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
The second piece: a conch-shaped golden bell. Peru, Moche civilization, 1-600 AD
The third piece: a deer-shaped bronze oil lamp. China, Han Dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC
Fourth: A beautiful crystal vase owned by Eleanor of Aquitaine when she was young.
Fifth piece: Blown glass chalice, decorated with motif of two seahorses and a snake, Italy, circa 1885.
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.
Seventh: Bronze wine vessel with mask motif. China, Shang Dynasty, 1500-1300 BC
Eighth: Two Gossard flintlock pistols once owned by France Emperor Napoleon · Bonaparte sold at auction for $1.83 million.
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.
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
Eleventh: Bavarian Madonna of Altting, carved around 1330 AD
Twelfth piece: gilt bronze shoes of a deceased man, restored by the museum. Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD
Thirteenth piece: Brass astrolabe engraved with Kufi script, assembled and disassembled. Syria, 900-1100 AD
Fourteenth: A water sprinkler resembling a human figure. Peru, Nazca civilization, 400-700 AD
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.
Piece 16: Hittite king Supiluriuma II (1207–1178 BC) vs. Pharaoh Ramses III of Egypt (1186–1155 BC)
Seventeenth piece: Quetzalcoatl (golden) face ornament, Mayan culture, 800-1100
Eighteenth: Field and competition armor of Johann ·, Duke of Saxony-Weimar. Germany, 1565
Nineteenth: The coronation crown of King George IV in 1821
Twenty-three: soldier's uniform, rifle and flag. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
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.
Piece 25: Archaeologists discover marble statues of gods in ancient Roman sewers
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.
Twenty-seventh: the boots of a 2,300-year-old Scythian woman preserved in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains
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.
Piece 29: The Lost City Found in the Jungle, Elmirador, is one of the most important and largest ancient Mayan cities ever discovered.
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.