with nautilus shell shade, c. 1899. (864x449).jpg | 31.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 16:35 |
| 112duql French "COMMISSAIRE DES GUERRES" Sword dates 1795 - 1799, rare. Length 89 cm. Double-edged blade, completely blued. Ebony hilt, rams-head quillons. (533x800).jpg | 31.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 19:28 |
| imgur_rDFsAWz_Renaissance set of knives made of bone and iron in a Trout-shaped case - Italian work 17th century [526x526].jpg | 31.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 15:17 |
| 106sva4 Early Christian bronze cross pendant, Early Byzantine Period: 4th - 7th century AD. [450x600].jpg | 31.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 20:10 |
| 11auiw2 This mechanical monk from the 16th century is an automaton, a relatively self-operating machine. [450x690].jpg | 31.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 15:49 |
| 10rvh3s A Bronze dagger uncovered in Switzerland, dated c. 2000 BC Source: Wikipedia. (800x800).jpg | 32.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 17:29 |
| 109zp04 Finger-ring set with the Lord's Prayer 1650_1699 (More info in the comments) [670x876].jpg | 32.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 13:30 |
| 100nhiw Gold-inlaid 120-bore three-barreled flintlock box-lock tap-action pocket pistol presented in 1802 by Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Thornton to Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, manufactured b.jpg | 32.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 16:45 |
| 105aekk The mourning dress worn by Queen Victoria after her grandson Prince Albert died from the Russian flu in 1892. She was just 4ft 8 when she wore the dress [650x483].jpg | 32.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 00:21 |
| 112fjcy An elegant Renaissance-style dagger crafted about 1840 in France. Beautiful scabbard en suite with Adam and Eve in relief. (533x800).jpg | 32.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 20:40 |
| 11c8fee Roman brooch in the form of a deer. Object dated from 2nd – 3rd century CE. These types of items were used by Roman soldiers stationed in the provinces as well as by local people. [829x550].jpg | 32.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 07:38 |
| 10m1jsk Rongorongo Tablet "B", with carved glyphs that appear to be writing. About 20 of these survive, found on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the 1860's. The inscriptions have yet to be deciphered b.jpg | 32.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 20:26 |
| 1175j9t Imperial Throne of Brazil, used by Emperor Pedro II until the end of the Empire and begging of the Republic in 1889. (640x480)..jpg | 32.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 12:33 |
| 11sv563 Ivory handled khukri in a walnut scabbard. Presented by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Che Guevara on his visit to India in 1959. On display at Centro de Estudios Che Guevara in Havana, Cuba.[600×450].jpg | 33.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 14:06 |
| 11k269v Witch's whistle with death skull and rat's foot - Belgium, 1810 The whistle bears the inscription: 'Siffle un deux trois _ Vient au Sabbat _ Sorcier larva Rat'. In the event of a rat plague, one called on a 'shipper' who.jpg | 33.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 15:38 |
| 10k5o5t Gold necklace bead and earrings,Shunga period,India,150BC[720×448].jpg | 33.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 13:37 |
| 11eyqbw Roman mosaic showing two *****ren on a camel. The object is located in the Mosaic Museum in Istanbul and dates to the fifth century CE. [500x288].jpg | 33.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 08:46 |
| 10nqr2f South Pointing Chariot - Early Chinese compass who’s figurine always pointed south no matter which way the cart was turned. 200 - 265 AD [718x546].jpg | 33.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 21:57 |
| 11dh47k This snake-headed bracelet and gold ring were deliberately buried on Sicily with a hoard of gold and silver coins around 330–300 BC. In this period there was civil unrest on the island and the added threat of invading fo.jpg | 34.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 17:15 |
| 11d6big Speculum, 1st century. Several surgical instruments have been found in Pompeii, including this terrifying looking speculum. Roman gynecology was relatively primitive, and physicians even believed that a woman’s womb coul.jpg | 34.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 08:02 |
| 11nnvi1 Minoan Bronze Dagger with an inlaid Griffin; (1450-1375 BC). Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete. (960x575).jpg | 34.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 12:29 |
| 11xiz92 1 BCE Dragon coin minted by the Celtic Bituriges Tribe in central France [521x228].jpg | 34.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 14:45 |
| 11jr85g Stone Club (Patu Onewa), New Zealand, acquired 1772-1774 [600×640].jpg | 34.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 06:53 |
| 11dghyq Mayan tooth inlaid with jade. It dates from A.D. 500 to 1000 and is a good example of the Mayan skill at drilling holes in teeth, and setting in precious stones. (There are skulls with complete sets of highly decorated t.jpg | 35.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 16:50 |
| 10oy3wg Anglo-Saxon glass drinking-horn, VII century AD. Excavated in Rainham, London [750x550].jpg | 35.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 09:50 |
| 11q3cf1 Roman statue of a woman made of marble. The object dates to the 2nd – 3rd century CE. The object was found in the fortress Kalemegdan (antique Singidunum), in present-day Belgrade in Serbia. Currently, the artifact is in.jpg | 35.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 07:43 |
| 10zhikc Marble bust of Claudia Antonia – daughter of emperor Claudius. The property is located in Domus Romana (Roman villa) in the city of Mdina, in Malta. Dated to the 1st century CE. [800x600].jpg | 35.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 10:00 |
| 10wcynl Straight-bladed Kris from Giava, Indonesia, late 1800's, from Czerny's International Auction. (533x800).jpg | 36.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 20:59 |
| 1188khm Guy Fawkes' lantern, the lantern he used when he tried to reduce the House of Lords (England) to rubble (4 November 1605) [456x700].jpg | 36.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 16:28 |
| 10q0a92 Oldest non-royal mummy ever discovered in Egypt found at bottom of deep shaft, wrapped in gold (2700-2200 BCE) [620x285].jpg | 36.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 14:22 |
| 10wbyk5 A gold glass portrait of Roma, found during excavation and construction work for Rome's Metro C subway line, likely dating early 4th Century. [700 x 466].jpg | 36.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 20:19 |
| 11axs1t An obsidian cup from the villa of San Marco at Stabiae, Naples. Dating between 30 BC and 1st century AD. (640x419).jpg | 36.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 18:06 |
| 11a0iw5 Wax vanitas: Wax model of a female head depicting life and death, European, possibly 18th century. [576x686].jpg | 36.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 15:34 |
| 10rjqm0 Roman wooden tablet, which acted as a letter. Still we can read that sender is asking for the supply of food for the Saturnalia festival. The object comes from Vindolanda (northern England).jpg | 36.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 07:14 |
| 10asjpk Nuns pick fruit from a medieval penis tree (BnF MS Fr. 25526), 14th-century copy of the Romance of the Rose [633×338].jpg | 37.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 11:45 |
| 112wlnw The crown of the Danish king Christian the 4.. It weighs 2895 g and was finished in 1596. [470x350].jpg | 37.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 12:12 |
| 10o9a34 Goddess Kwanon,the Buddhist goddess of mercy. Ivory, Japanese, Meiji period, 19 century, on display at csmvs museum, Mumbai, India (800x800).jpg | 37.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 14:46 |
| 1017i9l Large axe with hidden double edged stiletto Combination Weapon (South India, probably Tamil Nadu, 18th century, steel, silver) [942 x 1151].jpg | 37.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 08:27 |
| 11xoy81 10th century silver Viking Bracelet found in Orupgård on the island of Falster. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark. [984x757].jpg | 37.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 18:04 |
| 114sjeg Executioner’s mask, Europe, 1501-1700. [576x692].jpg | 37.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 17:32 |
| 114didy Armor of Sir George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland, England (Greenwich), 1580-85. [452x678].jpg | 38.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 07:22 |
| 1109hi4 Olmec jade pectoral crafted 1200-400 BCE, reused by the Maya 200-900 CE. British museum. [920x504].jpg | 38.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 06:57 |
| FYL4QXgXoAUNaT0.jpg | 38.5 KiB | 2022-Jul-21 11:02 |
| 10iqbnx Samurai Kabuto with menpo (mask), Japanese, Edo Period: 1603-1868, from Czerny's International Auction House. (534x800).jpg | 38.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 18:24 |
| 1101yt4 The Belgium iron 'Scolds' Bridle mask from the 1550’s was used to punish (mainly) Women, for speaking out against authority, nagging, brawling with neighbours or lying. (500x359).jpg | 38.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 00:06 |
| 10bmdz2 Roman gold ring with precious stones – garnet. The object is dated around the 2nd-3rd century CE. Two hoops are connected by a spiral wire to the Hercules knot. [564x492].jpg | 39.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 11:31 |
| 10tbua2 A gold snake bracelet from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BCE, now housed at the Royal Museum of Mariemont in Belgium [870x870].jpg | 39.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 09:40 |
| 103fvpw Ornate gold jewelry dating back 3,500 years in the grave of a ***** adult woman. [1170x769].jpg | 40.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 21:38 |
| 10zzyu3 An 1847 model Navy cutlass with wide fuller, iron hilt and guard, from the Piedmont. (533x800).jpg | 40.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 22:35 |
| 10ga9w1 A medieval diamond wedding ring found in “nearly perfect condition” near Thorncombe, in southwestern England. Location & value suggest it belonged to Joan Brook, given by her husband, Thoma.jpg | 40.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 19:10 |
| 1101afo An Ottoman Empire scribe's steel scissor with forged brass grips, length 28 cm, remains of gold damask. It was used to cut parchments and, in case of emergency, as a weapon. 1700's. (533x800).jpg | 40.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 23:35 |
| 10ffbo8 United States Naval dirk, ca. 1785-1825, From Poulin Antiques. (1024x380).jpg | 40.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 18:51 |
| 109vxu4 Beautiful ceramic centerpiece made by the Bolognese Adrovandi manufacture (1793-1800). This lavishly decorated piece represents a neoclassical temple with Venus and sphinxes. Photo from the.jpg | 40.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 09:57 |
| 109c0mr Toltec warrior sculpture that served as a column, most likely for an alter. From the capital of the Toltecs, Tula(Tollan-Xicocotitlan) 700-1200 CE. Museo Nacional de Antropologia [415x700].jpg | 40.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 18:31 |
| 10h4egx Fireman's sword from the Papal States, mid-19th century, from Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 40.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 18:31 |
| 10j7n4j Roman oil lamp (lucerna) with the image of a horse. The object is made of terracotta; dated to II-IV century CE. The artifact was found in Ritopek, near Belgrade (Serbia); nowadays it can b.jpg | 41.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 08:28 |
| 11mo8uo A Mughal emerald and gold ring, 16-17th century CE, sold at Christie's in 2019 [700x680].jpg | 41.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 09:51 |
| 11dgcsp German scold’s bridle: an instrument of punishment, as a form of public humiliation. A bridle-bit was slid into the mouth and pressed down on top of the tongue. It silenced the wearer and caused pain and trauma to scare .jpg | 41.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 16:44 |
| 106qqzi Colt .45 used at the battle of little Bighorn, one of the most notorious American defeat against native Americans, 1876. [750x451].jpg | 42.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 18:45 |
| 11aw73o Smiting god from Dövlek, Anatolia, Turkey. (Hittite storm-god "Teshub" holding club or mace in smiting position, or hurling thunderbolt since the Hittite god corresponds to the Greek Zeus and Roman Jupiter). [375x600].jpg | 42.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 17:00 |
| 106qwg4 A Saxon etched State Halberd, carried by members of the Electoral Leibtrabanten zu Fuß, dated 1600-1625. (589x610).jpg | 42.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 18:51 |
| 11a6q5d A composite figure of a seated woman made of Chlorite, limestone, bitumen and produced during the Bactrian Bronze Age. Late 3rd millennium-early 2nd millennium BCE, from Southwest Central Asia, now housed at the Miho Mus.jpg | 43.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 19:44 |
| 10rwb3t Crucifix-dagger, around 1650, Spain, Musée de l'Armée [711x992].jpg | 43.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 18:04 |
| 11708f3 Bronze Roman arm purse. Other objects of this type had coins inside. The object was found on the so-called Barcombe Hill near Vindolanda (northern England). Dated to the 2nd century CE. [800x522].jpg | 43.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 07:01 |
| 10mqq4u The gold ring of Princess Theodora of Bulgaria, the Queen consort of Serbia, 1300's. Inscribed "May the Lord help the one who wears it." National Museum, in Belgrade. (620x465).jpg | 43.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 17:34 |
| 11kw728 Minerva from Roccaspromonte, Campobasso Province, Molise, Italy – 2nd half of the 4th century B.C.(?), Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna), Austria. [256x787].jpg | 43.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 10:59 |
| 10ks3a1 A delicate and intact 1800-year-old white jade cup unearthed from a tomb in Jianxi, Luoyang. Wei Kingdom (220-266 CE), now housed at the Luoyang Museum in China [967x1555].jpg | 43.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 06:26 |
| 113t3rp Doll made of caribou skin, Nunatsiarmiut (Baffin Island Inuit), c.1914 [716 x 927].jpg | 44.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 15:23 |
| 102hhlo Javanese Gold ring with flower bezel at Sotheby’s, (Indonesia), 9th - 12th century. (800x800).jpg | 44.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 19:49 |
| 120391o 9_11 Victims pager: This pager belonged to 25-year-old Andrea Lyn Haberman. She was visiting from Chicago for a meeting at Carr Futures offices on the 92nd floor of the North Tower. It was her first time ever visiting Ne.jpg | 44.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-24 00:32 |
| 11cqpjh Ludwig van Beethoven's life mask, made in Austria in 1812 by sculptor Franz Klien. (768x768).jpg | 44.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 19:48 |
| 119rcg5 Bronze figurines depicting Roman deities. The object is dated to 2nd – 4th century CE. The finds come from various places in eastern Serbia. Currently, items can be seen in the museum in Negotin. [960x720].jpg | 44.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 07:07 |
| 101np9a Tankgewehr m1918, rare german anti-tank rifle from WW1, given to the french police during an anti-rifle campaign (Langres, Haute-Marne, France). (750x795).jpg | 45.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 21:06 |
| 10bmix1 Allegedly the Original Gold Samurai Armor (kindabi gusoku) worn by legendary Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 1500s [840x1024].jpg | 45.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 11:40 |
| 11xi8dv The Letter of Neacșu (1521). In it, merchant Lupu Neacșu warns the Kingdom of Hungary of an imminent Ottoman attack on the city of Belgrade. Though written in Cyrillic, it is the oldest surviving text in the Romanian lan.jpg | 45.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 14:18 |
| 11jwkd5 In 1853, a Roman vase depicting a gladiator fight was discovered in Colchester (England). The latest research shows that the artifact was created in the years 160-200 CE, which proves that such events took place in Brita.jpg | 45.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 11:42 |
| 113vb3z A gold ring decorated with a Hathor sistrum and 2 cats, found in a Late Bronze Age Canaanite tomb at Tell el-Ajjul, Palestine. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BCE [801x734].jpg | 45.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 16:59 |
| 10taioh The violin owned by Wallace Hartley, a violinist who played on the Titanic. As the ship was going down he tied the instrument to himself, and when his body was recovered it was still tied t.jpg | 45.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 08:54 |
| zzwho6 Silver fork with animal-head finial. Roman, 375 – 425 CE. Cleveland museum, nr. 1987.210 [1700 x 1046].jpg | 46.1 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 15:28 |
| 10xq1y4 Lead Tessera, 17mm. Gladiator standing right in fighting post, helmeted, holding sword and shield. Counterstamp of six-petalled rosette in right field _ Blank. Boersema 8383. [800x421].jpg | 47.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 08:57 |
| 10hwkes Gold and stone ring from Sotheby’s, Champa (Vietnam), 8th-11th century. (800x800).jpg | 47.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 17:32 |
| 10uzvs3 Roman fresco showing Saturn with its head covered with a hood. The Roman God holds a sickle in his hand. The painting was discovered in the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii. [452x748].jpg | 47.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 06:37 |
| 10bmnwy The armor and helmet of the samurai Honda Tadakatsu also referred to as "The Warrior who surpassed Death itself" because he never once suffered a significant wound, despite being the vetera.jpg | 48.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 11:49 |
| 10b46eq Egyptian gold pectoral with lapis lazuli and glass paste. Found at Tanis, in the royal tomb of Pharaoh Sheshonk, approximately 890 BC. The British Museum. (640x427).jpg | 48.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 20:10 |
| 10ctcbj 103 year old cracker from one of the lifeboats of the titanic, bought $20.000 by a greek collector [634x452].jpg | 48.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 20:02 |
| 1057r6i Joyeuse, allegedly the sword of Charlemagne used for the coronation of the french kings and emperors, musée du Louvre [800x531].jpg | 48.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 22:33 |
| 10c8xwg Gold spider earrings from the Bactrian region of Afghanistan, 300 BC to 100 BC [521 × 521].jpg | 49.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 03:10 |
| 10x56st 'Mandau' with carved bone hilt, Iban-Dayak people, Borneo, 1800's from Czerny's International Auction. (533x800).jpg | 49.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 17:24 |
| 10sdnn4 A glass wine bottle. Yuan dynasty (1271–1368 CE), now housed at the Xi'an Museum in China [789x1514].jpg | 49.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 06:48 |
| 11alq5h The preserved marble head of a ***** Roman with a short beard, which became popular in ancient Rome at the beginning of the 2nd century CE. [720x959].jpg | 49.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 07:41 |
| 117e1m5 "Drinking Vessel Depicting Otherworldly Toad", Mayan, c.650-800 CE [770 x 774].jpg | 49.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 17:06 |
| 1000v57 An Egyptian ring carved from carnelian, displaying a resting Lion. 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1292 BC. (523x654).jpg | 49.8 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 18:50 |
| 113p3a0 Wooden chair set with 12 steel blades, Chinese, 1701-1900, formerly thought to be a torture chair. [576x866].jpg | 50.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 12:07 |
| 11tudb9 The still-standing 1st Cent BCE Augustan Bridge in Vaison La Romaine, France [680x350].jpg | 50.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 15:29 |
| 11ir5hm Tea bowl and cover with goldfish design. China, Qing dynasty, 1821–1850 [800x717].jpg | 50.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 07:47 |
| 10wco73 Eastern Roman Empire Gold coin from the reign of Emperor Thedosius II, uncovered in Israel in 2019, circa 401-450. (640x400).jpg | 50.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 20:47 |
| 1192biw Anthropomorphic vessel. Capulí culture, Ecuador, 1100-1532 AD. Museo de América, Madrid [750x1050].jpg | 50.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 15:23 |
| 11pa9y0 Roman gold bracelets, found in a tomb near the remains of the Roman city of Viminacium, near Kostolac, in eastern Serbia. Dated to the 3rd century CE; they are made of thin gold sheet filled with resin. Currently, the ob.jpg | 51.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 09:24 |
| 108et91 Egyptian gold ring depicting King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti as the deities Shu and Tefnut, the father and mother of the earth and sky. Amarna Period, ca. 1353 – 1336 BCE The Metropolita.jpg | 51.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 17:01 |
| 107s54u Figurative Weight (Abrammuo) Sankofa Bird, the Anaste would use such figures to weigh gold while displaying a visual proverb, making trading an exhibition of tiny sculptures with eloquent sayings. This piece translates t.jpg | 51.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 22:24 |
| 117ukmu Celtic (La Tene) stone head from 4th_5th century BC, Heidelberg, Germany. [540x522].jpg | 51.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 04:38 |
| 10yz1qf Belgian Cuirassier's helmet, model of 1834, with head of Medusa on the crest. Czerny's Int'l. Auction. (533x800).jpg | 51.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 18:27 |
| 10f1vvf Roman glass vessel – aryballos – with chain and stopper. Dated to the second half of the 1st century CE. The facility was used to store oils and perfumes. [564x752].jpg | 51.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 08:05 |
| 10sq4ny Aztec Mosaic Votive Skull, now housed in the Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology [750x563].jpg | 51.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 17:36 |
| FqKBR43XsAE3zFe.jpg | 51.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 19:05 |
| 1190o2j A crystal five-ringed pagoda container (height 6.7 cm) said to have been donated by Hōjō Masako (1156-1225 CE) to the Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima, Japan [674x1200].jpg | 52.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 14:24 |
| 11ub2ow Greek grotesque bronze statuette, 2nd century BCE–1st century CE [900×1200].jpg | 52.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 01:48 |
| 11tnrl4 The Pine Trees screen is a pair of six-panel folding screens, by Hasegawa Tōhaku, that depicts a view of Japanese pine trees in the mist, with parts of the trees visible and parts obscured. The screens, made in the late .jpg | 53.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 10:56 |
| 113vrui A copper alloy bust of the pharaoh Amenemhat III, from Hawara necropolis at Faiyum, Egypt. Middle Kingdom,12th Dynasty, 1843-1798 BCE, now part of the private collection of George Ortiz [523x817].jpg | 53.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 17:18 |
| 11t1k98 Framed fan. France, 18th Century_19th Century. Depicting Courtiers in a Pastoral Setting. Mother of pearl, and watercolor on paper. [695x518].jpg | 53.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 18:05 |
| 11nafls A Maya jade pectoral with the representation of a toad, and decorated with a fragment of amber. Now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City [1080x1080].jpg | 53.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 01:23 |
| 1100xun A fine Moghul Empire Tulwar, decorated with gold-inlaid floral motifs in bas-relief. From 1700's India. (534x800).jpg | 53.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 23:20 |
| 1047dmn Tomb of Napoleon 1st, a marble box containing the ashes of the emperor, Hôtel des Invalides, 1840, [637x425].jpg | 53.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 19:16 |
| 10yzyg2 Napoleonic Era military, Order of the Legion d'Honneur, enamelled silver with a gold medallion, and miniatures. France, 1813. (533x800).jpg | 54.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 19:03 |
| 10xykpq Gold and sapphire ring from Sothebys, Champa (Vietnam), 14th century. (800x800).jpg | 54.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 16:11 |
| 11zwjz6 students practicing surgical techniques on melons and gourds. taken from a 15th century copy of sushruta samhita, an ancient indian text on surgery which dates back to the 1st millennium bce from the odisha state museum,.jpg | 55.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 20:37 |
| 104j9dg Statue of a ***** ***** playing with a theatre mask, 1st century AD, Villa Ludovisi (655x900).jpg | 55.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 03:21 |
| 10eiu8a Japanese Samurai katana, 16th century, from Czerny's International Auction. (534x800).jpg | 55.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:04 |
| 102edhd Crested helmets, Celtic origins, 1150-950 BCE, kept at Saint-Germain-en-Laye (near Paris, France) [800x600].jpg | 55.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 17:48 |
| 10d90su In 2019, in southern Turkey, while working on the land, gigantic mosaic was discovered. From the information provided, it appears that this is probably a bath complex, and one of the mosaic.jpg | 56.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 08:11 |
| 10a5wjk 5th century Noubadian silver crown embossed with beryl and carnelian, found in the royal cemetery of Ballana, Nubia. (540x650).jpg | 56.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 17:54 |
| 10qxd7n War horse's shaffron, German, third quarter of the 16th century from The Royal Military Museum, Brussels, Belgium. (1280x982).jpg | 56.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 15:24 |
| 10q48kk A Sumatran sword with carved deer antler hilt, by the Toba-Batak people (Indonesia), 1800's, from Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 56.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 17:00 |
| imgur_NQPA62V_Viking-age leather shoes excavated at Coppergate, York. It has been remarkably well preserved for over 1000 years in waterlogged soil. It is on display at the Jorvik Viking Centre. [5.jpg | 56.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 15:26 |
| 11okmfn Mr. Maciej Podgórski has recently discovered unusual finds - objects dating back to Roman times. The discovery took place in the State Forests of the Tomaszów Forestry Inspectorate near Ulow (Lubelskie Voivodship in Pola.jpg | 56.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 13:47 |
| 10yzgs5 Embroidered Bicorn hat for an officer of the Lifeguards, Kingdom of Naples, ca. 1850"s. (800x534).jpg | 56.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 18:43 |
| 1098123 Samurai Wakizashi, Japan, Murmachi Period (1392-1573), from Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 56.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 15:54 |
| 11lvdop carbonized loaves of bread from Pompeii and Herculaneum! (640x640).jpg | 56.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 12:41 |
| 11bo925 A leather shoe from the Netherlands, dated 1500's. (900x675).jpg | 56.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 15:56 |
| 107kz4i Sumatran Piso halasan sword with brass hilt, from the Toba-Batak people, 1800's. Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 57.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 17:57 |
| 10rptic House flag of the United Fruit Company, c. 1951 [1280x826].jpg | 57.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 13:27 |
| 10ir8ax A carved jade Chinese pendant from the 3rd century BC. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1024).jpg | 57.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 19:01 |
| 11fw8p2 Roman votive offering in the shape of a hand. The object is made of bronze and is dated to 2nd BCE – 1st century CE. [960x639].jpg | 57.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 07:19 |
| 106qj53 The samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in Rome in 1615, one of the first depiction of a Japanese in Europe. [414x599].jpg | 57.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 18:37 |
| 10kfzp7 Hellenic Greek gold necklace with pendant acorns, from Crypt IV at Nymphaeum, in the Crimea, 5th century BCE. (1000x799).jpg | 58.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 20:55 |
| 11sna5y Preserved amphora neck – bottomless – through which was made an offering directly to the grave. This is an extremely rare find in Gaul. The building was located in a cemetery in Narbonne (southern France). Dated to 1st –.jpg | 58.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 07:33 |
| 10l9gv6 a silver ring believed to have been owned by Joan of Arc, sold for $425,000 on auction[900x500].jpg | 58.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 20:56 |
| 10ltexv [936x508] The ceremonial military dress of the former Sultan of Oman.jpg | 58.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 14:45 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_thumb_8_8b_Kempten_historische_Jonglierbälle_mit_Bild.jpg_800px-Kempten_historische_Jonglierbälle_mit_Bild.jpg | 59.1 KiB | 2016-May-26 14:36 |
| 102er7e Bronze breastplates from the first iron age, Celtic origins, found in Marmesse (Haute-Marne, France) and kept in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (near Paris, France), 950-780 BCE [800x560].jpg | 59.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 18:02 |
| 106pwen A beautifully etched and gilt Cuirass from southern Germany, ca. 1510, Weight: 6.1 lbs_2784 g. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Rüstkammer, Dresden. (587x1000).jpg | 59.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 18:11 |
| 10uefgj The Holmegaard bow is one of several found in the early 20th century in the peat bogs on the island of Zealand in Denmark. Made from a single piece of wood and measuring 1.62 m long, the bo.jpg | 59.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 14:59 |
| 10ej9nk Pikeman's armor, XVII century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (800x1052).jpg | 59.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:20 |
| 11a0d7l Viking earring from 1000 AD. Gold. Found in Denmark, in a field. [821x462].jpg | 59.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 15:27 |
| 106sibr A hand worn_carried ball striker and a rubber ball both from the Preclassic Maya site of Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala. 300 BCE-250 CE [696x730].jpg | 59.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 19:55 |
| 11bg0up The wonderfully preserved Roman aqueduct in Caesarea Maritima in Israel, which was established in the 1st century BCE. The building was created on the initiative of Herod Agrippa – King of Judea. [960x540].jpg | 59.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 08:29 |
| 10o1bjm Maya Maize God statue from Copan, Honduras. 715 CE. British Museum. [680x781].jpg | 59.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 06:50 |
| 10pdsz2 An exceptional cased set of edged weapons that belonged to Lieutenant Wyndham Neave of the 71st Highland Light Infantry, who was killed in action in 1858 near Gwalior, Central India, during.jpg | 59.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 20:58 |
| 110pt04 A pair of intricately cut shoes that were found on a bog-body from over 2,300 years ago. They belonged to a German man from Damendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, who died back in 300 BC. (664x830).jpg | 60.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 20:45 |
| 1078s6x Remains of the Roman fort Kaims in Scotland, which is located in Perthshire (central Scotland). The discovery of this place was made by Professor D. Christison in 1900. The place is very we.jpg | 60.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 08:10 |
| 10ui3kv Gold memento mori ring, English, circa 1550-1600 from The Victoria & Albert Museum. (1280x1280).jpg | 60.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 17:31 |
| 11ni2q5 Exhibited horse (or donkey) skeleton in Pompeii. An interesting object is located in the stables in section I.8.12. The horse is located in the place where it was supposedly found. [853x640].jpg | 61.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 07:19 |
| 110vxhr Litra coin: 87 grams silver - Syracuse, Sicily - 460-450 BCE. (612x603).jpg | 61.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 01:29 |
| 10jq6qe Chinese Hedgehog finial, Xiongnu, Ordos Culture, Eastern Eurasian Steppe, 400 BCE - 100 CE. (797x600).jpg | 61.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 22:55 |
| 10m58g2 A nearly 4.6 metres long gold 'gear' link necklace (Kamagi), 700-900 CE, Philippines [516x682].jpg | 61.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 22:59 |
| 10q7d9d A fine silver-hilted hunting sword with hallmarks for 'T.S.', London 1743_1744. Almost certainly made by the Huguenot, John Fessier Savigny. (2000x1500).jpg | 61.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 19:01 |
| 10aq1ef Roman fresco showing a peacock. The object is dated to the 1st century CE and was found in Pompeii. [497x496].jpg | 61.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 09:11 |
| 10bpg4r Gold earrings from Paticapaeum, Crimea, 4th c. BC [900 x 689].jpg | 61.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 14:16 |
| 1021mi2 Pocket telescope with its case. 19th c. Chateau de Fontainebleau [1143 x 568].jpg | 62.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 07:35 |
| 10q49k8 Baby Hercules strangling a snake sent to kill him in his cradle (Roman marble, 2nd century CE, in the Capitoline Museums of Rome, Italy) [765x1060].jpg | 62.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 17:01 |
| 10upjxe A collection of teeth extracted by Peter the Great (1070x520).jpg | 62.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 22:25 |
| 10pw1bu Bronze bust of a Roman woman from the 1st century CE. The find is in the Archaeological Museum in Empuries, in Spain. [400x600].jpg | 62.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 10:50 |
| 10tk0nq Copper alloy Abammuo (Gold-dust Weight), Akan Culture, c.1700-1900 [1358 x 1046].jpg | 62.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 16:10 |
| 106ouul 2,000 year-old statue of the Diadumenos, supported by two Mykonian workers, uncovered on the Greek island of Delos in 1894. (640x664).jpg | 62.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 17:30 |
| 10byn3y Japanese fart battles, Edo period, unknown artist [1000×667].jpg | 62.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 20:35 |
| 106veo4 The grave of Lafayette, a french officer who fought voluntarily for the American independence (Paris) [550x410].jpg | 62.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 21:49 |
| 11zcq0v The reconstructed monumental tomb of Gaius Julius Aplinus Classicianus – a member of the aristocratic family from Gaul and the procurator of Roman Britain, which he became in 61 CE (after the transfer of Tacitus). [800x6.jpg | 63.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 07:37 |
| 11axhah Graeco-Roman gold ‘Herakles Knot’ snake ring, dated 1st century BC. (890x1023).jpg | 63.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 17:54 |
| 113drhf A painted limestone statuette of a woman making beer. Ca. 2494-2345 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [534x960].jpg | 63.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 00:55 |
| 1151l57 Statue of a male courtier (detail), made by the Japanese artist Matsumoto Kisaburō in 1878. Made of wood, human and animal hair, paint, gesso, glass, copper alloy, and lacquer. Now housed at the National Museum of Natura.jpg | 63.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 00:00 |
| 10pffiv Silver Mounted Mughal Empire Pesh-Kabz Dagger with 'spinach-jade' hilt, from c. 1790's northern India. (1024x768).jpg | 63.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 22:00 |
| 109h5ht Murud-Janjira Fortress in India, never breached by a frontal assault. More info on the comments. [637x467].jpg | 63.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 21:52 |
| 10wz1su Sir Compton Mackenzie’s writing chair. Made by J. Foot & Son of Bond Street who also made folding trunks and home Turko-Russian Self-Purifying Folding-Bath Cabinets. 1930s [1329x2000].jpg | 64.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 15:01 |
| 11cacby Roman plate fibula, tetraskelion with *****morphic horse terminals, also found in Germanic lands 1st CE - 3rd CE [1000x1000].jpg | 64.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 09:34 |
| 11p3tjw A Fayum mummy portrait of a woman. From Egypt, 160–170 CE, now housed at the British Museum [461x880].jpg | 64.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 03:20 |
| 108rzyw Jade dragon of the Lingjiatan culture,China (400x381).jpg | 65.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 01:48 |
| 10umi7g An Iron-Age trumpet from 100BC, Northern Ireland. [844x1098].jpg | 65.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 20:26 |
| 1057w9h Durandal, allegedly the legendary weapon used by Roland to fight by the side of Charlemagne, a place of pilgrimage since middle age, (Rocamadour, France) [550x367].jpg | 66.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 22:39 |
| 102g44c Brazier used to burn cannabis, uncovered from a 2,500 year old tomb in Jirzankal, the Xinjiang province of western China, ca. 500 BCE. (757x501).jpg | 66.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 18:55 |
| 1099635 Egyptian 19th Dynasty silver figurine of Horus, (1295-1213 BC). From The Miho Museum, Kyoto, Japan (699x1024).jpg | 66.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 16:40 |
| 10bs4pp Gold ring from Sotheby's, Java (Indonesia), ca. 8th - 11th century. (800x800).jpg | 66.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:10 |
| 10w7n2v The original stuffed toys owned by Christopher Robin, which inspired the "Winnie the Pooh" series of books. On display at the *****ren's Room of the New York Public Library. [1020x687].jpg | 67.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 17:29 |
| 10*****twd Dress sword of the Legion D'Honneur, First French Empire, early 1800's from Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 67.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 17:44 |
| 11th5z1 A *****’s leather shoe, c. 16th century. Found preserved in the mud of the River Thames [680x431].jpg | 67.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 04:36 |
| 11eukip The Sword of Stalingrad -- a bejewelled longsword, specially forged by command of King George VI the UK to honour the Soviet defenders of Stalingrad. It was ceremonially presented to Stalin by Winston Churchill at the Te.jpg | 67.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 04:49 |
| 10*****o13 The skull from a Great Bascinet, ca. 1425, housed at the Norwich Castle Museum, England. (600x900).jpg | 67.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 17:38 |
| 112evs6 A Caucasian 'Kindjal' dated latter 1800's, Lengtlh 47.5 cm. Wide blade with double fullers. (534x800).jpg | 67.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 20:11 |
| 10p927f Gold earring with sardonyx stones, Sarmatian, 1st century AD from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (680x680).jpg | 67.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 17:50 |
| 10rx2***** Olmec earflares made of jade. 10th–4th century BCE. From Mesoamerica. Housed at the Met. [1200x665].jpg | 68.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 18:34 |
| 1050yvb A 600-year-old medieval hat from Lappvattnet. The hat, which is made of felted sheep’s wool, was preserved in a bog. Now housed at the Västerbottens Museum in Sweden. (612x578).jpg | 68.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 18:06 |
| 1136kf4 19th century Ottoman calligrapher set, including paper scissors and pencil sharpeners. [768x960].jpg | 68.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 19:40 |
| 1055vwd Colt Paterson revolver, 1839, the first revolver ever made [1024x519].jpg | 69.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 21:20 |
| 10l400q A gilded 'bhuj', decorated with red and green stone, from Kutch, India, mid-1800's. Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 69.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 17:21 |
| imgur_ve9nOII_Silk stockings decorated with winding silver snake, France, 1900. [680x680].jpg | 69.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 17:01 |
| 10serzk Beautiful Roman mask – of a ceremonial nature – which is part of the helmet. The object dates to the 2nd century CE. The artifact was found in the Roman castrum in Kostol, near the remains .jpg | 69.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 07:55 |
| 107vb4p The Imperial Mantle and Supertunica in gold and silk that King Charles III will wear at his coronation on 6 May. The first one was originally made for George IV in 1821 by John Meyer and pa.jpg | 69.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 00:30 |
| 11er06d The incredibly detailed death mask of greek independence war hero Yannis Makriyannis, who died at the age of 67 in 1864. Some of the numerous life threatening injuries he sustained during the 7 year war(1821-1828) are vi.jpg | 69.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 01:59 |
| 10ipi6k An Italian Mandora of rosewood and ebony, dated ca. 1420. Front image*. (1200x900).jpg | 69.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 17:50 |
| 10ej3y2 Model 1873 cavalry officer's sword, Italy, latter 19th century, Czerny's International Auction. (533x800).jpg | 70.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:14 |
| 11lovgm Roman frieze showing representatives of carpentry (ars fabri tignarii) at work. The carpenter’s college built the roof of the Jupiter Temple on the Capitoline Hill in the 6th century BCE and was responsible for its maint.jpg | 70.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 06:41 |
| 11lhcxh 1870 picture in Rome, the now missing Meta Sudans fountain in the center, flanked by the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine. More info on the comments. [960x702] More info on the comments..jpg | 70.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 00:55 |
| 11mpfay Field Armor of Maximilian I (1480). [960x1171].jpg | 70.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 11:04 |
| imgur_zdqy3gU_Twin pistols. Liège, late 19th century. Liège manufacturers often left it to their on-site representatives to cut the barrel of the imported weapons to the length prescribed by local .jpg | 70.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 23:21 |
| 1110oic Marble bust of a man, possibly over the age of 40. Object dated to the 1st century CE; currently on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1200x1200].jpg | 71.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 05:41 |
| 10ohbuk 6th or 7th century Anglo-Saxon sword pieces from the Staffordshire hoard. [1054x750].jpg | 71.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 20:16 |
| 106z005 The dueling pistols used in the Barr-Hamilton duel in 1804, by the London makers Wogdon & Barton. The grandson of the original owner had one converted from a flintlock to a cap-lock for use.jpg | 71.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 00:13 |
| 10omt3e 1300 year old bust made of stucco that depicts the Maize God discovered in the Palace of Palenque during the summer of 2021. Maya. [850x544].jpg | 71.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 23:56 |
| 1101sfy The actual check, for $7.2 million, issued by the United States to Russia for the purchase of the territory of Alaska, August, 1868. (640x316).jpg | 71.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 23:59 |
| 10ph84b In 2003, 2 large gilt bronze vessels, dating back to the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE) were unearthed in Xi'an, China. One of them contained 26 liters of a green liquid. The liquid inc.jpg | 71.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 23:11 |
| 10t7pfn A cluster of coral growing through Ming dynasty china from the debris of the Tek Sing, an 1822 shipwreck often referred to as the “Titanic of the East” (600x600).jpg | 71.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 07:08 |
| 11kwxv0 A 2014-year-old bronze caliper. Xin dynasty, now housed at the Yangzhou Museum in China [800x446].jpg | 71.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 11:36 |
| 10p2tla The Pantelleria Vecchia Bank Megalith is a large block of limestone measuring 12 m long, and weighing 15 tons, located between Sicily and Tunisia, at a depth of 40 m underwater. The stone m.jpg | 72.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 13:52 |
| 103ttij Portrait of emperor Macrinus from the 3rd century CE. The sculpture is made of bronze. The object was found in Boleč, near Belgrade (Serbia). Currently located in a museum in Belgrade. [641x960].jpg | 72.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 08:28 |
| 111me6a Mural fragment from Las Higueras, a Classic Veracruz Culture site located near the Gulf Coast of Mexico. 600-900 CE. [642x580].jpg | 73.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 22:42 |
| 100t1kc Kandshar with artfully carved ivory hilt, Iran, 1800's, from Czerny's International Auction House. (533x800).jpg | 73.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 20:49 |
| 10x6rr5 Vertical Sundial and Memento Mori [921 x 1250].jpg | 73.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 18:27 |
| 10e6hk6 The triumphal arch of the Caracalla in Djémila (known in ancient times as Cuicul) in northern Algeria. The facility was built in 216 CE. At the top of the building were statues of the emper.jpg | 73.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 07:51 |
| 11bxs7x A mask from Sanxingdui, made nearly 4,000 years ago by a lost civilization in Central China. Hundreds of masks and artefacts were found to be burned and purposefully buried in pits. [OC] [1025x1366].jpg | 74.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 22:31 |
| 105yhoq Remains of a 1,800-year-old ancient Roman iron mask thought to have belonged to a Roman soldier - found in the Hadrianopolis Ancient City in Karabük - Turkey [1930x1800].jpg | 74.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 20:16 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_2006.27_F.jpg | 74.2 KiB | 2016-Oct-20 23:15 |
| 115e7l3 A neon saleman’s sample case, cirka 1935. [700x700].jpg | 74.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 12:25 |
| 11smn8r Handkerchief featuring embroidered signatures of Frances Parker & 65 fellow UK suffragettes who were held at Holloway Prison, 1912 (670x480).jpg | 74.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 06:51 |
| 10h3plo image Gold bracelet from Sotheby’s, Northwest China, 1st century BC. (800x800).jpg | 75.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 18:04 |
| 107dfxm Sculpture of a damned soul from the Fates of Man series. Polychrome wood, glass and metal. Attributed to Manuel Chili, known as Caspicara. Royal audience of Quito, present-day Ecuador, ca. .jpg | 75.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 12:40 |
| 1134p8s A Vendel period Norse helmet (pre-Viking), recovered in Sweden. 7th century. (1280x674).jpg | 75.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 18:20 |
| 10kgl66 In this house of Caprese (Arezzo, Tuscany), Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475, part of a bigger complex named Palazzo di Podestà or Palace of the Mayor. You can visit it. [640x520].jpg | 75.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 21:19 |
| 103xrm8 The 2.7mm Kolibri, the smallest gun in history created in 1910 by Franz Pfannl an austrian watchmaker, designed as a self defense weapon for women [900x572].jpg | 75.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 12:28 |
| 11vepbv Roman plaques with curses, made of lead. In total, 130 different plaques were discovered. The objects are dated from II-IV century CE. The tablets were rolled up and thrown into the source, where it was believed that the.jpg | 76.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 07:34 |
| 11pes5a Lucky Toy Pig (ca. 1911)- The musical pig belonged to Edith Rosenbaum, who boarded the RMS Titanic at Cherbourg. Edith took the musical pig into the crowded Lifeboat 11 and she comforted *****ren on board with the music .jpg | 76.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 13:39 |
| 101hz4v A black Italian Sallet (helmet), ca. 1490, housed in the Wallace Collection. (786x840).jpg | 77.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 17:20 |
| 10qq6d3 Glass g*****s unearthed from the Jingzhi Temple underground palace in Dingzhou. Made between 960-977 CE during the Northern Song dynasty, now housed at the Dingzhou Museum in China [949x710].jpg | 77.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 10:33 |
| 10etcyy Alabaster vessel found in the Temple of the Feathered Serpents in the central Mexican site of Xochicalco. (700-1200 CE) [1350x900].jpg | 77.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 00:58 |
| 11760qe A 6.3 inch long wooden Roman ***** toy that was found at Vindolanda fort in England, near Hadrian's Wall. (1280x720).jpg | 77.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 12:58 |
| 10rxw11 An Ancient Egyptian erotic statuette. Late Period, 664-332 BCE, now housed at the Mediterranean Archaeology Museum in Marseille, France [800x550].jpg | 78.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 19:06 |
| 10vwnwi Roman coin commemorating Salonia Matidia – a woman whom emperor Trajan treated as a daughter. [825x396].jpg | 78.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 08:19 |
| 104b3ms Shoe worn by Marie Antoinette on the day of her execution, 16 October 1793. While climbing the stairs of the guillotine she tripped, stepped on the executioner's feet and lost her shoe. It .jpg | 78.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 21:41 |
| 106dnmb Roman crossbow-shaped fibula made of gilded bronze. The object dates to the 4th century CE; dug at the remains of the imperial palace in Gamzigrad, in eastern Serbia. [960x713].jpg | 78.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 08:03 |
| 11907ct Zodiac sculpture of the year of the pig, found in a tomb at the Astana Cemetery. Tang dynasty, 8th century CE, now housed at the Xinjiang Museum in China [639x1562].jpg | 78.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 14:10 |
| 11enjmk A Cemetery Gun, 19th century. The gun would be set near the foot of the grave, and a series of tripwires would swing it in the appropriate direction when triggered, and fire upon the grave-robbers and body-snatchers. Cur.jpg | 78.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 23:28 |
| 105835j a Wayuu water jar with two spouts, early 20th century, Colombia [1400x924].jpg | 78.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 22:46 |
| imgur_tFbrfOi_Ancient Greek helmets, Altes Museum, Berlin [1024x768].jpg | 79.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 16:57 |
| 113lb8r There is only one speech of the emperor to the soldiers which survived to our times (so-called adlocutio). Its author is the emperor Hadrian, who gave it in the summer of 128 CE in Lambaesis, in present-day Algeria. [514.jpg | 79.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 07:57 |
| 107j4qd Helmet of Anne de Montmorency, Marshal of France and Constable of France, pierced by a bullet in 1567. He refused to surrender despite this wound to the face, and was shot in the back with .jpg | 79.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 16:46 |
| 1011nsk Olmec mask, circa 300 BCE, private collection[968x1030].jpg | 79.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 03:09 |
| 111fwn1 Gold Ticket for NY Giants baseball belonging to FDR, 1931 [1000 x821].jpg | 79.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 18:17 |
| 10bsd2o The medieval obsession with butt trumpets, a collage of various marginalia, circa 15th century [797×591].jpg | 79.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:20 |
| 112xucn A Hellenistic silver medallion depicting a satyr chasing a maenad (late 2nd-mid 1st century BCE), excavated in 2006 from a Xiongnu ruler's tomb at Noin-Ula burial site (1st century BCE-1st century CE) in Mongolia. The si.jpg | 80.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 13:20 |
| 10x5xp8 Small gold figurine of a Scythian mounted knight_archer from the 4th C. BCE. Swiss private collection. (1200x862).jpg | 80.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 17:54 |
| 11r4r3b This whaling suit from Greenland, made some time before 1834, is the only complete suit of its kind in the world. The hunter crawled into the sealskin suit through the central hole, making it waterproof by pulling the ho.jpg | 80.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:26 |
| 10oy5y9 The Heart Book is regarded as the oldest Danish ballad manuscript. It is a collection of 83 love ballads compiled in the beginning of the 1550’s in the circle of the Court of King Christian.jpg | 80.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 09:53 |
| 10ja5jl An Elamite-era golden royal armlet, known as “Arjan ring of power”, discovered in 1982 in a tomb near Behbahan, Iran. The armlet dates back to Neo-Elamite period (c. 1100-540 BCE), and is n.jpg | 80.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 11:19 |
| 10ie75x Engraving in red carnelian showing the winged goddess. Roman object dated to the 4th century CE; found in Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. Currently, located in the local museum. [821x96.jpg | 80.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 07:44 |
| 10swx3m Golden leg guard find in Hungary dated from the Mycene-period. There are no other golden leg guards find in elsewhere, but they were stated in Homer’s Iliad. The person who found it got aro.jpg | 80.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 22:12 |
| 10ot52f Yuezhi tapestry of a centaur and soldier. Xinjiang, China, 1st century AD. [445x1000].jpg | 81.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 04:52 |
| 11ckg1o A medicine chest belonging to Vincenzo Giustiniani, the last Genoese governor of the Island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, from the 1560s. The chest contains 126 drug bottles. (700x915).jpg | 81.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 15:47 |
| 11gujvl Roman bracelet made of twisted silver wire. The object dates to the 1st century CE; was found near the remains of a Roman fortress, in the Tekija archaeological site, on the right bank of the Danube, in eastern Serbia. T.jpg | 81.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 07:28 |
| 10999pe Carved amber Italian amulet, 5th-4th century BC, from the J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x853).jpg | 81.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 16:44 |
| 11vscwt This washing machine was bought in 1939 and worked without issue for over 40 years. Leeds Museums and Galleries. [967x1481].jpg | 81.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 18:01 |
| 10r0scc Cyanometer, an 18th century instrument designed to measure the blueness of the sky. Invented in 1789 by Swiss physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and German naturalist Alexander von Humbo.jpg | 82.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 17:41 |
| 108enkp Achaemenid Empire gold bracelet decorated with lapis lazuli, onyx, tuquoise, and rock crystal, 6th-4th century BC. Miho Museum, Kyoto, Japan. (551x595).jpg | 82.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 16:55 |
| 10sksjl Marble statue of Emperor Decius (249-251AD) dressed as Hercules, discovered January 25th during sewer repair works in Rome. It emerged face first as a bulldozer was tearing through old pipe.jpg | 82.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 13:51 |
| 11aqqy0 Earrings with multiple emeralds. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 18th century [1000x714].jpg | 83.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 12:55 |
| 1156seq An ivory chesspiece, part of a set gifted by the Abbasid Caliph Haroun al-Rashid to Charlemagne in 797. Possibly carved in Sindh (in Pakistan), this piece was a rook, which were war-elephants at the time, not castles. Al.jpg | 83.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 04:28 |
| 107lru1 The Princeton University Art Museum dates this Danish flint dagger between 8000-2000 BCE. (320x1024).jpg | 83.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 18:26 |
| 10t4b80 Ceremonial sword of Emperor Maximilian Ist, made by Hans Sumersperger in Hall (Tyrol) in 1496. On display at the Hofburg in Vienna. (1280x853).jpg | 83.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 03:54 |
| 1038au6 This is a Chinese gold wall plaque, from the 6th-5th century BC. (800x619).jpg | 83.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 16:47 |
| 10vbk1s Viking gold bucket pendant, 9th-11th century, from De Backker Art, Belgium. Source: debackker.be (850x850).jpg | 83.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 16:54 |
| 10upty6 Experimental "gauntlet dagger" developed for use in trench warfare during WWI [2100x930].jpg | 83.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 22:39 |
| 10buo4f Olmec earspool made of jade. Found in Veracruz, Mexico. 900-600 BCE, Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1901].jpg | 84.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 17:54 |
| 10z7z8m 1885 Silk Satin And Velvet Maternity Corset With Flossing Embroidery from Spain (800x1200).jpg | 84.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 00:51 |
| 1037g5f One of the woodblock prints of Vĩnh Nghiêm temple in Bắc Giang province, Vietnam. The full set consisted of 3050 blocks created from XVII to early XX century [700x461].jpg | 85.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 16:13 |
| 10z0wbd An ornately decorated Ras shield from Ethiopia (Tafa-Gasha), circa 1890-1910. (800x534).jpg | 85.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 19:40 |
| 116cyw1 The Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator, a British product from the 1920s, is a scroll-map navigator in the shape of a watch. It came with tiny interchangeable instructions that you scrolled manually to see which roads to.jpg | 85.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 14:51 |
| 10ouc1h Ceramic figurines of ***** women playing polo on horseback. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-9th century AD [1104x784].jpg | 85.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 05:57 |
| 10siyx5 The Victory of Samothrace on top of the staircase to the second floor of the Louvre Museum. A Greek marble sculpture of Nike (goddess of victory) that was probably created around the 2nd ce.jpg | 86.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 12:18 |
| 10zbaez Reclining noble looking into a mirror. 600-900 CE. Maya. From Campeche, Mexico. Royal Ontario Museum. [565x1152].jpg | 86.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 03:43 |
| 1098v2z A Merovingian Gold and green glass ring from Christies, 6th-7th century. (561x609).png | 86.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 16:28 |
| 10b825l A late 18th century clock made by Balthazar Martinot designed by André-Charles Boulle, gifted to João VI of Portugal, brought to Brazil in 1808 and was destroyed beyond repair in the Jan 8t.jpg | 87.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 22:48 |
| imgur_Sgwfeux_Detail of carpentry joints in one of the two wheels found at Newstead, 1st-2nd century AD, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. [540x675].jpg | 87.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 16:52 |
| 111wt51 ***** bottle shaped like corn. China, Qing dynasty, 1820-1880 [950x1245].jpg | 87.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 07:27 |
| 11i0bop Attic black-figure kylix with the Minotaur painted by The Painter of London and inscribed "hoi pais kalos" ("the boy is beautiful"), 515 BC. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid [1540x1025]. In comments, see the beautiful.jpg | 88.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 14:23 |
| 110q95i The bronze Athlit Ram, an original warship ram from around 530–270 BC. Weight: 465kg. (1280x853).jpg | 88.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 21:04 |
| 1047i7w Crown of Napoleon 1st, named "the crown of Charlemagne" referring the old crown of the french kings, musée du Louvre, 1804 [757x900].jpg | 88.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 19:21 |
| 11lci18 Algerian miquelet doglock gun. 1758 or 1759 CE (1172 AH). Wood, steel, silver, coral, copper alloy, gold. Length: 76 3_8 in. (194 cm); Caliber .64 in. (16.3 mm); Weight. 10.5 lb. (4762.7 g). Currently at the Met Museum, .jpg | 88.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 21:48 |
| 11cmfbo Napoleon Bonaparte’s death mask in bronze, cast 40 hours after his death on 5 May 1821. (1280x853).jpg | 88.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 17:04 |
| 11uhfp1 Beautiful Roman villa on the Evenlode River in Oxfordshire, north of Leigh. The building was one of the largest of its kind in Roman Britain. It had its peak period in the 4th century CE. The villa had baths, beautifully.jpg | 89.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 07:26 |
| 10yd0t9 The Falkirk Tartan, the oldest known piece of tartan cloth in Scotland, c. 230 CE [904x624].jpg | 89.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 01:51 |
| 1157z2e Jaina style figurine of a ball player. Maya, 600-900 CE [1213x1209].jpg | 89.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 05:37 |
| 112fz2t The muzzle of a Burmese bronze cannon, formed as a Dragon. Dated to ca. 1790. (1080x785).jpg | 89.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 20:58 |
| 11x03ul Samurai gun mechanism inside of a dagger (tanto), stored at the Samurai Museum Berlin [1907x1083].jpg | 89.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 23:37 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_thumb_8_85_Ljubljana_Marshes_Wheel_with_axle_(oldest_wooden_wheel_yet_discovered).jpg_800px-Ljubljana_Marshes_Wheel_with_axle_(oldest_wooden_wheel_yet_discove.jpg | 89.9 KiB | 2020-Mar-21 15:40 |
| 10xdkm0 The body of John Torrington, dead in 1846 in the Canada's Far North. Among two other bodies he is the only remain of the Franklin Expedition that saw 128 men dying while trying to find the .jpg | 89.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 22:52 |
| 117389m Ceramic lamp made in 1590 during the Mạc dynasty of Vietnam [480x925].jpg | 90.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 10:18 |
| 10dlqc0 Gold and garnet Greek medallion, mid 4th century BC, from Hermann Historica. (578x533).jpg | 90.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 17:45 |
| 11bqn5q Polish winged-hussar armor (without the wings), dated 1600's. (598x862).jpg | 90.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 17:35 |
| 11apgj6 A pot burial from Hemamieh in Egypt. The skeleton belongs to a male adult, over 6 foot in height. Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 BCE, now housed at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London [660x1407].jpg | 91.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 11:43 |
| 112s2pq St. Paul’s Catacombs are underground burial chambers from Roman times in the city of Rabat (ancient city of Melite), in central Malta. In addition to these catacombs, we also distinguish the catacombs of St. Agata and Ka.jpg | 91.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 07:11 |
| 10ms9bh A Persian ceramic Pitcher with the head of an mouse, made in Nishapur, (Iran) in the 9th or 10th century. Met. Museum of Art. (960x1200).jpg | 91.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 18:35 |
| 11crm52 19th century wooden pot embedded with mother-of-pearl for playing pitch-pot from Vietnam's Nguyễn dynasty [544x1351].jpg | 91.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 20:24 |
| 106vhn5 Duckfoot pistol, a flintlock pistol named for its resebelance to the splayed foot of a duck, 18th century and before [1320x600].jpg | 91.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 21:52 |
| 10cbjxi Dvarapal statue excavated from an ancient Pyu city in Myanmar. [640x860].jpg | 91.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 05:24 |
| 10gzkro The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe. Made from wood covered in thin golden sheets. Dates back to the Kingdom of Mapungubwe (1075–1220) in modern day South Africa [1200x720].jpg | 91.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 15:20 |
| 11mjmih Cuneiform tablet written by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal as a ***** to his father as a demonstration of his knowledge. Alongside that, a note from his teacher to the king, thanking him for his post. 7th century BC, found i.jpg | 92.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 05:17 |
| 10t6wbd Roman coin with three imperial images. The object is dated to the 3rd-4th century CE. The artifact was found in the remains of ancient Viminacium, near the city of Kostolac, in eastern Serb.jpg | 92.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 06:19 |
| 11i3kl7 Firefighter's French early masks, this pair of early rescue masks, shown above, dates from between the mid-1800s and World War I [466x516].jpg | 92.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 16:12 |
| 10fvyg1 Roman marble bust of emperor Gallienus, reigning in the years 253-268 CE. The object is located in the Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany. [800x1202].jpg | 92.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 07:48 |
| 11w1wbw The "Flutist of Santa Clara" is one of the stucco panels that adorned the muqarnas of Al-Qasr Al-Sagir, the palace of the Murcian king Ibn Hud al Mutawákkil built between 1228 and 1238 CE. Now housed at the Santa Clara M.jpg | 93.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 23:48 |
| 11k4naf This small bronze purse (4.3x3.3 cm) was found with six gold coins still inside in the Celtic oppidum (settlement) at Manching, Germany. It was originally sealed with an organic material, presumably a leather strap. Ca. .jpg | 93.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 17:03 |
| 1163p0b Statue of a woman holding her breasts. Costa Rica, 1000–1550 AD [900x836].jpg | 93.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 06:37 |
| 11j7ots The Dappled horses of Pech-Merle with hand stencils. Cave paintings in Pech-Merle, France; Gravettian culture, 25000 BCE ca. Photo source, Neanderthal Museum [Wendel Coll.], nr. SW290306 [1000x530].jpg | 93.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 18:57 |
| 11mvi85 Dionysos riding a cheetah, mosaic floor in the 'House of Dionysos' at Pella, late 4th century BC, Pella, Archaeological Museum. [465x450].jpg | 93.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 15:46 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_thumb_e_ed_Hero_lion_Dur-Sharrukin_Louvre_AO19862.jpg_329px-Hero_lion_Dur-Sharrukin_Louvre_AO19862.jpg | 93.7 KiB | 2022-Jan-03 14:41 |
| 10gefzj These mushroom stones were discovered in the Maya ruins of Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala. They were used 2500 years ago to prepare mixtures of psychedelic mushrooms for ceremonial use [852x531].jpg | 93.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 21:56 |
| 11pjm2a Wine cup of Mughal emperor Jahangir. 17th century CE. Made out of emerald that probably came from Siberia, is adorned with gold and rubies. On display at Indian Museum, Kolkata, India.[1200×820].jpg | 94.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 17:03 |
| 1165eth Roman swastika-shaped fibula. The object is made of bronze and dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. The artifact was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. [960x960].jpg | 94.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 08:29 |
| 11a1ggl Facial prosthetics, c. 1918-1919. Prosthetics of this type were created for wounded soldiers. [1125x1523].jpg | 95.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 16:12 |
| 11sqnny Perseus and Medusa, a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in 1545. Set in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, it was made to be displayed right where it is, next to to the original David from Michelangelo. It still .jpg | 95.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 10:53 |
| 10fhlwi German WWI sniper's face armor with a cut-out for the rifle stock [1550x870].jpg | 95.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 20:21 |
| 11dhgqx Gold Hunterston Brooch, from about 700 AD, discovered at Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland. (841x1000).jpg | 95.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 17:29 |
| 10k7omc Papal bulla (leaden seal) of Nicholas III (r.1277-1280) found in July 2019 in Kunowice, Poland by a man working in his garden. [1200x800].jpg | 95.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 15:13 |
| www.sciencenews.org_wp-content_uploads_2017_07_071217_BB_otzi-ax_main.jpg | 95.6 KiB | 2019-Dec-21 08:52 |
| 102djtr The golden cone of Avanton, a ritual cone found in Avanton near Poitiers (France) dating from 1000 BCE [318x1277].jpg | 96.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 17:15 |
| 116way7 Pair of diving spectacles, with its leather case. London, England, 1869-1876. Science Museum Group, nr. 1876-954 [1536 x 1083].jpg | 96.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 03:16 |
| 11pkraj Napoleon's gold-encrusted sword, worn by him ,before he became Emperor, at the battle of Merengo. It was sold $6.4 million in 2007 [1200x910].jpg | 96.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 17:47 |
| 118bcsg Anthropomorphic Lizard statuettes from prehistoric Mesopotamia, the Ubaid period, 5000-4000 BC. (871x1024).jpg | 96.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 17:47 |
| 114truo Mongolian armored boots of leather and iron, 15th to 16th century. The National Museum of Mongolian History, Ulaanbaatar. (600x855).jpg | 96.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 18:24 |
| 115ou5m Sole surviving portion of the belt armour of the battleship HMS Warspite, broken up in 1947-55 [524x697].jpg | 96.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 20:08 |
| 11a4iu9 Gas mask for babies. In 1938 the British government gave everyone, including babies, gas masks to protect them against possible gas attacks from Germany. [1125x1454].jpg | 97.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 18:14 |
| 11rwhu2 Sokushinbutsu - 550 Year Old Self Mummified Buddhist Monk, Sangha Tenzin. In a northern Himalayan region of India, visible in a temple in Gue Village, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh [675 x 900].jpg | 97.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 13:32 |
| 10nmzys Late 17th century Spanish officer's brass-mounted plug Bayonet. (2048x1536).jpg | 98.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 19:16 |
| 10fvotz A painting depicting Kozbekçi Mustafa Ağa, the emmisary of the Ottoman Empire, chilling in Stockholm during his mission to collect Sweden's debts. He failed. Sweden, 1727 [928×1080].jpg | 98.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 07:31 |
| 10oy355 Ivory ball from China, dated to the nine*****th century. [1000x711].jpg | 99.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 09:48 |
| 102cr8t Ceremonial hammer of Pope Julius III, 1549-50 [1400 x 1050].jpg | 99.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 16:44 |
| ichef.bbci.co.uk_news_976_*****sprodpb_AC64_production__129023144_lukebudworth3.jpg | 99.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 18:25 |
| 10kfo3m Sardonyx and twisted gold wire bracelet, with snake-head terminals. Roman, 3rd century, origin: Egypt. British Museum. (1280x1135).jpg | 99.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 20:42 |
| 103vsa0 Uşak Blaundus Stone Circle ("Turkey's Stonehenge") [800x599].jpg | 99.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 10:32 |
| 11991yk During the construction works carried out for the third line of the Roman metro, an ancient gold and glass object was discovered showing Roma - the goddess and personification of the ancient city of Rome. The artifact is.jpg | 99.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 19:30 |
| 11idiay Sculpture of a chicken-headed man. China, Tang dynasty, 7th - 10th century This sculpture was found in a tomb at Gaochang, a Tang city on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, where Chinese settlers mingled with Persian, Tu.jpg | 100.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 21:15 |
| 1053k1l Carriage used by Phillip III of Spain and II of Portugal in 1619 for his visit to Lisbon. Considering the long journey he would face, the carriage was equipped with a hole underneath the ma.jpg | 100.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 19:49 |
| 11q4fja Dagger with gold inlay and jade handle. India, Mughal Empire, 18th century [1470x2030].jpg | 100.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 08:51 |
| 11nfn3h Mural of Cleopatra and Caesarion as Venus and Cupid, from Pompeii [662x472].jpg | 100.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 05:16 |
| 11v26kp A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray, a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to reduce infant mortality. From 1760 to 1783, she traveled all over France, visiting rural women and sharing her knowled.jpg | 101.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 21:57 |
| 10k9y***** Olmec style plate from Tlapacoya, a Preclassic site near Mexico City. 1000-800 BCE [1200x800].jpg | 101.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 16:52 |
| 10rp8w0 The hanging beam at the Old Melbourne Gaol (Jail). The beam of the gallows from which bushranger Ned Kelly was hanged 142 years ago. (1080 x 942).jpg | 101.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 12:59 |
| 11g70ix Ceramic figurine from Nippur depicting Enlil, Mesopotamian god. [1141x2370].jpg | 102.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 16:29 |
| 11z0zub Shaka Nyorai (Seated Buddha) - carved from cypress wood, Heian Period (12th century) [1300 x 938].jpg | 102.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 23:31 |
| 11a0zof Ether machine. Circa 1900-1910. Doctors and dentists began using ether as an anaesthetic for dental and surgical procedures in the 1840s. But people also drank it in countries like Norway, Russia and France. There were e.jpg | 102.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 15:53 |
| 110hii1 Duck cosmetic box made from hippopotamus and elephant ivories and bone. Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550-1196 BC. Walters Art Museum collection [1800x1072].jpg | 103.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 14:54 |
| 102apa6 Scholars Have Decoded the World’s Oldest Sentence Written With an Alphabet. It’s a Highly Specific Warning… About Lice [1024x683].jpg | 103.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 15:19 |
| 101lqci Sarcophagus of the Hunting of the Wild Boar of Caledonia by Meleager in front of Artemis (3rd Century A.D.)- Capitoline Museum in Rome [855x632].jpg | 103.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 19:49 |
| 11penz2 Émile Gallé - 1. Hand with seaweed and shells 2. Hand with seaweed, 1904, hot modeled, multi-layered glass, Musée de l'École de Nancy [987x1316].jpg | 103.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 13:33 |
| 10vajxo Roman gold Bracelet with Herakles knot, 2nd century, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x807).jpg | 103.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 16:15 |
| 10gu7ls Portion of the Preclassic Maya highway system consisting of sacbeob (white roads) centered around El Mirador in Guatemala. Around 177 km of roads have been found so far, with some measuring.jpg | 103.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 11:06 |
| 100g5am Fresco of a byzantine noblewoman. Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu, Bonorva (Sardinia), Italy, 400-600 CE [1300x796].jpg | 104.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 09:28 |
| 10nl1gm A Persian Silver bowl, Achaemenid Dynasty, 6th to 5th century BC. Saint Louis Art Museum. (1280x945).jpg | 104.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 17:54 |
| 10m26g3 A flask in the shape of a helmeted warrior's head from Greece, ca. 600 BCE. Gorgons often appeared on warriors' shields and helmets as protective symbols. (900x1200).jpg | 105.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 20:52 |
| 102xj7l Maya scepter in form of K’awiil 200-900 CE [960x1184].jpg | 105.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 07:45 |
| 105w751 A Thracian gold drinking horn, part of the Panagyurishte Treasure accidentally discovered in Bulgaria in 1949. It dates to 400-300 BC. (1280x853).jpg | 105.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 18:40 |
| 10i4z8d A reconstruction made with jewelry found in several graves of women at burial mounds I and III at Dubac archaeological site in Jančići. 1500-1200 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Čačak in Serbia [1258x1638].jpg | 105.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 23:30 |
| 11rxl1i Horse Handle Lapis Lazuli Dagger (Khanjar), Persian, 19th Century CE [1080x1366].jpg | 105.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 14:11 |
| 10il5k2 The Falling Man Petroglyph is an image of a man that appears to be falling, located on a cliff wall at Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada [930x768].jpg | 105.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 14:41 |
| 1009qoa Clay Model of a Circular Building. Archaic period (10th-6th c. BC). Taken from the cemetery of the city of Prinias. [1024x1024].jpg | 105.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 02:23 |
| 106zjr5 Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science, Louis-Ernest Barrias, 1899, Musée d'Orsay [1080 ×1349].jpg | 106.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 00:37 |
| static.wixstatic.com_media_1cef96_d16f7173316d4372bdf7b91c94c7d9d7~mv2.png_v1_fill_w_284,h_381,al_c,lg_1,q_85,enc_auto_1cef96_d16f7173316d4372bdf7b91c94c7d9d7~mv2.png | 106.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-24 00:52 |
| 112yozu Bread stamp from Tell Atrib carrying a figure of Dionysos-Sabazius. [1154x952].jpg | 106.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 14:02 |
| 10uhtuk Garment Applique from the Louvre. Created on Rhodes, 650-600 BC. (1280x1021).jpg | 106.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 17:21 |
| 111ozn3 Lidded vessel with incised Decoration. Hunal Tomb, Structure 16, Copan, Honduras, 435 CE, Maya. [981x1200].jpg | 106.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 00:34 |
| 1085nle Bronze Samnite trefoil-plate cuirass. Italy, 420-350 BC [1128x1167].jpg | 106.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 09:29 |
| 10g96tm Gilt and blued presentation sword and scabbard, crafted by Osborne and Gunby of Birmingham, England and dated 1808. The Victoria & Albert Museum. (1280x1664).jpg | 106.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 18:28 |
| 111gcly A gold signet ring depicting a seated Persian inspecting an arrow. From Crimea, Bosporan Kingdom, late 5th century BCE, now housed at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg [728x1200].jpg | 106.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 18:35 |
| 118zw1n cameo glass vase showing goatherds in a landscape,nancy, France, 1890ad,sir ratan tata art collection, csmvs museum, India (1080x1920).jpg | 107.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 14:02 |
| 11cnoqn Antiquity Lighter In Shape Of Dog [1200x1500].png | 107.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 17:49 |
| 1001ifl Helmet of Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506. Etched, gilt, and silvered steel, gold filigree by Negroli of Milan. Royal Armory, Madrid. (727x699).jpg | 107.3 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 19:21 |
| 104ulsa La Venerina (anatomical venus) by Clemente Susini, 1782, Museo di Palazzo Poggi (Bologna, Italy) [1014×1860].jpg | 107.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 13:47 |
| 11iv402 A Victorian archery outfit belonging to Mrs Fanny Giveen. C. 1855, now part of the collection of the Museum of London [823x1062].jpg | 107.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 11:39 |
| 10xvkqt Jezail (Matchlock) rifle of Rajput Maharaja Takhat Singh. 19th century with gold damascene. On display at Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur, India. [1024x683].jpg | 107.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 14:06 |
| 10qp136 Flask (Les Ames), artist-Emile Gallé, Nancy, france, cameo glass mounted with silver, 1885-1890,sir ratan tata art collection, csmvs museum, mumbai, India (1080x1920).jpg | 107.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 09:12 |
| 10rxsn1 A carnelian frog amulet. From Egypt, ca. 1540-1296 BCE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art [1130x893].jpg | 108.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 19:03 |
| 11enpaj Lunch-box, 15th-16th century Mamluk Egypt. Made of brass. Engraved with Arabic inscription: "He who contemplates my beauty will find me a delight to the eye. I have a form which includes all the essence of good." Evident.jpg | 108.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 23:35 |
| 115yysn Feeding bottle, clay. Cyprus, 850 BCE - 500 BCE. Science Museum Group _ Wellcome Collection, nr. A608655 [1536 x 1152].jpg | 108.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 02:19 |
| 10tpx7u Head of Shiva, from Champa (10th century Vietnam), made from a gold_silver alloy. (800x1067).jpg | 109.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 20:09 |
| 11xft3p The Norias of Hama are a series of 17 norias, historic water-raising machines for irrigation, along the Orontes River in Hama, Syria. They are notable for their medieval origins and for the enormous size of two of them, .jpg | 109.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 12:46 |
| 10dvtb7 The large 3000-year-old Ingolstadt amber collier made from about 3000 amber pearls. Now housed at the Ingolstadt City Museum in Germany [941x754].jpg | 109.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 23:16 |
| 11m54tz Simojovel Axe, an Olmec style Celt found in Chiapas, Mexico. 900-400 BCE. [960x600].jpg | 109.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 19:12 |
| 10lmn0o Stone axe blade from antiquity (the so-called Keraunia or “thunder stone”). The object is dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. [1200x1897].jpg | 109.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 07:46 |
| 1195alg Bronze model of a Roman racing chariot, dating to the 1st-2nd centlurly. (1280x898).jpg | 109.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 17:15 |
| 10a09xl Ear Spools made of Obsidian, rock crystal, jade, and gold. 1400-1520 CE. Nahua. From Puebla, Mexico. Housed in the Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1168].jpg | 109.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 13:58 |
| 11hzb6v Oldest recorded customer complaint (1750 BC) found in city of Ur, Iraq. The tablet is addressed from a man named Nanni to Ea-nasir complaining that the wrong grade of copper ore has been delivered. Full translation in th.jpg | 110.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 13:36 |
| 10nofrs An old photo showing 2 of the 250 stone towers that still stand today in Tibet and Southwest China. Chinese and Tibetan scholars have surmised that they were erected between 200 and 1400 CE.jpg | 110.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 20:18 |
| 11um81u A Greek glass amphora. 2nd century BCE, from Olbia in Ukraine, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin [789x1867].jpg | 110.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 11:45 |
| 1047l7q Golden leaf of the crown used for the coronation of Napoleon 1st, the only one remaining in the world, 1804 [1200x900].jpg | 110.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 19:24 |
| 10zquok A *****'s leather boots. Mongolia, 1800-1825 [900x970].jpg | 110.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 16:02 |
| 10yxfp1 The first printed map of France, Italian origins (1482) [750x571].jpg | 110.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 17:19 |
| 104p7mq Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. [960x644].png | 111.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 08:46 |
| 10nzvt6 Olmec head number 5 as it was found in San Lorenzo, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE. Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa [737x834].jpg | 111.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 05:26 |
| 1084m9v Fragment of colored glass with an image of a fish, which dates back to 2nd BCE – 1st century CE. Object found in Egypt. [1200x958].jpg | 111.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 08:23 |
| 1156kwo A "unicorn horn," gifted by the Abbasid Caliph Haroun al-Rashid to Charlemagne in 797 CE. Likely a narwhal's tusk, this unicorn horn was one of many extravagant gifts from the Caliphate, including an elephant, an ivory c.jpg | 111.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 04:16 |
| 111btb7 The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, aka the Jefferson bible: he made his own version of the bible by editing, cutting and glueing back pieces of the book in order to make a coherent narrative of the bible while exl.jpg | 111.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 15:27 |
| 10bt5et One of the only two remaining jolly roger flags, 1850, St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum [1024x768].jpg | 112.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:53 |
| 1141wuy Detail of a Celtic war trumpet called a “Carnyx”, 1st century BC. Found in the Gallic sanctuary of Tintignac, Corrèze, France. (1280x994).jpg | 112.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 21:40 |
| 10cqhbu Broad collar of gold, carnelian, obsidian and glass, belonging to the wife of king of Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1200x837).jpg | 112.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 18:10 |
| 10477nu The mycenaean armor of Dendra, the type of armor that existed before the cuirass were invented, approximately 1500 BCE [636x1024].jpg | 114.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 19:09 |
| 117cl5a Granite head, attributed to Caesarion, son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar. Measuring 80cm, it is part of a statue of about 5 metres height and dates from the 1st century BC. Found in Alexandria’s harbour. (736x1114).jpg | 114.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 16:32 |
| 10016bd An Amethyst lion head, Roman, 1st-3rd century, at Artemis Gallery. (1280x1036).jpg | 114.5 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 19:05 |
| imgur_oqHs2TS_Statue of a horse pulling the sun. Sun is gold plated. Found in Sjaelland, Denmark. 1400 BC. [1024x768].jpg | 114.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 10:49 |
| 1099u94 The teaching vase. Maya ceramic, 500-900 CE, Mexico or Guatemala. [1200x390].jpg | 114.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 17:07 |
| 11tmy9k 8th century Pictish cross slab, Scotland. [677x931].jpg | 115.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 10:12 |
| 10nlv9m A Highland Scottish Targe (Shield) from Dunrobin Castle. It dates from ca. 1730 to the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745-'46 (when the British banned Highland weaponry. (2000x1500).jpg | 115.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 18:29 |
| 1150s4r Bronze gear, Warring States period (c. 475–221 BCE), now housed at the Luoyang Museum in China [1000x1127].jpg | 115.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 23:23 |
| 105poh5 Sculpture of a warrior with trophy head. Costa Rica, 700-1100 AD [800x1164].jpg | 116.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 14:00 |
| 10w5pxf Persian Achaemenid rhyton (drinking vessel or vessel for pouring libations) lapis lazuli and gold. 6th-5th century BCE. (742x900).jpg | 116.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 16:14 |
| 10rd8pw The scalp of a yeti, in a Buddhist monastery in Khumjung, Nepal. The yeti is sacred in Himalayan Buddhism, and this relic has become a site of pilgrimage. It is actually fashioned from anim.jpg | 117.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 01:51 |
| 10keqfo The consecrated sword presented by Pope Innocent XI to John III Sobieski, 'Lion of Lechistan', in 1675. (736x1282).jpg | 118.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 20:05 |
| 118srog Another discovery has been made at Masada, an ancient fortress built by King Herod the Great between 37 and 31 BCE. This discovery is the payslip of one of the Roman legionaries. This is a very important discovery due to.jpg | 118.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 08:20 |
| commons.wikimedia.org_wiki_File:Bridge_Alcantara.jpg | 118.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 15:22 |
| 11d4mys A Samurai Armor in the Tosei-gusoku style stored at the Met Museum (18th Century) [900x1200].jpg | 118.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 06:18 |
| 106vqde Box-shaped brooch. Bronze, silver and gilded. Austris, Tingstäde, Gotland, Sweden. [948x630].jpg | 118.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 22:02 |
| 1046znm Pair of Pocket Globes, made by Newton & Son, c.1830. England. (1024x725).jpg | 118.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 19:00 |
| 11r515q Golden masks excavated from the Kalmakareh Cave in Lorestan, Iran. First half of first Millennium BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran [1280x460].jpg | 119.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:39 |
| 10gtp87 The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of an ocean of dunes, and it's history has been lost over the centuries. The only news related to it is .jpg | 119.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 10:36 |
| 10rmzkz A jin silk hat with flowering trees and confronted deer in beaded floral fan. Tang dynasty (618-907 CE), now housed at the China National Silk Museum [1000x1415].jpg | 119.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 10:45 |
| imgur_L8YrYi0_Polovtsian helmet of the 12th–13th centuries. from Chingul mound near the village of Wealthy Zaporizhzhia region. Excavations in 1981 ~ Ukraine [795x1200].jpg | 119.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 16:30 |
| 11jnili Bronze tapir with gold and turquoise inlays. China, Warring States, 475–221 BC [1080x1044].jpg | 119.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 03:50 |
| 11f3hmu A Fayum mummy portrait of a woman. From Egypt, 150–200 CE, now housed at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow [514x1000].jpg | 119.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 13:14 |
| 115n0r2 A rare Seljuk silver and gold signet ring, set with a deep purple stone-seal bearing the name of Ali Ibn Yusuf, Persian, 12th century. (736x1617).jpg | 119.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 19:24 |
| 11wl93u 1st to 2nd Cent Roman helmet from France [1024x1365].jpg | 120.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 15:08 |
| 11mpg6r Ceremonial Armor of Charles V, ca. 1512–14. KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM, VIENNA, IMPERIAL ARMOURY [960x1555].jpg | 120.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 11:06 |
| 10karrb Seated female figure with a mirror. The piece was excavated from a tomb located in the Olmec site of La Venta in Tabasco, Mexico. The statue is sculpted from jadeite while the mirror was fa.jpg | 121.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 17:26 |
| 100scwk Armor by Jörg Seusenhofer of Innsbruck, Austria in 1539. Gilding_engraving by Degen Pirger. 20,5 kg. Displayed in The Musée de l'Armée, Paris. (997x1246).jpg | 121.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 20:19 |
| 11cok6z 'The Riace Warriors', two life-size bronzes of bearded Greek warriors, cast about 460–450 BC, discovered in the sea off Calabria. (1093x1093).jpg | 121.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 18:22 |
| 108z6t9 A 4th-century seal of the Sassanid Iranian Queen Yazdan-Friy Shapur. She was the wife of the Sassanid King Shapur III. [883 x 1024].jpg | 121.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 07:54 |
| 10rwii2 Javanese heavy gold ring from Sotheby’s. Indonesia, 8th-11th century. (1280x1280).jpg | 121.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 18:12 |
| 10b5dci Gold pendant with carnelian, Roman 4th century, from The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (1280x1543).jpg | 122.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 20:59 |
| 101rfw6 Dirham found in Gotland (Sweden) dating from the 9th century. Proof of great commercial activities between Scandinavia and Arabia at that time [1024x1032].jpg | 122.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 23:33 |
| 10rf2wn Depiction of a Christian and a Muslim playing chess. The "Libro de los Juegos" ("Book of Games"), a 1283 Castilian translation of Arabic texts on chess, dice, and other games. Chess was pop.jpg | 122.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 03:12 |
| 10ejmyu 'May you always be victorious, Heracles Augustus!’ Imperial Roman fibula. Likely gifted to a senior member of the military. Dated 286-309. (1280x1280).jpg | 122.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:35 |
| 10ue290 Bronze Age lurs from Denmark. These horns are wind instruments cast in bronze 3,000 years ago. Usually found in pairs, 39 have been recovered from peat bogs, where it’s thought they were pl.jpg | 122.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 14:43 |
| 10dars5 Gilded saddle with insignias. Japan, Momoyama period, 1582 [1000x906].jpg | 123.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 10:01 |
| 10cjn8h Steel breastplate with scalloped edges. Hyderabad, India, 1600s [1000x1268].jpg | 123.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 13:16 |
| imgur_jBKkULa_Newsman Tom Howard's ankle camera, used to surreptitiously photograph the electrocution of Ruth Snyder on January 12 1928, for the murder of her husband [1000 x 751].jpg | 124.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 12:26 |
| 10ffyt4 Sculpted right hand with inscribed dedication to the Yemenite god Taʾlab, by Wahab Taʾlab ibn Ḥiṣman, 2nd-3rd century CE. (1280x1052).jpg | 124.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 19:17 |
| 10izdqe Stucco head found in Uxmal, Yucatan. Likely adorned the facade of a building. Maya, 300-900 CE, The National Museum of the American Indian, NYC [800x957].jpg | 124.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 00:47 |
| 11w20jd A gold rhyton from Turkey, c. 2000–1500 BCE, now part of the Al Thani Collection, which was assembled by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, first cousin of the Emir of Qatar [1155x1193].jpg | 124.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 23:52 |
| 1159wgq Preserved Roman plaque with an inscription commemorating the deceased, on which the words known to us are placed: “may the earth rest lightly on you”. Written on a stone in Latin: “Sit tibi terra levis”. The object is lo.jpg | 124.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 07:39 |
| 10yd46d Flask in the Shape of a Toad, Tibet (18th century). Brass and leather. 13-1_2 x 9 x 5-1_2 in. (34.3 x 22.9 x 14 cm). Norton Simon Museum. [615x1002].jpg | 124.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 01:56 |
| 106pqal Detail of the statue of Fudô myôô, the Immovable One, Japanese, Heian Periof dated 12th century. Media: Japanese cypress with polychrome and gold. Museum of Fine Art. (922x1228).jpg | 125.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 18:05 |
| 11hmev5 A birdhouse made to look like a mosque, on the Yeni Valide Mosque, Istanbul, 1708. Turkey has a wonderful culture of caring for stray animals, and many mosques (and other public buildings, and some private homes) had ela.jpg | 125.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 02:07 |
| 10nkktu Mycenaean daggers decorated in gold and silver from the Peloponnese in Greece. Uncovered from shaft graves dated 1550-1500 BCE. (800x1001).jpg | 125.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 17:34 |
| 11a5gsm A 'hand brand', for use on felons or deserters in England, 1642-1649. (800x1202).jpg | 126.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 18:52 |
| 10udswk Gilded door ornament shaped like a makara. Tibet, 15th-16th century [800x1100].jpg | 126.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 14:31 |
| 10baolu Pair of bronze chopsticks. China, Song dynasty, 10th-13th century [2500x1860].jpg | 126.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 00:40 |
| 10ksv5u Roman marble bust showing a bearded man. The Roman is wearing a military coat that has been thrown over his bare chest. The artifact is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Y.jpg | 126.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 07:15 |
| 11bnico Inrō case with red lacquer and helmet design. Japan, Edo period, 1800-1850 [800x1201].jpg | 126.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 15:24 |
| 11g5sy0 Aztec polychrome ceramic. XVI Century. Museo de Antropología, CDMX. [1000x750].jpg | 126.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 15:40 |
| 105vjq1 Gold and garnet necklace, Greek, mid 4th century BC, from Hermann Historica. (656x525).png | 127.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 18:13 |
| 10lgnvy A design depicting probably some diving equipment [breathing apparatus]. From the 15th c. CE manuscript BL Add MS 34113, f. 180v [Italy ?] [850 x 1260].jpg | 128.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 02:08 |
| 10hws2y Spanish Gold and Colombian-emerald ring recovered from the 'Atocha' shipwreck treasure, dated 1622. (750x621).jpg | 128.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 17:41 |
| 10l92h6 Excavation of a 1st century Roman stadium beneath the Main Street in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 1973. (640x907).jpg | 128.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 20:39 |
| 10ia6ek First State Bed of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York. England, 1485-1486. [900x643].jpg | 128.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 03:45 |
| 10aszba One of the lions in the Alexander III Bridge, which connects the Grand Palais area with the Invalides. This bridge, the most ornate in Paris, was built in the Beaux-Arts style with Art Nouv.jpg | 128.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 12:08 |
| 10935pd Cup in the shape of long-eared owl made out of carved coconut shell and gilded silver. It comes from treasury of Radziwiłłs of Nieśwież. Central Europe, c.1600, Wawel Royal Castle, Poland. .jpg | 128.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 12:08 |
| 10xryap Copper alloy hollow cast statue of the princess-priestess Takushit, damascened with electrum (gold and silver alloy). Takushit was the daughter of Akanuasa, a ruler during the reign of the .jpg | 128.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 10:56 |
| 10xg9xh Portion of the San Bartolo mural in Guatemala. Painted circa 100 BCE. Preclassic Maya. [1023x682].jpg | 129.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 00:39 |
| 10xy0cl World War I Belgian infantry helmet with visor, 1916, . From The Royal Armouries Collection. (1280x1143).jpg | 129.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 15:49 |
| 114zvl1 Tinned meat from the Franklin expedition (1845) that saw its entire crew dying while trying to find the North-West passage, the tin cans may have been contaminated with lead [1280x1280].jpg | 129.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 22:43 |
| 11yjxee Armour worn by Kuroda Nagamasa at the Battle of Sekigahara AD 1600, now owned by the Fukuoka City Museum. [720 x 960].jpg | 129.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 13:58 |
| 10jqtxp Silver skyphos, Roman, 50-25 BC, from the J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x919).jpg | 129.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 23:22 |
| 10ceke7 A fresco from Pompeii showing the kiss of a Roman couple. Above is the inscription: NOLO CUM MYRTALE, which can be translated as: “I don’t want to [do this] with Myrtale”. [785x886].jpg | 130.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 08:21 |
| 11d6k37 Roman tombstone in Sala Colonia (near the current Rabat) in Morocco, dated to the first century CE. [640x853].jpg | 131.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 08:17 |
| 11imb6d Silver-plated Jugendstil decanter by WMF, Germany, c. 1900 [1073 × 1605].jpg | 131.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 03:32 |
| 108xvxg A section of the Aurelian Walls, which was built in 271-275 CE to supplement the Servian Wall, which were built in the 4th century BCE after the invasion of Gauls. Since then, Rome has expa.jpg | 131.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 06:36 |
| 111x7p7 Domus Romana are the remains of a Roman house in Malta on the border of the cities of Mdina and Rabat (the ancient city of Melite), in the central part of the island. The facility was inhabited in the 1st century BCE – 2.jpg | 131.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 07:55 |
| imgur_ThAFF2L_Admiral Nelson's coat from the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. It includes the hole in the shoulder caused by the musket ball that killed him [1080x1884].jpg | 133.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 17:09 |
| 11u7jsd A so-called 'Saint Patrick Halfpenny', minted in gold, 17th century, Ireland [1205x600].jpg | 133.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 23:23 |
| 11dhpus The Ivory tankard of Matthias Rauchmiller (German), with silver cup lining, 1676. (1280x1708).jpg | 134.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 17:39 |
| 11d4gce An armor of the so-called ‘modern’ tosei gusoku style produced during the Edo Period and gifted to the NGV Gallery in 1888 [1280x1680].jpg | 134.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 06:07 |
| 10hxkiv A Roman gold Aureus found near Dover, Kent, adjacent to an old Roman roadway in 2019. Struck in London by the usurper-emperor Allectus in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296. There ar.jpg | 134.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 18:14 |
| 11nqqhx Gold pendant with rubies and emeralds. India, 1800s [870x960].jpg | 135.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 14:31 |
| 117oc51 Seal fur thong. 19th century. Inuit in East Greenland [1280 x 1561].jpg | 136.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 23:39 |
| 103fu2r The 2000-year-old clothes of the 'Huldremose Woman', a body recovered in 1879 from a peat bog near Ramten, Denmark. It consists of a checked woollen skirt and scarf, with two skin capes. On.jpg | 136.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 21:36 |
| 11a6i5i An ancient Egyptian bowl with a pattern of gold foil between two layers of colourless glass. Found in northwestern Caucasus, second half of the 3rd-early 2nd century BCE, now housed at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Peter.jpg | 136.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 19:34 |
| 101gyfa Early evidence for Christianity in Roman-Britain - a silver ring, set with an intaglio depicting two fish hanging from an anchor. 3rd century. (743x800).jpg | 137.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 16:38 |
| 10m5bs4 Brass aquamanile shaped like a lion, with Hebrew inscription. Belgium or Germany, 13th-14th century [1410x1560].jpg | 137.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 23:02 |
| 1092ggt The Theodosian Walls (the walls of Constantinople), the strongest fortification of humanity for over a millennium [1000x1217].jpg | 137.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 11:27 |
| 100trwn Garnet intaglio signed “Eudosios”, at Christies. 1st century Roman. (435x431).png | 137.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 21:20 |
| 118p4ti Bronze polearm tip. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC [1680x1550].jpg | 138.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 04:43 |
| 102ks9i The wooden hand of Jean d'Anjou, captain of the french foreign legion who died with 40 soldiers defending against a mexican army of 2000 men at Camerone, 1863 (Aubagne, France) [1200x801].jpg | 138.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 21:57 |
| 105uyod A Scottish basket-hilt Rapier, circa 1520. (1280x872).jpg | 138.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 17:49 |
| 103anmu Roman oil lamp from c. 75-125 CE in the shape of a comic mask showing a slave with a wicked and mocking expression on his face. The Roman sense of humour was based on mockery and used bawdy and rude phrases in-jokes. [12.jpg | 138.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 18:17 |
| 11pexhl The Roman Amphitheatre of Catania in Sicily, 2nd century CE. The city of Catania has been buried by lava a total of 17 times in recorded history, and in layers under the present-day city are the Roman city that preceded .jpg | 138.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 13:47 |
| 11pjtpj Pair of bronze furniture legs. Roman, 1st century AD [1200x1200].jpg | 138.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 17:11 |
| 10vb4zh Gold pendant discovered near Gotland, Sweden. Dated 6th century by The British Museum. (892x1000).jpg | 139.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 16:38 |
| 11r53bk Sculpture of a man with umbrella. Gandhara, Pakistan, 200-300 AD [800x944].jpg | 141.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:42 |
| 102v1mn Ceremonial Silk Apron (1831-32), likely made to be worn at a parade commemorating George Washington's centenary in New York City in 1832. Copperplate printed portrait of Washington with his.jpg | 141.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 05:27 |
| 110qu44 The "mooning gargoyle" of Freiburg minster, Cathedral of Breisgau, southwest Germany. It's said that an unhappy stonemason created this gargoyle ca. 1230, and aimed it at the city council building, after not being paid f.jpg | 141.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 21:30 |
| 10tmfu8 Kris belonging to sultan Abdul Jalil IV. Johor, Indonesia, 1712 [1123x1660].jpg | 142.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 17:48 |
| 1177l49 Figurine of a standing woman. Tlatilco, Mexico, 900-500 BC [530x715].jpg | 142.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 14:09 |
| 11tkgds Intriguing busts from Roman times that were discovered in a cemetery in northern Israel near the city of Beit She’an. The objects are dated to the 4th century CE. [897x574].jpg | 143.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 07:46 |
| 11v2303 8th century Anglo-Saxon sword pommel from the kingdom of Wes*****, (now England). [860x1348].jpg | 143.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 21:55 |
| 11vqd47 A page from an illustrated book to help learning Chinese characters, Ming dynasty between 1506-1620 [747x1202].jpg | 144.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 16:51 |
| 11oov1d A glazed ceramic slipper coffin from Nippur in Iraq. Parthian Empire, 1st century BCE-3rd century CE, now housed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology [750x983].jpg | 145.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 16:51 |
| 10mf9c8 Beautiful ancient necklace made of gold and semi-precious stones. The object dates to the II-IV century CE; he was found in a grave near the ancient city of Viminacium (near Kostolac, in ea.jpg | 145.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 07:37 |
| 10l4spl Gold pendant decorated with enamel and turquoise, Egypt, 11th century, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1600).jpg | 145.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 17:52 |
| 1040wl0 The ancient Silk Road ruins from a forgotten Buddhist Kingdom of Subashi near Kuqa, Xinjiang. This region is a far cry from the splendor it had from the 3rd to 13th centuries. [OC] [3000x20.jpg | 145.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 14:56 |
| 10g3on0 Gold appliqués (featuring nine winged griffins) that would have been sewn into a shroud. Scythian, from Maikop, Adyghea, Russia (in the northwest Caucusus), 5th c BC. Penn Museum collection.jpg | 145.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 14:54 |
| 10q25ux Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII (reign 1509-1547 CE) in Warwickshire [929x1125].jpg | 146.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 15:38 |
| 118sbk4 Skeletons of the Romans inside the family tomb. This place was found in the Jagodin Mala necropolis, in Niš (ancient Naissus), in south-eastern Serbia. The object dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. [960x666].jpg | 146.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 07:51 |
| 109wnxq The Winnged Victory of Samothrace on top of its original battleship prow shaped base and pedestal. Greece, c. 200 BC. We ignore when it was carved, by whom, or to commemorate what, but it is certainly one of the most cel.jpg | 147.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 10:41 |
| 113hg8g Gold cup with shell motifs. Peru, Sicán culture, 800-1375 AD [600x790].jpg | 147.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 04:02 |
| 105vna0 Relief-decorated silver cup, Roman, 1st century BC - 1st century AD, from the J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1012).jpg | 147.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 18:17 |
| 11inigl Mills Liberty Bell cast-iron slot machine, Chicago, c. 1907 [727 × 1024].jpg | 147.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 04:16 |
| 10zbs7m Clothes of three noblemen murdered by king Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards in 1567. More info in the comments. [1200x855].jpg | 147.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 04:10 |
| 114dji2 A portrait – in the form of a tondo – showing Trajan as an elderly man, on whom are seen marks of: time and stress. The object is dated 117 CE; shortly before his death. Currently, the artifact is in the Museum of Anatol.jpg | 147.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 07:24 |
| 10f3jqb Help identifying this object, found burried in the moroccan desert back in 2001. [1200 x 1600].jpg | 148.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 09:53 |
| 11c1m92 Glass beaker, transparent blue body with opaque white trailed and marvered pattern. From Egypt or Greater Syria, 8th-9th century CE, now part of the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait [1045x1200].jpg | 148.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 01:20 |
| 10uiyq0 Ulm Munster book cover, gilded silver, elaborately decorated, from Germany, dated 1506. The British Museum. (739x1000).jpg | 149.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 18:06 |
| 1153zal The Ishtar Gate, built by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in Mesopotamia in 575 BC, using blue lapis lazuli and dense asphalt bricks. It's now preserved in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Detail pic in comment. (598x8.jpg | 150.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 01:57 |
| 11txo0f Lotus shoes for bound feet. Late 19th century. China. [1500x1221].jpg | 150.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 17:27 |
| 10fhfwr Codex style plate featuring the Maize god and the Hero Twins, from El Peten, Guatemala. Maya, 680-740 CE, Museum of fine arts, Boston [1000x940].jpg | 150.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 20:15 |
| 11gxtx6 Kudurru of Marduk-nadin-ahhe. Kudurrus (Akkadian for frontier) were boundary stones and records of land grants in Babylonia between the 16th and 7th centuries. A black limestone stele 25 inches high, this kudurru was ric.jpg | 150.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 10:58 |
| 115ar2o Nubian pyramids in Sudan, built from the 700s BC onwards, not as well known as Egypt's pyramids but still amazing (1356x668).jpg | 151.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 08:35 |
| 10tporu Unguentarium, carved from a huge Emerald. Crafted by Dionysio Miseroni for Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III in 1641. Austrian Imperial Treasury, displayed at the Kunsthistorische Museum, Vi.jpg | 151.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 20:00 |
| 112dbkw Can anyone tell me anything about this bird vessel? I think it’s made of bronze? [1242x2688].jpg | 151.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 19:05 |
| 118ozx2 Drama mask of a demon, with little holes caused by insect damage. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century [850x1030].jpg | 151.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 04:35 |
| 10ng3h0 Hawaiʻian Kava Bowl, 18th century CE [2500 x 2013].jpg | 151.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 14:17 |
| 10nyn08 A wax display mango in a bell jar from China, c.1968. An instance of the so-called "Cult of the Mango" which emerged during the Cultural Revolution. Further information in comments. [627x76.jpg | 152.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 04:17 |
| 10gf0aq The Coyolxāuhqui Stone, discovered in 1978 at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City, is a carved, circular Aztec stone, depicting the mythical being Coyolxāuhqui, in a state of dismemberment and .jpg | 152.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 22:16 |
| 10l5qn9 Gold pendant with a peridot, garnet, and sapphire, England, circa 1550. The Victoria & Albert Museum. (1280x1280).jpg | 152.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 18:29 |
| 1136cyd Insignia of the wife of a third level civil official (Peacock), c.1750-1800, China [955 x 944].jpg | 153.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 19:31 |
| 10tkpdq Maya plaque made of conch shell portraying a seated lord, from Campeche, Mexico. 600-800 CE. Princeton University Art Museum [1251x2000].jpg | 153.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 16:39 |
| 10dm69f Etruscan carnelian scarab from Christies, depicting Herakles, 5th century BC. (480x478).png | 153.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 17:56 |
| 106qjx4 On display at the Doge’s Palace in Venice, a Morion helmet from Brescia, Italy dated to the 16th Century. (1280x853).jpg | 153.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 18:37 |
| 10lm2f6 The crushed skull of a male guard wearing a metal helmet, from the tomb of the Sumerian Queen Puabi at the “Great Death Pit,” a mass burial place of royal retainers flattened under the tomb.jpg | 154.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 07:06 |
| 1108z4q In Malta there are Roman remains of the baths They are located near the region of Gnajn Tuffieħa (northwest of the island). The facility was discovered in 1929, when sewage works were carried out. [800x600].jpg | 155.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 06:25 |
| 1051mnv German Armet (compact, light combat helmet), with mask-visor in the form of a rooster. Ca. 1530, Augsburg, Germany. (612x765).jpg | 155.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 18:32 |
| 11ist2z The Moel Hebog Shield. 1200-1000 BCE, Made of Bronze. Found in Gwynydd, Wales in 1784 [928x1000].jpg | 156.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 09:25 |
| 11bjk0x Hair ornament, 5 century ad, Dug up at Elephanta islands during excavations for the Port Trust work, gold, white sapphire, emerald, csmvs museum, India(1920x1080).jpg | 156.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 12:09 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_b_be_AlexSa*****ionPompeysPillar.jpg | 157.4 KiB | 2013-Oct-06 01:18 |
| 11daj09 The original wooden doors of the Roman Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome. The doors were carved in 430-432 CE with Biblical scenes, the most famous being the first known publicly displayed depiction of the crucifixion of .jpg | 157.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 12:20 |
| 11a3j3o Portrait busts in boxwood, carved ca. 1515. Depicting Margaret of Austria and Philibert of Savoy. (1280x823).jpg | 157.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 17:35 |
| 10vd0m2 Olmec mask of jadeite from 1200-400 BCE found buried as an offering made 1470 CE within the Mexica Templo Mayor. Housed at the Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City [1545x1200].jpg | 157.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 17:50 |
| 10vzxpz Egyptian portrait of a Pharao, painted on an ostracon (a shard of limestone in this case), believed to belong to Ramesses VI, who reigned between 1143 and 1136 BC (20th Dynasty) [1080x720].jpg | 157.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 11:50 |
| 11wcu9o The great monument in Miletus (near today’s Balat, in southwestern Turkey), which was built by the city authorities in 63 BCE in thanks to Pompey the Great for combating piracy in the Mediterranean Sea. [1200x900].jpg | 158.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 08:21 |
| 1030bsm Les Saltimbanques - painting by Gustave Doré depicting family of street performers mourning their ***** who is critically wounded after an accident during tightrope walking, France, 1874 [1.jpg | 159.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 10:34 |
| 104ulok Classic Veracruz Culture yoke, a guard worn for protection while playing the Mesoamerican ball game. From Mexico, 600-900 CE [1480x746].jpg | 160.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 13:47 |
| 11eu8am British Museum Archived Artifact # K.8538 - Neo-Assyrian Depictions of Constellations Over The Night Sky of 3-4 January 650 BC In Nineveh [996 x 1000].jpg | 160.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 04:31 |
| 10hoter Roman theater in Amman (Jordan), a city which in ancient Rome was called Philadelphia. The theater was built during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 CE). [768x960].jpg | 161.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 11:02 |
| 11sz88z 100 to 50 BCE Parisii tribe coin from Gaul (modern-day France) [776x700].jpg | 161.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 16:41 |
| 10x0uc8 A 1000-year-old glass goblet unearthed from a tomb in Tongliao, china. Liao dynasty (916–1125 CE), now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum [720x853].jpg | 161.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 15:36 |
| 11d2kxn Mirror from Northamptonshire, England, 50BC-50AD. [791x1000].jpg | 161.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 04:24 |
| 10m4x9m Sculpture of Garuda. India, around 12th-13th century [820x1226].jpg | 161.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 22:45 |
| 10xyh7a Gilded silver rhyton, Parthian (Iran), 50BC-50AD, from The J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1265).jpg | 162.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 16:07 |
| 10asxr3 1540 wooden sculpture depicting Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427-1492) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, located in Artus Court, Gdańsk. It was funded by the inhabitants of Gdańsk in gr.jpg | 162.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 12:06 |
| 11iu5ey Close detail of the Bamberg Green Man, a foliate head in the shape of an acanthus leaf at Bamberg cathedral, Germany. Early Gothic, c.1237 [850x1263].jpg | 162.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 10:43 |
| 11h21f6 Porcelain container shaped like a pomegranate. China, Qing dynasty, around 1750 [1300x1200].jpg | 162.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 14:24 |
| 10k4oad A gold coin from Carthage, struck circa 260 BCE. It has the image of Persephone-Tanit wearing a barley wreath, a bar and triple pendant earring and a necklace with pendants. The reverse sho.jpg | 163.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 12:46 |
| 11gpnd6 A knife, nicknamed "pardala", belonging to early 20th century greek bandit Fotis Yangoulas. It bears an inscription proclaiming that he was unable to find justice through the state, so he's forced to appoint this knife a.jpg | 163.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 03:14 |
| 116g4v7 40,000 Year Old Lion Man Statue - Oldest Confirmed Statue Ever Discovered [1200 x 2500].jpg | 164.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 16:04 |
| 115nbgu The Faberge 'Peacock Egg', from 1908. (800x800).jpg | 164.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 19:33 |
| 10rwc68 Egyptian Goblet, inscribed with the names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen Nefertiti, ca. 1353BC-1336 BCE. (1280x1600).jpg | 164.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 18:05 |
| 10rjrac Tantō (dagger) signed by Rai Kunitoshi. Japan, 13th century blade, 19th century mountings [1530x2050].jpg | 164.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 07:15 |
| 1089cdz No, they're not breasts, but bull scrotums. Artemis Farnese, 2nd century AD, National Archaeological Museum of Naples [1080×1080].jpg | 164.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 13:04 |
| 118jj63 Cheomseongdae, The oldest surviving Observatory in Asia [1080 x 1080].jpg | 164.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 22:44 |
| 10t57ww Bronze grain vessel with traces of red paint. China, Warring States, 5th century BC [1130x1100].jpg | 165.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 04:43 |
| 11sr0iv The Palmyra Castle in the province of Homs, Syria, thought to have been built by the Mamluks in the 13th century on a high hill overlooking the historic site of Palmyra [1125x1131].jpg | 165.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 11:11 |
| 10ci0hv [1080 x 1080] The Wicked Bible - an edition of Bible published in 1631 with the word 'not' omitted from "Thou shall not commit adultery".jpg | 166.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 11:53 |
| 11ojtp8 The oldest known hockey stick, now owned by the Canadian Museum of History, dates to the mid-1830s and is made of sugar maple wood. The hockey stick was bought in 2015 by the museum for $300,000 [2048x1285].jpg | 166.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 13:10 |
| 10o0mhs In Qobustan (a town located 70 km from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan) there is an extremely rare monument dating back to Roman times. One of the stones has an inscription made by a Roman .jpg | 166.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 06:08 |
| 10oenlq Crown of King Christian IV of Denmark, crafted by Corvinianus Saur in 1595-'96. Source: Wikipedia. (1024x683).jpg | 166.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 18:29 |
| 11onc8z In western Germany, near the city of Bad Ems, well-preserved, sharpened wooden stakes were found that protected Roman legionaries in a fort from barbarian attacks. [1200x780].jpg | 167.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 15:46 |
| 10501s3 A gold and rock crystal pendant from Renaissance Europe, circa 1560. The Victoria & Albert Museum. (1280x1280).jpg | 167.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 17:30 |
| 107ms8f The map of hell, showing a representation of the 9 circles of the Christian hell according to "la Divina Commedia" of Dante, by Sandro Botticelli, 1485-1495 [800x559].jpg | 168.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 19:04 |
| 1142pnd The copper inlays on a Roman sword depicting the gods Nike (Victory) and Mars (War). Found in Podlowa, Poland and dated to the 3rd century. (644x960).jpg | 168.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 22:12 |
| 1191b1z A spider brooch made of pink tourmaline for the body, gold threads for the net, and pearls for the eyes. Qing Dynasty (1636–1912 CE), now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China [749x1316].jpg | 168.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 14:42 |
| 1098c1x Gold cross pendant with diamonds, rubies, and a pearl, England, circa 1615, from The Victoria & Albert Museum. (1280x1280).jpg | 168.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 16:06 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_mi_original_DP152107a.jpg | 168.5 KiB | 2019-May-27 22:38 |
| 11cul2d Bust of the goddess Tanit found in the necropolis of Puig des Molins. 4th century B.C. Museum of Puig des Molins in Ibiza (Spain). [1198x1721].jpg | 168.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 22:19 |
| 115ii51 Kashkul (Sufi begging bowl) carved from a coco-de-mer nut, Iran, 18th century [2000 x 2559].jpg | 168.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 16:01 |
| 10m4nm1 The staff of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston installing an early 12th century masterpiece of Chinese art, "Court Ladies Preparing newly Woven Silk". Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) [1536x2048].jpg | 168.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 22:33 |
| 114iu0m Jeweled Turkish dagger [1920x1280].jpg | 169.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 12:08 |
| 104bd0n Silver statuette of Apollo, Hellenistic Greek, circa 100 BC, from The J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1719).jpg | 169.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 21:51 |
| 10we0g1 Etruscan Gold and amber pendant necklace, 550-450 BC, from The J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1334).jpg | 169.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 21:40 |
| 10odiwv Helmet of a Cadet of the Royal Guard of Queen Ranavalona III of Madagascar, dated between 1869-1917 and on display at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris. (1280x1920).jpg | 169.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 17:44 |
| 11mlhu4 Ceramic drainage pipe. Xianyang, China, Qin dynasty, 3rd century BC [1270x1644].jpg | 169.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 07:00 |
| 10uq18w Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew, written by Tang Dynasty general Yan Zhenqing in 758 in remembrance of his nephew Yan Jiming, a general who was captured and executed by An Lushan. It is con.jpg | 169.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 22:47 |
| 108u9rd Saint Longinus [1200×900] , sculpture by Giovanni Lorenzo.jpg | 169.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 03:31 |
| 10a5mqj Portuguese 10 Cruzados coin, minted in Lisbon during the reign of King Manuel I, 1495-1521. (1280x618).jpg | 170.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 17:43 |
| 10l0c9a In 1985, a 5000-year-old untouched burial was found in Karakol village, Russia. The fantastical images, found on the stone slabs used as walls of the burial, were made in 3 colours, white, .jpg | 171.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 14:49 |
| 115nkqt One of the oldest known mechanical watches, owned by Philip Melanchthon in 1530. (1280x842).jpg | 171.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 19:39 |
| 10t3hj6 Ionic Temple of Garni, Armenia, 1st century AD. (1080x1350).jpg | 171.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 03:12 |
| 11abtmi Göbekli Tepe is the oldest temple to have ever been built (as far as we know). It was built between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE in nowadays Eastern Turkey [1000x1287].jpg | 172.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 23:12 |
| 117d6y1 Swedish king Karl XII’s blue uniform, worn by him on the day he was killed while inspecting trenches during siege to the fortress of Fredriksten in 1718. Charles was struck in the head by a projectile. (779x1000).jpg | 172.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 16:46 |
| 10h24ge A carved Balinese 'golok' and masked scabbard from the 1800's. Czerny's Int'l. Auction House. (1080x1080).jpg | 172.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 17:03 |
| 10f8pm2 Some of the 131 wooden shields of the Celtic type that were found in 1921–1922 in the bog of Hjortspring Mose in southern Denmark. 4th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Denm.jpg | 172.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 14:29 |
| 108jny4 A Mughal Empire Dagger adorned in gold, emeralds and rubies, 1600's India. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1769).jpg | 173.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 20:15 |
| 112qekc Lidded vessel from Tikal, Guatemala. 250-600 CE, Maya. [1357x1084].jpg | 173.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 05:26 |
| 102h516 Gold pendant of Goddess Werethekau, in snake form, suckling a standing Tutankhamun; 14th century BCE and held in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Ref: 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt', by Carol Andrew.jpg | 173.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 19:35 |
| 10t0xv4 A Maya mask pendant, made of wood, jade, resin, shell, mother-of-pearl, spondylus shell, obsidian and red pigment. From Mexico, 200–600 CE, now part of the Al Thani Collection, which was as.jpg | 173.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 01:07 |
| 10530lq The "regicide landau", carriage used by the Portuguese royal family and where they were attacked by revolutionaries in Lisbon, on February 1, 1908. The king and the heir died, the queen sur.jpg | 174.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 19:27 |
| 110q0n8 A cat on a white marble foot of the Colossus of Constantine the Great, ca. 312-315. The complete statue would have been about 12 meters (40 feet) high and was (literally) Vandalized after the fall of Rome. (1280x866).jpg | 174.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 20:55 |
| 11mbbq4 Four written numbers on the north wall of a structure located in Xultun, Guatemala associated with the Long Count calendar and astronomical computations; the dates stretch some 7,000 years into the future. 9th Century CE.jpg | 175.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 23:07 |
| 10hm518 The Treasure of Caldas de Reis is to date one of the largest known hoards of gold in European prehistory and the largest in Iberian prehistory. The collection consists of 41 pieces of high-.jpg | 176.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 08:02 |
| 100l8t5 Column from a XII Century portal, Saint-Lazare d'Avallon church (France) [934x934].jpg | 177.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 14:54 |
| 117l3kv Tablet fragment commemorating the construction of a fortress gate by Legio IX Hispana, Eboracum, Britannia (c. 108 CE). [1280x693].jpg | 177.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 21:28 |
| 10ap7kg samurai and his wife, ivory, Japanese,Meiji period,19 century, sir ratan tata Art collection,csmvs museum Mumbai India (1080x1920).jpg | 178.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 08:18 |
| 1129600 A "Guidonian Hand", a medieval mnemonic for learning music before modern notation was invented, early 16th century, Italy [854 x 1302].jpg | 179.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 16:12 |
| 11hyah1 Hand guard from a Japanese sword, by Takamoto Hidemune, c.1860, depicting the Buddhist monk Kenko riding on a carp. [1000x1047]..jpg | 180.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 12:41 |
| 10pdocv Kokino megalithic observatory in the Balkans from around 19th century BC [1180x1126].jpg | 181.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 20:53 |
| 11cozbr A Ottoman marble tombstone of a pregnant woman named Hanife Hanım and her baby. Both died during *****birth in 1735. Now housed at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul [895x1724].jpg | 182.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 18:39 |
| 11q9lqb Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük - Neolithic Sculpture completed approximately 6000 BCE [1200 x 1600].jpg | 182.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 13:23 |
| 11943tr Roman figurine of god Jupiter sitting on the throne, bronze, 1st century AD, excavated in ancient Naissus, present-day city of Niš, southeastern Serbia. Jupiter is half naked, wearing a cloak. Originally holding a scepte.jpg | 182.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 16:28 |
| 11yy8cu A clay female figurine from the archaeological site of Altyndepe in Turkmenistan. 2nd millennium BCE, now housed at the Hermitage Museum in Russia [1073x1883].jpg | 183.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 21:58 |
| 10lmqe6 Sculpture of the priest Gien, founder of Okadera Temple. Japan, Nara period, 8th century AD [1144x1177].jpg | 183.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 07:53 |
| 104brx8 19th Century Sperm Whalebone piece made by "Yankee Whaler." Found in my dad's attic! (960x714).jpg | 183.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 22:07 |
| 10t3twu Gilded silver Communion paten with Christogram, Byzantine, 6th century. Dumbarton Oaks Museum. (1280x1159).jpg | 183.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 03:29 |
| 10m3tlv Terracotta *****morphic askos, Greek, ca. 1725–1600 B.C. (1280x1018).jpg | 183.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 22:00 |
| 118s928 Bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius, circa 140 A.D.; acquired by the Getty 2023 [1000 x 1334].jpg | 184.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 07:47 |
| imgur_Zl5VJ16_Golden reliquary statue containing the remains of the 2nd century ***** saint Sainte Foy (Conques, France). Late 10th to early 11th century with later additions, but also incorporating a late-Roman golden mask. [574x1300].jpg | 184.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 15:06 |
| 10fxj36 Photo taken in 1974 showing the freshly excavated 2230 yr old Terracotta warriors still showing original color before rapid deterioration. China has yet to excavate the rest of the mausoleu.jpg | 184.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 09:31 |
| 10957pa Sword from the Bronze age. Sweden, 1100 BCE – 900 BCE. Swedish History Museum [2900 x 968].jpg | 185.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 13:51 |
| 11r4r6k Colossal granite image of King Ramesses II, from Karnak (Thebes), Egypt, about 1250 BC. It's the upper part of a seated statue, one of a pair that flanked a gate in the king's mortuary temple, the 'Ramesseum"... [1080x77.jpg | 185.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:26 |
| 105nrqv Roman mosaic showing the word “HAVE”, which was a kind of antique rug in front of the door with a greeting. The object is located in Pompeii, in front of the House of Faun. [960x720].jpg | 185.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 12:19 |
| 112xww3 A Kapala goat skull mask ornamented with white metal applique and glass. Tibet, 19th century CE [750x834].jpg | 185.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 13:24 |
| 10b4zcd The god Dionysos riding his chariot drawn by panthers, returns in triumph from his conquest of India. Early 3rd cent (Severan period). Handle (silver and gold) from a Roman serving platter,.jpg | 186.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 20:43 |
| 11ol0ex The recently unearthed Vindelev treasure contains a medaillon with the oldest known reference to Wodan_Odin [940 x 627].png | 186.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 14:04 |
| 1196sms Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Built around 150-200 AD. [1000x704].jpg | 186.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 18:14 |
| 105pqaz Cicadas by Renée Lalique, Gulbenkian Museum [1588x1077].jpg | 186.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 14:02 |
| 11159o2 The Ladby ship (22m long, 3m wide) is the only ship burial from the Viking Age discovered in Denmark. In 925, a Viking king was buried in this ship with 11 horses, 4 dogs and many grave goods. The ship has been preserved.jpg | 187.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 10:36 |
| 10p3xaq In 1968, a 2,100-year-old human clay head, from the Tagar culture, was found in the Shestakovsky burial mound No 6 in southern Siberia, Russia. Almost 4 decades later, X-ray imaging of the .jpg | 187.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 14:26 |
| 11oebn4 Roman fresco depicting a basket of figs. The object was discovered in the villa of Poppei Sabina in Oplontis – a city that was destroyed – along with, among others Pompeii and Herculaneum – by the eruption of Vesuvius in.jpg | 187.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 07:59 |
| 113okyl M. Volteius Denarius - Roman - Helmeted head of Attis to right. [1169x1175].jpg | 188.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 11:37 |
| 11343xj Lacquered wood Portable picnic set with tiered food box, tray, and sake bottle. Japan, meiji period,19 century, sir ratan tata art collection, csmvs museum, Mumbai India (1920x1080).jpg | 188.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 17:55 |
| 10hwnp1 Gold bull and seal of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, made in Prague around 1355 [1600 x 1264].jpg | 189.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 17:36 |
| 10o7fjk Māori Karetao puppet, c.1840-1860 [1876 x 2500].jpg | 189.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 13:17 |
| 11hrhia Roman painting showing Heron – the Egyptian god – who was identified with Horus and attributed to him the role of restorer and guardian of justice. In the painting, Heron was shown dressed as a Roman soldier: wearing a b.jpg | 189.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 06:09 |
| 10kpmms Steel cuirass. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 1500-1575 [1310x1420].jpg | 190.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 04:07 |
| 10iysrx Attic skyphos [cup], with a scene of a satyr pushing a girl on a swing. Chiusi, mid 5th c. BCE. Berlin museums, ant. nr. F2589 [1750 x 1209].jpg | 190.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 00:19 |
| 116l9l7 Carved head from the prow of a Viking vessel, from the Oseberg ship burial, 9th-10th century Norway. (1280x1707).jpg | 191.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 19:14 |
| 117dprz Sculpture of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the underworld and death. Mexico, c. 1400's. (1280x1655).jpg | 191.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 16:58 |
| 10tofxq A majestic gold ring from Christies, set with gemstones, Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. (483x478).png | 192.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 19:08 |
| 116lkgi Charlemagne's Throne in Aachen. From then until 1531, it served as the coronation throne for thirty-one Kings of Germany. (1280x1920).jpg | 192.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 19:26 |
| 10ovp89 A rock crystal chess-piece from Fatimid Egypt, 11th century CE. Likely a king or queen (called a "vizier" (counsellor) at the time). [2000x1600].jpg | 192.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 07:16 |
| 112g5gc One of the oldest known soccer balls, found in the rafters of a bedroom in Stirling Castle and dating from around the time of Mary Queen of Scots. Scotland, 16th century. (1280x1099).jpg | 192.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 21:05 |
| 1024en0 The Rosetta stone, the stele that permitted to traduce the hieroglyphs. Carved with Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic, and ancient greek, 196 BC, British Museum [800x936].jpg | 192.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 10:17 |
| 112k0ig A large archaic bronze wine jar with pictorial decoration (Fanghu). From China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period, 5th-4th century BCE [869x1264].jpg | 193.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 23:53 |
| 10wcgfh Lacquered leather helmet, Korea, circa 1570-1599, from The Royal Armouries Collection. (1277x1920).jpg | 193.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 20:39 |
| 113219m Steam locomotive Agenoria 0-4-0, built in 1829 by Foster, Rastrick & Co, Stourbridge. Now in National Railway Museum, York UK [1008 x 1536].jpg | 193.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 16:31 |
| 10oygux The armour of Ned Kelly, with his Snider-Enfield rifle and one of his boots. Ned Kelly was a famous bushranger who fought the law and became a hero to many of Australia's rural poor. The ar.jpg | 194.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 10:12 |
| 11fnb3d Olmec bowl, 1200-900 BCE, housed at the Met. [1840x1976].jpg | 194.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 00:28 |
| 107jmpx Ship’s Caulking tool kit, 1800-1840, last used to repair the 'USS Constitution'. The set includes 13 caulking irons, a caulking mallet, a carrying case and folding stool. (835x644).jpg | 194.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 17:05 |
| 10m2glf An Aztec calendar stone photographed by William Henry Jackson in Mexico City, 1884. Jackson was a renowned photographer of the American west. (1276x1017).jpg | 195.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 21:04 |
| 102t1oc Bowl with relief depicting the second king of Palenque, from Chiapas, Mexico. 440-490 CE, Maya, Dumbarton Oaks Museum [1404x1196].jpg | 195.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 03:48 |
| 10a9ivg 7th century Frankish belt buckle harness from France. [1536x2048].jpg | 196.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 20:19 |
| 119kh3m In 2017, a 3,000 year old underwater Urartian fortress was discovered in the depths of Lake Van, the largest lake in Turkey and one of the three great ‘seas’ of historic Armenia. [1170x2080].jpg | 197.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 01:29 |
| 11zk4x3 1351 liturgic chalice- gift from Polish King Casimir the Great to the church in Trzemeszno. Looted by Germans during WW2, it was found in London in 1960. Gilded and enameled silver. Now in Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków. [.jpg | 197.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 13:17 |
| 11okaip One of the 13th century dragons shaped bronze cast door-knockers from the Great Mosque of Cizre. Artuqid dynasty, now housed at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul [1125x1121].jpg | 198.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 13:32 |
| 106idl1 The map of the world of Al Idrissi, the most precise map of the world at this time, cerca 1154. [800x872].jpg | 198.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 12:43 |
| 10tz06g Feathered serpent with recurring flower motif, Teotihuacán apartment mural fragment (OC)(3840 x 2160).jpg | 198.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 02:50 |
| 10j3aoa Iron ritual incense burner with gilded openwork motifs. Tibet, 15th-16th century [1340x1822].jpg | 199.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 04:04 |
| 11l3nko Coin dedicated To Sacred Dogs Of Adranus God Volcano Ancient Greek[1200x1500].png | 199.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 16:20 |
| 10h3tzg Gold cross pendant with enamel and rock crystal, Spain, circa 1630. The Victoria & Albert Museum. (1280x1280).jpg | 199.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 18:09 |
| 104sygf Drawing of an elephant's head. Kota, Rajasthan, India, 1700-1710 [1000x1009].jpg | 200.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 12:27 |
| 1009bmd Newly discovered ancient Mayan offertory scorpion shaped arrowhead. Xunantunich ruins. Western Belize. June, 2022. (3024x4032).jpg | 201.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 02:00 |
| 11qt21i Viking Hiddensee Hoard. Likely belonging to Harald Bluetooth in the 10th century. Includes Thor Hammers and Christian Crosses [1064 x 768].jpg | 203.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 01:46 |
| 11tx5pv Bam Citadel at night. It is the largest mudbrick building in the world and it’s construction started around 579 BC. [850x500].jpg | 204.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 18:08 |
| 1157a7i Scenes from the Story of Joseph (Late 16th Century) by Pierre Courteys. Painted enamel on copper, partly gilded [1470x1200].jpg | 204.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 04:57 |
| 11e3juz Victory stele of Naram-Sin, king of Akkad, grand son of Sargon the Great. The Stele was carved in pink limestone in Sippar. The text describes Naram-Sin victory over the Lullubi, a mountain people from the Zagros Mountai.jpg | 204.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 11:16 |
| 11qzxqi Roman mosaic depicting a swastika, located in the remains of the imperial palace in the Gamzigrad – Felix Romuliana complex, around Zaječar in eastern Serbia. The object dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. [960x696].jpg | 205.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 07:42 |
| 10nl89v Indian Khanjar with rock crystal hilt, 1700's, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1080x1920).jpg | 206.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 18:02 |
| 10fhg7h A Chinese Gold mask, circa 1000 BC. Source: CNN. (1280x720).jpg | 206.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 20:15 |
| 10pej80 Rare Saljuq Iranian heavy mace head constructed from a copper based alloy. It is of octagonal sections decorated with gilt incised arabesque designs. 12th-14th Century. (2000x1500).jpg | 206.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 21:25 |
| 11551h2 The Palmwood Wreck, a Dutch merchant ship that wrecked off the coast of Texel in 1660, was full of luxury goods. One of the most striking discoveries made by divers was a virtually intact silk satin dress with a woven fl.jpg | 207.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 02:52 |
| 113h85s Bed for smoking opium, with hardstone panels and mother-of-pearl inlays. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [1370x1050].jpg | 207.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 03:50 |
| 10zbm28 Mezcala temple model from Guerrero, Mexico. 200 BCE-500 CE. The Met [1065x1200].jpg | 207.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 04:00 |
| 11wikc2 A *****'s silk kimono. Japan, Edo period, around 1800 [950x1000].jpg | 208.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 13:14 |
| 10qf4cy Roman statue of Emperor Trajan, made after 103 CE [1624x2400].jpg | 208.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 00:16 |
| 11q6bni Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Seasons, 1563-73, a set of four paintings. Each shows a profile portrait made up of fruit, vegetables and plants relating to the relevant season. This series is analogous to another set called The F.jpg | 209.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 10:45 |
| 10mqwzf Carved Jasper cup with gilded silver mounts, Bohemia, circa 1350-1380, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1320).jpg | 210.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 17:42 |
| 10z3o3h Maya plate from Campeche, Mexico. 593-731 CE. Brooklyn Museum [1172x1107].jpg | 210.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 21:31 |
| 10t31ga Vase in the form of a duck, Ptolemaic Egypt, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE; crafted of faience in Alexandria,with a polychrome glaze The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. (1280x688).jpg | 210.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 02:49 |
| 1151d03 Abstract engraved stone. Ecuador, Valdivia culture, 1250 BCE [1249x1245].jpg | 210.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 23:50 |
| 1136001 Apulian bronze armor with Phrygian helmet, Hellenistic Greek, 4th century BC. (683x1024).jpg | 211.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 19:15 |
| 103feix A colossal bull’s head from Persepolis during the reign of Xerxes (486-465 BCE). The head is two meters high and weighs 10 tons. Persepolis was founded as a capitol city by the Achaemenid d.jpg | 212.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 21:20 |
| 11ygujg A shield emblem with chimera, found in Tomb B of the Chiuchiari necropolis near Melfi. 550-500 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Melfi in Italy [820x820].jpg | 212.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 12:00 |
| 11aya3q A late 16th century edition of Claude Paradin's Devises Heroiques, this edition from 1571. I have long wanted to hold one of these for years now. [900x1200].jpg | 213.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 18:27 |
| 10tyxx6 Ix Mutal Ahaw Stela, 761CE Mexico, Maya (OC)(3840 x 2160).jpg | 215.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 02:46 |
| 10uq0io The Kunz Axe, likely only used ceremonially or was deposited in a grave. Crafted in a typical Olmec style from jadeite, the axe was found in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. 1200-400 BCE. [11.jpg | 215.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 22:46 |
| 1181qms Rani Ki Vav is a stepwell, located in the town of Patan in India, that is designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water. Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, the spouse of the 11th-century Cha.jpg | 215.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 11:56 |
| 10xyvtk Etched doodles (digitally highlighted) in the Eadburg Book: an 8th century copy of the Acts of the Apostles that was owned by a woman, England [1600x900].jpg | 215.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 16:24 |
| 10apgq8 One of the crowns of the kingdom of Ethiopia, the only african state to have not been colonised by Europeans, 18 century [976x1400].jpg | 216.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 08:34 |
| 106upri Hemet Maze Stone [800x628].jpg | 216.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 21:22 |
| 1094qnj Ensemble from c. 1730, consisting of a casaquin, a stomacher, and a skirt, with large motifs, including the Tree of Life inspired by Indian chintz. The casaquin follows the fashion of the e.jpg | 216.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 13:30 |
| 11rpiq6 Roman sarcophagus showing four busts, probably family members. The cover imitates a tiled building. The object is dated to the mid-2nd century CE. The artefact was discovered in Thessaloniki and is now on display at the .jpg | 216.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 07:43 |
| 11fqrst String of blue faience beads. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1539–1077 BC [1000x1000].jpg | 217.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 02:54 |
| 10zq8xt The oldest known plough in the world. The 4000-year-old Lavagnone plough, made of oak, was preserved in the collapsed layers of a Polada culture pile-dwelling on the south shores of Lake Garda. Now housed at the "Giovann.jpg | 219.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 15:41 |
| 116qwax 1810 evening gown, machine made pink silk net over white cotton muslin [1011x1179].jpg | 219.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 23:07 |
| 10ff3rf Egyptian Statue of a deified individual, adorned with magic spells and deities, dated 672-342 BC. Naples National Archaeological Museum. (875x1200).jpg | 220.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 18:43 |
| 10q517f Southern European broadsword, dated ca. 950-1100. Iron alloy, now heavily corroded, partially overlaid with silver. The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Overall image* (1280x851).jpg | 220.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 17:31 |
| 10t46dk Lamellar armor, Chinese, dated 1700's from The Royal Armouries Collection. (1280x1467).jpg | 221.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 03:47 |
| 102m9o5 The Cross of Mathilde, a crux gemmata made for Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (973–1011), who is shown kneeling before the Virgin and ***** in the enamel plaque. [1700X2403].jpg | 221.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 22:54 |
| 112k9xd Blade for a chariot wheel. China, Warring States period (c. 475–221 BCE) [1048x2000].jpg | 222.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 00:05 |
| 1093kk1 Bronze wine container with taotie patterns. China, Shang dynasty, 1600-1050 BC [900x1137].jpg | 222.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 12:31 |
| 11dur8w Sculpture of Hanuman holding a container. Indonesia, Majapahit dynasty, 14th century [1000x1431].jpg | 223.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 02:46 |
| 10stl96 Two burials with carved jades, found in 1984 at the archaeological site of Niuheliang in China. Niuheliang dates to 3,500–3,000 BCE, and was a burial and sacrificial center in the late Hong.jpg | 223.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 19:59 |
| 11hxikc Around 1000 of 17th century copper coins from Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania dating from the reign of King John II Casimir, recently found buried in a ceramic pitcher in Zaniówka, Poland. [1140x1236].jpg | 223.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 11:55 |
| 11ueh9j One of the Tartaria tablets [1568x1045].jpg | 224.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 04:37 |
| 11pnxor Olmec bowl, 1200-900 BCE [2000x1872].jpg | 226.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 19:50 |
| 10jvcfn 6th century Maya Mirror Bearer. This is one of the very few examples of Maya art sculpted in wood. Believed to originate from either Mexico or Guatemala. Currently housed at the MET. [1488x.jpg | 226.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-24 02:55 |
| 1134as8 A Viking boot from the Oseberg ship burial in the 9th-10th century, Norway. (1280x1818).jpg | 226.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 18:03 |
| 10vv7av The Stag Hunt Mosaic signed by Gnosis, from the House of the Abduction of Helen in Pella, Greece, late 4th century BCE. The figures on the mosaic are possibly Alexander the Great on the rig.jpg | 227.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 06:49 |
| 101s1rd Iron crown of Lombardy, rumored to be made from one o the nails of the cross where Jesus was crucified( Milan, Italy) 8th Century [1600x977].jpg | 227.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 23:58 |
| 106wu1u Apache revolver, a weapon used by the french mafia on the begin of the years 1900, [2000x1284].jpg | 227.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 22:45 |
| 11ywi01 Excavations at Civita Giuliana, a site about 700 meters north-west of Pompeii, yielded further discoveries, including ceramics. Civita Giuliana was a large Roman villa that had an agricultural character. [1200x1200].jpg | 227.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 21:00 |
| 114ecii Stone tablet found at the Apollo 11 cave in south western Namibia, dated 25,500–25,300 B.C.E [704x 542].jpg | 228.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 08:19 |
| 1144khg Polychrome reproduction of the Mithraic banquet featuring the sun-god Sol and Mithras feasting upon the bull - from the Lobdengau-Museum in Ladenburg. [2500x1875].jpg | 228.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 23:31 |
| 110150g Entrance to Tomb 6 located in the Zapotec site of Lambityeco. Oaxaca, Mexico. 650-750 CE. [1344x900].jpg | 228.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 23:29 |
| 11iv9u4 The Double Statue of Mephistopheles & Margaretta, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.[768×1024].jpg | 230.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 11:49 |
| 11q84zo 18th century Roman style sculpture found during excavations in Gdańsk, Poland in 2020. It was probably used as a decoration in the merchant residence. After residence was demolished or sculpture was damaged it was used i.jpg | 231.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 12:19 |
| 109d0yi Eastern Roman Manuscript Illustration showing King David, he is flanked by Σοφία (Wisdom) on his left and Προφητια (foresight_ Prophecy) on his right, 950 AD [985 x 1088].jpg | 231.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 19:10 |
| 10mslkf Before the alphabetic method of writing language, the Greeks used a syllabic system known as 'Linear B' writing, as shown on this clay tablet from about 1400 BCE. (1280x523).jpg | 232.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 18:49 |
| 10dary5 A 3,200-year-old bronze sword belonging to the Hittite King Tudhaliya, found during road work in 1991 in Turkey. The sword has a cuneiform inscription that says "When the Great King Tudhali.jpg | 232.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 10:01 |
| 11965n8 Viking burials at Lindholm Høje, Denmark, with 'stone ships' marking the graves. Dated 1000-1200. (1280x853).jpg | 233.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 17:49 |
| 11di4fp Pre-Viking warrior's helmet, Vendel period, interred 7th century, Sweden. (896x1195).jpg | 233.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 17:56 |
| 106kf33 The serbian skull tower, a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. Constructed by the Ottoman Empire following the Battle of Čegar of May 1809, during the First S.jpg | 234.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 14:23 |
| 11llg8b Bronze drum stand with animal motifs. China, Spring and Autumn period, 6th-5th century BC [1200x1053].jpg | 234.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 03:52 |
| 11zovty The still-standing Pont Julien in southern France, 3 BCE [1024x683].jpg | 234.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 16:05 |
| 11xvhxs Advertisement for a Gladiator match between Astyanax and Kalendio [1218 x 2208].jpg | 235.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 21:36 |
| 10l1nk8 The Ransom Room in Cajamarca, Peru, where the last Inca Emperor Atahualpa was kept prisoner. Atahualpa offered Pizarro to buy his liberty by filling the room where he was kept prisoner with.jpg | 235.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 15:45 |
| 10peus4 Jesus and Mary [763x1173], Persian Miniature, 1550-1600 CE.jpg | 236.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 21:37 |
| 11dap4h The gorgeous entrance door to designer_architect Pete Behrens’ house in Darmstadt, Germany, 1901 (933x1400).jpg | 236.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 12:29 |
| 10a8n2c Sayil’s main palace located in Yucatan, Mexico. Built from 800-1000 CE. Maya.[1280x960].jpg | 237.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 19:43 |
| zzzt5v A 19th century Japanese Firemen’s coat decorated with a spider hovering over an abandoned Go board. [1080x835].jpg | 237.7 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 18:01 |
| 10tolef Persian Gold bracelets with turquoise and garnets, Achaemenid Empire, 530 - 500 BC. (408x422).png | 237.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 19:14 |
| 11z7ksu Replica of a 6_7th century Anglo-Saxon drinking horn from the Sutton Hoo burial. [1321x2047].jpg | 238.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 03:40 |
| 11ltrb1 Ornaments of a face mask made of gold with turquoise and rock crystal inlay. Tubo Kingdom, 7th-9th century CE, now on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum [1064x1600].jpg | 238.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 11:19 |
| 10od4c1 Mural depicting the court women of the Vijayanagara Empire. Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, India. 15th Century. [667 x 1024].jpg | 238.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 17:28 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_67.114.30_*****1.jpg | 239.2 KiB | 2016-Oct-21 02:02 |
| 10etwdw Maya flask from which nicotine residue was first extracted. The flask is decorated with text that reads “Yo-‘OTOT-ti ‘u-MAY,” which translates to “the home of his tobacco” (or “her tobacco”.jpg | 239.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 01:21 |
| 1075o92 Bronze sword with decorative spotted texture, made by heating a coating of tin. China, Warring States to Han period, 475 BC - 8 AD [2268x2200].jpg | 239.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 05:21 |
| 10m4h3r The 2.52 metre (8.3 ft) tall andesite Coatlicue statue is a sculpture of the Aztec goddess who gave birth to the moon, stars, and Huītzilōpōchtli, the god of the sun and war. 15th century C.jpg | 241.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 22:26 |
| 10ddcyf Golden Roman signet ring from 1st-2nd century AD found by amateur archaeologists near Brześć Kujawski, Poland. [1080x1440].jpg | 242.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 12:29 |
| 11kqaas The Mace of the US House of Representatives. A ceremonial mace, its purpose is mostly symbolic. However, there is an established procedure for using it for disciplinary purposes, as has been threatened several times, mos.png | 242.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 05:25 |
| 10x5jqk Erothosthenes, on an Amethyst Roman intaglio, 1st century, from The J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1447).jpg | 244.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 17:38 |
| 10yjk2d In today’s Hungary, in Aquincum (today’s Budapest), a tombstone inscription of an officer named Aelius Silvanus, who was a centurion of the legion II Adiutrix, was discovered. This legion w.jpg | 244.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 07:50 |
| 11yhghz A marble statue of a sleeping boy sitting on a rock. Roman Period, ca. 30 BCE-395 CE, now housed at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum in Egypt [1453x2765].jpg | 245.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 12:23 |
| 100kbni Portable Buddhist shrine with offering vessels. Myanmar, 1850-1870 [1280x1587].jpg | 245.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 14:02 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_7_75_Gold_and_ivory_ring_MET_DP257455-9515303.jpg | 245.6 KiB | 2017-Jun-26 19:03 |
| 10tyzbf Teotihuacán Apartment Mural fragment, 400CE (OC)(3840 x 2160).jpg | 245.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 02:48 |
| 10n24dd Nayarit Culture house model. Ceramic from Mexico. 100 BCE-200 CE. [1084x1200].jpg | 245.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 01:17 |
| 10phvmr Ceramic bowl with rattle possibly from Cholula. Mixteca-Puebla Style, 900-1519 CE, Cleveland Museum of Art [1340x1276].jpg | 245.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 23:39 |
| 10tk6pw In 1938, 17 brass and copper heads and the upper half of a brass figure (dated to the 14th-15th century CE) were found by accident during house building works at Ife in Nigeria. The realism and sophisticated craftsmanshi.jpg | 246.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 16:16 |
| 10fl6q2 Cylinder vase with a drinking and smoking scene, from the Waka-El Peru area in Guatemala, 650-800 CE, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [1000x1501].jpg | 246.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 23:00 |
| 11oj2c9 Archaeological workers excavating plaster casts of victims of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii, Italy, May 1, 1961 [815x731].jpg | 246.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 12:31 |
| 10l1fib Ancient Greek_Roman Coin With Toy Breed Of Dog On It [1000x1020].png | 246.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 15:35 |
| 11hz605 Grecian head in Munich, Germany [1536x2048] [OC].jpg | 247.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 13:29 |
| 10i7e8d House of the Turtles located in Uxmal, Yucatan. Its modern name references the turtles on the upper cornice. Maya, 900-1000 CE. [1500x922].jpg | 247.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 01:24 |
| 10z5zd8 A woman's kimono with embroidered flowers. Japan, Edo period, 18th century [930x1299].jpg | 248.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 23:18 |
| 11sq1qi Sculpture of a mountain god. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century [1440x1218].jpg | 248.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 10:20 |
| 10a2tmt Badge of the Order of the Lion and Sun, Qajar Persia, ca. 1840–60 [1367 x 1248].jpg | 248.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 15:49 |
| 112ejqe Jaina style figurine of a Maya dignitary. From Campeche, Mexico. 600-800 CE, Princeton University Art Museum. [1374x2000].jpg | 249.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 19:58 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_9_9f_The_Date_Clan’s_Palanquin_with_Arabesque_Design_in_Maki-e_Lacquer.jpg | 249.5 KiB | 2021-Mar-13 08:31 |
| 114ieul Terracotta figure of Aphrodite within a cockle-shell; base removed as of modern. Western Greek. Dated: 2ndC BC. Probably made in: Ruvo, Puglia, Bari province, Italy. British Museum. [2500x1697].jpg | 249.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 11:43 |
| 118uasj Colossal marble bust of Zeus. Roman. 130-150 (circa). From Hadrian's Villa (Tivoli), Italy, Lazio. British Museum. [2104x2500].jpg | 250.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 09:59 |
| 11e1tei Preserved in poor condition, one of the few Roman paintings in a frame. The antique painting shows a portrait of a woman made on wood and placed in a wooden frame. Much of the paint peeled off and fell off, leaving part .jpg | 250.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 09:27 |
| 108mbxf In the vicinity of Hadrian's Wall, a preserved stone game board was found, which was used by soldiers during their military service. [1200x900].jpg | 252.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 21:58 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_CI47.44.2_F.jpg | 254.1 KiB | 2016-Oct-20 17:58 |
| 111v58v Headband with Heads of Gazelles and a Stag Between Stars or Flowers. Second Intermediate Period. (ca. 1648–1540 B.C.) Gold. Possibly from Eastern Delta. [4000x1848].jpg | 254.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 05:45 |
| 102gihu Compound Microscope and Case from 1751 France. Invented by Michel-Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly, sixth duke of Chaulnes. Gilt-bronze mounts attributed to Jacques Caffieri. Getty Museum. (768x1.jpg | 255.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 19:10 |
| 1189jxu Koboto Santaro, a Japanese military commander, wearing traditional armor, in 1863. (1064x1080).jpg | 256.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 16:50 |
| 114d3tl Carving of a Dutchman. Japan, around 1800 [1600x2440].jpg | 256.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 06:57 |
| 105piis Altarpiece by René Lalique at the Saint-Matthieu church, in the parish of Saint-Laurent, in Jersey. [1620x1080].jpg | 257.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 13:52 |
| 11jptw2 Base of a Roman bowl with two figures painted on it. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE; the artifact is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1200x1206].jpg | 257.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 05:42 |
| 10yyj7y 2ND-1ST Century BC terracotta fragment of a vase from the archeological site of Chandraketugarh, Bengal,India showing explicitly erotic figures of male & female engaged in amorous pursuits .jpg | 258.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 18:06 |
| 11azmv8 The iron hand of Götz von Berlichingen, a noble German mercenary knight and poet who lost his right hand in combat in 1504. The prosthetic could handle a shield and the reins of his mount. (1024x768).jpg | 259.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 19:23 |
| 10i1o9m Simian sculpture on Copan’s Temple 11 in Honduras, possibly representing a howler monkey god. Maya, 600-900 CE [800x1067].jpg | 260.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 21:06 |
| 100j76r New Year wishes written in Greek on a mosaic floor from Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey). 4th century AD. Greek Text: Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope. British Museum 1857,1220.434 .jpg | 261.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 13:01 |
| 1062yso A Teotihuacano mirror from central Mexico. 500-600 CE. Art institute of Chicago [1686x1668].jpg | 262.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 23:22 |
| 10rzy4r An artifact has been discovered in the River Thames in England, which probably dates back to the 2nd century CE. and is probably related to the ancient Romans. Currently, the object is bein.jpg | 262.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 20:28 |
| 10i7t5f Gold kris (dagger) handle in the shape of a demon. Java, Indonesia, 15th century [1370x1600].jpg | 262.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 01:44 |
| 11mflt2 Wall painting with a seaside villa, Stabiae, mid 1st century A.D., pigment on plaster, 11 3_16 x 19 11_16 in. [965x605].jpg | 263.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 02:06 |
| 113w5ir More than 300 painted honor guard figurines found in the tomb of the imperial prince Zhu Shuang (1356-1395 CE). Ming dynasty, now housed at the Shaanxi History Museum in China [1080x1865].jpg | 263.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 17:34 |
| 116w9dr Hanging lamp, with dragon figure [brass]. Herculaneum, 4th-5th c. CE. British museum, nr. 1897,0820.1 [1554 x 2500].jpg | 263.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 03:14 |
| 11d9j7s The Rosetta Stone, a stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in Memphis in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The top and middle texts are hieroglyphic and Demotic Egyptian, the bottom is Greek. This all.jpg | 264.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 11:23 |
| 11qhw9j A beautiful polychrome floor mosaic at the ancient Roman Villa dei Volusii in the municipality of Fiano Romano, Italy, 1st century BCE. The luxurious villa was owned by the politically powerful senatorial family of the V.jpg | 265.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 18:47 |
| 1067hxj The Broighter Hoard Gold Ship, Ireland 1st cent. BC (iron age) (1600x1600).jpg | 265.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 02:43 |
| 118bj1r Archers in the terra-cotta army of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, entombed near Mount Li, 210 BC. (990x742).jpg | 266.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 17:55 |
| 11f2c6f The Queen of the Night, a high relief terracotta plaque of a Babylonian goddess. The composition is unique in Mesopotamian art. Experts have been unable so far to determine whether it represents Lilith, Ishtar, or Ereshk.jpg | 267.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 12:18 |
| 1115jxl red and golden porcelain vase with cover, 1890,england, on display at csmvs museum,mumbai, India (1920x2854).jpg | 268.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 10:56 |
| 11na88c A painted terracotta beaker with ibex motifs. From Susa in Iran, 4200–3500 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [816x1500].jpg | 268.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 01:14 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_6_60_Souvenir_Puzzle_from_the_1904_World's_Fair.jpg | 268.6 KiB | 2017-Aug-11 12:47 |
| 10l55h1 Gold and shell double crocodile pendant, Cocle culture (Panama), 9th-11th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x873).jpg | 268.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 18:06 |
| 10bvcbm Silk badge of the Order of the Dragon, created around 1430. It is the only known badge of the Order that still exists today. [1400 x 1050].jpg | 268.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 18:21 |
| 107lh46 Incredibly realistic 2,300 year-old bronze head of the Thracian king Seuthes III, now housed at the National Museum of Archeology in Sofia, Bulgaria. (1080x1351).jpg | 269.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 18:15 |
| 11qiv22 Collector’s cabinet with miniature apothecary, 1730. The cabinet houses many small pots and bottles containing simplicia, or medicinal ingredients. [1440x1920].jpg | 269.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 19:23 |
| 1173ftv Caricature slip cast, 1911 Revolution (?) Any additional information welcome (3264 × 2448).jpg | 271.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 10:31 |
| 10gal09 Carolingian gem encrusted cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, circa 870 AD. Wikipedia. (797x1024).jpg | 271.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 19:22 |
| 11iq621 Great bathtub of Emperor Nero, made of porphyry. The object was originally located in Nero’s palace (Domus Aurea); it is now in the Vatican museums in Rome. [1200x996].jpg | 272.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 06:51 |
| 10ozig1 The Dunhuang Star Chart. A 3,5 meter long scroll dated to the reign of Emperor Zhongzong_Wu Zetian (684-710 AD). Consisting of 1345 named stars in 257 constellations all color coded to the .jpg | 274.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 11:17 |
| 11eo6u5 Red vase. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795 [1060x1555].jpg | 274.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 23:55 |
| 11kxlan Bronze elephant bell. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 9th-10th century AD [789x1110].jpg | 277.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 12:07 |
| 10o3gx3 A golden ram and a stone lion, found in a tomb at the archaeological site of Gonur Depe (dated from 2400 to 1600 BCE) in Turkmenistan. The finger in the background shows how small these fig.jpg | 278.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 09:06 |
| 10v411k This German-made 12th century blade, adorned in Sweden, was discovered in 1975 buried under a tree in Siberia, Russia. It's theorized that it could have belonged to Ivan the Terrible, and c.jpg | 280.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 11:10 |
| 11zyu3i Embroidery done by Mary Queen of Scots while she was held in captivity between 1569-1584. It is simply titled “A Catte” (1015x1024).jpg | 281.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 21:54 |
| 11a6ajs A pectoral belonging to princess Mereret, daughter of king Senusret III and sister of king Amenemhat III. Made of of gold, carnelian, turquoise, and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1878-1839 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in C.jpg | 281.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 19:26 |
| 110csyf A 1,800-year-old sanctuary of the god Mithras has been discovered in Spain. The discovery was made during excavations at a Roman villa (the so-called Villa del Mitra) in Cabra, southern Spain. [1200x951].jpg | 281.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 10:36 |
| 10cw0dy Temple of Taffeh. Once standing in Taffeh, Egypt, since the time of Augustus [25 BCE - 14 CE]. Then gifted by Egypt to the Netherlands, for the participation in the archaeological rescue mi.jpg | 282.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 21:48 |
| 11eo7kd Blade with engraved scabbard. Albania, 1797 [1048x1541].jpg | 282.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 23:56 |
| 10vacrm Silver relief of Jupiter, Roman, 1st-2nd century, from the J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1593).jpg | 282.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 16:07 |
| 102pi4x Jadeite duck-billed pendant. Olmec, 900-300 BCE, Dumbarton Oaks Museum [1684x2066].jpg | 285.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 01:06 |
| 10v3tl7 A 3,800-year-old relief of a skeletal anthropomorphic being at the archaeological site of Vichama (1800-1200 BCE) in Peru [800x1200].jpg | 285.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 10:58 |
| 10b0xgn Lithography showing the eruption of the Krakatoa (Indonesia) in 1883, (1888) one of the most powerful eruption lived by mankind [800x1018].jpg | 285.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 17:59 |
| 11zhph7 Madghacen is a 3rd century BCE royal Numidian mausoleum which stands near Batna city in Algeria. The stone tumulus, measuring 58.9 meters in diameter and 18.5 m high, is the oldest preserved ancient royal mausoleum in No.jpg | 286.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 11:39 |
| 118ayab Armour and weaponry of Phillip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander The Great. Dated between 382-336BC, (1277x851).jpg | 286.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 17:31 |
| 101gtnc A Silver bull’s head cup, Greek, 1st century BCE, from the J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1282).jpg | 288.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 16:33 |
| 1195jkw Three types of Roman medical speculums, ca. mid-1st century AD. (1280x972).jpg | 289.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 17:25 |
| 11g52f8 Document of First Peace of Toruń (1411) made between King of Poland Władysław Jagiełło and Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas on one side and Grand Master of Teutonic Order Heinrich von Plauen on the other, ending war won .jpg | 290.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 15:09 |
| 11e1o8z A Neo-Assyrian limestone head of Pazuzu, King of wind demons, c. 8th-7th Century B.C. [1249 x 1129].jpg | 290.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 09:18 |
| 11nqc58 Gold snake ring. Roman, 1st c AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 290.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 14:14 |
| 11ffqcr Kneeling lord with incised toad on his head, 900–500 BCE, Olmec style, Stone with red pigment [1339x2000].jpg | 290.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 19:58 |
| 10c1psh Obese figure, Olmec ceramic, 1200-900 BCE, Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1322].jpg | 290.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 22:06 |
| 11kxtyl In Georgia, on the site of the former Roman fort (castellum) in Apsarus, excavations have been carried out since 2014. Recently, traces of an ancient vineyard have been discovered. [1200x787].jpg | 291.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 12:18 |
| 114vupn Scroll depicting a couple making love in various positions, by Keisai Eisen. Japan, Edo period, early 1800s [1900x1165].jpg | 292.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 19:52 |
| 10psedr Various Roman or barbarian finds from Belgrade. Dated to I-VI century CE. The objects are brooches. Those can be seen at the City Museum in Belgrade (Serbia). [1200x1794].jpg | 294.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 08:06 |
| 11f2pmk Part of the Fasti Capitolini which are a list of the chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, extending from the early 5th century BC down to the reign of Augustus. The main portions were discovered in a fragmentary cond.jpg | 296.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 12:37 |
| 10tzln9 The Walpole Cravat (C. 1690) by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721). Carved from a single piece of Limewood to imitate Venetian needlepoint lace. [1322 x 1552].jpg | 297.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 03:20 |
| 10ugyyu Heracles battles the Nemean Lion on this silver tetradrachm, minted by King Lykkeios of Paionia (N. Macedonia) between 359 and 335 BCE. Now in the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich, Germany. .jpg | 299.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 16:46 |
| 10plqan Merlons measuring over 2 meters in height that once topped the cornice of the Calmecac, the school for Mexica youths belonging to the Noble_elite class. late 15th century early 16th century.jpg | 299.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 02:32 |
| 10a5drf Ivory vesta case for holding matches, 19th century England [2048x1568].jpg | 300.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 17:33 |
| 10dkj1m Harquebusier Armour of Colonel Alexander Popham, dated around 1630, on display at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England. (1280x1920).jpg | 302.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 17:16 |
| 10mj0z1 One of the 25 stingray spines engraved in the late 8th century CE with hieroglyphics, discovered in the grave goods of the Maya priest Aj Pakal Tahn in Comalcalco. Now housed at the Comalca.png | 303.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 11:53 |
| 100jia9 Spouted ceramic rabbit effigy vessel. Veracruz, Mexico, Classic period, ca. 600-900 AD. Penn Museum collection [1600x1787].jpg | 303.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 13:18 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_1_16_Ivory_model_of_a_pregnant_woman._Wellcome_L0004421.jpg | 304.1 KiB | 2014-Oct-03 03:17 |
| 10sganp Smoking set decorated with masks of No theater. Japan, 18th - 19th c. CE. Walters Art Museum, nr. 73.81 [1800 x 1529].jpg | 305.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 09:32 |
| 10uvx5s Aureus of Trajan, commemorating the construction of the Via Traiana, an upgrade to the Via Appia (112-113 A.D.), RIC II 266[2000 x 989].jpg | 306.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 03:06 |
| 1066v3r Purse - pouch [aumônière]; meant to be carried on belt. France, 2nd q. 14th c. CE. Musee de Cluny, nr. Cl. 11787 [750 x 838].jpg | 307.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 02:13 |
| 10fgqp7 The reliquary Talisman of Charlemagne, a gold and sapphire amulet buried with him in 814. He was exhumed about 200 years later. The jewel was worn by Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon, at.jpg | 307.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 19:47 |
| 10b4mw1 Silver Antoninianus of Gordian III, Roman, 241-243. The J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1331).jpg | 307.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 20:29 |
| 11a49pe Scythian Gold double-dragon Torc_pectoral from central Asia, 3rd-1st century BC. (1280x1280).jpg | 309.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 18:04 |
| 109u14y Fragment of a Roman relief from Hadrian’s Mausoleum depicting Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is located in Glyptotek Ny Carlsberg in Copenhagen. [1200x1600].jpg | 310.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 07:58 |
| 10by4oq Katar dagger, 17th century CE, Damascus steel with twisted Makara headed handle. Damascened in gold. Mehrangarh Fort Museum Jodhpur, India.[2048×1457].jpg | 310.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 20:14 |
| 100ov85 Phenomenal level of the Scythian tattoo art on the mummy of the “Siberian Ice Maiden”, 500 BC [802 x 959].jpg | 310.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 17:48 |
| 110857j Jade eye covers for a dead body. China, Han dynasty, 1st century AD [1220x1800].jpg | 310.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 05:35 |
| 10vb51a Maya incised travertine vase from Honduras. 600-800 CE. Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1366].jpg | 310.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 16:38 |
| 10fblb5 Bronze crossbow fitting with gold inlay. Chinese crossbows were distinguished from later European crossbows by their repeating design and fixed magazine, allowing for up to 10 bolts to be f.jpg | 311.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 16:28 |
| 10dkra4 Minoan terracotta jar, circa 1550 BC. (1280x1767).jpg | 311.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 17:21 |
| 110pnsy "Hercules” armor of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, 1555. (1143x1428).jpg | 313.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 20:39 |
| 10xxtci Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking) in the form of a dog head, made by Greek colonists in Apulia ca. 350–300 BCE. The cup depicts a running satyr. [2048 x 2048].jpg | 313.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 15:40 |
| 10mqbs5 “Crown of the Andes”, gold and emerald crown, Colombia. Diadem crafted circa 1660, arches added circa 1770. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1497).jpg | 314.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 17:19 |
| 108hbrf Olmec throne found in the site of Potrero Nuevo in Veracruz, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE [1173x989].jpg | 315.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 18:41 |
| 11f3jkd Bronze building ornament, probably fitted over a wooden pillar. China, Qin dynasty, 3rd century BC [980x980].jpg | 316.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 13:17 |
| 10smpj8 In the south of Egypt, in the town of Luxor, archaeologists found the remains of a Roman city. [1200x1203].jpg | 316.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 15:15 |
| 11fpui1 “Rodney’s stone”, 8th century Pictish cross slab from Moray, Scotland. [974x1290].jpg | 316.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 02:14 |
| 10vir7x Various diadems, necklaces, and other ornaments from Ur, Mesopotamia, c.2600 BCE [1523 x 2500].jpg | 317.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 21:28 |
| 11copa3 Massive swords of Hungarian origin dating back to the 14th century, now on display at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. The one in the middle (the biggest) is 270 cm long [2048x1366].jpg | 318.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 18:28 |
| 10yiix0 A tiger tattoo on the shoulder of a Scythian male mummy found in 1949 in the Altai Mountains of Siberia. 3rd century BCE, Russia [1306x1385].jpg | 318.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 06:44 |
| 10zr5uk Mourning bloodletter, Hawai'i, 18th century [2500 x 1875].jpg | 319.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 16:14 |
| 111wsl5 Terracotta bird mask. Mexico, Huastec civilization, 200-900 AD [1000x1040].jpg | 320.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 07:26 |
| 11dg8wx Humped bull with gold horns, banded agate and gold, Harappan period, About 1800 BCE, Pur village, Bhiwani Khera, Haryana, India. Owned by Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Haryana State, Government of Haryana.[1000.jpg | 320.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 16:40 |
| 100o5wg Tapestry with the Annunciation, Netherlands, c.1410-1420, the Cloisters at the Met. The enclosed garden emphasizes Mary's virginity, the single white lily placed in an elaborate pottery jar.jpg | 323.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 17:16 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_6_69_Hypne2pg.jpg | 324.1 KiB | 2013-Oct-05 06:55 |
| 10p6nyg Reliquary bust of a female saint, made in Regensburg around 1300 [1920 x 2362].jpg | 324.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 16:12 |
| 10l7quw Moon Goddess Chang'e holding Jade Rabbit in "Chang’e Heading to the Moon" by Ming dynasty painter Tang Yin (1470–1524) [798x2115].jpg | 327.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 19:45 |
| 11mq56f Jade Plate with dragon pattern. Song to Liao dynasties (960-1279 CE). Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China [1558x1623].jpg | 328.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 11:47 |
| 1135dyv Samurai Helmet in the shape of a conch shell, 1600's Japan. (1280x1613).jpg | 328.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 18:48 |
| 11mmyvp 3,000-year-old glass bottle with blue and yellow bands. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1336-1213 BC [1555x1888].jpg | 328.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 08:28 |
| 10f84d0 The tenshu (keep) of Nagoya Castle, before it was destroyed by American air raids in WWII. Japan, Edo period, completed in 1612 with later repairs. Photo taken in 1877. Shachihoko removed. .jpg | 328.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 14:02 |
| 11lepgh Pair of Colt 1848 Dragoon Revolvers, gifted by Abraham Lincoln to Abdelkader, Algerian resistance leader and Muslim holy-man, in 1860. Lincoln sent Abdelkader these pistols to thank him for defending Christians from anti.jpg | 331.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 23:08 |
| 10s5qhn Building J in the Zapotec site of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico. The building functioned as a observatory temple. Circa 100 BCE [1600x1200].jpg | 332.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 00:22 |
| 10hrffh Sedlec Ossuary, a 13th century chapel in the Czech Republic. In 1870, František Rint, a woodcarver, was hired to put bones from its decrepit cemetery “in order”. He used an estimated 40,000.jpg | 332.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 13:37 |
| 10couqy Knife with copper alloy handle & steel blade. 3rd c. CE ca - late Roman [N. France ?]. MetMuseum, nr. 17.192.253 [2344 x 1617].jpg | 332.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 17:05 |
| 11daz16 2,500-year-old bronze dagger with ornate hilt and pommel. China, Spring and Autumn period, 770-481 BC [1200x1800].jpg | 333.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 12:43 |
| 1184pee Plate with a lion. Bristol, England, around 1710 [880x868].jpg | 335.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 14:28 |
| 10v366w 13th century door from St. Edward‘s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds, England. (1080X1350).jpg | 336.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 10:15 |
| 108fpwx Sassanid Empire silver drachm from the reign of Kosrow I, 531-579. The J. Paul Getty Museum.* (1280x1280).jpg | 338.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-10 17:37 |
| 10rxbp7 Olmec style baby figurine from Las Bocas, Mexico. 1000-500 BCE. Private collection [941x2458].jpg | 338.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 18:44 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ad_original_ADA6052.jpg | 340.0 KiB | 2019-May-04 14:20 |
| 10q5y3k A gold ring with scaraboid flint, engraved with a harp player. From the Bosporan Kingdom, 400's BC. (1280x1321).jpg | 341.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 18:06 |
| 11ekfow The 6,600-year-old Ekaterinovskia Mys grave 45 of a ***** man, in the Volga Region of Russia, buried with a carved elk antler in the shape of a bird’s head, 3 stone mace heads, the skeleton of a ***** domestic goat sprin.jpg | 341.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 21:25 |
| 11hz99t Various ways men's hair were braided and styled during the Qin Dynasty, as depicted by the terracotta warrior sculptures (210–209 BCE) [500x671].png | 342.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 13:34 |
| 11f9r62 An engraved Bergmann pistol, model 1908, made by Pieper in Belgium. Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest [792x792].jpg | 342.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 17:30 |
| 11a609a Excavation of the ruins at Tell Halaf, northeastern Syria: this monumental figure was discovered in March, 1912. Tell Halaf is a Mesopotamian archaeological site near the Turkish border. The ancient Halaf culture flouris.jpg | 342.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 19:14 |
| zzup5g Closed Burgonet, German or Polish, 17th c. Housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. H. 21 1_2 in. (54.6 cm); W. 11 15_16 in. (30.3 cm); D. 13 1_2 in. (34.3 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 13 oz. [3264x1465].jpg | 343.0 KiB | 2022-Dec-31 13:59 |
| imgur_daCsxph_Fragments of a necklace made of animal teeth found inside a cave in Poland at the grave of a *****, dated 27 000 years ago. [1770x1016].jpg | 343.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 21:36 |
| 102p5iv Nordic Chair from 1250 [400x600].jpg | 343.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 00:52 |
| 11td92j The Gilt Bronzes from Cartoceto di Pergola are the only surviving Roman gilt bronze equestrian group. The monumental ensemble was composed of at least 2 knights, of which only one remains, atop their horses, and 2 women .jpg | 344.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 01:31 |
| 11iuych A gold bar with mint marks, recovered from the Spanish treasure galleon "Nuestra Señora de Atocha" which sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 [1200x1600].jpg | 345.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-05 11:30 |
| 10gx56f The Haghpat Monastery, a 10th century masterpiece of Armenian architecture tucked away in the Debed Canyon of Northern Armenia [OC] [1800x1200].jpg | 345.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 13:36 |
| 10m3e9f A Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar, inscribed "Caesar Dict Perpetuo" -- or Caesar, Dictator for life. 1st century BCE. (1200x1200).jpg | 346.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 21:42 |
| 11cuquw Syrian – early 2nd millennium BCE (Middle Bronze Age) – Ancient Near East – solid cast bronze figurine of the goddess Anat served as votive offering. [1800x3381]. Walters Art Museum..jpg | 346.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 22:26 |
| 100txin An 11th century “ornamental shield” that was carved from an elk's antler, found in the funerary chapel of Louis the Pious in Metz. (2048x1536).jpg | 347.4 KiB | 2022-Nov-06 23:17 |
| 116apf9 A stone sculpture of a man with an erect penis from the 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey [1516x1896].jpg | 349.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 13:48 |
| 11a8zhh Zeus commanding the Harpies. Roman mosaic. No further details provided. [1133x938].jpg | 351.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 21:15 |
| 11hybs0 The world's oldest undeground station, Baker Street, England. 160 years apart [1412x1424].jpg | 351.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 12:44 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_sf17-192-227s5.jpg | 353.7 KiB | 2017-Jan-11 21:57 |
| 1035rrx The Governor’s Palace in the Maya site of Uxmal before having it’s facade restored. 900-1000 CE [1536x1180].jpg | 354.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 15:04 |
| 10hwdqs Minoan gold-sheeted axe, votive, 16th-15th century BC. (524x519).png | 354.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 17:24 |
| 11rkvlg A "bunga mas" ("golden flowers") -- a tributary gift sent every three years to the King of Ayutthaya (Thailand) from his Malay vassals. These trees of solid gold were accompanied by a similar "perak mas" ("silver flowers.jpg | 356.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 03:32 |
| 10q6kno Earthenware Figurine of a Cat Playing a Harp, 1st Century CE, from Roman Egypt [1536 x 2048].jpg | 357.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 18:30 |
| 10ybkro Throne of Princess Sitamun, daughter and wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, c.1370 BCE. Made of walnut, partially-gilt and silvered; seat made of woven string. Backrest depicts a doubled scene .jpg | 359.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 00:45 |
| 1068uxq Head of Medusa Cameo from Ancient Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Made from sardonyx, silver (in a mount of a later date). [1640x1640].jpg | 359.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 03:47 |
| 11r4ewr The Agate Bowl is a hardstone carving in the shape of a bowl cut out of a single piece of agate, possibly in the 4th century at the court of Constantine, and now displayed in the Imperial Treasury in Vienna. The Bowl is .jpg | 359.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:09 |
| 1027d9h Inscribed belt plaque made of jadeite. Maya, 300-400 CE, Dumbarton Oaks Museum[1632x2109].jpg | 359.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 12:49 |
| 11rzolq 4th cent BCE Celtic helmet of the fourth century BCE. Made of bronze, iron, enamel, and gold [1280x1005].jpg | 360.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 15:26 |
| 114163o Royal horse armor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, 15th century. (1280x771).jpg | 363.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 21:09 |
| 11l4xha Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine near the Hathor Temple, one of Egypt's best-preserved ancient sites. The limestone sphinx with its "smiley face and two dimples" is thought t.jpg | 364.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 17:07 |
| 11rtnkd Cuneiform inscription describing the building of Babylon, Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, 604BC-562BC. This inscribed stone was found in the ruins of Babylon and describes the religious devotion and civic achievements of Nebucha.jpg | 365.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 11:30 |
| imgur_bzq0Gnj_Jade mortuary mask of Mayan ruler K'inich Janaab' Pakal. Made circa 700 CE, restored in 2002. [1280x960].jpg | 365.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 17:33 |
| 10i5s6o This necklace made of clay was found in a grave, at the Necropolis of Navafría. As it is thought to represent the passing of the seasons, it was probably a ceremonial necklace used by the a.jpg | 365.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 00:07 |
| 11fqqn2 Lacquered wine flask. Japan, Muromachi period, 1392-1573 AD [1208x1840].jpg | 367.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 02:52 |
| 10z67y5 Two forks with porcelain handles. China, Qing dynasty, 1662-1722 [1220x1800].jpg | 367.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 23:29 |
| 1183zyt Double oil lamp holder in the shape of a goose's foot. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC [940x1000].jpg | 367.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 13:56 |
| 10jhyvt Head of a king from the left portal of the abbey of Saint-Denis, Paris, France, c. 1137-1140 [1677 x 2400].jpg | 368.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 17:25 |
| 1124ifd Maya lidded vessel from either Mexico or Guatemala, housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 250-500 CE (1758x1604).jpg | 368.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 12:44 |
| 100uce8 The 'Corbridge Serving Tray' is solid silver, weighing 10 pounds. Dating to the 4th Century, it was buried on the outskirts of Corbridge, at Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland. The piece depict.jpg | 368.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 21:43 |
| 10wp4wf The umbrella is not an innovation of modern times. Already in ancient Greece and Rome umbrellas-like items were used. In Rome they were called umbraculum. [1200x1772].jpg | 369.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 06:08 |
| 11hdsfb The Tomb of the Reliefs, an Etruscan tomb near Cervrteri, Italy. It belonged to the Matuna Family, according to inscriptions, and contained 32 spaces to dispose of the dead. The stucco reliefs are thought to be objects f.jpg | 369.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 20:23 |
| 1168u2v A 3200-year old attendance sheet found in Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Reasons for worker absence include "embalming brother", "brewing beer" and "bitten by scorpion" [1550x2000].jpg | 370.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 12:09 |
| 111ovfg The Roman recipe of a sweet toast [French-like], as included in Apicius [De re culinaria]; a roman cook-book dated more possibly in the 5th c. CE [info in comments]. From the Fulda manuscript [f.40v-41r] of the 9th c. CE.jpg | 371.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 00:29 |
| 11um1xf The bronze funerary monument to Pope Sixtus IV (reign 1471-1484), made by Antonio del Pollaiuolo in 1493 and now on display in the Treasury Museum in St Peter's Basilica. The monument depicts the recumbent pope, surround.jpg | 371.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 11:36 |
| 11u519w Aurelian Antoninianus from my personal collection [1125x1264].jpg | 371.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 21:52 |
| 10ucs7d Miniature house for pet mice. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [1250x1294].jpg | 373.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 13:44 |
| 10mtine A scene depicting Hittite nobles hunting lions. 9th century BCE. Source: commons.wikimedia.org (1280x990).jpg | 374.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 19:24 |
| 11v7n2j A Roman temple-theater complex rediscovered by chance on February 2000 in Monte San Nicola, Italy. Located on a tip of a mountain (about 450 m above sea level ), the complex dates back to the 4th century BCE [1440x1799].jpg | 374.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 01:41 |
| 11hyzf6 Sleeping Satyr at the Glyptothek Museum in Munich, Germany [1536x2038] [OC].jpg | 375.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 13:20 |
| 10phswo 12 multicoloured chrysanthemum-shaped dishes commissioned in 1733 by the Qing Emperor Yongzheng and made at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen, China. On loan to the Hong Kong Palace Museum f.jpg | 375.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 23:35 |
| 11xfy9m The Terrace Houses complex in Ephesus, Turkey, occupies an area of about 2500 square meters and consists of private houses built on 3 terraces. The beginning of the complex dates back to the first century CE, and the hou.jpg | 375.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 12:52 |
| 11gcap6 Torcs from the 2nd Ipswich hoard, 75 BC, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. [2372x1382].jpg | 377.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 19:59 |
| 11rbywx The cairn of Barnenez, a megalithic structure in western France dating to 4,800, roughly 2,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids [1280x960].jpg | 382.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 17:08 |
| 10yf8vl 5,200-year-old carving of a silkworm chrysalis. China, Yangshao culture, 3200 BC [1250x1500].jpg | 382.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 03:39 |
| 11*****aey Church of St. Gregory of the Abughamrents in Ani, a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars. The church was supposedly founded in around 980 CE by prince Grigor Pahlavuni or by his wife Sh.jpg | 385.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 18:52 |
| 102gmw5 8th century Pictish brooch from from the St Ninian's Isle Treasure. [2048x1427].jpg | 387.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 19:15 |
| 11kxard A gilded and painted cartonnage mummy mask of a man. From Meir, Roman Period, ca. 30 BCE-395 CE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [1204x1965].jpg | 388.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 11:53 |
| 10fh5au Extremely rare Unicorn of James III. in 22.5 ct. gold, struck in Edinburgh, Scotland c. 1484-88. (1280x637).jpg | 389.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 20:03 |
| 100kbgi Bronze sculpture depicting Marshal Gou of the Thunder Gate, the Daoist celestial of thunder. From a temple on the Wudang Mountains. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 [1310x2023].jpg | 389.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 14:02 |
| 10t3qg0 Atrium with mosaics in the House of Paquius Proculus on Via dell'Abbondanza, Pompeii, 1st century. (1080x1920).jpg | 391.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 03:24 |
| 10iktm3 Anthropomorphous stone stelae (up to 4 meters tall), belonging to the Okunev culture in south Siberia. Late 3rd millennium BCE-early 2nd millennium BCE, now housed at the Khakassia National.jpg | 391.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 14:25 |
| 11fxs71 Suppiluliuma II was the last known king of the New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire, ruling c. 1207–1178 BC. His statue is being protected by the eartquake aftershocks in Hatay_Turkey [2266x1488].jpg | 392.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 08:46 |
| 118unf1 Olmec Monument 19 from La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico. 900-400 BCE [1280x1632].jpg | 393.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 10:19 |
| 106k6da 9,000-year-old stone mask from Hebron Hills (Palestine), may have been worn by people as part of rituals surrounding ancestor worship [2048x1536].jpg | 395.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 14:12 |
| 113xwp8 This Olmec style “ Transformation“ figurine (1200-400BCE) was found buried in a Maya tomb dating to 600-650 CE located in El Peru-Waka, Guatemala. [2783x2180].jpg | 396.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 18:49 |
| 11rvi2b The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa in Alexandria, Egypt, is a huge necropolis that dates back to the 2nd century CE. With 3 tiers of tombs that could accommodate up to 300 corpses, the catacombs shows a unique combination o.jpg | 398.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 12:53 |
| 10b4343 Silver vase based in Lagash, dating to 2500 BCE, representing the alliance btw the people of Uruk city and Lagash, which was one of the most important capital cities in ancient Sumer, locat.jpg | 398.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 20:07 |
| 10jqkjn Gold and nicolo onyx intaglio ring, Roman, 3rd-4th century. (656x613).png | 403.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 23:11 |
| 111zk60 An old photo showing a 4000-year-old Sumerian classroom in Iraq [1427x1039].jpg | 403.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 09:38 |
| 10qk3hf Henry VIII (1491-1547) when a ***** boy (?) c. 1498. By Guido Mazzoni. Painted and gilded terracotta [375x500].jpg | 406.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 04:07 |
| 10zidve Remains of a 16th century noblewoman still wearing her coif decorated with glass beads found during excavations of Collegiate Square in Poznań, Poland in 2018. Rosary and gold signet ring with Nałęcz coat of arms were al.jpg | 407.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 10:31 |
| 118prcq A dark crystal ball encased in gold, from the probable burial of the Merovingian Queen Wisigard, who died c.540 [600x600].png | 408.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 05:16 |
| imgur_JCHG0Fs_2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia (c.400-300 BCE): this artifact was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact..jpg | 408.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 17:53 |
| 1051dig Olmec offering 4 found in La Venta, Mexico. Housed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. 900-400 BCE [2595x1598].jpg | 408.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 18:22 |
| 11a43j2 Giulio Romano – Jupiter reveals himself to Olympia to conceive Alexander The Great – Chamber of Cupid and Psyche, Palazzo Te, Mantova, Lombardy, Italy. [1379x1167].jpg | 409.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 17:58 |
| 100sgg3 The Atalanta Fugies (Year 1617), an alchemist book considered to be the first piece of multimedia. On each page an illustration, verses, prose, and a musicale fugue. The recipe for the phil.jpg | 410.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 20:23 |
| 113y3v7 Chainmail hood. India, 16th-17th century [959x1179].jpg | 413.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 18:58 |
| 11plk21 Shiva in the 'anandatandava' position as Lord of Dance, Circa 1100AD, [3024x4032].jpg | 415.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 18:19 |
| 102cm38 Moai Quarry - They removed stone from the bedrock as perfectly carved 500 ton solid objects with all the intricacies already added [1600x1019].jpg | 416.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 16:38 |
| 10v2izu Casket with mother-of-pearl inlays. Gujarat, India, 17th century [1700x1400].jpg | 416.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 09:31 |
| 10vb5wj Polyhedron shaped sundial, formerly owned by Duke Louis III of Württemberg (reigned 1568 to 1593) [1920 x 2865].jpg | 417.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 16:39 |
| 103epot Nabataean gold earrings from Christie’s, dated to the 1st - 2nd centuries. (1280x763).png | 417.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 20:53 |
| 106ur8w The sarcophagus lid belonging to the tomb of K’inich Janaab Pakal of Palenque, located inside the Temple of Inscriptions. late 7th century CE, Maya [1144x1600].jpg | 419.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 21:24 |
| 112z0ky Badge reading 'Australia for the Australians, White Australia' a relic from the 'White Australia Policy' - a policy aimed to prevent Asians (primarily Chinese) and Pacific Inlanders from immigrating to Australia, 1901 [1.jpg | 419.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 14:16 |
| 10q7x4x A wool embroidered pillow, unearthed from the Yingpan cemetery in Xinjiang, China. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Bazhou Museum in Xinjiang [1627x1080].jpg | 421.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 19:23 |
| 11toxe9 Monumental Fountain by Bartolomeo Ammannati, Florence, 1555. The story of this set is curious, peculiar and a little unfair. Ammannati received a commission from Duke Cosimo I de Medici, a monumental fountain for the Sal.jpg | 421.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 11:54 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_sf17-192-216s5.jpg | 422.9 KiB | 2017-Jan-11 21:56 |
| 10b1ez0 An ancient Egyptian obelisk that sits in the center of Istanbul, Turkey. First constructed by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 1400’s B.C., it was transported to Constantinople by Roman Emperor .jpg | 423.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 18:19 |
| 10cm1bb Fountain jet in the form of a doe. Engraved and gilded bronze. Second half of the 10th century (Córdoba, Spain) [2094x2686].jpg | 426.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 15:07 |
| 11fmfjh The highly ornamented stone facade of the entrance of the İnce Minareli Medrese in Konya, Turkey. 1265-1279 CE, Seljuk architecture [976x1200].jpg | 427.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 23:52 |
| 10r5kms Olmec head number 9 from San Lorenzo, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE, Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa. [1416x2669].jpg | 427.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 20:43 |
| 10497ag A hoard of 44 Byzantine gold coins from the 7th century found hidden in a stone wall in the Golan Heights. (725x405).png | 428.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 20:28 |
| 11oavhm Sculpture of Buddha with body halo, missing forehead jewel. China, Northern Wei dynasty, 4th-5th century AD [2240x3213].jpg | 428.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 04:39 |
| 10rj87w An Aztec skull from Tonalá covered with turqoise mosaic, gold eyes and a jade ornament in the forehead. 1300-1521 CE, now housed at the Archeological museum of Soconusco in Mexico [1280x170.jpg | 429.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 06:43 |
| 11v6ec5 Door Knocker at Castle Hohenzollern near Sigmaringen, Germany [1024x768].jpg | 431.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 00:48 |
| 11arj5s Human hair memorial, “To My Father” _ “Pray for Him”. Grave monument beneath a weeping willow tree. France, 1881. The frame is 11” x 9”. (1440x1659).jpg | 433.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 13:34 |
| 11uvxxn Griffins on Scythian silver amphora, 4th c B.C. [1881 x 982].jpg | 433.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 18:28 |
| 1069y87 Ruins of the palace of Vakataka King Pravarasena II (r. 420 - 455 CE) at Mansar, India [680x449].png | 435.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 04:41 |
| 11pjvjt Ceramic tomb guardian figure. China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [1077x919].jpg | 435.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 17:13 |
| 11t6txg Shaving set; Netherlands - 1700-1730 CE. Constituted by 6 straight razors, mirror, comb, sharpener, scissors. Victoria & Albert museum, nr. 192:1-1881 [2500 x 1979].jpg | 436.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-16 21:27 |
| 10fuzrm 17th century Cửu Phẩm Liên Hoa in Bút Tháp temple in Bắc Ninh province of Vietnam. It's basically a small pagoda that can rotate [534 x 800].jpg | 437.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 06:48 |
| 11dymqp Carmagnola is a porphyry head of a late Roman emperor, widely thought to represent Justinian (482-565 CE), now placed on the external balustrade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The head was brought to Venice as part of .jpg | 438.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 06:07 |
| 10mv3cy Temple of the Masks facade made up of stucco “masks”. The structure was built in the early classic (250-600 CE). Located in the Maya site of Kohunlich in Quintana Roo, Mexico [1652x2057].jpg | 439.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 20:26 |
| 11myuvq Winnie The Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger • original stuffed animals • 1921 [1929x2411].jpg | 439.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 10:08 |
| 10jogxy Hand carved griffin, in my parents house, 1892, Indianapolis, Indiana [1518 × 2270].jpg | 441.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 21:45 |
| 10da9in Lacquered box shaped like a deer. Thailand, Kingdom of Lan Na, 17th century [2000x1690].jpg | 442.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 09:29 |
| 11y9za0 Bronze short sword with spiral gold hilt. China, Spring and Autumn period, 771-476 BC [840x1180].jpg | 444.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 06:49 |
| 10yies7 Quartz sandstone sculptures from the Mesolithic archaeological site of Lepenski Vir in Serbia. 6300-5900 BCE, now housed at the Lepenski Vir Museum [2048x1518].jpg | 445.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 06:37 |
| 11ronmn Little model shrine with a bronze calf inside, representing the storm god. Ashkelon, Israel, Middle Canaanite period, 16th century BC [1450x1400].jpg | 445.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 06:54 |
| 10uggsv This gold leaf-adorned painting [1415x1416] by Gustav Klimt (1907) is one of the most famous Art Nouveau works for its use of gold, oil, and mosaic.jpg | 445.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 16:25 |
| 10tty00 Quartermaster Fabry of the 1st Hussars, a veteran from Napoleon's La Grande Armée. Date believed to be May 5, 1858. (2000x2553).jpg | 447.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 22:57 |
| 11v8igp Small humanoid figurine. Japan, late Jōmon period, 5th-3rd century BC [1680x2250].jpg | 448.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 02:20 |
| 10c4puo A Restored 19th century 8 day longcase movement [OC][2131x2665].jpg | 453.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 23:56 |
| 114r9fi Arms on display at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India. Helmet, Axe and Katar damascened in gold.[900×979].jpg | 454.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-17 16:41 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_C.I.43.7.2ab_F.jpg | 456.3 KiB | 2016-Oct-20 20:34 |
| 104syho Silver cup with floral patterns. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD [2354x2034].jpg | 459.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 12:27 |
| 11wi58g Footed dish with snowflakes. Japanese, early 18th c. Porcelain with underglaze blue and celadon glaze (HIzen ware, Nabeshima type). Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [500x566].png | 459.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 12:55 |
| 10wm1tv A shield-shaped decorated bronze mirror from a 4th century burial mound, Nara, Japan [1408 × 2000].jpg | 460.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 03:30 |
| 10j3hsg Sculpture of a standing bodhisattva. Gandhara, Pakistan_Afghanistan, 3rd century AD [1200x1872].jpg | 463.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 04:14 |
| 10brxjz Gilded silver bowl studded with garnets, Parthian Empire (Iran), 1st century BC, from the J. Paul Getty Museum. (1280x1598).jpg | 463.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:02 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ep_original_EP1435.jpg | 464.0 KiB | 2016-Oct-20 08:29 |
| 11y9gaw Fayum Portrait of a *****, Roman Egypt, c.150 CE: also known as a "mummy portrait," this painting depicts the likeness of a ***** who died in Egypt during the 2nd century CE; these portraits were usually fastened to the .jpg | 464.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 06:24 |
| 10nc0kv Giraffe and handler (original left, more clear copy right) bought by the Ming from the Somali Ajuran Sultanate. Often seen as the first African nation to establish diplomatic and trade relations with China. By Shen Du (1.jpg | 464.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 10:26 |
| 10r69wj Head of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), co-patron of Rome, Italy and Europe, Doctor of the Church. [1863x2690].jpg | 466.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 21:10 |
| 11k4e4g Punchmarked copper coin, 1st century BCE, Satavahana dynasty under ruler Satakarni. Found at Nasik. Swastika and lion on one side and Ujjaini symbol and Nandipada symbol on other. Hinduja Foundation Antiquity Collection,.jpg | 466.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 16:58 |
| 113xthi From David Weingarten's collection of 3000 souvenir buildings, a lipstick case of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa. Originally designed by Louis Nichilo in 1960. More info in comments. (2167x2787).jpg | 468.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 18:45 |
| 10gl4aj Roman Mosaic of Birds and Flowers, Antioch on Orontes (now Antakya, Turkey), Imperial Period, 200-250 CE. Discovered 1933. Louvre. [1500x990].jpg | 468.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 02:41 |
| 116guqn Coiled rattlesnake figure, Aztec, 1325-1521 CE [2500 x 1986].jpg | 468.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 16:23 |
| 119kpn0 Artist's Sketch of Pharaoh Spearing a Lion. The hieratic text reads: "The slaughter of every foreign land, the Pharaoh—may he live, prosper, and be healthy." New Kingdom, Ramesside. (ca. 1186–1070 B.C.) Egyptian.[1497 x .jpg | 469.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 01:40 |
| 11qdb03 15000 BCE The Shaft of the Dead Man cave painting in Lascaux cave France Featuring a disemboweled bison and a nearby man [1522x1191].jpg | 469.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 15:50 |
| 10usezw A window into the Tigran Honents church in Ani, former capital of Armenia and important stop along the Silk Roads [OC] [1170x1462].jpg | 472.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 00:26 |
| 11omrwy Idol of Rudra Shiva found near Kadile PapaHareshwar Temple, Nirmal, Telangana, India. Kakatiya dynasty dating to 12th century CE.[1440×960].jpg | 473.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 15:22 |
| 11qcyli Coin dedicated To Adranus God Volcano And the Sacred Dog Ancient Greek[1200x1500].png | 474.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 15:36 |
| 11dyzg0 Inscribed Battle Axe of Persian ruler Nadir Shah. He used it during his massacre of Delhi in 1739. Damascened in Gold with verses from Quran on Axe and floral design on handle. Displayed at National Museum, New Delhi, In.jpg | 476.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 06:27 |
| 10xpwcg this Pesh-Qabz (Dagger) is with cover & crystal hilt is about 700 years(14century) old This is the species of Daggers used by the Mughals. Victoria memorial, kolkata, India(1800x1200).jpg | 476.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 08:47 |
| 11g5z3x Archeologists just discovered the elusive Temple of the White Thunderbird (known as Enninu) in Iraq. It was edicated to the Sumerian thunder god Ningirsu. Along with it, over 200 cuneiform tablets! Seen here is the aeria.jpg | 477.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 15:47 |
| 10f8iqq A 6,500-6,000 year-old variscite necklace found in the tumulus of Tumiac in Brittany, France. Now housed at the Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Vannes [1514x2481].jpg | 479.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-18 14:20 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_a_af_Italy,_Etruscan,_4th_century_BC_-_Pair_of_Earrings_-_1920.251_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 479.8 KiB | 2019-Jan-27 04:28 |
| 116p5sd Cylinder vessel depicting a mythic scene. Maya, El Zotz or vicinity, Peten, Guatemala. Late Classic, CE 650?800. Ceramic with polychrome slip, h. 21.5 cm., diam. 15.0 cm. [915x2960].jpg | 480.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 21:56 |
| 10m1yf3 A coin issued by Hormizd I Kushanshah ('King of kings'), the ruler of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom (Persian), late 200's CE. (1184x1200).jpg | 481.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 20:43 |
| imgur_tbQiNJy_Leg stocks for the Dutch slave trade, 1600-1800 [921 x 599].png | 484.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 18:47 |
| 10qmpww Emperor Trajan depicted as a pharaoh. To the left of the character are hieroglyphic names, preceded by the titles of King of Upper and Lower Egypt and Son of Ra. The object is located in De.jpg | 485.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 06:36 |
| 11bpjjj Mid-12th century Norman portal, Kilpeck Church, England. (1280x1912).jpg | 485.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 16:50 |
| 10u9ubh A page from the Lindisfarne Gospels 715-720, England. [1797x1266].jpg | 485.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 10:50 |
| 11cn1zd This Lektra Laboritories Series 160 machine was used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s for electroshock.[1200x916].jpg | 489.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 17:27 |
| 10dvmb3 A nearly complete 1st century BCE carnyx found in 2004 at Tintignac, France (the one in the left picture, with a reconstruction in the right). Fashioned as a snarling boar, the carnyx was a.jpg | 490.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 23:09 |
| 118nwl3 25,000 Year Old Statue - Venus of Willendorf [1862 x 2707].jpg | 495.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 03:39 |
| 10pib3p Netsuke of an Ubume Ghost Carrying a Jizo Statue [1415 x 690].png | 498.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 23:57 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_5_5c_Papyrus_column_amulet_MET_DP276306.jpg | 500.4 KiB | 2017-Jul-12 03:00 |
| 11z4t83 Gilt bronze sculpture of Virupa, master of tantric Buddhism. China, Ming dynasty, 1403-1424 [1650x2080].jpg | 501.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 01:51 |
| 10a0els The Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, a pilgrimage site since the 7th century. It was partially destroyed in the 2015 earthquake and reconstructed using more than 60 pounds of gold [OC].jpg | 501.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 14:03 |
| 10jfa11 [710x399] Ostrich Egg shells discovered in Tel Aviv, Israel dated to be 4500 - 7500 years old.png | 502.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 15:35 |
| 10uid4l Greco-Buddhist panel depicting a drinking scene or ceremony, Gandhara, 1st to 2nd century. It may represent the wedding of Prince Siddhartha [2500 x 1169].jpg | 503.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 17:42 |
| 11wngdt Celtic gold ring, c. 4th–5th century BCE. [1200x937].jpg | 503.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 16:27 |
| 10v4sta One of the robes said to have belonged to St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226 CE), an Italian Catholic friar and mystic who founded the Franciscans and one of the most venerated figures in Chri.jpg | 503.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 11:56 |
| 11s2py5 A richly illuminated late 18th century Ottoman Qur’an, written by hand, likely produced in Istanbul, and recently acquired for the office. The richly illuminated opening bifolio of the first surahs always catches my eye..jpg | 505.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 17:14 |
| 11c7ikv Karl Marx's letter to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (1865)[1298×2048].jpg | 506.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 06:39 |
| 112ajaa The Roman bar [thermopolium] in Ostia Antica, Italy [R I,II,5-7]. 3rd-4th c. CE. The L-shaped bar counter from outside & inside the room [2785 x 1000].jpg | 509.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 17:09 |
| 10bkjnv Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain. A town built on a steep rock-cliff; documented since 12th c. CE [1920 x 1000].jpg | 510.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 09:36 |
| 106kxuz Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, depicting when the tsar Ivan the terrible killed his son out of rage. Ilia Répine, 1883-1885 [2023x1589].jpg | 512.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 14:47 |
| 116lxzg Ancient skull carvings from the Mayan ruins at Copan, Guatemala, 5th to 9th century. (1200x1600).jpg | 512.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 19:42 |
| 105qi4v Drinking vessel depicting Otherworldly Toad, Jaguar, and Serpent. From Campeche, Mexico. Maya, 650–800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art [1900x2100].jpg | 514.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 14:38 |
| 10rxp1l A wall painting from the Tomb of the Dancers in Thebes, Egypt. Ca. 1630-1540 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford [2048x1365].jpg | 514.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 18:59 |
| 11blk58 An old photo showing an Early Dynastic period ring-drain at the Oval Temple in Khafaje, Iraq. The cap is missing, affording a view down inside the drain. C. 2900–2350 BCE [750x697].png | 515.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 13:54 |
| 10wfa85 yellow jasper scorpion intaglio in the J. Paul Getty Villa museum (1536x2388) OC.jpg | 515.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 22:30 |
| 11a0rrf "Dog Vessel", Comala Culture, Mexico, c.200 BCE to 500 CE [2100 x 1569].jpg | 515.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 15:44 |
| 11lljd7 Ivory carving of a man blowing bubbles, and two *****ren. Japan, 1870 [1177x1810].jpg | 518.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 03:56 |
| 10rubpr Samurai Armor of the Gusoku type, Japan, 18th century [1217 x 2100].jpg | 518.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 16:43 |
| fws-files.s3.amazonaws.com_uploads_website_auctions_items_full_3188410_3.jpg | 520.1 KiB | 2017-Nov-20 20:24 |
| 10naxlw Fragment of a relief from the mortuary complex of King Sahure at Abusir, It shows Syrian tribute in the form of Syrian brown bears and a vessel. From Egypt, ca. 2494-2345 BCE, now housed at.jpg | 520.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 09:18 |
| 10kpkf1 Model of a garden, colored with blue kingfisher feathers. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [1000x1020].jpg | 521.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 04:04 |
| 10bstf9 Ambiguous Plaque, jade with traces of cinnabar. Found in Guerrero, Mexico. Olmec, 1000-500 BCE, Princeton University Art Museum [1734x2000].jpg | 522.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:39 |
| 102j3zf The photo shows Roman pedestrian crossings in Pompeii – stone blocks arranged across the street. These are the prototypes of today’s “zebra crossing”. [1200x1600].jpg | 526.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 20:54 |
| 11k45e7 The Bernward Doors are the 2 leaves of a pair of Ottonian bronze doors, made c. 1015 for Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany. The doors show relief images from the Bible, scenes from the Book of Genesis on the left door and .jpg | 529.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 16:53 |
| 11p5nn8 Bronze helmet. China, Han dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD [2265x2880].jpg | 531.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 04:53 |
| 113242e The Prickwillow skillet. A copper alloy Romano-British cooking-vessel, with the name Boduogenus inscribed on the handle. England, 2nd c. CE. British museum, nr. 1893,0618.14 [3450 x 1400].jpg | 533.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 16:35 |
| 10hkyid Two gold earrings with floriated spangles. Leyte, Philippines, 10th-13th century [1083x1360].jpg | 533.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 06:44 |
| 1095ja5 Perforated bone pendant with carved depiction of a stag from Cave of El Castillo, Cantabria, Spain. Late Magdalenian culture, ca. 10,000 BC. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid [2857x3809] .jpg | 533.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 14:06 |
| 10yg6l5 Model of Taitokuin Mausoleum (Commissioned 1910 at 1:10 Scale) The real mausoleum is dedicated to the second Tokugawa shogun, Hidetada, who died in 1632. [875x500].png | 535.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 04:29 |
| 1187kbb (OC) Communion wafer press, Scotland (2957 x 2389).jpg | 535.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-21 16:05 |
| 11v5q8d Leonard and Katharine Woolley in 1930, measuring the ring-drains of the ancient city of Ur. These drainage pipes were made from stacked pottery cylinders. To the right of the left drain shaft (next to Katharine) you can .png | 537.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 00:20 |
| 11s0e78 Ours blanc (Polar bear) by François Pompon (1923-1933) (3024 x 4032).jpg | 539.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-15 15:52 |
| 11tqg0l Samurai-Class Woman’s Summer Formal Outer Robe (Koshimaki), early 19th century [1530 X 2048].jpg | 539.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 13:00 |
| 10o7g83 Terracotta relief plaque with Phrixos being flown over the sea on the back of a ram. Melian Greek, ca. 450 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art [1998x1998].jpg | 540.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 13:18 |
| 11zhc0n Funerary ivory masks from the Ipiutak culture, which arose in Alaska possibly as early as 100–200 BCE and collapsed around 800 CE. The mask in the top picture dates to ca. 100 CE, while the one in the bottom picture date.jpg | 544.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-23 11:22 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_c_c1_American_Red_Cross_1919_Christmas_Ring.jpg | 547.2 KiB | 2017-Aug-16 03:54 |
| 115fwcr Cosmetic-vessel, tridacna shell, Phoenician, ca. 630BC-580BC [2500 x 2499].jpg | 549.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-18 13:57 |
| 10oeerr Teotihuacán Mask (Middle Classic period, 300 - 550 A.D.) [800x1138].jpg | 553.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 18:20 |
| 106d9us "The Sin", by the German genre painter and illustrator Heinrich Lossow, c.1880 CE [2116x3136].jpg | 554.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 07:41 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_9_94_Korea,_Korai_Period_-_Chop_Stick_-_1924.141.1_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 556.0 KiB | 2019-Jan-27 10:25 |
| 119v6vs A passageway at the Archaeological Zone Huaycán de Pariachi in Peru. Between 900 and 1450 CE, the archaeological site belonged to the Ichmas, and then the Incas, conquerors of the largest territory in the Americas before.jpg | 560.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 11:12 |
| 10tjwgg Remnants of “The Burnt Palace”, located in the Toltec capital of Tollan-Xicocotitlan(modern day Tula) in central Mexico. 700-1200 CE [2048x1356].jpg | 561.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 16:05 |
| 11qhnbz A bronze cap in the form of a bonnet decorated with applied bronze studs. 8th century BCE, found in the tomb no. 69 at the Oenotrian necropolis of Guardia Perticara in Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Mus.jpg | 561.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-13 18:38 |
| 11xbuch Painted relief of a warrior with ox and phoenix, one of several stone panels from the warlord Wang Chuzhi's tomb. China, Five Dynasties, 922 AD [1350x1816].jpg | 562.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 09:21 |
| 11e3gjc Classic Veracruz terracotta sculpture from Zapotal, Veracruz, Mexico. 600-900 CE [1648x3056].jpg | 563.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 11:10 |
| 10l0n0f Painted wooden kero, or cup, in the form of a human head. Colonial or early Republican period, Peru. American Museum of Natural History collection [2859x4000] [OC].jpg | 564.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 15:02 |
| 10oaxvy [520x625] Da Vinci's letter written to Duke of Milan for the position of an engineer.png | 565.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 15:58 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_sf40-20-59s1.jpg | 565.0 KiB | 2020-Feb-13 10:37 |
| 1111rs5 On the left: a helmet made of iron and bronze found in a ship burial in Vendel, Sweden. 700 CE, Vendel Period (550-800 CE), now housed at the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. And on the right: a reconstruction of the.jpg | 565.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 06:47 |
| 10l7y0v "Sunday, March 9th of 1914. 1AM. English street, n.3, 5th floor. Drawing by Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin". Little sketch made by famous Russian mystic Rasputin, from his biography written by.jpg | 568.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-25 19:54 |
| 107kxd1 Campaign uniform of an Austrian field marshal in Hungarian adjustments, owned by Emperor Franz Joseph, 1907 [1451 x 2013].jpg | 568.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 17:54 |
| 11vv1sh The 3,300-year-old Gessel Gold Hoard found in 2011 in the Diepholz district in Germany. The find comprises a total of 117 objects made exclusively of gold, with a total weight of 1.7 kg [1030x643].jpg | 569.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 19:30 |
| 102iqsy The faces of Sanxingdui, China's lost civilization in modern day Sichuan. At nearly 4,000 years old, the style of these artefacts are unique for their time, distinct from Chinese culture. [.jpg | 572.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 20:39 |
| 11b9mm1 Teotihuacano statuettes found buried as an offering under the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, Mexico. C. 200 CE [2220x2961].jpg | 574.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 02:32 |
| 11cj9w4 Anupu Amphitheater, Nagarjunakonda, India. 3rd Century CE. It is believed it was inspired by Roman Amphitheaters as there was a lot of Roman trade in nagarjunakonda at that time. It was mainly used for sports and wrestli.jpg | 575.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 15:00 |
| 10rqzk5 Ceramic vessel in the form of the head of a man with face paint, ear ornaments and a headdress with the head and paws of a feline. Moche civilization, Peru, ca. 100-750 AD. Museo de América.jpg | 575.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 14:22 |
| 11a16us Statue of a nude yakshi, or female nature spirit. India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD [2000x2500].jpg | 579.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 16:01 |
| 11b97rg Roman silver tableware, a Silver bowl with Athena (Minerva), from the Hildesheim Treasure, 1st century BC. Antikensammlung, Berlin. (1280x984).jpg | 581.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-25 02:13 |
| 1194k2x Adoration of Stupa, Ikshvaku, Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh, Pale Green Limestone, 3rd century CE. Standing at the front gateway is the Chakravartin king, Mandhata, standing with his raised hand denoting his supremacy a.jpg | 583.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 16:46 |
| 1104l4h From the Guatemalan site of Piedras Negras, Panel 2 depicts an ancient helmet ceremony carried out in 510 CE by ‘Turtle Tooth’(actual name not deciphered). This ceremony was repeated by later rulers. The text also indica.jpg | 584.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 02:16 |
| 119ibeq Bronze Armlet from Iron Age Culbin Sands, 1st to 2nd Century, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. (1637x2048).jpg | 585.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 23:59 |
| 10i22ga Teotihuacan mural fragment depicting a jaguar figure walking towards a temple. 400-600 CE. Dumbarton Oaks Museum [2992x1084].jpg | 587.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 21:23 |
| 10nqoiw One of the central pair of T-shaped pillars (5.5 m tall) in Enclosure D at the 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. The stone pillars have bas-relief of arms and fingers, as well as clot.jpg | 587.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 21:54 |
| 10uq6mw An eight-armed wood carving of Guanyin (Avalokitasvara). N. Song dynasty, China, 960–1127 [1080x1894].jpg | 592.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 22:53 |
| 10tf26t Anonymous - Tree of Virtues, De Lisle Psalter - Arundel MS 83, f.129r (14th-century) [1175 x 1745].jpg | 592.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 12:14 |
| 10qulxd The earliest known manufactured mirrors (approximately 8000 years old), found at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. These mirrors were made from obsidian (volcanic glass), and had .jpg | 592.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 13:23 |
| 110jria Ottoman scribe's desk, 17th century [2500 x 1889].jpg | 593.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-12 16:31 |
| 102hbn6 At an antiquarian bookstore in Philadelphia, I came across this beautiful late 16th century edition of Reusner's Summorum Regum, with a beautiful blind-stamped hand painted portrait of Augu.jpg | 595.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 19:42 |
| 10zgc2h An erotic Chandraketugarh vase, Bengal, India. 2nd-1st century BCE [1536 x 2048].jpg | 596.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 08:41 |
| 11cl6li 50,000 Year Old Neanderthal Flute - The World's Oldest Known Musical Instrument [3768 x 3670].jpg | 597.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 16:18 |
| 11wjzqk A bagh nakh (tiger claw weapon) with curved blade. India, 19th century [1450x1470].jpg | 598.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 14:13 |
| 10qrb1b When the Grande River in Coclé, Panama, changed course at the end of 19th century and again in 1927, it washed a number of artifacts downstream. That prompted a number of excavations betwee.jpg | 598.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 11:23 |
| 11c4g68 Skull of a 14 year-old girl believed to be a victim of cannibalism at the Jamestown colony in the winter of 1609. Butchery marks can be seen on forehead. [1200x1500].jpg | 598.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 03:42 |
| 11ol7wt Two bronze daggers. Vietnam, Dong Son culture, 2nd century BC - 2nd century AD [1158x956].jpg | 601.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 14:14 |
| 11he5h0 The original copy of Monopoly, known as The Landlords game, was invented to educate users about Georgism and the dangers of land speculation and rent-seeking. [1500 x 1500].jpg | 602.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-03 20:18 |
| 10x9yia Teotihuacano mask with Isthmian Script inscription. 1-550 CE. Private collection. [1431x2895].jpg | 603.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 20:34 |
| 11nn60c Rujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument made up of more than 42,000 basalt rocks arranged in concentric circles with a 4.6 m tall tumulus at its center. The monument was built between 3000 and 2700 BCE on the Gola.jpg | 604.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 11:57 |
| 10sna3c Tlingit Totemic Mask [1876 x 2500].jpg | 606.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 15:39 |
| 10jlu98 Marajoara Culture funerary urn, 400-1350 CE. [2637x3191].jpg | 607.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 19:59 |
| 10iqxfc 'Guard Dog' floor mosaic, 1st century Pompeii, Photo: Wolfgang Reiger. (1280x1460).jpg | 617.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-22 18:49 |
| 107pm4z Mixtec skull very cool but a forgery [3000x4000].jpg | 619.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 20:51 |
| 11b2xt6 The enigmatic Inka Qamaña in Peru. The site consists of large steps, seats and niches carved into a hill near Lake Titicaca. Some claim that it could have served as an Inca auditorium, ceremonial or ritual place, but its.jpg | 619.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 21:40 |
| 10rzidf Figurine of Isis-Aphrodite, 2nd Century AD, Found in Egypt. (OC). [1631x3974].jpg | 622.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 20:11 |
| 11d22e0 The "Golden Man," a suit of armour worn by a Saka (Scythian) royal, 4th-3rd century BCE. Worn by a skeleton entombed in the Issyk kurgan (burial mound), Kazakhstan. Also within the kurgan were many other grave goods, inc.jpg | 624.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 03:57 |
| 11eb2te Moche anthropomorphic vessel. La Plata Museum [1855x3698].jpg | 624.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 15:26 |
| 10ztqor The Arundel Head, a Hellenistic era bronze head of a king or philosopher from Asia Minor. Made in the 2nd or 1st century BCE [2033 x 2500].jpg | 628.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 18:04 |
| 1079yww The Lafayette dollar, the only dollar featuring a non-American, Lafayette being a hero of both the war if independence and the French Revolution, 1900. [1509x1512].jpg | 629.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 09:20 |
| 11r4zfx Set of bronze bells with lacquered stand. Jiangsu, China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC [2428x1618].jpg | 629.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-14 12:37 |
| 109301t World War I grenades from the Western Front near the Somme belonging to both sides of no man's land [1920x1080] [OC].jpg | 631.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 12:00 |
| 10mitgr Green lead-glazed vase with black flower. China, Jin-Yuan dynasties, 1115-1234 AD [1400x1740].jpg | 631.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 11:40 |
| 10bswse Ostrogothic gold and emerald earring, 3rd century, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (1280x1866).jpg | 632.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:43 |
| 101xqc7 Panel from Palenque depicting a ritualistic dance. The central figure is K’an Joy Chitam flanked by his parents Tz’akb’u Ajaw and K’inich Janaab Pakal. Classic Maya. 702-711 CE. Dumbarton O.jpg | 638.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 04:11 |
| 10pmmxt Steel shield with gold damascened surface. Persia, Qajar period, 19th century [1460x1450].jpg | 654.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 03:15 |
| 10w8i8s (OC) A knitted wool cap from the early 13th century in unbelievable good condition [4320x1960].jpg | 657.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 18:03 |
| 10atalr "Copy of the Imperial Regalia" from the House of Fabergé, Imperial Russia, 1900. Material: gold, silver, platinum, cut diamonds, spinel, pearls and sapphires [1585x1999].jpg | 658.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-13 12:22 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP109767.jpg | 659.2 KiB | 2017-Jan-11 23:13 |
| 10out2u The very well-preserved 6200-year-old fishtraps found in 1978 in Bergschenhoek, the Netherlands. The traps are made of pollarded cornel-wood (dogwood), bound together without knots by two-s.jpg | 660.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 06:23 |
| 10q4y5h A Paracas mummy bundle, now housed at the Museo de América in Madrid. The dead of the Paracas culture (800-100 BC) were wrapped in layers of cloth called "mummy bundles", and the dry enviro.jpg | 660.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 17:28 |
| 10nan00 A carnelian hook (bottom) and a bronze ornament with gilt dragon and tiger inlaid with jade dragon (top). Warring States period (475-221 BCE), now housed at the Handan Museum in China [1685.jpg | 660.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 08:59 |
| 11ky6qj 7,000-year-old figurines of two women. Tell Halaf, Syria, Halaf culture, 5000-4000 BC [1730x1430].jpg | 663.5 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 12:35 |
| 10eiin7 The Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of the largest bronze statues of its era. 13.3 meters tall, weighing 121 tons. It depicts Buddha Amitabha with hands in dhyana mudra (meditation gesture). .jpg | 663.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 17:51 |
| 10cmsuk Steatite seal showing a tiger, 2700-2000 BCE, Mohenjodaro, Indus Valley Civilization. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1719].jpg | 666.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 15:41 |
| imgur_uqcxLHz_Linear Elamite text on a silver beaker found at Kamfiruz, Iran, early second millennium BCE [1600 x 2648].jpg | 669.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-19 01:45 |
| 1144zdp Dionysus conquering the Indians – Roman artwork, first half of the 4th century CE. From the area of Villa Rufinella in Tusculum. [2020x1690].jpg | 675.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 23:50 |
| 11mpxj6 The Nimrod Fortress is a castle built by the Ayyubids around 1228 and then hugely enlarged by the Mamluks. It's situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon in Syria, on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level [153.jpg | 676.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-09 11:35 |
| 11wjdf4 A gilt bronze ox unearthed in 1977 from the tomb M177 in the Western Xia mausoleums. Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 CE), now housed at the Ningxia Museum in China [2263x1951].jpg | 679.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-20 13:49 |
| 111951s The Muisca Raft, a relic of the mostly forgotten Muisca Confederation. The raft symbolizes a ritual made by the new chief, the "zipa", covering himself in gold and jumping into the lake with his offerings to the gods. Th.jpg | 679.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 14:11 |
| 11yijqd Stone sculpture of an ascetic. Ancient Gandhara, modern Pakistan, Kushan Empire period, ca. late 1st-early 4th c AD. Yale University Art Gallery collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 681.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 13:04 |
| 106jmq4 Swedish realm banner of Karl IX commissioned for his coronation in 1607. This banner is a part of five that were commissioned between 1594 and 1751. The banner was used only for the most sp.jpg | 681.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 13:46 |
| 10wwq1n Iron stirrups. Japan, Kofun period, 4th-6th century AD [2800x2500].jpg | 683.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 13:30 |
| 1197lev Ruins of Arogya Vihar, a Buddhist monastery and a hospital, 4th-5th Century CE, Kumhrar, Patna, india.[786×1003].jpg | 685.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 18:44 |
| 11ek6vb Eastern Zhou Bronze figure with gold and silver inlay, 4th-3rd C bc, probably used as a tray support [2075 × 2972].jpg | 693.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 21:16 |
| 10un35u Jaina style figurine of a warrior. Maya, 600-900 CE, Cleveland Museum of Art [2735x3053].jpg | 695.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 20:49 |
| 10co4zn Urfa Man. The oldest known naturalistic life sized statue of a human. Sandstone with original obsidian eyes. 9000 BCE [2531 x 3160] [OC].jpg | 696.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 16:36 |
| 10sivg4 Gold necklace with many diamonds. Hyderabad, India, 19th century [1400x1700].jpg | 696.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-03 12:12 |
| 10lv1u9 Drunkard's cloak, also known as the "Spanish coat", Bavaria, Germany, c. 1775 [1920 x 2880].jpg | 699.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-26 15:55 |
| 10cxfjv The ark of Noah depicted as a Norse style long ship. Bodleian Library MS. Junius 11; Cædmon Manuscript, 1000 AD England, p.66 [1153x1454].jpg | 703.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 22:45 |
| 115x6s4 The interior of a 129-year-old vardo, a traditional horse-drawn wagon used by British Romanichal Travellers as their home [1365x2048].jpg | 703.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 00:54 |
| 10yud08 Seated soapstone statue (ntadi). Mboma culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th c. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 704.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 15:11 |
| 11cn7ux The Appian Way (Via Appia) from Rome to Brindisi was begun in the 4th century BC and is one of the world's oldest original paved roads still extant. It was a vital thoroughfare for the legions and commerce of Republican .jpg | 705.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 17:32 |
| 11dad5u One of the Venus figurines that were found in the Kostyonki-Borshchyovo archeological complex in Russia. This 25,000-year-old limestone Venus was found in 1988 and is 13.7 cm in height. Note the rope-like coil around bot.jpg | 707.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 12:11 |
| 11lrfdu Tutankhamun's board game: Senet. 1333 BC, Egypt [2048x1349].jpg | 708.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 09:04 |
| 10rraol Dagger with serpentine blade and wooden handle decorated with brass and studded with semi precious stones. 18th century, on display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1026].jpg | 708.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 14:36 |
| 10ccqqi Stone slab with carvings of Pyu warriors found at Sri Ksetra UNESCO site in Myanmar. [3468x4624].jpg | 710.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 06:30 |
| 104bmnk Oldenburg Horn - Legend has it that Otto, the first Count of Oldenborg, was hunting not far from the main family seat, south-west of Hamburg, in 989. The Count lost his way and met a beauti.jpg | 711.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 22:01 |
| 10ti380 Miniature leaf-shaped illuminated Quran. Attributed to Mohammed Saleh Taom Zadeh, Turkey, 1832-1833. New York Public Library collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 712.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 14:48 |
| 10ban2w Reliquary bust of St. Marinus the Martyr. Italy, around 1590 [810x1130].jpg | 715.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 00:39 |
| 118qrl9 A holly-glazed covered vase, Jingdezhen Ware, Qianlong period (1735-1796 CE), now housed at the Nanjing Museum in China [2429x3785].jpg | 715.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 06:15 |
| 10mp3n7 Magnetite polished mirrors were crafted in the early Zapotec site of San Jose el Mogote (1500-500BCE). Many were traded with and have been found throughout Mesoamerica. This one was found i.jpg | 716.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-27 16:30 |
| 10zrp8o Statue of the wife of Nguyễn Thế Mỹ from the 17th century, Later Lê dynasty of Vietnam [603x851].png | 716.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 16:36 |
| 10odv7f Gilt cartonnage mummy mask of Egyptian princess Satdjehuty, late 17th dynasty or early 18th dynasty, circa 1500 BCE [2015 x 2500].jpg | 718.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 17:58 |
| 10umjqy Ivory Arm Cuff, Edo Culture, 18th century [2500 x 1876].jpg | 722.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 20:28 |
| 10hmovs In 1602, Queen Elizabeth I wrote a letter to the Emperor Wanli of Ming seeking trade with China, intending for the letter to be delivered that same year. The letter never made it to China u.jpg | 722.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-21 08:40 |
| 11asadp Ceramic vessel in the form of a feline, with post-fire paint. Paracas culture, coastal southern Peru, ca. 8th-5th c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 726.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 14:10 |
| 1140y2o Tournament Armour of Henry, Prince of Wales for field, tilt and barriers. England, 1608. (1280x1636).jpg | 726.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 21:00 |
| 105q6w0 Earthenware model wellhead with green lead glaze. Chinese, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 726.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 14:24 |
| 11ec9q3 Aureus of Herennius Etruscus - *****, co-emperor with his father Trajan Decius. Minted 250-251. The reverse "PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS" - Means "Head of Youth". He died with his father in the Battle of Abritus (modern day Bulg.jpg | 729.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 16:02 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_5_58_Kolczuga_Jana_Kazimierza.jpg | 730.2 KiB | 2013-Oct-05 08:17 |
| 10jborh Skull Chapel in Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland. It was created in 1776 by local parish priest Václav Tomášek who was later interred there. It contains around 3,000 skulls and bones of another 21,000 .jpg | 731.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 12:48 |
| 112dp1k Peshkqbz dagger, 18th Century, Rajasthan, India. Made of Damascus steel and damascened in gold, studded with emerald, citrines and rubies. Due to space within the hilt, it is believed that these daggers were used for the.jpg | 733.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 19:21 |
| 10o4uq2 Marble torso of Hercules. Roman, 2nd century AD [2950x3800].jpg | 734.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 10:37 |
| 103qonp One of a pair of oval lobed gold bowls with two ducks in repoussé among flowers (Circa 825). Recovered from the Belitung shipwreck, an Arabian dhow which sank around 830 AD. [3872x2592].jpg | 736.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 05:29 |
| 11k3o6c A gold medallion, from the Tarsus Hoard, depicting the cuirassed bust of Philip II of Macedon and on the reverse, the goddess Nike in a triumphal quadriga. 222-245 CE, found in Tarsus in modern-day Turkey, and now housed.jpg | 738.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 16:35 |
| 101i87z Articulated Snake, Iron with russet patination and inlaid gold eyes, 1875 CE, Meiji period, Japan. From Sir Ratan Tata Art Collection on display at CSMVS Museum, Mumbai, india.[1920×1080].jpg | 738.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 17:30 |
| 109ynvd The courtyard of the Quetzalpapalotl palace in Teotihuacan, Located in central Mexico. Built around 450 to 500 CE over an existing structure from 250-300 CE [3872x2592].jpg | 738.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 12:37 |
| 11kiwqv Vessel handle in the form of a winged ibex with its hooves resting on a mask of the wine-god Silenus. Partly gilt silver, Achaemenid artwork, 4th century BCE. [2104x2923].jpg | 742.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 00:06 |
| 10z4nlb An Etruscan bucchero ware box with ram and bull decoration. 4th century BCE, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican Museums [2552x2452].jpg | 744.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-10 22:17 |
| 10rn25h A gold and silver inlaid bronze cylindrical chariot canopy pole fitting, excavated from tomb M122 at Dingxian, China. 2nd century BCE, Western Han dynasty, now part of the collection of Hebei Provincial Institute of Cult.jpg | 746.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-02 10:50 |
| 111lg5p Cave art - engraving of a salmon, on the ceiling of the rock shelter Abri du Poisson, Gorge d'Enfer, France. Upper palaeolithic, Gravettian [~ 25000 BP ?]. Photo source: Neanderthal Museum, SW460104 [2125 x 1414].jpg | 749.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 22:04 |
| 11b5qt6 Ashley's Sack, a parting gift from a slave mother to her daughter: "...Rose_ mother of Ashley gave her this sack when_ she was sold at age 9 in South Carolina...Told her_ It be filled with my Love always_ she never saw h.jpg | 750.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 23:38 |
| 10y0p2v Tibetan Ritual Horn (Dung-Dkar), 18th or 19th century [2403 x 1753].jpg | 753.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 17:35 |
| imgur_rJH1NFI_The entrance of the Hôtel Tassel, Brussels; designed by Victor Horta, 1893. Photo Alan John Ainsworth [1600 x 2401].jpg | 758.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 16:47 |
| 113rfgx Lifesize polychromed wood statue of a Roman warrior. Spanish, 17th c. Wadsworth Atheneum collection [2071x4000] [OC]. More images in comments.jpg | 758.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-16 14:07 |
| 10vst3a Wedding cabinet with butterfly motifs. Korea, 18th century [2000x2900].jpg | 763.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 04:41 |
| 10w5kr0 The Maya Codex of Mexico is one of only 4 known extant Maya codices, and the only one that still resides in the Americas. Made between 1021 and 1154 CE, the manuscript charts the movements .jpg | 765.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 16:08 |
| 11dusk1 Iron cuirass, gorget, and helmet unearthed from Eta-Funayama Mound. Japan, Kofun period, 5th-6th century AD [3000x2750].jpg | 767.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 02:47 |
| 11tq55q Terracotta funerary urn. Mexico, Zapotec civilization, 350-500 AD [2400x2600].jpg | 770.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 12:48 |
| 11i0o1o Statue of Ehecatl from the Mexican site of Calixtlahuaca, 900-1521 CE [3000x1752].jpg | 773.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 14:37 |
| 11dhwn6 Wedding skirt of Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria, embroidered with gold and silver, made around 1568 [1920 x 2605].jpg | 774.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 17:47 |
| 107kedt Ancient Tibetan scriptures shown to us when a monk invited us into his monastic quarters to stay the night in Ganzi, Tibet [OC] [2500x3100].jpg | 774.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 17:34 |
| imgur_BgLcyfh_Bronze foot armor, Greek or Italian, about 520-480 BC from Ruvo, The British Museum. [1944x1942].jpg | 776.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 14:21 |
| 11f3djg European man playing with a dog, 17th century CE, Mughal miniature painting. On display at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.[998×1800].jpg | 785.6 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 13:09 |
| 100k1vq 16th century Sigismund's Chapel inside the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, Poland. built by Bartolomeo Berrecci in 1519-33. It houses the tombs of its founder King Sigismund, as well as King Sig.jpg | 787.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-01 13:47 |
| 11oa66l Bronze palanquin hook with Krishna dancing on a naga. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 13th century [2150x2670].jpg | 787.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 04:02 |
| 10d2lug Agate Plainview Arrowhead [3024x4355].jpg | 789.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 02:30 |
| 11pld1b Seated Buddha, 2nd or 3rd Century, Made in Gandhara Pakistan, British Museum [3024x4032].jpg | 804.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 18:11 |
| 11yqhto A Celtic swan helmet, from the 5th to 3rd century BCE [2963x2714].jpg | 806.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-22 17:41 |
| 1051gyb The Narmer Palette, one of the earliest ancient Egyptian artifacts, portraying the unification of Egypt by the first Pharaoh Narmer. Circa 3000BCE, ~500 years before the Great Pyramids, ~50.jpg | 808.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 18:26 |
| 119vcku An Achaemenid gold earring from a hoard of elite female jewellery that was discovered in the 1950s at Pasargadae. 5th-4th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran [2518x3354].jpg | 809.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 11:22 |
| 117m3nb The House of the Doves located in Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico. 900-1000 CE, Maya. [1701x 2934].jpg | 810.2 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 22:08 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_thumb_0_05_Crypta_Neapolitana_01.JPG_1365px-Crypta_Neapolitana_01.jpg | 810.9 KiB | 2021-May-22 00:45 |
| 119l4e4 Relief from Pomona, Tabasco, Mexico; Maya, late classic, around 780 CE; Museum Rietberg [2355x2048].jpg | 813.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 01:58 |
| 11uphca Ogham Stone, dating to around 400-500 AD. The Primitive Irish text reads, "Sílan son of Fáithloga." Tralee, Ireland. [1324x1840].jpg | 814.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 14:09 |
| 10wnyx6 Towel used as a surrender flag by Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army at the Battle of Appomattox Court House, 1865 [1329x2000].jpg | 817.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 05:04 |
| 10x6ysd The Coba-Yaxuna Sacbe is the longest single sacbe known to have been built by the Maya. Measuring around 100 km, it is now theorized to have been commissioned by Kʼawiil Ajaw of Coba around.jpg | 817.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 18:36 |
| 10v858g Ancient Roman Lapdog found in Funerary Relief of Ulpia Epigone [719x1581].png | 822.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 14:37 |
| 104p19w Trouser-watering chair - An ingenious mechanism in the armrests grabs holds of the seated person to prevent him from escaping, as he is doused with water from a container in the backrest th.jpg | 823.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 08:34 |
| 119lteq Zapotec temple model, 200 BCE-200 CE, Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca. [3269x2762].jpg | 824.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 02:28 |
| 10926y5 If you *****m in, you'll realize that it's not a real rope net, but that it's meticulously carved in marble. "Disinganno", Francesco Queirolo, 1753-1754, Sansevero Chapel (Naples) [1144×1447].jpg | 824.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 11:10 |
| 105rnc8 Engraved jadeite mask. Olmec. Veracruz, Mexico. 900-400 BCE [2592x3456].jpg | 824.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-07 15:29 |
| 10n8iy4 Small container made of half a clam shell and a matching silver cover. China, 9th-12th century AD [1274x1274].jpg | 828.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 06:45 |
| 10692hv Theatrical mask of an angry elderly god. Japan, Edo period, 18th century [1433x1642].jpg | 829.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 03:58 |
| 10r5b5k Hathi Gumpha (Elephant Cave) with pillars carved in the 1st Century BCE, Odisha India [2560 × 1920].jpg | 834.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 20:33 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ao_original_TR.165.60.2011_a.jpg | 834.8 KiB | 2019-Jun-06 17:33 |
| 10xrv1j Interior of the tomb of Thutmose III (reign 1479-1425 BC) with unique wall decorations in an unusual style. On a yellow-tinged background, the earliest known version of the Amduat is traced.jpg | 835.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-09 10:50 |
| 1029s5w Jewelry casket with mother-of-pearl inlays, made for Europeans. Japan, Momoyama period, 16th century [1500x1400].jpg | 837.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 14:38 |
| 101mji8 Olmec sculpture of seated figure holding baton, from San Lorenzo, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE [2560x1707].jpg | 839.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 20:21 |
| 11i9uew Painting of the Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Nam Sơn depicting his mother Nguyễn Thị Lân, made in 1930 [899x1380].jpg | 841.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-04 18:54 |
| 11dam2y Byzantine mosaics from the dome of the Rotunda of Thessaloniki, a masterpiece of Late Antique art. Greece, early 4th century-mid 6th century CE [1350x1799].jpg | 842.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 12:24 |
| 1122uaf A beauty case_ toiletry box said to have belonged to Anne Boleyn (c. 1501_1507 - 1536) It contains a glass perfume bottle, badger-hair cosmetic brushes, a carved ivory hair comb and a selection of tooth, nail and ear pic.png | 842.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 11:09 |
| 11vxxfy Sculpture of a Daoist deity. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 [1330x2127].jpg | 844.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 21:13 |
| 11b5buw The mysterious architectural stone models at the archaeological site of Awkimarka in Peru. They measure between 40 and 50 cm. Date and purpose unknown [1637x2070].jpg | 844.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-24 23:21 |
| imgur_NhTvuO5_Tahmuras fights an army of demons and kills their leader with his mace [4286x6704].jpg | 849.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 21:18 |
| 11p60we Bowl shaped like a bat. Peru, Moche civilization, 200-500 AD [1400x1470].jpg | 849.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 05:12 |
| 10dafeb The Apocalypse Tapestry, woven in Paris between 1377-1382. It depicts the story of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation by St John the Divine in colourful images, spread over 6 tapestries that originally totalled 9.jpg | 849.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 09:39 |
| 10x465r Porcelain plate with horses and Eight Treasures motif, symbolizing good fortune. Chinese, early Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign or earlier. Brooklyn Museum collection [3074x2985] [OC].jpg | 849.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-08 16:44 |
| 103djr2 The golden diadem of the Scythian princess Meda, found in the tomb of Philip II of Macedon. Aigai, Macedonia, Greece. 4th century BC. (996x621).png | 854.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-04 20:08 |
| 10zpy0w Saddle cover [felt, horse-hair]. Pazyryk Culture. Russia, Altai mountains, 5th c. BCE. Hermitage museum, nr. 1295-150 [1920 x 1346].jpg | 860.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-11 15:34 |
| imgur_6GG94Dj_How to best value this Edo Period armor? [3024x4032].jpg | 860.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 16:21 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_C.I.68.53.11ab_F.jpg | 861.4 KiB | 2020-Apr-17 08:49 |
| 11e3upe Lidded vessel from Becan, Campeche, Mexico. Early Classic period Maya, 200-600 CE [1898x3000].jpg | 861.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-28 11:34 |
| 11dajpv Sculpture of a dvarapala (door guardian) with club. Thailand, 15th century [1175x1900].jpg | 861.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-27 12:21 |
| 10w812b Savoyard helmet, Italy or Germany, early 17th century [2604 x 3400].jpg | 861.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-07 17:44 |
| 111olg0 Ningizbara, a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the bâlag (lyre). Regarded as both the physical instrument and the goddess herself, she had her cult centres in Ur and Umma, Iraq. The Queen's Lyre (left) is a replica (.jpg | 863.6 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 00:17 |
| 11kknlx Flintlock, c.1800-1850, steel, silver-gilt, niello, gold, ivory. Caliber, .56 inches (14.22 mm); Length, 52 inches (132.08 cm). Caucasian, likely made in Kubachi, Dagestan. Arabic inscription on the barrel, "Owned by Abā.jpg | 864.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-07 01:17 |
| 1178he4 An early Natufian skull with a headband made of dentalium shells. 13,000-14,000 years old, from El Wad, Natufian culture (a Late Epipaleolithic archaeological culture of the Levant, dating to around 15,000 to 11,500 year.png | 866.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 14:50 |
| 11nqkd5 Bronze spherical ritual vessel made of two halves. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 771–256 BC [1390x1700].jpg | 872.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-10 14:23 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_5_53_Unknown_artist_-_Short_Club_(Wahaika)_-_1964.455_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 875.3 KiB | 2020-Dec-26 03:16 |
| imgur_n6H4OqD_Shinshinto era (1781-1876) wakizashi (shortsword), Japan. [OC][3840x2160].jpg | 876.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-16 07:22 |
| 119uwmn Burial suit made of silver wire, with bronze mask and crown. China, Liao dynasty, 10th-11th century AD [2555x2377].jpg | 877.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 10:55 |
| 112dufz Katar punching dagger with three splitting blades. 19th century, Deccani, made in Hyderabad. On display at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.[1800×1198].jpg | 877.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 19:28 |
| 10jrgkd A 2,800-year-old Scythian-style bow and quiver, unearthed from Subeixi cemetery in Shanshan County. Now housed at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum in Urumqi, China [1575x886].png | 877.6 KiB | 2023-Jan-23 23:48 |
| 116mpjn Olmec sculpture fragment from Laguna de los Cerros, Veracruz. 1200-900 BCE, El Museo de Antropología de Xalapa [4601x3057].jpg | 881.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-19 20:13 |
| 1064m83 Khafre Enthroned made from anorthosite gneiss diorite, which equals the mohs hardness of steel - The second picture shows uniform surface abrasion marks under a microscope [1440x1440].jpg | 882.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-08 00:31 |
| 11ulrcx Agris Helmet 350 BCE, from Gaul (modern-day France). [2376x3033].jpg | 883.9 KiB | 2023-Mar-18 11:24 |
| 10gnx0p Limestone panel of classic Maya culture, with a ballplayers' scene & glyphs [aka 'La Corona element 13' or 'Site Q Ballplayer Panel 1']. La Corona, Guatemala - 7th-8th c. CE. Art Institute .jpg | 885.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-20 04:57 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_67.110.95a-b_d-e_front_*****4.jpg | 885.5 KiB | 2021-Sep-26 08:39 |
| 1076tn2 Sculpture of Xochipilli, the flower prince. Mexico, Mexica civilization, 1250-1500 AD [1400x1976].jpg | 887.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-09 06:20 |
| 11942hj Stele with long Kannada inscription detailing the construction and donors for Chennakesava Temple. Somanathapura, India, Hoysala Empire, 1269 AD [1200x2194].jpg | 890.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 16:27 |
| 1118zzt Shri Virupaksha temple in Hampi, India [2084x4624].jpg | 896.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-13 14:04 |
| 11lhpb9 The "Time & Tide" Map: a 1942 map by MacDonald Gill, meant to display US-UK unity. The 1941 "Atlantic Charter," which stated Anglo-American goals for the postwar world, is reproduced in full text. The map shows raw mater.jpg | 897.1 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 01:07 |
| 1023iy1 Family heilroom from WW1 - a cross made from an unidentified weapon (possibly a grenade?) (3000x4000).jpg | 897.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 09:26 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_2_2b_Japan,_19th-20th_century_-_Tobacco_Pipe_-_1939.309_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 902.8 KiB | 2019-Jan-27 16:31 |
| 10tn09a Old photo of a samurai, taken by Felice Beato. Japan, Edo period, 1865 [2560x3100].jpg | 906.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 18:10 |
| 10r0sek "A Bust of a Roman Man" in Bronze, c.100 BCE to 100 CE [957 x 1277].png | 906.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 17:41 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_42.222.12_*****4.jpg | 908.0 KiB | 2016-Oct-21 00:28 |
| 11cj7d7 Carpet with trees. Silk (warp and weft) and pashmina (pile) fragment from a much larger carpet. Mughal Empire, reign of Shah Jahan, ca. 1630. Frick Collection [1500x1746].jpg | 915.3 KiB | 2023-Feb-26 14:57 |
| 10tg8is Carved Ivory Chinese Reclining 'Doctor's Lady' [4251 X 3189] [OC].jpg | 920.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 13:19 |
| 109ajko Ancient Greek Sarcophagus Of Aged Lap Dog With Stone-Inlaid Jeweled Collar Sitting On Bedding - The Animal Must Have Had Its Small Head Turned In The Direction Of The Ancient Road, Looking .png | 922.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 17:35 |
| 10em43u The prison cell at Narni sotterranea, a series of underground rooms that were discovered at Narni, Italy, in 1979. Its walls are covered in coded writing, drawings and cryptic masonic symbo.jpg | 923.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 20:11 |
| 101k29w Palette in the Shape of a Fish, made during the Predynastic Period in Egypt, circa 3400-3200 B.C.E. On display at The Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg | 925.3 KiB | 2023-Jan-02 18:43 |
| 10vbpet The Two Towers in Bologna, Italy (the tallest is 97.2m high while the other is 48m high). Both constructed between 1109 and 1119, they are the most prominent of the Towers of Bologna, which.jpg | 930.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 17:00 |
| 10nwwam Cupid Crowning Venus - Cameo: 1st c. BC (Roman Empire); Mount: c. 1660. - In the Royal Collection Trust [2066x4096].jpg | 933.2 KiB | 2023-Jan-29 02:45 |
| 119w49x Bingata textile fragment with cherry blossom, wave and mountain motifs on a variegated ground. 19th century CE, Ryukyu Kingdom, now housed at the Suntory Museum of Art in Japan [1467x2067].jpg | 935.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-23 12:06 |
| 1177d1q Terracotta figure (haniwa) of a warrior with red face paint. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD [1660x2350].jpg | 936.5 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 13:59 |
| 11osct1 Phyllis, the powerful wife of Alexander the Great’s father, rides the philosopher Aristotle. The story was popular across media in the Middle Ages. Presented here as an aquamanile, a water vessel used for washing hands, .png | 939.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-11 19:12 |
| 10u7l3a Bronze military diploma. These tablets record that Emperor Antoninus Pius granted Roman citizenship and the right to legal marriage to discharged veterans of foreign birth who had served fo.jpg | 942.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-05 08:17 |
| 1093pf2 Stone lantern at Muryangsa Temple. Korea, Unified Silla period, around 900 AD [2650x3350].jpg | 945.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-11 12:38 |
| 10qzkd1 Bronze statue of Artemis and a Deer- Greek.A small dog may have sat to her right, and there was probably a bow held in her left hand. (1st century BCE–1st century CE)[2992x2992].jpg | 945.9 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 16:54 |
| 10eja8m Seven Roman cavalry face masks and shaffrons (Horse's Head Defense) found in Straubing, Germany. 3rd century CE, now housed at Gäubodenmuseum [1999x2688].jpg | 947.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:21 |
| 11g40kt Carved stone yoke of a type thought to have been worn, belt-like, at the waist by players of the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame. Classic period ca. 1-900 AD, thought to be from Veracruz, Mexico. American Museum of Natural.jpg | 952.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-02 14:23 |
| 111ya5w A massive 60-ton red quartzite sarcophagus which likely belonged to king Sobekhotep IV, one of the more powerful Egyptian kings of the 13th Dynasty (c. 1803-1649 BCE). The sarcophagus was found in 2013 in Abydos, Egypt [.jpg | 952.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-14 09:09 |
| 10ee2z1 Stoneware dish with a bird. Vietnam, late 15th-early 16th c. Yale University Art Gallery [2998x2998] [OC].jpg | 956.0 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 14:49 |
| 11tpntq Ceramic pillow with tricolor glaze (sancai). China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [1330x1270].jpg | 959.4 KiB | 2023-Mar-17 12:27 |
| 11fivpc That statue is made around 1330 by gilded silver, stones, pearls and translucent enamels! (2268 x 4032).jpg | 960.0 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 21:36 |
| 1176oqa Painted ivory and gilt metal pyxis inscribed with the Islamic Basmala phrase in Kufic-style Arabic script. Norman Sicily, 12th-13th c. Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid [1414x1024].jpg | 961.1 KiB | 2023-Feb-20 13:29 |
| 10te6ig sword of last mughal emperor, bahadur shah zaffar, steel and gold, early 19th century, on display at salar jung museum, hyderabad, India(1800x1014).jpg | 961.8 KiB | 2023-Feb-04 11:21 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_ep48.187.444.R.jpg | 967.3 KiB | 2016-Oct-20 02:00 |
| 10a1evc The magic sphere of Helios (info in comments) (1800x3182).jpg | 972.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-12 14:49 |
| 10ph5rx The central road of Cantona, a city that flourished in central Mexico from 600-1000 CE. The road ran through the entire site. [1478x2958].jpg | 975.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-30 23:09 |
| 10v9z4x Three-foot bronze Etruscan cista with cover, ca. 4th-1st c BC, with incised decoration, feet in the form of talons and cover handle in the form of a female acrobat. Excavated at Palestrina (ancient Praeneste), Lazio, Ita.jpg | 975.4 KiB | 2023-Feb-06 15:52 |
| 10ejctm Tlatilco ceramic fish vessel. Tlatilco is a Preclassic site located in present day Mexico City that was influenced significantly by the Olmec civilization. 1200-400 BCE [3692x3456].jpg | 975.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:24 |
| 10461sj Gallic horseman, bronze sculpture by Emmanuel Frémiet made in 1864 showing how the Gauls were seen at the time [3024x4032].jpg | 980.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-05 18:23 |
| 10caloi Ceramic drain pipes from Xochicalco, Mexico. They were set up not only to drain rain water but to also channel it into cisterns. 650-900 CE, Xochicalco site museum. [4032x3024].jpg | 981.7 KiB | 2023-Jan-15 04:35 |
| 11vnpu0 Jesus Christ Pantocrator, Detail from the deesis mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul [1650x2475].jpg | 983.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-19 15:06 |
| 11xt0w1 The mask of Warka , the earliest known accurate depiction of the human face , probably meant to represent the Goddess Ishtar(Inanna) , found in Uruk and is about 5100 years old , housed in the Iraqi museum, Sumerian gall.jpg | 985.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-21 20:17 |
| 112l7dx Altar 5 from the Olmec site of La Venta in Tabasco, Mexico. Olmec monuments like this one are now believed to have served as thrones. 900-400 BCE [2200x2922].jpg | 989.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-15 00:48 |
| 10nqgn4 Gold zarf (coffee cup holder) covered in diamonds and rubies, made for the Ottoman court. Switzerland, 19th century [1450x1600].jpg | 990.8 KiB | 2023-Jan-28 21:45 |
| 104xyy4 A panel from Temple 19 in Palenque in Modern day Chiapas Mexico featuring Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III and two nobles_subjects at his sides. Early 8th century. Maya [2000x3008].jpg | 992.4 KiB | 2023-Jan-06 16:09 |
| 10qvntq Vintage Moonshine set I found in an Abandoned House [1798x3024].jpg | 992.7 KiB | 2023-Feb-01 14:11 |
| 11pkqyp Ancient Greek Sarcophagus Of Aged Lap Dog With Stone-Inlaid Jeweled Collar Sitting On Bedding [1080x1251].png | 993.2 KiB | 2023-Mar-12 17:47 |
| 11jpxyo The remains of Babak Castle in Northern Iran. Babak Khorramdin was an Iranian freedom fighter who fought against the Abbasid Caliphate and called for a return of the political glories of the Iranian past. This castle was.jpg | 1000.3 KiB | 2023-Mar-06 05:48 |
| 10buz3e Vardzia cave city in Georgia, built in the 12th century by a queen to escape the onslaught of the Mongol Empire. Although successful, it was severely damaged a century later due to an earth.jpg | 1007.1 KiB | 2023-Jan-14 18:06 |
| 10qcvu8 Rafail's Cross in Rila monastery, Bulgaria, made from a whole piece of wood (81х43cm). It was whittled down by monk Rafail using fine burins and magnifying lenses to recreate 104 scenes and.jpg | 1011.5 KiB | 2023-Jan-31 22:42 |
| 11m19fm Bronze ewer with elephant-headed spout. Vietnam, period of Han dynasty Chinese occupation, late 2nd-3rd c AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3750x3000] [OC].jpg | 1011.8 KiB | 2023-Mar-08 16:46 |
| 1029nuc Bronze wine vessel in the form of a goose. Chinese, Han dynasty 206 BC-220 AD. Brooklyn Museum collection [4000x3000] [OC].jpg | 1013.9 KiB | 2023-Jan-03 14:32 |
| 11f41ki Gilded statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara. Vietnam, 1750-1850 [2304x3072].jpg | 1016.7 KiB | 2023-Mar-01 13:40 |
| 119i0h8 Ancient bone and tooth Necklace from Skara Brae, Scotland, 3100 to 2500 BCE, The National xMuseum, Edinburgh. (2047x2048).jpg | 1023.0 KiB | 2023-Feb-22 23:45 |
| 11z4n8k Ceramic medallion depicting king Darius of Persia. Florence, Italy, 16th century [1580x1600].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-23 01:45 |
| 11u49rp This is to accompany a post from earlier this week - Inupiaq whaling suit from northern Alaska. Made from oogruk (bearded seal) and is completely water proof. Made before 1880, at the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka, Ala.jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-17 21:24 |
| 10f8mms Representation of Buddha's footprint (Buddhapada). Myanmar, 17th-18th century [1300x1892].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Jan-18 14:25 |
| 1131jl3 Ancient Rome Denarius of 146 BC - On Left Rome And Small Dog And Right Dioscuri On Horse (799x600).png | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Feb-15 16:10 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_1_1e_Fire_mark_for_Lumbermen's_Insurance_Company_in_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania.jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2017-Aug-10 14:06 |
| 11pj147 The gold mummy cases of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt 19th Dynasty, Around 1250BC, British Museum [3024x4032].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-12 16:41 |
| 10w58c1 Pillar 43 at the 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, decorated with the carvings of 3 handbag-shaped objects (architectural structures?), a vulture with a sphere balanced on its wing, o.jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Feb-07 15:54 |
| 11w09hi Fresco from Tomb of the Whipping, an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. (490 BC)[2432x2648].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-19 22:41 |
| 1007gbp The beauty of early morning lighting. Vatican Museums, Vatican City. December, 2022. (3024x4032).jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Jan-01 00:17 |
| 11nbj2t Pair of stone sandals. Japan, Kofun period, 5th-6th century AD [3600x3300].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-10 02:09 |
| 11txugf That mommy in French museum… (1934x3937).jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-17 17:32 |
| 11wlhso Having a shitty day. Walnut statue of Saint Sebastian riddled with arrows, made in 1525 in Mechelen, artist unknown. Currently at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. [2304x4095].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-20 15:17 |
| 11793b5 talwar of Nawab Tura Ali Khan Bahadur (Salar Jung- I) gilt hilt shaped like a tiger with golden ferrule and band sheath, 19 century ad, salar jung museum, India (1800x867).jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Feb-20 15:12 |
| 11m3k16 Lidded vessel from Becan, Campeche, Mexico. 250-600 CE. Maya [3803x2662].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-08 18:13 |
| 11p3z2d Engravings on the side of the Freiburger Münster cathedral. These set the standard sizes of loaves of bread. They were intended to keep bakers honest. (3264x2448).jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-12 03:27 |
| 10clkrn Blown-glass dish with raised lip. Egypt, 3rd-4th c AD. Seen at the Walters Art Museum, on loan from the University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum [4000x3000] [OC].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Jan-15 14:46 |
| 11qb6td Greek Amphora - Heracles battling a Lion, 520 BCE. Louvre Abu Dhabi, [2969x3959].jpg | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-13 14:26 |
| 108ehbh Moche pectoral, Gold, turquoise, and malachite, 200–600, northern coastal Peru, Museo Larco, Lima. (950x723).png | 1.0 MiB | 2023-Jan-10 16:48 |
| 10llved This huge bronze door knocker decorated with panchi dragon and standing phoenix is the largest door knocker unearthed in China so far. From the ruins of Xiadu, Warring States period (c. 475.png | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-26 06:54 |
| 10yf98a Pair of flintlock pistols with accessories, signed by Jacinto Xavier. Portugal, 1799 [3800x3320].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-10 03:39 |
| 10wsikf The Fondaco dei Turchi, Venice. Built in 1381 as a palace, in 1621 it became a fondaco (combination residence, warehouse, market, and trading-post) for merchants from the Ottoman Empire in .jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-08 09:37 |
| 10cjst1 Vase with blue-red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795 [1400x1750].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-15 13:24 |
| 10y96l3 The Palace of Columns, built around 1200-1400 CE, is the best preserved building in the Zapotec site of Mitla. Located in Oaxaca, Mexico [3000x2192].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-09 23:03 |
| 10cj9kx The early Bronze Age Grave 110 of a rich woman, from Franzhausen I cemetery in Austria. The woman, who died approximately 4000 years ago, was found buried with elaborate bronze ornaments an.jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-15 12:58 |
| 11uo06n Horse bridle or belt ornaments. Gilt copper or copper alloy and cloisonné enamel. Made in Granada, Spain, 15th c. More photos in links in comments. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [1905x1268].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Mar-18 13:05 |
| 10suh9z Vessel with a scene depicting the presentation of tribute consisting of 12,000 cacao and other items. The inscriptions on the vessel date the event to October 7 691 CE. Museum of Fine Arts,.jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-03 20:34 |
| 113xcx6 The palace located within the Maya site of Santa Rosa Xtampak, located in Campeche, Mexico. 600-900 CE [2398x3000].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-16 18:26 |
| 1195pul An English Regency Ear Trumpet, dating to the 1820s. (1280x967).png | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-22 17:32 |
| 10zpvh7 The Roman bronze portraits of Brescia are 6 gilt bronze busts found in 1826 at the Capitolium of ancient Brixia. 5 busts are portraits of Roman emperors: Septimius Severus, Claudius II, Aurelian, Probus and possibly Dioc.jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-11 15:32 |
| 11anlu7 Tailor riding a goat, 1740, Meissen, Germany, Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler. On display at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.[1198×1800].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-24 09:46 |
| 10w5c2v Original phoenician Ornate statuettes bronze era mimicking the phoenicians and the Red Men (between 19th and 18th century BC) considered one of the most important civilizations as it invent.jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-07 15:59 |
| 10amnw1 Sculpture of a worshiping man. Sumer, 2500 BC [1300x1985].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-13 05:48 |
| 10pea7p A war letter and other items belonging to my relative who fought in the American Civil War. More in comments [3557 x 2740].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-30 21:15 |
| 11hjqei Holy Thorn Reliquary, believed to be a thorn from the crown of thorns which was placed on the head of Christ during the crucifixion, on display at the British Museum [2268x4032].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Mar-04 00:11 |
| 11pf2i7 In 2019, researchers used skeletal remains and ancient DNA to reconstruct the burial of a woman who lived in what is now southern Sweden 7,000 years ago. The woman was found buried sitting upright on a bed of deer antler.jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Mar-12 13:53 |
| 112loea Incised Olmec style Celt from Guerrero, Mexico. 1000-400 BCE [2592x3888].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-15 01:10 |
| 101kadp Gaming Board and Playing Pieces, made in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12-early Dynasty 13, circa 1938-1630 B.C.E. On display at the Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-02 18:52 |
| 11ok781 19th century monstrance recently found buried in a forest near Lubaczów, Poland. It is unknown when and why it was buried nor what church does it come from. Made out of gilded and silver-plated brass. Now undergoing cons.jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Mar-11 13:27 |
| 114964o Capstone 15 from the Maya site of Ek-Balam located in the State of Yucatan. Upon its surface, Ukit Kan Le'k Tok' is depicted as the Maize God. Circa 800 CE. [2326x4318].jpg | 1.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-17 03:12 |
| 117807h This 5,700-years-old ceramic mask, excavated at the elite cemetery at Hierakonpolis in 1998_9, is the oldest known Egyptian funerary mask. Now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [2803x3406].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-20 14:29 |
| 10ionvh Copper water vessel made by my grand-grand father in 1921 [3120x4160].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-22 17:15 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_5_55_Unknown_artist_-_Gold_and_Mother-of-Pearl_Box_(Letter_knife)_-_1967.157.h_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2020-Dec-25 20:42 |
| 11ccyjn Model Funerary boat, Ancient Egypt 1991-1785 BCE. Louvre Abu Dhabi (4096x3072).jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-26 10:50 |
| 11b0sx7 Tomb of Philippe Pot: a life-sized funerary monument from 1477 for French knight and diplomat (2268 x 4032).jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-24 20:12 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_mi_original_DP161518.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 07:37 |
| 117858d Ramesses II's Sherden personal guard in a relief in Abu Simbel. The Sherden are one of the several ethnic groups which comprised the Sea Peoples. Ramesses II defeated them in 1278 BC when they attempted to raid Egypt's c.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-20 14:35 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DP285734.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2020-Apr-17 08:54 |
| 11xg32k A gold beaker from the royal cemetery of Marlik in Iran. The horses reliefs were chased from the inside and then embossed and finished with the repoussé technique. 1150-850 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran .jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Mar-21 12:58 |
| 11jz0z5 Bronze wine cup in the form of addorsed owls. Chinese, Shang dynasty, 12th c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [1501x2000].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Mar-06 13:31 |
| 10jdyh5 Walrus ivory snow goggles with engraved decoration. Thule culture_proto-Inuit, ca. 800-1200 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art [4000x3119].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-23 14:38 |
| 11vndvk A solid silver “Eucharistic urn” made in Galicia, Spain in the 17th century, now on display at the Franz Meyer museum in Mexico City. It depicts the archangel Michael defeating a demon. [2980x2960].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Mar-19 14:52 |
| 10z076r One of two known surviving tea chests from the December 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party when 340 tea chests were dumped into Boston Harbor by rebelling colonists. [2449x3697].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-10 19:12 |
| 10hq798 Stucco sculpture of the head of a woman. Greco-Buddhist artistic style, ancient Gandhara, 4th-5th c AD, believed to be from modern Hadda, Afghanistan. Wadsworth Atheneum collection [2974x29.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-21 12:31 |
| 11cres5 Coin, Lydia, Sardis, head of Herakles to right, lion's skin tied around neck – Apollo standing to left, holding laurel branch and crow. [2048x1024].png | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-26 20:16 |
| 10lmvzq Brass astrolabe with silver inlays. Iran, 1400-1450 [1400x1680].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-26 08:04 |
| 112jxti Tang Sancai acrobatic figurines, found in the tomb of Li Chongrun. Tang dynasty, 701 CE, now housed at the Shaanxi History Museum in China [1080x3230].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-14 23:50 |
| 10z0go5 Arqubusier's Armor formerly belonging to King Pedro II of Portugal, c.1690-1700 [2841 x3798].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-10 19:23 |
| 10nar4u A 5,000-year-old earthenware basin from China. Majiayao culture, now housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art [3400x3316].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-28 09:07 |
| 10pq9x2 Zemi (Deity) figurine from the extinct indigenous Caribbean Taíno culture. Dominican Republic, 15th-16th century CE. [1455 × 1947].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-31 05:57 |
| 10zh5s0 Soldier’s Quilt: Square Within a Square, Artist Unidentified, Crimea, India, or United Kingdom, c. 1850–1880. Wool, probably from military uniforms, 85 1_2 x 66 in. American Folk Art Museum, New York. [1993x2560].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-11 09:36 |
| 10rshvq Cased Set of a Flintlock Rifle, a Pair of Pistols, and Accessories, France c.1800, [1959 x 854].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-02 15:28 |
| 114j97r A clay tablet from circa 1750 BCE, inscribed with “The Exaltation of Inanna,” a poem attributed to the daughter of Sargon the Great (reign c. 2334–2279 BCE), Enheduanna who's believed to be the first individually named a.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-17 12:32 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_e_ef_Benjamin_Franklin_MET_DP248286.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2017-May-10 19:39 |
| 105rt9o Standing male cupbearer, Sumerian, 2900–2350 BCE [2427 x 3000].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-07 15:36 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_aa_original_DP-14790-004.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2021-Apr-08 08:46 |
| 11vk8kk The entrance to cave 19 at Ajanta (Maharashtra, India) 5th century CE. The complex includes approximately thirty rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments excavated from basalt rock from the second century BCE to about 480 CE. [3.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Mar-19 12:34 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP236921.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2018-Sep-13 08:58 |
| 10uvkrx The Illuminated manuscript of St. Matthew from the Carolingian Ebbo Gospels [2028 x 2806] is one of the most famous examples of Frankish_Carolingian art as its heavy lines and swirls mark a.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-06 02:50 |
| 110854k Detail from the torso of a Brahma statue. Thailand, 14th century [2736x2736].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-12 05:35 |
| 10avnil Garuda in flight. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Malla period, 17th-18th c. Gilt-copper repoussé inlaid with turquoise and rock crystal. Seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on loan [4000x3000.jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Jan-13 14:19 |
| 1158ey7 Tripod showing a lord seated on a throne, Lowlands, Guatemala. Classic period (250 to 900 CE). Fundacion La Ruta Maya [2254x1811].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-18 06:04 |
| 11f1y87 Rúpac is an archaeological site that belongs to the Atavillos culture. Located in Peru on top of a mountain at 3580 meters above sea level, the buildings were built of stone and date to around 1200 CE [1799x2421].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Mar-01 11:59 |
| 11g0afp The Trossingen Lyre is a nearly complete engraved six-stringed lyre, found in 2001 at grave 58 in Trossingen, Germany. 580 CE, now housed at the Archaeological State Museum of Baden-Württemberg in Germany [2534x3339].jpg | 1.2 MiB | 2023-Mar-02 11:18 |
| 10miwx8 The grand ball court at Chichén Itzá, measuring 168 meters long. Mexico, Maya civilization, 12th century AD [2400x2690].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-27 11:46 |
| 11t6ggv Edith and Archie Bunker's chairs used im the American TV series, All in the Family. Wood and Fabric. The show was significant for confronting the major political and social issues and discussions affecting the U.S. durin.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Mar-16 21:13 |
| 11y7gqa Cuneiform tablet recording rations for messengers. Sumer, 2060 BC [1540x1600].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Mar-22 04:53 |
| 10z3dbs “Royal Profile”. Maya. 650-800 CE. Mexico or Guatemala. Art Institute of Chicago [3059x3051].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-10 21:18 |
| 11i54d7 Skeleton mask, Indian or Bhutanese, 19th century [3042 x 4096].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Mar-04 16:41 |
| 10muuga Man catcher, Germany 1601-1800[800x1130].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-27 20:16 |
| 1031r9h Imperial seat with gold lacquered motifs. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [1700x1700].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-04 11:51 |
| 10csufr Bowl with plique-à-jour enamelling on a silver base. By Namikawa Sōsuke, Meiji Era, 1900 [1186x860].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-15 19:43 |
| 10w8b0z Katar, Punch Dagger, Late 17th century, Damascened in gold with verses of Hindu epic Ramayana. Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur, India.[3048×2670].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-07 17:56 |
| 108l5qx "The Erdapfel" - The oldest surviving terrestrial globe from 1492. The globe does not include the Americas since Columbus did not return to Spain before March 1493. Found in the Germanische.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-10 21:13 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_41.910_threequarter_front_*****4.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2021-Feb-02 09:46 |
| 106jz3r A 13th century church in Ani with its top later cut off intentionally. Ani was once known as the “city of a thousand and one churches” and former capitol of Armenia, but now it sits in Turk.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-08 14:02 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_DP134411.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2019-May-27 20:26 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_mi_original_DP225547.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2019-May-27 22:22 |
| 11hjnog Cleopatra, on display at the British Museum [4032x2268].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Mar-04 00:08 |
| 10h10c0 The archaeological site of Al-Ayn hosts one of the most unique and well preserved Bronze Age necropolises from the 3rd millennium BCE in the world. 19 Haift-period “beehive” tombs rest sile.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-20 16:18 |
| 11qflbt part of an Assyrian Obelisk showing the Assyrian kimg and the Babylonian king facing each other with a Cuneiform text between them describing an agreement between the two mesopotamian Kings , dated to the neo Assyrian pe.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Mar-13 17:20 |
| 10s9ru3 Terracotta lekanis (dish) with lid and finial. A lidded lekanis was generally used as a cosmetic container or as a gift for brides, given by their fathers on their wedding day and filled wi.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-03 03:26 |
| 114jfgu A large Aztec diorite sculpture of the decapitated head of Coyolxāuhqui, 1500 CE. Coyolxāuhqui was killed by her brother, the patron deity of the Aztecs, Huitzilopochtli who sprang from his mother's womb fully armed to d.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-17 12:42 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_9_99_Germany,_Austria,_Celt,_Neolithic_-_Hatchet_-_1924.777_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2019-Jan-27 10:30 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_DP144443.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2020-Feb-13 11:05 |
| 10j35w0 Wreath of Immortelles (Helichrysum stoechas) made from a variety of 'everlasting' flower. Roman. 2nd - 3rd Century CE. Egypt [2132x2500].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-23 03:58 |
| 11c5wa7 Loaf of Bread. Found in a basket of food from the Tomb of Hatnefer. Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. New Kingdom. Ramose was the father and Hatnefer the mother of Senenmut, one of the most important state offici.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-26 05:02 |
| flickr_52512881067.jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2022-Nov-21 02:16 |
| 118a589 Ear-rings, Gold, 1st century BCE, from Sirkap, Taxila. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1285].jpg | 1.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-21 17:05 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_67.110.77a-b_*****4.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2021-Aug-25 08:44 |
| 10xrkhj Years of restoration at the 2,200-year-old Temple of Esna, in Egypt, has revealed the vibrant original colors that have been covered by centuries of dirt, soot, and bird poop [1439x3019].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-09 10:32 |
| 10o3thu Hanja-no-Ontachi is a Japanese sword that was forged in the Edo Period (1603–1867) with the wish that it would repel evil and demons, and create a bright, clean, and peaceful society. With .jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-29 09:29 |
| 10cunr2 [4032x3024] this japanese boy scout tool from 2nd world war, 9_12 of the tools still work (sorry if this is against the rules, ive never used this sub before.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-15 20:54 |
| 115hf7b Gilt copper statue of Pratisara, one of the five protector goddesses. Central Tibet, mid 14th to mid 15th c. Rubin Museum of Art collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-18 15:11 |
| 111irf8 Armor elements for use in the Joust of War (Freirennen and Freiturnier), German, c. 1555-1570 [3067 x 4096].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-13 20:15 |
| 114natx Dhal, Shield, 17th Century CE, Made of Rhinoceros hide lacquered with red color and fixed with Four gold gilded knobs, each shaped in the form of an elephant. Rajasthan. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-17 15:01 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_70.53.11a-b_*****2.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2020-Jan-01 09:50 |
| 11un0xb Cave di Cusa was an ancient stone quarry in Sicily, that was the source of stone used to build the temples in the ancient Greek city Selinunte. This site was quarried beginning in the 6th century BC until it was abandone.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Mar-18 12:23 |
| 1193x60 Head from a statue of the fasting Buddha. Pakistan, Kushan period, 100-300 AD [1530x2333].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-22 16:21 |
| 11qfzl8 The 1900-year-old Pantheon which features the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. At noon on 21 April (traditional date of birth of Rome), the sun’s ray through the oculus would strike the entrance doorway so tha.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Mar-13 17:35 |
| 104nhoz Tombeau du Maréchal Foch. Paris, France. Completed 1937 in Les Invalides. (3443 x 5162).jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-06 06:59 |
| 11b94ye Panel with Royal Woman c. 795 CE Maya, Mexico or Guatemala, Usumacinta River region [3441x2905].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-25 02:09 |
| 10dakv4 Virgin Mary’s altar at Herrgottskirche (Church of Our Lord) in Creglingen, Germany. The altar was made by the German sculptor and woodcarver Tilman Riemenschneider between 1495–1499 CE [159.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-16 09:49 |
| 11rpuo7 A man's court robe, with gold embroidered dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [3010x2710].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Mar-15 08:02 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ad_original_DP-20195-001.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2021-Apr-14 08:41 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_51.61.4a-b_side_*****4.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2020-Apr-17 08:54 |
| 111fjkq Erotic Chandraketugarh vase from 2nd-1st BC. The depictions show Indian Bengali women using dildos to masturbate among other erotic portrayals. Further iconography and writings show the use of dildo wasn't only restricte.png | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-13 18:02 |
| 10njwic Moche vessel in the form of a masked drummer, Peru, 100 BCE to 500 CE [3000 x 2999].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-28 17:04 |
| 10mqhb4 Hellenistic gold armband of "Hercules Knot" (reef knot) 3rd or 2nd century BCE [3811 x 3049].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-27 17:25 |
| 11vyqm4 A boy's day dress. Canada, 1862 [3000x3866].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Mar-19 21:43 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_aa_original_31.108_002jan2015.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 11:54 |
| 10vst4y Bronze crossbow trigger plate with animal motifs in gold and silver inlay. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC [1600x1380].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-07 04:41 |
| 10x6zc5 Depiction of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes on a gate at the Neo-Hittite citadel of Karatepe (in southern Turkey), 8th century BCE [3264x2448] [OC].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-08 18:36 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_69.2.12a-b_*****4.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2019-May-10 19:30 |
| 10wzj02 A detail from a drinking trough (from Uruk, 3300-3000 BC) depicting a Mudhif (a traditional reed house made by the Madan people in the marshlands of southern Iraq). And 2 other pictures sho.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-08 15:14 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_54.61.67a-b_*****2.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2019-May-10 19:56 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DT3775.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2020-Jun-16 08:38 |
| 11r5vrj Beaded bag of spondylus shell beads on plain weave cloth of cotton warps and camelid fiber wefts. Probably from Chan Chan, Chimu civilization, Peru, ca. 900-1470 AD. American Museum of Natural History collection [3000x40.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Mar-14 13:18 |
| 111xhm0 oil lamp dipicting a pygmy having intercourse with a horse. Roman. 1st-3rd century. terracotta. found in the Rhineland (?). Altes Museum, Berlin. [2798x3731].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-14 08:14 |
| 110kmaa The Fortress of Van. Overlooking the massive salt Lake Van in eastern Turkey, the fortress was built between the 7th & 9th centuries BCE by the Urartians. The base is made of mortared basalt, and the top is made of origi.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-12 17:07 |
| 10mlyiq Two lead-glazed earthenware salt cellars inlaid with slip. French, ca. 1540-1560. The Morgan Library & Museum [3015x2500].jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-27 14:19 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ad_original_DP235302.jpg | 1.4 MiB | 2019-May-04 12:23 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DP162232.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2019-May-10 17:59 |
| 11ist45 Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini created c. 1618-19. The sculpture depicts a scene from the Aeneid, where the hero Aeneas leads his family from burning Troy. Housed in.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Mar-05 09:25 |
| 11xkfsc Sebasteion Aphrodisias Ancient City Aydın Turkey [4716x3144].jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Mar-21 15:36 |
| 10lv4iz Armor of ***** Sigismund II Augustus (1520-1572), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Commissioned for him in 1533 by future Emperor Ferdinand I, on his betrothal to Ferdinand's dau.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-26 15:59 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DT324224.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 16:38 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_31.40_back_*****4.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2020-Apr-17 08:54 |
| 1128zwo Stepped Tank in Hampi, India. The key attraction of the tank is the symmetrical layout of the steps. It is a 5 tiered tank where each tier comprises of a few steps. The tank is one of the most popular tourist attractions.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-14 16:05 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_DT243350.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2017-Oct-02 19:16 |
| 10k5sn1 Erotic carvings on Khajuraho temples built between 885 AD and 1000 AD by the Chandela dynasty, Khajuraho, India. [3042 x 4032]..jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-24 13:44 |
| 11pmsq7 Gebelein Man, Remains of a man who was murdered, south of Thebes Egypt, stab wound is visible near his left shoulder blade, 3500 BC, [4023x3024].jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Mar-12 19:06 |
| 107olvc Mummy Cartonnage of a Woman from the Roman Period in Egypt, 1st century C.E. On display at The Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-09 20:13 |
| 11aten7 A carnelian bead (7cm), probably imported from India, bearing a cuneiform commemorative inscription of king Shulgi (Reign c. 2094-2046 BCE), dedicating the bead to the goddess Ninlil. From Iraq, Neo-Sumerian Empire, now .jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-24 15:00 |
| imgur_80d4EDV_38 S&W revolver of Tonny van Renterghem, WW2 Dutch resistance. VRIJHEID (FREEDOM) inscribed on grip. [1903 x 1927].png | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-07 16:43 |
| 106juz5 [1200 x 974] Painting by József Molnár depicting Battle of Posada 1330. (1855).png | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-08 13:58 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_54.61.73a-b_view2_*****4.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 23:35 |
| 11e2f1g A Beautiful Architecture of The Great Sanchi Stupa: An Ancient Buddhist Monument in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India [940x723].png | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-28 10:06 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP157831.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2018-Sep-13 08:50 |
| 100e1us "While Arjuna and Tāmradhvaja fight against each other for seven days, the gods enjoy the spectacle." Arjuna on left, accompanied by the blue-skinned charioteer-god Krishna. From a Persian .png | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-01 06:59 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ad_original_DP-15526-014.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2018-May-10 08:39 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-20703-012.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2021-Apr-07 08:53 |
| 10qnfhr Brass Plaque from the Kingdom of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) c.1500-1700 CE: the central relief depicts an Edo warrior with a sword in his left hand, while each corner contains the profile o.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-01 07:22 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_md_original_DP144065.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2019-May-27 19:51 |
| 10q1rn9 Salvator Mundi [2930x3812], Leonardo DaVinci’s last discovered painting c. 1499-1510 depicts Christ with a cross and orb. Currently owned by Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS)..jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-31 15:23 |
| 10wkcs7 The ceiling of the Alcázar of Seville [2048 x 2048]. Despite its look and origin, the current ornamentation (14th century CE) was done by Christians to accommodate the Christian king Peter .jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-08 02:10 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_3_32_Unknown_artist_-_Cup_with_Four_Faces_-_2019.169_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 1.5 MiB | 2020-Dec-25 14:00 |
| 11nc9ly Tunic covered in silvery metal pieces, made of alpaca wool. Peru, Chimú civilization, 1100-1450 AD [2160x1555].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Mar-10 02:41 |
| 11ugfkx 3,200-year-old bronze wine vessel with tiger, owl, and bird designs. China, Shang dynasty, 1300-1200 BC [3500x2900].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Mar-18 06:26 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_9_97_George_Washington_MET_DP168941.jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2018-Sep-15 21:34 |
| 11m1jzv a very important Clay tablet that talks about algebraic-geometric theory concerning the similarity 9f right angle triangles , similar to Eucid's theorem , it was found in central Iraq and is dated back to the old Babylon.png | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Mar-08 16:57 |
| 10g69jr Pair of bronze water spouts in the form of lion heads_masks, Cyprus, Greek or Roman, ca. 100 BCE–100 CE [3811 x 3049].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-19 16:37 |
| 11ik6fk Miquelet Gun. Balkans. Cir. 18th Century. Made from wood, steel, brass, niello, silver, mother-of-pearl, coral, turquoise, sapphire, and ruby. [4096x4096].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Mar-05 01:54 |
| 10fx6im In 2012, a postmaster’s trunk containing 2600 undelivered letters sent from all over Europe to the Hague between 1689-1706, was rediscovered in a Museum in the Netherlands. 600 of these let.jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-19 09:09 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_46.153.2_front_*****4.jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2019-May-10 18:18 |
| 107ki9x Fasting Skeletal Buddha, 1st Century CE, Kushan Period, on display at Government Museum, Mathura, India.[1660×2048].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-09 17:38 |
| 11xbu9x Small pagoda monument on a rock at Beopgyesa Temple, on Jirisan Mountain. Korea, Goryeo period, 11th century AD [3960x3800].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Mar-21 09:21 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_a_a9_Thomas_I_Parr_(British)_-_Tankard_-_1982.111_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2020-Dec-25 20:22 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_4_4d_P1010868_Ochi-Drachenhaus_Blick_vom_nördlichen_Gipfel.jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2016-Apr-04 12:03 |
| 10k4uua Garima Gospels are 2 Gospel Books written in Ge’ez and held at the Abba Garima Monastery on a mountain over 2000 m high in Ethiopia. Garima 2, the earlier of the two, is believed to be the .jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-24 12:57 |
| 10gdf2a In the ancient city of Maxula Prates (now the port of Radès in Tunisia), traces of Roman water tanks have been discovered. The discovery was made during construction works. [1200x762].png | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-19 21:12 |
| 10a63s6 Warrior Wearing a Crocodile Mask, 700-1000 C.E. from the Jiménez River area, Limón, Costa Rica. On display at The Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-12 18:02 |
| 11v8icr Blue enameled dish with floral patterns. India, 19th century [1850x1388].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Mar-19 02:20 |
| 107cdno The Hope Dionysus is a statue of Dionysus, the god of wine, wearing a panther skin and casually stretching his left arm over a smaller figure of a woman. 27 BCE–CE 68, Rome. [3200x4000].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-09 11:42 |
| 10iz5qw Lizard and Humanoid petroglyphs at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah side. [4032x3024].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-23 00:36 |
| 115e7pz Mask of Bhairava, used to serve beer from its mouth during the Indra Jatra festival. Nepal, 16th century [3100x3255].jpg | 1.6 MiB | 2023-Feb-18 12:26 |
| 10jrxl8 Patallacta is a large Inca site, in Peru, built atop stepped agricultural terraces surrounding a rising hillside. The site sits along what is now known as the Inca Trail, and it's believed .jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-24 00:10 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_44.164.125_*****4.jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2020-Jun-19 08:36 |
| 10fui1l Chariot burials at Yinxu, the last capital (1350–1046 BCE) of China's Shang dynasty [4246x2928].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-19 06:20 |
| 113thib Caricature showing Marie Antoinette as a leopard, French, second half of the 18th century [2846 x 3382].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-16 15:40 |
| 10qw2tj Large limestone head of pharaoh Hatshepsut. Deir al-Bahri, Egypt, 1479-1458 BC [3000x4000].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-01 14:30 |
| 105tnfl Mural and frieze in Cacaxtla, Mexico. 600-900 CE. Olmeca-xicallanca [4494x3202].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-07 16:55 |
| 11hzztb A human shaped marble figurine dated back to 5000~6000 BC , probably used in funeral rituals, found South of Samaraa Iraq , now housed in the Iraqi museum [6499 ×9280].png | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Mar-04 14:08 |
| 109umkl Plate armour crafted by Wolfgang Grosschedel, one of the most prized armourers of his time (1525)[3024 x 4032][OC].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-12 08:34 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_8_82_Audhumla_by_Abildgaard.jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2019-Dec-14 09:48 |
| 1115ce2 The mosaic floor of the Butrint baptistery in Vlorë County, Albania. Most likely created by mosaicists from Nicopolis in the 6th century CE, the mosaic floor is considered the most complex of any late antique baptismal s.jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-13 10:41 |
| 11asyob The Hüseyindede Vase A is an Early Hittite clay vase depicting dancers, musicians and processions in four bands of friezes. The vase, found at Hüseyindede Tepe in Turkey, is dated to approximately 1650 BCE. Now housed at.jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-24 14:40 |
| 11sts1p Processional cross made from wood and tin. Attributed to Ezra, a Stephanite monk. Tigray region, Ethiopia, ca. 1500. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2978x3722].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Mar-16 13:12 |
| 11qu3s0 The Dunstable Swan Jewel, a white swan with a coronet was the badge of the Bohun family and was adopted by Henry Lancaster, son of John of Gaunt and grandson of Edward III of England. Gold and enamel, c. 1400. Height: 3..png | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Mar-14 02:31 |
| 105pofn Burial mound of king Hyogong of Silla. Korea, Unified Silla period, around 912 AD [3200x2386].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-07 14:00 |
| 11d8zzw A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle. Middle Kingdom. Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera. Amethyst, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, and bone, horn, or wood. ca. 1991–1802 B.C. [2000x1754].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-27 10:51 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_26.368a-b_front_*****4.jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2020-Apr-17 08:53 |
| 11aq1jh Treatise describing the function of an astrolabe, by 11th century polymath Al-Biruni. Persia or Anatolia, copy made in 1228 AD [2030x1518].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-24 12:17 |
| 10p7axi A canonization given to Đồng Cổ temple (in Hanoi) by emperor Cảnh Hưng (Lê Hiển Tông) in 1783. It's currently being kept by Vietnam's National Archive Centre [2247x825].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-30 16:39 |
| 10n9hp0 A lady's reception dress, with blue satin and silk brocades. Designed by Charles Frederick Worth. France, 1877-1878 [1710x2560].jpg | 1.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-28 07:44 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-21676-001.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2021-Aug-06 08:49 |
| 104qa23 XVII century threshing board used by the monks of the Santa Maria do Bouro Monastery. [OC] (3024x4032).jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Jan-06 09:52 |
| 10693dl Bronze chariot decoration shaped like a dragon's head, with gilding. China, Western Han dynasty, 206 BC-8 AD [2000x1530].jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Jan-08 03:59 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_67.110.9_*****3.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2020-Jan-01 09:50 |
| 11t2ypy Henry VIII’s insanely vast hammerbeam ceiling for his Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace. Built from 1532 onward using the skills of his shipbuilders. A work of the highest craftsmanship and engineering genius. [3024x403.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Mar-16 18:58 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP210707.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2016-Oct-19 21:55 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DP230975.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 23:23 |
| 11g3mmc Vindolanda tablets - British Museum (3024 x 4032).jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Mar-02 14:06 |
| 11gzjqp An Inca feather bird from Peru. C.1300-1500 CE, made of wood, adhesive, feathers and shell. Now housed at the De ***** Museum in San Francisco [4308x3154].jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Mar-03 12:30 |
| 108qmau What the front of one of the shields from the 7th century Anglo-Saxon burial mound 1 at Sutton Hoo would’ve looked like. It’s thought the mounts were intended for not just decoration but al.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Jan-11 00:47 |
| 10rrdah Carved image of Kaal Bhairav (incarnation of Lord Shiva). It is 24 ft high, 17 ft wide, has 18 arms, and is garlanded by skulls. Carved in 10th Century CE at Neelkanth Temple, Kalinjar Fort.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Feb-02 14:39 |
| 1202h47 the Royal throne platform of King Shalmaneser III(858-824), Found in Nimrud, northern Iraq, a prominent motif in front shows the Assyrian and Babylonian Kings Holding hands as a sign of Peace between the two mesopotamian.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Mar-24 00:04 |
| imgur_hdqsA17_Detail from the Mary Magdalene altar by Carlo Crivelli, Italy c. 1480 [753x1228].jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Jan-04 21:26 |
| 10inb9s In Crete, a Greek theater dating back to the first century CE, i.e. the time of Roman rule, was discovered. The object was found in the southwestern part of the island, near the remains of .png | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Jan-22 16:18 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ep_original_DP168811.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 08:43 |
| 11td5jy The silver gilt Waterloo Shield designed by Thomas Stothard and made by Benjamin Smith in 1822. The central group shows Wellington being crowned by the figure of Victory. Now housed at the Apsley House in London [2781x35.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2023-Mar-17 01:26 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_b_b7_Sacred_animal_mummy_of_a_cat_MET_DP229652.jpg | 1.8 MiB | 2017-Jul-12 04:48 |
| 11sr42h The Pole of Sag̱aw̓een is a large totem pole hand carved from western red cedar by the Nisga’a people of British Columbia's coast. At 24.5 m tall it is the tallest known example of a pole from the 19th century, and is no.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Mar-16 11:16 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_rl_original_SLP1241-2.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2019-May-28 15:25 |
| 11e774n Passion of Christ devotional triptych with gilt wood frame and mother-of-pearl plaques in openwork relief. South German, ca. 1475-1485. The Cloisters collection [4000x3000].jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Feb-28 14:08 |
| 11xcvua Joeson Dynasty Royal Throne, Korea. (1289x895).png | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Mar-21 10:24 |
| 11g54ow Funerary stele of the goldsmith Maa, ancient Egypt 1550-1425, Louvre, Abu Dhabi, UAE (3072 x 4096).jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Mar-02 15:12 |
| 107qdgf Melun Diptych - Virgin and ***** Surrounded by Angels, showing Charles VII's mistress Agnès Sorel ca.1452 by French court painter Jean Fouquet [3153x3508].jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Jan-09 21:19 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-20703-043.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2021-Apr-15 08:44 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DT8905.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2019-May-14 15:59 |
| 10q0n0o Partly gilded silver medallion with the head of Silenus embossed and chiselled in high relief. Hellenistic, 3rd c BC, possibly from Pergamon. Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid [3000x2481].jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Jan-31 14:37 |
| 11bpzp2 A detail of a 5600-year-old painted linen from a grave in Gebelein, Egypt. Now housed at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy [3774x2560].jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Feb-25 17:09 |
| 1199l3m Amduat Papyrus of Amenhotep; 1077-943 B.C.; acquired by the Neue Museum, Berlin in 1823 [9830x1650].jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Feb-22 19:43 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_6_64_Pittura_di_pompei_con_zuffa_tra_pompeiani_e_nocerini.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2013-Oct-05 12:51 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_cl_original_DP227311.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2020-Dec-15 09:45 |
| 10bfycn Head of Apollo on Mount Nemrut’s east terrace at sunrise. Mausoleum for King Antiochus I of Commagene in 1st Century BCE with Persian-Greek Gods. The pattern on Apollo’s face is from being .jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Jan-14 04:59 |
| 10mzjlv Head and pillars in ritual pit at Karahan Tepe. Southeastern Turkey. Date unknown, but possibly older than its (smaller) sister site, Göbekli Tepe (circa 9500 BCE). Only about 1% of this si.png | 1.9 MiB | 2023-Jan-27 23:27 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_87.115a,c-d_threequarter_front_*****4.jpg | 1.9 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 23:31 |
| 11b2r8t Shicras are a type of woven vegetable fiber baskets filled with stones that were used as an anti-seismic foundation system for the buildings of the Caral-Supe civilization in Peru. The technique is over 5000 years old an.png | 2.0 MiB | 2023-Feb-24 21:33 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_dp_original_DP815707.jpg | 2.0 MiB | 2016-Oct-21 00:00 |
| 11g7kl7 Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci of a bear walking, ca. 1482–85 [2997 x 2313].jpg | 2.0 MiB | 2023-Mar-02 16:51 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_aa_original_DP-12882-006.jpg | 2.0 MiB | 2017-Dec-15 13:52 |
| 10m3pq2 The Uruk Vase_Warka Vase, dated from around 3200-3000 BC, found in the city of Uruk in Mesopotamia (more info in the comments) [2773x5698].jpg | 2.0 MiB | 2023-Jan-26 21:55 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_aa_original_DP273556.jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2021-Aug-26 09:13 |
| 10o4eyv Glass ***** bottle with colored lions. China, Qing dynasty, 1770-1820 [1770x2200].jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-29 10:08 |
| 10hgl1m Dog kennel designed by Claude I Sené for one of Marie Antoinette's dogs, France. (ca. 1775-1780)[2978x3722].jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-21 02:38 |
| 10h2yuw Scythian God, Thagimasidas, likely the tribal and ancestor-deity of the Royal Scythians.7th-4th C. BCE. Wikipedia. (781x1126).png | 2.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-20 17:35 |
| 10fu547 Imperial guardsman's ceremonial uniform, with brass studs, dragons, and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1820 [2000x2710].jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-19 06:00 |
| 10dmezj Villa Romana del Casale, Women athletes shown competing in several sports 4th century AD. [4000 X 2773] [OC].jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2023-Jan-16 18:02 |
| 10yemfc Cancuen panel 1 with an inscription consisting of 160 glyphs. The inscription recounts a dynastic tale spanning from the year 652 to 799 CE. The panel was commissioned by the ruler Taj Chan.jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2023-Feb-10 03:07 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_dp_original_DP891378.jpg | 2.1 MiB | 2020-Mar-12 08:46 |
| 1181wkd Grave goods from the Neolithic archaeological site of Körtik Tepe (10400-9250 BCE), in Turkey, consisting of stone vessels and thousands of bone and shell beads [748x1585].png | 2.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-21 12:06 |
| 118w4pv A plum blossom bonsai made by Zaoban in the middle of the Qing Dynasty (1636–1912 CE). The petals of the red plum are made of 284 rubies, the stamens are gold-plated copper, and the leaves are made of emerald. Now housed.jpg | 2.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-22 11:46 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_cl_original_DP-18131-001.jpg | 2.2 MiB | 2019-Dec-11 16:47 |
| 10to2lv In 43 - 42 BC, Roman coins were minted to commemorative the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC. Marcus Brutus is shown on one side, while the other has a pileus cap .png | 2.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-04 18:53 |
| 10u91xs Temple of the three lintels in Chichen-Itza. Located in the sector referred to as “Chichen Viejo” that is currently off limits to the public. Maya, 600-900 CE [4299x3264].jpg | 2.2 MiB | 2023-Feb-05 09:57 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ep_original_DP170811.jpg | 2.2 MiB | 2022-Aug-26 08:56 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-19402-017.jpg | 2.2 MiB | 2020-Aug-01 08:55 |
| 10t591x Rug with mihrab motif. Persia, Safavid period, 16th century [1395x1998].jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-04 04:44 |
| 10cfx6h The Abuli fortress is a Bronze Age cyclopean fort built using a dry masonry technique, located on the southern slope of Mount Patara Abuli, at an elevation of 2670 meters above sea level, i.jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-15 09:47 |
| 10qox88 Image of Vishnu, 10th C.E., Punjab, India [2947x3722].jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Feb-01 09:05 |
| 104nd61 Altar and Sarcophagus of Napoleon I. Paris, France Les Invalides (Completed 1706) (3306 x 4955).jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-06 06:52 |
| 10egfic The Palace Panel which contains one of the largest inscriptions found in the Maya city of Palenque. The panel records events leading to the ascension of Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II on May 28.jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-17 16:28 |
| 10ommfk Relief from the Amaravati Stupa, dated to the 3rd century BC, from Andhra Pradesh, India [3024x4032].jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-29 23:47 |
| 10ehnap Three key-shaped coins. China, Xin dynasty_Wang Mang interregnum, 9-23 AD [2800x2140].jpg | 2.3 MiB | 2023-Jan-17 17:17 |
| 114n6cw Rhinoceros slayer type coin of Kumaragupta I, gold dinar, 415-455 CE, Gupta dynasty, India.[3000×1500].jpg | 2.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-17 14:58 |
| 10zp941 San Bernardino alle Ossa Sanctuary, Milan, Italy. 1269 - 1776.jpg | 2.4 MiB | 2023-Feb-11 14:58 |
| 10bh5jv Scene of frogs and a rabbit wrestling in the picture scroll Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga ("Animal-Person Caricatures"). Designated as a National Treasure of Japan, it is considered an ancestor of ma.png | 2.4 MiB | 2023-Jan-14 06:04 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_66.244.1_*****4.jpg | 2.5 MiB | 2016-Oct-21 00:10 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-20703-047.jpg | 2.5 MiB | 2021-Apr-07 08:53 |
| 1127qek Terracotta phiale (libation bowl). Attic Greek, Archaic period, ca. 500 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [4000x3000].jpg | 2.5 MiB | 2023-Feb-14 15:12 |
| 10gp6u4 A 5th century Sasanian Persian Helmet. Surviving examples of Sasanian armor are extremely rare, particularly in such stunning condition as this helmet. [2787 x 3724].jpg | 2.5 MiB | 2023-Jan-20 06:03 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-1725-009.jpg | 2.5 MiB | 2019-May-14 21:45 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DT200606.jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 17:10 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP704408.jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2019-May-14 21:46 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_26.384_*****2.jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2019-May-10 19:49 |
| 10dybq2 Sassanid Persian Bowl with Female Busts, 300 AD. [3783 x 3505].jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-17 01:02 |
| 10p3pjo Mantle of a Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit that belonged to the King of Poland Jan III Sobieski. Velvet and grosgrain with silk, silver and gold threads, made in Louvre in 1675 or 1.jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2023-Jan-30 14:19 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ep_original_DP327715.jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2019-May-28 14:34 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_ci_original_DT6135.jpg | 2.6 MiB | 2021-Jun-23 08:49 |
| 105kgy0 Ferdinand II armour. Created by Lucio Piccinino (1550-1589). Gift from Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (2784 x 4117).jpg | 2.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-07 08:56 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DP-796-029.jpg | 2.7 MiB | 2017-Dec-09 20:03 |
| 10wvido Sword and scabbard covered in gold, with garnet and glass inlays. Iran, Sasanian period, 7th century AD [2190x2730].jpg | 2.7 MiB | 2023-Feb-08 12:32 |
| 10phvn4 Two-handed 'Yidao' sabre, once gifted to the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. Attributed to the Kangxi Emperor during his campaigns against Galdan Boshugtu of the Dzungar Khanate. Qing d.jpg | 2.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-30 23:39 |
| 10hkymq Early Italian map of Japan, by Urbano Monte. Created in 1587 after Japanese diplomats visited Milan in 1582 [2120x2018].jpg | 2.7 MiB | 2023-Jan-21 06:44 |
| 10eizek Standing male figure, Near Eastern_Lebanese, 3000–1100 BCE [3984 x 5349].jpg | 2.8 MiB | 2023-Jan-17 18:09 |
| flickr_3153165119.jpg | 2.8 MiB | 2019-Mar-23 16:00 |
| flickr_34284018843.jpg | 2.8 MiB | 2019-Mar-16 03:40 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_es_original_DT269783.jpg | 2.8 MiB | 2019-May-14 16:28 |
| upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_9_9a_Still_life_of_roses_and_fruit_with_concealed_erotic_scenes._Wellcome_V0018458.jpg | 2.8 MiB | 2014-Oct-31 14:22 |
| 10fa4am Swastika shaped jali on the window of Sangameswara temple, Alampur, Telangana ,India. Dated to 7th century CE. Chalukya dynasty.[1536×2048].jpg | 2.9 MiB | 2023-Jan-18 15:29 |
| 111g1kz Unearthed from the ruins of the imperial palace of Saint Helen (246_248–330 CE) under Trier Cathedral, Germany, and pieced together from fallen fragments, these frescoes covered the ceiling of a room in the palace - and .jpg | 2.9 MiB | 2023-Feb-13 18:23 |
| images.metmuseum.org_CRDImages_dp_original_DP345221.jpg | 2.9 MiB | 2016-Oct-20 20:07 |
| 10w93r0 A 2,400-year-old dried salted bream unearthed in 2014 from a tomb at Xiajiatai cemetery in Jingzhou. Warring States Period (c. 475–221 BCE), now housed at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Chi.png | 3.0 MiB | 2023-Feb-07 18:26 |
| 110*****20 More than 10,000 years ago, a woman or ***** man made 2 trips separated by at least several hours, carrying a toddler in at least one direction. Their trackway, in what's now New Mexico’s White Sands National Park, stret.png | 3.0 MiB | 2023-Feb-12 10:30 |
![1055zao The unfinished portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, at lunch, he complained of a headache and subsequently collapsed, he died later that day without having his portrait ever finished, 1945 [283x352].jpg](1055zao%20The%20unfinished%20portrait%20of%20Franklin%20D.%20Roosevelt%2C%20at%20lunch%2C%20he%20complained%20of%20a%20headache%20and%20subsequently%20collapsed%2C%20he%20died%20later%20that%20day%20without%20having%20his%20portrait%20ever%20finished%2C%201945%20%5B283x352%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10mpmav Jadeite perforator with incised handle. Olmec, 1200-400 BCE, British Museum [751x1000].jpg](10mpmav%20Jadeite%20perforator%20with%20incised%20handle.%20Olmec%2C%201200-400%20BCE%2C%20British%20Museum%20%5B751x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qqyhg Olmec mask of jadeite possibly portraying rain deity. 900-600 BCE, private collection [425x600].jpg](10qqyhg%20Olmec%20mask%20of%20jadeite%20possibly%20portraying%20rain%20deity.%20900-600%20BCE%2C%20private%20collection%20%5B425x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ql0ui Woman Riding Bulls, Harrapa,Indus Valley, Pakistan, 1900 to 1300 BCE [600X398].jpg](11ql0ui%20Woman%20Riding%20Bulls%2C%20Harrapa%2CIndus%20Valley%2C%20Pakistan%2C%201900%20to%201300%20BCE%20%5B600X398%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11muzk9 A teapot reading "No Stamp Act" and "America: Liberty Restored," made to commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766. Made in Derby, England for sale in the American colonies. [468x637].jpg](11muzk9%20A%20teapot%20reading%20%22No%20Stamp%20Act%22%20and%20%22America%3A%20Liberty%20Restored%2C%22%20made%20to%20commemorate%20the%20repeal%20of%20the%20Stamp%20Act%20in%201766.%20Made%20in%20Derby%2C%20England%20for%20sale%20in%20the%20American%20colonies.%20%5B468x637%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pml4m Coin from the Kingdom of Sicily during the reign of William II (1166-1189) [343 x 343].jpg](11pml4m%20Coin%20from%20the%20Kingdom%20of%20Sicily%20during%20the%20reign%20of%20William%20II%20%281166-1189%29%20%5B343%20x%20343%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1199m4x Ice skates made from animal bone have been found going back to at least the 12th century and are probably older. London Museum. [620x415].jpg](1199m4x%20Ice%20skates%20made%20from%20animal%20bone%20have%20been%20found%20going%20back%20to%20at%20least%20the%2012th%20century%20and%20are%20probably%20older.%20London%20Museum.%20%5B620x415%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qgt0o An Inuit Owl Pendant. Carved ivory, baleen, black pigment. Collected on Herschel Island, Inuvialuit region, c. 1903-1905 [347x461].jpg](11qgt0o%20An%20Inuit%20Owl%20Pendant.%20Carved%20ivory%2C%20baleen%2C%20black%20pigment.%20Collected%20on%20Herschel%20Island%2C%20Inuvialuit%20region%2C%20c.%201903-1905%20%5B347x461%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ud6ea A Roman amber flask. 1st-2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia in Italy [250x800].jpg](11ud6ea%20A%20Roman%20amber%20flask.%201st-2nd%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Archaeological%20Museum%20of%20Aquileia%20in%20Italy%20%5B250x800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11e55en Obsidian earspools from Belmopan, Belize. Maya, 400-500 CE [600x464].jpg](11e55en%20Obsidian%20earspools%20from%20Belmopan%2C%20Belize.%20Maya%2C%20400-500%20CE%20%5B600x464%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118uxkr Olmec style vessel in the Form of a Duck. From Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico. 1250-900 BCE, Reduction-fired earthenware, private collection [469x600].jpg](118uxkr%20Olmec%20style%20vessel%20in%20the%20Form%20of%20a%20Duck.%20From%20Las%20Bocas%2C%20Puebla%2C%20Mexico.%201250-900%20BCE%2C%20Reduction-fired%20earthenware%2C%20private%20collection%20%5B469x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cqro8 M. Volteius Denarius - Roman - front: Helmeted head of Attis to right, reverse: Cybele driving chariot drawn by lions. [400x206].jpg](11cqro8%20M.%20Volteius%20Denarius%20-%20Roman%20-%20front%3A%20Helmeted%20head%20of%20Attis%20to%20right%2C%20reverse%3A%20Cybele%20driving%20chariot%20drawn%20by%20lions.%20%5B400x206%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1099in9 Olmec kneeling figure from the state of Guerrero in Mexico. 1200-300 BCE. Cleveland Art Museum [560x560].jpg](1099in9%20Olmec%20kneeling%20figure%20from%20the%20state%20of%20Guerrero%20in%20Mexico.%201200-300%20BCE.%20Cleveland%20Art%20Museum%20%5B560x560%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11t3o03 Pharmacy leech jar. English, 1830-1870. [576x576].jpg](11t3o03%20Pharmacy%20leech%20jar.%20English%2C%201830-1870.%20%5B576x576%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111fvdf "Toys" from the 1700s [304x456].jpg](111fvdf%20%22Toys%22%20from%20the%201700s%20%5B304x456%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ywjki A lock of Lucrezia Borgia's hair (1480-1519), now at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy [540x404].jpg](10ywjki%20A%20lock%20of%20Lucrezia%20Borgia%27s%20hair%20%281480-1519%29%2C%20now%20at%20the%20Pinacoteca%20Ambrosiana%2C%20Milan%2C%20Italy%20%5B540x404%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11idv1w Nordic Bronze age axe head, S-shaped serpentine horses and double faced head, discovered in Kallerup, Thy, Jutland, 10th -12 century BC [800x450].jpg](11idv1w%20Nordic%20Bronze%20age%20axe%20head%2C%20S-shaped%20serpentine%20horses%20and%20double%20faced%20head%2C%20discovered%20in%20Kallerup%2C%20Thy%2C%20Jutland%2C%2010th%20-12%20century%20BC%20%5B800x450%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101tmlr “Seax of Beagnoth”, a 10th century Anglo-Saxon seax (single-edged knife) from London. [1000x766].jpg](101tmlr%20%E2%80%9CSeax%20of%20Beagnoth%E2%80%9D%2C%20a%2010th%20century%20Anglo-Saxon%20seax%20%28single-edged%20knife%29%20from%20London.%20%5B1000x766%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11r5ack Fish Pendant, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c.1878-1749 BCE. Gold over a core of unknown material. [427x624].jpg](11r5ack%20Fish%20Pendant%2C%20Egypt%2C%20Middle%20Kingdom%2C%20c.1878-1749%20BCE.%20Gold%20over%20a%20core%20of%20unknown%20material.%20%5B427x624%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1057e3k The first ever drawing of Mickey Mouse, November 18, 1928 [455x384].jpg](1057e3k%20The%20first%20ever%20drawing%20of%20Mickey%20Mouse%2C%20November%2018%2C%201928%20%5B455x384%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11k25s7 The Black Orlov Diamond. Supposedly cursed. [640x480].jpg](11k25s7%20The%20Black%20Orlov%20Diamond.%20Supposedly%20cursed.%20%5B640x480%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10a49sj Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers From 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) [750x498].jpg](10a49sj%20Dorothy%27s%20Ruby%20Red%20Slippers%20From%20%27The%20Wizard%20of%20Oz%27%20%281939%29%20%5B750x498%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115ko9r The Tooth Worm as Hell’s Demon”, southern France, 18th Century; This artistically designed ivory carving is contained in a molar, 10.5 cm in height, which can be separated into two halves of equal size. [465x505].jpg](115ko9r%20The%20Tooth%20Worm%20as%20Hell%E2%80%99s%20Demon%E2%80%9D%2C%20southern%20France%2C%2018th%20Century%3B%20This%20artistically%20designed%20ivory%20carving%20is%20contained%20in%20a%20molar%2C%2010.5%20cm%20in%20height%2C%20which%20can%20be%20separated%20into%20two%20halves%20of%20equal%20size.%20%5B465x505%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117xpfe Marble tombstone of Agrippina the Elder – mother of emperor Caligula. The building was in the mausoleum of Augustus; currently located in the Capitoline Museums. [602x431].jpg](117xpfe%20Marble%20tombstone%20of%20Agrippina%20the%20Elder%20%E2%80%93%20mother%20of%20emperor%20Caligula.%20The%20building%20was%20in%20the%20mausoleum%20of%20Augustus%3B%20currently%20located%20in%20the%20Capitoline%20Museums.%20%5B602x431%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10u62hu Roman gold coin (solidus) depicting Elia Galla Placidia. The object is dated to the 5th century CE. The coin was minted in Aquileia (Italy) and was found near Prokuplje in south-eastern Serbia. [583x669].jpg](10u62hu%20Roman%20gold%20coin%20%28solidus%29%20depicting%20Elia%20Galla%20Placidia.%20The%20object%20is%20dated%20to%20the%205th%20century%20CE.%20The%20coin%20was%20minted%20in%20Aquileia%20%28Italy%29%20and%20was%20found%20near%20Prokuplje%20in%20south-eastern%20Serbia.%20%5B583x669%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mlshu Interesting conclusions from research conducted on one of the preserved remains of a Herculaneum inhabitant from almost 2,000 years ago have been published recently. [644x368].jpg](11mlshu%20Interesting%20conclusions%20from%20research%20conducted%20on%20one%20of%20the%20preserved%20remains%20of%20a%20Herculaneum%20inhabitant%20from%20almost%202%2C000%20years%20ago%20have%20been%20published%20recently.%20%5B644x368%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_rDFsAWz_Renaissance set of knives made of bone and iron in a Trout-shaped case - Italian work 17th century [526x526].jpg](imgur_rDFsAWz_Renaissance%20set%20of%20knives%20made%20of%20bone%20and%20iron%20in%20a%20Trout-shaped%20case%20-%20Italian%20work%2017th%20century%20%5B526x526%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106sva4 Early Christian bronze cross pendant, Early Byzantine Period: 4th - 7th century AD. [450x600].jpg](106sva4%20Early%20Christian%20bronze%20cross%20pendant%2C%20Early%20Byzantine%20Period%3A%204th%20-%207th%20century%20AD.%20%5B450x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11auiw2 This mechanical monk from the 16th century is an automaton, a relatively self-operating machine. [450x690].jpg](11auiw2%20This%20mechanical%20monk%20from%20the%2016th%20century%20is%20an%20automaton%2C%20a%20relatively%20self-operating%20machine.%20%5B450x690%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109zp04 Finger-ring set with the Lord's Prayer 1650_1699 (More info in the comments) [670x876].jpg](109zp04%20Finger-ring%20set%20with%20the%20Lord%27s%20Prayer%201650_1699%20%28More%20info%20in%20the%20comments%29%20%5B670x876%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105aekk The mourning dress worn by Queen Victoria after her grandson Prince Albert died from the Russian flu in 1892. She was just 4ft 8 when she wore the dress [650x483].jpg](105aekk%20The%20mourning%20dress%20worn%20by%20Queen%20Victoria%20after%20her%20grandson%20Prince%20Albert%20died%20from%20the%20Russian%20flu%20in%201892.%20She%20was%20just%204ft%208%20when%20she%20wore%20the%20dress%20%5B650x483%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11c8fee Roman brooch in the form of a deer. Object dated from 2nd – 3rd century CE. These types of items were used by Roman soldiers stationed in the provinces as well as by local people. [829x550].jpg](11c8fee%20Roman%20brooch%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20deer.%20Object%20dated%20from%202nd%20%E2%80%93%203rd%20century%20CE.%20These%20types%20of%20items%20were%20used%20by%20Roman%20soldiers%20stationed%20in%20the%20provinces%20as%20well%20as%20by%20local%20people.%20%5B829x550%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11sv563 Ivory handled khukri in a walnut scabbard. Presented by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Che Guevara on his visit to India in 1959. On display at Centro de Estudios Che Guevara in Havana, Cuba.[600×450].jpg](11sv563%20Ivory%20handled%20khukri%20in%20a%20walnut%20scabbard.%20Presented%20by%20Prime%20Minister%20Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20to%20Che%20Guevara%20on%20his%20visit%20to%20India%20in%201959.%20On%20display%20at%20Centro%20de%20Estudios%20Che%20Guevara%20in%20Havana%2C%20Cuba.%5B600%C3%97450%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10k5o5t Gold necklace bead and earrings,Shunga period,India,150BC[720×448].jpg](10k5o5t%20Gold%20necklace%20bead%20and%20earrings%2CShunga%20period%2CIndia%2C150BC%5B720%C3%97448%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11eyqbw Roman mosaic showing two *****ren on a camel. The object is located in the Mosaic Museum in Istanbul and dates to the fifth century CE. [500x288].jpg](11eyqbw%20Roman%20mosaic%20showing%20two%20*****ren%20on%20a%20camel.%20The%20object%20is%20located%20in%20the%20Mosaic%20Museum%20in%20Istanbul%20and%20dates%20to%20the%20fifth%20century%20CE.%20%5B500x288%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10nqr2f South Pointing Chariot - Early Chinese compass who’s figurine always pointed south no matter which way the cart was turned. 200 - 265 AD [718x546].jpg](10nqr2f%20South%20Pointing%20Chariot%20-%20Early%20Chinese%20compass%20who%E2%80%99s%20figurine%20always%20pointed%20south%20no%20matter%20which%20way%20the%20cart%20was%20turned.%20200%20-%20265%20AD%20%5B718x546%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11xiz92 1 BCE Dragon coin minted by the Celtic Bituriges Tribe in central France [521x228].jpg](11xiz92%201%20BCE%20Dragon%20coin%20minted%20by%20the%20Celtic%20Bituriges%20Tribe%20in%20central%20France%20%5B521x228%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11jr85g Stone Club (Patu Onewa), New Zealand, acquired 1772-1774 [600×640].jpg](11jr85g%20Stone%20Club%20%28Patu%20Onewa%29%2C%20New%20Zealand%2C%20acquired%201772-1774%20%5B600%C3%97640%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10oy3wg Anglo-Saxon glass drinking-horn, VII century AD. Excavated in Rainham, London [750x550].jpg](10oy3wg%20Anglo-Saxon%20glass%20drinking-horn%2C%20VII%20century%20AD.%20Excavated%20in%20Rainham%2C%20London%20%5B750x550%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zhikc Marble bust of Claudia Antonia – daughter of emperor Claudius. The property is located in Domus Romana (Roman villa) in the city of Mdina, in Malta. Dated to the 1st century CE. [800x600].jpg](10zhikc%20Marble%20bust%20of%20Claudia%20Antonia%20%E2%80%93%20daughter%20of%20emperor%20Claudius.%20The%20property%20is%20located%20in%20Domus%20Romana%20%28Roman%20villa%29%20in%20the%20city%20of%20Mdina%2C%20in%20Malta.%20Dated%20to%20the%201st%20century%20CE.%20%5B800x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1188khm Guy Fawkes' lantern, the lantern he used when he tried to reduce the House of Lords (England) to rubble (4 November 1605) [456x700].jpg](1188khm%20Guy%20Fawkes%27%20lantern%2C%20the%20lantern%20he%20used%20when%20he%20tried%20to%20reduce%20the%20House%20of%20Lords%20%28England%29%20to%20rubble%20%284%20November%201605%29%20%5B456x700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10q0a92 Oldest non-royal mummy ever discovered in Egypt found at bottom of deep shaft, wrapped in gold (2700-2200 BCE) [620x285].jpg](10q0a92%20Oldest%20non-royal%20mummy%20ever%20discovered%20in%20Egypt%20found%20at%20bottom%20of%20deep%20shaft%2C%20wrapped%20in%20gold%20%282700-2200%20BCE%29%20%5B620x285%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10wbyk5 A gold glass portrait of Roma, found during excavation and construction work for Rome's Metro C subway line, likely dating early 4th Century. [700 x 466].jpg](10wbyk5%20A%20gold%20glass%20portrait%20of%20Roma%2C%20found%20during%20excavation%20and%20construction%20work%20for%20Rome%27s%20Metro%20C%20subway%20line%2C%20likely%20dating%20early%204th%20Century.%20%5B700%20x%20466%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11a0iw5 Wax vanitas: Wax model of a female head depicting life and death, European, possibly 18th century. [576x686].jpg](11a0iw5%20Wax%20vanitas%3A%20Wax%20model%20of%20a%20female%20head%20depicting%20life%20and%20death%2C%20European%2C%20possibly%2018th%20century.%20%5B576x686%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10asjpk Nuns pick fruit from a medieval penis tree (BnF MS Fr. 25526), 14th-century copy of the Romance of the Rose [633×338].jpg](10asjpk%20Nuns%20pick%20fruit%20from%20a%20medieval%20penis%20tree%20%28BnF%20MS%20Fr.%2025526%29%2C%2014th-century%20copy%20of%20the%20Romance%20of%20the%20Rose%20%5B633%C3%97338%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112wlnw The crown of the Danish king Christian the 4.. It weighs 2895 g and was finished in 1596. [470x350].jpg](112wlnw%20The%20crown%20of%20the%20Danish%20king%20Christian%20the%204..%20It%20weighs%202895%20g%20and%20was%20finished%20in%201596.%20%5B470x350%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1017i9l Large axe with hidden double edged stiletto Combination Weapon (South India, probably Tamil Nadu, 18th century, steel, silver) [942 x 1151].jpg](1017i9l%20Large%20axe%20with%20hidden%20double%20edged%20stiletto%20Combination%20Weapon%20%28South%20India%2C%20probably%20Tamil%20Nadu%2C%2018th%20century%2C%20steel%2C%20silver%29%20%5B942%20x%201151%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11xoy81 10th century silver Viking Bracelet found in Orupgård on the island of Falster. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark. [984x757].jpg](11xoy81%2010th%20century%20silver%20Viking%20Bracelet%20found%20in%20Orupg%C3%A5rd%20on%20the%20island%20of%20Falster.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Museum%20of%20Denmark.%20%5B984x757%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114sjeg Executioner’s mask, Europe, 1501-1700. [576x692].jpg](114sjeg%20Executioner%E2%80%99s%20mask%2C%20Europe%2C%201501-1700.%20%5B576x692%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114didy Armor of Sir George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland, England (Greenwich), 1580-85. [452x678].jpg](114didy%20Armor%20of%20Sir%20George%20Clifford%2C%20Third%20Earl%20of%20Cumberland%2C%20England%20%28Greenwich%29%2C%201580-85.%20%5B452x678%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1109hi4 Olmec jade pectoral crafted 1200-400 BCE, reused by the Maya 200-900 CE. British museum. [920x504].jpg](1109hi4%20Olmec%20jade%20pectoral%20crafted%201200-400%20BCE%2C%20reused%20by%20the%20Maya%20200-900%20CE.%20British%20museum.%20%5B920x504%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bmdz2 Roman gold ring with precious stones – garnet. The object is dated around the 2nd-3rd century CE. Two hoops are connected by a spiral wire to the Hercules knot. [564x492].jpg](10bmdz2%20Roman%20gold%20ring%20with%20precious%20stones%20%E2%80%93%20garnet.%20The%20object%20is%20dated%20around%20the%202nd-3rd%20century%20CE.%20Two%20hoops%20are%20connected%20by%20a%20spiral%20wire%20to%20the%20Hercules%20knot.%20%5B564x492%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tbua2 A gold snake bracelet from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BCE, now housed at the Royal Museum of Mariemont in Belgium [870x870].jpg](10tbua2%20A%20gold%20snake%20bracelet%20from%20Egypt.%20Ptolemaic%20Period%2C%20ca.%20305-30%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Royal%20Museum%20of%20Mariemont%20in%20Belgium%20%5B870x870%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![103fvpw Ornate gold jewelry dating back 3,500 years in the grave of a ***** adult woman. [1170x769].jpg](103fvpw%20Ornate%20gold%20jewelry%20dating%20back%203%2C500%20years%20in%20the%20grave%20of%20a%20*****%20adult%20woman.%20%5B1170x769%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109c0mr Toltec warrior sculpture that served as a column, most likely for an alter. From the capital of the Toltecs, Tula(Tollan-Xicocotitlan) 700-1200 CE. Museo Nacional de Antropologia [415x700].jpg](109c0mr%20Toltec%20warrior%20sculpture%20that%20served%20as%20a%20column%2C%20most%20likely%20for%20an%20alter.%20From%20the%20capital%20of%20the%20Toltecs%2C%20Tula%28Tollan-Xicocotitlan%29%20700-1200%20CE.%20Museo%20Nacional%20de%20Antropologia%20%5B415x700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mo8uo A Mughal emerald and gold ring, 16-17th century CE, sold at Christie's in 2019 [700x680].jpg](11mo8uo%20A%20Mughal%20emerald%20and%20gold%20ring%2C%2016-17th%20century%20CE%2C%20sold%20at%20Christie%27s%20in%202019%20%5B700x680%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106qqzi Colt .45 used at the battle of little Bighorn, one of the most notorious American defeat against native Americans, 1876. [750x451].jpg](106qqzi%20Colt%20.45%20used%20at%20the%20battle%20of%20little%20Bighorn%2C%20one%20of%20the%20most%20notorious%20American%20defeat%20against%20native%20Americans%2C%201876.%20%5B750x451%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11aw73o Smiting god from Dövlek, Anatolia, Turkey. (Hittite storm-god "Teshub" holding club or mace in smiting position, or hurling thunderbolt since the Hittite god corresponds to the Greek Zeus and Roman Jupiter). [375x600].jpg](11aw73o%20Smiting%20god%20from%20D%C3%B6vlek%2C%20Anatolia%2C%20Turkey.%20%28Hittite%20storm-god%20%22Teshub%22%20holding%20club%20or%20mace%20in%20smiting%20position%2C%20or%20hurling%20thunderbolt%20since%20the%20Hittite%20god%20corresponds%20to%20the%20Greek%20Zeus%20and%20Roman%20Jupiter%29.%20%5B375x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rwb3t Crucifix-dagger, around 1650, Spain, Musée de l'Armée [711x992].jpg](10rwb3t%20Crucifix-dagger%2C%20around%201650%2C%20Spain%2C%20Mus%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27Arm%C3%A9e%20%5B711x992%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11708f3 Bronze Roman arm purse. Other objects of this type had coins inside. The object was found on the so-called Barcombe Hill near Vindolanda (northern England). Dated to the 2nd century CE. [800x522].jpg](11708f3%20Bronze%20Roman%20arm%20purse.%20Other%20objects%20of%20this%20type%20had%20coins%20inside.%20The%20object%20was%20found%20on%20the%20so-called%20Barcombe%20Hill%20near%20Vindolanda%20%28northern%20England%29.%20Dated%20to%20the%202nd%20century%20CE.%20%5B800x522%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11kw728 Minerva from Roccaspromonte, Campobasso Province, Molise, Italy – 2nd half of the 4th century B.C.(?), Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna), Austria. [256x787].jpg](11kw728%20Minerva%20from%20Roccaspromonte%2C%20Campobasso%20Province%2C%20Molise%2C%20Italy%20%E2%80%93%202nd%20half%20of%20the%204th%20century%20B.C.%28%3F%29%2C%20Kunsthistorisches%20Museum%20Wien%20%28Vienna%29%2C%20Austria.%20%5B256x787%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ks3a1 A delicate and intact 1800-year-old white jade cup unearthed from a tomb in Jianxi, Luoyang. Wei Kingdom (220-266 CE), now housed at the Luoyang Museum in China [967x1555].jpg](10ks3a1%20A%20delicate%20and%20intact%201800-year-old%20white%20jade%20cup%20unearthed%20from%20a%20tomb%20in%20Jianxi%2C%20Luoyang.%20Wei%20Kingdom%20%28220-266%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Luoyang%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B967x1555%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113t3rp Doll made of caribou skin, Nunatsiarmiut (Baffin Island Inuit), c.1914 [716 x 927].jpg](113t3rp%20Doll%20made%20of%20caribou%20skin%2C%20Nunatsiarmiut%20%28Baffin%20Island%20Inuit%29%2C%20c.1914%20%5B716%20x%20927%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![119rcg5 Bronze figurines depicting Roman deities. The object is dated to 2nd – 4th century CE. The finds come from various places in eastern Serbia. Currently, items can be seen in the museum in Negotin. [960x720].jpg](119rcg5%20Bronze%20figurines%20depicting%20Roman%20deities.%20The%20object%20is%20dated%20to%202nd%20%E2%80%93%204th%20century%20CE.%20The%20finds%20come%20from%20various%20places%20in%20eastern%20Serbia.%20Currently%2C%20items%20can%20be%20seen%20in%20the%20museum%20in%20Negotin.%20%5B960x720%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bmix1 Allegedly the Original Gold Samurai Armor (kindabi gusoku) worn by legendary Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the 1500s [840x1024].jpg](10bmix1%20Allegedly%20the%20Original%20Gold%20Samurai%20Armor%20%28kindabi%20gusoku%29%20worn%20by%20legendary%20Shogun%20Tokugawa%20Ieyasu%20in%20the%201500s%20%5B840x1024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113vb3z A gold ring decorated with a Hathor sistrum and 2 cats, found in a Late Bronze Age Canaanite tomb at Tell el-Ajjul, Palestine. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BCE [801x734].jpg](113vb3z%20A%20gold%20ring%20decorated%20with%20a%20Hathor%20sistrum%20and%202%20cats%2C%20found%20in%20a%20Late%20Bronze%20Age%20Canaanite%20tomb%20at%20Tell%20el-Ajjul%2C%20Palestine.%20New%20Kingdom%2C%2018th%20Dynasty%2C%20ca.%201550-1292%20BCE%20%5B801x734%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![zzwho6 Silver fork with animal-head finial. Roman, 375 – 425 CE. Cleveland museum, nr. 1987.210 [1700 x 1046].jpg](zzwho6%20Silver%20fork%20with%20animal-head%20finial.%20Roman%2C%20375%20%E2%80%93%20425%20CE.%20Cleveland%20museum%2C%20nr.%201987.210%20%5B1700%20x%201046%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10xq1y4 Lead Tessera, 17mm. Gladiator standing right in fighting post, helmeted, holding sword and shield. Counterstamp of six-petalled rosette in right field _ Blank. Boersema 8383. [800x421].jpg](10xq1y4%20Lead%20Tessera%2C%2017mm.%20Gladiator%20standing%20right%20in%20fighting%20post%2C%20helmeted%2C%20holding%20sword%20and%20shield.%20Counterstamp%20of%20six-petalled%20rosette%20in%20right%20field%20_%20Blank.%20Boersema%208383.%20%5B800x421%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10uzvs3 Roman fresco showing Saturn with its head covered with a hood. The Roman God holds a sickle in his hand. The painting was discovered in the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii. [452x748].jpg](10uzvs3%20Roman%20fresco%20showing%20Saturn%20with%20its%20head%20covered%20with%20a%20hood.%20The%20Roman%20God%20holds%20a%20sickle%20in%20his%20hand.%20The%20painting%20was%20discovered%20in%20the%20House%20of%20the%20Dioscuri%20in%20Pompeii.%20%5B452x748%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ctcbj 103 year old cracker from one of the lifeboats of the titanic, bought $20.000 by a greek collector [634x452].jpg](10ctcbj%20103%20year%20old%20cracker%20from%20one%20of%20the%20lifeboats%20of%20the%20titanic%2C%20bought%20%2420.000%20by%20a%20greek%20collector%20%5B634x452%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1057r6i Joyeuse, allegedly the sword of Charlemagne used for the coronation of the french kings and emperors, musée du Louvre [800x531].jpg](1057r6i%20Joyeuse%2C%20allegedly%20the%20sword%20of%20Charlemagne%20used%20for%20the%20coronation%20of%20the%20french%20kings%20and%20emperors%2C%20mus%C3%A9e%20du%20Louvre%20%5B800x531%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10c8xwg Gold spider earrings from the Bactrian region of Afghanistan, 300 BC to 100 BC [521 × 521].jpg](10c8xwg%20Gold%20spider%20earrings%20from%20the%20Bactrian%20region%20of%20Afghanistan%2C%20300%20BC%20to%20100%20BC%20%5B521%20%C3%97%20521%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10sdnn4 A glass wine bottle. Yuan dynasty (1271–1368 CE), now housed at the Xi'an Museum in China [789x1514].jpg](10sdnn4%20A%20glass%20wine%20bottle.%20Yuan%20dynasty%20%281271%E2%80%931368%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Xi%27an%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B789x1514%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11alq5h The preserved marble head of a ***** Roman with a short beard, which became popular in ancient Rome at the beginning of the 2nd century CE. [720x959].jpg](11alq5h%20The%20preserved%20marble%20head%20of%20a%20*****%20Roman%20with%20a%20short%20beard%2C%20which%20became%20popular%20in%20ancient%20Rome%20at%20the%20beginning%20of%20the%202nd%20century%20CE.%20%5B720x959%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117e1m5 "Drinking Vessel Depicting Otherworldly Toad", Mayan, c.650-800 CE [770 x 774].jpg](117e1m5%20%22Drinking%20Vessel%20Depicting%20Otherworldly%20Toad%22%2C%20Mayan%2C%20c.650-800%20CE%20%5B770%20x%20774%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113p3a0 Wooden chair set with 12 steel blades, Chinese, 1701-1900, formerly thought to be a torture chair. [576x866].jpg](113p3a0%20Wooden%20chair%20set%20with%2012%20steel%20blades%2C%20Chinese%2C%201701-1900%2C%20formerly%20thought%20to%20be%20a%20torture%20chair.%20%5B576x866%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11tudb9 The still-standing 1st Cent BCE Augustan Bridge in Vaison La Romaine, France [680x350].jpg](11tudb9%20The%20still-standing%201st%20Cent%20BCE%20Augustan%20Bridge%20in%20Vaison%20La%20Romaine%2C%20France%20%5B680x350%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ir5hm Tea bowl and cover with goldfish design. China, Qing dynasty, 1821–1850 [800x717].jpg](11ir5hm%20Tea%20bowl%20and%20cover%20with%20goldfish%20design.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201821%E2%80%931850%20%5B800x717%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1192biw Anthropomorphic vessel. Capulí culture, Ecuador, 1100-1532 AD. Museo de América, Madrid [750x1050].jpg](1192biw%20Anthropomorphic%20vessel.%20Capul%C3%AD%20culture%2C%20Ecuador%2C%201100-1532%20AD.%20Museo%20de%20Am%C3%A9rica%2C%20Madrid%20%5B750x1050%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117ukmu Celtic (La Tene) stone head from 4th_5th century BC, Heidelberg, Germany. [540x522].jpg](117ukmu%20Celtic%20%28La%20Tene%29%20stone%20head%20from%204th_5th%20century%20BC%2C%20Heidelberg%2C%20Germany.%20%5B540x522%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10f1vvf Roman glass vessel – aryballos – with chain and stopper. Dated to the second half of the 1st century CE. The facility was used to store oils and perfumes. [564x752].jpg](10f1vvf%20Roman%20glass%20vessel%20%E2%80%93%20aryballos%20%E2%80%93%20with%20chain%20and%20stopper.%20Dated%20to%20the%20second%20half%20of%20the%201st%20century%20CE.%20The%20facility%20was%20used%20to%20store%20oils%20and%20perfumes.%20%5B564x752%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10sq4ny Aztec Mosaic Votive Skull, now housed in the Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology [750x563].jpg](10sq4ny%20Aztec%20Mosaic%20Votive%20Skull%2C%20now%20housed%20in%20the%20Mexico%20City%E2%80%99s%20Museum%20of%20Anthropology%20%5B750x563%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1190o2j A crystal five-ringed pagoda container (height 6.7 cm) said to have been donated by Hōjō Masako (1156-1225 CE) to the Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima, Japan [674x1200].jpg](1190o2j%20A%20crystal%20five-ringed%20pagoda%20container%20%28height%206.7%20cm%29%20said%20to%20have%20been%20donated%20by%20H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D%20Masako%20%281156-1225%20CE%29%20to%20the%20Zuiganji%20Temple%20in%20Matsushima%2C%20Japan%20%5B674x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ub2ow Greek grotesque bronze statuette, 2nd century BCE–1st century CE [900×1200].jpg](11ub2ow%20Greek%20grotesque%20bronze%20statuette%2C%202nd%20century%20BCE%E2%80%931st%20century%20CE%20%5B900%C3%971200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113vrui A copper alloy bust of the pharaoh Amenemhat III, from Hawara necropolis at Faiyum, Egypt. Middle Kingdom,12th Dynasty, 1843-1798 BCE, now part of the private collection of George Ortiz [523x817].jpg](113vrui%20A%20copper%20alloy%20bust%20of%20the%20pharaoh%20Amenemhat%20III%2C%20from%20Hawara%20necropolis%20at%20Faiyum%2C%20Egypt.%20Middle%20Kingdom%2C12th%20Dynasty%2C%201843-1798%20BCE%2C%20now%20part%20of%20the%20private%20collection%20of%20George%20Ortiz%20%5B523x817%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11t1k98 Framed fan. France, 18th Century_19th Century. Depicting Courtiers in a Pastoral Setting. Mother of pearl, and watercolor on paper. [695x518].jpg](11t1k98%20Framed%20fan.%20France%2C%2018th%20Century_19th%20Century.%20Depicting%20Courtiers%20in%20a%20Pastoral%20Setting.%20Mother%20of%20pearl%2C%20and%20watercolor%20on%20paper.%20%5B695x518%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11nafls A Maya jade pectoral with the representation of a toad, and decorated with a fragment of amber. Now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City [1080x1080].jpg](11nafls%20A%20Maya%20jade%20pectoral%20with%20the%20representation%20of%20a%20toad%2C%20and%20decorated%20with%20a%20fragment%20of%20amber.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Museum%20of%20Anthropology%20in%20Mexico%20City%20%5B1080x1080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1047dmn Tomb of Napoleon 1st, a marble box containing the ashes of the emperor, Hôtel des Invalides, 1840, [637x425].jpg](1047dmn%20Tomb%20of%20Napoleon%201st%2C%20a%20marble%20box%20containing%20the%20ashes%20of%20the%20emperor%2C%20H%C3%B4tel%20des%20Invalides%2C%201840%2C%20%5B637x425%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102edhd Crested helmets, Celtic origins, 1150-950 BCE, kept at Saint-Germain-en-Laye (near Paris, France) [800x600].jpg](102edhd%20Crested%20helmets%2C%20Celtic%20origins%2C%201150-950%20BCE%2C%20kept%20at%20Saint-Germain-en-Laye%20%28near%20Paris%2C%20France%29%20%5B800x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rptic House flag of the United Fruit Company, c. 1951 [1280x826].jpg](10rptic%20House%20flag%20of%20the%20United%20Fruit%20Company%2C%20c.%201951%20%5B1280x826%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fw8p2 Roman votive offering in the shape of a hand. The object is made of bronze and is dated to 2nd BCE – 1st century CE. [960x639].jpg](11fw8p2%20Roman%20votive%20offering%20in%20the%20shape%20of%20a%20hand.%20The%20object%20is%20made%20of%20bronze%20and%20is%20dated%20to%202nd%20BCE%20%E2%80%93%201st%20century%20CE.%20%5B960x639%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106qj53 The samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in Rome in 1615, one of the first depiction of a Japanese in Europe. [414x599].jpg](106qj53%20The%20samurai%20Hasekura%20Tsunenaga%20in%20Rome%20in%201615%2C%20one%20of%20the%20first%20depiction%20of%20a%20Japanese%20in%20Europe.%20%5B414x599%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10l9gv6 a silver ring believed to have been owned by Joan of Arc, sold for $425,000 on auction[900x500].jpg](10l9gv6%20a%20silver%20ring%20believed%20to%20have%20been%20owned%20by%20Joan%20of%20Arc%2C%20sold%20for%20%24425%2C000%20on%20auction%5B900x500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ltexv [936x508] The ceremonial military dress of the former Sultan of Oman.jpg](10ltexv%20%5B936x508%5D%20The%20ceremonial%20military%20dress%20of%20the%20former%20Sultan%20of%20Oman.jpg){kind=link}
![102er7e Bronze breastplates from the first iron age, Celtic origins, found in Marmesse (Haute-Marne, France) and kept in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (near Paris, France), 950-780 BCE [800x560].jpg](102er7e%20Bronze%20breastplates%20from%20the%20first%20iron%20age%2C%20Celtic%20origins%2C%20found%20in%20Marmesse%20%28Haute-Marne%2C%20France%29%20and%20kept%20in%20Saint-Germain-en-Laye%20%28near%20Paris%2C%20France%29%2C%20950-780%20BCE%20%5B800x560%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11a0d7l Viking earring from 1000 AD. Gold. Found in Denmark, in a field. [821x462].jpg](11a0d7l%20Viking%20earring%20from%201000%20AD.%20Gold.%20Found%20in%20Denmark%2C%20in%20a%20field.%20%5B821x462%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106sibr A hand worn_carried ball striker and a rubber ball both from the Preclassic Maya site of Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala. 300 BCE-250 CE [696x730].jpg](106sibr%20A%20hand%20worn_carried%20ball%20striker%20and%20a%20rubber%20ball%20both%20from%20the%20Preclassic%20Maya%20site%20of%20Kaminaljuyu%20in%20Guatemala.%20300%20BCE-250%20CE%20%5B696x730%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11bg0up The wonderfully preserved Roman aqueduct in Caesarea Maritima in Israel, which was established in the 1st century BCE. The building was created on the initiative of Herod Agrippa – King of Judea. [960x540].jpg](11bg0up%20The%20wonderfully%20preserved%20Roman%20aqueduct%20in%20Caesarea%20Maritima%20in%20Israel%2C%20which%20was%20established%20in%20the%201st%20century%20BCE.%20The%20building%20was%20created%20on%20the%20initiative%20of%20Herod%20Agrippa%20%E2%80%93%20King%20of%20Judea.%20%5B960x540%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10o1bjm Maya Maize God statue from Copan, Honduras. 715 CE. British Museum. [680x781].jpg](10o1bjm%20Maya%20Maize%20God%20statue%20from%20Copan%2C%20Honduras.%20715%20CE.%20British%20Museum.%20%5B680x781%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ni2q5 Exhibited horse (or donkey) skeleton in Pompeii. An interesting object is located in the stables in section I.8.12. The horse is located in the place where it was supposedly found. [853x640].jpg](11ni2q5%20Exhibited%20horse%20%28or%20donkey%29%20skeleton%20in%20Pompeii.%20An%20interesting%20object%20is%20located%20in%20the%20stables%20in%20section%20I.8.12.%20The%20horse%20is%20located%20in%20the%20place%20where%20it%20was%20supposedly%20found.%20%5B853x640%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10m58g2 A nearly 4.6 metres long gold 'gear' link necklace (Kamagi), 700-900 CE, Philippines [516x682].jpg](10m58g2%20A%20nearly%204.6%20metres%20long%20gold%20%27gear%27%20link%20necklace%20%28Kamagi%29%2C%20700-900%20CE%2C%20Philippines%20%5B516x682%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10aq1ef Roman fresco showing a peacock. The object is dated to the 1st century CE and was found in Pompeii. [497x496].jpg](10aq1ef%20Roman%20fresco%20showing%20a%20peacock.%20The%20object%20is%20dated%20to%20the%201st%20century%20CE%20and%20was%20found%20in%20Pompeii.%20%5B497x496%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bpg4r Gold earrings from Paticapaeum, Crimea, 4th c. BC [900 x 689].jpg](10bpg4r%20Gold%20earrings%20from%20Paticapaeum%2C%20Crimea%2C%204th%20c.%20BC%20%5B900%20x%20689%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1021mi2 Pocket telescope with its case. 19th c. Chateau de Fontainebleau [1143 x 568].jpg](1021mi2%20Pocket%20telescope%20with%20its%20case.%2019th%20c.%20Chateau%20de%20Fontainebleau%20%5B1143%20x%20568%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10q49k8 Baby Hercules strangling a snake sent to kill him in his cradle (Roman marble, 2nd century CE, in the Capitoline Museums of Rome, Italy) [765x1060].jpg](10q49k8%20Baby%20Hercules%20strangling%20a%20snake%20sent%20to%20kill%20him%20in%20his%20cradle%20%28Roman%20marble%2C%202nd%20century%20CE%2C%20in%20the%20Capitoline%20Museums%20of%20Rome%2C%20Italy%29%20%5B765x1060%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10pw1bu Bronze bust of a Roman woman from the 1st century CE. The find is in the Archaeological Museum in Empuries, in Spain. [400x600].jpg](10pw1bu%20Bronze%20bust%20of%20a%20Roman%20woman%20from%20the%201st%20century%20CE.%20The%20find%20is%20in%20the%20Archaeological%20Museum%20in%20Empuries%2C%20in%20Spain.%20%5B400x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tk0nq Copper alloy Abammuo (Gold-dust Weight), Akan Culture, c.1700-1900 [1358 x 1046].jpg](10tk0nq%20Copper%20alloy%20Abammuo%20%28Gold-dust%20Weight%29%2C%20Akan%20Culture%2C%20c.1700-1900%20%5B1358%20x%201046%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10byn3y Japanese fart battles, Edo period, unknown artist [1000×667].jpg](10byn3y%20Japanese%20fart%20battles%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%20unknown%20artist%20%5B1000%C3%97667%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106veo4 The grave of Lafayette, a french officer who fought voluntarily for the American independence (Paris) [550x410].jpg](106veo4%20The%20grave%20of%20Lafayette%2C%20a%20french%20officer%20who%20fought%20voluntarily%20for%20the%20American%20independence%20%28Paris%29%20%5B550x410%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113drhf A painted limestone statuette of a woman making beer. Ca. 2494-2345 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [534x960].jpg](113drhf%20A%20painted%20limestone%20statuette%20of%20a%20woman%20making%20beer.%20Ca.%202494-2345%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Egyptian%20Museum%20in%20Cairo%20%5B534x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109h5ht Murud-Janjira Fortress in India, never breached by a frontal assault. More info on the comments. [637x467].jpg](109h5ht%20Murud-Janjira%20Fortress%20in%20India%2C%20never%20breached%20by%20a%20frontal%20assault.%20More%20info%20on%20the%20comments.%20%5B637x467%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10wz1su Sir Compton Mackenzie’s writing chair. Made by J. Foot & Son of Bond Street who also made folding trunks and home Turko-Russian Self-Purifying Folding-Bath Cabinets. 1930s [1329x2000].jpg](10wz1su%20Sir%20Compton%20Mackenzie%E2%80%99s%20writing%20chair.%20Made%20by%20J.%20Foot%20%26%20Son%20of%20Bond%20Street%20who%20also%20made%20folding%20trunks%20and%20home%20Turko-Russian%20Self-Purifying%20Folding-Bath%20Cabinets.%201930s%20%5B1329x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cacby Roman plate fibula, tetraskelion with *****morphic horse terminals, also found in Germanic lands 1st CE - 3rd CE [1000x1000].jpg](11cacby%20Roman%20plate%20fibula%2C%20tetraskelion%20with%20*****morphic%20horse%20terminals%2C%20also%20found%20in%20Germanic%20lands%201st%20CE%20-%203rd%20CE%20%5B1000x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11p3tjw A Fayum mummy portrait of a woman. From Egypt, 160–170 CE, now housed at the British Museum [461x880].jpg](11p3tjw%20A%20Fayum%20mummy%20portrait%20of%20a%20woman.%20From%20Egypt%2C%20160%E2%80%93170%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20British%20Museum%20%5B461x880%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10umi7g An Iron-Age trumpet from 100BC, Northern Ireland. [844x1098].jpg](10umi7g%20An%20Iron-Age%20trumpet%20from%20100BC%2C%20Northern%20Ireland.%20%5B844x1098%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1057w9h Durandal, allegedly the legendary weapon used by Roland to fight by the side of Charlemagne, a place of pilgrimage since middle age, (Rocamadour, France) [550x367].jpg](1057w9h%20Durandal%2C%20allegedly%20the%20legendary%20weapon%20used%20by%20Roland%20to%20fight%20by%20the%20side%20of%20Charlemagne%2C%20a%20place%20of%20pilgrimage%20since%20middle%20age%2C%20%28Rocamadour%2C%20France%29%20%5B550x367%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10w7n2v The original stuffed toys owned by Christopher Robin, which inspired the "Winnie the Pooh" series of books. On display at the *****ren's Room of the New York Public Library. [1020x687].jpg](10w7n2v%20The%20original%20stuffed%20toys%20owned%20by%20Christopher%20Robin%2C%20which%20inspired%20the%20%22Winnie%20the%20Pooh%22%20series%20of%20books.%20On%20display%20at%20the%20*****ren%27s%20Room%20of%20the%20New%20York%20Public%20Library.%20%5B1020x687%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11th5z1 A *****’s leather shoe, c. 16th century. Found preserved in the mud of the River Thames [680x431].jpg](11th5z1%20A%20*****%E2%80%99s%20leather%20shoe%2C%20c.%2016th%20century.%20Found%20preserved%20in%20the%20mud%20of%20the%20River%20Thames%20%5B680x431%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rx2***** Olmec earflares made of jade. 10th–4th century BCE. From Mesoamerica. Housed at the Met. [1200x665].jpg](10rx2*****%20Olmec%20earflares%20made%20of%20jade.%2010th%E2%80%934th%20century%20BCE.%20From%20Mesoamerica.%20Housed%20at%20the%20Met.%20%5B1200x665%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1136kf4 19th century Ottoman calligrapher set, including paper scissors and pencil sharpeners. [768x960].jpg](1136kf4%2019th%20century%20Ottoman%20calligrapher%20set%2C%20including%20paper%20scissors%20and%20pencil%20sharpeners.%20%5B768x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1055vwd Colt Paterson revolver, 1839, the first revolver ever made [1024x519].jpg](1055vwd%20Colt%20Paterson%20revolver%2C%201839%2C%20the%20first%20revolver%20ever%20made%20%5B1024x519%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_ve9nOII_Silk stockings decorated with winding silver snake, France, 1900. [680x680].jpg](imgur_ve9nOII_Silk%20stockings%20decorated%20with%20winding%20silver%20snake%2C%20France%2C%201900.%20%5B680x680%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11lhcxh 1870 picture in Rome, the now missing Meta Sudans fountain in the center, flanked by the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine. More info on the comments. [960x702] More info on the comments..jpg](11lhcxh%201870%20picture%20in%20Rome%2C%20the%20now%20missing%20Meta%20Sudans%20fountain%20in%20the%20center%2C%20flanked%20by%20the%20Colosseum%20and%20the%20Arch%20of%20Constantine.%20More%20info%20on%20the%20comments.%20%5B960x702%5D%20More%20info%20on%20the%20comments..jpg){kind=link}
![11mpfay Field Armor of Maximilian I (1480). [960x1171].jpg](11mpfay%20Field%20Armor%20of%20Maximilian%20I%20%281480%29.%20%5B960x1171%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1110oic Marble bust of a man, possibly over the age of 40. Object dated to the 1st century CE; currently on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1200x1200].jpg](1110oic%20Marble%20bust%20of%20a%20man%2C%20possibly%20over%20the%20age%20of%2040.%20Object%20dated%20to%20the%201st%20century%20CE%3B%20currently%20on%20display%20at%20The%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20in%20New%20York.%20%5B1200x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ohbuk 6th or 7th century Anglo-Saxon sword pieces from the Staffordshire hoard. [1054x750].jpg](10ohbuk%206th%20or%207th%20century%20Anglo-Saxon%20sword%20pieces%20from%20the%20Staffordshire%20hoard.%20%5B1054x750%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10omt3e 1300 year old bust made of stucco that depicts the Maize God discovered in the Palace of Palenque during the summer of 2021. Maya. [850x544].jpg](10omt3e%201300%20year%20old%20bust%20made%20of%20stucco%20that%20depicts%20the%20Maize%20God%20discovered%20in%20the%20Palace%20of%20Palenque%20during%20the%20summer%20of%202021.%20Maya.%20%5B850x544%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11kwxv0 A 2014-year-old bronze caliper. Xin dynasty, now housed at the Yangzhou Museum in China [800x446].jpg](11kwxv0%20A%202014-year-old%20bronze%20caliper.%20Xin%20dynasty%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Yangzhou%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B800x446%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![103ttij Portrait of emperor Macrinus from the 3rd century CE. The sculpture is made of bronze. The object was found in Boleč, near Belgrade (Serbia). Currently located in a museum in Belgrade. [641x960].jpg](103ttij%20Portrait%20of%20emperor%20Macrinus%20from%20the%203rd%20century%20CE.%20The%20sculpture%20is%20made%20of%20bronze.%20The%20object%20was%20found%20in%20Bole%C4%8D%2C%20near%20Belgrade%20%28Serbia%29.%20Currently%20located%20in%20a%20museum%20in%20Belgrade.%20%5B641x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111me6a Mural fragment from Las Higueras, a Classic Veracruz Culture site located near the Gulf Coast of Mexico. 600-900 CE. [642x580].jpg](111me6a%20Mural%20fragment%20from%20Las%20Higueras%2C%20a%20Classic%20Veracruz%20Culture%20site%20located%20near%20the%20Gulf%20Coast%20of%20Mexico.%20600-900%20CE.%20%5B642x580%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10x6rr5 Vertical Sundial and Memento Mori [921 x 1250].jpg](10x6rr5%20Vertical%20Sundial%20and%20Memento%20Mori%20%5B921%20x%201250%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11bxs7x A mask from Sanxingdui, made nearly 4,000 years ago by a lost civilization in Central China. Hundreds of masks and artefacts were found to be burned and purposefully buried in pits. [OC] [1025x1366].jpg](11bxs7x%20A%20mask%20from%20Sanxingdui%2C%20made%20nearly%204%2C000%20years%20ago%20by%20a%20lost%20civilization%20in%20Central%20China.%20Hundreds%20of%20masks%20and%20artefacts%20were%20found%20to%20be%20burned%20and%20purposefully%20buried%20in%20pits.%20%5BOC%5D%20%5B1025x1366%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105yhoq Remains of a 1,800-year-old ancient Roman iron mask thought to have belonged to a Roman soldier - found in the Hadrianopolis Ancient City in Karabük - Turkey [1930x1800].jpg](105yhoq%20Remains%20of%20a%201%2C800-year-old%20ancient%20Roman%20iron%20mask%20thought%20to%20have%20belonged%20to%20a%20Roman%20soldier%20-%20found%20in%20the%20Hadrianopolis%20Ancient%20City%20in%20Karab%C3%BCk%20-%20Turkey%20%5B1930x1800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115e7l3 A neon saleman’s sample case, cirka 1935. [700x700].jpg](115e7l3%20A%20neon%20saleman%E2%80%99s%20sample%20case%2C%20cirka%201935.%20%5B700x700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10kgl66 In this house of Caprese (Arezzo, Tuscany), Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475, part of a bigger complex named Palazzo di Podestà or Palace of the Mayor. You can visit it. [640x520].jpg](10kgl66%20In%20this%20house%20of%20Caprese%20%28Arezzo%2C%20Tuscany%29%2C%20Michelangelo%20Buonarroti%20was%20born%20on%20March%206%2C%201475%2C%20part%20of%20a%20bigger%20complex%20named%20Palazzo%20di%20Podest%C3%A0%20or%20Palace%20of%20the%20Mayor.%20You%20can%20visit%20it.%20%5B640x520%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![103xrm8 The 2.7mm Kolibri, the smallest gun in history created in 1910 by Franz Pfannl an austrian watchmaker, designed as a self defense weapon for women [900x572].jpg](103xrm8%20The%202.7mm%20Kolibri%2C%20the%20smallest%20gun%20in%20history%20created%20in%201910%20by%20Franz%20Pfannl%20an%20austrian%20watchmaker%2C%20designed%20as%20a%20self%20defense%20weapon%20for%20women%20%5B900x572%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qq6d3 Glass g*****s unearthed from the Jingzhi Temple underground palace in Dingzhou. Made between 960-977 CE during the Northern Song dynasty, now housed at the Dingzhou Museum in China [949x710].jpg](10qq6d3%20Glass%20g*****s%20unearthed%20from%20the%20Jingzhi%20Temple%20underground%20palace%20in%20Dingzhou.%20Made%20between%20960-977%20CE%20during%20the%20Northern%20Song%20dynasty%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Dingzhou%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B949x710%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10etcyy Alabaster vessel found in the Temple of the Feathered Serpents in the central Mexican site of Xochicalco. (700-1200 CE) [1350x900].jpg](10etcyy%20Alabaster%20vessel%20found%20in%20the%20Temple%20of%20the%20Feathered%20Serpents%20in%20the%20central%20Mexican%20site%20of%20Xochicalco.%20%28700-1200%20CE%29%20%5B1350x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rxw11 An Ancient Egyptian erotic statuette. Late Period, 664-332 BCE, now housed at the Mediterranean Archaeology Museum in Marseille, France [800x550].jpg](10rxw11%20An%20Ancient%20Egyptian%20erotic%20statuette.%20Late%20Period%2C%20664-332%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Mediterranean%20Archaeology%20Museum%20in%20Marseille%2C%20France%20%5B800x550%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10vwnwi Roman coin commemorating Salonia Matidia – a woman whom emperor Trajan treated as a daughter. [825x396].jpg](10vwnwi%20Roman%20coin%20commemorating%20Salonia%20Matidia%20%E2%80%93%20a%20woman%20whom%20emperor%20Trajan%20treated%20as%20a%20daughter.%20%5B825x396%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106dnmb Roman crossbow-shaped fibula made of gilded bronze. The object dates to the 4th century CE; dug at the remains of the imperial palace in Gamzigrad, in eastern Serbia. [960x713].jpg](106dnmb%20Roman%20crossbow-shaped%20fibula%20made%20of%20gilded%20bronze.%20The%20object%20dates%20to%20the%204th%20century%20CE%3B%20dug%20at%20the%20remains%20of%20the%20imperial%20palace%20in%20Gamzigrad%2C%20in%20eastern%20Serbia.%20%5B960x713%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11907ct Zodiac sculpture of the year of the pig, found in a tomb at the Astana Cemetery. Tang dynasty, 8th century CE, now housed at the Xinjiang Museum in China [639x1562].jpg](11907ct%20Zodiac%20sculpture%20of%20the%20year%20of%20the%20pig%2C%20found%20in%20a%20tomb%20at%20the%20Astana%20Cemetery.%20Tang%20dynasty%2C%208th%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Xinjiang%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B639x1562%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105835j a Wayuu water jar with two spouts, early 20th century, Colombia [1400x924].jpg](105835j%20a%20Wayuu%20water%20jar%20with%20two%20spouts%2C%20early%2020th%20century%2C%20Colombia%20%5B1400x924%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_tFbrfOi_Ancient Greek helmets, Altes Museum, Berlin [1024x768].jpg](imgur_tFbrfOi_Ancient%20Greek%20helmets%2C%20Altes%20Museum%2C%20Berlin%20%5B1024x768%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1011nsk Olmec mask, circa 300 BCE, private collection[968x1030].jpg](1011nsk%20Olmec%20mask%2C%20circa%20300%20BCE%2C%20private%20collection%5B968x1030%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111fwn1 Gold Ticket for NY Giants baseball belonging to FDR, 1931 [1000 x821].jpg](111fwn1%20Gold%20Ticket%20for%20NY%20Giants%20baseball%20belonging%20to%20FDR%2C%201931%20%5B1000%20x821%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bsd2o The medieval obsession with butt trumpets, a collage of various marginalia, circa 15th century [797×591].jpg](10bsd2o%20The%20medieval%20obsession%20with%20butt%20trumpets%2C%20a%20collage%20of%20various%20marginalia%2C%20circa%2015th%20century%20%5B797%C3%97591%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ot52f Yuezhi tapestry of a centaur and soldier. Xinjiang, China, 1st century AD. [445x1000].jpg](10ot52f%20Yuezhi%20tapestry%20of%20a%20centaur%20and%20soldier.%20Xinjiang%2C%20China%2C%201st%20century%20AD.%20%5B445x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vscwt This washing machine was bought in 1939 and worked without issue for over 40 years. Leeds Museums and Galleries. [967x1481].jpg](11vscwt%20This%20washing%20machine%20was%20bought%20in%201939%20and%20worked%20without%20issue%20for%20over%2040%20years.%20Leeds%20Museums%20and%20Galleries.%20%5B967x1481%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11aqqy0 Earrings with multiple emeralds. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 18th century [1000x714].jpg](11aqqy0%20Earrings%20with%20multiple%20emeralds.%20Turkey%2C%20Ottoman%20Empire%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B1000x714%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10upty6 Experimental "gauntlet dagger" developed for use in trench warfare during WWI [2100x930].jpg](10upty6%20Experimental%20%22gauntlet%20dagger%22%20developed%20for%20use%20in%20trench%20warfare%20during%20WWI%20%5B2100x930%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10buo4f Olmec earspool made of jade. Found in Veracruz, Mexico. 900-600 BCE, Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1901].jpg](10buo4f%20Olmec%20earspool%20made%20of%20jade.%20Found%20in%20Veracruz%2C%20Mexico.%20900-600%20BCE%2C%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum%20%5B2000x1901%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1037g5f One of the woodblock prints of Vĩnh Nghiêm temple in Bắc Giang province, Vietnam. The full set consisted of 3050 blocks created from XVII to early XX century [700x461].jpg](1037g5f%20One%20of%20the%20woodblock%20prints%20of%20V%C4%A9nh%20Nghi%C3%AAm%20temple%20in%20B%E1%BA%AFc%20Giang%20province%2C%20Vietnam.%20The%20full%20set%20consisted%20of%203050%20blocks%20created%20from%20XVII%20to%20early%20XX%20century%20%5B700x461%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ouc1h Ceramic figurines of ***** women playing polo on horseback. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-9th century AD [1104x784].jpg](10ouc1h%20Ceramic%20figurines%20of%20*****%20women%20playing%20polo%20on%20horseback.%20China%2C%20Tang%20dynasty%2C%207th-9th%20century%20AD%20%5B1104x784%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zbaez Reclining noble looking into a mirror. 600-900 CE. Maya. From Campeche, Mexico. Royal Ontario Museum. [565x1152].jpg](10zbaez%20Reclining%20noble%20looking%20into%20a%20mirror.%20600-900%20CE.%20Maya.%20From%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20Royal%20Ontario%20Museum.%20%5B565x1152%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_Sgwfeux_Detail of carpentry joints in one of the two wheels found at Newstead, 1st-2nd century AD, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. [540x675].jpg](imgur_Sgwfeux_Detail%20of%20carpentry%20joints%20in%20one%20of%20the%20two%20wheels%20found%20at%20Newstead%2C%201st-2nd%20century%20AD%2C%20National%20Museum%20of%20Scotland%2C%20Edinburgh.%20%5B540x675%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111wt51 ***** bottle shaped like corn. China, Qing dynasty, 1820-1880 [950x1245].jpg](111wt51%20*****%20bottle%20shaped%20like%20corn.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201820-1880%20%5B950x1245%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11i0bop Attic black-figure kylix with the Minotaur painted by The Painter of London and inscribed "hoi pais kalos" ("the boy is beautiful"), 515 BC. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid [1540x1025]. In comments, see the beautiful.jpg](11i0bop%20Attic%20black-figure%20kylix%20with%20the%20Minotaur%20painted%20by%20The%20Painter%20of%20London%20and%20inscribed%20%22hoi%20pais%20kalos%22%20%28%22the%20boy%20is%20beautiful%22%29%2C%20515%20BC.%20Museo%20Arqueol%C3%B3gico%20Nacional%2C%20Madrid%20%5B1540x1025%5D.%20In%20comments%2C%20see%20the%20beautiful.jpg){kind=link}
![1047i7w Crown of Napoleon 1st, named "the crown of Charlemagne" referring the old crown of the french kings, musée du Louvre, 1804 [757x900].jpg](1047i7w%20Crown%20of%20Napoleon%201st%2C%20named%20%22the%20crown%20of%20Charlemagne%22%20referring%20the%20old%20crown%20of%20the%20french%20kings%2C%20mus%C3%A9e%20du%20Louvre%2C%201804%20%5B757x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yd0t9 The Falkirk Tartan, the oldest known piece of tartan cloth in Scotland, c. 230 CE [904x624].jpg](10yd0t9%20The%20Falkirk%20Tartan%2C%20the%20oldest%20known%20piece%20of%20tartan%20cloth%20in%20Scotland%2C%20c.%20230%20CE%20%5B904x624%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1157z2e Jaina style figurine of a ball player. Maya, 600-900 CE [1213x1209].jpg](1157z2e%20Jaina%20style%20figurine%20of%20a%20ball%20player.%20Maya%2C%20600-900%20CE%20%5B1213x1209%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11x03ul Samurai gun mechanism inside of a dagger (tanto), stored at the Samurai Museum Berlin [1907x1083].jpg](11x03ul%20Samurai%20gun%20mechanism%20inside%20of%20a%20dagger%20%28tanto%29%2C%20stored%20at%20the%20Samurai%20Museum%20Berlin%20%5B1907x1083%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117389m Ceramic lamp made in 1590 during the Mạc dynasty of Vietnam [480x925].jpg](117389m%20Ceramic%20lamp%20made%20in%201590%20during%20the%20M%E1%BA%A1c%20dynasty%20of%20Vietnam%20%5B480x925%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11apgj6 A pot burial from Hemamieh in Egypt. The skeleton belongs to a male adult, over 6 foot in height. Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 BCE, now housed at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London [660x1407].jpg](11apgj6%20A%20pot%20burial%20from%20Hemamieh%20in%20Egypt.%20The%20skeleton%20belongs%20to%20a%20male%20adult%2C%20over%206%20foot%20in%20height.%20Old%20Kingdom%2C%202686-2181%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Petrie%20Museum%20of%20Egyptian%20Archaeology%20in%20London%20%5B660x1407%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11crm52 19th century wooden pot embedded with mother-of-pearl for playing pitch-pot from Vietnam's Nguyễn dynasty [544x1351].jpg](11crm52%2019th%20century%20wooden%20pot%20embedded%20with%20mother-of-pearl%20for%20playing%20pitch-pot%20from%20Vietnam%27s%20Nguy%E1%BB%85n%20dynasty%20%5B544x1351%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106vhn5 Duckfoot pistol, a flintlock pistol named for its resebelance to the splayed foot of a duck, 18th century and before [1320x600].jpg](106vhn5%20Duckfoot%20pistol%2C%20a%20flintlock%20pistol%20named%20for%20its%20resebelance%20to%20the%20splayed%20foot%20of%20a%20duck%2C%2018th%20century%20and%20before%20%5B1320x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cbjxi Dvarapal statue excavated from an ancient Pyu city in Myanmar. [640x860].jpg](10cbjxi%20Dvarapal%20statue%20excavated%20from%20an%20ancient%20Pyu%20city%20in%20Myanmar.%20%5B640x860%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gzkro The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe. Made from wood covered in thin golden sheets. Dates back to the Kingdom of Mapungubwe (1075–1220) in modern day South Africa [1200x720].jpg](10gzkro%20The%20Golden%20Rhinoceros%20of%20Mapungubwe.%20Made%20from%20wood%20covered%20in%20thin%20golden%20sheets.%20Dates%20back%20to%20the%20Kingdom%20of%20Mapungubwe%20%281075%E2%80%931220%29%20in%20modern%20day%20South%20Africa%20%5B1200x720%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11i3kl7 Firefighter's French early masks, this pair of early rescue masks, shown above, dates from between the mid-1800s and World War I [466x516].jpg](11i3kl7%20Firefighter%27s%20French%20early%20masks%2C%20this%20pair%20of%20early%20rescue%20masks%2C%20shown%20above%2C%20dates%20from%20between%20the%20mid-1800s%20and%20World%20War%20I%20%5B466x516%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fvyg1 Roman marble bust of emperor Gallienus, reigning in the years 253-268 CE. The object is located in the Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany. [800x1202].jpg](10fvyg1%20Roman%20marble%20bust%20of%20emperor%20Gallienus%2C%20reigning%20in%20the%20years%20253-268%20CE.%20The%20object%20is%20located%20in%20the%20Altes%20Museum%2C%20Berlin%2C%20Germany.%20%5B800x1202%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1163p0b Statue of a woman holding her breasts. Costa Rica, 1000–1550 AD [900x836].jpg](1163p0b%20Statue%20of%20a%20woman%20holding%20her%20breasts.%20Costa%20Rica%2C%201000%E2%80%931550%20AD%20%5B900x836%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11j7ots The Dappled horses of Pech-Merle with hand stencils. Cave paintings in Pech-Merle, France; Gravettian culture, 25000 BCE ca. Photo source, Neanderthal Museum [Wendel Coll.], nr. SW290306 [1000x530].jpg](11j7ots%20The%20Dappled%20horses%20of%20Pech-Merle%20with%20hand%20stencils.%20Cave%20paintings%20in%20Pech-Merle%2C%20France%3B%20Gravettian%20culture%2C%2025000%20BCE%20ca.%20Photo%20source%2C%20Neanderthal%20Museum%20%5BWendel%20Coll.%5D%2C%20nr.%20SW290306%20%5B1000x530%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mvi85 Dionysos riding a cheetah, mosaic floor in the 'House of Dionysos' at Pella, late 4th century BC, Pella, Archaeological Museum. [465x450].jpg](11mvi85%20Dionysos%20riding%20a%20cheetah%2C%20mosaic%20floor%20in%20the%20%27House%20of%20Dionysos%27%20at%20Pella%2C%20late%204th%20century%20BC%2C%20Pella%2C%20Archaeological%20Museum.%20%5B465x450%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gefzj These mushroom stones were discovered in the Maya ruins of Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala. They were used 2500 years ago to prepare mixtures of psychedelic mushrooms for ceremonial use [852x531].jpg](10gefzj%20These%20mushroom%20stones%20were%20discovered%20in%20the%20Maya%20ruins%20of%20Kaminaljuyu%20in%20Guatemala.%20They%20were%20used%202500%20years%20ago%20to%20prepare%20mixtures%20of%20psychedelic%20mushrooms%20for%20ceremonial%20use%20%5B852x531%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pjm2a Wine cup of Mughal emperor Jahangir. 17th century CE. Made out of emerald that probably came from Siberia, is adorned with gold and rubies. On display at Indian Museum, Kolkata, India.[1200×820].jpg](11pjm2a%20Wine%20cup%20of%20Mughal%20emperor%20Jahangir.%2017th%20century%20CE.%20Made%20out%20of%20emerald%20that%20probably%20came%20from%20Siberia%2C%20is%20adorned%20with%20gold%20and%20rubies.%20On%20display%20at%20Indian%20Museum%2C%20Kolkata%2C%20India.%5B1200%C3%97820%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1165eth Roman swastika-shaped fibula. The object is made of bronze and dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. The artifact was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. [960x960].jpg](1165eth%20Roman%20swastika-shaped%20fibula.%20The%20object%20is%20made%20of%20bronze%20and%20dates%20to%20the%203rd-4th%20century%20CE.%20The%20artifact%20was%20found%20near%20Veliko%20Gradi%C5%A1te%2C%20in%20eastern%20Serbia.%20%5B960x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11a1ggl Facial prosthetics, c. 1918-1919. Prosthetics of this type were created for wounded soldiers. [1125x1523].jpg](11a1ggl%20Facial%20prosthetics%2C%20c.%201918-1919.%20Prosthetics%20of%20this%20type%20were%20created%20for%20wounded%20soldiers.%20%5B1125x1523%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fhlwi German WWI sniper's face armor with a cut-out for the rifle stock [1550x870].jpg](10fhlwi%20German%20WWI%20sniper%27s%20face%20armor%20with%20a%20cut-out%20for%20the%20rifle%20stock%20%5B1550x870%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10k7omc Papal bulla (leaden seal) of Nicholas III (r.1277-1280) found in July 2019 in Kunowice, Poland by a man working in his garden. [1200x800].jpg](10k7omc%20Papal%20bulla%20%28leaden%20seal%29%20of%20Nicholas%20III%20%28r.1277-1280%29%20found%20in%20July%202019%20in%20Kunowice%2C%20Poland%20by%20a%20man%20working%20in%20his%20garden.%20%5B1200x800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102djtr The golden cone of Avanton, a ritual cone found in Avanton near Poitiers (France) dating from 1000 BCE [318x1277].jpg](102djtr%20The%20golden%20cone%20of%20Avanton%2C%20a%20ritual%20cone%20found%20in%20Avanton%20near%20Poitiers%20%28France%29%20dating%20from%201000%20BCE%20%5B318x1277%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![116way7 Pair of diving spectacles, with its leather case. London, England, 1869-1876. Science Museum Group, nr. 1876-954 [1536 x 1083].jpg](116way7%20Pair%20of%20diving%20spectacles%2C%20with%20its%20leather%20case.%20London%2C%20England%2C%201869-1876.%20Science%20Museum%20Group%2C%20nr.%201876-954%20%5B1536%20x%201083%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pkraj Napoleon's gold-encrusted sword, worn by him ,before he became Emperor, at the battle of Merengo. It was sold $6.4 million in 2007 [1200x910].jpg](11pkraj%20Napoleon%27s%20gold-encrusted%20sword%2C%20worn%20by%20him%20%2Cbefore%20he%20became%20Emperor%2C%20at%20the%20battle%20of%20Merengo.%20It%20was%20sold%20%246.4%20million%20in%202007%20%5B1200x910%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115ou5m Sole surviving portion of the belt armour of the battleship HMS Warspite, broken up in 1947-55 [524x697].jpg](115ou5m%20Sole%20surviving%20portion%20of%20the%20belt%20armour%20of%20the%20battleship%20HMS%20Warspite%2C%20broken%20up%20in%201947-55%20%5B524x697%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11a4iu9 Gas mask for babies. In 1938 the British government gave everyone, including babies, gas masks to protect them against possible gas attacks from Germany. [1125x1454].jpg](11a4iu9%20Gas%20mask%20for%20babies.%20In%201938%20the%20British%20government%20gave%20everyone%2C%20including%20babies%2C%20gas%20masks%20to%20protect%20them%20against%20possible%20gas%20attacks%20from%20Germany.%20%5B1125x1454%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11rwhu2 Sokushinbutsu - 550 Year Old Self Mummified Buddhist Monk, Sangha Tenzin. In a northern Himalayan region of India, visible in a temple in Gue Village, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh [675 x 900].jpg](11rwhu2%20Sokushinbutsu%20-%20550%20Year%20Old%20Self%20Mummified%20Buddhist%20Monk%2C%20Sangha%20Tenzin.%20In%20a%20northern%20Himalayan%20region%20of%20India%2C%20visible%20in%20a%20temple%20in%20Gue%20Village%2C%20Spiti%2C%20Himachal%20Pradesh%20%5B675%20x%20900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fvotz A painting depicting Kozbekçi Mustafa Ağa, the emmisary of the Ottoman Empire, chilling in Stockholm during his mission to collect Sweden's debts. He failed. Sweden, 1727 [928×1080].jpg](10fvotz%20A%20painting%20depicting%20Kozbek%C3%A7i%20Mustafa%20A%C4%9Fa%2C%20the%20emmisary%20of%20the%20Ottoman%20Empire%2C%20chilling%20in%20Stockholm%20during%20his%20mission%20to%20collect%20Sweden%27s%20debts.%20He%20failed.%20Sweden%2C%201727%20%5B928%C3%971080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10oy355 Ivory ball from China, dated to the nine*****th century. [1000x711].jpg](10oy355%20Ivory%20ball%20from%20China%2C%20dated%20to%20the%20nine*****th%20century.%20%5B1000x711%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102cr8t Ceremonial hammer of Pope Julius III, 1549-50 [1400 x 1050].jpg](102cr8t%20Ceremonial%20hammer%20of%20Pope%20Julius%20III%2C%201549-50%20%5B1400%20x%201050%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![103vsa0 Uşak Blaundus Stone Circle ("Turkey's Stonehenge") [800x599].jpg](103vsa0%20U%C5%9Fak%20Blaundus%20Stone%20Circle%20%28%22Turkey%27s%20Stonehenge%22%29%20%5B800x599%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11q4fja Dagger with gold inlay and jade handle. India, Mughal Empire, 18th century [1470x2030].jpg](11q4fja%20Dagger%20with%20gold%20inlay%20and%20jade%20handle.%20India%2C%20Mughal%20Empire%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B1470x2030%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11nfn3h Mural of Cleopatra and Caesarion as Venus and Cupid, from Pompeii [662x472].jpg](11nfn3h%20Mural%20of%20Cleopatra%20and%20Caesarion%20as%20Venus%20and%20Cupid%2C%20from%20Pompeii%20%5B662x472%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10k9y***** Olmec style plate from Tlapacoya, a Preclassic site near Mexico City. 1000-800 BCE [1200x800].jpg](10k9y*****%20Olmec%20style%20plate%20from%20Tlapacoya%2C%20a%20Preclassic%20site%20near%20Mexico%20City.%201000-800%20BCE%20%5B1200x800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11g70ix Ceramic figurine from Nippur depicting Enlil, Mesopotamian god. [1141x2370].jpg](11g70ix%20Ceramic%20figurine%20from%20Nippur%20depicting%20Enlil%2C%20Mesopotamian%20god.%20%5B1141x2370%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11z0zub Shaka Nyorai (Seated Buddha) - carved from cypress wood, Heian Period (12th century) [1300 x 938].jpg](11z0zub%20Shaka%20Nyorai%20%28Seated%20Buddha%29%20-%20carved%20from%20cypress%20wood%2C%20Heian%20Period%20%2812th%20century%29%20%5B1300%20x%20938%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![110hii1 Duck cosmetic box made from hippopotamus and elephant ivories and bone. Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550-1196 BC. Walters Art Museum collection [1800x1072].jpg](110hii1%20Duck%20cosmetic%20box%20made%20from%20hippopotamus%20and%20elephant%20ivories%20and%20bone.%20Egypt%2C%20New%20Kingdom%2C%20ca.%201550-1196%20BC.%20Walters%20Art%20Museum%20collection%20%5B1800x1072%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102apa6 Scholars Have Decoded the World’s Oldest Sentence Written With an Alphabet. It’s a Highly Specific Warning… About Lice [1024x683].jpg](102apa6%20Scholars%20Have%20Decoded%20the%20World%E2%80%99s%20Oldest%20Sentence%20Written%20With%20an%20Alphabet.%20It%E2%80%99s%20a%20Highly%20Specific%20Warning%E2%80%A6%20About%20Lice%20%5B1024x683%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101lqci Sarcophagus of the Hunting of the Wild Boar of Caledonia by Meleager in front of Artemis (3rd Century A.D.)- Capitoline Museum in Rome [855x632].jpg](101lqci%20Sarcophagus%20of%20the%20Hunting%20of%20the%20Wild%20Boar%20of%20Caledonia%20by%20Meleager%20in%20front%20of%20Artemis%20%283rd%20Century%20A.D.%29-%20Capitoline%20Museum%20in%20Rome%20%5B855x632%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11penz2 Émile Gallé - 1. Hand with seaweed and shells 2. Hand with seaweed, 1904, hot modeled, multi-layered glass, Musée de l'École de Nancy [987x1316].jpg](11penz2%20%C3%89mile%20Gall%C3%A9%20-%201.%20Hand%20with%20seaweed%20and%20shells%202.%20Hand%20with%20seaweed%2C%201904%2C%20hot%20modeled%2C%20multi-layered%20glass%2C%20Mus%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%89cole%20de%20Nancy%20%5B987x1316%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![100g5am Fresco of a byzantine noblewoman. Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu, Bonorva (Sardinia), Italy, 400-600 CE [1300x796].jpg](100g5am%20Fresco%20of%20a%20byzantine%20noblewoman.%20Necropolis%20of%20Sant%27Andrea%20Priu%2C%20Bonorva%20%28Sardinia%29%2C%20Italy%2C%20400-600%20CE%20%5B1300x796%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102xj7l Maya scepter in form of K’awiil 200-900 CE [960x1184].jpg](102xj7l%20Maya%20scepter%20in%20form%20of%20K%E2%80%99awiil%20200-900%20CE%20%5B960x1184%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10i4z8d A reconstruction made with jewelry found in several graves of women at burial mounds I and III at Dubac archaeological site in Jančići. 1500-1200 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Čačak in Serbia [1258x1638].jpg](10i4z8d%20A%20reconstruction%20made%20with%20jewelry%20found%20in%20several%20graves%20of%20women%20at%20burial%20mounds%20I%20and%20III%20at%20Dubac%20archaeological%20site%20in%20Jan%C4%8Di%C4%87i.%201500-1200%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Museum%20of%20%C4%8Ca%C4%8Dak%20in%20Serbia%20%5B1258x1638%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11rxl1i Horse Handle Lapis Lazuli Dagger (Khanjar), Persian, 19th Century CE [1080x1366].jpg](11rxl1i%20Horse%20Handle%20Lapis%20Lazuli%20Dagger%20%28Khanjar%29%2C%20Persian%2C%2019th%20Century%20CE%20%5B1080x1366%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10il5k2 The Falling Man Petroglyph is an image of a man that appears to be falling, located on a cliff wall at Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada [930x768].jpg](10il5k2%20The%20Falling%20Man%20Petroglyph%20is%20an%20image%20of%20a%20man%20that%20appears%20to%20be%20falling%2C%20located%20on%20a%20cliff%20wall%20at%20Gold%20Butte%20National%20Monument%20in%20Nevada%20%5B930x768%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1009qoa Clay Model of a Circular Building. Archaic period (10th-6th c. BC). Taken from the cemetery of the city of Prinias. [1024x1024].jpg](1009qoa%20Clay%20Model%20of%20a%20Circular%20Building.%20Archaic%20period%20%2810th-6th%20c.%20BC%29.%20Taken%20from%20the%20cemetery%20of%20the%20city%20of%20Prinias.%20%5B1024x1024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106zjr5 Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science, Louis-Ernest Barrias, 1899, Musée d'Orsay [1080 ×1349].jpg](106zjr5%20Nature%20Unveiling%20Herself%20Before%20Science%2C%20Louis-Ernest%20Barrias%2C%201899%2C%20Mus%C3%A9e%20d%27Orsay%20%5B1080%20%C3%971349%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112yozu Bread stamp from Tell Atrib carrying a figure of Dionysos-Sabazius. [1154x952].jpg](112yozu%20Bread%20stamp%20from%20Tell%20Atrib%20carrying%20a%20figure%20of%20Dionysos-Sabazius.%20%5B1154x952%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111ozn3 Lidded vessel with incised Decoration. Hunal Tomb, Structure 16, Copan, Honduras, 435 CE, Maya. [981x1200].jpg](111ozn3%20Lidded%20vessel%20with%20incised%20Decoration.%20Hunal%20Tomb%2C%20Structure%2016%2C%20Copan%2C%20Honduras%2C%20435%20CE%2C%20Maya.%20%5B981x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1085nle Bronze Samnite trefoil-plate cuirass. Italy, 420-350 BC [1128x1167].jpg](1085nle%20Bronze%20Samnite%20trefoil-plate%20cuirass.%20Italy%2C%20420-350%20BC%20%5B1128x1167%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111gcly A gold signet ring depicting a seated Persian inspecting an arrow. From Crimea, Bosporan Kingdom, late 5th century BCE, now housed at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg [728x1200].jpg](111gcly%20A%20gold%20signet%20ring%20depicting%20a%20seated%20Persian%20inspecting%20an%20arrow.%20From%20Crimea%2C%20Bosporan%20Kingdom%2C%20late%205th%20century%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Hermitage%20Museum%20in%20Saint%20Petersburg%20%5B728x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cnoqn Antiquity Lighter In Shape Of Dog [1200x1500].png](11cnoqn%20Antiquity%20Lighter%20In%20Shape%20Of%20Dog%20%5B1200x1500%5D.png){kind=link}
![104ulsa La Venerina (anatomical venus) by Clemente Susini, 1782, Museo di Palazzo Poggi (Bologna, Italy) [1014×1860].jpg](104ulsa%20La%20Venerina%20%28anatomical%20venus%29%20by%20Clemente%20Susini%2C%201782%2C%20Museo%20di%20Palazzo%20Poggi%20%28Bologna%2C%20Italy%29%20%5B1014%C3%971860%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11iv402 A Victorian archery outfit belonging to Mrs Fanny Giveen. C. 1855, now part of the collection of the Museum of London [823x1062].jpg](11iv402%20A%20Victorian%20archery%20outfit%20belonging%20to%20Mrs%20Fanny%20Giveen.%20C.%201855%2C%20now%20part%20of%20the%20collection%20of%20the%20Museum%20of%20London%20%5B823x1062%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10xvkqt Jezail (Matchlock) rifle of Rajput Maharaja Takhat Singh. 19th century with gold damascene. On display at Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur, India. [1024x683].jpg](10xvkqt%20Jezail%20%28Matchlock%29%20rifle%20of%20Rajput%20Maharaja%20Takhat%20Singh.%2019th%20century%20with%20gold%20damascene.%20On%20display%20at%20Mehrangarh%20Fort%20Museum%2C%20Jodhpur%2C%20India.%20%5B1024x683%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rxsn1 A carnelian frog amulet. From Egypt, ca. 1540-1296 BCE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art [1130x893].jpg](10rxsn1%20A%20carnelian%20frog%20amulet.%20From%20Egypt%2C%20ca.%201540-1296%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Cleveland%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B1130x893%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115yysn Feeding bottle, clay. Cyprus, 850 BCE - 500 BCE. Science Museum Group _ Wellcome Collection, nr. A608655 [1536 x 1152].jpg](115yysn%20Feeding%20bottle%2C%20clay.%20Cyprus%2C%20850%20BCE%20-%20500%20BCE.%20Science%20Museum%20Group%20_%20Wellcome%20Collection%2C%20nr.%20A608655%20%5B1536%20x%201152%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10dvtb7 The large 3000-year-old Ingolstadt amber collier made from about 3000 amber pearls. Now housed at the Ingolstadt City Museum in Germany [941x754].jpg](10dvtb7%20The%20large%203000-year-old%20Ingolstadt%20amber%20collier%20made%20from%20about%203000%20amber%20pearls.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Ingolstadt%20City%20Museum%20in%20Germany%20%5B941x754%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11m54tz Simojovel Axe, an Olmec style Celt found in Chiapas, Mexico. 900-400 BCE. [960x600].jpg](11m54tz%20Simojovel%20Axe%2C%20an%20Olmec%20style%20Celt%20found%20in%20Chiapas%2C%20Mexico.%20900-400%20BCE.%20%5B960x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10lmn0o Stone axe blade from antiquity (the so-called Keraunia or “thunder stone”). The object is dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. [1200x1897].jpg](10lmn0o%20Stone%20axe%20blade%20from%20antiquity%20%28the%20so-called%20Keraunia%20or%20%E2%80%9Cthunder%20stone%E2%80%9D%29.%20The%20object%20is%20dated%20to%20the%202nd-3rd%20century%20CE.%20%5B1200x1897%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10a09xl Ear Spools made of Obsidian, rock crystal, jade, and gold. 1400-1520 CE. Nahua. From Puebla, Mexico. Housed in the Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1168].jpg](10a09xl%20Ear%20Spools%20made%20of%20Obsidian%2C%20rock%20crystal%2C%20jade%2C%20and%20gold.%201400-1520%20CE.%20Nahua.%20From%20Puebla%2C%20Mexico.%20Housed%20in%20the%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum%20%5B2000x1168%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11um81u A Greek glass amphora. 2nd century BCE, from Olbia in Ukraine, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin [789x1867].jpg](11um81u%20A%20Greek%20glass%20amphora.%202nd%20century%20BCE%2C%20from%20Olbia%20in%20Ukraine%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Altes%20Museum%20in%20Berlin%20%5B789x1867%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1047l7q Golden leaf of the crown used for the coronation of Napoleon 1st, the only one remaining in the world, 1804 [1200x900].jpg](1047l7q%20Golden%20leaf%20of%20the%20crown%20used%20for%20the%20coronation%20of%20Napoleon%201st%2C%20the%20only%20one%20remaining%20in%20the%20world%2C%201804%20%5B1200x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zquok A *****'s leather boots. Mongolia, 1800-1825 [900x970].jpg](10zquok%20A%20*****%27s%20leather%20boots.%20Mongolia%2C%201800-1825%20%5B900x970%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yxfp1 The first printed map of France, Italian origins (1482) [750x571].jpg](10yxfp1%20The%20first%20printed%20map%20of%20France%2C%20Italian%20origins%20%281482%29%20%5B750x571%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![104p7mq Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. [960x644].png](104p7mq%20Roman%20figurine%20showing%20eagle%2C%20made%20of%20bronze.%20The%20object%20is%20dated%20to%20II-III%20century%20CE.%20The%20item%20was%20found%20near%20Veliko%20Gradi%C5%A1te%2C%20in%20eastern%20Serbia.%20%5B960x644%5D.png){kind=link}
![10nzvt6 Olmec head number 5 as it was found in San Lorenzo, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE. Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa [737x834].jpg](10nzvt6%20Olmec%20head%20number%205%20as%20it%20was%20found%20in%20San%20Lorenzo%2C%20Mexico.%201200-900%20BCE.%20Museo%20de%20Antropologia%20de%20Xalapa%20%5B737x834%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1084m9v Fragment of colored glass with an image of a fish, which dates back to 2nd BCE – 1st century CE. Object found in Egypt. [1200x958].jpg](1084m9v%20Fragment%20of%20colored%20glass%20with%20an%20image%20of%20a%20fish%2C%20which%20dates%20back%20to%202nd%20BCE%20%E2%80%93%201st%20century%20CE.%20Object%20found%20in%20Egypt.%20%5B1200x958%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bt5et One of the only two remaining jolly roger flags, 1850, St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum [1024x768].jpg](10bt5et%20One%20of%20the%20only%20two%20remaining%20jolly%20roger%20flags%2C%201850%2C%20St.%20Augustine%20Pirate%20%26%20Treasure%20Museum%20%5B1024x768%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10477nu The mycenaean armor of Dendra, the type of armor that existed before the cuirass were invented, approximately 1500 BCE [636x1024].jpg](10477nu%20The%20mycenaean%20armor%20of%20Dendra%2C%20the%20type%20of%20armor%20that%20existed%20before%20the%20cuirass%20were%20invented%2C%20approximately%201500%20BCE%20%5B636x1024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_oqHs2TS_Statue of a horse pulling the sun. Sun is gold plated. Found in Sjaelland, Denmark. 1400 BC. [1024x768].jpg](imgur_oqHs2TS_Statue%20of%20a%20horse%20pulling%20the%20sun.%20Sun%20is%20gold%20plated.%20Found%20in%20Sjaelland%2C%20Denmark.%201400%20BC.%20%5B1024x768%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1099u94 The teaching vase. Maya ceramic, 500-900 CE, Mexico or Guatemala. [1200x390].jpg](1099u94%20The%20teaching%20vase.%20Maya%20ceramic%2C%20500-900%20CE%2C%20Mexico%20or%20Guatemala.%20%5B1200x390%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11tmy9k 8th century Pictish cross slab, Scotland. [677x931].jpg](11tmy9k%208th%20century%20Pictish%20cross%20slab%2C%20Scotland.%20%5B677x931%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1150s4r Bronze gear, Warring States period (c. 475–221 BCE), now housed at the Luoyang Museum in China [1000x1127].jpg](1150s4r%20Bronze%20gear%2C%20Warring%20States%20period%20%28c.%20475%E2%80%93221%20BCE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Luoyang%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B1000x1127%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105poh5 Sculpture of a warrior with trophy head. Costa Rica, 700-1100 AD [800x1164].jpg](105poh5%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20warrior%20with%20trophy%20head.%20Costa%20Rica%2C%20700-1100%20AD%20%5B800x1164%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11d4mys A Samurai Armor in the Tosei-gusoku style stored at the Met Museum (18th Century) [900x1200].jpg](11d4mys%20A%20Samurai%20Armor%20in%20the%20Tosei-gusoku%20style%20stored%20at%20the%20Met%20Museum%20%2818th%20Century%29%20%5B900x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106vqde Box-shaped brooch. Bronze, silver and gilded. Austris, Tingstäde, Gotland, Sweden. [948x630].jpg](106vqde%20Box-shaped%20brooch.%20Bronze%2C%20silver%20and%20gilded.%20Austris%2C%20Tingst%C3%A4de%2C%20Gotland%2C%20Sweden.%20%5B948x630%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11r515q Golden masks excavated from the Kalmakareh Cave in Lorestan, Iran. First half of first Millennium BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran [1280x460].jpg](11r515q%20Golden%20masks%20excavated%20from%20the%20Kalmakareh%20Cave%20in%20Lorestan%2C%20Iran.%20First%20half%20of%20first%20Millennium%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Museum%20of%20Iran%20%5B1280x460%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rmzkz A jin silk hat with flowering trees and confronted deer in beaded floral fan. Tang dynasty (618-907 CE), now housed at the China National Silk Museum [1000x1415].jpg](10rmzkz%20A%20jin%20silk%20hat%20with%20flowering%20trees%20and%20confronted%20deer%20in%20beaded%20floral%20fan.%20Tang%20dynasty%20%28618-907%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20China%20National%20Silk%20Museum%20%5B1000x1415%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_L8YrYi0_Polovtsian helmet of the 12th–13th centuries. from Chingul mound near the village of Wealthy Zaporizhzhia region. Excavations in 1981 ~ Ukraine [795x1200].jpg](imgur_L8YrYi0_Polovtsian%20helmet%20of%20the%2012th%E2%80%9313th%20centuries.%20from%20Chingul%20mound%20near%20the%20village%20of%20Wealthy%20Zaporizhzhia%20region.%20Excavations%20in%201981%20~%20Ukraine%20%5B795x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11jnili Bronze tapir with gold and turquoise inlays. China, Warring States, 475–221 BC [1080x1044].jpg](11jnili%20Bronze%20tapir%20with%20gold%20and%20turquoise%20inlays.%20China%2C%20Warring%20States%2C%20475%E2%80%93221%20BC%20%5B1080x1044%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11f3hmu A Fayum mummy portrait of a woman. From Egypt, 150–200 CE, now housed at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow [514x1000].jpg](11f3hmu%20A%20Fayum%20mummy%20portrait%20of%20a%20woman.%20From%20Egypt%2C%20150%E2%80%93200%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Pushkin%20Museum%20in%20Moscow%20%5B514x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wl93u 1st to 2nd Cent Roman helmet from France [1024x1365].jpg](11wl93u%201st%20to%202nd%20Cent%20Roman%20helmet%20from%20France%20%5B1024x1365%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mpg6r Ceremonial Armor of Charles V, ca. 1512–14. KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM, VIENNA, IMPERIAL ARMOURY [960x1555].jpg](11mpg6r%20Ceremonial%20Armor%20of%20Charles%20V%2C%20ca.%201512%E2%80%9314.%20KUNSTHISTORISCHES%20MUSEUM%2C%20VIENNA%2C%20IMPERIAL%20ARMOURY%20%5B960x1555%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![108z6t9 A 4th-century seal of the Sassanid Iranian Queen Yazdan-Friy Shapur. She was the wife of the Sassanid King Shapur III. [883 x 1024].jpg](108z6t9%20A%204th-century%20seal%20of%20the%20Sassanid%20Iranian%20Queen%20Yazdan-Friy%20Shapur.%20She%20was%20the%20wife%20of%20the%20Sassanid%20King%20Shapur%20III.%20%5B883%20x%201024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101rfw6 Dirham found in Gotland (Sweden) dating from the 9th century. Proof of great commercial activities between Scandinavia and Arabia at that time [1024x1032].jpg](101rfw6%20Dirham%20found%20in%20Gotland%20%28Sweden%29%20dating%20from%20the%209th%20century.%20Proof%20of%20great%20commercial%20activities%20between%20Scandinavia%20and%20Arabia%20at%20that%20time%20%5B1024x1032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10dars5 Gilded saddle with insignias. Japan, Momoyama period, 1582 [1000x906].jpg](10dars5%20Gilded%20saddle%20with%20insignias.%20Japan%2C%20Momoyama%20period%2C%201582%20%5B1000x906%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cjn8h Steel breastplate with scalloped edges. Hyderabad, India, 1600s [1000x1268].jpg](10cjn8h%20Steel%20breastplate%20with%20scalloped%20edges.%20Hyderabad%2C%20India%2C%201600s%20%5B1000x1268%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_jBKkULa_Newsman Tom Howard's ankle camera, used to surreptitiously photograph the electrocution of Ruth Snyder on January 12 1928, for the murder of her husband [1000 x 751].jpg](imgur_jBKkULa_Newsman%20Tom%20Howard%27s%20ankle%20camera%2C%20used%20to%20surreptitiously%20photograph%20the%20electrocution%20of%20Ruth%20Snyder%20on%20January%2012%201928%2C%20for%20the%20murder%20of%20her%20husband%20%5B1000%20x%20751%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10izdqe Stucco head found in Uxmal, Yucatan. Likely adorned the facade of a building. Maya, 300-900 CE, The National Museum of the American Indian, NYC [800x957].jpg](10izdqe%20Stucco%20head%20found%20in%20Uxmal%2C%20Yucatan.%20Likely%20adorned%20the%20facade%20of%20a%20building.%20Maya%2C%20300-900%20CE%2C%20The%20National%20Museum%20of%20the%20American%20Indian%2C%20NYC%20%5B800x957%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11w20jd A gold rhyton from Turkey, c. 2000–1500 BCE, now part of the Al Thani Collection, which was assembled by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, first cousin of the Emir of Qatar [1155x1193].jpg](11w20jd%20A%20gold%20rhyton%20from%20Turkey%2C%20c.%202000%E2%80%931500%20BCE%2C%20now%20part%20of%20the%20Al%20Thani%20Collection%2C%20which%20was%20assembled%20by%20Sheikh%20Hamad%20bin%20Abdullah%20Al%20Thani%2C%20first%20cousin%20of%20the%20Emir%20of%20Qatar%20%5B1155x1193%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yd46d Flask in the Shape of a Toad, Tibet (18th century). Brass and leather. 13-1_2 x 9 x 5-1_2 in. (34.3 x 22.9 x 14 cm). Norton Simon Museum. [615x1002].jpg](10yd46d%20Flask%20in%20the%20Shape%20of%20a%20Toad%2C%20Tibet%20%2818th%20century%29.%20Brass%20and%20leather.%2013-1_2%20x%209%20x%205-1_2%20in.%20%2834.3%20x%2022.9%20x%2014%20cm%29.%20Norton%20Simon%20Museum.%20%5B615x1002%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10udswk Gilded door ornament shaped like a makara. Tibet, 15th-16th century [800x1100].jpg](10udswk%20Gilded%20door%20ornament%20shaped%20like%20a%20makara.%20Tibet%2C%2015th-16th%20century%20%5B800x1100%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10baolu Pair of bronze chopsticks. China, Song dynasty, 10th-13th century [2500x1860].jpg](10baolu%20Pair%20of%20bronze%20chopsticks.%20China%2C%20Song%20dynasty%2C%2010th-13th%20century%20%5B2500x1860%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11bnico Inrō case with red lacquer and helmet design. Japan, Edo period, 1800-1850 [800x1201].jpg](11bnico%20Inr%C5%8D%20case%20with%20red%20lacquer%20and%20helmet%20design.%20Japan%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%201800-1850%20%5B800x1201%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11g5sy0 Aztec polychrome ceramic. XVI Century. Museo de Antropología, CDMX. [1000x750].jpg](11g5sy0%20Aztec%20polychrome%20ceramic.%20XVI%20Century.%20Museo%20de%20Antropolog%C3%ADa%2C%20CDMX.%20%5B1000x750%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10lgnvy A design depicting probably some diving equipment [breathing apparatus]. From the 15th c. CE manuscript BL Add MS 34113, f. 180v [Italy ?] [850 x 1260].jpg](10lgnvy%20A%20design%20depicting%20probably%20some%20diving%20equipment%20%5Bbreathing%20apparatus%5D.%20From%20the%2015th%20c.%20CE%20manuscript%20BL%20Add%20MS%2034113%2C%20f.%20180v%20%5BItaly%20%3F%5D%20%5B850%20x%201260%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ia6ek First State Bed of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York. England, 1485-1486. [900x643].jpg](10ia6ek%20First%20State%20Bed%20of%20Henry%20VII%20%26%20Elizabeth%20of%20York.%20England%2C%201485-1486.%20%5B900x643%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10xg9xh Portion of the San Bartolo mural in Guatemala. Painted circa 100 BCE. Preclassic Maya. [1023x682].jpg](10xg9xh%20Portion%20of%20the%20San%20Bartolo%20mural%20in%20Guatemala.%20Painted%20circa%20100%20BCE.%20Preclassic%20Maya.%20%5B1023x682%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114zvl1 Tinned meat from the Franklin expedition (1845) that saw its entire crew dying while trying to find the North-West passage, the tin cans may have been contaminated with lead [1280x1280].jpg](114zvl1%20Tinned%20meat%20from%20the%20Franklin%20expedition%20%281845%29%20that%20saw%20its%20entire%20crew%20dying%20while%20trying%20to%20find%20the%20North-West%20passage%2C%20the%20tin%20cans%20may%20have%20been%20contaminated%20with%20lead%20%5B1280x1280%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11yjxee Armour worn by Kuroda Nagamasa at the Battle of Sekigahara AD 1600, now owned by the Fukuoka City Museum. [720 x 960].jpg](11yjxee%20Armour%20worn%20by%20Kuroda%20Nagamasa%20at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Sekigahara%20AD%201600%2C%20now%20owned%20by%20the%20Fukuoka%20City%20Museum.%20%5B720%20x%20960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ceke7 A fresco from Pompeii showing the kiss of a Roman couple. Above is the inscription: NOLO CUM MYRTALE, which can be translated as: “I don’t want to [do this] with Myrtale”. [785x886].jpg](10ceke7%20A%20fresco%20from%20Pompeii%20showing%20the%20kiss%20of%20a%20Roman%20couple.%20Above%20is%20the%20inscription%3A%20NOLO%20CUM%20MYRTALE%2C%20which%20can%20be%20translated%20as%3A%20%E2%80%9CI%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20to%20%5Bdo%20this%5D%20with%20Myrtale%E2%80%9D.%20%5B785x886%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11d6k37 Roman tombstone in Sala Colonia (near the current Rabat) in Morocco, dated to the first century CE. [640x853].jpg](11d6k37%20Roman%20tombstone%20in%20Sala%20Colonia%20%28near%20the%20current%20Rabat%29%20in%20Morocco%2C%20dated%20to%20the%20first%20century%20CE.%20%5B640x853%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11imb6d Silver-plated Jugendstil decanter by WMF, Germany, c. 1900 [1073 × 1605].jpg](11imb6d%20Silver-plated%20Jugendstil%20decanter%20by%20WMF%2C%20Germany%2C%20c.%201900%20%5B1073%20%C3%97%201605%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_ThAFF2L_Admiral Nelson's coat from the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. It includes the hole in the shoulder caused by the musket ball that killed him [1080x1884].jpg](imgur_ThAFF2L_Admiral%20Nelson%27s%20coat%20from%20the%20Battle%20of%20Trafalgar%2C%201805.%20It%20includes%20the%20hole%20in%20the%20shoulder%20caused%20by%20the%20musket%20ball%20that%20killed%20him%20%5B1080x1884%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11u7jsd A so-called 'Saint Patrick Halfpenny', minted in gold, 17th century, Ireland [1205x600].jpg](11u7jsd%20A%20so-called%20%27Saint%20Patrick%20Halfpenny%27%2C%20minted%20in%20gold%2C%2017th%20century%2C%20Ireland%20%5B1205x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11d4gce An armor of the so-called ‘modern’ tosei gusoku style produced during the Edo Period and gifted to the NGV Gallery in 1888 [1280x1680].jpg](11d4gce%20An%20armor%20of%20the%20so-called%20%E2%80%98modern%E2%80%99%20tosei%20gusoku%20style%20produced%20during%20the%20Edo%20Period%20and%20gifted%20to%20the%20NGV%20Gallery%20in%201888%20%5B1280x1680%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11nqqhx Gold pendant with rubies and emeralds. India, 1800s [870x960].jpg](11nqqhx%20Gold%20pendant%20with%20rubies%20and%20emeralds.%20India%2C%201800s%20%5B870x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117oc51 Seal fur thong. 19th century. Inuit in East Greenland [1280 x 1561].jpg](117oc51%20Seal%20fur%20thong.%2019th%20century.%20Inuit%20in%20East%20Greenland%20%5B1280%20x%201561%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10m5bs4 Brass aquamanile shaped like a lion, with Hebrew inscription. Belgium or Germany, 13th-14th century [1410x1560].jpg](10m5bs4%20Brass%20aquamanile%20shaped%20like%20a%20lion%2C%20with%20Hebrew%20inscription.%20Belgium%20or%20Germany%2C%2013th-14th%20century%20%5B1410x1560%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1092ggt The Theodosian Walls (the walls of Constantinople), the strongest fortification of humanity for over a millennium [1000x1217].jpg](1092ggt%20The%20Theodosian%20Walls%20%28the%20walls%20of%20Constantinople%29%2C%20the%20strongest%20fortification%20of%20humanity%20for%20over%20a%20millennium%20%5B1000x1217%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118p4ti Bronze polearm tip. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC [1680x1550].jpg](118p4ti%20Bronze%20polearm%20tip.%20China%2C%20Han%20dynasty%2C%201st%20century%20BC%20%5B1680x1550%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102ks9i The wooden hand of Jean d'Anjou, captain of the french foreign legion who died with 40 soldiers defending against a mexican army of 2000 men at Camerone, 1863 (Aubagne, France) [1200x801].jpg](102ks9i%20The%20wooden%20hand%20of%20Jean%20d%27Anjou%2C%20captain%20of%20the%20french%20foreign%20legion%20who%20died%20with%2040%20soldiers%20defending%20against%20a%20mexican%20army%20of%202000%20men%20at%20Camerone%2C%201863%20%28Aubagne%2C%20France%29%20%5B1200x801%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pjtpj Pair of bronze furniture legs. Roman, 1st century AD [1200x1200].jpg](11pjtpj%20Pair%20of%20bronze%20furniture%20legs.%20Roman%2C%201st%20century%20AD%20%5B1200x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11r53bk Sculpture of a man with umbrella. Gandhara, Pakistan, 200-300 AD [800x944].jpg](11r53bk%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20man%20with%20umbrella.%20Gandhara%2C%20Pakistan%2C%20200-300%20AD%20%5B800x944%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tmfu8 Kris belonging to sultan Abdul Jalil IV. Johor, Indonesia, 1712 [1123x1660].jpg](10tmfu8%20Kris%20belonging%20to%20sultan%20Abdul%20Jalil%20IV.%20Johor%2C%20Indonesia%2C%201712%20%5B1123x1660%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1177l49 Figurine of a standing woman. Tlatilco, Mexico, 900-500 BC [530x715].jpg](1177l49%20Figurine%20of%20a%20standing%20woman.%20Tlatilco%2C%20Mexico%2C%20900-500%20BC%20%5B530x715%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11tkgds Intriguing busts from Roman times that were discovered in a cemetery in northern Israel near the city of Beit She’an. The objects are dated to the 4th century CE. [897x574].jpg](11tkgds%20Intriguing%20busts%20from%20Roman%20times%20that%20were%20discovered%20in%20a%20cemetery%20in%20northern%20Israel%20near%20the%20city%20of%20Beit%20She%E2%80%99an.%20The%20objects%20are%20dated%20to%20the%204th%20century%20CE.%20%5B897x574%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11v2303 8th century Anglo-Saxon sword pommel from the kingdom of Wes*****, (now England). [860x1348].jpg](11v2303%208th%20century%20Anglo-Saxon%20sword%20pommel%20from%20the%20kingdom%20of%20Wes*****%2C%20%28now%20England%29.%20%5B860x1348%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vqd47 A page from an illustrated book to help learning Chinese characters, Ming dynasty between 1506-1620 [747x1202].jpg](11vqd47%20A%20page%20from%20an%20illustrated%20book%20to%20help%20learning%20Chinese%20characters%2C%20Ming%20dynasty%20between%201506-1620%20%5B747x1202%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11oov1d A glazed ceramic slipper coffin from Nippur in Iraq. Parthian Empire, 1st century BCE-3rd century CE, now housed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology [750x983].jpg](11oov1d%20A%20glazed%20ceramic%20slipper%20coffin%20from%20Nippur%20in%20Iraq.%20Parthian%20Empire%2C%201st%20century%20BCE-3rd%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Pennsylvania%20Museum%20of%20Archaeology%20and%20Anthropology%20%5B750x983%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1040wl0 The ancient Silk Road ruins from a forgotten Buddhist Kingdom of Subashi near Kuqa, Xinjiang. This region is a far cry from the splendor it had from the 3rd to 13th centuries. [OC] [3000x20.jpg](1040wl0%20The%20ancient%20Silk%20Road%20ruins%20from%20a%20forgotten%20Buddhist%20Kingdom%20of%20Subashi%20near%20Kuqa%2C%20Xinjiang.%20This%20region%20is%20a%20far%20cry%20from%20the%20splendor%20it%20had%20from%20the%203rd%20to%2013th%20centuries.%20%5BOC%5D%20%5B3000x20.jpg){kind=link}
![10q25ux Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII (reign 1509-1547 CE) in Warwickshire [929x1125].jpg](10q25ux%20Metal%20detectorist%20unearths%20Tudor%20gold%20pendant%20linked%20to%20Henry%20VIII%20%28reign%201509-1547%20CE%29%20in%20Warwickshire%20%5B929x1125%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118sbk4 Skeletons of the Romans inside the family tomb. This place was found in the Jagodin Mala necropolis, in Niš (ancient Naissus), in south-eastern Serbia. The object dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. [960x666].jpg](118sbk4%20Skeletons%20of%20the%20Romans%20inside%20the%20family%20tomb.%20This%20place%20was%20found%20in%20the%20Jagodin%20Mala%20necropolis%2C%20in%20Ni%C5%A1%20%28ancient%20Naissus%29%2C%20in%20south-eastern%20Serbia.%20The%20object%20dates%20to%20the%203rd-4th%20century%20CE.%20%5B960x666%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113hg8g Gold cup with shell motifs. Peru, Sicán culture, 800-1375 AD [600x790].jpg](113hg8g%20Gold%20cup%20with%20shell%20motifs.%20Peru%2C%20Sic%C3%A1n%20culture%2C%20800-1375%20AD%20%5B600x790%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11inigl Mills Liberty Bell cast-iron slot machine, Chicago, c. 1907 [727 × 1024].jpg](11inigl%20Mills%20Liberty%20Bell%20cast-iron%20slot%20machine%2C%20Chicago%2C%20c.%201907%20%5B727%20%C3%97%201024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zbs7m Clothes of three noblemen murdered by king Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards in 1567. More info in the comments. [1200x855].jpg](10zbs7m%20Clothes%20of%20three%20noblemen%20murdered%20by%20king%20Erik%20XIV%20of%20Sweden%20and%20his%20guards%20in%201567.%20More%20info%20in%20the%20comments.%20%5B1200x855%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10f3jqb Help identifying this object, found burried in the moroccan desert back in 2001. [1200 x 1600].jpg](10f3jqb%20Help%20identifying%20this%20object%2C%20found%20burried%20in%20the%20moroccan%20desert%20back%20in%202001.%20%5B1200%20x%201600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11c1m92 Glass beaker, transparent blue body with opaque white trailed and marvered pattern. From Egypt or Greater Syria, 8th-9th century CE, now part of the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait [1045x1200].jpg](11c1m92%20Glass%20beaker%2C%20transparent%20blue%20body%20with%20opaque%20white%20trailed%20and%20marvered%20pattern.%20From%20Egypt%20or%20Greater%20Syria%2C%208th-9th%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20part%20of%20the%20al-Sabah%20Collection%20in%20Kuwait%20%5B1045x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11txo0f Lotus shoes for bound feet. Late 19th century. China. [1500x1221].jpg](11txo0f%20Lotus%20shoes%20for%20bound%20feet.%20Late%2019th%20century.%20China.%20%5B1500x1221%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fhfwr Codex style plate featuring the Maize god and the Hero Twins, from El Peten, Guatemala. Maya, 680-740 CE, Museum of fine arts, Boston [1000x940].jpg](10fhfwr%20Codex%20style%20plate%20featuring%20the%20Maize%20god%20and%20the%20Hero%20Twins%2C%20from%20El%20Peten%2C%20Guatemala.%20Maya%2C%20680-740%20CE%2C%20Museum%20of%20fine%20arts%2C%20Boston%20%5B1000x940%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112dbkw Can anyone tell me anything about this bird vessel? I think it’s made of bronze? [1242x2688].jpg](112dbkw%20Can%20anyone%20tell%20me%20anything%20about%20this%20bird%20vessel%3F%20I%20think%20it%E2%80%99s%20made%20of%20bronze%3F%20%5B1242x2688%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118ozx2 Drama mask of a demon, with little holes caused by insect damage. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century [850x1030].jpg](118ozx2%20Drama%20mask%20of%20a%20demon%2C%20with%20little%20holes%20caused%20by%20insect%20damage.%20Japan%2C%20Kamakura%20period%2C%2013th%20century%20%5B850x1030%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ng3h0 Hawaiʻian Kava Bowl, 18th century CE [2500 x 2013].jpg](10ng3h0%20Hawai%CA%BBian%20Kava%20Bowl%2C%2018th%20century%20CE%20%5B2500%20x%202013%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1136cyd Insignia of the wife of a third level civil official (Peacock), c.1750-1800, China [955 x 944].jpg](1136cyd%20Insignia%20of%20the%20wife%20of%20a%20third%20level%20civil%20official%20%28Peacock%29%2C%20c.1750-1800%2C%20China%20%5B955%20x%20944%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tkpdq Maya plaque made of conch shell portraying a seated lord, from Campeche, Mexico. 600-800 CE. Princeton University Art Museum [1251x2000].jpg](10tkpdq%20Maya%20plaque%20made%20of%20conch%20shell%20portraying%20a%20seated%20lord%2C%20from%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20600-800%20CE.%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum%20%5B1251x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1108z4q In Malta there are Roman remains of the baths They are located near the region of Gnajn Tuffieħa (northwest of the island). The facility was discovered in 1929, when sewage works were carried out. [800x600].jpg](1108z4q%20In%20Malta%20there%20are%20Roman%20remains%20of%20the%20baths%20They%20are%20located%20near%20the%20region%20of%20Gnajn%20Tuffie%C4%A7a%20%28northwest%20of%20the%20island%29.%20The%20facility%20was%20discovered%20in%201929%2C%20when%20sewage%20works%20were%20carried%20out.%20%5B800x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ist2z The Moel Hebog Shield. 1200-1000 BCE, Made of Bronze. Found in Gwynydd, Wales in 1784 [928x1000].jpg](11ist2z%20The%20Moel%20Hebog%20Shield.%201200-1000%20BCE%2C%20Made%20of%20Bronze.%20Found%20in%20Gwynydd%2C%20Wales%20in%201784%20%5B928x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10vd0m2 Olmec mask of jadeite from 1200-400 BCE found buried as an offering made 1470 CE within the Mexica Templo Mayor. Housed at the Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City [1545x1200].jpg](10vd0m2%20Olmec%20mask%20of%20jadeite%20from%201200-400%20BCE%20found%20buried%20as%20an%20offering%20made%201470%20CE%20within%20the%20Mexica%20Templo%20Mayor.%20Housed%20at%20the%20Templo%20Mayor%20Museum%2C%20Mexico%20City%20%5B1545x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10vzxpz Egyptian portrait of a Pharao, painted on an ostracon (a shard of limestone in this case), believed to belong to Ramesses VI, who reigned between 1143 and 1136 BC (20th Dynasty) [1080x720].jpg](10vzxpz%20Egyptian%20portrait%20of%20a%20Pharao%2C%20painted%20on%20an%20ostracon%20%28a%20shard%20of%20limestone%20in%20this%20case%29%2C%20believed%20to%20belong%20to%20Ramesses%20VI%2C%20who%20reigned%20between%201143%20and%201136%20BC%20%2820th%20Dynasty%29%20%5B1080x720%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wcu9o The great monument in Miletus (near today’s Balat, in southwestern Turkey), which was built by the city authorities in 63 BCE in thanks to Pompey the Great for combating piracy in the Mediterranean Sea. [1200x900].jpg](11wcu9o%20The%20great%20monument%20in%20Miletus%20%28near%20today%E2%80%99s%20Balat%2C%20in%20southwestern%20Turkey%29%2C%20which%20was%20built%20by%20the%20city%20authorities%20in%2063%20BCE%20in%20thanks%20to%20Pompey%20the%20Great%20for%20combating%20piracy%20in%20the%20Mediterranean%20Sea.%20%5B1200x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![104ulok Classic Veracruz Culture yoke, a guard worn for protection while playing the Mesoamerican ball game. From Mexico, 600-900 CE [1480x746].jpg](104ulok%20Classic%20Veracruz%20Culture%20yoke%2C%20a%20guard%20worn%20for%20protection%20while%20playing%20the%20Mesoamerican%20ball%20game.%20From%20Mexico%2C%20600-900%20CE%20%5B1480x746%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11eu8am British Museum Archived Artifact # K.8538 - Neo-Assyrian Depictions of Constellations Over The Night Sky of 3-4 January 650 BC In Nineveh [996 x 1000].jpg](11eu8am%20British%20Museum%20Archived%20Artifact%20%23%20K.8538%20-%20Neo-Assyrian%20Depictions%20of%20Constellations%20Over%20The%20Night%20Sky%20of%203-4%20January%20650%20BC%20In%20Nineveh%20%5B996%20x%201000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10hoter Roman theater in Amman (Jordan), a city which in ancient Rome was called Philadelphia. The theater was built during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 CE). [768x960].jpg](10hoter%20Roman%20theater%20in%20Amman%20%28Jordan%29%2C%20a%20city%20which%20in%20ancient%20Rome%20was%20called%20Philadelphia.%20The%20theater%20was%20built%20during%20the%20reign%20of%20emperor%20Antoninus%20Pius%20%28138-161%20CE%29.%20%5B768x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11sz88z 100 to 50 BCE Parisii tribe coin from Gaul (modern-day France) [776x700].jpg](11sz88z%20100%20to%2050%20BCE%20Parisii%20tribe%20coin%20from%20Gaul%20%28modern-day%20France%29%20%5B776x700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10x0uc8 A 1000-year-old glass goblet unearthed from a tomb in Tongliao, china. Liao dynasty (916–1125 CE), now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum [720x853].jpg](10x0uc8%20A%201000-year-old%20glass%20goblet%20unearthed%20from%20a%20tomb%20in%20Tongliao%2C%20china.%20Liao%20dynasty%20%28916%E2%80%931125%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Inner%20Mongolia%20Museum%20%5B720x853%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11d2kxn Mirror from Northamptonshire, England, 50BC-50AD. [791x1000].jpg](11d2kxn%20Mirror%20from%20Northamptonshire%2C%20England%2C%2050BC-50AD.%20%5B791x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10m4x9m Sculpture of Garuda. India, around 12th-13th century [820x1226].jpg](10m4x9m%20Sculpture%20of%20Garuda.%20India%2C%20around%2012th-13th%20century%20%5B820x1226%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11iu5ey Close detail of the Bamberg Green Man, a foliate head in the shape of an acanthus leaf at Bamberg cathedral, Germany. Early Gothic, c.1237 [850x1263].jpg](11iu5ey%20Close%20detail%20of%20the%20Bamberg%20Green%20Man%2C%20a%20foliate%20head%20in%20the%20shape%20of%20an%20acanthus%20leaf%20at%20Bamberg%20cathedral%2C%20Germany.%20Early%20Gothic%2C%20c.1237%20%5B850x1263%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11h21f6 Porcelain container shaped like a pomegranate. China, Qing dynasty, around 1750 [1300x1200].jpg](11h21f6%20Porcelain%20container%20shaped%20like%20a%20pomegranate.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%20around%201750%20%5B1300x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![116g4v7 40,000 Year Old Lion Man Statue - Oldest Confirmed Statue Ever Discovered [1200 x 2500].jpg](116g4v7%2040%2C000%20Year%20Old%20Lion%20Man%20Statue%20-%20Oldest%20Confirmed%20Statue%20Ever%20Discovered%20%5B1200%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rjrac Tantō (dagger) signed by Rai Kunitoshi. Japan, 13th century blade, 19th century mountings [1530x2050].jpg](10rjrac%20Tant%C5%8D%20%28dagger%29%20signed%20by%20Rai%20Kunitoshi.%20Japan%2C%2013th%20century%20blade%2C%2019th%20century%20mountings%20%5B1530x2050%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1089cdz No, they're not breasts, but bull scrotums. Artemis Farnese, 2nd century AD, National Archaeological Museum of Naples [1080×1080].jpg](1089cdz%20No%2C%20they%27re%20not%20breasts%2C%20but%20bull%20scrotums.%20Artemis%20Farnese%2C%202nd%20century%20AD%2C%20National%20Archaeological%20Museum%20of%20Naples%20%5B1080%C3%971080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118jj63 Cheomseongdae, The oldest surviving Observatory in Asia [1080 x 1080].jpg](118jj63%20Cheomseongdae%2C%20The%20oldest%20surviving%20Observatory%20in%20Asia%20%5B1080%20x%201080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10t57ww Bronze grain vessel with traces of red paint. China, Warring States, 5th century BC [1130x1100].jpg](10t57ww%20Bronze%20grain%20vessel%20with%20traces%20of%20red%20paint.%20China%2C%20Warring%20States%2C%205th%20century%20BC%20%5B1130x1100%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11sr0iv The Palmyra Castle in the province of Homs, Syria, thought to have been built by the Mamluks in the 13th century on a high hill overlooking the historic site of Palmyra [1125x1131].jpg](11sr0iv%20The%20Palmyra%20Castle%20in%20the%20province%20of%20Homs%2C%20Syria%2C%20thought%20to%20have%20been%20built%20by%20the%20Mamluks%20in%20the%2013th%20century%20on%20a%20high%20hill%20overlooking%20the%20historic%20site%20of%20Palmyra%20%5B1125x1131%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ci0hv [1080 x 1080] The Wicked Bible - an edition of Bible published in 1631 with the word 'not' omitted from "Thou shall not commit adultery".jpg](10ci0hv%20%5B1080%20x%201080%5D%20The%20Wicked%20Bible%20-%20an%20edition%20of%20Bible%20published%20in%201631%20with%20the%20word%20%27not%27%20omitted%20from%20%22Thou%20shall%20not%20commit%20adultery%22.jpg){kind=link}
![11ojtp8 The oldest known hockey stick, now owned by the Canadian Museum of History, dates to the mid-1830s and is made of sugar maple wood. The hockey stick was bought in 2015 by the museum for $300,000 [2048x1285].jpg](11ojtp8%20The%20oldest%20known%20hockey%20stick%2C%20now%20owned%20by%20the%20Canadian%20Museum%20of%20History%2C%20dates%20to%20the%20mid-1830s%20and%20is%20made%20of%20sugar%20maple%20wood.%20The%20hockey%20stick%20was%20bought%20in%202015%20by%20the%20museum%20for%20%24300%2C000%20%5B2048x1285%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11onc8z In western Germany, near the city of Bad Ems, well-preserved, sharpened wooden stakes were found that protected Roman legionaries in a fort from barbarian attacks. [1200x780].jpg](11onc8z%20In%20western%20Germany%2C%20near%20the%20city%20of%20Bad%20Ems%2C%20well-preserved%2C%20sharpened%20wooden%20stakes%20were%20found%20that%20protected%20Roman%20legionaries%20in%20a%20fort%20from%20barbarian%20attacks.%20%5B1200x780%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107ms8f The map of hell, showing a representation of the 9 circles of the Christian hell according to "la Divina Commedia" of Dante, by Sandro Botticelli, 1485-1495 [800x559].jpg](107ms8f%20The%20map%20of%20hell%2C%20showing%20a%20representation%20of%20the%209%20circles%20of%20the%20Christian%20hell%20according%20to%20%22la%20Divina%20Commedia%22%20of%20Dante%2C%20by%20Sandro%20Botticelli%2C%201485-1495%20%5B800x559%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1191b1z A spider brooch made of pink tourmaline for the body, gold threads for the net, and pearls for the eyes. Qing Dynasty (1636–1912 CE), now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China [749x1316].jpg](1191b1z%20A%20spider%20brooch%20made%20of%20pink%20tourmaline%20for%20the%20body%2C%20gold%20threads%20for%20the%20net%2C%20and%20pearls%20for%20the%20eyes.%20Qing%20Dynasty%20%281636%E2%80%931912%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Palace%20Museum%20in%20Beijing%2C%20China%20%5B749x1316%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cul2d Bust of the goddess Tanit found in the necropolis of Puig des Molins. 4th century B.C. Museum of Puig des Molins in Ibiza (Spain). [1198x1721].jpg](11cul2d%20Bust%20of%20the%20goddess%20Tanit%20found%20in%20the%20necropolis%20of%20Puig%20des%20Molins.%204th%20century%20B.C.%20Museum%20of%20Puig%20des%20Molins%20in%20Ibiza%20%28Spain%29.%20%5B1198x1721%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115ii51 Kashkul (Sufi begging bowl) carved from a coco-de-mer nut, Iran, 18th century [2000 x 2559].jpg](115ii51%20Kashkul%20%28Sufi%20begging%20bowl%29%20carved%20from%20a%20coco-de-mer%20nut%2C%20Iran%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B2000%20x%202559%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10m4nm1 The staff of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston installing an early 12th century masterpiece of Chinese art, "Court Ladies Preparing newly Woven Silk". Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) [1536x2048].jpg](10m4nm1%20The%20staff%20of%20the%20Museum%20of%20Fine%20Arts%20in%20Boston%20installing%20an%20early%2012th%20century%20masterpiece%20of%20Chinese%20art%2C%20%22Court%20Ladies%20Preparing%20newly%20Woven%20Silk%22.%20Song%20Dynasty%20%28960%E2%80%931279%20CE%29%20%5B1536x2048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114iu0m Jeweled Turkish dagger [1920x1280].jpg](114iu0m%20Jeweled%20Turkish%20dagger%20%5B1920x1280%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mlhu4 Ceramic drainage pipe. Xianyang, China, Qin dynasty, 3rd century BC [1270x1644].jpg](11mlhu4%20Ceramic%20drainage%20pipe.%20Xianyang%2C%20China%2C%20Qin%20dynasty%2C%203rd%20century%20BC%20%5B1270x1644%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![108u9rd Saint Longinus [1200×900] , sculpture by Giovanni Lorenzo.jpg](108u9rd%20Saint%20Longinus%20%5B1200%C3%97900%5D%20%2C%20sculpture%20by%20Giovanni%20Lorenzo.jpg){kind=link}
![11abtmi Göbekli Tepe is the oldest temple to have ever been built (as far as we know). It was built between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE in nowadays Eastern Turkey [1000x1287].jpg](11abtmi%20G%C3%B6bekli%20Tepe%20is%20the%20oldest%20temple%20to%20have%20ever%20been%20built%20%28as%20far%20as%20we%20know%29.%20It%20was%20built%20between%20c.%209500%20and%208000%20BCE%20in%20nowadays%20Eastern%20Turkey%20%5B1000x1287%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112qekc Lidded vessel from Tikal, Guatemala. 250-600 CE, Maya. [1357x1084].jpg](112qekc%20Lidded%20vessel%20from%20Tikal%2C%20Guatemala.%20250-600%20CE%2C%20Maya.%20%5B1357x1084%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![100l8t5 Column from a XII Century portal, Saint-Lazare d'Avallon church (France) [934x934].jpg](100l8t5%20Column%20from%20a%20XII%20Century%20portal%2C%20Saint-Lazare%20d%27Avallon%20church%20%28France%29%20%5B934x934%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117l3kv Tablet fragment commemorating the construction of a fortress gate by Legio IX Hispana, Eboracum, Britannia (c. 108 CE). [1280x693].jpg](117l3kv%20Tablet%20fragment%20commemorating%20the%20construction%20of%20a%20fortress%20gate%20by%20Legio%20IX%20Hispana%2C%20Eboracum%2C%20Britannia%20%28c.%20108%20CE%29.%20%5B1280x693%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1129600 A "Guidonian Hand", a medieval mnemonic for learning music before modern notation was invented, early 16th century, Italy [854 x 1302].jpg](1129600%20A%20%22Guidonian%20Hand%22%2C%20a%20medieval%20mnemonic%20for%20learning%20music%20before%20modern%20notation%20was%20invented%2C%20early%2016th%20century%2C%20Italy%20%5B854%20x%201302%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hyah1 Hand guard from a Japanese sword, by Takamoto Hidemune, c.1860, depicting the Buddhist monk Kenko riding on a carp. [1000x1047]..jpg](11hyah1%20Hand%20guard%20from%20a%20Japanese%20sword%2C%20by%20Takamoto%20Hidemune%2C%20c.1860%2C%20depicting%20the%20Buddhist%20monk%20Kenko%20riding%20on%20a%20carp.%20%5B1000x1047%5D..jpg){kind=link}
![10pdocv Kokino megalithic observatory in the Balkans from around 19th century BC [1180x1126].jpg](10pdocv%20Kokino%20megalithic%20observatory%20in%20the%20Balkans%20from%20around%2019th%20century%20BC%20%5B1180x1126%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cozbr A Ottoman marble tombstone of a pregnant woman named Hanife Hanım and her baby. Both died during *****birth in 1735. Now housed at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul [895x1724].jpg](11cozbr%20A%20Ottoman%20marble%20tombstone%20of%20a%20pregnant%20woman%20named%20Hanife%20Han%C4%B1m%20and%20her%20baby.%20Both%20died%20during%20*****birth%20in%201735.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Turkish%20and%20Islamic%20Arts%20Museum%20in%20Istanbul%20%5B895x1724%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11q9lqb Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük - Neolithic Sculpture completed approximately 6000 BCE [1200 x 1600].jpg](11q9lqb%20Seated%20Woman%20of%20%C3%87atalh%C3%B6y%C3%BCk%20-%20Neolithic%20Sculpture%20completed%20approximately%206000%20BCE%20%5B1200%20x%201600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11yy8cu A clay female figurine from the archaeological site of Altyndepe in Turkmenistan. 2nd millennium BCE, now housed at the Hermitage Museum in Russia [1073x1883].jpg](11yy8cu%20A%20clay%20female%20figurine%20from%20the%20archaeological%20site%20of%20Altyndepe%20in%20Turkmenistan.%202nd%20millennium%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Hermitage%20Museum%20in%20Russia%20%5B1073x1883%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10lmqe6 Sculpture of the priest Gien, founder of Okadera Temple. Japan, Nara period, 8th century AD [1144x1177].jpg](10lmqe6%20Sculpture%20of%20the%20priest%20Gien%2C%20founder%20of%20Okadera%20Temple.%20Japan%2C%20Nara%20period%2C%208th%20century%20AD%20%5B1144x1177%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118s928 Bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius, circa 140 A.D.; acquired by the Getty 2023 [1000 x 1334].jpg](118s928%20Bust%20of%20Emperor%20Antoninus%20Pius%2C%20circa%20140%20A.D.%3B%20acquired%20by%20the%20Getty%202023%20%5B1000%20x%201334%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_Zl5VJ16_Golden reliquary statue containing the remains of the 2nd century ***** saint Sainte Foy (Conques, France). Late 10th to early 11th century with later additions, but also incorporating a late-Roman golden mask. [574x1300].jpg](imgur_Zl5VJ16_Golden%20reliquary%20statue%20containing%20the%20remains%20of%20the%202nd%20century%20*****%20saint%20Sainte%20Foy%20%28Conques%2C%20France%29.%20Late%2010th%20to%20early%2011th%20century%20with%20later%20additions%2C%20but%20also%20incorporating%20a%20late-Roman%20golden%20mask.%20%5B574x1300%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10957pa Sword from the Bronze age. Sweden, 1100 BCE – 900 BCE. Swedish History Museum [2900 x 968].jpg](10957pa%20Sword%20from%20the%20Bronze%20age.%20Sweden%2C%201100%20BCE%20%E2%80%93%20900%20BCE.%20Swedish%20History%20Museum%20%5B2900%20x%20968%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105nrqv Roman mosaic showing the word “HAVE”, which was a kind of antique rug in front of the door with a greeting. The object is located in Pompeii, in front of the House of Faun. [960x720].jpg](105nrqv%20Roman%20mosaic%20showing%20the%20word%20%E2%80%9CHAVE%E2%80%9D%2C%20which%20was%20a%20kind%20of%20antique%20rug%20in%20front%20of%20the%20door%20with%20a%20greeting.%20The%20object%20is%20located%20in%20Pompeii%2C%20in%20front%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Faun.%20%5B960x720%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112xww3 A Kapala goat skull mask ornamented with white metal applique and glass. Tibet, 19th century CE [750x834].jpg](112xww3%20A%20Kapala%20goat%20skull%20mask%20ornamented%20with%20white%20metal%20applique%20and%20glass.%20Tibet%2C%2019th%20century%20CE%20%5B750x834%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ol0ex The recently unearthed Vindelev treasure contains a medaillon with the oldest known reference to Wodan_Odin [940 x 627].png](11ol0ex%20The%20recently%20unearthed%20Vindelev%20treasure%20contains%20a%20medaillon%20with%20the%20oldest%20known%20reference%20to%20Wodan_Odin%20%5B940%20x%20627%5D.png){kind=link}
![1196sms Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Built around 150-200 AD. [1000x704].jpg](1196sms%20Temple%20of%20the%20Feathered%20Serpent%20in%20Teotihuacan%2C%20Mexico.%20Built%20around%20150-200%20AD.%20%5B1000x704%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105pqaz Cicadas by Renée Lalique, Gulbenkian Museum [1588x1077].jpg](105pqaz%20Cicadas%20by%20Ren%C3%A9e%20Lalique%2C%20Gulbenkian%20Museum%20%5B1588x1077%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113okyl M. Volteius Denarius - Roman - Helmeted head of Attis to right. [1169x1175].jpg](113okyl%20M.%20Volteius%20Denarius%20-%20Roman%20-%20Helmeted%20head%20of%20Attis%20to%20right.%20%5B1169x1175%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10hwnp1 Gold bull and seal of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, made in Prague around 1355 [1600 x 1264].jpg](10hwnp1%20Gold%20bull%20and%20seal%20of%20Holy%20Roman%20Emperor%20Charles%20IV%2C%20made%20in%20Prague%20around%201355%20%5B1600%20x%201264%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10o7fjk Māori Karetao puppet, c.1840-1860 [1876 x 2500].jpg](10o7fjk%20M%C4%81ori%20Karetao%20puppet%2C%20c.1840-1860%20%5B1876%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10kpmms Steel cuirass. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 1500-1575 [1310x1420].jpg](10kpmms%20Steel%20cuirass.%20Turkey%2C%20Ottoman%20Empire%2C%201500-1575%20%5B1310x1420%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10iysrx Attic skyphos [cup], with a scene of a satyr pushing a girl on a swing. Chiusi, mid 5th c. BCE. Berlin museums, ant. nr. F2589 [1750 x 1209].jpg](10iysrx%20Attic%20skyphos%20%5Bcup%5D%2C%20with%20a%20scene%20of%20a%20satyr%20pushing%20a%20girl%20on%20a%20swing.%20Chiusi%2C%20mid%205th%20c.%20BCE.%20Berlin%20museums%2C%20ant.%20nr.%20F2589%20%5B1750%20x%201209%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ovp89 A rock crystal chess-piece from Fatimid Egypt, 11th century CE. Likely a king or queen (called a "vizier" (counsellor) at the time). [2000x1600].jpg](10ovp89%20A%20rock%20crystal%20chess-piece%20from%20Fatimid%20Egypt%2C%2011th%20century%20CE.%20Likely%20a%20king%20or%20queen%20%28called%20a%20%22vizier%22%20%28counsellor%29%20at%20the%20time%29.%20%5B2000x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1024en0 The Rosetta stone, the stele that permitted to traduce the hieroglyphs. Carved with Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic, and ancient greek, 196 BC, British Museum [800x936].jpg](1024en0%20The%20Rosetta%20stone%2C%20the%20stele%20that%20permitted%20to%20traduce%20the%20hieroglyphs.%20Carved%20with%20Egyptian%20hieroglyphs%2C%20demotic%2C%20and%20ancient%20greek%2C%20196%20BC%2C%20British%20Museum%20%5B800x936%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112k0ig A large archaic bronze wine jar with pictorial decoration (Fanghu). From China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period, 5th-4th century BCE [869x1264].jpg](112k0ig%20A%20large%20archaic%20bronze%20wine%20jar%20with%20pictorial%20decoration%20%28Fanghu%29.%20From%20China%2C%20Eastern%20Zhou%20Dynasty%2C%20Warring%20States%20period%2C%205th-4th%20century%20BCE%20%5B869x1264%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113219m Steam locomotive Agenoria 0-4-0, built in 1829 by Foster, Rastrick & Co, Stourbridge. Now in National Railway Museum, York UK [1008 x 1536].jpg](113219m%20Steam%20locomotive%20Agenoria%200-4-0%2C%20built%20in%201829%20by%20Foster%2C%20Rastrick%20%26%20Co%2C%20Stourbridge.%20Now%20in%20National%20Railway%20Museum%2C%20York%20UK%20%5B1008%20x%201536%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fnb3d Olmec bowl, 1200-900 BCE, housed at the Met. [1840x1976].jpg](11fnb3d%20Olmec%20bowl%2C%201200-900%20BCE%2C%20housed%20at%20the%20Met.%20%5B1840x1976%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102t1oc Bowl with relief depicting the second king of Palenque, from Chiapas, Mexico. 440-490 CE, Maya, Dumbarton Oaks Museum [1404x1196].jpg](102t1oc%20Bowl%20with%20relief%20depicting%20the%20second%20king%20of%20Palenque%2C%20from%20Chiapas%2C%20Mexico.%20440-490%20CE%2C%20Maya%2C%20Dumbarton%20Oaks%20Museum%20%5B1404x1196%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10a9ivg 7th century Frankish belt buckle harness from France. [1536x2048].jpg](10a9ivg%207th%20century%20Frankish%20belt%20buckle%20harness%20from%20France.%20%5B1536x2048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![119kh3m In 2017, a 3,000 year old underwater Urartian fortress was discovered in the depths of Lake Van, the largest lake in Turkey and one of the three great ‘seas’ of historic Armenia. [1170x2080].jpg](119kh3m%20In%202017%2C%20a%203%2C000%20year%20old%20underwater%20Urartian%20fortress%20was%20discovered%20in%20the%20depths%20of%20Lake%20Van%2C%20the%20largest%20lake%20in%20Turkey%20and%20one%20of%20the%20three%20great%20%E2%80%98seas%E2%80%99%20of%20historic%20Armenia.%20%5B1170x2080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11okaip One of the 13th century dragons shaped bronze cast door-knockers from the Great Mosque of Cizre. Artuqid dynasty, now housed at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul [1125x1121].jpg](11okaip%20One%20of%20the%2013th%20century%20dragons%20shaped%20bronze%20cast%20door-knockers%20from%20the%20Great%20Mosque%20of%20Cizre.%20Artuqid%20dynasty%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Turkish%20and%20Islamic%20Arts%20Museum%20in%20Istanbul%20%5B1125x1121%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106idl1 The map of the world of Al Idrissi, the most precise map of the world at this time, cerca 1154. [800x872].jpg](106idl1%20The%20map%20of%20the%20world%20of%20Al%20Idrissi%2C%20the%20most%20precise%20map%20of%20the%20world%20at%20this%20time%2C%20cerca%201154.%20%5B800x872%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10j3aoa Iron ritual incense burner with gilded openwork motifs. Tibet, 15th-16th century [1340x1822].jpg](10j3aoa%20Iron%20ritual%20incense%20burner%20with%20gilded%20openwork%20motifs.%20Tibet%2C%2015th-16th%20century%20%5B1340x1822%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11l3nko Coin dedicated To Sacred Dogs Of Adranus God Volcano Ancient Greek[1200x1500].png](11l3nko%20Coin%20dedicated%20To%20Sacred%20Dogs%20Of%20Adranus%20God%20Volcano%20Ancient%20Greek%5B1200x1500%5D.png){kind=link}
![104sygf Drawing of an elephant's head. Kota, Rajasthan, India, 1700-1710 [1000x1009].jpg](104sygf%20Drawing%20of%20an%20elephant%27s%20head.%20Kota%2C%20Rajasthan%2C%20India%2C%201700-1710%20%5B1000x1009%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qt21i Viking Hiddensee Hoard. Likely belonging to Harald Bluetooth in the 10th century. Includes Thor Hammers and Christian Crosses [1064 x 768].jpg](11qt21i%20Viking%20Hiddensee%20Hoard.%20Likely%20belonging%20to%20Harald%20Bluetooth%20in%20the%2010th%20century.%20Includes%20Thor%20Hammers%20and%20Christian%20Crosses%20%5B1064%20x%20768%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11tx5pv Bam Citadel at night. It is the largest mudbrick building in the world and it’s construction started around 579 BC. [850x500].jpg](11tx5pv%20Bam%20Citadel%20at%20night.%20It%20is%20the%20largest%20mudbrick%20building%20in%20the%20world%20and%20it%E2%80%99s%20construction%20started%20around%20579%20BC.%20%5B850x500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1157a7i Scenes from the Story of Joseph (Late 16th Century) by Pierre Courteys. Painted enamel on copper, partly gilded [1470x1200].jpg](1157a7i%20Scenes%20from%20the%20Story%20of%20Joseph%20%28Late%2016th%20Century%29%20by%20Pierre%20Courteys.%20Painted%20enamel%20on%20copper%2C%20partly%20gilded%20%5B1470x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qzxqi Roman mosaic depicting a swastika, located in the remains of the imperial palace in the Gamzigrad – Felix Romuliana complex, around Zaječar in eastern Serbia. The object dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. [960x696].jpg](11qzxqi%20Roman%20mosaic%20depicting%20a%20swastika%2C%20located%20in%20the%20remains%20of%20the%20imperial%20palace%20in%20the%20Gamzigrad%20%E2%80%93%20Felix%20Romuliana%20complex%2C%20around%20Zaje%C4%8Dar%20in%20eastern%20Serbia.%20The%20object%20dates%20to%20the%203rd-4th%20century%20CE.%20%5B960x696%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113h85s Bed for smoking opium, with hardstone panels and mother-of-pearl inlays. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [1370x1050].jpg](113h85s%20Bed%20for%20smoking%20opium%2C%20with%20hardstone%20panels%20and%20mother-of-pearl%20inlays.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1370x1050%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zbm28 Mezcala temple model from Guerrero, Mexico. 200 BCE-500 CE. The Met [1065x1200].jpg](10zbm28%20Mezcala%20temple%20model%20from%20Guerrero%2C%20Mexico.%20200%20BCE-500%20CE.%20The%20Met%20%5B1065x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wikc2 A *****'s silk kimono. Japan, Edo period, around 1800 [950x1000].jpg](11wikc2%20A%20*****%27s%20silk%20kimono.%20Japan%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%20around%201800%20%5B950x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qf4cy Roman statue of Emperor Trajan, made after 103 CE [1624x2400].jpg](10qf4cy%20Roman%20statue%20of%20Emperor%20Trajan%2C%20made%20after%20103%20CE%20%5B1624x2400%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z3o3h Maya plate from Campeche, Mexico. 593-731 CE. Brooklyn Museum [1172x1107].jpg](10z3o3h%20Maya%20plate%20from%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20593-731%20CE.%20Brooklyn%20Museum%20%5B1172x1107%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1151d03 Abstract engraved stone. Ecuador, Valdivia culture, 1250 BCE [1249x1245].jpg](1151d03%20Abstract%20engraved%20stone.%20Ecuador%2C%20Valdivia%20culture%2C%201250%20BCE%20%5B1249x1245%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ygujg A shield emblem with chimera, found in Tomb B of the Chiuchiari necropolis near Melfi. 550-500 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Melfi in Italy [820x820].jpg](11ygujg%20A%20shield%20emblem%20with%20chimera%2C%20found%20in%20Tomb%20B%20of%20the%20Chiuchiari%20necropolis%20near%20Melfi.%20550-500%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Archaeological%20Museum%20of%20Melfi%20in%20Italy%20%5B820x820%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11aya3q A late 16th century edition of Claude Paradin's Devises Heroiques, this edition from 1571. I have long wanted to hold one of these for years now. [900x1200].jpg](11aya3q%20A%20late%2016th%20century%20edition%20of%20Claude%20Paradin%27s%20Devises%20Heroiques%2C%20this%20edition%20from%201571.%20I%20have%20long%20wanted%20to%20hold%20one%20of%20these%20for%20years%20now.%20%5B900x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10xyvtk Etched doodles (digitally highlighted) in the Eadburg Book: an 8th century copy of the Acts of the Apostles that was owned by a woman, England [1600x900].jpg](10xyvtk%20Etched%20doodles%20%28digitally%20highlighted%29%20in%20the%20Eadburg%20Book%3A%20an%208th%20century%20copy%20of%20the%20Acts%20of%20the%20Apostles%20that%20was%20owned%20by%20a%20woman%2C%20England%20%5B1600x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10apgq8 One of the crowns of the kingdom of Ethiopia, the only african state to have not been colonised by Europeans, 18 century [976x1400].jpg](10apgq8%20One%20of%20the%20crowns%20of%20the%20kingdom%20of%20Ethiopia%2C%20the%20only%20african%20state%20to%20have%20not%20been%20colonised%20by%20Europeans%2C%2018%20century%20%5B976x1400%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106upri Hemet Maze Stone [800x628].jpg](106upri%20Hemet%20Maze%20Stone%20%5B800x628%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fqrst String of blue faience beads. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1539–1077 BC [1000x1000].jpg](11fqrst%20String%20of%20blue%20faience%20beads.%20Egypt%2C%20New%20Kingdom%2C%201539%E2%80%931077%20BC%20%5B1000x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![116qwax 1810 evening gown, machine made pink silk net over white cotton muslin [1011x1179].jpg](116qwax%201810%20evening%20gown%2C%20machine%20made%20pink%20silk%20net%20over%20white%20cotton%20muslin%20%5B1011x1179%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102m9o5 The Cross of Mathilde, a crux gemmata made for Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (973–1011), who is shown kneeling before the Virgin and ***** in the enamel plaque. [1700X2403].jpg](102m9o5%20The%20Cross%20of%20Mathilde%2C%20a%20crux%20gemmata%20made%20for%20Mathilde%2C%20Abbess%20of%20Essen%20%28973%E2%80%931011%29%2C%20who%20is%20shown%20kneeling%20before%20the%20Virgin%20and%20*****%20in%20the%20enamel%20plaque.%20%5B1700X2403%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112k9xd Blade for a chariot wheel. China, Warring States period (c. 475–221 BCE) [1048x2000].jpg](112k9xd%20Blade%20for%20a%20chariot%20wheel.%20China%2C%20Warring%20States%20period%20%28c.%20475%E2%80%93221%20BCE%29%20%5B1048x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1093kk1 Bronze wine container with taotie patterns. China, Shang dynasty, 1600-1050 BC [900x1137].jpg](1093kk1%20Bronze%20wine%20container%20with%20taotie%20patterns.%20China%2C%20Shang%20dynasty%2C%201600-1050%20BC%20%5B900x1137%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11dur8w Sculpture of Hanuman holding a container. Indonesia, Majapahit dynasty, 14th century [1000x1431].jpg](11dur8w%20Sculpture%20of%20Hanuman%20holding%20a%20container.%20Indonesia%2C%20Majapahit%20dynasty%2C%2014th%20century%20%5B1000x1431%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hxikc Around 1000 of 17th century copper coins from Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania dating from the reign of King John II Casimir, recently found buried in a ceramic pitcher in Zaniówka, Poland. [1140x1236].jpg](11hxikc%20Around%201000%20of%2017th%20century%20copper%20coins%20from%20Kingdom%20of%20Poland%20and%20Grand%20Duchy%20of%20Lithuania%20dating%20from%20the%20reign%20of%20King%20John%20II%20Casimir%2C%20recently%20found%20buried%20in%20a%20ceramic%20pitcher%20in%20Zani%C3%B3wka%2C%20Poland.%20%5B1140x1236%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ueh9j One of the Tartaria tablets [1568x1045].jpg](11ueh9j%20One%20of%20the%20Tartaria%20tablets%20%5B1568x1045%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pnxor Olmec bowl, 1200-900 BCE [2000x1872].jpg](11pnxor%20Olmec%20bowl%2C%201200-900%20BCE%20%5B2000x1872%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101s1rd Iron crown of Lombardy, rumored to be made from one o the nails of the cross where Jesus was crucified( Milan, Italy) 8th Century [1600x977].jpg](101s1rd%20Iron%20crown%20of%20Lombardy%2C%20rumored%20to%20be%20made%20from%20one%20o%20the%20nails%20of%20the%20cross%20where%20Jesus%20was%20crucified%28%20Milan%2C%20Italy%29%208th%20Century%20%5B1600x977%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106wu1u Apache revolver, a weapon used by the french mafia on the begin of the years 1900, [2000x1284].jpg](106wu1u%20Apache%20revolver%2C%20a%20weapon%20used%20by%20the%20french%20mafia%20on%20the%20begin%20of%20the%20years%201900%2C%20%5B2000x1284%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ywi01 Excavations at Civita Giuliana, a site about 700 meters north-west of Pompeii, yielded further discoveries, including ceramics. Civita Giuliana was a large Roman villa that had an agricultural character. [1200x1200].jpg](11ywi01%20Excavations%20at%20Civita%20Giuliana%2C%20a%20site%20about%20700%20meters%20north-west%20of%20Pompeii%2C%20yielded%20further%20discoveries%2C%20including%20ceramics.%20Civita%20Giuliana%20was%20a%20large%20Roman%20villa%20that%20had%20an%20agricultural%20character.%20%5B1200x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114ecii Stone tablet found at the Apollo 11 cave in south western Namibia, dated 25,500–25,300 B.C.E [704x 542].jpg](114ecii%20Stone%20tablet%20found%20at%20the%20Apollo%2011%20cave%20in%20south%20western%20Namibia%2C%20dated%2025%2C500%E2%80%9325%2C300%20B.C.E%20%5B704x%20542%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1144khg Polychrome reproduction of the Mithraic banquet featuring the sun-god Sol and Mithras feasting upon the bull - from the Lobdengau-Museum in Ladenburg. [2500x1875].jpg](1144khg%20Polychrome%20reproduction%20of%20the%20Mithraic%20banquet%20featuring%20the%20sun-god%20Sol%20and%20Mithras%20feasting%20upon%20the%20bull%20-%20from%20the%20Lobdengau-Museum%20in%20Ladenburg.%20%5B2500x1875%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![110150g Entrance to Tomb 6 located in the Zapotec site of Lambityeco. Oaxaca, Mexico. 650-750 CE. [1344x900].jpg](110150g%20Entrance%20to%20Tomb%206%20located%20in%20the%20Zapotec%20site%20of%20Lambityeco.%20Oaxaca%2C%20Mexico.%20650-750%20CE.%20%5B1344x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11iv9u4 The Double Statue of Mephistopheles & Margaretta, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.[768×1024].jpg](11iv9u4%20The%20Double%20Statue%20of%20Mephistopheles%20%26%20Margaretta%2C%20Salar%20Jung%20Museum%2C%20Hyderabad.%5B768%C3%971024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109d0yi Eastern Roman Manuscript Illustration showing King David, he is flanked by Σοφία (Wisdom) on his left and Προφητια (foresight_ Prophecy) on his right, 950 AD [985 x 1088].jpg](109d0yi%20Eastern%20Roman%20Manuscript%20Illustration%20showing%20King%20David%2C%20he%20is%20flanked%20by%20%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%AF%CE%B1%20%28Wisdom%29%20on%20his%20left%20and%20%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1%20%28foresight_%20Prophecy%29%20on%20his%20right%2C%20950%20AD%20%5B985%20x%201088%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11llg8b Bronze drum stand with animal motifs. China, Spring and Autumn period, 6th-5th century BC [1200x1053].jpg](11llg8b%20Bronze%20drum%20stand%20with%20animal%20motifs.%20China%2C%20Spring%20and%20Autumn%20period%2C%206th-5th%20century%20BC%20%5B1200x1053%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11zovty The still-standing Pont Julien in southern France, 3 BCE [1024x683].jpg](11zovty%20The%20still-standing%20Pont%20Julien%20in%20southern%20France%2C%203%20BCE%20%5B1024x683%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11xvhxs Advertisement for a Gladiator match between Astyanax and Kalendio [1218 x 2208].jpg](11xvhxs%20Advertisement%20for%20a%20Gladiator%20match%20between%20Astyanax%20and%20Kalendio%20%5B1218%20x%202208%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10peus4 Jesus and Mary [763x1173], Persian Miniature, 1550-1600 CE.jpg](10peus4%20Jesus%20and%20Mary%20%5B763x1173%5D%2C%20Persian%20Miniature%2C%201550-1600%20CE.jpg){kind=link}
![10a8n2c Sayil’s main palace located in Yucatan, Mexico. Built from 800-1000 CE. Maya.[1280x960].jpg](10a8n2c%20Sayil%E2%80%99s%20main%20palace%20located%20in%20Yucatan%2C%20Mexico.%20Built%20from%20800-1000%20CE.%20Maya.%5B1280x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![zzzt5v A 19th century Japanese Firemen’s coat decorated with a spider hovering over an abandoned Go board. [1080x835].jpg](zzzt5v%20A%2019th%20century%20Japanese%20Firemen%E2%80%99s%20coat%20decorated%20with%20a%20spider%20hovering%20over%20an%20abandoned%20Go%20board.%20%5B1080x835%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11z7ksu Replica of a 6_7th century Anglo-Saxon drinking horn from the Sutton Hoo burial. [1321x2047].jpg](11z7ksu%20Replica%20of%20a%206_7th%20century%20Anglo-Saxon%20drinking%20horn%20from%20the%20Sutton%20Hoo%20burial.%20%5B1321x2047%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ltrb1 Ornaments of a face mask made of gold with turquoise and rock crystal inlay. Tubo Kingdom, 7th-9th century CE, now on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum [1064x1600].jpg](11ltrb1%20Ornaments%20of%20a%20face%20mask%20made%20of%20gold%20with%20turquoise%20and%20rock%20crystal%20inlay.%20Tubo%20Kingdom%2C%207th-9th%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20on%20display%20at%20the%20Hong%20Kong%20Palace%20Museum%20%5B1064x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10od4c1 Mural depicting the court women of the Vijayanagara Empire. Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, India. 15th Century. [667 x 1024].jpg](10od4c1%20Mural%20depicting%20the%20court%20women%20of%20the%20Vijayanagara%20Empire.%20Lepakshi%2C%20Andhra%20Pradesh%2C%20India.%2015th%20Century.%20%5B667%20x%201024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1075o92 Bronze sword with decorative spotted texture, made by heating a coating of tin. China, Warring States to Han period, 475 BC - 8 AD [2268x2200].jpg](1075o92%20Bronze%20sword%20with%20decorative%20spotted%20texture%2C%20made%20by%20heating%20a%20coating%20of%20tin.%20China%2C%20Warring%20States%20to%20Han%20period%2C%20475%20BC%20-%208%20AD%20%5B2268x2200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ddcyf Golden Roman signet ring from 1st-2nd century AD found by amateur archaeologists near Brześć Kujawski, Poland. [1080x1440].jpg](10ddcyf%20Golden%20Roman%20signet%20ring%20from%201st-2nd%20century%20AD%20found%20by%20amateur%20archaeologists%20near%20Brze%C5%9B%C4%87%20Kujawski%2C%20Poland.%20%5B1080x1440%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11yhghz A marble statue of a sleeping boy sitting on a rock. Roman Period, ca. 30 BCE-395 CE, now housed at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum in Egypt [1453x2765].jpg](11yhghz%20A%20marble%20statue%20of%20a%20sleeping%20boy%20sitting%20on%20a%20rock.%20Roman%20Period%2C%20ca.%2030%20BCE-395%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Bibliotheca%20Alexandrina%20Antiquities%20Museum%20in%20Egypt%20%5B1453x2765%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![100kbni Portable Buddhist shrine with offering vessels. Myanmar, 1850-1870 [1280x1587].jpg](100kbni%20Portable%20Buddhist%20shrine%20with%20offering%20vessels.%20Myanmar%2C%201850-1870%20%5B1280x1587%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10n24dd Nayarit Culture house model. Ceramic from Mexico. 100 BCE-200 CE. [1084x1200].jpg](10n24dd%20Nayarit%20Culture%20house%20model.%20Ceramic%20from%20Mexico.%20100%20BCE-200%20CE.%20%5B1084x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10phvmr Ceramic bowl with rattle possibly from Cholula. Mixteca-Puebla Style, 900-1519 CE, Cleveland Museum of Art [1340x1276].jpg](10phvmr%20Ceramic%20bowl%20with%20rattle%20possibly%20from%20Cholula.%20Mixteca-Puebla%20Style%2C%20900-1519%20CE%2C%20Cleveland%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B1340x1276%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fl6q2 Cylinder vase with a drinking and smoking scene, from the Waka-El Peru area in Guatemala, 650-800 CE, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [1000x1501].jpg](10fl6q2%20Cylinder%20vase%20with%20a%20drinking%20and%20smoking%20scene%2C%20from%20the%20Waka-El%20Peru%20area%20in%20Guatemala%2C%20650-800%20CE%2C%20Museum%20of%20Fine%20Arts%2C%20Boston%20%5B1000x1501%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11oj2c9 Archaeological workers excavating plaster casts of victims of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii, Italy, May 1, 1961 [815x731].jpg](11oj2c9%20Archaeological%20workers%20excavating%20plaster%20casts%20of%20victims%20of%20the%20eruption%20of%20Mt.%20Vesuvius%20in%20Pompeii%2C%20Italy%2C%20May%201%2C%201961%20%5B815x731%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10l1fib Ancient Greek_Roman Coin With Toy Breed Of Dog On It [1000x1020].png](10l1fib%20Ancient%20Greek_Roman%20Coin%20With%20Toy%20Breed%20Of%20Dog%20On%20It%20%5B1000x1020%5D.png){kind=link}
![11hz605 Grecian head in Munich, Germany [1536x2048] [OC].jpg](11hz605%20Grecian%20head%20in%20Munich%2C%20Germany%20%5B1536x2048%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10i7e8d House of the Turtles located in Uxmal, Yucatan. Its modern name references the turtles on the upper cornice. Maya, 900-1000 CE. [1500x922].jpg](10i7e8d%20House%20of%20the%20Turtles%20located%20in%20Uxmal%2C%20Yucatan.%20Its%20modern%20name%20references%20the%20turtles%20on%20the%20upper%20cornice.%20Maya%2C%20900-1000%20CE.%20%5B1500x922%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z5zd8 A woman's kimono with embroidered flowers. Japan, Edo period, 18th century [930x1299].jpg](10z5zd8%20A%20woman%27s%20kimono%20with%20embroidered%20flowers.%20Japan%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B930x1299%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11sq1qi Sculpture of a mountain god. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century [1440x1218].jpg](11sq1qi%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20mountain%20god.%20Japan%2C%20Kamakura%20period%2C%2014th%20century%20%5B1440x1218%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10a2tmt Badge of the Order of the Lion and Sun, Qajar Persia, ca. 1840–60 [1367 x 1248].jpg](10a2tmt%20Badge%20of%20the%20Order%20of%20the%20Lion%20and%20Sun%2C%20Qajar%20Persia%2C%20ca.%201840%E2%80%9360%20%5B1367%20x%201248%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112ejqe Jaina style figurine of a Maya dignitary. From Campeche, Mexico. 600-800 CE, Princeton University Art Museum. [1374x2000].jpg](112ejqe%20Jaina%20style%20figurine%20of%20a%20Maya%20dignitary.%20From%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20600-800%20CE%2C%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum.%20%5B1374x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114ieul Terracotta figure of Aphrodite within a cockle-shell; base removed as of modern. Western Greek. Dated: 2ndC BC. Probably made in: Ruvo, Puglia, Bari province, Italy. British Museum. [2500x1697].jpg](114ieul%20Terracotta%20figure%20of%20Aphrodite%20within%20a%20cockle-shell%3B%20base%20removed%20as%20of%20modern.%20Western%20Greek.%20Dated%3A%202ndC%20BC.%20Probably%20made%20in%3A%20Ruvo%2C%20Puglia%2C%20Bari%20province%2C%20Italy.%20British%20Museum.%20%5B2500x1697%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118uasj Colossal marble bust of Zeus. Roman. 130-150 (circa). From Hadrian's Villa (Tivoli), Italy, Lazio. British Museum. [2104x2500].jpg](118uasj%20Colossal%20marble%20bust%20of%20Zeus.%20Roman.%20130-150%20%28circa%29.%20From%20Hadrian%27s%20Villa%20%28Tivoli%29%2C%20Italy%2C%20Lazio.%20British%20Museum.%20%5B2104x2500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![108mbxf In the vicinity of Hadrian's Wall, a preserved stone game board was found, which was used by soldiers during their military service. [1200x900].jpg](108mbxf%20In%20the%20vicinity%20of%20Hadrian%27s%20Wall%2C%20a%20preserved%20stone%20game%20board%20was%20found%2C%20which%20was%20used%20by%20soldiers%20during%20their%20military%20service.%20%5B1200x900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111v58v Headband with Heads of Gazelles and a Stag Between Stars or Flowers. Second Intermediate Period. (ca. 1648–1540 B.C.) Gold. Possibly from Eastern Delta. [4000x1848].jpg](111v58v%20Headband%20with%20Heads%20of%20Gazelles%20and%20a%20Stag%20Between%20Stars%20or%20Flowers.%20Second%20Intermediate%20Period.%20%28ca.%201648%E2%80%931540%20B.C.%29%20Gold.%20Possibly%20from%20Eastern%20Delta.%20%5B4000x1848%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114d3tl Carving of a Dutchman. Japan, around 1800 [1600x2440].jpg](114d3tl%20Carving%20of%20a%20Dutchman.%20Japan%2C%20around%201800%20%5B1600x2440%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105piis Altarpiece by René Lalique at the Saint-Matthieu church, in the parish of Saint-Laurent, in Jersey. [1620x1080].jpg](105piis%20Altarpiece%20by%20Ren%C3%A9%20Lalique%20at%20the%20Saint-Matthieu%20church%2C%20in%20the%20parish%20of%20Saint-Laurent%2C%20in%20Jersey.%20%5B1620x1080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11jptw2 Base of a Roman bowl with two figures painted on it. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE; the artifact is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1200x1206].jpg](11jptw2%20Base%20of%20a%20Roman%20bowl%20with%20two%20figures%20painted%20on%20it.%20Object%20dated%20to%20the%203rd-4th%20century%20CE%3B%20the%20artifact%20is%20on%20display%20at%20The%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20in%20New%20York.%20%5B1200x1206%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10i1o9m Simian sculpture on Copan’s Temple 11 in Honduras, possibly representing a howler monkey god. Maya, 600-900 CE [800x1067].jpg](10i1o9m%20Simian%20sculpture%20on%20Copan%E2%80%99s%20Temple%2011%20in%20Honduras%2C%20possibly%20representing%20a%20howler%20monkey%20god.%20Maya%2C%20600-900%20CE%20%5B800x1067%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1062yso A Teotihuacano mirror from central Mexico. 500-600 CE. Art institute of Chicago [1686x1668].jpg](1062yso%20A%20Teotihuacano%20mirror%20from%20central%20Mexico.%20500-600%20CE.%20Art%20institute%20of%20Chicago%20%5B1686x1668%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10i7t5f Gold kris (dagger) handle in the shape of a demon. Java, Indonesia, 15th century [1370x1600].jpg](10i7t5f%20Gold%20kris%20%28dagger%29%20handle%20in%20the%20shape%20of%20a%20demon.%20Java%2C%20Indonesia%2C%2015th%20century%20%5B1370x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mflt2 Wall painting with a seaside villa, Stabiae, mid 1st century A.D., pigment on plaster, 11 3_16 x 19 11_16 in. [965x605].jpg](11mflt2%20Wall%20painting%20with%20a%20seaside%20villa%2C%20Stabiae%2C%20mid%201st%20century%20A.D.%2C%20pigment%20on%20plaster%2C%2011%203_16%20x%2019%2011_16%20in.%20%5B965x605%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113w5ir More than 300 painted honor guard figurines found in the tomb of the imperial prince Zhu Shuang (1356-1395 CE). Ming dynasty, now housed at the Shaanxi History Museum in China [1080x1865].jpg](113w5ir%20More%20than%20300%20painted%20honor%20guard%20figurines%20found%20in%20the%20tomb%20of%20the%20imperial%20prince%20Zhu%20Shuang%20%281356-1395%20CE%29.%20Ming%20dynasty%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Shaanxi%20History%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B1080x1865%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![116w9dr Hanging lamp, with dragon figure [brass]. Herculaneum, 4th-5th c. CE. British museum, nr. 1897,0820.1 [1554 x 2500].jpg](116w9dr%20Hanging%20lamp%2C%20with%20dragon%20figure%20%5Bbrass%5D.%20Herculaneum%2C%204th-5th%20c.%20CE.%20British%20museum%2C%20nr.%201897%2C0820.1%20%5B1554%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11na88c A painted terracotta beaker with ibex motifs. From Susa in Iran, 4200–3500 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [816x1500].jpg](11na88c%20A%20painted%20terracotta%20beaker%20with%20ibex%20motifs.%20From%20Susa%20in%20Iran%2C%204200%E2%80%933500%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Louvre%20Museum%20%5B816x1500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bvcbm Silk badge of the Order of the Dragon, created around 1430. It is the only known badge of the Order that still exists today. [1400 x 1050].jpg](10bvcbm%20Silk%20badge%20of%20the%20Order%20of%20the%20Dragon%2C%20created%20around%201430.%20It%20is%20the%20only%20known%20badge%20of%20the%20Order%20that%20still%20exists%20today.%20%5B1400%20x%201050%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qiv22 Collector’s cabinet with miniature apothecary, 1730. The cabinet houses many small pots and bottles containing simplicia, or medicinal ingredients. [1440x1920].jpg](11qiv22%20Collector%E2%80%99s%20cabinet%20with%20miniature%20apothecary%2C%201730.%20The%20cabinet%20houses%20many%20small%20pots%20and%20bottles%20containing%20simplicia%2C%20or%20medicinal%20ingredients.%20%5B1440x1920%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11iq621 Great bathtub of Emperor Nero, made of porphyry. The object was originally located in Nero’s palace (Domus Aurea); it is now in the Vatican museums in Rome. [1200x996].jpg](11iq621%20Great%20bathtub%20of%20Emperor%20Nero%2C%20made%20of%20porphyry.%20The%20object%20was%20originally%20located%20in%20Nero%E2%80%99s%20palace%20%28Domus%20Aurea%29%3B%20it%20is%20now%20in%20the%20Vatican%20museums%20in%20Rome.%20%5B1200x996%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11eo6u5 Red vase. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795 [1060x1555].jpg](11eo6u5%20Red%20vase.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201736-1795%20%5B1060x1555%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11kxlan Bronze elephant bell. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 9th-10th century AD [789x1110].jpg](11kxlan%20Bronze%20elephant%20bell.%20Cambodia%2C%20Khmer%20Empire%2C%209th-10th%20century%20AD%20%5B789x1110%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![110csyf A 1,800-year-old sanctuary of the god Mithras has been discovered in Spain. The discovery was made during excavations at a Roman villa (the so-called Villa del Mitra) in Cabra, southern Spain. [1200x951].jpg](110csyf%20A%201%2C800-year-old%20sanctuary%20of%20the%20god%20Mithras%20has%20been%20discovered%20in%20Spain.%20The%20discovery%20was%20made%20during%20excavations%20at%20a%20Roman%20villa%20%28the%20so-called%20Villa%20del%20Mitra%29%20in%20Cabra%2C%20southern%20Spain.%20%5B1200x951%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cw0dy Temple of Taffeh. Once standing in Taffeh, Egypt, since the time of Augustus [25 BCE - 14 CE]. Then gifted by Egypt to the Netherlands, for the participation in the archaeological rescue mi.jpg](10cw0dy%20Temple%20of%20Taffeh.%20Once%20standing%20in%20Taffeh%2C%20Egypt%2C%20since%20the%20time%20of%20Augustus%20%5B25%20BCE%20-%2014%20CE%5D.%20Then%20gifted%20by%20Egypt%20to%20the%20Netherlands%2C%20for%20the%20participation%20in%20the%20archaeological%20rescue%20mi.jpg){kind=link}
![11eo7kd Blade with engraved scabbard. Albania, 1797 [1048x1541].jpg](11eo7kd%20Blade%20with%20engraved%20scabbard.%20Albania%2C%201797%20%5B1048x1541%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102pi4x Jadeite duck-billed pendant. Olmec, 900-300 BCE, Dumbarton Oaks Museum [1684x2066].jpg](102pi4x%20Jadeite%20duck-billed%20pendant.%20Olmec%2C%20900-300%20BCE%2C%20Dumbarton%20Oaks%20Museum%20%5B1684x2066%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10v3tl7 A 3,800-year-old relief of a skeletal anthropomorphic being at the archaeological site of Vichama (1800-1200 BCE) in Peru [800x1200].jpg](10v3tl7%20A%203%2C800-year-old%20relief%20of%20a%20skeletal%20anthropomorphic%20being%20at%20the%20archaeological%20site%20of%20Vichama%20%281800-1200%20BCE%29%20in%20Peru%20%5B800x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10b0xgn Lithography showing the eruption of the Krakatoa (Indonesia) in 1883, (1888) one of the most powerful eruption lived by mankind [800x1018].jpg](10b0xgn%20Lithography%20showing%20the%20eruption%20of%20the%20Krakatoa%20%28Indonesia%29%20in%201883%2C%20%281888%29%20one%20of%20the%20most%20powerful%20eruption%20lived%20by%20mankind%20%5B800x1018%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11e1o8z A Neo-Assyrian limestone head of Pazuzu, King of wind demons, c. 8th-7th Century B.C. [1249 x 1129].jpg](11e1o8z%20A%20Neo-Assyrian%20limestone%20head%20of%20Pazuzu%2C%20King%20of%20wind%20demons%2C%20c.%208th-7th%20Century%20B.C.%20%5B1249%20x%201129%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11nqc58 Gold snake ring. Roman, 1st c AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](11nqc58%20Gold%20snake%20ring.%20Roman%2C%201st%20c%20AD.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ffqcr Kneeling lord with incised toad on his head, 900–500 BCE, Olmec style, Stone with red pigment [1339x2000].jpg](11ffqcr%20Kneeling%20lord%20with%20incised%20toad%20on%20his%20head%2C%20900%E2%80%93500%20BCE%2C%20Olmec%20style%2C%20Stone%20with%20red%20pigment%20%5B1339x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10c1psh Obese figure, Olmec ceramic, 1200-900 BCE, Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1322].jpg](10c1psh%20Obese%20figure%2C%20Olmec%20ceramic%2C%201200-900%20BCE%2C%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum%20%5B2000x1322%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11kxtyl In Georgia, on the site of the former Roman fort (castellum) in Apsarus, excavations have been carried out since 2014. Recently, traces of an ancient vineyard have been discovered. [1200x787].jpg](11kxtyl%20In%20Georgia%2C%20on%20the%20site%20of%20the%20former%20Roman%20fort%20%28castellum%29%20in%20Apsarus%2C%20excavations%20have%20been%20carried%20out%20since%202014.%20Recently%2C%20traces%20of%20an%20ancient%20vineyard%20have%20been%20discovered.%20%5B1200x787%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114vupn Scroll depicting a couple making love in various positions, by Keisai Eisen. Japan, Edo period, early 1800s [1900x1165].jpg](114vupn%20Scroll%20depicting%20a%20couple%20making%20love%20in%20various%20positions%2C%20by%20Keisai%20Eisen.%20Japan%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%20early%201800s%20%5B1900x1165%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10psedr Various Roman or barbarian finds from Belgrade. Dated to I-VI century CE. The objects are brooches. Those can be seen at the City Museum in Belgrade (Serbia). [1200x1794].jpg](10psedr%20Various%20Roman%20or%20barbarian%20finds%20from%20Belgrade.%20Dated%20to%20I-VI%20century%20CE.%20The%20objects%20are%20brooches.%20Those%20can%20be%20seen%20at%20the%20City%20Museum%20in%20Belgrade%20%28Serbia%29.%20%5B1200x1794%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tzln9 The Walpole Cravat (C. 1690) by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721). Carved from a single piece of Limewood to imitate Venetian needlepoint lace. [1322 x 1552].jpg](10tzln9%20The%20Walpole%20Cravat%20%28C.%201690%29%20by%20Grinling%20Gibbons%20%281648-1721%29.%20Carved%20from%20a%20single%20piece%20of%20Limewood%20to%20imitate%20Venetian%20needlepoint%20lace.%20%5B1322%20x%201552%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10a5drf Ivory vesta case for holding matches, 19th century England [2048x1568].jpg](10a5drf%20Ivory%20vesta%20case%20for%20holding%20matches%2C%2019th%20century%20England%20%5B2048x1568%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![100jia9 Spouted ceramic rabbit effigy vessel. Veracruz, Mexico, Classic period, ca. 600-900 AD. Penn Museum collection [1600x1787].jpg](100jia9%20Spouted%20ceramic%20rabbit%20effigy%20vessel.%20Veracruz%2C%20Mexico%2C%20Classic%20period%2C%20ca.%20600-900%20AD.%20Penn%20Museum%20collection%20%5B1600x1787%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10sganp Smoking set decorated with masks of No theater. Japan, 18th - 19th c. CE. Walters Art Museum, nr. 73.81 [1800 x 1529].jpg](10sganp%20Smoking%20set%20decorated%20with%20masks%20of%20No%20theater.%20Japan%2C%2018th%20-%2019th%20c.%20CE.%20Walters%20Art%20Museum%2C%20nr.%2073.81%20%5B1800%20x%201529%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10uvx5s Aureus of Trajan, commemorating the construction of the Via Traiana, an upgrade to the Via Appia (112-113 A.D.), RIC II 266[2000 x 989].jpg](10uvx5s%20Aureus%20of%20Trajan%2C%20commemorating%20the%20construction%20of%20the%20Via%20Traiana%2C%20an%20upgrade%20to%20the%20Via%20Appia%20%28112-113%20A.D.%29%2C%20RIC%20II%20266%5B2000%20x%20989%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1066v3r Purse - pouch [aumônière]; meant to be carried on belt. France, 2nd q. 14th c. CE. Musee de Cluny, nr. Cl. 11787 [750 x 838].jpg](1066v3r%20Purse%20-%20pouch%20%5Baum%C3%B4ni%C3%A8re%5D%3B%20meant%20to%20be%20carried%20on%20belt.%20France%2C%202nd%20q.%2014th%20c.%20CE.%20Musee%20de%20Cluny%2C%20nr.%20Cl.%2011787%20%5B750%20x%20838%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109u14y Fragment of a Roman relief from Hadrian’s Mausoleum depicting Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is located in Glyptotek Ny Carlsberg in Copenhagen. [1200x1600].jpg](109u14y%20Fragment%20of%20a%20Roman%20relief%20from%20Hadrian%E2%80%99s%20Mausoleum%20depicting%20Emperor%20Marcus%20Aurelius.%20It%20is%20located%20in%20Glyptotek%20Ny%20Carlsberg%20in%20Copenhagen.%20%5B1200x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10by4oq Katar dagger, 17th century CE, Damascus steel with twisted Makara headed handle. Damascened in gold. Mehrangarh Fort Museum Jodhpur, India.[2048×1457].jpg](10by4oq%20Katar%20dagger%2C%2017th%20century%20CE%2C%20Damascus%20steel%20with%20twisted%20Makara%20headed%20handle.%20Damascened%20in%20gold.%20Mehrangarh%20Fort%20Museum%20Jodhpur%2C%20India.%5B2048%C3%971457%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![100ov85 Phenomenal level of the Scythian tattoo art on the mummy of the “Siberian Ice Maiden”, 500 BC [802 x 959].jpg](100ov85%20Phenomenal%20level%20of%20the%20Scythian%20tattoo%20art%20on%20the%20mummy%20of%20the%20%E2%80%9CSiberian%20Ice%20Maiden%E2%80%9D%2C%20500%20BC%20%5B802%20x%20959%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![110857j Jade eye covers for a dead body. China, Han dynasty, 1st century AD [1220x1800].jpg](110857j%20Jade%20eye%20covers%20for%20a%20dead%20body.%20China%2C%20Han%20dynasty%2C%201st%20century%20AD%20%5B1220x1800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10vb51a Maya incised travertine vase from Honduras. 600-800 CE. Princeton University Art Museum [2000x1366].jpg](10vb51a%20Maya%20incised%20travertine%20vase%20from%20Honduras.%20600-800%20CE.%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum%20%5B2000x1366%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10xxtci Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking) in the form of a dog head, made by Greek colonists in Apulia ca. 350–300 BCE. The cup depicts a running satyr. [2048 x 2048].jpg](10xxtci%20Terracotta%20rhyton%20%28vase%20for%20libations%20or%20drinking%29%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20dog%20head%2C%20made%20by%20Greek%20colonists%20in%20Apulia%20ca.%20350%E2%80%93300%20BCE.%20The%20cup%20depicts%20a%20running%20satyr.%20%5B2048%20x%202048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![108hbrf Olmec throne found in the site of Potrero Nuevo in Veracruz, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE [1173x989].jpg](108hbrf%20Olmec%20throne%20found%20in%20the%20site%20of%20Potrero%20Nuevo%20in%20Veracruz%2C%20Mexico.%201200-900%20BCE%20%5B1173x989%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11f3jkd Bronze building ornament, probably fitted over a wooden pillar. China, Qin dynasty, 3rd century BC [980x980].jpg](11f3jkd%20Bronze%20building%20ornament%2C%20probably%20fitted%20over%20a%20wooden%20pillar.%20China%2C%20Qin%20dynasty%2C%203rd%20century%20BC%20%5B980x980%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10smpj8 In the south of Egypt, in the town of Luxor, archaeologists found the remains of a Roman city. [1200x1203].jpg](10smpj8%20In%20the%20south%20of%20Egypt%2C%20in%20the%20town%20of%20Luxor%2C%20archaeologists%20found%20the%20remains%20of%20a%20Roman%20city.%20%5B1200x1203%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fpui1 “Rodney’s stone”, 8th century Pictish cross slab from Moray, Scotland. [974x1290].jpg](11fpui1%20%E2%80%9CRodney%E2%80%99s%20stone%E2%80%9D%2C%208th%20century%20Pictish%20cross%20slab%20from%20Moray%2C%20Scotland.%20%5B974x1290%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10vir7x Various diadems, necklaces, and other ornaments from Ur, Mesopotamia, c.2600 BCE [1523 x 2500].jpg](10vir7x%20Various%20diadems%2C%20necklaces%2C%20and%20other%20ornaments%20from%20Ur%2C%20Mesopotamia%2C%20c.2600%20BCE%20%5B1523%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11copa3 Massive swords of Hungarian origin dating back to the 14th century, now on display at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. The one in the middle (the biggest) is 270 cm long [2048x1366].jpg](11copa3%20Massive%20swords%20of%20Hungarian%20origin%20dating%20back%20to%20the%2014th%20century%2C%20now%20on%20display%20at%20the%20Topkapi%20Palace%20Museum%20in%20Istanbul.%20The%20one%20in%20the%20middle%20%28the%20biggest%29%20is%20270%20cm%20long%20%5B2048x1366%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yiix0 A tiger tattoo on the shoulder of a Scythian male mummy found in 1949 in the Altai Mountains of Siberia. 3rd century BCE, Russia [1306x1385].jpg](10yiix0%20A%20tiger%20tattoo%20on%20the%20shoulder%20of%20a%20Scythian%20male%20mummy%20found%20in%201949%20in%20the%20Altai%20Mountains%20of%20Siberia.%203rd%20century%20BCE%2C%20Russia%20%5B1306x1385%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zr5uk Mourning bloodletter, Hawai'i, 18th century [2500 x 1875].jpg](10zr5uk%20Mourning%20bloodletter%2C%20Hawai%27i%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B2500%20x%201875%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111wsl5 Terracotta bird mask. Mexico, Huastec civilization, 200-900 AD [1000x1040].jpg](111wsl5%20Terracotta%20bird%20mask.%20Mexico%2C%20Huastec%20civilization%2C%20200-900%20AD%20%5B1000x1040%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10p6nyg Reliquary bust of a female saint, made in Regensburg around 1300 [1920 x 2362].jpg](10p6nyg%20Reliquary%20bust%20of%20a%20female%20saint%2C%20made%20in%20Regensburg%20around%201300%20%5B1920%20x%202362%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10l7quw Moon Goddess Chang'e holding Jade Rabbit in "Chang’e Heading to the Moon" by Ming dynasty painter Tang Yin (1470–1524) [798x2115].jpg](10l7quw%20Moon%20Goddess%20Chang%27e%20holding%20Jade%20Rabbit%20in%20%22Chang%E2%80%99e%20Heading%20to%20the%20Moon%22%20by%20Ming%20dynasty%20painter%20Tang%20Yin%20%281470%E2%80%931524%29%20%5B798x2115%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mq56f Jade Plate with dragon pattern. Song to Liao dynasties (960-1279 CE). Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China [1558x1623].jpg](11mq56f%20Jade%20Plate%20with%20dragon%20pattern.%20Song%20to%20Liao%20dynasties%20%28960-1279%20CE%29.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Palace%20Museum%20in%20Beijing%2C%20China%20%5B1558x1623%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11mmyvp 3,000-year-old glass bottle with blue and yellow bands. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1336-1213 BC [1555x1888].jpg](11mmyvp%203%2C000-year-old%20glass%20bottle%20with%20blue%20and%20yellow%20bands.%20Egypt%2C%20New%20Kingdom%2C%201336-1213%20BC%20%5B1555x1888%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10s5qhn Building J in the Zapotec site of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico. The building functioned as a observatory temple. Circa 100 BCE [1600x1200].jpg](10s5qhn%20Building%20J%20in%20the%20Zapotec%20site%20of%20Monte%20Alban%20in%20Oaxaca%2C%20Mexico.%20The%20building%20functioned%20as%20a%20observatory%20temple.%20Circa%20100%20BCE%20%5B1600x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10couqy Knife with copper alloy handle & steel blade. 3rd c. CE ca - late Roman [N. France ?]. MetMuseum, nr. 17.192.253 [2344 x 1617].jpg](10couqy%20Knife%20with%20copper%20alloy%20handle%20%26%20steel%20blade.%203rd%20c.%20CE%20ca%20-%20late%20Roman%20%5BN.%20France%20%3F%5D.%20MetMuseum%2C%20nr.%2017.192.253%20%5B2344%20x%201617%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11daz16 2,500-year-old bronze dagger with ornate hilt and pommel. China, Spring and Autumn period, 770-481 BC [1200x1800].jpg](11daz16%202%2C500-year-old%20bronze%20dagger%20with%20ornate%20hilt%20and%20pommel.%20China%2C%20Spring%20and%20Autumn%20period%2C%20770-481%20BC%20%5B1200x1800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1184pee Plate with a lion. Bristol, England, around 1710 [880x868].jpg](1184pee%20Plate%20with%20a%20lion.%20Bristol%2C%20England%2C%20around%201710%20%5B880x868%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rxbp7 Olmec style baby figurine from Las Bocas, Mexico. 1000-500 BCE. Private collection [941x2458].jpg](10rxbp7%20Olmec%20style%20baby%20figurine%20from%20Las%20Bocas%2C%20Mexico.%201000-500%20BCE.%20Private%20collection%20%5B941x2458%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hz99t Various ways men's hair were braided and styled during the Qin Dynasty, as depicted by the terracotta warrior sculptures (210–209 BCE) [500x671].png](11hz99t%20Various%20ways%20men%27s%20hair%20were%20braided%20and%20styled%20during%20the%20Qin%20Dynasty%2C%20as%20depicted%20by%20the%20terracotta%20warrior%20sculptures%20%28210%E2%80%93209%20BCE%29%20%5B500x671%5D.png){kind=link}
![11f9r62 An engraved Bergmann pistol, model 1908, made by Pieper in Belgium. Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest [792x792].jpg](11f9r62%20An%20engraved%20Bergmann%20pistol%2C%20model%201908%2C%20made%20by%20Pieper%20in%20Belgium.%20Frank%20Brownell%20Museum%20of%20the%20Southwest%20%5B792x792%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![zzup5g Closed Burgonet, German or Polish, 17th c. Housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. H. 21 1_2 in. (54.6 cm); W. 11 15_16 in. (30.3 cm); D. 13 1_2 in. (34.3 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 13 oz. [3264x1465].jpg](zzup5g%20Closed%20Burgonet%2C%20German%20or%20Polish%2C%2017th%20c.%20Housed%20at%20The%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art.%20H.%2021%201_2%20in.%20%2854.6%20cm%29%3B%20W.%2011%2015_16%20in.%20%2830.3%20cm%29%3B%20D.%2013%201_2%20in.%20%2834.3%20cm%29%3B%20Wt.%208%20lb.%2013%20oz.%20%5B3264x1465%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_daCsxph_Fragments of a necklace made of animal teeth found inside a cave in Poland at the grave of a *****, dated 27 000 years ago. [1770x1016].jpg](imgur_daCsxph_Fragments%20of%20a%20necklace%20made%20of%20animal%20teeth%20found%20inside%20a%20cave%20in%20Poland%20at%20the%20grave%20of%20a%20*****%2C%20dated%2027%20000%20years%20ago.%20%5B1770x1016%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102p5iv Nordic Chair from 1250 [400x600].jpg](102p5iv%20Nordic%20Chair%20from%201250%20%5B400x600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11iuych A gold bar with mint marks, recovered from the Spanish treasure galleon "Nuestra Señora de Atocha" which sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 [1200x1600].jpg](11iuych%20A%20gold%20bar%20with%20mint%20marks%2C%20recovered%20from%20the%20Spanish%20treasure%20galleon%20%22Nuestra%20Se%C3%B1ora%20de%20Atocha%22%20which%20sank%20in%20a%20hurricane%20off%20the%20Florida%20Keys%20in%201622%20%5B1200x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gx56f The Haghpat Monastery, a 10th century masterpiece of Armenian architecture tucked away in the Debed Canyon of Northern Armenia [OC] [1800x1200].jpg](10gx56f%20The%20Haghpat%20Monastery%2C%20a%2010th%20century%20masterpiece%20of%20Armenian%20architecture%20tucked%20away%20in%20the%20Debed%20Canyon%20of%20Northern%20Armenia%20%5BOC%5D%20%5B1800x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cuquw Syrian – early 2nd millennium BCE (Middle Bronze Age) – Ancient Near East – solid cast bronze figurine of the goddess Anat served as votive offering. [1800x3381]. Walters Art Museum..jpg](11cuquw%20Syrian%20%E2%80%93%20early%202nd%20millennium%20BCE%20%28Middle%20Bronze%20Age%29%20%E2%80%93%20Ancient%20Near%20East%20%E2%80%93%20solid%20cast%20bronze%20figurine%20of%20the%20goddess%20Anat%20served%20as%20votive%20offering.%20%5B1800x3381%5D.%20Walters%20Art%20Museum..jpg){kind=link}
![116apf9 A stone sculpture of a man with an erect penis from the 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey [1516x1896].jpg](116apf9%20A%20stone%20sculpture%20of%20a%20man%20with%20an%20erect%20penis%20from%20the%2012%2C000-year-old%20G%C3%B6bekli%20Tepe%20in%20Turkey%20%5B1516x1896%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11a8zhh Zeus commanding the Harpies. Roman mosaic. No further details provided. [1133x938].jpg](11a8zhh%20Zeus%20commanding%20the%20Harpies.%20Roman%20mosaic.%20No%20further%20details%20provided.%20%5B1133x938%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hybs0 The world's oldest undeground station, Baker Street, England. 160 years apart [1412x1424].jpg](11hybs0%20The%20world%27s%20oldest%20undeground%20station%2C%20Baker%20Street%2C%20England.%20160%20years%20apart%20%5B1412x1424%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1035rrx The Governor’s Palace in the Maya site of Uxmal before having it’s facade restored. 900-1000 CE [1536x1180].jpg](1035rrx%20The%20Governor%E2%80%99s%20Palace%20in%20the%20Maya%20site%20of%20Uxmal%20before%20having%20it%E2%80%99s%20facade%20restored.%20900-1000%20CE%20%5B1536x1180%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10q6kno Earthenware Figurine of a Cat Playing a Harp, 1st Century CE, from Roman Egypt [1536 x 2048].jpg](10q6kno%20Earthenware%20Figurine%20of%20a%20Cat%20Playing%20a%20Harp%2C%201st%20Century%20CE%2C%20from%20Roman%20Egypt%20%5B1536%20x%202048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1068uxq Head of Medusa Cameo from Ancient Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Made from sardonyx, silver (in a mount of a later date). [1640x1640].jpg](1068uxq%20Head%20of%20Medusa%20Cameo%20from%20Ancient%20Rome%2C%202nd-3rd%20century%20AD.%20Made%20from%20sardonyx%2C%20silver%20%28in%20a%20mount%20of%20a%20later%20date%29.%20%5B1640x1640%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1027d9h Inscribed belt plaque made of jadeite. Maya, 300-400 CE, Dumbarton Oaks Museum[1632x2109].jpg](1027d9h%20Inscribed%20belt%20plaque%20made%20of%20jadeite.%20Maya%2C%20300-400%20CE%2C%20Dumbarton%20Oaks%20Museum%5B1632x2109%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11rzolq 4th cent BCE Celtic helmet of the fourth century BCE. Made of bronze, iron, enamel, and gold [1280x1005].jpg](11rzolq%204th%20cent%20BCE%20Celtic%20helmet%20of%20the%20fourth%20century%20BCE.%20Made%20of%20bronze%2C%20iron%2C%20enamel%2C%20and%20gold%20%5B1280x1005%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_bzq0Gnj_Jade mortuary mask of Mayan ruler K'inich Janaab' Pakal. Made circa 700 CE, restored in 2002. [1280x960].jpg](imgur_bzq0Gnj_Jade%20mortuary%20mask%20of%20Mayan%20ruler%20K%27inich%20Janaab%27%20Pakal.%20Made%20circa%20700%20CE%2C%20restored%20in%202002.%20%5B1280x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fqqn2 Lacquered wine flask. Japan, Muromachi period, 1392-1573 AD [1208x1840].jpg](11fqqn2%20Lacquered%20wine%20flask.%20Japan%2C%20Muromachi%20period%2C%201392-1573%20AD%20%5B1208x1840%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z67y5 Two forks with porcelain handles. China, Qing dynasty, 1662-1722 [1220x1800].jpg](10z67y5%20Two%20forks%20with%20porcelain%20handles.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201662-1722%20%5B1220x1800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1183zyt Double oil lamp holder in the shape of a goose's foot. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC [940x1000].jpg](1183zyt%20Double%20oil%20lamp%20holder%20in%20the%20shape%20of%20a%20goose%27s%20foot.%20China%2C%20Han%20dynasty%2C%202nd%20century%20BC%20%5B940x1000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10jhyvt Head of a king from the left portal of the abbey of Saint-Denis, Paris, France, c. 1137-1140 [1677 x 2400].jpg](10jhyvt%20Head%20of%20a%20king%20from%20the%20left%20portal%20of%20the%20abbey%20of%20Saint-Denis%2C%20Paris%2C%20France%2C%20c.%201137-1140%20%5B1677%20x%202400%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10wp4wf The umbrella is not an innovation of modern times. Already in ancient Greece and Rome umbrellas-like items were used. In Rome they were called umbraculum. [1200x1772].jpg](10wp4wf%20The%20umbrella%20is%20not%20an%20innovation%20of%20modern%20times.%20Already%20in%20ancient%20Greece%20and%20Rome%20umbrellas-like%20items%20were%20used.%20In%20Rome%20they%20were%20called%20umbraculum.%20%5B1200x1772%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1168u2v A 3200-year old attendance sheet found in Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Reasons for worker absence include "embalming brother", "brewing beer" and "bitten by scorpion" [1550x2000].jpg](1168u2v%20A%203200-year%20old%20attendance%20sheet%20found%20in%20Deir%20el-Medina%2C%20Egypt.%20Reasons%20for%20worker%20absence%20include%20%22embalming%20brother%22%2C%20%22brewing%20beer%22%20and%20%22bitten%20by%20scorpion%22%20%5B1550x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111ovfg The Roman recipe of a sweet toast [French-like], as included in Apicius [De re culinaria]; a roman cook-book dated more possibly in the 5th c. CE [info in comments]. From the Fulda manuscript [f.40v-41r] of the 9th c. CE.jpg](111ovfg%20The%20Roman%20recipe%20of%20a%20sweet%20toast%20%5BFrench-like%5D%2C%20as%20included%20in%20Apicius%20%5BDe%20re%20culinaria%5D%3B%20a%20roman%20cook-book%20dated%20more%20possibly%20in%20the%205th%20c.%20CE%20%5Binfo%20in%20comments%5D.%20From%20the%20Fulda%20manuscript%20%5Bf.40v-41r%5D%20of%20the%209th%20c.%20CE.jpg){kind=link}
![11u519w Aurelian Antoninianus from my personal collection [1125x1264].jpg](11u519w%20Aurelian%20Antoninianus%20from%20my%20personal%20collection%20%5B1125x1264%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ucs7d Miniature house for pet mice. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [1250x1294].jpg](10ucs7d%20Miniature%20house%20for%20pet%20mice.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1250x1294%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11v7n2j A Roman temple-theater complex rediscovered by chance on February 2000 in Monte San Nicola, Italy. Located on a tip of a mountain (about 450 m above sea level ), the complex dates back to the 4th century BCE [1440x1799].jpg](11v7n2j%20A%20Roman%20temple-theater%20complex%20rediscovered%20by%20chance%20on%20February%202000%20in%20Monte%20San%20Nicola%2C%20Italy.%20Located%20on%20a%20tip%20of%20a%20mountain%20%28about%20450%20m%20above%20sea%20level%20%29%2C%20the%20complex%20dates%20back%20to%20the%204th%20century%20BCE%20%5B1440x1799%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hyzf6 Sleeping Satyr at the Glyptothek Museum in Munich, Germany [1536x2038] [OC].jpg](11hyzf6%20Sleeping%20Satyr%20at%20the%20Glyptothek%20Museum%20in%20Munich%2C%20Germany%20%5B1536x2038%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11gcap6 Torcs from the 2nd Ipswich hoard, 75 BC, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. [2372x1382].jpg](11gcap6%20Torcs%20from%20the%202nd%20Ipswich%20hoard%2C%2075%20BC%2C%20Ipswich%2C%20Suffolk%2C%20England.%20%5B2372x1382%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11rbywx The cairn of Barnenez, a megalithic structure in western France dating to 4,800, roughly 2,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids [1280x960].jpg](11rbywx%20The%20cairn%20of%20Barnenez%2C%20a%20megalithic%20structure%20in%20western%20France%20dating%20to%204%2C800%2C%20roughly%202%2C000%20years%20before%20the%20Egyptian%20pyramids%20%5B1280x960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yf8vl 5,200-year-old carving of a silkworm chrysalis. China, Yangshao culture, 3200 BC [1250x1500].jpg](10yf8vl%205%2C200-year-old%20carving%20of%20a%20silkworm%20chrysalis.%20China%2C%20Yangshao%20culture%2C%203200%20BC%20%5B1250x1500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102gmw5 8th century Pictish brooch from from the St Ninian's Isle Treasure. [2048x1427].jpg](102gmw5%208th%20century%20Pictish%20brooch%20from%20from%20the%20St%20Ninian%27s%20Isle%20Treasure.%20%5B2048x1427%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11kxard A gilded and painted cartonnage mummy mask of a man. From Meir, Roman Period, ca. 30 BCE-395 CE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [1204x1965].jpg](11kxard%20A%20gilded%20and%20painted%20cartonnage%20mummy%20mask%20of%20a%20man.%20From%20Meir%2C%20Roman%20Period%2C%20ca.%2030%20BCE-395%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Egyptian%20Museum%20in%20Cairo%20%5B1204x1965%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![100kbgi Bronze sculpture depicting Marshal Gou of the Thunder Gate, the Daoist celestial of thunder. From a temple on the Wudang Mountains. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 [1310x2023].jpg](100kbgi%20Bronze%20sculpture%20depicting%20Marshal%20Gou%20of%20the%20Thunder%20Gate%2C%20the%20Daoist%20celestial%20of%20thunder.%20From%20a%20temple%20on%20the%20Wudang%20Mountains.%20China%2C%20Ming%20dynasty%2C%201368-1644%20%5B1310x2023%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fxs71 Suppiluliuma II was the last known king of the New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire, ruling c. 1207–1178 BC. His statue is being protected by the eartquake aftershocks in Hatay_Turkey [2266x1488].jpg](11fxs71%20Suppiluliuma%20II%20was%20the%20last%20known%20king%20of%20the%20New%20Kingdom%20of%20the%20Hittite%20Empire%2C%20ruling%20c.%201207%E2%80%931178%20BC.%20His%20statue%20is%20being%20protected%20by%20the%20eartquake%20aftershocks%20in%20Hatay_Turkey%20%5B2266x1488%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118unf1 Olmec Monument 19 from La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico. 900-400 BCE [1280x1632].jpg](118unf1%20Olmec%20Monument%2019%20from%20La%20Venta%2C%20Tabasco%2C%20Mexico.%20900-400%20BCE%20%5B1280x1632%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106k6da 9,000-year-old stone mask from Hebron Hills (Palestine), may have been worn by people as part of rituals surrounding ancestor worship [2048x1536].jpg](106k6da%209%2C000-year-old%20stone%20mask%20from%20Hebron%20Hills%20%28Palestine%29%2C%20may%20have%20been%20worn%20by%20people%20as%20part%20of%20rituals%20surrounding%20ancestor%20worship%20%5B2048x1536%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113xwp8 This Olmec style “ Transformation“ figurine (1200-400BCE) was found buried in a Maya tomb dating to 600-650 CE located in El Peru-Waka, Guatemala. [2783x2180].jpg](113xwp8%20This%20Olmec%20style%20%E2%80%9C%20Transformation%E2%80%9C%20figurine%20%281200-400BCE%29%20was%20found%20buried%20in%20a%20Maya%20tomb%20dating%20to%20600-650%20CE%20located%20in%20El%20Peru-Waka%2C%20Guatemala.%20%5B2783x2180%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111zk60 An old photo showing a 4000-year-old Sumerian classroom in Iraq [1427x1039].jpg](111zk60%20An%20old%20photo%20showing%20a%204000-year-old%20Sumerian%20classroom%20in%20Iraq%20%5B1427x1039%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qk3hf Henry VIII (1491-1547) when a ***** boy (?) c. 1498. By Guido Mazzoni. Painted and gilded terracotta [375x500].jpg](10qk3hf%20Henry%20VIII%20%281491-1547%29%20when%20a%20*****%20boy%20%28%3F%29%20c.%201498.%20By%20Guido%20Mazzoni.%20Painted%20and%20gilded%20terracotta%20%5B375x500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118prcq A dark crystal ball encased in gold, from the probable burial of the Merovingian Queen Wisigard, who died c.540 [600x600].png](118prcq%20A%20dark%20crystal%20ball%20encased%20in%20gold%2C%20from%20the%20probable%20burial%20of%20the%20Merovingian%20Queen%20Wisigard%2C%20who%20died%20c.540%20%5B600x600%5D.png){kind=link}
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![11plk21 Shiva in the 'anandatandava' position as Lord of Dance, Circa 1100AD, [3024x4032].jpg](11plk21%20Shiva%20in%20the%20%27anandatandava%27%20position%20as%20Lord%20of%20Dance%2C%20Circa%201100AD%2C%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
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![106ur8w The sarcophagus lid belonging to the tomb of K’inich Janaab Pakal of Palenque, located inside the Temple of Inscriptions. late 7th century CE, Maya [1144x1600].jpg](106ur8w%20The%20sarcophagus%20lid%20belonging%20to%20the%20tomb%20of%20K%E2%80%99inich%20Janaab%20Pakal%20of%20Palenque%2C%20located%20inside%20the%20Temple%20of%20Inscriptions.%20late%207th%20century%20CE%2C%20Maya%20%5B1144x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10q7x4x A wool embroidered pillow, unearthed from the Yingpan cemetery in Xinjiang, China. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Bazhou Museum in Xinjiang [1627x1080].jpg](10q7x4x%20A%20wool%20embroidered%20pillow%2C%20unearthed%20from%20the%20Yingpan%20cemetery%20in%20Xinjiang%2C%20China.%203rd-4th%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Bazhou%20Museum%20in%20Xinjiang%20%5B1627x1080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cm1bb Fountain jet in the form of a doe. Engraved and gilded bronze. Second half of the 10th century (Córdoba, Spain) [2094x2686].jpg](10cm1bb%20Fountain%20jet%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20doe.%20Engraved%20and%20gilded%20bronze.%20Second%20half%20of%20the%2010th%20century%20%28C%C3%B3rdoba%2C%20Spain%29%20%5B2094x2686%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11fmfjh The highly ornamented stone facade of the entrance of the İnce Minareli Medrese in Konya, Turkey. 1265-1279 CE, Seljuk architecture [976x1200].jpg](11fmfjh%20The%20highly%20ornamented%20stone%20facade%20of%20the%20entrance%20of%20the%20%C4%B0nce%20Minareli%20Medrese%20in%20Konya%2C%20Turkey.%201265-1279%20CE%2C%20Seljuk%20architecture%20%5B976x1200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10r5kms Olmec head number 9 from San Lorenzo, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE, Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa. [1416x2669].jpg](10r5kms%20Olmec%20head%20number%209%20from%20San%20Lorenzo%2C%20Mexico.%201200-900%20BCE%2C%20Museo%20de%20Antropologia%20de%20Xalapa.%20%5B1416x2669%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11oavhm Sculpture of Buddha with body halo, missing forehead jewel. China, Northern Wei dynasty, 4th-5th century AD [2240x3213].jpg](11oavhm%20Sculpture%20of%20Buddha%20with%20body%20halo%2C%20missing%20forehead%20jewel.%20China%2C%20Northern%20Wei%20dynasty%2C%204th-5th%20century%20AD%20%5B2240x3213%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11v6ec5 Door Knocker at Castle Hohenzollern near Sigmaringen, Germany [1024x768].jpg](11v6ec5%20Door%20Knocker%20at%20Castle%20Hohenzollern%20near%20Sigmaringen%2C%20Germany%20%5B1024x768%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11uvxxn Griffins on Scythian silver amphora, 4th c B.C. [1881 x 982].jpg](11uvxxn%20Griffins%20on%20Scythian%20silver%20amphora%2C%204th%20c%20B.C.%20%5B1881%20x%20982%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1069y87 Ruins of the palace of Vakataka King Pravarasena II (r. 420 - 455 CE) at Mansar, India [680x449].png](1069y87%20Ruins%20of%20the%20palace%20of%20Vakataka%20King%20Pravarasena%20II%20%28r.%20420%20-%20455%20CE%29%20at%20Mansar%2C%20India%20%5B680x449%5D.png){kind=link}
![11pjvjt Ceramic tomb guardian figure. China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [1077x919].jpg](11pjvjt%20Ceramic%20tomb%20guardian%20figure.%20China%2C%20Tang%20dynasty%2C%20618-907%20AD%20%5B1077x919%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11t6txg Shaving set; Netherlands - 1700-1730 CE. Constituted by 6 straight razors, mirror, comb, sharpener, scissors. Victoria & Albert museum, nr. 192:1-1881 [2500 x 1979].jpg](11t6txg%20Shaving%20set%3B%20Netherlands%20-%201700-1730%20CE.%20Constituted%20by%206%20straight%20razors%2C%20mirror%2C%20comb%2C%20sharpener%2C%20scissors.%20Victoria%20%26%20Albert%20museum%2C%20nr.%20192%3A1-1881%20%5B2500%20x%201979%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fuzrm 17th century Cửu Phẩm Liên Hoa in Bút Tháp temple in Bắc Ninh province of Vietnam. It's basically a small pagoda that can rotate [534 x 800].jpg](10fuzrm%2017th%20century%20C%E1%BB%ADu%20Ph%E1%BA%A9m%20Li%C3%AAn%20Hoa%20in%20B%C3%BAt%20Th%C3%A1p%20temple%20in%20B%E1%BA%AFc%20Ninh%20province%20of%20Vietnam.%20It%27s%20basically%20a%20small%20pagoda%20that%20can%20rotate%20%5B534%20x%20800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10mv3cy Temple of the Masks facade made up of stucco “masks”. The structure was built in the early classic (250-600 CE). Located in the Maya site of Kohunlich in Quintana Roo, Mexico [1652x2057].jpg](10mv3cy%20Temple%20of%20the%20Masks%20facade%20made%20up%20of%20stucco%20%E2%80%9Cmasks%E2%80%9D.%20The%20structure%20was%20built%20in%20the%20early%20classic%20%28250-600%20CE%29.%20Located%20in%20the%20Maya%20site%20of%20Kohunlich%20in%20Quintana%20Roo%2C%20Mexico%20%5B1652x2057%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11myuvq Winnie The Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger • original stuffed animals • 1921 [1929x2411].jpg](11myuvq%20Winnie%20The%20Pooh%2C%20Eeyore%2C%20Piglet%2C%20Kanga%20and%20Tigger%20%E2%80%A2%20original%20stuffed%20animals%20%E2%80%A2%201921%20%5B1929x2411%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10jogxy Hand carved griffin, in my parents house, 1892, Indianapolis, Indiana [1518 × 2270].jpg](10jogxy%20Hand%20carved%20griffin%2C%20in%20my%20parents%20house%2C%201892%2C%20Indianapolis%2C%20Indiana%20%5B1518%20%C3%97%202270%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10da9in Lacquered box shaped like a deer. Thailand, Kingdom of Lan Na, 17th century [2000x1690].jpg](10da9in%20Lacquered%20box%20shaped%20like%20a%20deer.%20Thailand%2C%20Kingdom%20of%20Lan%20Na%2C%2017th%20century%20%5B2000x1690%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11y9za0 Bronze short sword with spiral gold hilt. China, Spring and Autumn period, 771-476 BC [840x1180].jpg](11y9za0%20Bronze%20short%20sword%20with%20spiral%20gold%20hilt.%20China%2C%20Spring%20and%20Autumn%20period%2C%20771-476%20BC%20%5B840x1180%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yies7 Quartz sandstone sculptures from the Mesolithic archaeological site of Lepenski Vir in Serbia. 6300-5900 BCE, now housed at the Lepenski Vir Museum [2048x1518].jpg](10yies7%20Quartz%20sandstone%20sculptures%20from%20the%20Mesolithic%20archaeological%20site%20of%20Lepenski%20Vir%20in%20Serbia.%206300-5900%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Lepenski%20Vir%20Museum%20%5B2048x1518%5D.jpg){kind=link}
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![10uggsv This gold leaf-adorned painting [1415x1416] by Gustav Klimt (1907) is one of the most famous Art Nouveau works for its use of gold, oil, and mosaic.jpg](10uggsv%20This%20gold%20leaf-adorned%20painting%20%5B1415x1416%5D%20by%20Gustav%20Klimt%20%281907%29%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20famous%20Art%20Nouveau%20works%20for%20its%20use%20of%20gold%2C%20oil%2C%20and%20mosaic.jpg){kind=link}
![11v8igp Small humanoid figurine. Japan, late Jōmon period, 5th-3rd century BC [1680x2250].jpg](11v8igp%20Small%20humanoid%20figurine.%20Japan%2C%20late%20J%C5%8Dmon%20period%2C%205th-3rd%20century%20BC%20%5B1680x2250%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10c4puo A Restored 19th century 8 day longcase movement [OC][2131x2665].jpg](10c4puo%20A%20Restored%2019th%20century%208%20day%20longcase%20movement%20%5BOC%5D%5B2131x2665%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114r9fi Arms on display at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India. Helmet, Axe and Katar damascened in gold.[900×979].jpg](114r9fi%20Arms%20on%20display%20at%20Mehrangarh%20Fort%2C%20Jodhpur%2C%20India.%20Helmet%2C%20Axe%20and%20Katar%20damascened%20in%20gold.%5B900%C3%97979%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![104syho Silver cup with floral patterns. China, Tang dynasty, 7th century AD [2354x2034].jpg](104syho%20Silver%20cup%20with%20floral%20patterns.%20China%2C%20Tang%20dynasty%2C%207th%20century%20AD%20%5B2354x2034%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wi58g Footed dish with snowflakes. Japanese, early 18th c. Porcelain with underglaze blue and celadon glaze (HIzen ware, Nabeshima type). Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [500x566].png](11wi58g%20Footed%20dish%20with%20snowflakes.%20Japanese%2C%20early%2018th%20c.%20Porcelain%20with%20underglaze%20blue%20and%20celadon%20glaze%20%28HIzen%20ware%2C%20Nabeshima%20type%29.%20Nelson-Atkins%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B500x566%5D.png){kind=link}
![10wm1tv A shield-shaped decorated bronze mirror from a 4th century burial mound, Nara, Japan [1408 × 2000].jpg](10wm1tv%20A%20shield-shaped%20decorated%20bronze%20mirror%20from%20a%204th%20century%20burial%20mound%2C%20Nara%2C%20Japan%20%5B1408%20%C3%97%202000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10j3hsg Sculpture of a standing bodhisattva. Gandhara, Pakistan_Afghanistan, 3rd century AD [1200x1872].jpg](10j3hsg%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20standing%20bodhisattva.%20Gandhara%2C%20Pakistan_Afghanistan%2C%203rd%20century%20AD%20%5B1200x1872%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10r69wj Head of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), co-patron of Rome, Italy and Europe, Doctor of the Church. [1863x2690].jpg](10r69wj%20Head%20of%20St.%20Catherine%20of%20Siena%20%281347-1380%29%2C%20co-patron%20of%20Rome%2C%20Italy%20and%20Europe%2C%20Doctor%20of%20the%20Church.%20%5B1863x2690%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gl4aj Roman Mosaic of Birds and Flowers, Antioch on Orontes (now Antakya, Turkey), Imperial Period, 200-250 CE. Discovered 1933. Louvre. [1500x990].jpg](10gl4aj%20Roman%20Mosaic%20of%20Birds%20and%20Flowers%2C%20Antioch%20on%20Orontes%20%28now%20Antakya%2C%20Turkey%29%2C%20Imperial%20Period%2C%20200-250%20CE.%20Discovered%201933.%20Louvre.%20%5B1500x990%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![116guqn Coiled rattlesnake figure, Aztec, 1325-1521 CE [2500 x 1986].jpg](116guqn%20Coiled%20rattlesnake%20figure%2C%20Aztec%2C%201325-1521%20CE%20%5B2500%20x%201986%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qdb03 15000 BCE The Shaft of the Dead Man cave painting in Lascaux cave France Featuring a disemboweled bison and a nearby man [1522x1191].jpg](11qdb03%2015000%20BCE%20The%20Shaft%20of%20the%20Dead%20Man%20cave%20painting%20in%20Lascaux%20cave%20France%20Featuring%20a%20disemboweled%20bison%20and%20a%20nearby%20man%20%5B1522x1191%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10usezw A window into the Tigran Honents church in Ani, former capital of Armenia and important stop along the Silk Roads [OC] [1170x1462].jpg](10usezw%20A%20window%20into%20the%20Tigran%20Honents%20church%20in%20Ani%2C%20former%20capital%20of%20Armenia%20and%20important%20stop%20along%20the%20Silk%20Roads%20%5BOC%5D%20%5B1170x1462%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11omrwy Idol of Rudra Shiva found near Kadile PapaHareshwar Temple, Nirmal, Telangana, India. Kakatiya dynasty dating to 12th century CE.[1440×960].jpg](11omrwy%20Idol%20of%20Rudra%20Shiva%20found%20near%20Kadile%20PapaHareshwar%20Temple%2C%20Nirmal%2C%20Telangana%2C%20India.%20Kakatiya%20dynasty%20dating%20to%2012th%20century%20CE.%5B1440%C3%97960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qcyli Coin dedicated To Adranus God Volcano And the Sacred Dog Ancient Greek[1200x1500].png](11qcyli%20Coin%20dedicated%20To%20Adranus%20God%20Volcano%20And%20the%20Sacred%20Dog%20Ancient%20Greek%5B1200x1500%5D.png){kind=link}
![10f8iqq A 6,500-6,000 year-old variscite necklace found in the tumulus of Tumiac in Brittany, France. Now housed at the Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de Vannes [1514x2481].jpg](10f8iqq%20A%206%2C500-6%2C000%20year-old%20variscite%20necklace%20found%20in%20the%20tumulus%20of%20Tumiac%20in%20Brittany%2C%20France.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Mus%C3%A9e%20d%27Histoire%20et%20d%27Arch%C3%A9ologie%20de%20Vannes%20%5B1514x2481%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![116p5sd Cylinder vessel depicting a mythic scene. Maya, El Zotz or vicinity, Peten, Guatemala. Late Classic, CE 650?800. Ceramic with polychrome slip, h. 21.5 cm., diam. 15.0 cm. [915x2960].jpg](116p5sd%20Cylinder%20vessel%20depicting%20a%20mythic%20scene.%20Maya%2C%20El%20Zotz%20or%20vicinity%2C%20Peten%2C%20Guatemala.%20Late%20Classic%2C%20CE%20650%3F800.%20Ceramic%20with%20polychrome%20slip%2C%20h.%2021.5%20cm.%2C%20diam.%2015.0%20cm.%20%5B915x2960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_tbQiNJy_Leg stocks for the Dutch slave trade, 1600-1800 [921 x 599].png](imgur_tbQiNJy_Leg%20stocks%20for%20the%20Dutch%20slave%20trade%2C%201600-1800%20%5B921%20x%20599%5D.png){kind=link}
![10u9ubh A page from the Lindisfarne Gospels 715-720, England. [1797x1266].jpg](10u9ubh%20A%20page%20from%20the%20Lindisfarne%20Gospels%20715-720%2C%20England.%20%5B1797x1266%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cn1zd This Lektra Laboritories Series 160 machine was used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s for electroshock.[1200x916].jpg](11cn1zd%20This%20Lektra%20Laboritories%20Series%20160%20machine%20was%20used%20at%20the%20Kingston%20Psychiatric%20Hospital%20in%20the%201970s%20for%20electroshock.%5B1200x916%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118nwl3 25,000 Year Old Statue - Venus of Willendorf [1862 x 2707].jpg](118nwl3%2025%2C000%20Year%20Old%20Statue%20-%20Venus%20of%20Willendorf%20%5B1862%20x%202707%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10pib3p Netsuke of an Ubume Ghost Carrying a Jizo Statue [1415 x 690].png](10pib3p%20Netsuke%20of%20an%20Ubume%20Ghost%20Carrying%20a%20Jizo%20Statue%20%5B1415%20x%20690%5D.png){kind=link}
![11z4t83 Gilt bronze sculpture of Virupa, master of tantric Buddhism. China, Ming dynasty, 1403-1424 [1650x2080].jpg](11z4t83%20Gilt%20bronze%20sculpture%20of%20Virupa%2C%20master%20of%20tantric%20Buddhism.%20China%2C%20Ming%20dynasty%2C%201403-1424%20%5B1650x2080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10a0els The Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, a pilgrimage site since the 7th century. It was partially destroyed in the 2015 earthquake and reconstructed using more than 60 pounds of gold [OC].jpg](10a0els%20The%20Boudhanath%20Stupa%20in%20Kathmandu%2C%20Nepal%2C%20a%20pilgrimage%20site%20since%20the%207th%20century.%20It%20was%20partially%20destroyed%20in%20the%202015%20earthquake%20and%20reconstructed%20using%20more%20than%2060%20pounds%20of%20gold%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10jfa11 [710x399] Ostrich Egg shells discovered in Tel Aviv, Israel dated to be 4500 - 7500 years old.png](10jfa11%20%5B710x399%5D%20Ostrich%20Egg%20shells%20discovered%20in%20Tel%20Aviv%2C%20Israel%20dated%20to%20be%204500%20-%207500%20years%20old.png){kind=link}
![10uid4l Greco-Buddhist panel depicting a drinking scene or ceremony, Gandhara, 1st to 2nd century. It may represent the wedding of Prince Siddhartha [2500 x 1169].jpg](10uid4l%20Greco-Buddhist%20panel%20depicting%20a%20drinking%20scene%20or%20ceremony%2C%20Gandhara%2C%201st%20to%202nd%20century.%20It%20may%20represent%20the%20wedding%20of%20Prince%20Siddhartha%20%5B2500%20x%201169%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wngdt Celtic gold ring, c. 4th–5th century BCE. [1200x937].jpg](11wngdt%20Celtic%20gold%20ring%2C%20c.%204th%E2%80%935th%20century%20BCE.%20%5B1200x937%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11c7ikv Karl Marx's letter to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (1865)[1298×2048].jpg](11c7ikv%20Karl%20Marx%27s%20letter%20to%20U.S.%20president%20Abraham%20Lincoln%20%281865%29%5B1298%C3%972048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112ajaa The Roman bar [thermopolium] in Ostia Antica, Italy [R I,II,5-7]. 3rd-4th c. CE. The L-shaped bar counter from outside & inside the room [2785 x 1000].jpg](112ajaa%20The%20Roman%20bar%20%5Bthermopolium%5D%20in%20Ostia%20Antica%2C%20Italy%20%5BR%20I%2CII%2C5-7%5D.%203rd-4th%20c.%20CE.%20The%20L-shaped%20bar%20counter%20from%20outside%20%26%20inside%20the%20room%20%5B2785%20x%201000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bkjnv Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain. A town built on a steep rock-cliff; documented since 12th c. CE [1920 x 1000].jpg](10bkjnv%20Castellfollit%20de%20la%20Roca%2C%20Catalonia%2C%20Spain.%20A%20town%20built%20on%20a%20steep%20rock-cliff%3B%20documented%20since%2012th%20c.%20CE%20%5B1920%20x%201000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106kxuz Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, depicting when the tsar Ivan the terrible killed his son out of rage. Ilia Répine, 1883-1885 [2023x1589].jpg](106kxuz%20Ivan%20the%20Terrible%20and%20His%20Son%20Ivan%2C%20depicting%20when%20the%20tsar%20Ivan%20the%20terrible%20killed%20his%20son%20out%20of%20rage.%20Ilia%20R%C3%A9pine%2C%201883-1885%20%5B2023x1589%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105qi4v Drinking vessel depicting Otherworldly Toad, Jaguar, and Serpent. From Campeche, Mexico. Maya, 650–800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art [1900x2100].jpg](105qi4v%20Drinking%20vessel%20depicting%20Otherworldly%20Toad%2C%20Jaguar%2C%20and%20Serpent.%20From%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20Maya%2C%20650%E2%80%93800%2C%20Los%20Angeles%20County%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B1900x2100%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rxp1l A wall painting from the Tomb of the Dancers in Thebes, Egypt. Ca. 1630-1540 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford [2048x1365].jpg](10rxp1l%20A%20wall%20painting%20from%20the%20Tomb%20of%20the%20Dancers%20in%20Thebes%2C%20Egypt.%20Ca.%201630-1540%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Ashmolean%20Museum%20in%20Oxford%20%5B2048x1365%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11blk58 An old photo showing an Early Dynastic period ring-drain at the Oval Temple in Khafaje, Iraq. The cap is missing, affording a view down inside the drain. C. 2900–2350 BCE [750x697].png](11blk58%20An%20old%20photo%20showing%20an%20Early%20Dynastic%20period%20ring-drain%20at%20the%20Oval%20Temple%20in%20Khafaje%2C%20Iraq.%20The%20cap%20is%20missing%2C%20affording%20a%20view%20down%20inside%20the%20drain.%20C.%202900%E2%80%932350%20BCE%20%5B750x697%5D.png){kind=link}
![11a0rrf "Dog Vessel", Comala Culture, Mexico, c.200 BCE to 500 CE [2100 x 1569].jpg](11a0rrf%20%22Dog%20Vessel%22%2C%20Comala%20Culture%2C%20Mexico%2C%20c.200%20BCE%20to%20500%20CE%20%5B2100%20x%201569%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11lljd7 Ivory carving of a man blowing bubbles, and two *****ren. Japan, 1870 [1177x1810].jpg](11lljd7%20Ivory%20carving%20of%20a%20man%20blowing%20bubbles%2C%20and%20two%20*****ren.%20Japan%2C%201870%20%5B1177x1810%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rubpr Samurai Armor of the Gusoku type, Japan, 18th century [1217 x 2100].jpg](10rubpr%20Samurai%20Armor%20of%20the%20Gusoku%20type%2C%20Japan%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B1217%20x%202100%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10kpkf1 Model of a garden, colored with blue kingfisher feathers. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [1000x1020].jpg](10kpkf1%20Model%20of%20a%20garden%2C%20colored%20with%20blue%20kingfisher%20feathers.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1000x1020%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10bstf9 Ambiguous Plaque, jade with traces of cinnabar. Found in Guerrero, Mexico. Olmec, 1000-500 BCE, Princeton University Art Museum [1734x2000].jpg](10bstf9%20Ambiguous%20Plaque%2C%20jade%20with%20traces%20of%20cinnabar.%20Found%20in%20Guerrero%2C%20Mexico.%20Olmec%2C%201000-500%20BCE%2C%20Princeton%20University%20Art%20Museum%20%5B1734x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![102j3zf The photo shows Roman pedestrian crossings in Pompeii – stone blocks arranged across the street. These are the prototypes of today’s “zebra crossing”. [1200x1600].jpg](102j3zf%20The%20photo%20shows%20Roman%20pedestrian%20crossings%20in%20Pompeii%20%E2%80%93%20stone%20blocks%20arranged%20across%20the%20street.%20These%20are%20the%20prototypes%20of%20today%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9Czebra%20crossing%E2%80%9D.%20%5B1200x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11p5nn8 Bronze helmet. China, Han dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD [2265x2880].jpg](11p5nn8%20Bronze%20helmet.%20China%2C%20Han%20dynasty%2C%20206%20BC-220%20AD%20%5B2265x2880%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113242e The Prickwillow skillet. A copper alloy Romano-British cooking-vessel, with the name Boduogenus inscribed on the handle. England, 2nd c. CE. British museum, nr. 1893,0618.14 [3450 x 1400].jpg](113242e%20The%20Prickwillow%20skillet.%20A%20copper%20alloy%20Romano-British%20cooking-vessel%2C%20with%20the%20name%20Boduogenus%20inscribed%20on%20the%20handle.%20England%2C%202nd%20c.%20CE.%20British%20museum%2C%20nr.%201893%2C0618.14%20%5B3450%20x%201400%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10hkyid Two gold earrings with floriated spangles. Leyte, Philippines, 10th-13th century [1083x1360].jpg](10hkyid%20Two%20gold%20earrings%20with%20floriated%20spangles.%20Leyte%2C%20Philippines%2C%2010th-13th%20century%20%5B1083x1360%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1095ja5 Perforated bone pendant with carved depiction of a stag from Cave of El Castillo, Cantabria, Spain. Late Magdalenian culture, ca. 10,000 BC. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid [2857x3809] .jpg](1095ja5%20Perforated%20bone%20pendant%20with%20carved%20depiction%20of%20a%20stag%20from%20Cave%20of%20El%20Castillo%2C%20Cantabria%2C%20Spain.%20Late%20Magdalenian%20culture%2C%20ca.%2010%2C000%20BC.%20Museo%20Arqueol%C3%B3gico%20Nacional%2C%20Madrid%20%5B2857x3809%5D%20.jpg){kind=link}
![10yg6l5 Model of Taitokuin Mausoleum (Commissioned 1910 at 1:10 Scale) The real mausoleum is dedicated to the second Tokugawa shogun, Hidetada, who died in 1632. [875x500].png](10yg6l5%20Model%20of%20Taitokuin%20Mausoleum%20%28Commissioned%201910%20at%201%3A10%20Scale%29%20The%20real%20mausoleum%20is%20dedicated%20to%20the%20second%20Tokugawa%20shogun%2C%20Hidetada%2C%20who%20died%20in%201632.%20%5B875x500%5D.png){kind=link}
![11tqg0l Samurai-Class Woman’s Summer Formal Outer Robe (Koshimaki), early 19th century [1530 X 2048].jpg](11tqg0l%20Samurai-Class%20Woman%E2%80%99s%20Summer%20Formal%20Outer%20Robe%20%28Koshimaki%29%2C%20early%2019th%20century%20%5B1530%20X%202048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10o7g83 Terracotta relief plaque with Phrixos being flown over the sea on the back of a ram. Melian Greek, ca. 450 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art [1998x1998].jpg](10o7g83%20Terracotta%20relief%20plaque%20with%20Phrixos%20being%20flown%20over%20the%20sea%20on%20the%20back%20of%20a%20ram.%20Melian%20Greek%2C%20ca.%20450%20BC.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B1998x1998%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115fwcr Cosmetic-vessel, tridacna shell, Phoenician, ca. 630BC-580BC [2500 x 2499].jpg](115fwcr%20Cosmetic-vessel%2C%20tridacna%20shell%2C%20Phoenician%2C%20ca.%20630BC-580BC%20%5B2500%20x%202499%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10oeerr Teotihuacán Mask (Middle Classic period, 300 - 550 A.D.) [800x1138].jpg](10oeerr%20Teotihuac%C3%A1n%20Mask%20%28Middle%20Classic%20period%2C%20300%20-%20550%20A.D.%29%20%5B800x1138%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![106d9us "The Sin", by the German genre painter and illustrator Heinrich Lossow, c.1880 CE [2116x3136].jpg](106d9us%20%22The%20Sin%22%2C%20by%20the%20German%20genre%20painter%20and%20illustrator%20Heinrich%20Lossow%2C%20c.1880%20CE%20%5B2116x3136%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tjwgg Remnants of “The Burnt Palace”, located in the Toltec capital of Tollan-Xicocotitlan(modern day Tula) in central Mexico. 700-1200 CE [2048x1356].jpg](10tjwgg%20Remnants%20of%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Burnt%20Palace%E2%80%9D%2C%20located%20in%20the%20Toltec%20capital%20of%20Tollan-Xicocotitlan%28modern%20day%20Tula%29%20in%20central%20Mexico.%20700-1200%20CE%20%5B2048x1356%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11xbuch Painted relief of a warrior with ox and phoenix, one of several stone panels from the warlord Wang Chuzhi's tomb. China, Five Dynasties, 922 AD [1350x1816].jpg](11xbuch%20Painted%20relief%20of%20a%20warrior%20with%20ox%20and%20phoenix%2C%20one%20of%20several%20stone%20panels%20from%20the%20warlord%20Wang%20Chuzhi%27s%20tomb.%20China%2C%20Five%20Dynasties%2C%20922%20AD%20%5B1350x1816%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11e3gjc Classic Veracruz terracotta sculpture from Zapotal, Veracruz, Mexico. 600-900 CE [1648x3056].jpg](11e3gjc%20Classic%20Veracruz%20terracotta%20sculpture%20from%20Zapotal%2C%20Veracruz%2C%20Mexico.%20600-900%20CE%20%5B1648x3056%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10l0n0f Painted wooden kero, or cup, in the form of a human head. Colonial or early Republican period, Peru. American Museum of Natural History collection [2859x4000] [OC].jpg](10l0n0f%20Painted%20wooden%20kero%2C%20or%20cup%2C%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20human%20head.%20Colonial%20or%20early%20Republican%20period%2C%20Peru.%20American%20Museum%20of%20Natural%20History%20collection%20%5B2859x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10oaxvy [520x625] Da Vinci's letter written to Duke of Milan for the position of an engineer.png](10oaxvy%20%5B520x625%5D%20Da%20Vinci%27s%20letter%20written%20to%20Duke%20of%20Milan%20for%20the%20position%20of%20an%20engineer.png){kind=link}
![107kxd1 Campaign uniform of an Austrian field marshal in Hungarian adjustments, owned by Emperor Franz Joseph, 1907 [1451 x 2013].jpg](107kxd1%20Campaign%20uniform%20of%20an%20Austrian%20field%20marshal%20in%20Hungarian%20adjustments%2C%20owned%20by%20Emperor%20Franz%20Joseph%2C%201907%20%5B1451%20x%202013%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vv1sh The 3,300-year-old Gessel Gold Hoard found in 2011 in the Diepholz district in Germany. The find comprises a total of 117 objects made exclusively of gold, with a total weight of 1.7 kg [1030x643].jpg](11vv1sh%20The%203%2C300-year-old%20Gessel%20Gold%20Hoard%20found%20in%202011%20in%20the%20Diepholz%20district%20in%20Germany.%20The%20find%20comprises%20a%20total%20of%20117%20objects%20made%20exclusively%20of%20gold%2C%20with%20a%20total%20weight%20of%201.7%20kg%20%5B1030x643%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11b9mm1 Teotihuacano statuettes found buried as an offering under the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, Mexico. C. 200 CE [2220x2961].jpg](11b9mm1%20Teotihuacano%20statuettes%20found%20buried%20as%20an%20offering%20under%20the%20Temple%20of%20the%20Feathered%20Serpent%20in%20Teotihuacan%2C%20Mexico.%20C.%20200%20CE%20%5B2220x2961%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11a16us Statue of a nude yakshi, or female nature spirit. India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD [2000x2500].jpg](11a16us%20Statue%20of%20a%20nude%20yakshi%2C%20or%20female%20nature%20spirit.%20India%2C%20Kushan%20Empire%2C%202nd%20century%20AD%20%5B2000x2500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10i22ga Teotihuacan mural fragment depicting a jaguar figure walking towards a temple. 400-600 CE. Dumbarton Oaks Museum [2992x1084].jpg](10i22ga%20Teotihuacan%20mural%20fragment%20depicting%20a%20jaguar%20figure%20walking%20towards%20a%20temple.%20400-600%20CE.%20Dumbarton%20Oaks%20Museum%20%5B2992x1084%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10uq6mw An eight-armed wood carving of Guanyin (Avalokitasvara). N. Song dynasty, China, 960–1127 [1080x1894].jpg](10uq6mw%20An%20eight-armed%20wood%20carving%20of%20Guanyin%20%28Avalokitasvara%29.%20N.%20Song%20dynasty%2C%20China%2C%20960%E2%80%931127%20%5B1080x1894%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tf26t Anonymous - Tree of Virtues, De Lisle Psalter - Arundel MS 83, f.129r (14th-century) [1175 x 1745].jpg](10tf26t%20Anonymous%20-%20Tree%20of%20Virtues%2C%20De%20Lisle%20Psalter%20-%20Arundel%20MS%2083%2C%20f.129r%20%2814th-century%29%20%5B1175%20x%201745%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![110jria Ottoman scribe's desk, 17th century [2500 x 1889].jpg](110jria%20Ottoman%20scribe%27s%20desk%2C%2017th%20century%20%5B2500%20x%201889%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zgc2h An erotic Chandraketugarh vase, Bengal, India. 2nd-1st century BCE [1536 x 2048].jpg](10zgc2h%20An%20erotic%20Chandraketugarh%20vase%2C%20Bengal%2C%20India.%202nd-1st%20century%20BCE%20%5B1536%20x%202048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cl6li 50,000 Year Old Neanderthal Flute - The World's Oldest Known Musical Instrument [3768 x 3670].jpg](11cl6li%2050%2C000%20Year%20Old%20Neanderthal%20Flute%20-%20The%20World%27s%20Oldest%20Known%20Musical%20Instrument%20%5B3768%20x%203670%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wjzqk A bagh nakh (tiger claw weapon) with curved blade. India, 19th century [1450x1470].jpg](11wjzqk%20A%20bagh%20nakh%20%28tiger%20claw%20weapon%29%20with%20curved%20blade.%20India%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1450x1470%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11c4g68 Skull of a 14 year-old girl believed to be a victim of cannibalism at the Jamestown colony in the winter of 1609. Butchery marks can be seen on forehead. [1200x1500].jpg](11c4g68%20Skull%20of%20a%2014%20year-old%20girl%20believed%20to%20be%20a%20victim%20of%20cannibalism%20at%20the%20Jamestown%20colony%20in%20the%20winter%20of%201609.%20Butchery%20marks%20can%20be%20seen%20on%20forehead.%20%5B1200x1500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ol7wt Two bronze daggers. Vietnam, Dong Son culture, 2nd century BC - 2nd century AD [1158x956].jpg](11ol7wt%20Two%20bronze%20daggers.%20Vietnam%2C%20Dong%20Son%20culture%2C%202nd%20century%20BC%20-%202nd%20century%20AD%20%5B1158x956%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11he5h0 The original copy of Monopoly, known as The Landlords game, was invented to educate users about Georgism and the dangers of land speculation and rent-seeking. [1500 x 1500].jpg](11he5h0%20The%20original%20copy%20of%20Monopoly%2C%20known%20as%20The%20Landlords%20game%2C%20was%20invented%20to%20educate%20users%20about%20Georgism%20and%20the%20dangers%20of%20land%20speculation%20and%20rent-seeking.%20%5B1500%20x%201500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10x9yia Teotihuacano mask with Isthmian Script inscription. 1-550 CE. Private collection. [1431x2895].jpg](10x9yia%20Teotihuacano%20mask%20with%20Isthmian%20Script%20inscription.%201-550%20CE.%20Private%20collection.%20%5B1431x2895%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10sna3c Tlingit Totemic Mask [1876 x 2500].jpg](10sna3c%20Tlingit%20Totemic%20Mask%20%5B1876%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10jlu98 Marajoara Culture funerary urn, 400-1350 CE. [2637x3191].jpg](10jlu98%20Marajoara%20Culture%20funerary%20urn%2C%20400-1350%20CE.%20%5B2637x3191%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107pm4z Mixtec skull very cool but a forgery [3000x4000].jpg](107pm4z%20Mixtec%20skull%20very%20cool%20but%20a%20forgery%20%5B3000x4000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rzidf Figurine of Isis-Aphrodite, 2nd Century AD, Found in Egypt. (OC). [1631x3974].jpg](10rzidf%20Figurine%20of%20Isis-Aphrodite%2C%202nd%20Century%20AD%2C%20Found%20in%20Egypt.%20%28OC%29.%20%5B1631x3974%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11eb2te Moche anthropomorphic vessel. La Plata Museum [1855x3698].jpg](11eb2te%20Moche%20anthropomorphic%20vessel.%20La%20Plata%20Museum%20%5B1855x3698%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ztqor The Arundel Head, a Hellenistic era bronze head of a king or philosopher from Asia Minor. Made in the 2nd or 1st century BCE [2033 x 2500].jpg](10ztqor%20The%20Arundel%20Head%2C%20a%20Hellenistic%20era%20bronze%20head%20of%20a%20king%20or%20philosopher%20from%20Asia%20Minor.%20Made%20in%20the%202nd%20or%201st%20century%20BCE%20%5B2033%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1079yww The Lafayette dollar, the only dollar featuring a non-American, Lafayette being a hero of both the war if independence and the French Revolution, 1900. [1509x1512].jpg](1079yww%20The%20Lafayette%20dollar%2C%20the%20only%20dollar%20featuring%20a%20non-American%2C%20Lafayette%20being%20a%20hero%20of%20both%20the%20war%20if%20independence%20and%20the%20French%20Revolution%2C%201900.%20%5B1509x1512%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11r4zfx Set of bronze bells with lacquered stand. Jiangsu, China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC [2428x1618].jpg](11r4zfx%20Set%20of%20bronze%20bells%20with%20lacquered%20stand.%20Jiangsu%2C%20China%2C%20Han%20dynasty%2C%202nd%20century%20BC%20%5B2428x1618%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109301t World War I grenades from the Western Front near the Somme belonging to both sides of no man's land [1920x1080] [OC].jpg](109301t%20World%20War%20I%20grenades%20from%20the%20Western%20Front%20near%20the%20Somme%20belonging%20to%20both%20sides%20of%20no%20man%27s%20land%20%5B1920x1080%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10mitgr Green lead-glazed vase with black flower. China, Jin-Yuan dynasties, 1115-1234 AD [1400x1740].jpg](10mitgr%20Green%20lead-glazed%20vase%20with%20black%20flower.%20China%2C%20Jin-Yuan%20dynasties%2C%201115-1234%20AD%20%5B1400x1740%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10pmmxt Steel shield with gold damascened surface. Persia, Qajar period, 19th century [1460x1450].jpg](10pmmxt%20Steel%20shield%20with%20gold%20damascened%20surface.%20Persia%2C%20Qajar%20period%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1460x1450%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10w8i8s (OC) A knitted wool cap from the early 13th century in unbelievable good condition [4320x1960].jpg](10w8i8s%20%28OC%29%20A%20knitted%20wool%20cap%20from%20the%20early%2013th%20century%20in%20unbelievable%20good%20condition%20%5B4320x1960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10atalr "Copy of the Imperial Regalia" from the House of Fabergé, Imperial Russia, 1900. Material: gold, silver, platinum, cut diamonds, spinel, pearls and sapphires [1585x1999].jpg](10atalr%20%22Copy%20of%20the%20Imperial%20Regalia%22%20from%20the%20House%20of%20Faberg%C3%A9%2C%20Imperial%20Russia%2C%201900.%20Material%3A%20gold%2C%20silver%2C%20platinum%2C%20cut%20diamonds%2C%20spinel%2C%20pearls%20and%20sapphires%20%5B1585x1999%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ky6qj 7,000-year-old figurines of two women. Tell Halaf, Syria, Halaf culture, 5000-4000 BC [1730x1430].jpg](11ky6qj%207%2C000-year-old%20figurines%20of%20two%20women.%20Tell%20Halaf%2C%20Syria%2C%20Halaf%20culture%2C%205000-4000%20BC%20%5B1730x1430%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cmsuk Steatite seal showing a tiger, 2700-2000 BCE, Mohenjodaro, Indus Valley Civilization. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1719].jpg](10cmsuk%20Steatite%20seal%20showing%20a%20tiger%2C%202700-2000%20BCE%2C%20Mohenjodaro%2C%20Indus%20Valley%20Civilization.%20On%20display%20at%20National%20Museum%2C%20New%20Delhi%2C%20India.%5B1800%C3%971719%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_uqcxLHz_Linear Elamite text on a silver beaker found at Kamfiruz, Iran, early second millennium BCE [1600 x 2648].jpg](imgur_uqcxLHz_Linear%20Elamite%20text%20on%20a%20silver%20beaker%20found%20at%20Kamfiruz%2C%20Iran%2C%20early%20second%20millennium%20BCE%20%5B1600%20x%202648%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1144zdp Dionysus conquering the Indians – Roman artwork, first half of the 4th century CE. From the area of Villa Rufinella in Tusculum. [2020x1690].jpg](1144zdp%20Dionysus%20conquering%20the%20Indians%20%E2%80%93%20Roman%20artwork%2C%20first%20half%20of%20the%204th%20century%20CE.%20From%20the%20area%20of%20Villa%20Rufinella%20in%20Tusculum.%20%5B2020x1690%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wjdf4 A gilt bronze ox unearthed in 1977 from the tomb M177 in the Western Xia mausoleums. Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 CE), now housed at the Ningxia Museum in China [2263x1951].jpg](11wjdf4%20A%20gilt%20bronze%20ox%20unearthed%20in%201977%20from%20the%20tomb%20M177%20in%20the%20Western%20Xia%20mausoleums.%20Western%20Xia%20dynasty%20%281038%E2%80%931227%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Ningxia%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B2263x1951%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11yijqd Stone sculpture of an ascetic. Ancient Gandhara, modern Pakistan, Kushan Empire period, ca. late 1st-early 4th c AD. Yale University Art Gallery collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](11yijqd%20Stone%20sculpture%20of%20an%20ascetic.%20Ancient%20Gandhara%2C%20modern%20Pakistan%2C%20Kushan%20Empire%20period%2C%20ca.%20late%201st-early%204th%20c%20AD.%20Yale%20University%20Art%20Gallery%20collection%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10wwq1n Iron stirrups. Japan, Kofun period, 4th-6th century AD [2800x2500].jpg](10wwq1n%20Iron%20stirrups.%20Japan%2C%20Kofun%20period%2C%204th-6th%20century%20AD%20%5B2800x2500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1197lev Ruins of Arogya Vihar, a Buddhist monastery and a hospital, 4th-5th Century CE, Kumhrar, Patna, india.[786×1003].jpg](1197lev%20Ruins%20of%20Arogya%20Vihar%2C%20a%20Buddhist%20monastery%20and%20a%20hospital%2C%204th-5th%20Century%20CE%2C%20Kumhrar%2C%20Patna%2C%20india.%5B786%C3%971003%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ek6vb Eastern Zhou Bronze figure with gold and silver inlay, 4th-3rd C bc, probably used as a tray support [2075 × 2972].jpg](11ek6vb%20Eastern%20Zhou%20Bronze%20figure%20with%20gold%20and%20silver%20inlay%2C%204th-3rd%20C%20bc%2C%20probably%20used%20as%20a%20tray%20support%20%5B2075%20%C3%97%202972%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10un35u Jaina style figurine of a warrior. Maya, 600-900 CE, Cleveland Museum of Art [2735x3053].jpg](10un35u%20Jaina%20style%20figurine%20of%20a%20warrior.%20Maya%2C%20600-900%20CE%2C%20Cleveland%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B2735x3053%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10co4zn Urfa Man. The oldest known naturalistic life sized statue of a human. Sandstone with original obsidian eyes. 9000 BCE [2531 x 3160] [OC].jpg](10co4zn%20Urfa%20Man.%20The%20oldest%20known%20naturalistic%20life%20sized%20statue%20of%20a%20human.%20Sandstone%20with%20original%20obsidian%20eyes.%209000%20BCE%20%5B2531%20x%203160%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10sivg4 Gold necklace with many diamonds. Hyderabad, India, 19th century [1400x1700].jpg](10sivg4%20Gold%20necklace%20with%20many%20diamonds.%20Hyderabad%2C%20India%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1400x1700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10lv1u9 Drunkard's cloak, also known as the "Spanish coat", Bavaria, Germany, c. 1775 [1920 x 2880].jpg](10lv1u9%20Drunkard%27s%20cloak%2C%20also%20known%20as%20the%20%22Spanish%20coat%22%2C%20Bavaria%2C%20Germany%2C%20c.%201775%20%5B1920%20x%202880%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cxfjv The ark of Noah depicted as a Norse style long ship. Bodleian Library MS. Junius 11; Cædmon Manuscript, 1000 AD England, p.66 [1153x1454].jpg](10cxfjv%20The%20ark%20of%20Noah%20depicted%20as%20a%20Norse%20style%20long%20ship.%20Bodleian%20Library%20MS.%20Junius%2011%3B%20C%C3%A6dmon%20Manuscript%2C%201000%20AD%20England%2C%20p.66%20%5B1153x1454%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115x6s4 The interior of a 129-year-old vardo, a traditional horse-drawn wagon used by British Romanichal Travellers as their home [1365x2048].jpg](115x6s4%20The%20interior%20of%20a%20129-year-old%20vardo%2C%20a%20traditional%20horse-drawn%20wagon%20used%20by%20British%20Romanichal%20Travellers%20as%20their%20home%20%5B1365x2048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yud08 Seated soapstone statue (ntadi). Mboma culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th c. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](10yud08%20Seated%20soapstone%20statue%20%28ntadi%29.%20Mboma%20culture%2C%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo%2C%2019th%20c.%20Nelson-Atkins%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11lrfdu Tutankhamun's board game: Senet. 1333 BC, Egypt [2048x1349].jpg](11lrfdu%20Tutankhamun%27s%20board%20game%3A%20Senet.%201333%20BC%2C%20Egypt%20%5B2048x1349%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rraol Dagger with serpentine blade and wooden handle decorated with brass and studded with semi precious stones. 18th century, on display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1026].jpg](10rraol%20Dagger%20with%20serpentine%20blade%20and%20wooden%20handle%20decorated%20with%20brass%20and%20studded%20with%20semi%20precious%20stones.%2018th%20century%2C%20on%20display%20at%20National%20Museum%2C%20New%20Delhi%2C%20India.%5B1800%C3%971026%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ccqqi Stone slab with carvings of Pyu warriors found at Sri Ksetra UNESCO site in Myanmar. [3468x4624].jpg](10ccqqi%20Stone%20slab%20with%20carvings%20of%20Pyu%20warriors%20found%20at%20Sri%20Ksetra%20UNESCO%20site%20in%20Myanmar.%20%5B3468x4624%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ti380 Miniature leaf-shaped illuminated Quran. Attributed to Mohammed Saleh Taom Zadeh, Turkey, 1832-1833. New York Public Library collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](10ti380%20Miniature%20leaf-shaped%20illuminated%20Quran.%20Attributed%20to%20Mohammed%20Saleh%20Taom%20Zadeh%2C%20Turkey%2C%201832-1833.%20New%20York%20Public%20Library%20collection%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ban2w Reliquary bust of St. Marinus the Martyr. Italy, around 1590 [810x1130].jpg](10ban2w%20Reliquary%20bust%20of%20St.%20Marinus%20the%20Martyr.%20Italy%2C%20around%201590%20%5B810x1130%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118qrl9 A holly-glazed covered vase, Jingdezhen Ware, Qianlong period (1735-1796 CE), now housed at the Nanjing Museum in China [2429x3785].jpg](118qrl9%20A%20holly-glazed%20covered%20vase%2C%20Jingdezhen%20Ware%2C%20Qianlong%20period%20%281735-1796%20CE%29%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Nanjing%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B2429x3785%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zrp8o Statue of the wife of Nguyễn Thế Mỹ from the 17th century, Later Lê dynasty of Vietnam [603x851].png](10zrp8o%20Statue%20of%20the%20wife%20of%20Nguy%E1%BB%85n%20Th%E1%BA%BF%20M%E1%BB%B9%20from%20the%2017th%20century%2C%20Later%20L%C3%AA%20dynasty%20of%20Vietnam%20%5B603x851%5D.png){kind=link}
![10odv7f Gilt cartonnage mummy mask of Egyptian princess Satdjehuty, late 17th dynasty or early 18th dynasty, circa 1500 BCE [2015 x 2500].jpg](10odv7f%20Gilt%20cartonnage%20mummy%20mask%20of%20Egyptian%20princess%20Satdjehuty%2C%20late%2017th%20dynasty%20or%20early%2018th%20dynasty%2C%20circa%201500%20BCE%20%5B2015%20x%202500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10umjqy Ivory Arm Cuff, Edo Culture, 18th century [2500 x 1876].jpg](10umjqy%20Ivory%20Arm%20Cuff%2C%20Edo%20Culture%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B2500%20x%201876%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11asadp Ceramic vessel in the form of a feline, with post-fire paint. Paracas culture, coastal southern Peru, ca. 8th-5th c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](11asadp%20Ceramic%20vessel%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20feline%2C%20with%20post-fire%20paint.%20Paracas%20culture%2C%20coastal%20southern%20Peru%2C%20ca.%208th-5th%20c%20BC.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105q6w0 Earthenware model wellhead with green lead glaze. Chinese, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](105q6w0%20Earthenware%20model%20wellhead%20with%20green%20lead%20glaze.%20Chinese%2C%20Eastern%20Han%20dynasty%2C%2025-220%20AD.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10o4uq2 Marble torso of Hercules. Roman, 2nd century AD [2950x3800].jpg](10o4uq2%20Marble%20torso%20of%20Hercules.%20Roman%2C%202nd%20century%20AD%20%5B2950x3800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![103qonp One of a pair of oval lobed gold bowls with two ducks in repoussé among flowers (Circa 825). Recovered from the Belitung shipwreck, an Arabian dhow which sank around 830 AD. [3872x2592].jpg](103qonp%20One%20of%20a%20pair%20of%20oval%20lobed%20gold%20bowls%20with%20two%20ducks%20in%20repouss%C3%A9%20among%20flowers%20%28Circa%20825%29.%20Recovered%20from%20the%20Belitung%20shipwreck%2C%20an%20Arabian%20dhow%20which%20sank%20around%20830%20AD.%20%5B3872x2592%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101i87z Articulated Snake, Iron with russet patination and inlaid gold eyes, 1875 CE, Meiji period, Japan. From Sir Ratan Tata Art Collection on display at CSMVS Museum, Mumbai, india.[1920×1080].jpg](101i87z%20Articulated%20Snake%2C%20Iron%20with%20russet%20patination%20and%20inlaid%20gold%20eyes%2C%201875%20CE%2C%20Meiji%20period%2C%20Japan.%20From%20Sir%20Ratan%20Tata%20Art%20Collection%20on%20display%20at%20CSMVS%20Museum%2C%20Mumbai%2C%20india.%5B1920%C3%971080%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![109ynvd The courtyard of the Quetzalpapalotl palace in Teotihuacan, Located in central Mexico. Built around 450 to 500 CE over an existing structure from 250-300 CE [3872x2592].jpg](109ynvd%20The%20courtyard%20of%20the%20Quetzalpapalotl%20palace%20in%20Teotihuacan%2C%20Located%20in%20central%20Mexico.%20Built%20around%20450%20to%20500%20CE%20over%20an%20existing%20structure%20from%20250-300%20CE%20%5B3872x2592%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11kiwqv Vessel handle in the form of a winged ibex with its hooves resting on a mask of the wine-god Silenus. Partly gilt silver, Achaemenid artwork, 4th century BCE. [2104x2923].jpg](11kiwqv%20Vessel%20handle%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20winged%20ibex%20with%20its%20hooves%20resting%20on%20a%20mask%20of%20the%20wine-god%20Silenus.%20Partly%20gilt%20silver%2C%20Achaemenid%20artwork%2C%204th%20century%20BCE.%20%5B2104x2923%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z4nlb An Etruscan bucchero ware box with ram and bull decoration. 4th century BCE, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican Museums [2552x2452].jpg](10z4nlb%20An%20Etruscan%20bucchero%20ware%20box%20with%20ram%20and%20bull%20decoration.%204th%20century%20BCE%2C%20Museo%20Gregoriano%20Etrusco%2C%20Vatican%20Museums%20%5B2552x2452%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111lg5p Cave art - engraving of a salmon, on the ceiling of the rock shelter Abri du Poisson, Gorge d'Enfer, France. Upper palaeolithic, Gravettian [~ 25000 BP ?]. Photo source: Neanderthal Museum, SW460104 [2125 x 1414].jpg](111lg5p%20Cave%20art%20-%20engraving%20of%20a%20salmon%2C%20on%20the%20ceiling%20of%20the%20rock%20shelter%20Abri%20du%20Poisson%2C%20Gorge%20d%27Enfer%2C%20France.%20Upper%20palaeolithic%2C%20Gravettian%20%5B~%2025000%20BP%20%3F%5D.%20Photo%20source%3A%20Neanderthal%20Museum%2C%20SW460104%20%5B2125%20x%201414%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10y0p2v Tibetan Ritual Horn (Dung-Dkar), 18th or 19th century [2403 x 1753].jpg](10y0p2v%20Tibetan%20Ritual%20Horn%20%28Dung-Dkar%29%2C%2018th%20or%2019th%20century%20%5B2403%20x%201753%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_rJH1NFI_The entrance of the Hôtel Tassel, Brussels; designed by Victor Horta, 1893. Photo Alan John Ainsworth [1600 x 2401].jpg](imgur_rJH1NFI_The%20entrance%20of%20the%20H%C3%B4tel%20Tassel%2C%20Brussels%3B%20designed%20by%20Victor%20Horta%2C%201893.%20Photo%20Alan%20John%20Ainsworth%20%5B1600%20x%202401%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113rfgx Lifesize polychromed wood statue of a Roman warrior. Spanish, 17th c. Wadsworth Atheneum collection [2071x4000] [OC]. More images in comments.jpg](113rfgx%20Lifesize%20polychromed%20wood%20statue%20of%20a%20Roman%20warrior.%20Spanish%2C%2017th%20c.%20Wadsworth%20Atheneum%20collection%20%5B2071x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.%20More%20images%20in%20comments.jpg){kind=link}
![10vst3a Wedding cabinet with butterfly motifs. Korea, 18th century [2000x2900].jpg](10vst3a%20Wedding%20cabinet%20with%20butterfly%20motifs.%20Korea%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B2000x2900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11dusk1 Iron cuirass, gorget, and helmet unearthed from Eta-Funayama Mound. Japan, Kofun period, 5th-6th century AD [3000x2750].jpg](11dusk1%20Iron%20cuirass%2C%20gorget%2C%20and%20helmet%20unearthed%20from%20Eta-Funayama%20Mound.%20Japan%2C%20Kofun%20period%2C%205th-6th%20century%20AD%20%5B3000x2750%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11tq55q Terracotta funerary urn. Mexico, Zapotec civilization, 350-500 AD [2400x2600].jpg](11tq55q%20Terracotta%20funerary%20urn.%20Mexico%2C%20Zapotec%20civilization%2C%20350-500%20AD%20%5B2400x2600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11i0o1o Statue of Ehecatl from the Mexican site of Calixtlahuaca, 900-1521 CE [3000x1752].jpg](11i0o1o%20Statue%20of%20Ehecatl%20from%20the%20Mexican%20site%20of%20Calixtlahuaca%2C%20900-1521%20CE%20%5B3000x1752%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11dhwn6 Wedding skirt of Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria, embroidered with gold and silver, made around 1568 [1920 x 2605].jpg](11dhwn6%20Wedding%20skirt%20of%20Duke%20Wilhelm%20V%20of%20Bavaria%2C%20embroidered%20with%20gold%20and%20silver%2C%20made%20around%201568%20%5B1920%20x%202605%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107kedt Ancient Tibetan scriptures shown to us when a monk invited us into his monastic quarters to stay the night in Ganzi, Tibet [OC] [2500x3100].jpg](107kedt%20Ancient%20Tibetan%20scriptures%20shown%20to%20us%20when%20a%20monk%20invited%20us%20into%20his%20monastic%20quarters%20to%20stay%20the%20night%20in%20Ganzi%2C%20Tibet%20%5BOC%5D%20%5B2500x3100%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_BgLcyfh_Bronze foot armor, Greek or Italian, about 520-480 BC from Ruvo, The British Museum. [1944x1942].jpg](imgur_BgLcyfh_Bronze%20foot%20armor%2C%20Greek%20or%20Italian%2C%20about%20520-480%20BC%20from%20Ruvo%2C%20The%20British%20Museum.%20%5B1944x1942%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11f3djg European man playing with a dog, 17th century CE, Mughal miniature painting. On display at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.[998×1800].jpg](11f3djg%20European%20man%20playing%20with%20a%20dog%2C%2017th%20century%20CE%2C%20Mughal%20miniature%20painting.%20On%20display%20at%20Salar%20Jung%20Museum%2C%20Hyderabad%2C%20India.%5B998%C3%971800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11oa66l Bronze palanquin hook with Krishna dancing on a naga. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 13th century [2150x2670].jpg](11oa66l%20Bronze%20palanquin%20hook%20with%20Krishna%20dancing%20on%20a%20naga.%20Cambodia%2C%20Khmer%20Empire%2C%2013th%20century%20%5B2150x2670%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10d2lug Agate Plainview Arrowhead [3024x4355].jpg](10d2lug%20Agate%20Plainview%20Arrowhead%20%5B3024x4355%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pld1b Seated Buddha, 2nd or 3rd Century, Made in Gandhara Pakistan, British Museum [3024x4032].jpg](11pld1b%20Seated%20Buddha%2C%202nd%20or%203rd%20Century%2C%20Made%20in%20Gandhara%20Pakistan%2C%20British%20Museum%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11yqhto A Celtic swan helmet, from the 5th to 3rd century BCE [2963x2714].jpg](11yqhto%20A%20Celtic%20swan%20helmet%2C%20from%20the%205th%20to%203rd%20century%20BCE%20%5B2963x2714%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![119vcku An Achaemenid gold earring from a hoard of elite female jewellery that was discovered in the 1950s at Pasargadae. 5th-4th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran [2518x3354].jpg](119vcku%20An%20Achaemenid%20gold%20earring%20from%20a%20hoard%20of%20elite%20female%20jewellery%20that%20was%20discovered%20in%20the%201950s%20at%20Pasargadae.%205th-4th%20century%20BCE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20National%20Museum%20of%20Iran%20%5B2518x3354%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117m3nb The House of the Doves located in Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico. 900-1000 CE, Maya. [1701x 2934].jpg](117m3nb%20The%20House%20of%20the%20Doves%20located%20in%20Uxmal%2C%20Yucatan%2C%20Mexico.%20900-1000%20CE%2C%20Maya.%20%5B1701x%202934%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![119l4e4 Relief from Pomona, Tabasco, Mexico; Maya, late classic, around 780 CE; Museum Rietberg [2355x2048].jpg](119l4e4%20Relief%20from%20Pomona%2C%20Tabasco%2C%20Mexico%3B%20Maya%2C%20late%20classic%2C%20around%20780%20CE%3B%20Museum%20Rietberg%20%5B2355x2048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11uphca Ogham Stone, dating to around 400-500 AD. The Primitive Irish text reads, "Sílan son of Fáithloga." Tralee, Ireland. [1324x1840].jpg](11uphca%20Ogham%20Stone%2C%20dating%20to%20around%20400-500%20AD.%20The%20Primitive%20Irish%20text%20reads%2C%20%22S%C3%ADlan%20son%20of%20F%C3%A1ithloga.%22%20Tralee%2C%20Ireland.%20%5B1324x1840%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10wnyx6 Towel used as a surrender flag by Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army at the Battle of Appomattox Court House, 1865 [1329x2000].jpg](10wnyx6%20Towel%20used%20as%20a%20surrender%20flag%20by%20Robert%20E.%20Lee%27s%20Confederate%20Army%20at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Appomattox%20Court%20House%2C%201865%20%5B1329x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10v858g Ancient Roman Lapdog found in Funerary Relief of Ulpia Epigone [719x1581].png](10v858g%20Ancient%20Roman%20Lapdog%20found%20in%20Funerary%20Relief%20of%20Ulpia%20Epigone%20%5B719x1581%5D.png){kind=link}
![119lteq Zapotec temple model, 200 BCE-200 CE, Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca. [3269x2762].jpg](119lteq%20Zapotec%20temple%20model%2C%20200%20BCE-200%20CE%2C%20Museo%20de%20las%20Culturas%20de%20Oaxaca.%20%5B3269x2762%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10926y5 If you *****m in, you'll realize that it's not a real rope net, but that it's meticulously carved in marble. "Disinganno", Francesco Queirolo, 1753-1754, Sansevero Chapel (Naples) [1144×1447].jpg](10926y5%20If%20you%20*****m%20in%2C%20you%27ll%20realize%20that%20it%27s%20not%20a%20real%20rope%20net%2C%20but%20that%20it%27s%20meticulously%20carved%20in%20marble.%20%22Disinganno%22%2C%20Francesco%20Queirolo%2C%201753-1754%2C%20Sansevero%20Chapel%20%28Naples%29%20%5B1144%C3%971447%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105rnc8 Engraved jadeite mask. Olmec. Veracruz, Mexico. 900-400 BCE [2592x3456].jpg](105rnc8%20Engraved%20jadeite%20mask.%20Olmec.%20Veracruz%2C%20Mexico.%20900-400%20BCE%20%5B2592x3456%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10n8iy4 Small container made of half a clam shell and a matching silver cover. China, 9th-12th century AD [1274x1274].jpg](10n8iy4%20Small%20container%20made%20of%20half%20a%20clam%20shell%20and%20a%20matching%20silver%20cover.%20China%2C%209th-12th%20century%20AD%20%5B1274x1274%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10692hv Theatrical mask of an angry elderly god. Japan, Edo period, 18th century [1433x1642].jpg](10692hv%20Theatrical%20mask%20of%20an%20angry%20elderly%20god.%20Japan%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B1433x1642%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10r5b5k Hathi Gumpha (Elephant Cave) with pillars carved in the 1st Century BCE, Odisha India [2560 × 1920].jpg](10r5b5k%20Hathi%20Gumpha%20%28Elephant%20Cave%29%20with%20pillars%20carved%20in%20the%201st%20Century%20BCE%2C%20Odisha%20India%20%5B2560%20%C3%97%201920%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1029s5w Jewelry casket with mother-of-pearl inlays, made for Europeans. Japan, Momoyama period, 16th century [1500x1400].jpg](1029s5w%20Jewelry%20casket%20with%20mother-of-pearl%20inlays%2C%20made%20for%20Europeans.%20Japan%2C%20Momoyama%20period%2C%2016th%20century%20%5B1500x1400%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101mji8 Olmec sculpture of seated figure holding baton, from San Lorenzo, Mexico. 1200-900 BCE [2560x1707].jpg](101mji8%20Olmec%20sculpture%20of%20seated%20figure%20holding%20baton%2C%20from%20San%20Lorenzo%2C%20Mexico.%201200-900%20BCE%20%5B2560x1707%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11i9uew Painting of the Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Nam Sơn depicting his mother Nguyễn Thị Lân, made in 1930 [899x1380].jpg](11i9uew%20Painting%20of%20the%20Vietnamese%20artist%20Nguy%E1%BB%85n%20Nam%20S%C6%A1n%20depicting%20his%20mother%20Nguy%E1%BB%85n%20Th%E1%BB%8B%20L%C3%A2n%2C%20made%20in%201930%20%5B899x1380%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11dam2y Byzantine mosaics from the dome of the Rotunda of Thessaloniki, a masterpiece of Late Antique art. Greece, early 4th century-mid 6th century CE [1350x1799].jpg](11dam2y%20Byzantine%20mosaics%20from%20the%20dome%20of%20the%20Rotunda%20of%20Thessaloniki%2C%20a%20masterpiece%20of%20Late%20Antique%20art.%20Greece%2C%20early%204th%20century-mid%206th%20century%20CE%20%5B1350x1799%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vxxfy Sculpture of a Daoist deity. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 [1330x2127].jpg](11vxxfy%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20Daoist%20deity.%20China%2C%20Ming%20dynasty%2C%201368-1644%20%5B1330x2127%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11b5buw The mysterious architectural stone models at the archaeological site of Awkimarka in Peru. They measure between 40 and 50 cm. Date and purpose unknown [1637x2070].jpg](11b5buw%20The%20mysterious%20architectural%20stone%20models%20at%20the%20archaeological%20site%20of%20Awkimarka%20in%20Peru.%20They%20measure%20between%2040%20and%2050%20cm.%20Date%20and%20purpose%20unknown%20%5B1637x2070%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_NhTvuO5_Tahmuras fights an army of demons and kills their leader with his mace [4286x6704].jpg](imgur_NhTvuO5_Tahmuras%20fights%20an%20army%20of%20demons%20and%20kills%20their%20leader%20with%20his%20mace%20%5B4286x6704%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11p60we Bowl shaped like a bat. Peru, Moche civilization, 200-500 AD [1400x1470].jpg](11p60we%20Bowl%20shaped%20like%20a%20bat.%20Peru%2C%20Moche%20civilization%2C%20200-500%20AD%20%5B1400x1470%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10x465r Porcelain plate with horses and Eight Treasures motif, symbolizing good fortune. Chinese, early Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign or earlier. Brooklyn Museum collection [3074x2985] [OC].jpg](10x465r%20Porcelain%20plate%20with%20horses%20and%20Eight%20Treasures%20motif%2C%20symbolizing%20good%20fortune.%20Chinese%2C%20early%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%20Kangxi%20reign%20or%20earlier.%20Brooklyn%20Museum%20collection%20%5B3074x2985%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zpy0w Saddle cover [felt, horse-hair]. Pazyryk Culture. Russia, Altai mountains, 5th c. BCE. Hermitage museum, nr. 1295-150 [1920 x 1346].jpg](10zpy0w%20Saddle%20cover%20%5Bfelt%2C%20horse-hair%5D.%20Pazyryk%20Culture.%20Russia%2C%20Altai%20mountains%2C%205th%20c.%20BCE.%20Hermitage%20museum%2C%20nr.%201295-150%20%5B1920%20x%201346%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_6GG94Dj_How to best value this Edo Period armor? [3024x4032].jpg](imgur_6GG94Dj_How%20to%20best%20value%20this%20Edo%20Period%20armor%3F%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11e3upe Lidded vessel from Becan, Campeche, Mexico. Early Classic period Maya, 200-600 CE [1898x3000].jpg](11e3upe%20Lidded%20vessel%20from%20Becan%2C%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20Early%20Classic%20period%20Maya%2C%20200-600%20CE%20%5B1898x3000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11dajpv Sculpture of a dvarapala (door guardian) with club. Thailand, 15th century [1175x1900].jpg](11dajpv%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20dvarapala%20%28door%20guardian%29%20with%20club.%20Thailand%2C%2015th%20century%20%5B1175x1900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10w812b Savoyard helmet, Italy or Germany, early 17th century [2604 x 3400].jpg](10w812b%20Savoyard%20helmet%2C%20Italy%20or%20Germany%2C%20early%2017th%20century%20%5B2604%20x%203400%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11nqkd5 Bronze spherical ritual vessel made of two halves. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 771–256 BC [1390x1700].jpg](11nqkd5%20Bronze%20spherical%20ritual%20vessel%20made%20of%20two%20halves.%20China%2C%20Eastern%20Zhou%20dynasty%2C%20771%E2%80%93256%20BC%20%5B1390x1700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_n6H4OqD_Shinshinto era (1781-1876) wakizashi (shortsword), Japan. [OC][3840x2160].jpg](imgur_n6H4OqD_Shinshinto%20era%20%281781-1876%29%20wakizashi%20%28shortsword%29%2C%20Japan.%20%5BOC%5D%5B3840x2160%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![119uwmn Burial suit made of silver wire, with bronze mask and crown. China, Liao dynasty, 10th-11th century AD [2555x2377].jpg](119uwmn%20Burial%20suit%20made%20of%20silver%20wire%2C%20with%20bronze%20mask%20and%20crown.%20China%2C%20Liao%20dynasty%2C%2010th-11th%20century%20AD%20%5B2555x2377%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112dufz Katar punching dagger with three splitting blades. 19th century, Deccani, made in Hyderabad. On display at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.[1800×1198].jpg](112dufz%20Katar%20punching%20dagger%20with%20three%20splitting%20blades.%2019th%20century%2C%20Deccani%2C%20made%20in%20Hyderabad.%20On%20display%20at%20Salar%20Jung%20Museum%2C%20Hyderabad%2C%20India.%5B1800%C3%971198%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10jrgkd A 2,800-year-old Scythian-style bow and quiver, unearthed from Subeixi cemetery in Shanshan County. Now housed at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum in Urumqi, China [1575x886].png](10jrgkd%20A%202%2C800-year-old%20Scythian-style%20bow%20and%20quiver%2C%20unearthed%20from%20Subeixi%20cemetery%20in%20Shanshan%20County.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Xinjiang%20Uygur%20Autonomous%20Region%20Museum%20in%20Urumqi%2C%20China%20%5B1575x886%5D.png){kind=link}
![116mpjn Olmec sculpture fragment from Laguna de los Cerros, Veracruz. 1200-900 BCE, El Museo de Antropología de Xalapa [4601x3057].jpg](116mpjn%20Olmec%20sculpture%20fragment%20from%20Laguna%20de%20los%20Cerros%2C%20Veracruz.%201200-900%20BCE%2C%20El%20Museo%20de%20Antropolog%C3%ADa%20de%20Xalapa%20%5B4601x3057%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1064m83 Khafre Enthroned made from anorthosite gneiss diorite, which equals the mohs hardness of steel - The second picture shows uniform surface abrasion marks under a microscope [1440x1440].jpg](1064m83%20Khafre%20Enthroned%20made%20from%20anorthosite%20gneiss%20diorite%2C%20which%20equals%20the%20mohs%20hardness%20of%20steel%20-%20The%20second%20picture%20shows%20uniform%20surface%20abrasion%20marks%20under%20a%20microscope%20%5B1440x1440%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ulrcx Agris Helmet 350 BCE, from Gaul (modern-day France). [2376x3033].jpg](11ulrcx%20Agris%20Helmet%20350%20BCE%2C%20from%20Gaul%20%28modern-day%20France%29.%20%5B2376x3033%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gnx0p Limestone panel of classic Maya culture, with a ballplayers' scene & glyphs [aka 'La Corona element 13' or 'Site Q Ballplayer Panel 1']. La Corona, Guatemala - 7th-8th c. CE. Art Institute .jpg](10gnx0p%20Limestone%20panel%20of%20classic%20Maya%20culture%2C%20with%20a%20ballplayers%27%20scene%20%26%20glyphs%20%5Baka%20%27La%20Corona%20element%2013%27%20or%20%27Site%20Q%20Ballplayer%20Panel%201%27%5D.%20La%20Corona%2C%20Guatemala%20-%207th-8th%20c.%20CE.%20Art%20Institute%20.jpg){kind=link}
![1076tn2 Sculpture of Xochipilli, the flower prince. Mexico, Mexica civilization, 1250-1500 AD [1400x1976].jpg](1076tn2%20Sculpture%20of%20Xochipilli%2C%20the%20flower%20prince.%20Mexico%2C%20Mexica%20civilization%2C%201250-1500%20AD%20%5B1400x1976%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11942hj Stele with long Kannada inscription detailing the construction and donors for Chennakesava Temple. Somanathapura, India, Hoysala Empire, 1269 AD [1200x2194].jpg](11942hj%20Stele%20with%20long%20Kannada%20inscription%20detailing%20the%20construction%20and%20donors%20for%20Chennakesava%20Temple.%20Somanathapura%2C%20India%2C%20Hoysala%20Empire%2C%201269%20AD%20%5B1200x2194%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1118zzt Shri Virupaksha temple in Hampi, India [2084x4624].jpg](1118zzt%20Shri%20Virupaksha%20temple%20in%20Hampi%2C%20India%20%5B2084x4624%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tn09a Old photo of a samurai, taken by Felice Beato. Japan, Edo period, 1865 [2560x3100].jpg](10tn09a%20Old%20photo%20of%20a%20samurai%2C%20taken%20by%20Felice%20Beato.%20Japan%2C%20Edo%20period%2C%201865%20%5B2560x3100%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10r0sek "A Bust of a Roman Man" in Bronze, c.100 BCE to 100 CE [957 x 1277].png](10r0sek%20%22A%20Bust%20of%20a%20Roman%20Man%22%20in%20Bronze%2C%20c.100%20BCE%20to%20100%20CE%20%5B957%20x%201277%5D.png){kind=link}
![11cj7d7 Carpet with trees. Silk (warp and weft) and pashmina (pile) fragment from a much larger carpet. Mughal Empire, reign of Shah Jahan, ca. 1630. Frick Collection [1500x1746].jpg](11cj7d7%20Carpet%20with%20trees.%20Silk%20%28warp%20and%20weft%29%20and%20pashmina%20%28pile%29%20fragment%20from%20a%20much%20larger%20carpet.%20Mughal%20Empire%2C%20reign%20of%20Shah%20Jahan%2C%20ca.%201630.%20Frick%20Collection%20%5B1500x1746%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10tg8is Carved Ivory Chinese Reclining 'Doctor's Lady' [4251 X 3189] [OC].jpg](10tg8is%20Carved%20Ivory%20Chinese%20Reclining%20%27Doctor%27s%20Lady%27%20%5B4251%20X%203189%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101k29w Palette in the Shape of a Fish, made during the Predynastic Period in Egypt, circa 3400-3200 B.C.E. On display at The Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg](101k29w%20Palette%20in%20the%20Shape%20of%20a%20Fish%2C%20made%20during%20the%20Predynastic%20Period%20in%20Egypt%2C%20circa%203400-3200%20B.C.E.%20On%20display%20at%20The%20Brooklyn%20Museum.%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10nwwam Cupid Crowning Venus - Cameo: 1st c. BC (Roman Empire); Mount: c. 1660. - In the Royal Collection Trust [2066x4096].jpg](10nwwam%20Cupid%20Crowning%20Venus%20-%20Cameo%3A%201st%20c.%20BC%20%28Roman%20Empire%29%3B%20Mount%3A%20c.%201660.%20-%20In%20the%20Royal%20Collection%20Trust%20%5B2066x4096%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![119w49x Bingata textile fragment with cherry blossom, wave and mountain motifs on a variegated ground. 19th century CE, Ryukyu Kingdom, now housed at the Suntory Museum of Art in Japan [1467x2067].jpg](119w49x%20Bingata%20textile%20fragment%20with%20cherry%20blossom%2C%20wave%20and%20mountain%20motifs%20on%20a%20variegated%20ground.%2019th%20century%20CE%2C%20Ryukyu%20Kingdom%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Suntory%20Museum%20of%20Art%20in%20Japan%20%5B1467x2067%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1177d1q Terracotta figure (haniwa) of a warrior with red face paint. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD [1660x2350].jpg](1177d1q%20Terracotta%20figure%20%28haniwa%29%20of%20a%20warrior%20with%20red%20face%20paint.%20Japan%2C%20Kofun%20period%2C%206th%20century%20AD%20%5B1660x2350%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1093pf2 Stone lantern at Muryangsa Temple. Korea, Unified Silla period, around 900 AD [2650x3350].jpg](1093pf2%20Stone%20lantern%20at%20Muryangsa%20Temple.%20Korea%2C%20Unified%20Silla%20period%2C%20around%20900%20AD%20%5B2650x3350%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qzkd1 Bronze statue of Artemis and a Deer- Greek.A small dog may have sat to her right, and there was probably a bow held in her left hand. (1st century BCE–1st century CE)[2992x2992].jpg](10qzkd1%20Bronze%20statue%20of%20Artemis%20and%20a%20Deer-%20Greek.A%20small%20dog%20may%20have%20sat%20to%20her%20right%2C%20and%20there%20was%20probably%20a%20bow%20held%20in%20her%20left%20hand.%20%281st%20century%20BCE%E2%80%931st%20century%20CE%29%5B2992x2992%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10eja8m Seven Roman cavalry face masks and shaffrons (Horse's Head Defense) found in Straubing, Germany. 3rd century CE, now housed at Gäubodenmuseum [1999x2688].jpg](10eja8m%20Seven%20Roman%20cavalry%20face%20masks%20and%20shaffrons%20%28Horse%27s%20Head%20Defense%29%20found%20in%20Straubing%2C%20Germany.%203rd%20century%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20G%C3%A4ubodenmuseum%20%5B1999x2688%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ee2z1 Stoneware dish with a bird. Vietnam, late 15th-early 16th c. Yale University Art Gallery [2998x2998] [OC].jpg](10ee2z1%20Stoneware%20dish%20with%20a%20bird.%20Vietnam%2C%20late%2015th-early%2016th%20c.%20Yale%20University%20Art%20Gallery%20%5B2998x2998%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11tpntq Ceramic pillow with tricolor glaze (sancai). China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [1330x1270].jpg](11tpntq%20Ceramic%20pillow%20with%20tricolor%20glaze%20%28sancai%29.%20China%2C%20Tang%20dynasty%2C%20618-907%20AD%20%5B1330x1270%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1176oqa Painted ivory and gilt metal pyxis inscribed with the Islamic Basmala phrase in Kufic-style Arabic script. Norman Sicily, 12th-13th c. Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid [1414x1024].jpg](1176oqa%20Painted%20ivory%20and%20gilt%20metal%20pyxis%20inscribed%20with%20the%20Islamic%20Basmala%20phrase%20in%20Kufic-style%20Arabic%20script.%20Norman%20Sicily%2C%2012th-13th%20c.%20L%C3%A1zaro%20Galdiano%20Museum%2C%20Madrid%20%5B1414x1024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ph5rx The central road of Cantona, a city that flourished in central Mexico from 600-1000 CE. The road ran through the entire site. [1478x2958].jpg](10ph5rx%20The%20central%20road%20of%20Cantona%2C%20a%20city%20that%20flourished%20in%20central%20Mexico%20from%20600-1000%20CE.%20The%20road%20ran%20through%20the%20entire%20site.%20%5B1478x2958%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ejctm Tlatilco ceramic fish vessel. Tlatilco is a Preclassic site located in present day Mexico City that was influenced significantly by the Olmec civilization. 1200-400 BCE [3692x3456].jpg](10ejctm%20Tlatilco%20ceramic%20fish%20vessel.%20Tlatilco%20is%20a%20Preclassic%20site%20located%20in%20present%20day%20Mexico%20City%20that%20was%20influenced%20significantly%20by%20the%20Olmec%20civilization.%201200-400%20BCE%20%5B3692x3456%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10461sj Gallic horseman, bronze sculpture by Emmanuel Frémiet made in 1864 showing how the Gauls were seen at the time [3024x4032].jpg](10461sj%20Gallic%20horseman%2C%20bronze%20sculpture%20by%20Emmanuel%20Fr%C3%A9miet%20made%20in%201864%20showing%20how%20the%20Gauls%20were%20seen%20at%20the%20time%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10caloi Ceramic drain pipes from Xochicalco, Mexico. They were set up not only to drain rain water but to also channel it into cisterns. 650-900 CE, Xochicalco site museum. [4032x3024].jpg](10caloi%20Ceramic%20drain%20pipes%20from%20Xochicalco%2C%20Mexico.%20They%20were%20set%20up%20not%20only%20to%20drain%20rain%20water%20but%20to%20also%20channel%20it%20into%20cisterns.%20650-900%20CE%2C%20Xochicalco%20site%20museum.%20%5B4032x3024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vnpu0 Jesus Christ Pantocrator, Detail from the deesis mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul [1650x2475].jpg](11vnpu0%20Jesus%20Christ%20Pantocrator%2C%20Detail%20from%20the%20deesis%20mosaic%20in%20Hagia%20Sophia%2C%20Istanbul%20%5B1650x2475%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112l7dx Altar 5 from the Olmec site of La Venta in Tabasco, Mexico. Olmec monuments like this one are now believed to have served as thrones. 900-400 BCE [2200x2922].jpg](112l7dx%20Altar%205%20from%20the%20Olmec%20site%20of%20La%20Venta%20in%20Tabasco%2C%20Mexico.%20Olmec%20monuments%20like%20this%20one%20are%20now%20believed%20to%20have%20served%20as%20thrones.%20900-400%20BCE%20%5B2200x2922%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10nqgn4 Gold zarf (coffee cup holder) covered in diamonds and rubies, made for the Ottoman court. Switzerland, 19th century [1450x1600].jpg](10nqgn4%20Gold%20zarf%20%28coffee%20cup%20holder%29%20covered%20in%20diamonds%20and%20rubies%2C%20made%20for%20the%20Ottoman%20court.%20Switzerland%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1450x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![104xyy4 A panel from Temple 19 in Palenque in Modern day Chiapas Mexico featuring Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III and two nobles_subjects at his sides. Early 8th century. Maya [2000x3008].jpg](104xyy4%20A%20panel%20from%20Temple%2019%20in%20Palenque%20in%20Modern%20day%20Chiapas%20Mexico%20featuring%20K%CA%BCinich%20Ahkal%20Mo%CA%BC%20Nahb%20III%20and%20two%20nobles_subjects%20at%20his%20sides.%20Early%208th%20century.%20Maya%20%5B2000x3008%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qvntq Vintage Moonshine set I found in an Abandoned House [1798x3024].jpg](10qvntq%20Vintage%20Moonshine%20set%20I%20found%20in%20an%20Abandoned%20House%20%5B1798x3024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pkqyp Ancient Greek Sarcophagus Of Aged Lap Dog With Stone-Inlaid Jeweled Collar Sitting On Bedding [1080x1251].png](11pkqyp%20Ancient%20Greek%20Sarcophagus%20Of%20Aged%20Lap%20Dog%20With%20Stone-Inlaid%20Jeweled%20Collar%20Sitting%20On%20Bedding%20%5B1080x1251%5D.png){kind=link}
![11m19fm Bronze ewer with elephant-headed spout. Vietnam, period of Han dynasty Chinese occupation, late 2nd-3rd c AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3750x3000] [OC].jpg](11m19fm%20Bronze%20ewer%20with%20elephant-headed%20spout.%20Vietnam%2C%20period%20of%20Han%20dynasty%20Chinese%20occupation%2C%20late%202nd-3rd%20c%20AD.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B3750x3000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1029nuc Bronze wine vessel in the form of a goose. Chinese, Han dynasty 206 BC-220 AD. Brooklyn Museum collection [4000x3000] [OC].jpg](1029nuc%20Bronze%20wine%20vessel%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20goose.%20Chinese%2C%20Han%20dynasty%20206%20BC-220%20AD.%20Brooklyn%20Museum%20collection%20%5B4000x3000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11f41ki Gilded statue of thousand-armed Avalokitesvara. Vietnam, 1750-1850 [2304x3072].jpg](11f41ki%20Gilded%20statue%20of%20thousand-armed%20Avalokitesvara.%20Vietnam%2C%201750-1850%20%5B2304x3072%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11z4n8k Ceramic medallion depicting king Darius of Persia. Florence, Italy, 16th century [1580x1600].jpg](11z4n8k%20Ceramic%20medallion%20depicting%20king%20Darius%20of%20Persia.%20Florence%2C%20Italy%2C%2016th%20century%20%5B1580x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10f8mms Representation of Buddha's footprint (Buddhapada). Myanmar, 17th-18th century [1300x1892].jpg](10f8mms%20Representation%20of%20Buddha%27s%20footprint%20%28Buddhapada%29.%20Myanmar%2C%2017th-18th%20century%20%5B1300x1892%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11pj147 The gold mummy cases of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt 19th Dynasty, Around 1250BC, British Museum [3024x4032].jpg](11pj147%20The%20gold%20mummy%20cases%20of%20Henutmehyt%2C%20Thebes%2C%20Egypt%2019th%20Dynasty%2C%20Around%201250BC%2C%20British%20Museum%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11w09hi Fresco from Tomb of the Whipping, an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. (490 BC)[2432x2648].jpg](11w09hi%20Fresco%20from%20Tomb%20of%20the%20Whipping%2C%20an%20Etruscan%20tomb%20in%20the%20Necropolis%20of%20Monterozzi%20near%20Tarquinia%2C%20Lazio%2C%20Italy.%20%28490%20BC%29%5B2432x2648%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11nbj2t Pair of stone sandals. Japan, Kofun period, 5th-6th century AD [3600x3300].jpg](11nbj2t%20Pair%20of%20stone%20sandals.%20Japan%2C%20Kofun%20period%2C%205th-6th%20century%20AD%20%5B3600x3300%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11wlhso Having a shitty day. Walnut statue of Saint Sebastian riddled with arrows, made in 1525 in Mechelen, artist unknown. Currently at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. [2304x4095].jpg](11wlhso%20Having%20a%20shitty%20day.%20Walnut%20statue%20of%20Saint%20Sebastian%20riddled%20with%20arrows%2C%20made%20in%201525%20in%20Mechelen%2C%20artist%20unknown.%20Currently%20at%20the%20Rijksmuseum%20in%20Amsterdam.%20%5B2304x4095%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11m3k16 Lidded vessel from Becan, Campeche, Mexico. 250-600 CE. Maya [3803x2662].jpg](11m3k16%20Lidded%20vessel%20from%20Becan%2C%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20250-600%20CE.%20Maya%20%5B3803x2662%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10clkrn Blown-glass dish with raised lip. Egypt, 3rd-4th c AD. Seen at the Walters Art Museum, on loan from the University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum [4000x3000] [OC].jpg](10clkrn%20Blown-glass%20dish%20with%20raised%20lip.%20Egypt%2C%203rd-4th%20c%20AD.%20Seen%20at%20the%20Walters%20Art%20Museum%2C%20on%20loan%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Michigan%27s%20Kelsey%20Museum%20%5B4000x3000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11qb6td Greek Amphora - Heracles battling a Lion, 520 BCE. Louvre Abu Dhabi, [2969x3959].jpg](11qb6td%20Greek%20Amphora%20-%20Heracles%20battling%20a%20Lion%2C%20520%20BCE.%20Louvre%20Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20%5B2969x3959%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10yf98a Pair of flintlock pistols with accessories, signed by Jacinto Xavier. Portugal, 1799 [3800x3320].jpg](10yf98a%20Pair%20of%20flintlock%20pistols%20with%20accessories%2C%20signed%20by%20Jacinto%20Xavier.%20Portugal%2C%201799%20%5B3800x3320%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cjst1 Vase with blue-red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1795 [1400x1750].jpg](10cjst1%20Vase%20with%20blue-red%20glaze.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201736-1795%20%5B1400x1750%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10y96l3 The Palace of Columns, built around 1200-1400 CE, is the best preserved building in the Zapotec site of Mitla. Located in Oaxaca, Mexico [3000x2192].jpg](10y96l3%20The%20Palace%20of%20Columns%2C%20built%20around%201200-1400%20CE%2C%20is%20the%20best%20preserved%20building%20in%20the%20Zapotec%20site%20of%20Mitla.%20Located%20in%20Oaxaca%2C%20Mexico%20%5B3000x2192%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11uo06n Horse bridle or belt ornaments. Gilt copper or copper alloy and cloisonné enamel. Made in Granada, Spain, 15th c. More photos in links in comments. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [1905x1268].jpg](11uo06n%20Horse%20bridle%20or%20belt%20ornaments.%20Gilt%20copper%20or%20copper%20alloy%20and%20cloisonn%C3%A9%20enamel.%20Made%20in%20Granada%2C%20Spain%2C%2015th%20c.%20More%20photos%20in%20links%20in%20comments.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B1905x1268%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113xcx6 The palace located within the Maya site of Santa Rosa Xtampak, located in Campeche, Mexico. 600-900 CE [2398x3000].jpg](113xcx6%20The%20palace%20located%20within%20the%20Maya%20site%20of%20Santa%20Rosa%20Xtampak%2C%20located%20in%20Campeche%2C%20Mexico.%20600-900%20CE%20%5B2398x3000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11anlu7 Tailor riding a goat, 1740, Meissen, Germany, Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler. On display at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.[1198×1800].jpg](11anlu7%20Tailor%20riding%20a%20goat%2C%201740%2C%20Meissen%2C%20Germany%2C%20Modeled%20by%20Johann%20Joachim%20K%C3%A4ndler.%20On%20display%20at%20Salar%20Jung%20Museum%2C%20Hyderabad%2C%20India.%5B1198%C3%971800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10amnw1 Sculpture of a worshiping man. Sumer, 2500 BC [1300x1985].jpg](10amnw1%20Sculpture%20of%20a%20worshiping%20man.%20Sumer%2C%202500%20BC%20%5B1300x1985%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10pea7p A war letter and other items belonging to my relative who fought in the American Civil War. More in comments [3557 x 2740].jpg](10pea7p%20A%20war%20letter%20and%20other%20items%20belonging%20to%20my%20relative%20who%20fought%20in%20the%20American%20Civil%20War.%20More%20in%20comments%20%5B3557%20x%202740%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hjqei Holy Thorn Reliquary, believed to be a thorn from the crown of thorns which was placed on the head of Christ during the crucifixion, on display at the British Museum [2268x4032].jpg](11hjqei%20Holy%20Thorn%20Reliquary%2C%20believed%20to%20be%20a%20thorn%20from%20the%20crown%20of%20thorns%20which%20was%20placed%20on%20the%20head%20of%20Christ%20during%20the%20crucifixion%2C%20on%20display%20at%20the%20British%20Museum%20%5B2268x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112loea Incised Olmec style Celt from Guerrero, Mexico. 1000-400 BCE [2592x3888].jpg](112loea%20Incised%20Olmec%20style%20Celt%20from%20Guerrero%2C%20Mexico.%201000-400%20BCE%20%5B2592x3888%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![101kadp Gaming Board and Playing Pieces, made in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12-early Dynasty 13, circa 1938-1630 B.C.E. On display at the Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg](101kadp%20Gaming%20Board%20and%20Playing%20Pieces%2C%20made%20in%20Egypt%20during%20the%20Middle%20Kingdom%2C%20Dynasty%2012-early%20Dynasty%2013%2C%20circa%201938-1630%20B.C.E.%20On%20display%20at%20the%20Brooklyn%20Museum.%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114964o Capstone 15 from the Maya site of Ek-Balam located in the State of Yucatan. Upon its surface, Ukit Kan Le'k Tok' is depicted as the Maize God. Circa 800 CE. [2326x4318].jpg](114964o%20Capstone%2015%20from%20the%20Maya%20site%20of%20Ek-Balam%20located%20in%20the%20State%20of%20Yucatan.%20Upon%20its%20surface%2C%20Ukit%20Kan%20Le%27k%20Tok%27%20is%20depicted%20as%20the%20Maize%20God.%20Circa%20800%20CE.%20%5B2326x4318%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![117807h This 5,700-years-old ceramic mask, excavated at the elite cemetery at Hierakonpolis in 1998_9, is the oldest known Egyptian funerary mask. Now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo [2803x3406].jpg](117807h%20This%205%2C700-years-old%20ceramic%20mask%2C%20excavated%20at%20the%20elite%20cemetery%20at%20Hierakonpolis%20in%201998_9%2C%20is%20the%20oldest%20known%20Egyptian%20funerary%20mask.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Egyptian%20Museum%20in%20Cairo%20%5B2803x3406%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ionvh Copper water vessel made by my grand-grand father in 1921 [3120x4160].jpg](10ionvh%20Copper%20water%20vessel%20made%20by%20my%20grand-grand%20father%20in%201921%20%5B3120x4160%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11jz0z5 Bronze wine cup in the form of addorsed owls. Chinese, Shang dynasty, 12th c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [1501x2000].jpg](11jz0z5%20Bronze%20wine%20cup%20in%20the%20form%20of%20addorsed%20owls.%20Chinese%2C%20Shang%20dynasty%2C%2012th%20c%20BC.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B1501x2000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10jdyh5 Walrus ivory snow goggles with engraved decoration. Thule culture_proto-Inuit, ca. 800-1200 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art [4000x3119].jpg](10jdyh5%20Walrus%20ivory%20snow%20goggles%20with%20engraved%20decoration.%20Thule%20culture_proto-Inuit%2C%20ca.%20800-1200%20AD.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20%5B4000x3119%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vndvk A solid silver “Eucharistic urn” made in Galicia, Spain in the 17th century, now on display at the Franz Meyer museum in Mexico City. It depicts the archangel Michael defeating a demon. [2980x2960].jpg](11vndvk%20A%20solid%20silver%20%E2%80%9CEucharistic%20urn%E2%80%9D%20made%20in%20Galicia%2C%20Spain%20in%20the%2017th%20century%2C%20now%20on%20display%20at%20the%20Franz%20Meyer%20museum%20in%20Mexico%20City.%20It%20depicts%20the%20archangel%20Michael%20defeating%20a%20demon.%20%5B2980x2960%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z076r One of two known surviving tea chests from the December 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party when 340 tea chests were dumped into Boston Harbor by rebelling colonists. [2449x3697].jpg](10z076r%20One%20of%20two%20known%20surviving%20tea%20chests%20from%20the%20December%2016%2C%201773%2C%20Boston%20Tea%20Party%20when%20340%20tea%20chests%20were%20dumped%20into%20Boston%20Harbor%20by%20rebelling%20colonists.%20%5B2449x3697%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11cres5 Coin, Lydia, Sardis, head of Herakles to right, lion's skin tied around neck – Apollo standing to left, holding laurel branch and crow. [2048x1024].png](11cres5%20Coin%2C%20Lydia%2C%20Sardis%2C%20head%20of%20Herakles%20to%20right%2C%20lion%27s%20skin%20tied%20around%20neck%20%E2%80%93%20Apollo%20standing%20to%20left%2C%20holding%20laurel%20branch%20and%20crow.%20%5B2048x1024%5D.png){kind=link}
![10lmvzq Brass astrolabe with silver inlays. Iran, 1400-1450 [1400x1680].jpg](10lmvzq%20Brass%20astrolabe%20with%20silver%20inlays.%20Iran%2C%201400-1450%20%5B1400x1680%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![112jxti Tang Sancai acrobatic figurines, found in the tomb of Li Chongrun. Tang dynasty, 701 CE, now housed at the Shaanxi History Museum in China [1080x3230].jpg](112jxti%20Tang%20Sancai%20acrobatic%20figurines%2C%20found%20in%20the%20tomb%20of%20Li%20Chongrun.%20Tang%20dynasty%2C%20701%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Shaanxi%20History%20Museum%20in%20China%20%5B1080x3230%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z0go5 Arqubusier's Armor formerly belonging to King Pedro II of Portugal, c.1690-1700 [2841 x3798].jpg](10z0go5%20Arqubusier%27s%20Armor%20formerly%20belonging%20to%20King%20Pedro%20II%20of%20Portugal%2C%20c.1690-1700%20%5B2841%20x3798%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10nar4u A 5,000-year-old earthenware basin from China. Majiayao culture, now housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art [3400x3316].jpg](10nar4u%20A%205%2C000-year-old%20earthenware%20basin%20from%20China.%20Majiayao%20culture%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Minneapolis%20Institute%20of%20Art%20%5B3400x3316%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10pq9x2 Zemi (Deity) figurine from the extinct indigenous Caribbean Taíno culture. Dominican Republic, 15th-16th century CE. [1455 × 1947].jpg](10pq9x2%20Zemi%20%28Deity%29%20figurine%20from%20the%20extinct%20indigenous%20Caribbean%20Ta%C3%ADno%20culture.%20Dominican%20Republic%2C%2015th-16th%20century%20CE.%20%5B1455%20%C3%97%201947%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10zh5s0 Soldier’s Quilt: Square Within a Square, Artist Unidentified, Crimea, India, or United Kingdom, c. 1850–1880. Wool, probably from military uniforms, 85 1_2 x 66 in. American Folk Art Museum, New York. [1993x2560].jpg](10zh5s0%20Soldier%E2%80%99s%20Quilt%3A%20Square%20Within%20a%20Square%2C%20Artist%20Unidentified%2C%20Crimea%2C%20India%2C%20or%20United%20Kingdom%2C%20c.%201850%E2%80%931880.%20Wool%2C%20probably%20from%20military%20uniforms%2C%2085%201_2%20x%2066%20in.%20American%20Folk%20Art%20Museum%2C%20New%20York.%20%5B1993x2560%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10rshvq Cased Set of a Flintlock Rifle, a Pair of Pistols, and Accessories, France c.1800, [1959 x 854].jpg](10rshvq%20Cased%20Set%20of%20a%20Flintlock%20Rifle%2C%20a%20Pair%20of%20Pistols%2C%20and%20Accessories%2C%20France%20c.1800%2C%20%5B1959%20x%20854%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105rt9o Standing male cupbearer, Sumerian, 2900–2350 BCE [2427 x 3000].jpg](105rt9o%20Standing%20male%20cupbearer%2C%20Sumerian%2C%202900%E2%80%932350%20BCE%20%5B2427%20x%203000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10uvkrx The Illuminated manuscript of St. Matthew from the Carolingian Ebbo Gospels [2028 x 2806] is one of the most famous examples of Frankish_Carolingian art as its heavy lines and swirls mark a.jpg](10uvkrx%20The%20Illuminated%20manuscript%20of%20St.%20Matthew%20from%20the%20Carolingian%20Ebbo%20Gospels%20%5B2028%20x%202806%5D%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20famous%20examples%20of%20Frankish_Carolingian%20art%20as%20its%20heavy%20lines%20and%20swirls%20mark%20a.jpg){kind=link}
![110854k Detail from the torso of a Brahma statue. Thailand, 14th century [2736x2736].jpg](110854k%20Detail%20from%20the%20torso%20of%20a%20Brahma%20statue.%20Thailand%2C%2014th%20century%20%5B2736x2736%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1158ey7 Tripod showing a lord seated on a throne, Lowlands, Guatemala. Classic period (250 to 900 CE). Fundacion La Ruta Maya [2254x1811].jpg](1158ey7%20Tripod%20showing%20a%20lord%20seated%20on%20a%20throne%2C%20Lowlands%2C%20Guatemala.%20Classic%20period%20%28250%20to%20900%20CE%29.%20Fundacion%20La%20Ruta%20Maya%20%5B2254x1811%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11f1y87 Rúpac is an archaeological site that belongs to the Atavillos culture. Located in Peru on top of a mountain at 3580 meters above sea level, the buildings were built of stone and date to around 1200 CE [1799x2421].jpg](11f1y87%20R%C3%BApac%20is%20an%20archaeological%20site%20that%20belongs%20to%20the%20Atavillos%20culture.%20Located%20in%20Peru%20on%20top%20of%20a%20mountain%20at%203580%20meters%20above%20sea%20level%2C%20the%20buildings%20were%20built%20of%20stone%20and%20date%20to%20around%201200%20CE%20%5B1799x2421%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11g0afp The Trossingen Lyre is a nearly complete engraved six-stringed lyre, found in 2001 at grave 58 in Trossingen, Germany. 580 CE, now housed at the Archaeological State Museum of Baden-Württemberg in Germany [2534x3339].jpg](11g0afp%20The%20Trossingen%20Lyre%20is%20a%20nearly%20complete%20engraved%20six-stringed%20lyre%2C%20found%20in%202001%20at%20grave%2058%20in%20Trossingen%2C%20Germany.%20580%20CE%2C%20now%20housed%20at%20the%20Archaeological%20State%20Museum%20of%20Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg%20in%20Germany%20%5B2534x3339%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10miwx8 The grand ball court at Chichén Itzá, measuring 168 meters long. Mexico, Maya civilization, 12th century AD [2400x2690].jpg](10miwx8%20The%20grand%20ball%20court%20at%20Chich%C3%A9n%20Itz%C3%A1%2C%20measuring%20168%20meters%20long.%20Mexico%2C%20Maya%20civilization%2C%2012th%20century%20AD%20%5B2400x2690%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11y7gqa Cuneiform tablet recording rations for messengers. Sumer, 2060 BC [1540x1600].jpg](11y7gqa%20Cuneiform%20tablet%20recording%20rations%20for%20messengers.%20Sumer%2C%202060%20BC%20%5B1540x1600%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10z3dbs “Royal Profile”. Maya. 650-800 CE. Mexico or Guatemala. Art Institute of Chicago [3059x3051].jpg](10z3dbs%20%E2%80%9CRoyal%20Profile%E2%80%9D.%20Maya.%20650-800%20CE.%20Mexico%20or%20Guatemala.%20Art%20Institute%20of%20Chicago%20%5B3059x3051%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11i54d7 Skeleton mask, Indian or Bhutanese, 19th century [3042 x 4096].jpg](11i54d7%20Skeleton%20mask%2C%20Indian%20or%20Bhutanese%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B3042%20x%204096%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10muuga Man catcher, Germany 1601-1800[800x1130].jpg](10muuga%20Man%20catcher%2C%20Germany%201601-1800%5B800x1130%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1031r9h Imperial seat with gold lacquered motifs. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [1700x1700].jpg](1031r9h%20Imperial%20seat%20with%20gold%20lacquered%20motifs.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%2018th%20century%20%5B1700x1700%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10csufr Bowl with plique-à-jour enamelling on a silver base. By Namikawa Sōsuke, Meiji Era, 1900 [1186x860].jpg](10csufr%20Bowl%20with%20plique-%C3%A0-jour%20enamelling%20on%20a%20silver%20base.%20By%20Namikawa%20S%C5%8Dsuke%2C%20Meiji%20Era%2C%201900%20%5B1186x860%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10w8b0z Katar, Punch Dagger, Late 17th century, Damascened in gold with verses of Hindu epic Ramayana. Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur, India.[3048×2670].jpg](10w8b0z%20Katar%2C%20Punch%20Dagger%2C%20Late%2017th%20century%2C%20Damascened%20in%20gold%20with%20verses%20of%20Hindu%20epic%20Ramayana.%20Mehrangarh%20Fort%20Museum%2C%20Jodhpur%2C%20India.%5B3048%C3%972670%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hjnog Cleopatra, on display at the British Museum [4032x2268].jpg](11hjnog%20Cleopatra%2C%20on%20display%20at%20the%20British%20Museum%20%5B4032x2268%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10j35w0 Wreath of Immortelles (Helichrysum stoechas) made from a variety of 'everlasting' flower. Roman. 2nd - 3rd Century CE. Egypt [2132x2500].jpg](10j35w0%20Wreath%20of%20Immortelles%20%28Helichrysum%20stoechas%29%20made%20from%20a%20variety%20of%20%27everlasting%27%20flower.%20Roman.%202nd%20-%203rd%20Century%20CE.%20Egypt%20%5B2132x2500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![118a589 Ear-rings, Gold, 1st century BCE, from Sirkap, Taxila. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1285].jpg](118a589%20Ear-rings%2C%20Gold%2C%201st%20century%20BCE%2C%20from%20Sirkap%2C%20Taxila.%20On%20display%20at%20National%20Museum%2C%20New%20Delhi%2C%20India.%5B1800%C3%971285%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10xrkhj Years of restoration at the 2,200-year-old Temple of Esna, in Egypt, has revealed the vibrant original colors that have been covered by centuries of dirt, soot, and bird poop [1439x3019].jpg](10xrkhj%20Years%20of%20restoration%20at%20the%202%2C200-year-old%20Temple%20of%20Esna%2C%20in%20Egypt%2C%20has%20revealed%20the%20vibrant%20original%20colors%20that%20have%20been%20covered%20by%20centuries%20of%20dirt%2C%20soot%2C%20and%20bird%20poop%20%5B1439x3019%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10cunr2 [4032x3024] this japanese boy scout tool from 2nd world war, 9_12 of the tools still work (sorry if this is against the rules, ive never used this sub before.jpg](10cunr2%20%5B4032x3024%5D%20this%20japanese%20boy%20scout%20tool%20from%202nd%20world%20war%2C%209_12%20of%20the%20tools%20still%20work%20%28sorry%20if%20this%20is%20against%20the%20rules%2C%20ive%20never%20used%20this%20sub%20before.jpg){kind=link}
![115hf7b Gilt copper statue of Pratisara, one of the five protector goddesses. Central Tibet, mid 14th to mid 15th c. Rubin Museum of Art collection [3000x4000] [OC].jpg](115hf7b%20Gilt%20copper%20statue%20of%20Pratisara%2C%20one%20of%20the%20five%20protector%20goddesses.%20Central%20Tibet%2C%20mid%2014th%20to%20mid%2015th%20c.%20Rubin%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B3000x4000%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111irf8 Armor elements for use in the Joust of War (Freirennen and Freiturnier), German, c. 1555-1570 [3067 x 4096].jpg](111irf8%20Armor%20elements%20for%20use%20in%20the%20Joust%20of%20War%20%28Freirennen%20and%20Freiturnier%29%2C%20German%2C%20c.%201555-1570%20%5B3067%20x%204096%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1193x60 Head from a statue of the fasting Buddha. Pakistan, Kushan period, 100-300 AD [1530x2333].jpg](1193x60%20Head%20from%20a%20statue%20of%20the%20fasting%20Buddha.%20Pakistan%2C%20Kushan%20period%2C%20100-300%20AD%20%5B1530x2333%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11b94ye Panel with Royal Woman c. 795 CE Maya, Mexico or Guatemala, Usumacinta River region [3441x2905].jpg](11b94ye%20Panel%20with%20Royal%20Woman%20c.%20795%20CE%20Maya%2C%20Mexico%20or%20Guatemala%2C%20Usumacinta%20River%20region%20%5B3441x2905%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11rpuo7 A man's court robe, with gold embroidered dragons. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century [3010x2710].jpg](11rpuo7%20A%20man%27s%20court%20robe%2C%20with%20gold%20embroidered%20dragons.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B3010x2710%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10njwic Moche vessel in the form of a masked drummer, Peru, 100 BCE to 500 CE [3000 x 2999].jpg](10njwic%20Moche%20vessel%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20masked%20drummer%2C%20Peru%2C%20100%20BCE%20to%20500%20CE%20%5B3000%20x%202999%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10mqhb4 Hellenistic gold armband of "Hercules Knot" (reef knot) 3rd or 2nd century BCE [3811 x 3049].jpg](10mqhb4%20Hellenistic%20gold%20armband%20of%20%22Hercules%20Knot%22%20%28reef%20knot%29%203rd%20or%202nd%20century%20BCE%20%5B3811%20x%203049%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11vyqm4 A boy's day dress. Canada, 1862 [3000x3866].jpg](11vyqm4%20A%20boy%27s%20day%20dress.%20Canada%2C%201862%20%5B3000x3866%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10vst4y Bronze crossbow trigger plate with animal motifs in gold and silver inlay. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC [1600x1380].jpg](10vst4y%20Bronze%20crossbow%20trigger%20plate%20with%20animal%20motifs%20in%20gold%20and%20silver%20inlay.%20China%2C%20Han%20dynasty%2C%201st%20century%20BC%20%5B1600x1380%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10x6zc5 Depiction of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes on a gate at the Neo-Hittite citadel of Karatepe (in southern Turkey), 8th century BCE [3264x2448] [OC].jpg](10x6zc5%20Depiction%20of%20the%20Egyptian%20dwarf%20god%20Bes%20on%20a%20gate%20at%20the%20Neo-Hittite%20citadel%20of%20Karatepe%20%28in%20southern%20Turkey%29%2C%208th%20century%20BCE%20%5B3264x2448%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![111xhm0 oil lamp dipicting a pygmy having intercourse with a horse. Roman. 1st-3rd century. terracotta. found in the Rhineland (?). Altes Museum, Berlin. [2798x3731].jpg](111xhm0%20oil%20lamp%20dipicting%20a%20pygmy%20having%20intercourse%20with%20a%20horse.%20Roman.%201st-3rd%20century.%20terracotta.%20found%20in%20the%20Rhineland%20%28%3F%29.%20Altes%20Museum%2C%20Berlin.%20%5B2798x3731%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10mlyiq Two lead-glazed earthenware salt cellars inlaid with slip. French, ca. 1540-1560. The Morgan Library & Museum [3015x2500].jpg](10mlyiq%20Two%20lead-glazed%20earthenware%20salt%20cellars%20inlaid%20with%20slip.%20French%2C%20ca.%201540-1560.%20The%20Morgan%20Library%20%26%20Museum%20%5B3015x2500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11xkfsc Sebasteion Aphrodisias Ancient City Aydın Turkey [4716x3144].jpg](11xkfsc%20Sebasteion%20Aphrodisias%20Ancient%20City%20Ayd%C4%B1n%20Turkey%20%5B4716x3144%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10k5sn1 Erotic carvings on Khajuraho temples built between 885 AD and 1000 AD by the Chandela dynasty, Khajuraho, India. [3042 x 4032]..jpg](10k5sn1%20Erotic%20carvings%20on%20Khajuraho%20temples%20built%20between%20885%20AD%20and%201000%20AD%20by%20the%20Chandela%20dynasty%2C%20Khajuraho%2C%20India.%20%5B3042%20x%204032%5D..jpg){kind=link}
![11pmsq7 Gebelein Man, Remains of a man who was murdered, south of Thebes Egypt, stab wound is visible near his left shoulder blade, 3500 BC, [4023x3024].jpg](11pmsq7%20Gebelein%20Man%2C%20Remains%20of%20a%20man%20who%20was%20murdered%2C%20south%20of%20Thebes%20Egypt%2C%20stab%20wound%20is%20visible%20near%20his%20left%20shoulder%20blade%2C%203500%20BC%2C%20%5B4023x3024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107olvc Mummy Cartonnage of a Woman from the Roman Period in Egypt, 1st century C.E. On display at The Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg](107olvc%20Mummy%20Cartonnage%20of%20a%20Woman%20from%20the%20Roman%20Period%20in%20Egypt%2C%201st%20century%20C.E.%20On%20display%20at%20The%20Brooklyn%20Museum.%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_80d4EDV_38 S&W revolver of Tonny van Renterghem, WW2 Dutch resistance. VRIJHEID (FREEDOM) inscribed on grip. [1903 x 1927].png](imgur_80d4EDV_38%20S%26W%20revolver%20of%20Tonny%20van%20Renterghem%2C%20WW2%20Dutch%20resistance.%20VRIJHEID%20%28FREEDOM%29%20inscribed%20on%20grip.%20%5B1903%20x%201927%5D.png){kind=link}
![106juz5 [1200 x 974] Painting by József Molnár depicting Battle of Posada 1330. (1855).png](106juz5%20%5B1200%20x%20974%5D%20Painting%20by%20J%C3%B3zsef%20Moln%C3%A1r%20depicting%20Battle%20of%20Posada%201330.%20%281855%29.png){kind=link}
![11e2f1g A Beautiful Architecture of The Great Sanchi Stupa: An Ancient Buddhist Monument in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India [940x723].png](11e2f1g%20A%20Beautiful%20Architecture%20of%20The%20Great%20Sanchi%20Stupa%3A%20An%20Ancient%20Buddhist%20Monument%20in%20the%20state%20of%20Madhya%20Pradesh%2C%20India%20%5B940x723%5D.png){kind=link}
![10q1rn9 Salvator Mundi [2930x3812], Leonardo DaVinci’s last discovered painting c. 1499-1510 depicts Christ with a cross and orb. Currently owned by Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS)..jpg](10q1rn9%20Salvator%20Mundi%20%5B2930x3812%5D%2C%20Leonardo%20DaVinci%E2%80%99s%20last%20discovered%20painting%20c.%201499-1510%20depicts%20Christ%20with%20a%20cross%20and%20orb.%20Currently%20owned%20by%20Saudi%20prince%20Mohammed%20Bin%20Salman%20%28MBS%29..jpg){kind=link}
![10wkcs7 The ceiling of the Alcázar of Seville [2048 x 2048]. Despite its look and origin, the current ornamentation (14th century CE) was done by Christians to accommodate the Christian king Peter .jpg](10wkcs7%20The%20ceiling%20of%20the%20Alc%C3%A1zar%20of%20Seville%20%5B2048%20x%202048%5D.%20Despite%20its%20look%20and%20origin%2C%20the%20current%20ornamentation%20%2814th%20century%20CE%29%20was%20done%20by%20Christians%20to%20accommodate%20the%20Christian%20king%20Peter%20.jpg){kind=link}
![11nc9ly Tunic covered in silvery metal pieces, made of alpaca wool. Peru, Chimú civilization, 1100-1450 AD [2160x1555].jpg](11nc9ly%20Tunic%20covered%20in%20silvery%20metal%20pieces%2C%20made%20of%20alpaca%20wool.%20Peru%2C%20Chim%C3%BA%20civilization%2C%201100-1450%20AD%20%5B2160x1555%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ugfkx 3,200-year-old bronze wine vessel with tiger, owl, and bird designs. China, Shang dynasty, 1300-1200 BC [3500x2900].jpg](11ugfkx%203%2C200-year-old%20bronze%20wine%20vessel%20with%20tiger%2C%20owl%2C%20and%20bird%20designs.%20China%2C%20Shang%20dynasty%2C%201300-1200%20BC%20%5B3500x2900%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10g69jr Pair of bronze water spouts in the form of lion heads_masks, Cyprus, Greek or Roman, ca. 100 BCE–100 CE [3811 x 3049].jpg](10g69jr%20Pair%20of%20bronze%20water%20spouts%20in%20the%20form%20of%20lion%20heads_masks%2C%20Cyprus%2C%20Greek%20or%20Roman%2C%20ca.%20100%20BCE%E2%80%93100%20CE%20%5B3811%20x%203049%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11ik6fk Miquelet Gun. Balkans. Cir. 18th Century. Made from wood, steel, brass, niello, silver, mother-of-pearl, coral, turquoise, sapphire, and ruby. [4096x4096].jpg](11ik6fk%20Miquelet%20Gun.%20Balkans.%20Cir.%2018th%20Century.%20Made%20from%20wood%2C%20steel%2C%20brass%2C%20niello%2C%20silver%2C%20mother-of-pearl%2C%20coral%2C%20turquoise%2C%20sapphire%2C%20and%20ruby.%20%5B4096x4096%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107ki9x Fasting Skeletal Buddha, 1st Century CE, Kushan Period, on display at Government Museum, Mathura, India.[1660×2048].jpg](107ki9x%20Fasting%20Skeletal%20Buddha%2C%201st%20Century%20CE%2C%20Kushan%20Period%2C%20on%20display%20at%20Government%20Museum%2C%20Mathura%2C%20India.%5B1660%C3%972048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11xbu9x Small pagoda monument on a rock at Beopgyesa Temple, on Jirisan Mountain. Korea, Goryeo period, 11th century AD [3960x3800].jpg](11xbu9x%20Small%20pagoda%20monument%20on%20a%20rock%20at%20Beopgyesa%20Temple%2C%20on%20Jirisan%20Mountain.%20Korea%2C%20Goryeo%20period%2C%2011th%20century%20AD%20%5B3960x3800%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gdf2a In the ancient city of Maxula Prates (now the port of Radès in Tunisia), traces of Roman water tanks have been discovered. The discovery was made during construction works. [1200x762].png](10gdf2a%20In%20the%20ancient%20city%20of%20Maxula%20Prates%20%28now%20the%20port%20of%20Rad%C3%A8s%20in%20Tunisia%29%2C%20traces%20of%20Roman%20water%20tanks%20have%20been%20discovered.%20The%20discovery%20was%20made%20during%20construction%20works.%20%5B1200x762%5D.png){kind=link}
![10a63s6 Warrior Wearing a Crocodile Mask, 700-1000 C.E. from the Jiménez River area, Limón, Costa Rica. On display at The Brooklyn Museum. [3024x4032].jpg](10a63s6%20Warrior%20Wearing%20a%20Crocodile%20Mask%2C%20700-1000%20C.E.%20from%20the%20Jim%C3%A9nez%20River%20area%2C%20Lim%C3%B3n%2C%20Costa%20Rica.%20On%20display%20at%20The%20Brooklyn%20Museum.%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11v8icr Blue enameled dish with floral patterns. India, 19th century [1850x1388].jpg](11v8icr%20Blue%20enameled%20dish%20with%20floral%20patterns.%20India%2C%2019th%20century%20%5B1850x1388%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107cdno The Hope Dionysus is a statue of Dionysus, the god of wine, wearing a panther skin and casually stretching his left arm over a smaller figure of a woman. 27 BCE–CE 68, Rome. [3200x4000].jpg](107cdno%20The%20Hope%20Dionysus%20is%20a%20statue%20of%20Dionysus%2C%20the%20god%20of%20wine%2C%20wearing%20a%20panther%20skin%20and%20casually%20stretching%20his%20left%20arm%20over%20a%20smaller%20figure%20of%20a%20woman.%2027%20BCE%E2%80%93CE%2068%2C%20Rome.%20%5B3200x4000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10iz5qw Lizard and Humanoid petroglyphs at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah side. [4032x3024].jpg](10iz5qw%20Lizard%20and%20Humanoid%20petroglyphs%20at%20Dinosaur%20National%20Monument%2C%20Utah%20side.%20%5B4032x3024%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![115e7pz Mask of Bhairava, used to serve beer from its mouth during the Indra Jatra festival. Nepal, 16th century [3100x3255].jpg](115e7pz%20Mask%20of%20Bhairava%2C%20used%20to%20serve%20beer%20from%20its%20mouth%20during%20the%20Indra%20Jatra%20festival.%20Nepal%2C%2016th%20century%20%5B3100x3255%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fui1l Chariot burials at Yinxu, the last capital (1350–1046 BCE) of China's Shang dynasty [4246x2928].jpg](10fui1l%20Chariot%20burials%20at%20Yinxu%2C%20the%20last%20capital%20%281350%E2%80%931046%20BCE%29%20of%20China%27s%20Shang%20dynasty%20%5B4246x2928%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![113thib Caricature showing Marie Antoinette as a leopard, French, second half of the 18th century [2846 x 3382].jpg](113thib%20Caricature%20showing%20Marie%20Antoinette%20as%20a%20leopard%2C%20French%2C%20second%20half%20of%20the%2018th%20century%20%5B2846%20x%203382%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qw2tj Large limestone head of pharaoh Hatshepsut. Deir al-Bahri, Egypt, 1479-1458 BC [3000x4000].jpg](10qw2tj%20Large%20limestone%20head%20of%20pharaoh%20Hatshepsut.%20Deir%20al-Bahri%2C%20Egypt%2C%201479-1458%20BC%20%5B3000x4000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105tnfl Mural and frieze in Cacaxtla, Mexico. 600-900 CE. Olmeca-xicallanca [4494x3202].jpg](105tnfl%20Mural%20and%20frieze%20in%20Cacaxtla%2C%20Mexico.%20600-900%20CE.%20Olmeca-xicallanca%20%5B4494x3202%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11hzztb A human shaped marble figurine dated back to 5000~6000 BC , probably used in funeral rituals, found South of Samaraa Iraq , now housed in the Iraqi museum [6499 ×9280].png](11hzztb%20A%20human%20shaped%20marble%20figurine%20dated%20back%20to%205000~6000%20BC%20%2C%20probably%20used%20in%20funeral%20rituals%2C%20found%20South%20of%20Samaraa%20Iraq%20%2C%20now%20housed%20in%20the%20Iraqi%20museum%20%5B6499%20%C3%979280%5D.png){kind=link}
![109umkl Plate armour crafted by Wolfgang Grosschedel, one of the most prized armourers of his time (1525)[3024 x 4032][OC].jpg](109umkl%20Plate%20armour%20crafted%20by%20Wolfgang%20Grosschedel%2C%20one%20of%20the%20most%20prized%20armourers%20of%20his%20time%20%281525%29%5B3024%20x%204032%5D%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11sts1p Processional cross made from wood and tin. Attributed to Ezra, a Stephanite monk. Tigray region, Ethiopia, ca. 1500. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2978x3722].jpg](11sts1p%20Processional%20cross%20made%20from%20wood%20and%20tin.%20Attributed%20to%20Ezra%2C%20a%20Stephanite%20monk.%20Tigray%20region%2C%20Ethiopia%2C%20ca.%201500.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B2978x3722%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![105pofn Burial mound of king Hyogong of Silla. Korea, Unified Silla period, around 912 AD [3200x2386].jpg](105pofn%20Burial%20mound%20of%20king%20Hyogong%20of%20Silla.%20Korea%2C%20Unified%20Silla%20period%2C%20around%20912%20AD%20%5B3200x2386%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11d8zzw A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle. Middle Kingdom. Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera. Amethyst, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, and bone, horn, or wood. ca. 1991–1802 B.C. [2000x1754].jpg](11d8zzw%20A%20small%20inlaid%20sculpture%20of%20a%20soft-shelled%20turtle.%20Middle%20Kingdom.%20Northern%20Upper%20Egypt%2C%20Dendera.%20Amethyst%2C%20turquoise%2C%20lapis-lazuli%2C%20carnelian%2C%20and%20bone%2C%20horn%2C%20or%20wood.%20ca.%201991%E2%80%931802%20B.C.%20%5B2000x1754%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11aq1jh Treatise describing the function of an astrolabe, by 11th century polymath Al-Biruni. Persia or Anatolia, copy made in 1228 AD [2030x1518].jpg](11aq1jh%20Treatise%20describing%20the%20function%20of%20an%20astrolabe%2C%20by%2011th%20century%20polymath%20Al-Biruni.%20Persia%20or%20Anatolia%2C%20copy%20made%20in%201228%20AD%20%5B2030x1518%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10p7axi A canonization given to Đồng Cổ temple (in Hanoi) by emperor Cảnh Hưng (Lê Hiển Tông) in 1783. It's currently being kept by Vietnam's National Archive Centre [2247x825].jpg](10p7axi%20A%20canonization%20given%20to%20%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng%20C%E1%BB%95%20temple%20%28in%20Hanoi%29%20by%20emperor%20C%E1%BA%A3nh%20H%C6%B0ng%20%28L%C3%AA%20Hi%E1%BB%83n%20T%C3%B4ng%29%20in%201783.%20It%27s%20currently%20being%20kept%20by%20Vietnam%27s%20National%20Archive%20Centre%20%5B2247x825%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10n9hp0 A lady's reception dress, with blue satin and silk brocades. Designed by Charles Frederick Worth. France, 1877-1878 [1710x2560].jpg](10n9hp0%20A%20lady%27s%20reception%20dress%2C%20with%20blue%20satin%20and%20silk%20brocades.%20Designed%20by%20Charles%20Frederick%20Worth.%20France%2C%201877-1878%20%5B1710x2560%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![104qa23 XVII century threshing board used by the monks of the Santa Maria do Bouro Monastery. [OC] (3024x4032).jpg](104qa23%20XVII%20century%20threshing%20board%20used%20by%20the%20monks%20of%20the%20Santa%20Maria%20do%20Bouro%20Monastery.%20%5BOC%5D%20%283024x4032%29.jpg){kind=link}
![10693dl Bronze chariot decoration shaped like a dragon's head, with gilding. China, Western Han dynasty, 206 BC-8 AD [2000x1530].jpg](10693dl%20Bronze%20chariot%20decoration%20shaped%20like%20a%20dragon%27s%20head%2C%20with%20gilding.%20China%2C%20Western%20Han%20dynasty%2C%20206%20BC-8%20AD%20%5B2000x1530%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11gzjqp An Inca feather bird from Peru. C.1300-1500 CE, made of wood, adhesive, feathers and shell. Now housed at the De ***** Museum in San Francisco [4308x3154].jpg](11gzjqp%20An%20Inca%20feather%20bird%20from%20Peru.%20C.1300-1500%20CE%2C%20made%20of%20wood%2C%20adhesive%2C%20feathers%20and%20shell.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20De%20*****%20Museum%20in%20San%20Francisco%20%5B4308x3154%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![imgur_hdqsA17_Detail from the Mary Magdalene altar by Carlo Crivelli, Italy c. 1480 [753x1228].jpg](imgur_hdqsA17_Detail%20from%20the%20Mary%20Magdalene%20altar%20by%20Carlo%20Crivelli%2C%20Italy%20c.%201480%20%5B753x1228%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11e774n Passion of Christ devotional triptych with gilt wood frame and mother-of-pearl plaques in openwork relief. South German, ca. 1475-1485. The Cloisters collection [4000x3000].jpg](11e774n%20Passion%20of%20Christ%20devotional%20triptych%20with%20gilt%20wood%20frame%20and%20mother-of-pearl%20plaques%20in%20openwork%20relief.%20South%20German%2C%20ca.%201475-1485.%20The%20Cloisters%20collection%20%5B4000x3000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![107qdgf Melun Diptych - Virgin and ***** Surrounded by Angels, showing Charles VII's mistress Agnès Sorel ca.1452 by French court painter Jean Fouquet [3153x3508].jpg](107qdgf%20Melun%20Diptych%20-%20Virgin%20and%20*****%20Surrounded%20by%20Angels%2C%20showing%20Charles%20VII%27s%20mistress%20Agn%C3%A8s%20Sorel%20ca.1452%20by%20French%20court%20painter%20Jean%20Fouquet%20%5B3153x3508%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10q0n0o Partly gilded silver medallion with the head of Silenus embossed and chiselled in high relief. Hellenistic, 3rd c BC, possibly from Pergamon. Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid [3000x2481].jpg](10q0n0o%20Partly%20gilded%20silver%20medallion%20with%20the%20head%20of%20Silenus%20embossed%20and%20chiselled%20in%20high%20relief.%20Hellenistic%2C%203rd%20c%20BC%2C%20possibly%20from%20Pergamon.%20L%C3%A1zaro%20Galdiano%20Museum%2C%20Madrid%20%5B3000x2481%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11bpzp2 A detail of a 5600-year-old painted linen from a grave in Gebelein, Egypt. Now housed at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy [3774x2560].jpg](11bpzp2%20A%20detail%20of%20a%205600-year-old%20painted%20linen%20from%20a%20grave%20in%20Gebelein%2C%20Egypt.%20Now%20housed%20at%20the%20Museo%20Egizio%20in%20Turin%2C%20Italy%20%5B3774x2560%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1199l3m Amduat Papyrus of Amenhotep; 1077-943 B.C.; acquired by the Neue Museum, Berlin in 1823 [9830x1650].jpg](1199l3m%20Amduat%20Papyrus%20of%20Amenhotep%3B%201077-943%20B.C.%3B%20acquired%20by%20the%20Neue%20Museum%2C%20Berlin%20in%201823%20%5B9830x1650%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![11g7kl7 Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci of a bear walking, ca. 1482–85 [2997 x 2313].jpg](11g7kl7%20Sketch%20by%20Leonardo%20da%20Vinci%20of%20a%20bear%20walking%2C%20ca.%201482%E2%80%9385%20%5B2997%20x%202313%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10m3pq2 The Uruk Vase_Warka Vase, dated from around 3200-3000 BC, found in the city of Uruk in Mesopotamia (more info in the comments) [2773x5698].jpg](10m3pq2%20The%20Uruk%20Vase_Warka%20Vase%2C%20dated%20from%20around%203200-3000%20BC%2C%20found%20in%20the%20city%20of%20Uruk%20in%20Mesopotamia%20%28more%20info%20in%20the%20comments%29%20%5B2773x5698%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10o4eyv Glass ***** bottle with colored lions. China, Qing dynasty, 1770-1820 [1770x2200].jpg](10o4eyv%20Glass%20*****%20bottle%20with%20colored%20lions.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201770-1820%20%5B1770x2200%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10hgl1m Dog kennel designed by Claude I Sené for one of Marie Antoinette's dogs, France. (ca. 1775-1780)[2978x3722].jpg](10hgl1m%20Dog%20kennel%20designed%20by%20Claude%20I%20Sen%C3%A9%20for%20one%20of%20Marie%20Antoinette%27s%20dogs%2C%20France.%20%28ca.%201775-1780%29%5B2978x3722%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fu547 Imperial guardsman's ceremonial uniform, with brass studs, dragons, and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, 1736-1820 [2000x2710].jpg](10fu547%20Imperial%20guardsman%27s%20ceremonial%20uniform%2C%20with%20brass%20studs%2C%20dragons%2C%20and%20clouds.%20China%2C%20Qing%20dynasty%2C%201736-1820%20%5B2000x2710%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10dmezj Villa Romana del Casale, Women athletes shown competing in several sports 4th century AD. [4000 X 2773] [OC].jpg](10dmezj%20Villa%20Romana%20del%20Casale%2C%20Women%20athletes%20shown%20competing%20in%20several%20sports%204th%20century%20AD.%20%5B4000%20X%202773%5D%20%5BOC%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1181wkd Grave goods from the Neolithic archaeological site of Körtik Tepe (10400-9250 BCE), in Turkey, consisting of stone vessels and thousands of bone and shell beads [748x1585].png](1181wkd%20Grave%20goods%20from%20the%20Neolithic%20archaeological%20site%20of%20K%C3%B6rtik%20Tepe%20%2810400-9250%20BCE%29%2C%20in%20Turkey%2C%20consisting%20of%20stone%20vessels%20and%20thousands%20of%20bone%20and%20shell%20beads%20%5B748x1585%5D.png){kind=link}
![10u91xs Temple of the three lintels in Chichen-Itza. Located in the sector referred to as “Chichen Viejo” that is currently off limits to the public. Maya, 600-900 CE [4299x3264].jpg](10u91xs%20Temple%20of%20the%20three%20lintels%20in%20Chichen-Itza.%20Located%20in%20the%20sector%20referred%20to%20as%20%E2%80%9CChichen%20Viejo%E2%80%9D%20that%20is%20currently%20off%20limits%20to%20the%20public.%20Maya%2C%20600-900%20CE%20%5B4299x3264%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10t591x Rug with mihrab motif. Persia, Safavid period, 16th century [1395x1998].jpg](10t591x%20Rug%20with%20mihrab%20motif.%20Persia%2C%20Safavid%20period%2C%2016th%20century%20%5B1395x1998%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10qox88 Image of Vishnu, 10th C.E., Punjab, India [2947x3722].jpg](10qox88%20Image%20of%20Vishnu%2C%2010th%20C.E.%2C%20Punjab%2C%20India%20%5B2947x3722%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ommfk Relief from the Amaravati Stupa, dated to the 3rd century BC, from Andhra Pradesh, India [3024x4032].jpg](10ommfk%20Relief%20from%20the%20Amaravati%20Stupa%2C%20dated%20to%20the%203rd%20century%20BC%2C%20from%20Andhra%20Pradesh%2C%20India%20%5B3024x4032%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10ehnap Three key-shaped coins. China, Xin dynasty_Wang Mang interregnum, 9-23 AD [2800x2140].jpg](10ehnap%20Three%20key-shaped%20coins.%20China%2C%20Xin%20dynasty_Wang%20Mang%20interregnum%2C%209-23%20AD%20%5B2800x2140%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![114n6cw Rhinoceros slayer type coin of Kumaragupta I, gold dinar, 415-455 CE, Gupta dynasty, India.[3000×1500].jpg](114n6cw%20Rhinoceros%20slayer%20type%20coin%20of%20Kumaragupta%20I%2C%20gold%20dinar%2C%20415-455%20CE%2C%20Gupta%20dynasty%2C%20India.%5B3000%C3%971500%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![1127qek Terracotta phiale (libation bowl). Attic Greek, Archaic period, ca. 500 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [4000x3000].jpg](1127qek%20Terracotta%20phiale%20%28libation%20bowl%29.%20Attic%20Greek%2C%20Archaic%20period%2C%20ca.%20500%20BC.%20Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20collection%20%5B4000x3000%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10gp6u4 A 5th century Sasanian Persian Helmet. Surviving examples of Sasanian armor are extremely rare, particularly in such stunning condition as this helmet. [2787 x 3724].jpg](10gp6u4%20A%205th%20century%20Sasanian%20Persian%20Helmet.%20Surviving%20examples%20of%20Sasanian%20armor%20are%20extremely%20rare%2C%20particularly%20in%20such%20stunning%20condition%20as%20this%20helmet.%20%5B2787%20x%203724%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10dybq2 Sassanid Persian Bowl with Female Busts, 300 AD. [3783 x 3505].jpg](10dybq2%20Sassanid%20Persian%20Bowl%20with%20Female%20Busts%2C%20300%20AD.%20%5B3783%20x%203505%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10wvido Sword and scabbard covered in gold, with garnet and glass inlays. Iran, Sasanian period, 7th century AD [2190x2730].jpg](10wvido%20Sword%20and%20scabbard%20covered%20in%20gold%2C%20with%20garnet%20and%20glass%20inlays.%20Iran%2C%20Sasanian%20period%2C%207th%20century%20AD%20%5B2190x2730%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10hkymq Early Italian map of Japan, by Urbano Monte. Created in 1587 after Japanese diplomats visited Milan in 1582 [2120x2018].jpg](10hkymq%20Early%20Italian%20map%20of%20Japan%2C%20by%20Urbano%20Monte.%20Created%20in%201587%20after%20Japanese%20diplomats%20visited%20Milan%20in%201582%20%5B2120x2018%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10eizek Standing male figure, Near Eastern_Lebanese, 3000–1100 BCE [3984 x 5349].jpg](10eizek%20Standing%20male%20figure%2C%20Near%20Eastern_Lebanese%2C%203000%E2%80%931100%20BCE%20%5B3984%20x%205349%5D.jpg){kind=link}
![10fa4am Swastika shaped jali on the window of Sangameswara temple, Alampur, Telangana ,India. Dated to 7th century CE. Chalukya dynasty.[1536×2048].jpg](10fa4am%20Swastika%20shaped%20jali%20on%20the%20window%20of%20Sangameswara%20temple%2C%20Alampur%2C%20Telangana%20%2CIndia.%20Dated%20to%207th%20century%20CE.%20Chalukya%20dynasty.%5B1536%C3%972048%5D.jpg){kind=link}
