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This 1000-year-old manuscript was created by about 16 scribes in a Benedictine abbey in Trier, Germany. They used gold ink to copy the text of the Gospels onto parchment that had been dyed with a plant-based purple pigment. Now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York

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This 1000-year-old manuscript was created by about 16 scribes in a Benedictine abbey in Trier, Germany. They used gold ink to copy the text of the Gospels onto parchment that had been dyed with a plant-based purple pigment. Now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York

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F11v of Berthold Sacramentary, an illuminated manuscript made in Weingarten, Germany, in 1215-1217 CE. Now housed at the Morgan Library in New York

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F11v of Berthold Sacramentary, an illuminated manuscript made in Weingarten, Germany, in 1215-1217 CE. Now housed at the Morgan Library in New York

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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A miniature from the fol. 82v of the Book of Hours, depicting a hedgehog with grapes on its quills. It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children. From Paris, ca. 1420-1425 CE, now housed at the Morgan Library

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A miniature from the fol. 82v of the Book of Hours, depicting a hedgehog with grapes on its quills. It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children. From Paris, ca. 1420-1425 CE, now housed at the Morgan Library

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The crown of Kerch is a golden diadem of a noble lady that was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Crimea, Ukraine. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century CE, now housed at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Germany

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The crown of Kerch is a golden diadem of a noble lady that was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Crimea, Ukraine. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century CE, now housed at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Germany

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The Magdeburg hemispheres, now housed at the Deutsches Museum, were used in a 1654 experiment to demonstrate the power of atmospheric pressure. When the rims were sealed with grease and the air was pumped out, the sphere contained a vacuum and could not be pulled apart by 16 horses

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The Magdeburg hemispheres, now housed at the Deutsches Museum, were used in a 1654 experiment to demonstrate the power of atmospheric pressure. When the rims were sealed with grease and the air was pumped out, the sphere contained a vacuum and could not be pulled apart by 16 horses

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the Treaty Cone of Entemena, king of Lagash, to god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty between Lagash and Uruk. This text is the oldest known diplomatic document. From Iraq, dated to c. 2400 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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the Treaty Cone of Entemena, king of Lagash, to god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty between Lagash and Uruk. This text is the oldest known diplomatic document. From Iraq, dated to c. 2400 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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A illumination from Ms. Bodley 264, depicting a monk and his cat reading together. The 14th century CE manuscript was produced in Tournai, Belgium, and is now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

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An astronomical clock built by an Augustinian friar in 1679 CE, now housed at the Viennese Clock Museum in Vienna, Austria. 30 different readings. Gold plated movement, its calibrated up to year 99999. One of the hands will rotate only once in 20,000 years

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An astronomical clock built by an Augustinian friar in 1679 CE, now housed at the Viennese Clock Museum in Vienna, Austria. 30 different readings. Gold plated movement, its calibrated up to year 99999. One of the hands will rotate only once in 20,000 years

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This photo of Kim Kardashian at the 2018 Met Gala helped Egypt locate the sarcophagus of Nedjemankh, which is over 2,100 years old. The sarcophagus was stolen during the Arab Spring and sold with forged papers, before being purchased by the Met Museum and displayed right next to Kim.

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This photo of Kim Kardashian at the 2018 Met Gala helped Egypt locate the sarcophagus of Nedjemankh, which is over 2,100 years old. The sarcophagus was stolen during the Arab Spring and sold with forged papers, before being purchased by the Met Museum and displayed right next to Kim.

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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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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.

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The Tübingen House Book is a 15th C German manuscript with numerous colored pen drawings owned by the University Library of Tübingen.This Illustration features an a human figure alongside depictions of the moon and sun, possibly related to astrological and medical beliefs of that Era.

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The Langstrup Belt Plate is a 3400-year-old bronze belt plate with a diameter of 28 cm, which was found in 1879 in a bog in North Zealand, Denmark. Now housed at the National Museum in Copenhagen

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The Langstrup Belt Plate is a 3400-year-old bronze belt plate with a diameter of 28 cm, which was found in 1879 in a bog in North Zealand, Denmark. Now housed at the National Museum in Copenhagen

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The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult

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The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult

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The Dafineh Museum in Tehran has reopened after 8 years with a new artifact that may be one of the most significant relics of the ancient world: the Scepter of Darius the Great . Crafted from gold and lapis lazuli, it was discovered in 1959 at the Apadana Palace in Persepolis.

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The Dafineh Museum in Tehran has reopened after 8 years with a new artifact that may be one of the most significant relics of the ancient world: the Scepter of Darius the Great . Crafted from gold and lapis lazuli, it was discovered in 1959 at the Apadana Palace in Persepolis.

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A marginal drawing of a seated tonsured man with a sore on his penis. From Liber Medicinarum, c. 1400-1425 CE, Sloane 56, f. 85v, now housed at the British Library in London

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A marginal drawing of a seated tonsured man with a sore on his penis. From Liber Medicinarum, c. 1400-1425 CE, Sloane 56, f. 85v, now housed at the British Library in London

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A 7th or 8th century CE ivory comb, encrusted with gold and jewels, believed to be from Syria or Egypt. Now housed at the treasury of the Quedlinburg cathedral in Germany

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A 7th or 8th century CE ivory comb, encrusted with gold and jewels, believed to be from Syria or Egypt. Now housed at the treasury of the Quedlinburg cathedral in Germany

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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An Illustration of a longsword technique from the Codex Wallerstein, a 16th-century convolution of three 15th-century fechtbuch manuscripts, with a total of 221 pages. The codex is now housed at the Augsburg University library in Germany

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An Illustration of a longsword technique from the Codex Wallerstein, a 16th-century convolution of three 15th-century fechtbuch manuscripts, with a total of 221 pages. The codex is now housed at the Augsburg University library in Germany

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