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30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

The first piece: a jade table screen on a carved wooden frame. China, Qing Dynasty, XVIII century

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

The second piece: a conch-shaped golden bell. Peru, Moche civilization, 1-600 AD

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

The third piece: a deer-shaped bronze oil lamp. China, Han Dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Fourth: A beautiful crystal vase owned by Eleanor of Aquitaine when she was young.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Fifth piece: Blown glass chalice, decorated with motif of two seahorses and a snake, Italy, circa 1885.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Sixth: Bronze hands used in the cult of Sabazios. Hands decorated with religious symbols were designed to stand in the sanctuary or, like this hand, were fastened to pillars for procession. Date: Roman 1st-2nd century AD. Collection: British Museum.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Seventh: Bronze wine vessel with mask motif. China, Shang Dynasty, 1500-1300 BC

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Eighth: Two Gossard flintlock pistols once owned by France Emperor Napoleon · Bonaparte sold at auction for $1.83 million.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Ninth piece: Scythian sword, decorated with a wild boar plaque, 7th-4th century BC. Ancient tomb near the village of Oleksandrivka, Dnipropetrovsk region. Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kiev.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Piece 10: The pendant features a large emerald carved with a lotus flower on the front and an enamel peacock, a female peacock and flowers on the back. Rajasthan, possibly the Kingdom of Jaipur, India, 18th century. Gold, emeralds, diamonds, enamel and pearls. Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Eleventh: Bavarian Madonna of Altting, carved around 1330 AD

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twelfth piece: gilt bronze shoes of a deceased man, restored by the museum. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Thirteenth piece: Brass astrolabe engraved with Kufi script, assembled and disassembled. Syria, 900-1100 AD

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Fourteenth: A water sprinkler resembling a human figure. Peru, Nazca civilization, 400-700 AD

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Fifteenth: Bronze altar excavated from the No. 8 sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui site in southwestern China's Sichuan province – a large number of bronze, gold, and ivory artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years have been found underground, possibly related to the little-known ancient Chinese kingdom of Shu.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Piece 16: Hittite king Supiluriuma II (1207–1178 BC) vs. Pharaoh Ramses III of Egypt (1186–1155 BC)

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Seventeenth piece: Quetzalcoatl (golden) face ornament, Mayan culture, 800-1100

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Eighteenth: Field and competition armor of Johann ·, Duke of Saxony-Weimar. Germany, 1565

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Nineteenth: The coronation crown of King George IV in 1821

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twentieth piece: Heart Shaped Saccharistic Case, gilded silver, Bohemia, 1350 - 1400

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twenty-one: Mummified cats. Egypt, Roman period, 1st century BC

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twenty-second piece: Tutankhamun's scarab bracelet

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twenty-three: soldier's uniform, rifle and flag. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Piece XXIV: The interior of the Gunilda steam yacht, which sank in Lake Superior in 1911, is well preserved. The wreckage is located 82 meters below the surface of the water.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Piece 25: Archaeologists discover marble statues of gods in ancient Roman sewers

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twenty-sixth piece: 2000-year-old Roman cream/lotion. Dating back to the second A.D. The item was found in the temple complex dedicated to Mars, the god of war. It is the oldest cosmetic cream in the world and has fingerprints on the lid.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twenty-seventh: the boots of a 2,300-year-old Scythian woman preserved in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Twenty-eighth piece: In 1835, a young boy, Joshua Newlove, fell into a hole and stumbled upon Margate's Shell Grotto. The cave has 70-foot-long underground passages filled with 4.6 million shells arranged in mysterious symbolic patterns. The origin of this cave remains a mystery to this day.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Piece 29: The Lost City Found in the Jungle, Elmirador, is one of the most important and largest ancient Mayan cities ever discovered.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

Piece 30: Can you believe that this is a lead cistern from the first century AD? It is the best-preserved part of the Adriana Villa water system.

30 little-known ancient artifacts that are stunning as soon as they are unearthed!

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