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Artifacts from ancient cultures, showcasing decorated pottery and ceramic pieces, revealing historical craftsmanship and decorative styles.

Bronze helmet used during the Peloponnesian War, fought by Athens and it's empire against the Peloponnesian League. Dated 404 BC
Bronze helmet used during the Peloponnesian War, fought by Athens and it's empire against the Peloponnesian League. Dated 404 BC
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urna litica, 200-100 antes de Cristo, Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.Battlefield artifacts exhibited in a war museum in Gallipoli, Canakkale, TurkeyGlass necklace with gold pendants. 6th century BC. The central pendant is of a vase on an altar. Phoenician.CABEZA DE CARNERO EN PIEDRA IBERICO. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN.Pair of Stirrups. Culture: Mexican. Dimensions: 37.187.1; H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 1.1 oz. (3659.9 g); 37.187.2; H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 11.4 oz. (3498.3 g). Date: 18th century.These heavy iron cross-form stirrups are decorated in low relief with goats and birds among a stylized vegetation. The arms of the crosses display large spiraled circles (swastika) flanked by palmettes.Estribos de cruz, as they are called in Spanish, were particularly popular in Mexico during the 18th century, including in the cavalry. Oversized and very heavy, many of them feature extravagant decoration, sometimes enriched with silver elements. Horses were already at this time a mark of a certain social status in Mexican society, and the display of rich, beautiful and shiny horse tack was a way to highlight this fact. Despite (or perhaps because) of its popularity, however, this type oEgyptian civilization. Nubian art. Goldsmithery. Silver and semiprecious stones crown.The Carambolo treasure, 8th century BC, Archaeological museum, Sevilla, Region of Andalusia, Spain, Europe.Various Teotihuacan Pottery Heads 150 B.C. blue faience headrests from the tomb of King Tutankhamen 1336 - 1326 B.C.A Victor V phonograph, circa 1907Elephant Ivory Oliphant from Egypt. Dated 11th CenturyUSA, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Whaling Museum. Carved whale bone scrimshaw corset-busks, c. late 1800's (Large format sizes available)Helmet; Iran; 1750; Damascened: iron chiselled and inlaid with gold wire. The border of Arabic text on this helmet may be a quotation from the Qur'an to give strength to the soldier wearing the helmet.USA, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Whaling Museum. Collection of 19th century whaler's scrimshaw carved on whales' teeth. (Large format sizes available)gilded umbrella frame used to shade the King, from the Tomb of King Tutankhamen. 18th dynasty. circa 1323 BC.ARQUETA DE MARFIL HISPANOMUSULMANA - SIGLO X - PERIODO CALIFAL - VISTA FRONTAL. Location: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.Situla or Holy Water bucket made with silver. Augsburg (Germany) 1580-1600). The bucket was made to contain Holy Water for use during baptisms and other church services. It is decorated with garlands of flowers and fruit and emblems of the crucifixion of Christ.MUSEO - SARCOFAGO EGIPCIO 2000 AC. Location: MONASTERIO DE STA MARIA DE MONTSERRAT-MUSEO. MONTSERRAT. Barcelona. SPAIN.Scheepskanon from v.O.C.-ship the 'white lion'. Scheepskanon from v.O.C.-ship the 'white lion'. This cannon, with which bullets from 24 pounds can be fired, was aboard the VOC ship de Witte Leeuw. The ship sank at Sint Helena in a fight with Portuguese ships. The cannon has a small armillary atmosphere on the trump as grain, a typical Portuguese symbol.A photograph taken within a tomb in the Draa Abul-Naga burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. The tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 BC to 1292 BCEmblematic Still Life with Flagon, Glass, Jug and Bridle. Dating: 1614. Measurements: support: h 52 cm × w 50.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Johannes Torrentius.India, Ladakh, Likir, old prayer wheelsAnimal-head post carved in wood. Found in the Tomb of the Boat of Oseberg, Norway. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.Uae, Dubai, Yellow Gold Displayed In Shop Window. Different Types Of Jewellery Including Necklaces And Bracelets.Asia, China, Wanxian. Cultural museum for Ba people, horse sculptureComb. Pakistan, Taxila region, 1st century. Jewelry and Adornments; combs. IvoryUSA, California, Napa Valley, Yountville: Silverado Winery Vintage Italian Grape Cart DetailSur Dhow Factory and Museum, Sur, Oman.Fragment of a funerary cippus with Hebrew inscription. 12th-13th centuries. Granite. Toledo. Loan from the Museum of Santa Cruz of Toledo. Sephardic Museum. Toledo. Castile-La Mancha. Spain.Pottery from 800 ñ 1500 AD on display at the National Museum Factory in San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica.Peru, Lima. Inca portrait vases at the National Museum of Archeoligy, Anthropology and History of Peru.Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. Presidential Palace of the United Arab Emirates. Qasr Al-Watan. House of knowledge. Curved dagger, janbiyya or khanjarGilded silver salt cellar in the form of a ship with the fictional lovers Tristan and Isolde playing chess. Dated 16th Centurypool for ritual ablutions, decorated with the cord of eternity, 12th-13th century AD, Shaltish (Saltés), islamic period, Huelva Museum, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.JARRA ACCITANA,FILIGRANA DE BARROQUISMO-SE REGALABA A LA NOVIA. Location: ALFARERIA. Guadix. GRANADA. SPAIN.Asia, Israel. Philistine vase, bull. Greek style, Israel.Boundary Stone 1125 B.C. Representative of a gift of land. The Inscriptions end with a series of curses on anyone who damages the stones. Bronze Bell, Tainan, Taiwan, Asia,WIen, Austria - April 29, 2025 C. Bühlmayer - K.u.K. Hofvergolder. WIen Wien Austria *** WIen, Austria April 29, 2025 C Bühlmayer K u K Hofvergolder WIen Vienna Austria PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTWeibliches Drehmoment Weibliches Drehmoment LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23160098Romanesque baptismal font from 1129 in the former collegiate church of St. Boniface, Freckenhorst, Warendorf district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, EuropeRailing depicting a court scene with a haloed princely figure, from a Stupa. Dated 3rd Century Reliquary heads of Saint Victor and Saint Valeria, polished silver, 1627, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain.Selection of 19th century, Dutch silver Kiddush cups, used to offer wine to celebrate Sabbath; Shabbat or other festivalsNative American canoes Museum of Florida History Tallahassee, Florida, USA.Italy, Lombardy, Camonica Valley, Temù, WWI Museum (the White War Museum), Weiss field oven (field bakery)Cup shiplet. Silver; casting, forging, chasing, carving, gilding, colouring. Russia, 1706. The goblet was made of the first silver mined by the order of Peter the Great in the Nerchinsk region (Transbaikalia). The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.Viscount of Torresecas chest, polychrome wood, 17th century, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain.Finger rings from ancient Egypt. Dated 15th Century BCEastern Antiquities. Sassanian period. Horse head. Silver. 4th century AD. Iran. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.Inrō with the Queen Mother of the West (Seiōbo); Boy with a Peach (reverse) mid- 19th century Japan. Inrō with the Queen Mother of the West (Seiōbo); Boy with a Peach (reverse) 45578The Aranaes helmet. A combat helmet dates around the year 1300. Skull with the mark or a mortal wound. Swedish Historical Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.Germany, Bavaria, Romantic Road, Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber, Kriminal Museum, Exhibit of Medival Shame MaskCortege of the living, detail from the Triumph of Death, 1336-1341, attributed to Buffalmacco (active ca 1314-ca 1351), fresco transferred to canvas, 564x1497 cm, Hall of Frescoes, Campo Santo Monumentale (monumental cemetery), Cathedral Square or Square of Miracles (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1987), Pisa, Tuscany. Italy, 14th century.Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America, An ancient Aztec sun disc with detailed engravings on display in the museum, Central AmericaOman, Salalah, market, incense dealerReconstructed remains of a 5th century BC, ceremonial wagon, Czech. A gilded wagon made from wood dating from the Iron Age. Dated 5th Century BCReliquary with guardian figure used for assuring good health. Gabon, West Africa 1870-1920Basilica of St. Denis. Gisant (recumbent effigy tomb) of Clovis II (635-657). Saint-Denis. France.Stockholm, Sweden - 24 June, 2021: vertical panorama view of the ornate hand-carved stern of the Vasa warship in the Vasa Museum in StockholmMONTURIOL. NARCISO. INVENTOR ESPAÑOL. FIGUERAS 1819 - 1885. MAQUETA DEL SEGUNDO ICTINEO , AÑO 1887.Antechurch, Sarcophagus of King Ludwig the German, St., Saint, SaintArrangement of musical instruments in the "House music" exhibition. .Elk203-6317 Canada, Alberta, Calgary, Chinese Cultural Center, terra cotta chariotGold inlaid canopic coffinette dedicated to Isis and Imseti. Tomb of King Tutankhamun. 1326 BCCARACOLERA - S XX ARTE POPULAR. Location: ALFARERIA. Llucmajor. MALLORCA. SPAIN.BOLEADORAS - CUERO Y MADERA - SIGLO XIX - ARGENTINA. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.China, Macau. Historic Center of Macau, UNESCO. Museum of Macau (aka Museu de Macau) Bell of St. Paul's, bronze bell cast in Macau in 1714.Mortars from the Talaiotic era Mortars from the Talaiotic era, 1500 - 123 B.C. Museo Municipal de Ciutadella, Bastió de sa Font, Ciutadella, Menorca,balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21728824artifacts in the Herschel Island museum off the Mackenzie River delta Yukon Territory CanadaItaly, Veneto, Verona, Roman museum, archaeological"Drac de Na Coca".Museo diocesano (Museu diocesà).Centro historico.Palma.Mallorca.Baleares.España.Independence, California, The Manzanar Internment Camp, one of 10 camps where Japanese-Americans were held during World War II. The site has been preserved as the Manzanar National Historic Site by the National Park Service. A display in the visitor center shows what living arrangements in the barracks were like.Religious objects sold at a flea market, Cluses, Haute Savoie, France, EuropeTubac Presidio museum display behind glassThe bell of the USS ARIZONA on display at the USS ARIZONA memorial. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)Reptile products on display as part of the Service's "Buyer Beware" exhibit located in Logan airport, Boston, MA. The exhibit is designed to educate travelers about the hazards of purchasing wildlife products abroad that are made from endangered or prote. Subjects: Law enforcement; Reptiles; Exhibits. Location: Massachusetts. . 1998 - 2011.United Arab Emirates, Dubai. Dubai Museum located on the grounds of the Al Fahidi Fort, circa 1787. Display of ancient beads, circa third millennium BC, Carnelian beads. (Large format sizes available)