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A cohoba Inhaler made from a manatee rib in the shape of an anthropomorphic figure with its legs held up by its hands. It was used by theTaíno to inhale hallucinogens during the cohoba ceremony. 12th-15th century CE, Fundacion Garcia Arevalo, Dominican Republic

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A cohoba Inhaler made from a manatee rib in the shape of an anthropomorphic figure with its legs held up by its hands. It was used by theTaíno to inhale hallucinogens during the cohoba ceremony. 12th-15th century CE, Fundacion Garcia Arevalo, Dominican Republic

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A wooden Taino vomiting spatula used for purification by shamans during the "cohoba" ritual . 1200-1500 CE, from the Dominican Republic, now housed at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris

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A wooden Taino vomiting spatula used for purification by shamans during the "cohoba" ritual . 1200-1500 CE, from the Dominican Republic, now housed at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris

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A 2000-year-old pictograph in Cave no. 1 at the Pomier Caves, in the Dominican Republic, depicting a shaman inhaling Cohoba

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A 2000-year-old pictograph in Cave no. 1 at the Pomier Caves, in the Dominican Republic, depicting a shaman inhaling Cohoba

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Roman anthropomorphic dice in the form of squatting figures. The silver dice work much like conventional dice, with their various sides numbered with 1 to 6 red dots. 1st-2nd century CE, British Museum

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Roman anthropomorphic dice in the form of squatting figures. The silver dice work much like conventional dice, with their various sides numbered with 1 to 6 red dots. 1st-2nd century CE, British Museum

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The Broken Hearted Man petroglyph in Utah's San Rafael Swell, depicting an anthropomorphic figure with tears streaming from its eyes. 300-1300 CE, Fremont culture

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The Broken Hearted Man petroglyph in Utah's San Rafael Swell, depicting an anthropomorphic figure with tears streaming from its eyes. 300-1300 CE, Fremont culture

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Roman figurine showing a dog with a protruding tongue. The finding is dating back to 4-5th century CE and it's made of copper. This was found in Gloucestershire .

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Roman figurine showing a dog with a protruding tongue. The finding is dating back to 4-5th century CE and it's made of copper. This was found in Gloucestershire .

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A two-foot-tall cotton figure known as a Zemi, a depiction of a divine or ancestral spirit made by the Indigenous Taíno people who lived in the Caribbean late 14th or early 15th century.Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Turin

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A two-foot-tall cotton figure known as a Zemi, a depiction of a divine or ancestral spirit made by the Indigenous Taíno people who lived in the Caribbean late 14th or early 15th century.Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Turin

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This 12th-century CE sock, from Egypt, was knitted from the toe upward to the leg. Its heel was made separately at the end and attached to loops left during leg knitting. This ingenious practice allowed the heel to be replaced when it wore out without the necessity of making new socks

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This 12th-century CE sock, from Egypt, was knitted from the toe upward to the leg. Its heel was made separately at the end and attached to loops left during leg knitting. This ingenious practice allowed the heel to be replaced when it wore out without the necessity of making new socks

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A ceramic urn in the shape of a rabbit reclining with its legs crossed. Mexica culture, Late Postclassic period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A ceramic urn in the shape of a rabbit reclining with its legs crossed. Mexica culture, Late Postclassic period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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The Oton Death Mask is a 14th-15th century CE gold funerary mask from the Philippines. Made of thin gold sheets, it covered the eyes and nose of a deceased elite individual and was decorated with repoussé dots and curvilinear patterns. National Museum of the Philippines

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The Oton Death Mask is a 14th-15th century CE gold funerary mask from the Philippines. Made of thin gold sheets, it covered the eyes and nose of a deceased elite individual and was decorated with repoussé dots and curvilinear patterns. National Museum of the Philippines

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A wig-powder bellows bearing the cypher of King George III, circa 1775. A wig-powder bellows was a handheld tool used to apply powder to a wig or hair in the 18th century. It worked by pressing the bellows together to force a cloud of powder, typically made from scented starch.

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A wig-powder bellows bearing the cypher of King George III, circa 1775. A wig-powder bellows was a handheld tool used to apply powder to a wig or hair in the 18th century. It worked by pressing the bellows together to force a cloud of powder, typically made from scented starch.

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Seige rocket,it was used to open fire upon a besieging enemy from above the gates and bastions of the Fort, and certain men called "Bandars"were hired in the force for this purpose.17th century ad,victoria memorial kolkata india

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Seige rocket,it was used to open fire upon a besieging enemy from above the gates and bastions of the Fort, and certain men called "Bandars"were hired in the force for this purpose.17th century ad,victoria memorial kolkata india

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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Remains of Roman leather shoes from the site of Martres de Veyre . The sole consists of several layers of leather held together with iron nails. Discovered in 1893. Dated back to II century CE.

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Remains of Roman leather shoes from the site of Martres de Veyre . The sole consists of several layers of leather held together with iron nails. Discovered in 1893. Dated back to II century CE.

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Ceremonial Chimu bowl made from two welded metals: a silver–copper alloy and a gold–silver–copper alloy. It depicts anthropormorphic figures, spondylus shells and zoomorphic beings. Peruvian North Coast, Chimu Empire, 1000-1476 AD, Now at the Museo Larco – Lima, Perú

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Ceremonial Chimu bowl made from two welded metals: a silver–copper alloy and a gold–silver–copper alloy. It depicts anthropormorphic figures, spondylus shells and zoomorphic beings. Peruvian North Coast, Chimu Empire, 1000-1476 AD, Now at the Museo Larco – Lima, Perú

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings

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The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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In 2014, a CT scan of a Buddha statue, believed to date back to the 11th or 12th century, revealed the preserved remains of a Buddhist master named Liuquan, a figure from the Chinese Meditation School.Whereabouts unknown but thought to be in the hands of an unknown Chinese collector

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In 2014, a CT scan of a Buddha statue, believed to date back to the 11th or 12th century, revealed the preserved remains of a Buddhist master named Liuquan, a figure from the Chinese Meditation School.Whereabouts unknown but thought to be in the hands of an unknown Chinese collector

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