Goblet made of Narwhal tusk, Czechia, ~1600 AD (lemmy.world)
October special : Stele of the Serpent King "Djet" . One of the oldest known tomb stelae (sort of a gravestone). Limestone, c. 2820 BCE, Abydos, Egypt 🎃🪦🐍 (commons.m.wikimedia.org)
One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since....
Bronze water pitcher in the shape of a griffon, Germany, 1120-1130 AD (lemmy.world)
Folding game board for Chess and Backgammon, possibly Venetian, 1300-1350 AD (lemmy.world)
Masterfully made miniature sculptures from Gonur Tepe, Turkmenistan, late 3rd millennium BCE-mid 2nd millennium BCE (lemmy.world)
Silver pins from Gonur Tepe, Turkmenistan, late 3rd millennium BCE-mid 2nd millennium BCE (lemmy.world)
In honor of Oktoberfest, German lidded tankard made of amber and gold, ~1625 AD. Prost! (lemmy.world)
German Celestial globe, 1584 AD (lemmy.world)
Imperial passport of Kublai Khan, China and Mongolia, 1240 AD (lemmy.world)
Horned great helm, Austria, late 14th century AD (lemmy.world)
Noble's hunting horn, made of elephant ivory, 11th century AD (lemmy.world)
Axumite gold coin, modern Ethiopia, late 4th century AD (lemmy.world)
Silver coin of Sigismund III, ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1625 AD (lemmy.world)
Multicolored glass garland bowl, Roman, 1st century BCE (lemmy.world)
Reconstructions of a Roman legionary's camp tools (lemmy.world)
Copper alloy statue of Princess Takushit of Egypt, with electrum (silver-gold alloy) engravings, ~670 BCE (lemmy.world)
Silver plaque depicting the goddess Cybele, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, modern-day Afghanistan, 2nd century BCE? (lemmy.world)
Bronze statuette of an African metalworker, Greek-made, 2nd-1st century BCE (lemmy.world)
Ottoman Turk warhammer, 17th century AD (lemmy.world)
Very unique imitation gold dinar made in Anglo-Saxon England, 'Offa Rex' ('King Offa') inscribed in Latin on the reverse, 8th century AD (lemmy.world)
German hunting sword and knife, 16th century (lemmy.world)
Ottoman flintlock pistol, 17th century AD (lemmy.world)
Scottish Claymore, 16th-17th century AD (lemmy.world)
Meiji-era Japanese vase depicting a hawk (lemmy.world)
Silver penny of Richard I of England, 12th century AD (lemmy.world)
