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A black book of hours made around 1458 CE, and now in the collection of the Hispanic Society of America museum in New York City. It has been suggested that it was a bereavement gift to Maria of Castile, queen of Alfonso V of Aragon, who died in Valencia in 1458

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A black book of hours made around 1458 CE, and now in the collection of the Hispanic Society of America museum in New York City. It has been suggested that it was a bereavement gift to Maria of Castile, queen of Alfonso V of Aragon, who died in Valencia in 1458

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The Pueblo Bonito Frog carved from black jet and inlaid with turquoise eyes and collar. The frog, made by Ancestral Puebloan artisans, was found in Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico. 850–1140 CE, now housed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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The Pueblo Bonito Frog carved from black jet and inlaid with turquoise eyes and collar. The frog, made by Ancestral Puebloan artisans, was found in Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico. 850–1140 CE, now housed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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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 blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of pinched glass. Made probably in Syria in the 7th-9th century CE, it's now part of the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark

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This blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of pinched glass. Made probably in Syria in the 7th-9th century CE, it's now part of the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Plate with Jonah and the whale. Toledo, Spain, ca. 1600. Tin-glazed earthenware. Hispanic Society of America collection

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Plate with Jonah and the whale. Toledo, Spain, ca. 1600. Tin-glazed earthenware. Hispanic Society of America collection

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Silk Lace and Linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Silk Lace and Linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Marble statue of an ancient African found 40 km south of modern Tunis. Shown with the Nemean lion skin of Hercules, a bouquet of wheat and poppies, and Cerberus. This suggests that he had been initiated into various mystery cults. 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum.

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Marble statue of an ancient African found 40 km south of modern Tunis. Shown with the Nemean lion skin of Hercules, a bouquet of wheat and poppies, and Cerberus. This suggests that he had been initiated into various mystery cults. 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum.

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A jaguar mask made of green and black stone and shell, found in tomb 105 of Monte Albán in Mexico. 200-500 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A jaguar mask made of green and black stone and shell, found in tomb 105 of Monte Albán in Mexico. 200-500 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A 9th century CE sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

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A 9th century CE sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

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An Etruscan parasol dating back to the 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at Tarquinia Archaeological Museum in Italy. Of the parasol, only the bone elements remain, while those made of perishable material, such as wood, fabric, or vegetable fibers, have been lost

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An Etruscan parasol dating back to the 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at Tarquinia Archaeological Museum in Italy. Of the parasol, only the bone elements remain, while those made of perishable material, such as wood, fabric, or vegetable fibers, have been lost

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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A dragon-stem glass goblet from Venice, Italy. 1650-1700 CE, now housed at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York

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A dragon-stem glass goblet from Venice, Italy. 1650-1700 CE, now housed at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York

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A chirogymnast made in 1840 CE by the Frenchman Casimir Martin to allow instrumentalists in general, and pianists in particular, to warm up and stretch their hands and fingers. It was presented in 1842 to Queen Isabella II, and is now housed at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid

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A chirogymnast made in 1840 CE by the Frenchman Casimir Martin to allow instrumentalists in general, and pianists in particular, to warm up and stretch their hands and fingers. It was presented in 1842 to Queen Isabella II, and is now housed at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid

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A Mughal pendant of white nephrite jade set with rubies and emeralds in gold, and with a pendent emerald bead. Made in India in c. 1610-1620 CE, now part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A Mughal pendant of white nephrite jade set with rubies and emeralds in gold, and with a pendent emerald bead. Made in India in c. 1610-1620 CE, now part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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The only taxidermied blue whale in the world, 1865 CE, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Sweden. The public was allowed to enter it up until a couple was found having sex inside it; now its jaws are opened only for special occasions like Swedish election days

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The only taxidermied blue whale in the world, 1865 CE, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Sweden. The public was allowed to enter it up until a couple was found having sex inside it; now its jaws are opened only for special occasions like Swedish election days

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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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A Haida bowl made of a dall mountain sheep horn. From Haida Gwaai in Canada, ca. 1840–1860 CE, now housed at the Fenimore Art Museum in New York

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A Haida bowl made of a dall mountain sheep horn. From Haida Gwaai in Canada, ca. 1840–1860 CE, now housed at the Fenimore Art Museum in New York

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This nephrite hei-tiki was given to Captain James Cook by Maori at Queen Charlotte Sound in South Island in 1769 during his first voyage to the Pacific. Now housed in the British Museum

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This nephrite hei-tiki was given to Captain James Cook by Maori at Queen Charlotte Sound in South Island in 1769 during his first voyage to the Pacific. Now housed in the British Museum

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