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Ancient Fragments and Artifacts

A collection of ancient fragments including pottery shards and barkcloth, displaying intricate designs and historical craftsmanship from different cultures.

Flask. Unknown
Flask. Unknown
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NSB Lokalmodels scale 0Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Mixed litter. undatedSilver-plated copper alloy plaques, 1980s from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Plaques showing parts of the body are pressed from sheet metal and sold. People suffering from ailments buy the part of the body affected and expect to be cured.Saint James way shell on ceramic tile as track signalGermany, Bavaria, Josefsthal, glowing axe in front of black backgroundPadlock and Key 18th century or later India. Padlock and Key 39443WEIMAR, GERMANY--This heap of ashes and bones represents a single day's killing at the German Concentration Camp at Weimar. 4/25/45.Astronaut helmets, cosmonaut suit maskSTRATY WOJENNE MNKDEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the 1950s Belgium. Brussels ca. 1965, EuropeTile American Encaustic Tile Company Ltd. (1875-1935). Tile, ca. 1880. Glazed earthenware, 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm). Decorative Arts ca. 1880V 1111a.Cruiser Three Crown Plate to Three CrownsVintage Photograph. The finish on a Cornish Cross Broiler.Ghastly Find In Irun Ruins -- A Skull found among the ruins of the charred and burned remains of a building in Irun, one of the ghastly remnants of the city recently burned when it was taken by the National. September 8, 1936. (Photo by Keystone).Textile Fragment Swiss. Textile Fragment 463278Vintage Photograph. Globe floating in air on a lit backgroundSnuff Bottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); W. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); D. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Piece ca. 1785 French. Piece 221878Diver next to propeller, Halaveli wreck, Maldives, Ari atoll, AsiaDetailed navigation black lines urban street roads map of the Republic of SAN MARINO on vintage beige backgroundStamp seal ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Stamp seal 322156Stamp seal ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Stamp seal. Sasanian. ca. 3rd-7th century A.D.. Stone, dark green. Sasanian. IranSpirit Guidepost, 'Plymouth Rock'