9th Century Iron Crown of the Lombards, worn by Charlemagne and taken by Napoleon as King of Italy

Mark the Evangelist seated in his study. Illuminated leaf (ink, paint, and gold on parchment) from a Gospel lectionary produced at Constantinople by an unknown artist, ca. 1025-1050 (during the "Macedonian Renaissance"). Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Uruk, Iraq 

The sorta literal translation from the arabic is so much more beautiful

“From here rose the first written letter, (finding its way) to every point on earth”

I like this version more

Attic Style Bronze Helmet thought to be from Athens dated to the 5th Century BCE on display at the British Museum in London, England

It is ornamented with a silver satyr’s head. The cheek-pieces may not belong to this helmet, but they are ancient and of the appropriate type. The Attic style helmet did originate in Greece but was used through out not just the Hellenistic world but also in Itlay as well amongst the Samnites and later the Roman Republic.

Photographs taken by myself 2016

A seated goddess before a procession of seahorses. Mycenaean gold ring, artist unknown; 15th cent. BCE. From Tiryns; now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Photo credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons.

The Crescent Moon by Montague Dawson

Map of Europe in 1154

Kyushoku: The Making of a Japanese School Lunch

from Life Where I'm From

Not ancient or medieval but OMG this is something everyone who has kids in the American school system or has endured school lunches needs to watch. They're making these delicious healthy meals for 261 yen a plate ($1.87 US) using fresh local ingredients and the meals look like something I would pay big money for at a Japanese restaurant! When I was in school lunch was all about heavily processed foods like pizza, chicken nugs, those disgusting lunchable things, french fries, tater tots, chips, soda, candy, and a cigarette in the boys bathroom.

Egyptian amethyst and faience necklace featuring a feldspar scarab at the center c. 2nd to 1st millennia BCE. Modern stringing. From Bonhams.

~ Necklace.

Place of origin: Egypt

Period: Roman Period

Date: 100-1 B.C.

Medium: Glass, gold, and garnet

Helmet from Japan dated to around the 17th Century on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

The main helmet here is dated between 1590 and 1610 but the neck guard is dated to 1750. Traditional Japanese armour was ineffective against the newly introduced muskets from Europe. Heavy plate-armour from Europe was both copied and adapted. This helmet is based on mainland Asian designs such as those models found in Korea and was most likely acquired during the Japanese invasion of Korea (Imjin War).

Photographs taken by myself