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…