The head of "Ethiopia" depicted in a Hellenistic pattern, made of bronze, gold, carnelian and obsidian. From the Ptolemaic period in Egypt, now in the Metropolitan Museum
Thompson submachine gun M1921, a recoil, selective fire gun, was created by U.S. Army Brigadier General John M. Invented by T. Thompson in 1918. It was originally designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare in World War I.
A treasure discovered near the village of Borotino, Ukraine, in 1912. Includes polished jade tomahawks, weapons made of silver and bronze, and 3 soapstone mace heads. It is now in the Moscow State Historical Museum
The silver wine glass representing the celestial sphere, made by Christopher Ritter in 1640. Below the celestial globe is Hercules, symbolizing fire. The names and symbols of the sphere's surface are air, water, fire, and earth.
A 1984 Searsby steam-powered fire engine capable of delivering water at a rate of about 1900 liters per hour. It sold for $396,000 in 2012 after a beautiful restoration.
The key to the city of Lyon. These gilded bronze keys are a symbol of Lyon's allegiance to Napoleon I, who resurrected the city from the ashes after the French Revolution.
Built around 700 AD and standing 57 meters high, the Temple of Tikal is the second tallest building in Tikal and one of the tallest buildings in the Mayan world.
Chinese lacquer plate inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Qing Dynasty, 18th century AD, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Rock-shaped glass. From the Qing Dynasty in China, 18th century AD, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Wrapped in a gilded silver trophy chalice with a stag on top with a painted wooden box, Germany.
China exports porcelain crab lid bowl. 1736-1795 AD, now in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts
Chinese royal enamel "swallow" bowl, a fusion of poetry, books and paintings, completed during the Qianlong period (1722-1735)
Talwar (sword), with a jade handle and a gold animal on the hilt. India, 18th-19th centuries
Bronze mirror with scrolling pattern and modern tassels. China, Qin Dynasty, 220 BC
Marble bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, dressed in a fringed coat. The facility is located in the British Museum. The object is dated 160-170 AD; Found in Libya.
Black mermaid terracotta amphora with lid from the ancient Etruscan period, circa 550-525 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Lisbon's iconic tram line 28, opened in 1914, survived the rise of cars and buses, and today it has a 7 km route between Piazza Martim Moniz and Prazeres. Be the best way to squeeze through the narrow streets and corners of the old district
Mayan plates depict mythological scenes with Chuck as the protagonist, "in distant time and in a primitive place." 7th-8th centuries, housed in the Metropolitan Museum
Painted wood Noah's Ark playset, Germany
This gold medal of Emperor Probus (the only known one), cast in 281 AD, commemorates the triumphal ceremony of entering Rome after the defeat of three usurpers. Hercules stood side by side with him on the front. The reverse depicts the army crossing the Rhine by pontoon bridge
Abandoned WWII Sherman tank, Saipan
3 bronze crossbow bolts. Warring States of China, 3rd century BC
Classical Mexican central ceramic cup with Olmec style motifs. 1200-800 BC, National Museum of Anthropology
Ad Deir ("Monastery") is a huge building (47 meters high and 48 meters wide) carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Built in the middle of the first century AD
A relief bronze foil throne in the tomb of Palestrina Barberini. In the 7th century BC, it is now housed in the Villa Poniatowski in Rome, Italy
A golden Roman snake bracelet found in the ruins of Mount Vesuvius in Naples.
Passing through this arch, another ornate arch can be seen, and at the bottom, is the exquisite Mihrab (prayer niche) of the Spanish mosque of Córdoba. Built between 784 and 987 AD, the temple retains the virtuosity of the finest craftsmen of the time
Boxing helmet worn by Muhammad Ali, 1973, from the Smithsonian collection
A Celtic war horn in the 1st century BC, named Carnyx, was found in the Gallic shrine of Correz, Tintinha, France
In medieval Italy, due to the poor security environment on the streets, some upper-class ladies would customize such a self-defense glove
Bust portrait of a young girl in a beret . Works by Johann Gregor van der Schalter. From the Morgan Library and Museum collection.
On November 8, 1958, jeweler Harry Winston paid $145.29 to send the rare "Hope Diamond" (currently worth $20-$350 million) to the Smithsonian Institution as a gift by regular mail in the United States, pictured below is the wrapping paper used when it was mailed.
100 years ago, brothels in Finland used this candle as a timekeeping tool, and it is said that a candle burns for 7-8 minutes, which is really "a blaze of incense time".
Ladies and Unicorns is the modern name for a series of six tapestries created in the Mille-fleurs ("Thousand Flowers") style, woven in Flanders from wool and silk, on display at the Cluny Museum in Paris
The coronation floor of Westminster Abbey, made by Italian craftsmen in 1268. It has been covered in carpet since the 1800s, except at the time of coronation.
This walnut shell contains sewing essentials circulated in France in the 18th and 19th centuries and a book called Value and Constancy, a Paris yearbook from 1823. It slides out of the slot and can be read while the master sews it.
April 2, 1665, an illustrated patent manuscript of the nobility of the House of Devondam. The manuscript was signed by the king's herald Jean Bouhelier.
The ceremonial sword of the National Museum of Scotland. The big one in the middle (2.5 meters long) belongs to Elliston. Elliston was the steward of the Baron of Renfrew during the reign of Alexander II and the hereditary sheriff of the county of Renfrew
Fish-shaped glass snuff bottle. Qing Dynasty, China, 18th century