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The medieval tombstone of a bride and groom murdered at their wedding along with all their guests. The scene depicted here is their wedding. 10th century AD, Noratus Cemetery, Armenia.

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The medieval tombstone of a bride and groom murdered at their wedding along with all their guests. The scene depicted here is their wedding. 10th century AD, Noratus Cemetery, Armenia.

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Bone Saddle from Bohemia, c.1400-1420 CE: this medieval saddle is decorated with bone plaques that depict scenes of romance and courtship, along with references to sex, pleasure, and chivalry

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Bone Saddle from Bohemia, c.1400-1420 CE: this medieval saddle is decorated with bone plaques that depict scenes of romance and courtship, along with references to sex, pleasure, and chivalry

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Wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, Roman fresco, House of Gavius Rufus Pompeii, 1st century A.D. The scene depicts Centaur Eurytus offering gifts to the king of the Lapiths, Pirithous, and his bride, Hippodamia at their wedding feast, which would degenerate into violence...

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Wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, Roman fresco, House of Gavius Rufus Pompeii, 1st century A.D. The scene depicts Centaur Eurytus offering gifts to the king of the Lapiths, Pirithous, and his bride, Hippodamia at their wedding feast, which would degenerate into violence...

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A 16th century travelling communion set. The set is important because it was made and used at the time when Henry VIII had broken with Rome but still adhered, with his own modifications, to the medieval doctrine of the sacraments.

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A 16th century travelling communion set. The set is important because it was made and used at the time when Henry VIII had broken with Rome but still adhered, with his own modifications, to the medieval doctrine of the sacraments.

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The Romanov Family’s diamond “Cherry Earrings”, made for Catherine the Great in the 18th century, were worn by Romanov brides on their wedding day. They are now stored in the Moscow Diamond Fund

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The Romanov Family’s diamond “Cherry Earrings”, made for Catherine the Great in the 18th century, were worn by Romanov brides on their wedding day. They are now stored in the Moscow Diamond Fund

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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Gold wedding ring set with an emerald and a garnet, Byzantine Empire, 10th century AD. Collection: The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

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Gold wedding ring set with an emerald and a garnet, Byzantine Empire, 10th century AD. Collection: The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.

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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.

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Roman mosaic depicting Ambrosia and Lycurgus. Lycurgus is depicted in the act of killing Ambrosia with an axe as she is being transformed into a grape vine. Object dated back to II century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicting Ambrosia and Lycurgus. Lycurgus is depicted in the act of killing Ambrosia with an axe as she is being transformed into a grape vine. Object dated back to II century CE.

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Sculpture from Gabii, near Rome, Italy, 1st century CE. Use unknown; maybe the brink of a well or a Zodiacal altar. The 12 Roman gods are depicted with an identifying attribute, while Zodiac signs run along the side. Currently at the Louvre.

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Sculpture from Gabii, near Rome, Italy, 1st century CE. Use unknown; maybe the brink of a well or a Zodiacal altar. The 12 Roman gods are depicted with an identifying attribute, while Zodiac signs run along the side. Currently at the Louvre.

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A bronze plaque from Perm, in Russia, depicting seven elk men, with two-fingered hands and small hooves for feet,walking in procession along the back of a long-horned, scaly anteater. 6th-8th century CE

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A bronze plaque from Perm, in Russia, depicting seven elk men, with two-fingered hands and small hooves for feet,walking in procession along the back of a long-horned, scaly anteater. 6th-8th century CE

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The graffiti of Addaura found at the Addaura cave in Sicily, and carved around 14,000-20,000 years ago. The scene depicts a group of people, arranged in a circle, surrounding 2 central figures with their heads covered and their bodies strongly arched back

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The graffiti of Addaura found at the Addaura cave in Sicily, and carved around 14,000-20,000 years ago. The scene depicts a group of people, arranged in a circle, surrounding 2 central figures with their heads covered and their bodies strongly arched back

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The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco, themed to the universal anxiety experienced by a young bride comforted and supported by Venus, waiting to meet the groom and lose her virginity. Hymen, god of marriage, sits at the foot of the bed

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The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco, themed to the universal anxiety experienced by a young bride comforted and supported by Venus, waiting to meet the groom and lose her virginity. Hymen, god of marriage, sits at the foot of the bed

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Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” in high relief. British Museum

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Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” in high relief. British Museum

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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