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Notation knives are rare 16th Century CE, Renaissance serving knives with musical notation engraved on their blades, used to sing prayers before and after meals...

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Notation knives are rare 16th Century CE, Renaissance serving knives with musical notation engraved on their blades, used to sing prayers before and after meals...

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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Renaissance cutlery set made out of coral, silver, brass and gold. Venice, late 16th century

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Renaissance cutlery set made out of coral, silver, brass and gold. Venice, late 16th century

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A section of the Aurelian Walls, which was built in 271-275 CE to supplement the Servian Wall, which were built in the 4th century BCE after the invasion of Gauls. Since then, Rome has expanded its borders, and the walls were used until the fall of Rome.

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A section of the Aurelian Walls, which was built in 271-275 CE to supplement the Servian Wall, which were built in the 4th century BCE after the invasion of Gauls. Since then, Rome has expanded its borders, and the walls were used until the fall of Rome.

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Dagger dated16th Century inscription engraved in the 19th Century,belonged to one of prime minister of princely state of hyderabad salar jung,salar jung museum,india

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Dagger dated16th Century inscription engraved in the 19th Century,belonged to one of prime minister of princely state of hyderabad salar jung,salar jung museum,india

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Gold ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 2nd century BCE, from Egypt, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Gold ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 2nd century BCE, from Egypt, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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This clear glass piece with bulbous ends and notched centre is a knife rest. Popular from the 17th to early 20th century, they kept knives off tablecloths and added elegance to dining. Once essential for etiquette, they faded as dining grew more casual. Other sizes are available.

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This clear glass piece with bulbous ends and notched centre is a knife rest. Popular from the 17th to early 20th century, they kept knives off tablecloths and added elegance to dining. Once essential for etiquette, they faded as dining grew more casual. Other sizes are available.

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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Steel trident with engraved birds and flowers. Azerbaijan, 16th-17th century

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Steel trident with engraved birds and flowers. Azerbaijan, 16th-17th century

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The only 4 surviving Aztec feather shields, dated to the 16th century CE. They are now housed at the Weltmuseum in Vienna , at the National Museum of History in Mexico , and the others at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart

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The only 4 surviving Aztec feather shields, dated to the 16th century CE. They are now housed at the Weltmuseum in Vienna , at the National Museum of History in Mexico , and the others at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart

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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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The Bhutesvara Yakshis are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire, and now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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The Bhutesvara Yakshis are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire, and now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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Pendant with a Memento Mori, second half of the 16th century, gilded enamel. Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire

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Pendant with a Memento Mori, second half of the 16th century, gilded enamel. Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire

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Secretary with lacca povera decoration, 18th century, National Museum of Slovenia. The figural scenes originate from a series of copper engravings on the theme of pastoral lovers, within Rococo cartouches, ladies and cavaliers passing the time in social games and making music.

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Secretary with lacca povera decoration, 18th century, National Museum of Slovenia. The figural scenes originate from a series of copper engravings on the theme of pastoral lovers, within Rococo cartouches, ladies and cavaliers passing the time in social games and making music.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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