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Ganesha, India, Tamil Nadu, 12th century, Chola Empire in bronze. [3000x4000] more in comments.

125 upvotes • _axedemic

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Battle of Waterloo commemorative cup and saucer made of enameled and gilded porcelain featuring portraits of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, German, c. 1815. [4089x3062]

124 upvotes • chubachus

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A golden hyperpyron of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (reign 1261-1282 CE), depicting the Virgin Mary rising over the walls of Constantinople, in commemoration of the capture of the city over the Latins in 1261 CE [1443x1384]

121 upvotes • Fuckoff555

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Ancient Cypriot Free Field Art (Human Form next to Antelope) 700 - 600 B.C. [4672×7015]

121 upvotes • TechySpecky

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A green jade barutdan (gunpowder flask) with floral design,17th century,Sir Ratan Tata Art Collection,csmvs Mumbai India (800x800)

114 upvotes • nandnandana-123

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Standing Wooden Sculpture of the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyorai), circa 790s, early Heian Period, principal image of Jingo-ji, Kyoto. It has left the temple for the first time ever this year to be on exhibit at the Tokyo National Museum [1799 x 5175]

110 upvotes • tta2013

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A crescent moon pendant found as part of the Amunde hoard in Gotland, Sweden. The hoard was very likely deposited in 1361. The size of the pendant is 42.2 × 37.1 mm. Now housed at the Swedish History Museum [684x788]

108 upvotes • Fuckoff555

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The Yarm Helmet, a 10th Century Viking helmet found in North Yorkshire [2560x1134]

102 upvotes • DurhamOx

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The remains of another victim of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE were discovered in Pompeii. A well-preserved skull protrudes from the pyroclastic material. [1200x1600] NSFW

99 upvotes • imperiumromanum_edu

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Vishnu with His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati, Pala Empire, 11th–12th century, India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh, [550x666]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Ganesha, India, Tamil Nadu, 12th century, Chola Empire in bronze. [3000x4000] more in comments.	125	_axedemic
Battle of Waterloo commemorative cup and saucer made of enameled and gilded porcelain featuring portraits of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, German, c. 1815. [4089x3062]	124	chubachus
A golden hyperpyron of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (reign 1261-1282 CE), depicting the Virgin Mary rising over the walls of Constantinople, in commemoration of the capture of the city over the Latins in 1261 CE [1443x1384]	121	Fuckoff555
Ancient Cypriot Free Field Art (Human Form next to Antelope) 700 - 600 B.C. [4672×7015]	121	TechySpecky
A green jade barutdan (gunpowder flask) with floral design,17th century,Sir Ratan Tata Art Collection,csmvs Mumbai India (800x800)	114	nandnandana-123
Standing Wooden Sculpture of the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyorai), circa 790s, early Heian Period, principal image of Jingo-ji, Kyoto. It has left the temple for the first time ever this year to be on exhibit at the Tokyo National Museum [1799 x 5175]	110	tta2013
A crescent moon pendant found as part of the Amunde hoard in Gotland, Sweden. The hoard was very likely deposited in 1361. The size of the pendant is 42.2 × 37.1 mm. Now housed at the Swedish History Museum [684x788]	108	Fuckoff555
The Yarm Helmet, a 10th Century Viking helmet found in North Yorkshire [2560x1134]	102	DurhamOx
The remains of another victim of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE were discovered in Pompeii. A well-preserved skull protrudes from the pyroclastic material. [1200x1600] NSFW	99	imperiumromanum_edu
Vishnu with His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati, Pala Empire, 11th–12th century, India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh, [550x666]	97	_axedemic