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!...
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/84/e9/84e9362b513fcab9ae4b15777bd9eb0f5d83d9880a9cdcc3834c3171654b75d2.jpg)
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
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/0c/c8/0cc8ad589aae64ea65395220d42dcc86c9e5196ccc7b79817c04e11e57678a5f.jpg)
Golden frog pendant from Costa Rica, 11th-16th century AD ( lemmy.world )
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316661
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/36/e1/36e13693d7b4614a4f162999e0b823e5090ff118a932dfa849f9e2867dc3983a.jpg)
A Machine for Making Rifle Stocks - The Blanchard Lathe (1820s) ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9697959...
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/87/20/87201a718f6f4b26f658b1dfc8be129b62ca40beabd5f60d1c34338a9e46d8df.jpg)
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!
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/48/11/48114b5153d2047c30bcc05f298c4cb0cfb18d471befbbc441e3ba4456c8e551.jpg)
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
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/5e/6a/5e6ab32b754fe01468dd7d8fed3334b6fa1272ea079151656d7e5c611ba26807.jpg)
Mongol plates and jug, Azerbaijan, 13th-14th century AD ( lemmy.world )
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/99/1b/991b5cc42bbfec49fec9031520a39090e30fc2a5379d038b76042027127b0257.jpg)
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
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/a3/e4/a3e4a5de809aa58988fcb2271abe68b309320da7e8ea121fd6c1ccfc9e9f3880.jpg)
Buddhist reliquary with valuables and four coins, Afghanistan, 1st century AD ( lemmy.world )
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/b9/d7/b9d7c50c3109412bf2492982c3073484ccadacf88de4bcf973ea6500101ae3fb.jpg)
Buddhist reliquary with valuables and four coins, Afghanistan, 1st century AD ( lemmy.world )
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/b7/82/b7827c24b53740847558c47c6cc7900fe0485c49e53a76a5042da678bcd49c6d.jpg)
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
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/77/5d/775d0a7040b4b2698073ab49784b3e350bb37cbd2dc9cf0f4b7ae04d33772dea.jpg)
Armor of Philippe IV of France, reigned 1285 to 1314 AD ( lemmy.world )
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/e7/71/e771fd3e235e93b46598272750e52fcaa818839806a15e96cf1338c2bf877224.png)
Ornate Turkish military helmet, 1560 AD ( lemmy.world )
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27936
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/c7/9c/c79c166c963e7d14246afafb68083a4432f49eb837df5c28ef036a4872b46afb.jpg)
Beautiful and ornate drum from the Philippines, 19th century AD ( lemmy.world )
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503200
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/54/3a/543a8c7c97cd90ac781662da481337a6aee6eec275f5123933e8256be1eb7b15.jpg)
Glass medallion with a portrait engraved in gold, Roman Egypt, 250 AD-300 AD ( lemmy.world )
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466645
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/ef/99/ef99c697356a0a461413d245cb77f7b96d4ab17c39394a740e0217d8c1dbd9da.jpg)
Roman metal military flask, 4th century AD ( lemmy.world )
archaeology-world.com/a-roman-laguncula-water-bot…
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/a2/a3/a2a3b1367156bc60447cdc97c148c028bb1faf74742d815cb69ab05c387da20e.jpg)
Ornate iron and gold box, Japan, late 19th century AD ( lemmy.world )
khalilicollections.org/…/khalili-collections-japa…
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/da/58/da5899d34d0bb6166908ec320562df64af6531f75f18cfb435ee14b834ece8ef.jpg)
Japanese ornament in the shape of a samurai helmet, precious metals and enamel, 1880 AD-1890 AD ( lemmy.world )
khalilicollections.org/…/khalili-collections-japa…
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/5e/71/5e71894cce0b2b7ccae1363304cd1d480c2406c9e4804fc7a68a3cf6a3994d56.jpg)
Astounding Japanese sculpture of a cockatoo, silver and bronze, 1911 AD ( lemmy.world )
khalilicollections.org/…/khalili-collections-japa…
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/59/a1/59a177029a97bf98b9ba68f00309e523ed81f663061a4f04f7f3e24a14c7b45b.jpg)