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Historical Artifacts

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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Tortoiseshell limpet (Acmaea testudinalis) underside and shell, Rye, New Hampshire. meetyourneighbours.net projectCorundum. minerals. Asia; AfghanistanGrafting knife and raphia in a gardenBlack truffle with truffle slicerA Block of dried instant ramen noodles in closeupFacial serum, scrub and cream on a stainless steel surface. High quality photo.Belt hook 5th-3rd century B.C. China. Belt hook. China. 5th-3rd century B.C.. Jade (nephrite). Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 B.C.). Jadenature, environment and edible mushrooms concept - chanterelles on wooden background. chanterelles on wooden backgroundBlack truffles on wooden bowl, close-upPearl and Metal Buttons made in Birmingham. Collected by James Luckcock. Dated 1780Button (without cover), Ivory, metal foil, The carved and pierced ivory shows a couple strolling in a landscape on a pink foil ground., On card 68, France, ca. 1780, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, Button (without cover)Top view of a dish over a white backgroundBuckle with Dragons and Lingzhi Fungus. China, middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800. Costumes; Accessories. Abraded jadeA coconut with a large bite taken out of it rests on a white table.. Half-Eaten Coconut on White TableCoin Weight. Egypt or Syria, 1180-1225 A.D./575-622 A.H.. Glass. Glass, mold-pressedButcher Aprons Hanging on WallPine, Plum, and Bamboo. Ōhara Mitsuhiro (Japan, 1810-1875). Japan, mid-19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Ivory with sumi; manjū typeglass vessel designed by Rene Lalique 1910-1920Rohrzucker Rohrzucker Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 1053734Spectacles probably 19th century Chinese 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.. Spectacles 141692Waza with the characters of four children with attributes of prosperity unknownDirty cleaver, close upAbstract Hand in Vintage Mirror and Woman hand holding Cup of EspressoA bundle of white asparagus tied with kitchen twineHand holding a white autumn leaf in hand on a gray backgroundAgate, cutBox with samples or Iron Ores and Slugs. Rectangular open wooden tray, divided into sixteen boxes, in which ten outs of honor, five snails and two fragments of a snail. Most samples are provided with small notes with the inscriptions, but identification of the samples with the inscriptions has now become impossible.cleaning stuff, sustainability and eco living concept - different brushes with natural bristle and wooden handles in glass jar on blue background. different natural cleaning brushes in glass jarMirror reflection of white nautilus shellSalted Fish making pigmented cloth with natural colorsSaffron threadsPumice stone, nail brush, and exfoliation glove on wooden tray, partial viewMr. Annibal Sacconi, a member of the "Brotherhood of Fly" and builder of artistic fliesCoconut closeup Coconut closeup on white backgrounds. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MariiaxVoloshinax 21370033Water Filter 10th-12th century. Water Filter 447446The yellow sun made by plasticinewine corks and bottle with corkscrewsoup spoon or tablespoon made of woodGourd vase unknownBoa 1700-1944 American or European. Boa 119248World globe in plastic bag isolated on white backgroundHand holding cinnamon sticks on a white backgroundsmall piece of cut wood log used for wood texture backgroundAstragalus, used to protect and support the immune systemashtray leaf fall autumnFour stages: raw wool, washed wool, combed wool and yarnKruje, Durres, Albania. Unfinished traditional Albanian wool felt qeleshe skull caps.Box with lead and wooden fragments of the images and the retable cabinet from Soest. Box with lead and wooden fragments of the images and the retable cabinet from Soest.Dirty socks soaking in powder detergent water dissolution. Laundry conceptCollection of bars of fragrant hand made organic soapCylinder seal. Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian period, circa 2000-1600 B.C.. Tools and Equipment; seals. Red jasperClose Up of Bright Blue Frosted CakeCookie and cookie cuttersStone TherapyComb, black, anonymous Comb, black. Comb, black.Bottom of metal bird bath on marble table, close upCork crust. Natural piece of woodWooden toys rattle in a baby bedSnuff Bottle China. Snuff Bottle 41093Beautiful starfish for decorative purposesBank moneybag on white backgroundAn artisan carves jadeTudor period wool with carding equipment, at Sulgrave Manor, England, ancestral home of George Washington. 2015Glasses with cold pink champagne with lavender flowers placed on tablePreserved snakes in a jar. Agua Blanca. a commune in Machalilla Parish, Puerto López Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is east of the city of Puerto López.Arrangement cotton flowers blue backgroundMaking of an autumn pot in a gardenCloseup of cinnamon sticks tied together with a piece of green yarn on white backgroundSet of buckets made of wood in a market placeBall ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Ball. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Leather, chaff. New Kingdom. From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18Pottery Fragments 4th-7th century Coptic. Pottery Fragments. Coptic. 4th-7th century. Earthenware. Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt. CeramicsSnake. Nagai Rantei (Japan, late 18th-early 19th century). Japan, late 18th-early 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Ivory with staining, sumi, inlaysOrnament, Christmas Tree (USA); sugarAmber lid of perfume jar, decorated with carved figure of dolphinShellHenri Fantin Latour, Still Life with Grapes and a Carnation, c 1880 Still Life with Grapes and a CarnationQuartz. minerals. North America; USA; New MexicoBowl of dried figs and an oil lamp on a tableFlies for fishing in a boxRotten litchis in studioWorld War two tin of Fox's Glacier Mints, the leading, branded boiled mint in the UK. They have been manufactured by Fox's Confectionery in Leicester since 1918. The mints were developed by Eric Fox, one of the original founders of Fox's Confectionery. Since 1922 the mints have been sold with the Peppy the polar bear icon.