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Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic
Image by Carole Raddato

Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic

Detail of a 6th-century mosaic floor that used to decorate the pavement of the peristyle court of the Palatium Magnum, the Great Palace of Constantinople. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed...
17th-Century Wheellock Carbine
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17th-Century Wheellock Carbine

A French 17th-century wheellock carbine. This type of weapon was typically used by cavalrymen, for example, during the English Civil Wars. (1642-51). This example is particularly ornate since it was possibly made for Louis XIII of France...
17th-Century Flintlock Mechanism
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17th-Century Flintlock Mechanism

An example of a 17th-century flintlock firearm mechanism. A piece of flint was held in the vice which the trigger pulled down to strike a metal bar which created a spark to ignite the priming powder which then set off the main charge of gunpowder...
18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer
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18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer

An 18th-century alcohol thermometer. Made in the Netherlands between 1720 and 1750. (Science Museum, London)
18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran
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18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran

A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Manticore at the Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck, Herefordshire (12th century)
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Manticore at the Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck, Herefordshire (12th century)

Kilpeck church stone carvings: Manticore. Dating to the 12th century and found at the Church of St Mary and St David in Herefordshire, England.
View of Edo Castle in the 17th Century
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View of Edo Castle in the 17th Century

View of Edo on a pair of six-panel folding screens, 17th century.
20th-Century Sepoy
Image by Major A.C. Lovett

20th-Century Sepoy

An early-20th-century painting by Major A.C. Lovett of a sepoy in the British Indian Army. (From The Armies of India, 1911)
18th-Century Microscope
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18th-Century Microscope

An early 18th-century microscope designed and made by John Marshall. It is a compound microscope, that is, it uses three lenses. Made of brass, wood, and other materials. (Science Museum, London)
Grave Stele of a Couple, 5th Century BCE
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Grave Stele of a Couple, 5th Century BCE

Greek grave stele depicting a couple greeting each other, affectionately taking one hand in the other. This grave stele came from the Kerameikos in Athens and is dated to the 5th Century BCE. It is now housed in the Minneapolis Institute...
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