Decorative axe-head from the 3rd millennium BCE, Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) (lemmy.world)
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)