This tiny boxwood peapod (10cm) was carved in 1500 AD, by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis.

Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin.

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In Konya, a museum displays a mystical shirt belonging to Sultan Veled, son of Mevlana, adorned with intricate symbols and letters that continue to hold their mystery. This 14th Century, garment, now closely examined for first time, has unique features.

Museum Of Mevlana Konya

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The skeleton of a 16th Century AD, soldier, complete with his sword, boots, belt and other items, was discovered last year during an underwater bridge inspection at the bottom of Lake Asveja in Lithuania.

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Group of dolls arranged in a ceremonial scene, from a dry tomb; belonged to Chancay culture, (900-1400 AD) - Peru.

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Ancient Roman boxing gloves discovered during excavations of the cavalry barracks at Vindolanda, a Roman fort south of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. Believed to be the only known examples to have survived from the Roman period, 120 AD.

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Ishi no Hōden, an enigmatic monolithic stone located in Japan, has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and tourists for centuries. Known for its unique shape, massive size, and the mysterious craftsmanship behind it.

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Shazdeh Garden, an oasis in Iran near Mahan created in the late 1800s, showcases Persian ingenuity with a gravity-driven water system that keeps its fountains flowing in the desert.

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A hand-colored photograph of a Jewish girl in Damascus, Syria (1865).

(Part of Institut du Monde Arabe).

© Historic Photographs

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A 17,000 year-old red sandstone oil lamp found at the Lascaux Cave in France.

When the lamp was discovered, it still contained sooty substances on a magma of fine dust. These particles were tested and determined to be the remains of a juniper wick used for ignition.

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A modern Egyptian man taking a selfie with a 2000-year-old portrait of an Egyptian man from the Roman era.

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The ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, completed by drone lighting.

More ruins/unfinished buildings completed this way: cutt.ly/UM57zfq

📷 DRIFT/Cyberdrone.

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Mask of Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain. Carved from green jadeite. Dated from 900 – 1200 CE.

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Elegant braided hair of Caryatid statues. Caryatids means "daughters of Karyai".

The 2500 year-old statues used as columns once adorned Temple of Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens. The originals are exhibited in the Athens Acropolis Museum and the British Museum in London.

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Constantinople/Istanbul :

Someone just wanted to mark a no-parking zone, but it ended up looking like a Christogram instead 😁😁😁

Photo source: The Hidden Face of Istanbul, Yasin Karabacak

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The giant monolithic columns of about 12m long that are still scattered in situ, at the abandoned ancient Roman marble quarry of Karystos in the Greek island of Euboea.

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