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Historical Artifacts

A selection of ancient artifacts including stamps, seals, jade items, and glass beakers, representing distant cultures and their craftsmanship.

South America, Ecuador, Manta. Small town of El Aromo where the raw material, straw aka Paja Toquilla, is processed to make the world famous Panama hats. Panama hat with unfinished edge.

A Block of dried instant ramen noodles in closeup

Black truffle with truffle slicer

Corundum. minerals. Asia; Afghanistan

Grafting knife and raphia in a garden

Facial serum, scrub and cream on a stainless steel surface. High quality photo.

Tortoiseshell limpet (Acmaea testudinalis) underside and shell, Rye, New Hampshire. meetyourneighbours.net project

nature, environment and edible mushrooms concept - chanterelles on wooden background. chanterelles on wooden background

Belt hook 5th-3rd century B.C. China. Belt hook. China. 5th-3rd century B.C.. Jade (nephrite). Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 B.C.). Jade

Black truffles on wooden bowl, close-up

Top view of a dish over a white background

Button (without cover), Ivory, metal foil, The carved and pierced ivory shows a couple strolling in a landscape on a pink foil ground., On card 68, France, ca. 1780, costume & accessories, Decorative Arts, Button (without cover)

Buckle with Dragons and Lingzhi Fungus. China, middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800. Costumes; Accessories. Abraded jade

A coconut with a large bite taken out of it rests on a white table.. Half-Eaten Coconut on White Table

Pearl and Metal Buttons made in Birmingham. Collected by James Luckcock. Dated 1780

glass vessel designed by Rene Lalique 1910-1920

Coin Weight. Egypt or Syria, 1180-1225 A.D./575-622 A.H.. Glass. Glass, mold-pressed

Pine, Plum, and Bamboo. Ōhara Mitsuhiro (Japan, 1810-1875). Japan, mid-19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Ivory with sumi; manjū type

Spectacles probably 19th century Chinese This collection of largely ethnographic jewelry includes examples from cultures in South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa and dates from the Pre-Columbian period to the twentieth century. Owned by renowned art collector and fashion enthusiast Muriel Kallis Newman, the collection represents her knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of jewelry design and making traditions. Numerous items in her collection are composite artifacts made from various cultures and time periods reappropriated as modern jewelry creations by or for Muriel. It is important to note that Newman wore many of the pieces in the collection, interpreting them to suit and express her own singular, often avant-garde style.. Spectacles 141692

Butcher Aprons Hanging on Wall

Waza with the characters of four children with attributes of prosperity unknown

Rohrzucker Rohrzucker Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 1053734

Dirty cleaver, close up

Hand holding a white autumn leaf in hand on a gray background

A bundle of white asparagus tied with kitchen twine

Abstract Hand in Vintage Mirror and Woman hand holding Cup of Espresso

Agate, cut

Mirror reflection of white nautilus shell

cleaning stuff, sustainability and eco living concept - different brushes with natural bristle and wooden handles in glass jar on blue background. different natural cleaning brushes in glass jar

making pigmented cloth with natural colors

Salted Fish

Saffron threads

Mr. Annibal Sacconi, a member of the "Brotherhood of Fly" and builder of artistic flies

Soft pink baby doll for newborn babies isolated on white background

Box with samples or Iron Ores and Slugs. Rectangular open wooden tray, divided into sixteen boxes, in which ten outs of honor, five snails and two fragments of a snail. Most samples are provided with small notes with the inscriptions, but identification of the samples with the inscriptions has now become impossible.

Coconut closeup Coconut closeup on white backgrounds. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MariiaxVoloshinax 21370033

Pumice stone, nail brush, and exfoliation glove on wooden tray, partial view

Water Filter 10th-12th century. Water Filter 447446

The yellow sun made by plasticine

Boa 1700-1944 American or European. Boa 119248

soup spoon or tablespoon made of wood

Gourd vase unknown

wine corks and bottle with corkscrew

World globe in plastic bag isolated on white background

Hand holding cinnamon sticks on a white background

Four stages: raw wool, washed wool, combed wool and yarn

small piece of cut wood log used for wood texture background

Astragalus, used to protect and support the immune system

ashtray leaf fall autumn

Kruje, Durres, Albania. Unfinished traditional Albanian wool felt qeleshe skull caps.

Dirty socks soaking in powder detergent water dissolution. Laundry concept

Box with lead and wooden fragments of the images and the retable cabinet from Soest. Box with lead and wooden fragments of the images and the retable cabinet from Soest.

Close Up of Bright Blue Frosted Cake

Cylinder seal. Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian period, circa 2000-1600 B.C.. Tools and Equipment; seals. Red jasper

Bottom of metal bird bath on marble table, close up

Collection of bars of fragrant hand made organic soap

Cookie and cookie cutters

Stone Therapy

Cork crust. Natural piece of wood

Comb, black, anonymous Comb, black. Comb, black.

Wooden toys rattle in a baby bed

Beautiful starfish for decorative purposes

Snuff Bottle China. Snuff Bottle 41093

Bank moneybag on white background

An artisan carves jade

Tudor period wool with carding equipment, at Sulgrave Manor, England, ancestral home of George Washington. 2015

Glasses with cold pink champagne with lavender flowers placed on table

Preserved snakes in a jar. Agua Blanca. a commune in Machalilla Parish, Puerto López Canton, Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is east of the city of Puerto López.

Arrangement cotton flowers blue background

Making of an autumn pot in a garden

Closeup of cinnamon sticks tied together with a piece of green yarn on white background

Set of buckets made of wood in a market place

Ball ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Ball. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Leather, chaff. New Kingdom. From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Pottery Fragments 4th-7th century Coptic. Pottery Fragments. Coptic. 4th-7th century. Earthenware. Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Snake. Nagai Rantei (Japan, late 18th-early 19th century). Japan, late 18th-early 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays

Ornament, Christmas Tree (USA); sugar

Amber lid of perfume jar, decorated with carved figure of dolphin

Shell

Henri Fantin Latour, Still Life with Grapes and a Carnation, c 1880 Still Life with Grapes and a Carnation

Quartz. minerals. North America; USA; New Mexico

Bowl of dried figs and an oil lamp on a table

Flies for fishing in a box

Rotten litchis in studio

World War two tin of Fox's Glacier Mints, the leading, branded boiled mint in the UK. They have been manufactured by Fox's Confectionery in Leicester since 1918. The mints were developed by Eric Fox, one of the original founders of Fox's Confectionery. Since 1922 the mints have been sold with the Peppy the polar bear icon.

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