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Collection of ancient items including a decorated pipe bowl, amulets, and armor pieces revealing cultural significance and intricate designs.

Mask with blue pigment from New Hebrides. Dated 1883
Mask with blue pigment from New Hebrides. Dated 1883
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Black walnut, when infested by the walnut fruit fly, the shell becomes black and mushy. The maggots of the fruit fly eat the shell from the inside, so that the shell turns black and the nut falls off the tree early, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europepebble of magnesite stone on dark background macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - pebble of magnesite stone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383823Button, Porcelain, Four matching calico buttons sewn on a card, affixed to large button card 6, On card 6, ca. 1860, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, ButtonMosaic fragments. From the Roman Villa of Centroa (Pontedeume, La Corua province, Galicia, Spain). Basalt, brick and marble. Archaeological and History Museum (San Anton Castle). A Corua, Galicia, Spain.Scabbard Fitting, AD 317-581. China, Six Dynasties period (317-587). Jade ; overall: 2.5 x 4.2 cm (1 x 1 5/8 in.).Map of Turkey cut outlined on marble stoneA sample of Selenite, which is made from four varieties of the mineral gypsum and crystallised. Dated 21st CenturyGold nuggets in Wells, British Columbia, Canada, North AmericaBernstein auf Bergkristall - Amber on rock crystal Bernstein auf Bergkristall - Amber on rock crystal Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 7150054silk scarf painted by yellow batik isolated on white backgroundPaperweight China. Paperweight. China. Nephrite. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeShield bosses iron gilded copper Second Half of the 12th century City wall Spandau, BerlinRed Abalone (Haliotis rufescens) shell interior showing nacreous mother of pearl. Santa Barbara, California, USA, February.Viking leather boot from York. 10th cent.Necklace of Stone and Shell Beads 1st-mid-16th century Peru; north coast (). Necklace of Stone and Shell Beads 309250GoatHand holding a dry autumn leaf on a white backgroundRemains of an apple on a white surfaceScythian fish with mermaids and other fish in relief. Gold. 7th-5th cent. BC. Central Asia.Horse figurine ca. 7th-6th century B.C. Iran This clay figurine, now missing its head, tail and part of its legs, may represent a horse. It was excavated at Tepe Nush-i Jan, an Iron Age hilltop site about 60 km sound of Hamadan in western Iran. Nush-i Jan was occupied in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C., and its occupants are generally thought to be the Medes, an Iranian people known from Assyrian, Achaemenid and Biblical sources. Though the textual sources portray them as a powerful empire, archaeological evidence for the Medes has yet to sustain this impression. Rather, they seem to have lived in scattered fortified sites in western and central Iran, without any clear capital. Nush-i Jan, one of the best known of these sites, features two temples, a columned hall, and a fort. The figurine was found in the columned hall.Figurines representing animals, people, gods and even household objects are a common feature of all periods of the Ancient Near East. They could serve multiple, overlappMexico, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Glass detailGlass Fragments 4th century Coptic. Glass Fragments 479170Feather. Unknown makerRecumbent Dog Amulet ca. 2150-2100 B.C. Late Old Kingdom. Recumbent Dog Amulet. ca. 2150-2100 B.C.. Ivory. Late Old Kingdom. From EgyptChristmas DecorationsA single Chanterelle mushroom on a blue backgroundBrok from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Before 1613 Brok from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Lead White, Raw material for paint. lead white Sint-HelenaHippopotamus. Dimensions: l. 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late-early 13. Date: ca. 1850-1640 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Glass Fragments. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: Storage (petri dish diam.): 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm). Date: 4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stamp seal (cubical) with cultic scene, animals, and divine symbols late 8th - 7th century B.C. Assyrian. Stamp seal (cubical) with cultic scene, animals, and divine symbols. Assyrian. late 8th - 7th century B.C.. Marble (). Neo-Assyrian. MesopotamiaStud ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Stud 325204Terracotta fragments of a psykter-column-krater joining 1986.11.12 ca. 480-470 B.C. attributed to the Troilos Painter. Terracotta fragments of a psykter-column-krater joining 1986.11.12. Greek, Attic. ca. 480-470 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vaseswoven glove from the tomb of King Tutankhamen. 18th Dynasty, Egypt. 1323 BCBROCHE CON FORMA DE PAJARO PROCEDENTE DE ESTADOS UNIDOS - 1950 - BISUTERIA - DISEÑO DE MARCEL BOUCHER. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.Banded agate close-upNetherlands, Tepe, Richard, Two guinea pigs, photograph, foto, foto's, height 164 mm, width 225 mm, Dutch, 1864 - 1952, photographer, 1900 - 1930, first quarter 20st century, first quarter 20th century, second quarter 20st century, second quarter 20th century, paper, photographic paper, photo paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver printPile of stacked window panes, found in a glass studio in Beth Shean. From the 6th-7th century.Protective leather mask used in laboratory work, France 1890Small piece of cut wood in hand backgroundSea ShellsPrecious stone, Orangenkalzit, lamp, mineralsParasol 1870-80 probably French. Parasol 121818Canopic jars were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store the and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. They were either carved from limestone or made from pottery.Marble, Carrara, Italybroken purple cup as a background. broken potteryLamarche Vinit, fan. Folding range. Face in white ostrich feathers, ditto back, strand frame, throat, blonde scales head, silver metal rter and diamonds, bail -free model. Around 1900. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Accessory, 1900 years, ostrich, white, ecaille, event, feminine, woman, ostrich feather, bird featherdried salted fish suspended from the tail on a rope with a wooden clothespinChina, Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, Jade VaseDaily life in Bretagne, France. Vie quotidienne en Bretagne, France.Amber from bow of a bronze fibula (safety pin) 7th-6th century B.C. Probably Etruscan Amber pendant from the bow of a fibula.. Amber from bow of a bronze fibula (safety pin). Probably Etruscan. 7th-6th century B.C.. Amber. Archaic. Miscellaneous-AmberBead in the Shape of a Tiger, c. 6th-8th century, H.1/4 x W.1 x D.1/4 in., stone, Myanmar (Burma), 5th-9th centuryCapital 6th-7th century. Capital 446115Buttons (France); brass and steelPill Millipede curled up in defensive posture, MadagascarColorful MarshmallowFragment ca. 1150-ca. 1250 European or Middle Eastern. Fragment 694386Abarca. Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars.Kuna Indian wooden toy showing female Kuna facial marking, with black line down the nose. From the San Blas Archipelago, Panama.Seed pods of a hollyhock, Altea RoseaFacial serum, scrub and cream on a stainless steel surface. High quality photo.Banded Agate, Sammamish, Washington StateScaraboid ca. 712-525 B.C. Late Period. Scaraboid. ca. 712-525 B.C.. Steatite, gold. Late Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Court, among intrusive burials, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 25-26Truffle and truffle shaverMinerals: Red Topaz (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)Netsuke of Fish on Bamboo Leaves late 19th century Jugyoku. Netsuke of Fish on Bamboo Leaves. Jugyoku. Japan. late 19th century. Stippled ivory. NetsukeVasum mussel and driftwood composition with spines vasum mussel and driftwood composition with spines copyright: xzoonar.com/serhiixzarevx 22652886Statuette. Glass fish, 18th Dyn. 1365 BC. EGYPT.Walrus Ivory Animal with Long Snout 10th-16th century Inuit. Walrus Ivory Animal with Long Snout 309451Laguna agate from MexicoShowcases with objects from side; Lace arrangement. In front a hat, the edge of a hat and a fragment of a cloak.Amulet ca. 2900-2700 B.C. Sumerian. Amulet 324760Brazilian Agate slice with MR sad face design Date: Cuff, 1644-1912, H.2-3/16 x Dia.2-3/4 in., jade, China, 17th-20th centuryMagnifying an iron staple (nail) used to hold a wooden construction.Funerary fingernailcoverClose-up of animal heart on gray background