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The Fra Mauro map, considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, is a map of the world made around 1450 CE by the Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro. Including Asia, the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe, and the Atlantic, it is orientated with south at the top

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The Fra Mauro map, considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, is a map of the world made around 1450 CE by the Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro. Including Asia, the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe, and the Atlantic, it is orientated with south at the top

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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This Roman bath clog discovered at the Vindolanda fort in England, and made of a wooden platform with a leather top strap, is quite possibly the world's oldest example of a shower shoe. 140-180 CE

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This Roman bath clog discovered at the Vindolanda fort in England, and made of a wooden platform with a leather top strap, is quite possibly the world's oldest example of a shower shoe. 140-180 CE

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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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The "Elephant Man" of Ebusingata is a San rock art painting depicting a mythical therianthrope surrounded by bees. The painting was discovered in the 1960s at Ebusingata in the Drakensberg, South Africa

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The "Elephant Man" of Ebusingata is a San rock art painting depicting a mythical therianthrope surrounded by bees. The painting was discovered in the 1960s at Ebusingata in the Drakensberg, South Africa

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This net is made of mostly knotted human hair with yucca fiber cordage and was used by a Hohokam community to corral and hunt jackrabbits. Discovered in 1962, it is from a cave in the Altar Valley, southwest of Tucson, and dates from 1250-1450 CE. Now housed at the Arizona State Museum

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This net is made of mostly knotted human hair with yucca fiber cordage and was used by a Hohokam community to corral and hunt jackrabbits. Discovered in 1962, it is from a cave in the Altar Valley, southwest of Tucson, and dates from 1250-1450 CE. Now housed at the Arizona State Museum

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This foot papier mache lantern stands just 7½ inches tall, the paper eyes and mouth are illuminated by a candle within the foot. Made in Germany in the early 1900s for exclusive import to America It sold for over $10k!

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This foot papier mache lantern stands just 7½ inches tall, the paper eyes and mouth are illuminated by a candle within the foot. Made in Germany in the early 1900s for exclusive import to America It sold for over $10k!

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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A bow fibula found in Wittislingen, Germany, and made of silver, gold, niello, garnet and glass. With a length of almost 16 cm, it's one of the largest exemplars of this early medieval group of finds and one of the most richly decorated. 600-650 CE, Bavarian State Archaeological Collection

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A bow fibula found in Wittislingen, Germany, and made of silver, gold, niello, garnet and glass. With a length of almost 16 cm, it's one of the largest exemplars of this early medieval group of finds and one of the most richly decorated. 600-650 CE, Bavarian State Archaeological Collection

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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, 176 AD. One of the greatest surviving works of Roman imperial art, it is the only large bronze imperial equestrian statue to survive, largely because M. A. was confused with Christian emperor Constantine and escaped being melted down...

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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, 176 AD. One of the greatest surviving works of Roman imperial art, it is the only large bronze imperial equestrian statue to survive, largely because M. A. was confused with Christian emperor Constantine and escaped being melted down...

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A Memento Mori carved in ivory. Very little is known about this piece, only that it was listed in the Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era, by Ormonde Maddock Dalton, in 1909 and was described as being European from the 17th century

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A Memento Mori carved in ivory. Very little is known about this piece, only that it was listed in the Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era, by Ormonde Maddock Dalton, in 1909 and was described as being European from the 17th century

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa, an Ukiyo-e painting, a woodblock print, by Japanese artist Hokusai. Published around 1830 as the first in the series "36 Views of Mount Fuji", it is Hokusai's most famous work and is often considered the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world...

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa, an Ukiyo-e painting, a woodblock print, by Japanese artist Hokusai. Published around 1830 as the first in the series "36 Views of Mount Fuji", it is Hokusai's most famous work and is often considered the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world...

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In 1949, artists from Iran and Italy gathered to create the history's first statue of a Persian king made in the West: Nader Shah, known in Europe as the "Napoleon of the East." Six years later, a 14-ton statue arrived from Rome at his tomb in Mashhad, where it greets visitors today.

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In 1949, artists from Iran and Italy gathered to create the history's first statue of a Persian king made in the West: Nader Shah, known in Europe as the "Napoleon of the East." Six years later, a 14-ton statue arrived from Rome at his tomb in Mashhad, where it greets visitors today.

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The Messiah-Salabue Stradivarius of 1716 is a violin made by the Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is considered to be the only Stradivarius in existence in as "new" state. Now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England

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The Messiah-Salabue Stradivarius of 1716 is a violin made by the Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is considered to be the only Stradivarius in existence in as "new" state. Now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England

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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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The 14,625-year-old peat-covered Monte Verde II archaeological site, in Southern Chile, consists of a series of tent-like structures made from animal hides tied to a timber framework with ropes woven from reeds

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The 14,625-year-old peat-covered Monte Verde II archaeological site, in Southern Chile, consists of a series of tent-like structures made from animal hides tied to a timber framework with ropes woven from reeds

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Lid or bottom of a container made of wood found in the medieval city of Oslo, Norway, from either the 11th or 12th century. On it is carved the runes "Pitiar" which is the name Peter.

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Lid or bottom of a container made of wood found in the medieval city of Oslo, Norway, from either the 11th or 12th century. On it is carved the runes "Pitiar" which is the name Peter.

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Tazza Farnese, a cameo bowl made of four-layered sardonyx agate. The origin of the piece is unknown. However, the consensus among scholars, based on the blending of Egyptian and Greek or Roman iconography in its carvings, is that it was created in Alexandria between 300 and 20 BC...

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Tazza Farnese, a cameo bowl made of four-layered sardonyx agate. The origin of the piece is unknown. However, the consensus among scholars, based on the blending of Egyptian and Greek or Roman iconography in its carvings, is that it was created in Alexandria between 300 and 20 BC...

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