Votive figurines found in a stone chest at the Temple Mayor in Mexico City. They actually predate the temple, some by over 1,000 years, and were made by the Mezcala culture (700 BC-650 AD). The Aztecs later collected the figurines as relics. [1400x2070]
A mammoth bone unearthed during the construction of the north tower of the Cathedral of St. Stephen in 1443, in Vienna, was thought to be the bone of a giant killed in the Great Flood. It was kept in the church as a relic and now resides at the University of Vienna [1772x1324]
Jade figure,Neolithic period,China (4464x3085)
Bracket clock by John Fordham. British, 1755 [3200 x 4000][OS]
Dated to 500BCE The Ndakunimba Stones are the remains of a 50-foot-tall monolith carved with petroglyphs, located in Dakuniba, a remote village on Vanua Levu, Fiji. They comprise about 14 stone fragments and have yet to be deciphered (500 X 34
éŽé‡‘é“œæµ®å± /Gilt Bronze Pagoda, China. Tany dynasty, 7th-8th c. AD [3212x4292]
Hand of Fatimah, part of the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. India, late 18th - early 19th centuries. Gold, rubies, diamonds and emeralds with strings of pearls. [1779x1611].
Chunam, a lime box used for storing slaked lime. Made of gold. 19th Century CE, From Deccan. On display at Allahabad Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1183]
Wooden hangman's box, possibly a souvenir from an execution, British, c. 1700-1800. [961x549]
Model depicting artisans, including butchers and potters. First Intermediate Period Egypt, 9th Dynasty (2160 to 2130 BCE) [799×523]
Monk - scribe figure [leaded brass], seated on a wyvern [dragon] while writing. N. Germany, 12th c. CE. Metropolitan Mus., nr. 1982.60.396 [1600 x 2000]
