Artifacts from the Past (34 pics)

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Elephant armour from 17th century (India). It’s composed of 5,840 plates and weighs 118kg

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Joyeuse – Charlemagne’s personal sword

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Armor of George Clifford (1558–1605)

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Throne of Charlemagne in Aachen. Until 1531, it served as the coronation throne the Kings of Germany, being used at a total of thirty-one coronations.

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Sword with inlaid openwork hilt, Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE, excavated at Taigongmiao village, Yangjiagou in Baoji, Shaanxi, 1978)

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Codex Gigas, so called “Devil’s Bible”. According to the legend, Lucifer himself helped in its creation.

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Galileo’s original telescope

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Al-Ma’thur, one of the nine swords of prophet Muhammad

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Michelangelo’s Handwritten 16th-Century Grocery List

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Bows, Arrows and Quiver from Genghis Khan’s army.

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A yak-haired kawari kabuto in the shape of a fierce-looking but protective horned Oni demon head Japan 17th-18th century CE

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The Kabwe skull – 125,000 – 300,000 year old fossilized skull of an extinct human species found in 1921, near the town of Kabwe in Zambia.

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Roman gladiator helmet discovered in Pompeii (79 AD)

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Perfumes used by the family of Emperor Nicholas II

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Helmet of King James II (17th century)

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Military Uniform of China’s Emperor Qianlong 1736-1796

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Helmet from Gusoku-type armor, c. 17th C Japan

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The Longsword of Emperor Maximilan I. Gold, Steel, Silver & Mother of Pearl. This Sword Represents the Zenith of the Sword Maker’s Art in Renaissance Europe.

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Burmese bronze ‘dragon’ cannon, 1790

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1,700-year-old sweater preserved in a Norwegian glacier

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Armored woman’s dress from Austria c. 1600

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Plague doctor mask (The nose cone was filled with strong smelling herbs)

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Bronze Spartan shield conquered, as the inscription punched on it reveals, from the Spartans at the victory of Pylos in 425 BC. Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, around 510 BC

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Universal tool. Nuremberg, from 1560 to 1570

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A chefs hat recovered from the Titanic’s wreck

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Anglo-Saxon Burial Mask, from around 1,400 years ago

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“A Rebel and a Yankee bullet met midway, each speeding its way at about the same velocity” – a bullet rosette from the American Civil War

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Queen’s pet gazelle was readied for eternity with the same lavish care as a member of the royal family. In fine, blue-trimmed bandages and a custom-made wooden coffin, it accompanied its owner to the grave in about 945 B.C.

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500 year old fox shaped armor of Emperor Charles V

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Mayan pipe (AD 900-1500)

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A set of German playing cards from 1430

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Inky paw prints left by a cat on a 15th century manuscript