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Museum of Artifacts 2 days, 21 hours agoA ring with a reclining ram – of Syrian culture, dating to ca. 14th-13th century B.C. Made out of Electrum (a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver).
This impressive ring is decorated with chased geometric patterns on the hoop and a reclining ram on top. Lotus blossom ornaments in relief adorn the sides and indicate Egyptian influence. Rings like this would most likely have been worn by high-ranking officials or priests.
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Museum of Artifacts 5 days, 15 hours agoThe Parade armour of Henry II of France (31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559). Henry II was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis III, Duke of Brittany, in 1536.
As a child, Henry and his elder brother spent over four years in captivity in Spain as hostages in exchange for their father. Henry pursued his father’s policies in matter of arts, wars and religion.
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Museum of Artifacts 1 week, 6 days agoJade Mayan Mask, ca .600 AD
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Museum of Artifacts 2 weeks, 1 day agoOldest surviving pair of Levis jeans, 1879.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 weeks, 1 day agoWill of Naunakhte disinheriting her children, Egypt, ca. 1150 BC.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 weeks, 1 day agoThe lion-headed eagle (Anzû – 12.8 cm high; 11.9 cm wide) made of copper, gold, and lapis lazuli by Sumerian civilization. 2550–2500 BC.
In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, Anzû is a divine storm-bird and the personification of the southern wind and the thunder clouds. This demon—half man and half bird—stole the “Tablet of Destinies)” from Enlil and hid them on a mountaintop.
Anu ordered the other gods to retrieve the tablet, even though they all feared the demon. According to one text, Marduk killed the bird; in another, it died through the arrows of the god Ninurta.
The Anzu may reference cyclonic activity in the Indian Ocean.
Oral and subsequent written traditions suggest there was a mega-cyclone around 4200-40…Read more
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Museum of Artifacts 1 month, 2 weeks agoArmet – The Horned Helmet (1512). Originally forming part of an armour presented to King Henry VIII by the Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 and made by Konrad Seusenhofer.
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Museum of Artifacts 1 month, 2 weeks agoA full war elephant armour ca 1600s – located in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK. The armour is incomplete, lacking around 3000 plates, but was restored in the late 40s “with around 600 plates and approximately 12,000 mail links being replaced”.
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Museum of Artifacts 1 month, 3 weeks agoLidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird. Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 – 221 BCE). Source
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Museum of Artifacts 1 month, 3 weeks agoCameo gem with Minerva in corinthian helmet set into a hollow ring, ancient Rome – 1st century AD.
A bust of Minerva (Greek: Athena) has been set into the bezel of this hollow gold ring.
She wears a snake-edged aegis and a Corinthian helmet in her role as warrior goddess. Similar in function to an amulet, a ring with a portrait of a divinity brought the wearer under the deity’s protection.
Minerva, who was very popular as a motif on such rings, was often a protectress of heroes such as Herakles or Theseus. She was also connected with skilled crafts and healing. Although the stone of this cameo is chalcedony, it looks very like emerald, a stone particularly prized by the Romans.
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Museum of Artifacts 1 month, 3 weeks agoStudents writing board with spelling corrections done by a teacher. Ancient Egypt, 12th dynasty. 1981–1802 B.C. More info.
Gessoed boards were used for writing notes or school exercises. Like the slate writing tablets of yesteryear, they could be used repeatedly, with old texts being whitewashed to provide a “clean slate” for another. This board still bears traces of earlier writing (at left). The main text is a wordy model letter that the student copied—and surely also was expected to memorize. His many spelling mistakes have been corrected in red ink by the teacher.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoOrnamental plate (lapis lazuli) with Winged Bull, Achaemenid Empire 500-400 BCE.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoArchduke Franz Ferdinand’s uniform worn during his assassination, June 28, 1914. Displayed in Vienna, at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum. More info.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoGolden Bracelet from the tomb of Ramesses II decorated with granulation and a double-headed duck with a body made from lapis-lazuli. Ancient Egypt, 19th dynasty. 1279 to 1213 BC. Stored in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Gold mining has a long history in Egypt, as ancient artifacts attest. This gold and lapis lazuli bracelet was probably worn by Ramesses II (reign. c.1279-1213 BC) or one of his favorites.
The solid gold bangle is composed of two parts, linked on one side by a hinge and on the other by a clasp. The broader upper part of the bracelet is decorated with a double-headed duck. Its body consist of a large chunk of lapis lazuli framed by broad bands of gold plate. The two heads and the duck´s spread out tail were…Read more
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoDouble headed snake armlet made from gold. Roman Egypt, 1st century AD. Can be found in the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum, London: Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, case 3, shelf A, box 6. More info.
This type of bracelet takes the form of a spiral and ends in a snake’s head. They were worn on the upper arm and are properly called armlets. Roman jewellery borrowed heavily from Hellenistic goldwork.
This particular type was common in Hellenistic times, especially in Egypt where these particular armlets might have been made. Snakes were the symbol of a number of deities associated with healing, including the Egyptian goddess Isis and the Greek god of medicine Asclepios.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoWreath from Ur (gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian), 2500 BCE. More info.
2 strings of lapis, carnelian beads, 5 gold leaves. Gold beech-leaves with lapis tubular and carnelian beads-two separate groups strung together–Joins 30-12-745 CBS Register: U.12366. Crown of 5 gold leaves on lapis, carnelian strings. Length 120 mm. PG 1237 Body 8
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoStatuette of Thoth in ibis form wearing an Atef Crown. It’s made from Wood (Body), silver, stucco and glass (eyes). Ancient Egypt, 26th dynasty. 664 to 525 BC. Found in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. More info.
Thoth, as the embodiment of wisdom, and the art of writing, was the patron of scribes. The ibis is next to the baboon the sacred animal of the god Thoth.
The body of this statuette is made of wood, which was covered with fine stucco. The head with the atef crown, the neck, the tail feathers and the legs are made of silver. The eyes are in stucco with black glass.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoGreek burial jewelry, found on the body of deceased, 100 BC.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agoTin mancala game board in the shape of a crocodile, Nigeria, date unknown. More info.
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Museum of Artifacts 2 months agowell preserved Imperial roman infantry helmet with built in neck guard (the cheek guards are missing). It belonged to man called Julius Mansuetus and is decorated with motifs of mice and loaves of bread. found in the Balkans, ~250 A.D. More info.
In its complete state, this exceptionally rare and well-preserved Roman infantry helmet would have also included a pair of broad cheekpieces. The name Julius Mansuetus––the owner of the helmet, probably an officer––is inscribed on the neck guard. The meaning of the mice and loaves of bread that adorn the back of the bowl is not known; they possibly had a devotional function.
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