Gold ram figurine found in the burial site of Tillya Tepe, modern Afghanistan, 1st century BCE-1st century AD (lemmy.world)
Clockwork ship made to roll across a table, move the 'crew', and play music, German, 1585 AD (lemmy.world)
Masterfully made miniature sculptures from Gonur Tepe, Turkmenistan, late 3rd millennium BCE-mid 2nd millennium BCE (lemmy.world)
Hat and masque worn to the final ball of Gustav III of Sweden, during which he was assassinated, 1792 (lemmy.world)
Gourd cricket cage with moulded chrysanthemum decoration - China, 18th century (lemmy.world) collections.ashmolean.org/object/690233...
The Oldest Known Written Complaint: Clay tablet written on by Nanni to Ea-nāṣir, Ur (Southern Iraq), circa 1750 BC (media.kbin.social)