Novelty drinking cup (the head comes off and there are wind-up wheels in the bottom), early 17th century Germany ( media.kbin.social )
Head of a bishop's staff depicting Saint Michael slaying a dragon, France, 13th century AD ( media.kbin.social )
Medieval Gospel book cover, gold and silver, 12th century AD, on display in Germany ( media.kbin.social )
Preserved Roman dolabra heads, used for cutting and digging in camp, ~1st century BCE/AD, modern-day Germany ( media.kbin.social )
One of the few images of the Hellriegel SMG, a rare water-cooled submachinegun from WW1, photo taken circa 1915 ( media.kbin.social )
President Theodore Roosevelt's silver-plated and engraved Colt Single-Action Army revolver, manufactured 1912 ( media.kbin.social )
Malay gun known as an Istingar, 16th century style matchlock, unknown date of manufacture ( media.kbin.social )
15th century communion chalice (restored 19th century), Turku Cathedral, Finland ( media.kbin.social )
Silly moment: amateur replica of a Graeco-Roman pancake (the artifact was subsequently devoured) ( media.kbin.social )
20-sided die possibly used for gambling or divination (Roman Egypt, 1st-3rd centuries AD) ( media.kbin.social )