Historical Artifacts

"Karacena" armour and a Turkish-style estoc, late 17th century. From the Muzeum Wojska Polskiego

30-shot dual-barrel dual-cylinder revolver, possibly French, mid-late 19th century AD?

Rock crystal vessel in the shape of a bird, with gilded silver decoration and ruby eyes, Germany, ~1580 AD

Ornate Ottoman flintlock muskets, 18th-19th centuries AD

Corroded silver coin with a trident, Ukraine, 1019 AD

Painted tournament shield, Germany, ~1500 AD

Gold, emerald, and diamond signet ring, with an internal clock, Germany, mid-17th century AD

Dacian silver bracelet, 1st century BCE

Archer's ring, jade and gold, Ottoman Empire, 16th-17th century AD

Ornate flintlock pistol from the Caucasus, 19th century AD

Water vessel depicting the Greek philosopher Aristotle being ridden by the seductress Phyllis, object made in the Netherlands, 14th-15th century AD

Aksumite (Modern-day Ethiopia) silver coin, ~590-610 AD

Punjabi gold and gemstone pendant, 1st-4th centuries AD?

Italian stiletto, 16th century AD

Graeco-Roman gold dragon ring, 1st-2nd century AD

Oliver Cromwell's broadsword, England, ~1650 AD

Items carved by POW during the U.S. Civil War

Engraved Anglo-Saxon silver ring, 775-850 AD

Firefighter's coat with a spider over a Go board, Japan, 19th century AD

Bronze bottle with silver inlay, Korea, 1100-1300 AD

Glass Baboon statuette, Egypt, 300 BCE - 400 AD

Chinese figure of a dog, lead glaze, 206 BCE-203 AD

Scythian lion ornament, found in Crimea, Ukraine, 5th century BCE

German Three-Quarters Armor, 17th century AD

Reconstruction of a 1st-2nd century AD Roman legionary in Dacia

Scythian gold sheet with a cavalryman and a warrior on foot in combat, found in modern-day Ukraine, dated ~5th-3rd century BCE

Document granting tax exemption status, with Cleopatra VII's signature and note ("Make it happen"), Ptolemaic Egypt, 33 BCE

Crown of Princess Eugenie, Sweden, 1860 AD

Aksumite (Modern-day Ethiopia) gold coin, ~410 AD

Re-enactors in full kit showing use of a 1st-2nd century AD Roman Testudo formation to allow troops to mount a wall

Another depiction (?) of Tlingit wooden armor

Depiction of Tlingit wooden armor, Alaska and Canada, pre-20th century AD design

Replica of a Roman military pan with a folding handle, original found in Germany, 3rd century AD

Steel crossbow and barreled crossbow ('Slurbow'), Germany, 17th century AD

Revolver belonging to Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, made at some point prior to 1891 AD

Ceremonial shield in Krakow, Poland national museum

Indian tegha

Forbes Road Powder Horn

From the National Museum in Krakow: Things, mostly loot, associated with the siege of Vienna.

Decorative axe-head, Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), 3rd millennium BCE