The Nanhai One is a Chinese merchant ship with over 60,000 items on board, which sank into the South China Sea in the 12th century. Discovered in 1987, the ship was raised in 2007 and placed in a custom-made saltwater tank where archaeologists continue to study and excavate the wreck
Two stuffed frogs having a sword fight, found in a late 19th century French mansion "Maison Mantin" after it had been sealed for more than 100 years, from 1905 to 2010
‘Slug’ by Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799 CE), who was a Japanese painter of the Maruyama school. Ink on paper, Edo Period
Close detail of "The Green Man”, 1200's AD, Early Gothic, Bamberg Cathedral, Germany.
A Roman toddler's footprint in a red clay tile, imprinted as it was drying ~2000 years ago. Vaison-la-Romaine (ancient Vasio Vocontiorum)
An 11th century “ornamental shield” that was carved from an elk's antler, found in the funerary chapel of Louis the Pious in Metz, France.
Skeleton praying, detail from the marble floor of Cornaro Chapel at the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. Italy, 17th century CE
