28 rare cultural relics, after reading it, your eyes will be opened

Mondo Entertainment Updated on 2024-02-23

Cultural relics are witnesses of history, carrying thousands of years of vicissitudes. They can be mysterious or ingenious, and they always make us feel the greatness of human civilization. Today, we're taking you on a breathtaking journey into a world of artifacts with 28 rare treasures. These artifacts will surely dazzle your eyes and amaze you at the wisdom and talent of the ancients! Bronze dragon statue. China, Six Dynasties, 6th-7th century AD

Bendable dragon iron statue. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th centuries

A dragon ship salvaged from a shipwreck in Hoi An off the coast of Vietnam, 15th century

There are three dragons on the porcelain plate. China, Qing Dynasty, XVIII century

Aerial view of 3 aligned monoliths at the Stonehenge complex in Thornborough, North Yorkshire, UK. They are thought to be part of the Neolithic and Bronze Age "ritual landscape" and date back to between 3500 and 2500 BC

The Vendôme column in Paris is 42 metres (138 ft) high. It was completed in 1810 and is covered with spiral bas-reliefs made from melted bronze cannons.

Jean Goode, Table clock, 1710-1720

Fragment of an ancient Roman glass bowl, engraved with gold leaf, cThird century AD.

The Rubens vase is a late 4th-5th century Roman early Byzantine vase carved from a single piece of agate. Over the years its owners included Charles V of France and the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.

Bronze Age elk antler arrowhead, Altai Mountains, Mongolia.

A 3,500-year-old loaf of bread from the tomb of Hartnifer and Ramos. Thebes, Egypt, New Kingdom, 1492 BC 1473.

Roman maroon agate relief with portrait heads of Emperor Trajan and his wife Plotina, side by side. c.117 138 CE, now in the British Museum.

Bronze magnifying glass, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, USA, circa 1000. 1905-1920。

Golden Roman fibula in the shape of a bee. From the first century AD, it is now in the collection of the Museum of Cádiz, Spain.

Armor of the Mamluk cavalry. Egypt, 1550.

Incense burner with lid and base, 17th-early 18th century (Ming or Qing dynasty), British Museum.

Mount Akodi is a Neolithic archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy, consisting of a large raised stone platform that is believed to be an altar. It was built by the Ozieri culture or earlier, with the oldest part dating back to around 4,000 3,650 BC.

The speartail cap has a silver and gold pattern. India, 17th-18th centuries.

There are carved dragon plates on the chairs. China, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th centuries, British Museum.

The Delphi Silver Bull is a large statue made entirely of wrought metal. The bull is made of silver leaf, while details such as its horns, ears, and hooves are gilded. From the 6th century BC, it is now in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, Greece.

Agate-handled Jewish circumcision. Italy, 18th century.

Yuan, Ming and Qing jade Ruyi (scepter) head 13th-17th centuries AD. Shanghai Museum.

The blade of the dagger was loaded with two movable pearls, and the gilded hilt and scabbard were inlaid with rubies and turquoise. Ottoman Empire, 16th century.

Decorative leather shoes found in the marshes of Carigallen, Litrim County. It dates back to the early Middle Ages and is now housed in the National Museum of Ireland.

An 1896 Columbia Model 40 bicycle with a Colt machine gun used by the military is housed in the American Bicycle Museum in New Bremen, Ohio.

The medieval Erz Castle in Wilsham, Germany, has been owned and inhabited by the same family for more than 850 years, 33 generations to be exact.

Gilded bronze dragon head. China, Tang Dynasty, 618 907 AD. It is housed in the Freer Museum, USA.

Ancient Chinese Bronzes - Shang Dynasty, circa 1100 BC - Now in the collection of the Sernouschi Museum in Paris, France.

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