Galileo’s original telescope
“A Rebel and a Yankee bullet met midway, each speeding its way at about the same velocity” – a bullet rosette from the American Civil War
1,700-year-old sweater preserved in a Norwegian glacier
A chefs hat recovered from the Titanic’s wreck
A set of German playing cards from 1430
A yak-haired kawari kabuto in the shape of a fierce-looking but protective horned Oni demon head Japan 17th-18th century CE
Al-Ma’thur, one of the nine swords of prophet Muhammad
500 year old fox shaped armor of Emperor Charles V
Armor of George Clifford (1558–1605)
Armored woman’s dress from Austria c. 1600
Bows, Arrows and Quiver from Genghis Khan’s army
Bronze Spartan shield conquered, as the inscription punched on it reveals, from the Spartans at the victory of Pylos in 425 BC. Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, around 510 BC
Anglo-Saxon Burial Mask, from around 1,400 years ago
Burmese bronze ‘dragon’ cannon, 1790
Elephant armour from 17th century (India). It’s composed of 5,840 plates and weighs 118kg
Helmet from Gusoku-type armor, c. 17th C Japan
Helmet of King James II (17th century)
Inky paw prints left by a cat on a 15th century manuscrip
Codex Gigas, so called “Devil’s Bible”. According to the legend, Lucifer himself helped in its creation. (Early 13th century)
Joyeuse – Charlemagne’s personal sword
Michelangelo’s Handwritten 16th-Century Grocery List
The Kabwe skull – 125,000 – 300,000 year old fossilized skull of an extinct human species found in 1921, near the town of Kabwe in Zambia
Universal tool. Nuremberg, from 1560 to 1570
Military Uniform of China’s Emperor Qianlong 1736-1796
Perfumes used by the family of Emperor Nicholas II
Plague doctor mask (The nose cone was filled with strong smelling herbs)
Roman gladiator helmet discovered in Pompeii (79 AD)
Sword with inlaid openwork hilt, Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE, excavated at Taigongmiao village, Yangjiagou in Baoji, Shaanxi, 1978)
The Longsword of Emperor Maximilan I. Gold, Steel, Silver & Mother of Pearl. This Sword Represents the Zenith of the Sword Maker’s Art in Renaissance Europe.
Throne of Charlemagne in Aachen. Until 1531, it served as the coronation throne the Kings of Germany, being used at a total of thirty-one coronations.
Mayan pipe (AD 900-1500)
Victim of Waldemar Atterdags invasion of Visby (Sweden) in 1361
Queen’s pet gazelle was readied for eternity with the same lavish care as a member of the royal family. In fine, blue-trimmed bandages and a custom-made wooden coffin, it accompanied its owner to the grave in about 945 BC
