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Luxor Obelisk, (now in) Paris, but from Egypt (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by simplymath to c/[email protected]
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Obelisks

One of the two Obelisks from Luxor Temple in Egypt. But this is in Paris.

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Lion of Gripsholm Castle, Sweden (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by simplymath to c/[email protected]
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Clearly, there are not many lions in Sweden

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Nikola Tesla's suit. Belgrade. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by simplymath to c/[email protected]
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16th Century Rajput warrior elephant armor from India (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/[email protected]
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Why don't the Lost Causers fly this instead? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by homesweethomeMrL to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17347857

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Due to frequent Kbin outages, we are moving to HistoryArtifacts on Lemmy.world. Please join us there! (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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https://lemmy.world/c/historyartifacts

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Oldest known wagon, Lchashen, Armenia, ~2000 BCE (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Reconstruction of a riverine Roman merchant ship, Germany (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Romano-Egyptian Fayum mummy portrait, 1st century BCE-3rd century AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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4-shot 'Harmonica Gun', ~1850 (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17072356

https://www.collectorebooks.com/gregg01/Lot-106.htm

I wouldn't advise putting your mouth on it, though

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Three re-enactors, one in Viking-age armor (left), Chinese brigandine armor (middle) and Imperial Roman chain mail (right) (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Reconstruction of 3rd century AD Roman scale armor (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Sarmatian-Parthian gold necklace and amulet, Caspian Sea region, 1st century BCE - 2nd century AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Jousting armor, Sweden, ~1776 AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Hellenic silver coins, 5th-2nd century BCE (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Bringing a new meaning to 'pistol-whip', 19th century AD? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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https://www.collectorebooks.com/gregg01/Lot-88.htm

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Roman gemstone portrait, 1st century AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's bathtub, Stra, Italy, house purchased by him in 1807 (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Snake bracelet, gold, Roman Egypt, 3rd century AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Hoard of Roman gold coins, Britain, 2nd century AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Wooden tablet showing a Persian man working at the Japanese Imperial Academy, 765 AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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https://globalvoices.org/2016/10/08/new-discovery-about-persians-in-ancient-japan-generates-excitement/

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Statuette of a pile of puppies, marble, Pompeii, Roman Empire, 1st century AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Japanese re-enactors in Sengoku Jidai era (16th century AD) armor and matchlocks (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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Stone of Bybon, ancient weightlifter, 316 pounds, Greece, 6th century BCE (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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"Bybon son of Phola, has lifted me over head with one hand."

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Re-enactor showing off his reconstruction of the kit of a 2nd century AD Roman legionary and a manuballista (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]
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