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A Rock crystal jug from Fatimid Egypt in 909 AD, one of the seven remaining in the world. Pergamon Museum, Germany. [2704x4092]
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A Rock crystal jug from Fatimid Egypt in 909 AD, one of the seven remaining in the world. Pergamon Museum, Germany. [2704x4092]

u/blacktiger226 — 10 hours ago
A doll crafted from scraps and a shoe heel. It belonged to a child in the slums of London, c 1905. Now housed at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh [1080x1317]
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A doll crafted from scraps and a shoe heel. It belonged to a child in the slums of London, c 1905. Now housed at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh [1080x1317]

u/Fuckoff555 — 6 hours ago
Skeletons from 17-18th century found in March 2026 during construction works in Poznań, Poland. [1440x1920]
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Skeletons from 17-18th century found in March 2026 during construction works in Poznań, Poland. [1440x1920]

u/Snoo_90160 — 4 hours ago
One of my tsuba (japanese sword guard) depicting a battle scene. Made from shakudo and gold wire - edo period. [1500x1500]
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One of my tsuba (japanese sword guard) depicting a battle scene. Made from shakudo and gold wire - edo period. [1500x1500]

Unfortunately I can only post one at a time

u/marcell_Davis_1und1 — 3 hours ago
Frog-motif inkwell made of carved ivory and enamel, designed by Tiffany & Co., United States of America, ca. 1910. [600×600]
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Frog-motif inkwell made of carved ivory and enamel, designed by Tiffany & Co., United States of America, ca. 1910. [600×600]

u/yimaxshaeta — 9 hours ago
"Panorama of the city of Celaya in Guanajuato" carved in fig pith on silk and gouache, and mounted on cardboard. Measuring 60.5 cm high by 78.8 cm wide, and 92 cm high by 105.5 cm wide with frame, the work is dated to 1883 CE and is now housed at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City [1655x2615]
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"Panorama of the city of Celaya in Guanajuato" carved in fig pith on silk and gouache, and mounted on cardboard. Measuring 60.5 cm high by 78.8 cm wide, and 92 cm high by 105.5 cm wide with frame, the work is dated to 1883 CE and is now housed at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City [1655x2615]

u/Fuckoff555 — 17 hours ago
Lobster effigy vessel. Nazca civilization (Early Intermediate Phases IIII-IV), south coast, Peru, ca. 300-600 AD. Earthenware, slip paint. Walters Art Museum collection [1800x1408]
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Lobster effigy vessel. Nazca civilization (Early Intermediate Phases IIII-IV), south coast, Peru, ca. 300-600 AD. Earthenware, slip paint. Walters Art Museum collection [1800x1408]

u/oldspice75 — 1 day ago
A bronze openwork plaque with winged mythical creatures, unearthed at Kalmakareh in Iran. 800 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran [1794x1818]
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A bronze openwork plaque with winged mythical creatures, unearthed at Kalmakareh in Iran. 800 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran [1794x1818]

u/Fuckoff555 — 17 hours ago
A ceramic Maya vase from Guatemala, 600-800 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston [1200x2920]
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A ceramic Maya vase from Guatemala, 600-800 CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston [1200x2920]

u/Fuckoff555 — 6 hours ago
This 500-pound bowl was made in 1830 for George IV who died before seeing it. William IV instead unveiled the silver-gilt wine cistern at his 65th birthday. Later Queen Victoria added a nautilus-shaped ladle and turned it into a punch bowl to serve guests at her son’s christening in 1842 [2000x2893]
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This 500-pound bowl was made in 1830 for George IV who died before seeing it. William IV instead unveiled the silver-gilt wine cistern at his 65th birthday. Later Queen Victoria added a nautilus-shaped ladle and turned it into a punch bowl to serve guests at her son’s christening in 1842 [2000x2893]

u/Fuckoff555 — 16 hours ago
The 13th century CE Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India, is designed as a 30 m high stone chariot with 12 pairs of large wheels, representing the 12 months of the year, pulled by 7 horses. The 24 wheels are functional sundials, which can be used to calculate time accurately to a minute [1667x3045]
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The 13th century CE Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India, is designed as a 30 m high stone chariot with 12 pairs of large wheels, representing the 12 months of the year, pulled by 7 horses. The 24 wheels are functional sundials, which can be used to calculate time accurately to a minute [1667x3045]

u/Fuckoff555 — 16 hours ago
A ceramic incense burner with lid, in the Teotihuacan style. The lid depicts a woman, or female deity, seated and holding a water bird on her lap. From Guatemala, 150/200-650 CE [680x1024]
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A ceramic incense burner with lid, in the Teotihuacan style. The lid depicts a woman, or female deity, seated and holding a water bird on her lap. From Guatemala, 150/200-650 CE [680x1024]

u/Fuckoff555 — 6 hours ago
An earthenware dish, enhanced with gilding, made between 1863 and 1890 CE by the French artist Émile Gallé [1035x580]
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An earthenware dish, enhanced with gilding, made between 1863 and 1890 CE by the French artist Émile Gallé [1035x580]

u/Fuckoff555 — 6 hours ago
Sculpture of Hadrian, emperor in the years 117-138 CE, who was the third of the so-called five good emperors. The object was discovered in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark). [1200x1728]
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Sculpture of Hadrian, emperor in the years 117-138 CE, who was the third of the so-called five good emperors. The object was discovered in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark). [1200x1728]

u/imperiumromanum_edu — 9 hours ago
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