2nd century AD tondo of two men who were part of the Roman cult of Antinous, deified lover of Emperor Hadrian (media.kbin.social)
Ancient Roman payslip for an auxiliary cavalryman, found at (and dated to) the Siege of Masada, 72-73 AD (media.kbin.social)
Birch bark document used for practice by child, 13th century, Novgorod Republic (media.kbin.social)
Roman glass cup blown into a silver vessel, 1st century AD (media.kbin.social)
Ea-nāṣir makes terrible copper (hobbit.world)
Oldest complaint letter. Nanni got poor quality copper and his servant was treated poorly. Shame on you Ea-nāṣir!...
Excavated foot of a statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, modern-day Turkey (media.kbin.social)
Achaemenid Persian 'bent-bar' coin, Northern India (lemmy.world)
www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=309206
Golden frog pendant from Costa Rica, 11th-16th century AD (lemmy.world)
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316661
A Machine for Making Rifle Stocks - The Blanchard Lathe (1820s) (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9697959...
Re-enactor in replicas of the military equipment of a 1st-2nd century AD Roman legionary (lemmy.world)
The helmet and sheathe are a bit fancy, one must imagine this legionary a spendthrift who saves on wine and women and splurges on decoration instead!
Mongol plates and jug, Azerbaijan, 13th-14th century AD (lemmy.world)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dishes_from_Beylagan_in_Museum_of_History_of_Azerbaijan.jpg
Mongol plates and jug, Azerbaijan, 13th-14th century AD (lemmy.world)
Silver coins of the Golden Horde (or Russian vassals?), 14th-15th century AD (lemmy.world)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Treasure_of_silver_coins_of_the_XIV_-_beg._XV_century._Found_at_Chornaya_Promza_village_of_the_Bolshebereznikovsky_district,_Mordovia,_USSR_in_1961.jpg
Buddhist reliquary with valuables and four coins, Afghanistan, 1st century AD (lemmy.world)
Buddhist reliquary with valuables and four coins, Afghanistan, 1st century AD (lemmy.world)
Actor's mask ensemble depicting an avatar of Vishnu, wood, Southern India, 1700 AD-1750 AD (lemmy.world)
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/665501
Armor of Philippe IV of France, reigned 1285 to 1314 AD (lemmy.world)
Ornate Turkish military helmet, 1560 AD (lemmy.world)
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27936
Beautiful and ornate drum from the Philippines, 19th century AD (lemmy.world)
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503200
Glass medallion with a portrait engraved in gold, Roman Egypt, 250 AD-300 AD (lemmy.world)
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466645
Roman metal military flask, 4th century AD (lemmy.world)
archaeology-world.com/a-roman-laguncula-water-bot…
Ornate iron and gold box, Japan, late 19th century AD (lemmy.world)
khalilicollections.org/…/khalili-collections-japa…
Japanese ornament in the shape of a samurai helmet, precious metals and enamel, 1880 AD-1890 AD (lemmy.world)
khalilicollections.org/…/khalili-collections-japa…
Astounding Japanese sculpture of a cockatoo, silver and bronze, 1911 AD (lemmy.world)
khalilicollections.org/…/khalili-collections-japa…