Ancient Bronze Van Bell (Buddhist Temple Bell)
This is a well-preserved ancient bronze Brahma bell (Buddhist temple bell) with important religious and historical value. The inscription on it is key information for studying the age and background of its casting. This large bronze bell with inscriptions of Buddhist scriptures is very common in East Asian Buddhist cultural circles such as China, Japan and South Korea.
Stamnos Pottery of Ancient Greece
Stamnos is a form of pottery common in ancient Greece and Rome, often used to hold wine or other liquids. This exhibit is now in the Museo Palazzo Corboli (Colbury Palace Museum).
Terra Cotta Warriors in the Mausoleum of the Qin Emperor
The Terra Cotta Warriors, namely the Terra Cotta Warriors in the the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, also referred to as the Terra Cotta Warriors or the Terracotta Warriors, are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of Chinese world heritage sites. They are located in the Terra Cotta Warriors pit 1.5 kilometers east of the the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. More than 200 foreign heads of state and government have visited and toured, becoming a golden business card of China's ancient glorious civilization and also known as one of the world's top ten rare ancient tombs.
Kneeling Terra Cotta Warriors
The Terra Cotta Warriors in Shaanxi are world-famous, with thousands of people and thousands of faces. Among them, the kneeling and shooting figurines in Pit 2 of the Terra Cotta Warriors are the best. He knelt on his right knee, crouched on his left leg, and his eyes were bright and focused forward. His cold and stern face, as well as his fierce and heroic spirit holding a bow and crossbow, seemed to be the best interpretation of Qin Shi Huang's achievement of unified hegemony. When visiting the Terra Cotta Warriors Pit, tour guides and museum interpreters often say, "On the map of China's political districts, Shaanxi is like a kneeling shooting figurine."
Terra Cotta Warriors
The Terra Cotta Warriors is a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, human sacrifice was practiced, and slaves were considered as accessories of the slave owner during their lifetime. After the slave owner's death, the slaves were buried as sacrificial objects with the slave owner. The Terra Cotta Warriors are burial objects in the shape of soldiers and horses (chariots, horses, soldiers). It is an important part of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the world cultural heritage "Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and Terracotta Warriors".
Kneeling Shooting Terracotta Warriors
The kneeling shooting terracotta warrior is dressed in a battle robe and armor, with a bun tied on the left side of their head. Their feet are aligned with the square mouth and their head is raised with pointed shoes. Their left leg is crouched and bent, their right knee is on the ground, and their upper body is slightly turned to the left. Their hands are raised and lowered on the right side of their body in a bow holding posture, showing a solo practice movement of holding a bow. In the sculpture art of kneeling and shooting terracotta warriors, one thing that is very valuable is that their shoe soles and meticulously crafted stitches reflect an extremely strict realistic spirit, allowing future viewers to feel a strong sense of life from the Qin Dynasty warriors. Among all the Terra Cotta Warriors unearthed, the kneeling shooting Terracotta Warriors are the only Terra Cotta Warriors that were extremely complete when they were found.
Babylonian cuneiform inscription "Caillou Michaux"
Caillou Michaux "is a Babylonian cuneiform inscription that records a contract made by a father, Nirah nasir, to donate farmland to his daughter Dur Sharrukinaia'itu. This inscription adopts an ancient writing style, symbolizing ancient and famous writing traditions. It provides a detailed description of the donated land, the names of the donors and beneficiaries, and includes a series of sacred curses to prevent the inscription from being destroyed or the donation from being questioned.
Bronze decorative axe
Bronze decorative axe discovered in Tomb 697 at the Hallstatt Cemetery in Austria.
The Denard currency during the Roman Republic period
Denarius is an ancient Roman silver coin that was first introduced around 211 BC. Widely used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, it became the main currency unit at that time. Octavianus, later known as Augustus, was the first emperor of the Roman Empire and ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD. On the Denard coins issued between 44 BC and 27 BC, his portrait and various symbols of Roman power and victory were usually engraved.
Migvie Kirk Monument in Aberdeenshire
Migvie Kirk is located on a small road northwest of Tarland in Aberdeenshire. This irregularly shaped stone is made of gneiss and is 2.1 meters high. The front of the stone faces east, away from the gate you just walked through. The front is mostly occupied by carved crosses and decorative patterns. The outline of the cross is unusual, with four arms intersecting at the center. The upper corner is carved into the shape of a metal ring, as if this cross is a pendant depiction. Appropriate lighting and a little imagination are needed to see clearly, but there are other carvings on the area left by the angle of the cross.
King Gustav Vasa's gilded crown helmet
The gilded crown adopts a medieval style, symbolizing Gustav Vasa as both a part of the old alliance and a part of the newly established hereditary monarchy. The helmet was used at Gustav Vasa's funeral in 1560, when witnesses mentioned a helmet decorated with a gilded crown. The helmet was purchased for the king by Klaus Heigel, the king's agent, in Augsburg.
Roman currency Denar
Denarius is an ancient Roman silver coin that was first introduced around 211 BC. Widely used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, it became the main currency unit at that time. Octavianus, later known as Augustus, was the first emperor of the Roman Empire and ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD. On the Denard coins issued between 44 BC and 27 BC, his portrait and various symbols of Roman power and victory were usually engraved.
Roman currency Antoninian
Antoninianus is a silver coin from the Roman Empire period, introduced by Emperor Caracalla in 215 AD. Although its face value is two Denarius, its weight is much lower than that of two Denarius. Antoninian initially contained about 49.5% silver, but over time its silver content continued to decrease, reaching only 2.5% silver by 274 AD.
Swedish King Eric XIV's Parade Armor
This armor may have been manufactured in Alboga, Sweden around 1562 and sent to Antwerp, Belgium for decoration by goldsmith Elisaeus Libaerts. This armor was worn by King Eric XIV on October 2, 1564, when he returned to Stockholm with his military entourage after launching a military operation in Blekinge, southern Sweden.
Soldiers' Parade Relief at Deir ez Zor Bari Temple
Silver Tapping of Karshapana during the Peacock Dynasty
Karshapana is a silver currency in ancient India, which first appeared around the 6th century BC. They are usually issued by merchants and bankers, not by the state. These coins usually have one to five or six symbols, initially only stamped on the front of the coin. During the Peacock Dynasty (approximately 322-185 BC), the Kalshapana coin was widely used. The weight of these coins is usually around 3.4 grams. Coins usually have symbols such as the sun on them. These silver struck coins ceased to be minted in the 2nd century BC and continued to have a wide-ranging impact on trade and economy for the next five centuries.
The Victory of Crassus Greek Coloane
The Victory of Krates Greek Stoa is an ancient Greek architectural relic. This colonnade is located in the Holy Land of Delphi, near the Temple of Apollo. It was built between 478 BC and 470 BC to commemorate the Athenians' victory in the Persian Wars.
The Monument of Intef
The Intef Stele is a stone tablet from the Middle Kingdom period of ancient Egypt, dating back to around 2000-1988 BC. It records the life and achievements of Intef. The top of the stone tablet bears the name of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, the founder of the Middle Kingdom. Intef claimed to be his servant and served as the fortress supervisor.
The Theban stone tablet from the 3rd century BC
The painted reliefs of the Bakhrihat Shepsut Temple
The pictographic characters carved by colored painting have repeated lintel reliefs with the words neb ankh, djed, and was written on them; All life, stability, and governance. The relief is located in the northwest corner of the column hall of the Hassel Church in the Hadbahrihat Shepsut Temple in Egypt.
Horus Statue
This stone amulet of the Holy Falcon of Horus in ancient Egypt from the 21st to the 16th century BC is very common. The eyes are made of semi precious stones, dark blue lapis lazuli, and black obsidian.
Aldawin's medieval clock
Ankhu Stone Tablet
The Ankhu Stele, housed in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, depicts an early artwork of a deceased husband and wife standing at a table filled with food, a necessary ritual for the continuation of the afterlife.
Tiger patterned Stone Wine Pot - Hunter Museum in Limerick
It is called tiger patterned stone tool due to its mottled surface. There is a circular bottom, spherical body, long neck, and single handle, without decorative accessories. It is a Laelen product from the Rhineland region of Germany, made in the 16th century. Currently housed in the Hunter Museum in Limerick. The surface is mottled, presenting a unique tiger pattern effect, which is caused by the special glaze and firing techniques used in the production of stone tools. It showcases the ceramic production techniques and artistic styles of that time, and also provides us with an understanding and research of people's daily lives and social habits during that era.
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