A 3rd Century AD, schoolboy named Thonis, studying away from home, wrote this letter to his dad: ‘Look, this is my 5th letter to you and you've only written to me once, not even a word about your welfare, nor come to see me’. Papyrus 1575, from Egypt now housed at the British Library.

A painted Teotihuacan Style ceramic incense burner (600-900 AD), located in the Archeological Museum at the museums promenade of the Casa Santo Domingo in the town of Antigua, Guatemala

A historical house in the heart of Isfahan, Iran , dating back to the Safavid Empire (1501–1736 AD), now serving as a traditional Persian restaurant.

A horse-drawn Pepsi-Cola wagon wends its way through the streets of old New York in 1910.

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The building in the picture is Casa Campanini, an Art Nouveau building in Milan, Italy

It was designed by architect Alfredo Campanini and built between 1903-1906. It is located at Via Bellini 11 in Milan. It is known for its floral decorations, elegant balconies, and two caryatids at the entrance, created by sculptor Michele Vedani. The wrought iron gates were designed by Campanini and created by Alessandro Mazzucotelli.

A bronze-age necklace and pendants from Antiparos at the heart of an island group in the Aegean Sea called the Cyclades. Crafted from semi-precious stones, these jewels have been dated to 3200-2800 BC and are currently housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

A surprising and a gruesome display from the Mint Museum in Potosi, Bolivia - two mummified Spanish children from the 1800s.
The preservation of these mummies is attributed to Potosi's high altitude and cold, dry climate which naturally inhibits decomposition.

Iron dagger from Alaca Höyük (Türkiye)

The gold-handled dagger was excavated from a grave at Alaca Höyük that belonged to the Hattian culture. It is dated to the Early Bronze Age (2400-2300 BC) but may even date back to 2500 BC. In any case the dagger was made at least 1300 years before the iron age properly took off around 1200 BC. It also precedes King Tut's iron dagger by at least 1000 years.

Shield of Amazons before and after the reconstruction...

The shield is one of the Roman shields found in the archaeological site of Dura Europos in modern Syria (3rd-4th Century AD). It shows the battle between the Greeks and Amazons.

Yale University Art Gallery

Gold Rings with granulated decoration (Middle Elamite period, 1500-1200 BC), found from the Acropolis, Susa, Iran

Louvre Museum

Scene from a satirical papyrus - animals imitating human activities :

This scene comes from a document dating to 20th Dynasty (1186-1069 BC) and was possibly found from Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. It is part of an unique collection of artistic works satirizing society during reigns of last Ramesside kings. The animals are depicted in acting against their natural instincts - lion does not attack the gazelle but plays a board game, probably 'senet' with her.

British Museum

Hidden away in the porch of the church of St Magnus the Martyr on Lower Thames Street, next to London Bridge, is a timber beam which is believed to date from the city’s Roman era and which once formed part of the city’s wharves.

Found (according to a plaque upon the wood) in 1931 under Fish Street Hill, the wood dates from around 75 AD when Romans made first attempt to create wharves along the riverbanks of Thames.

This Cartier "Swan" necklace from 1920 is a striking example of Art Deco elegance and craftsmanship.

(Materials: Platinum, white and yellow diamonds, pearls and an emerald for the eye)

Private Collection

The image depicts a commemorative medal, not a coin, from 1932, that is often called "The End of the Depression" medal. It features a Star of David, a swastika, and the Eye of Providence, all symbols that have various interpretations and associations.

You don’t realize how big the Pyramids are until you see them in person ...

Dragon Head Mountain, located in South Sinai, Egypt , a striking natural formation that resembles a colossal dragon's head emerging from the rugged landscape.

Its most intriguing feature is the 'eye'—a deep cave that often flickers with a mysterious red glow, which, upon closer inspection, is revealed to be the light of a campfire inside. This eerie yet captivating sight has inspired legends and adds a mystical allure to the already breathtaking desert surroundings.

A Greek Bronze Mirror stand (450 BC), showing a muscular nude man holding an ampoule in his outstretched hand, probably an athlete about to rub some oil on his body in an effort to protect and beautify himself before a contest.

(H: 22.5cm)

British Museum

Bee-eautiful’ gold pendant from Bronze Age Malia, Crete - Greece

Usually said to represent a pair of bees placing a drop of honey into a honeycomb. A delightful piece of Minoan jewellery inspired by nature 3,800 years ago.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

The Dupljaja cart is an exceptional archaeological artefact from 1500 BC, a statuette of a bird faced goddess riding a two wheeled chariot, having several solar symbols (swastikas and others) decorating her body / dress.

The terracota cart was unearthed at the beginning of the 20th century in Banat at a site near the village of Dupljaja in the municipality of Bela Crkva, Serbia. It belongs to the Dubovac culture from the Middle Bronze Age.

Golden Comb (Solocha Comb) of Scythians (4th Century BC), made by a Greek sculptor, with a crest showing Scythian warriors in battle, was found in grave of Scythian leader in mound of Solokha, Kurgan in Ukraine, in 1913.

Scythians (9th-3rd Century BC), an ancient nomadic people who lived for most part on Eurasian steppes of Kazakhstan, Russian steppes of the Siberian, Ural, Volga, and Southern regions and eastern Ukraine

(100mm tall x 80mm wide x 8mm)

The ermitage Museum