Clockwork ship made to roll across a table, move the 'crew', and play music, German, 1585 AD ( lemmy.world )
October special : Stele of the Serpent King "Djet" . One of the oldest known tomb stelae (sort of a gravestone). Limestone, c. 2820 BCE, Abydos, Egypt 🎃🪦🐍 ( commons.m.wikimedia.org ) One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since....
Masterfully made miniature sculptures from Gonur Tepe, Turkmenistan, late 3rd millennium BCE-mid 2nd millennium BCE ( lemmy.world )
Silver pins from Gonur Tepe, Turkmenistan, late 3rd millennium BCE-mid 2nd millennium BCE ( lemmy.world )
In honor of Oktoberfest, German lidded tankard made of amber and gold, ~1625 AD. Prost! ( lemmy.world )
Copper alloy statue of Princess Takushit of Egypt, with electrum (silver-gold alloy) engravings, ~670 BCE ( lemmy.world )
Silver plaque depicting the goddess Cybele, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, modern-day Afghanistan, 2nd century BCE? ( lemmy.world )