Mosaic depicting the Greek historian Thucydides. The object is dated to the 3rd century CE and was found in Jerash (Jordan). You can now admire it in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. [800x636]

Flintlock “Hand Mortar” Gun, German, c. 1740. Steel, brass, iron, and walnut; 61 cm (24 in.); Barrel: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.) [2258x1807]

Limestone funerary stela of the gatekeeper Maaty. Thebes, Egypt, early Middle Kingdom, dynasty 11, Reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051-2030 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3921x2491]

Sassanid Plate - Sasanian Empire | 224-651 AD (1270×981).

The Carolingian nave of the Église Saint-Martin d'Angers. The church was originally built in the 4th to 5th century with consistent additions into the Gothic era [1024x768]

Cabinet (1755-1765) [3000x4000]

What about it?

Saw this at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam yesterday and loved the craftsmanship on it. There really is not a single straight edge on it. It is believed to perhaps have been made by a sculptor rather than a carpenter.

[OC] Geniuine V1 Rocket located in the Peenemünde Museum for Engineering History [4032x3024]

What about it?

The V1 is also accompanied by a real V2 in the museum which is also part of the original production facilities for the V2.

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.[1200x1200]

Umbrella. American, 1888 [2611 x 4000][OS]

Felt hat as worn by Ernst Casimir, count of Orange-Dietz during the siege of Roermond~1632 . As the bullet hole might suggest, he didn't live to tell the tale. @ The Rijksmuseum, where a paiting painting depicting Ernst Casimir with a similar (or this exact?) hat can be seen as well. [4095 x 2304]

Votive sculpture of Kore/Persephone from a sanctuary in the Valle Ariccia. Roman 4th-3rd century BCE – National Museum of Rome, Baths of Diocletian. [900x1200]