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A selection of ancient artifacts including stamps, seals, jade items, and glass beakers, representing distant cultures and their craftsmanship.

South America, Ecuador, Manta. Small town of El Aromo where the raw material, straw aka Paja Toquilla, is processed to make the world famous Panama hats. Panama hat with unfinished edge.
South America, Ecuador, Manta. Small town of El Aromo where the raw material, straw aka Paja Toquilla, is processed to make the world famous Panama hats. Panama hat with unfinished edge.
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Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Stamp seal. Greater Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th century A.D.. Tools and Equipment; seals. AgateGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Jade itemBeaker. Ancient Mediterranean. Date: 101 AD-300 AD. Dimensions: 17 × 10 × 10 cm (6 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.). Glass, blown technique. Origin: Mediterranean Region. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms on a dark concrete background. Raw whole edible mushroomsSouth America, Ecuador, Manta. Small town of El Aromo where the raw material, straw aka Paja Toquilla, is processed to make the world famous Panama hats. Panama hat with unfinished edge.Polypore mushroom (Grifola fondosa),hen of the woods, hen-of-the-woods, ram's head and sheep's head, studio picturePlate - St. Johns Stone Chinaware Company (founded 1873) St. Johns Stone Chinaware Company (founded 1873)Cylinder Seal. Iran, Mesopotamia or Syria, 9th-7th century B.C.. Tools and Equipment; seals. Yellow chalcedonyThree different cosmetic textures on a white background. Swatch texture.recycling, tableware and eco friendly concept - close up of coconut bowl on table. close up of coconut bowl on tableClose up of abalone clamPrehistory, Italy, Paleolithic. Knives. From Veneto Region.Fragment From a Platter Handle. Roman. Date: 200 AD-476 AD. Dimensions: 6.4 × 8.9 × 0.5 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 /16 in.). Glass. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Calcite stone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - Calcite stone on white marble background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11949987Tea bag on a table Tea bag small porous sealed bag containing tea leaves used with water for brewing tea Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 8815474Chess Piece, Pawn 9th-12th century This chess piece was excavated in Nishapur, Iran in 1937 at the site of Sabz Pushana thriving residential neighborhood throughout the 9th and 12th centuries. Made from carved alabaster, the formal elements of this object, such as its seven-sided base and elongated prismatic shape, suggests that it functioned as a pawn. The traces of black lines and blue pigment on the alabaster stone serve as evidence that it was originally painted. It is one of many objects acquired by the Museum through a division of finds with the Iranian government.. Chess Piece, Pawn 450096Caldwell, Lake George Plate; Manufactured by William Ridgway (& Co.) (United Kingdom); After William Henry Bartlett (English, 1809 - 1854); England; molded and glazed porcelain, transfer-printed decorationFragment of bottom of bird drinking trough, use glass soil find glass h 6.0 free blown and shaped glass application Fragment of bottom and part wall of bird drinking bowl in clear colorless glass. Pontil mark at the bottom of bowl of convex knob to three rings rising in size and trumpet-shaped flared wall broken down archeology Rotterdam City Triangle Groenendaal Soil discovery: Mariniersweg Groenendaal Rotterdam 1983.Old fungi decay bread on wooden backgroundcockleshell on sea sand backgroundAn unused, rolled up condom with the tip sticking upClose-up on a seashell. Shallow depth of field.Bead. China. Date: 400 BC-200 BC. Dimensions: 3.8 × 3 × 1.3 cm (1 1/2 × 13/16 × 1/2 in.). Jade. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Detail of white seashells, sand dollar, and coral from around the world. (Large format sizes available)ArtichokeRock with broken scissorsSample of Sinkiang White Nephrite 20th century China. Sample of Sinkiang White Nephrite 62097tumbled vesuvianite gemstone on white marble macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - tumbled vesuvianite gemstone on white marble background from Bazhenovskoe mine, Sverdlovsk region, Ural Montains, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11951540Fragment. Dimensions: L 3.5cm x W 2 x H 1. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dragon Ornament, 480-221 BCE, 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (0.95 x 5.72 cm), Translucent pale green jade with brown markings, China, 5th-3rd century BCEA lathery bath sponge.Tassel (Italy); linenMacro photo of white sugar lip scrub on red backgroundBowl 1 CE-200 CE Italy. Glass . Ancient RomanPolishing Stone (pulidor) before 16th century Mexican. Polishing Stone (pulidor) 317011Three shavings in front of Sims-planed Three rolled shavings on a white studio background against a defocused ledge plane. Drei gerollte Hobelspäne auf weißen Studiohintergrund vor einem unscharf abgebildeten Sims-Hobel. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndyxNowackx 15029689Picture of stacked white plastic forksHand holding paste on a white backgroundBead probably 8th-12th century. Bead. probably 8th-12th century. Ivory (). Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Ivories and BoneCloseup of a rusty bolt and nutFish, c. 1890. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842-1918). Agate; overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.).well put soap on your siteStone axehead ca. 5000-4000 B.C. Greek Residue of polish remains at several points. The axehead documents the skillful working of a hard stone at a very early date.. Stone axehead. Greek. ca. 5000-4000 B.C.. Stone. Neolithic. Miscellaneous-StoneCarved ivory handle, with Faith, Hope and Love, raises part of the founding ground ivory, cut Ivory handle in which three female figures have been cut out that probably represent 'Faith Hope and Love'. Two figures together share flat side and the two sides. On top is rider Cut out. Wide crude vein runs through the handle archeology food cutlery knife Faith Hope LoveDEU, 2008: Horn of Plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides), mushrooms, studio picture.Cylinder Seal. Iran, Mesopotamia or Syria, 8th-7th century B.C.. Tools and Equipment; seals. Yellow chalcedonyRoman Period. Set of marble and brick stones of a game. Found in Saint Gereon (Cologne), Alteburg, Ferkulum and unknown origin. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.Chandan Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotoxKruje, Durres, Albania. Raw wool to be made into traditional felt and molds for shoes.Bowl of Jujube Berries ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Bowl of Jujube Berries. ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Pottery, jujube berries. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7, 8, 9 (G, H, I), MMA excavations, 1926-27. Dynasty 18Still-life for restaurant and spaIron Concretions from the wreck of the East Indians' tvlend Hart, 1700 - 1735 in 1735 The seven fragments are orange-brown, purple-like discolored. The form of the concretions cannot be concluded with certainty what object the source of the corrosion has been. A fragment encloses a piece of clay piping. Four fragments enclose a piece of wood. concretionary stone. wood (plant material). pipe clayRoman bone spindle. 1st or 2nd century. Pamukkale Hierapolis Archeological Museum. Turkey.Close_up of a cigar.Torn gift wrapping paper on tableTea bag and leafSquash on a white backgroundTwo hairbrushes 1874-75 British, London. Two hairbrushes. British, London. 1874-75. Silver, ivory. Metalwork-Silverpsychedelic mushrooms on a white background. Medical research oHand holding cloves of garlic on a wooden textureMushroomsHat ca. 1815 British Extant examples of children's clothing are fairly rare, especially headwear. As was common at the time, this hat follows the lines of women's headwear styles. Day bonnets were often ornamented with various types of materials to add texture and interest, as seen here with the braid arranged in an undulating pattern and the silk gathered into a ribbon on the side. These types of decorations provided variety from the plainer dress of the period.. Hat 156347Close up blue matchstick on blue backgroundGlass Fragments 4th-7th century Coptic. Glass Fragments 479226Hand holding two snails walking along the palmA chanterelle on clothPompon at Sjako Korps Koninklijke Marines, M. 1828, c. 1800 - c. 1850 Small white woolen elongated pompon with red top. Netherlands copper (metal). wool. leather NetherlandsAncient metal jug in oriental style in antique marketbead from yellow Mookaite gemstone on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - bead from yellow Mookaite Mookaite Jasper gemstone on dark granite background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11380644Sesame on woodWhite horse mushroom (Agaricus arvensis) from below, studio photograph with black backgroundAmulet of a Crouched Female Sphinx 2055 BCE-1650 BCE Egypt. Green Feldspar . Ancient EgyptianHeart-shaped stones arranged in curved lineSylena, Bacchus And Dzika headsA Used Tea Bag in an Empty White Tea CupTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Nineteen fragments of kylix handles from crosspieces. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 676754Camenbert.Clay pipes from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart, WS, 1700 - 1735 pipe Two Gouda earthen pipes with heel brand crowned WS, of which a large part of the stem has been broken, the other seems almost intact. The stems of these pipes are decorated. Four loose pieces of Gouda pipes steal that are unadorned. Fragments of Bowls and Stems. Gouda pipe clayClose-up of a conch shellFire beans (Phaseolus multiflorus), Beetle beans (Phaseolus coccineus)african black soap on white woodRound wooden board and gray napkin on yellow backgroundScepter wand with feathers. Culture: Chimú or Chancay. Dimensions: Length 14-5/8 in. (37 cm). Date: 13th-15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.A bundle of spaghettiString cheese in wooden bowlDecorative soap and seashellsBowl Bottom with the Busts of Two Saints (Peter and Paul) late 4th-early 5th century Roman. Bowl Bottom with the Busts of Two Saints (Peter and Paul) 465901Phallocrypt probably 19th century Oceanic This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Phallocrypt 141565abstract hat in white backgroundSet of brand new hand made horn combWeißer Seestern auf blauem Hintergrund White starfish on a blue background with copy space Copyright: xZoonar.com/EllesxRijsdijkx 22610258styrax benzoin isolated on the white background styrax benzoin resin isolated on the white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/MiaoMiaoxLYUx 11655725Fragment. Culture: European or Middle Eastern. Dimensions: L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm). Date: ca. 1150-ca. 1250. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Three cosmetics on a green background. Texture of cream, scrub and mud mask for face. High quality photo.various crumpled blank pieces of red paper on white background, copy spaceWhole walnuts isolated on white background, collection Whole walnuts isolated on white background with clipping path, collection Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaksimxLashcheuskix 21426364Straw rice bag