Knights' saddle. Made in ca. 1550 from metal, leather, wood and burlap. Came across it in Festung Hohensalzburg. [1840 x 4096]

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Protodynastic ivory spoon with falcon (3300 to 3100 BCE) [799×377]

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The Peresopnytsia Gospel, made between 1556 and 1561 at the Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Ukraine, is one of the most intricate surviving East Slavic manuscripts. All 6 Ukrainian Presidents since 1991, including Volodymyr Zelensky, have taken the oath of office on this book [800x1102]

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The 'Glasses Apostle' painting in the Niederwildungen altarpiece of the City Church of Bad Wildungen, Germany. Painted by Conrad von Soest in 1403, 'Glasses Apostle' is considered the oldest depiction of eyeglasses north of the Alps [1080x1203]

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A drawing made by the Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal in 1899, depicting Purkinje cells from the human cerebellum. The bottom picture is a fluorescent light micrograph of Purkinje cells [1314x3194]

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Bronze head from a cult-statue of the Armenian goddess Anahit (Anahita) – Hellenistic Greek, 1st century BC. from Satala, modern Sadak, north-eastern Turkey. [960x573]

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Wall lantern. British, ca. 1755–1760 [3201 x 4000][OS]

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Roman Iron Folding Knife with Carved Bone Panther Handle, 2nd-3rd Century AD [544x438]

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Bundle of Hair Extensions. Date: ca. 2114-1502 B.C. Period: Old Kingdom-early New Kingdom; 16th-18th Dynasty [1536x1056]

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Two Standing, Braying Camels, One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods. Date: A.D. 550-577. Period: Northern Qi ~ Place of origin: East Asia, China [2048x1574]

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The portrait probably depicts either Drusus major or his son Germanicus and is a posthumous honor commissioned by Emperor Tiberius. Glass casts of the original masterpiece were sometimes given as imperial gifts or presented as medals for military merit. [638x960]

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