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Legacy of the Ancients
Mostly antiquities, artifacts, and relics from the ancient and medieval periods up to the 19th century, as well as some miscellaneous history
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Embroidered front and back covers of a 1791 edition of Robinson Crusoe — featured in our essay “Pens and Needles”, on the Victorian revival of embroidered book covers: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/pens-and-needles-reviving-book-embroidery-in-victorian-england https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/pens-and-needles-reviving-book-embroidery-in-victorian-england
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Gold pentadrachm, Ptolemaic Egypt, 285-246 BC
from The Penn Museum
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A pair of stirrups, Java, Indonesia, 16th century
from Runjeet Singh Antique Arms and Armor
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The earliest depiction of Jesus, engraved by someone mocking their friend for believing in him, giving him a donkey head ~200AD
More: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/
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Helmet of the Khedive bodyguards, Egypt, mid 19th century
from Czerny's International Auction House
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Gold bull's head beads, Minoan, 1375-1350 BC
from The Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete
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Flintlock blunderbuss with silver decorated barrel, North Africa, mid 19th century
from Czerny's International Auction House
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ab. 1480 Master of the View of Saint Gudule - Young Man Holding a Book
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Carved ivory casket with depictions of Cupid, Byzantine, 10th century
from The Walters Art Museum
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He looks so proud!!!! 😀
now this is the type of news i want to read about
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Turkish helmet, 15th century
from The Louvre
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A collection of Greek gold and silver coins, including 11 gold staters bearing the portrait of Alexander the Great, uncovered in Crete in 2024. Dated to the 4th-3rd century BC
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Gold swivel ring with carnelian intaglio, Greece, 5th century BC
from Christies
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Frog pendant, Diquis culture, Costa Rica, circa 1200 AD
from The Yale University Art Museum
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MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!
USA and Australia fit together almost perfectly.
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Gilded bronze statue of Maitreya, China, dated 536 AD
from The Penn Museum
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