Avalokiteshvara, Bronze sculpture, China, 10th century ( kbin.social )
Location: China, Yunnan, Dali Kingdom (937-1253), 10th century...
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Ancient Roman payslip for an auxiliary cavalryman, found at (and dated to) the Siege of Masada, 72-73 AD ( media.kbin.social )
Modern reproduction of 12th century Byzantine 'klivanium' armor ( media.kbin.social )
13th century Byzantine map of the world, based on now-lost 2nd century Graeco-Roman original ( media.kbin.social )
More Imperial Roman era surgical tools ( media.kbin.social )
Congolese Ilwoon sword ( media.kbin.social )
12th century leather Skomorokh (actor) mask, Novgorod ( media.kbin.social )
15th century communion chalice (restored 19th century), Turku Cathedral, Finland ( media.kbin.social )
Replicas of Ancient Roman sigillaria (holiday gifts) ( media.kbin.social )
St. Nicholas Church pew panel oak relief, 16th century ( media.kbin.social )
Oak relief, St. Nicholas Church, 16th century ( media.kbin.social )
Birch bark document used for practice by child, 13th century, Novgorod Republic ( media.kbin.social )
Relatively recently unearthed Roman tiling ( media.kbin.social )
15th century Novgorod coins ( media.kbin.social )
'Apache' revolver used by French gangsters, pre-WW1 ( media.kbin.social )
12th century birch bark letter, Novgorod Republic ( media.kbin.social )
Me: "I know I have non-Roman stuff to share in my folders..." Also me: "Oh shit is that a 3rd century AD Roman pectorale? Gotta share that!" ( media.kbin.social )
Imperial Roman era bronze gladiator figurine ( media.kbin.social )
Lemat Revolver with underbarrel shotgun (designed 1856) ( media.kbin.social )
Silly moment: amateur replica of a Graeco-Roman pancake (the artifact was subsequently devoured) ( media.kbin.social )
Reproductions of Ancient Greek artillery (3rd century BCE) ( media.kbin.social )
Reproduction of a Greek Polybolos - a chain-driven repeating bolt-thrower ( media.kbin.social )
Mosaic of a skeleton holding a jug, Roman city of Pompeii (destroyed 79 AD) ( media.kbin.social )
Graeco-Roman amphorae discovered while digging trenches in Odessa, Ukraine ( media.kbin.social )
