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A boat-shaped lamp at the Royal Palace of Madrid, made of bronze with French and Bohemian crystals. The Spanish king Fernando VII bought it from a French merchant around 1828, and it was originally housed in the Palacio de El Pardo before being moved to the Royal Palace of Madrid

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A boat-shaped lamp at the Royal Palace of Madrid, made of bronze with French and Bohemian crystals. The Spanish king Fernando VII bought it from a French merchant around 1828, and it was originally housed in the Palacio de El Pardo before being moved to the Royal Palace of Madrid

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A Jade handle five-bead massager, mid-Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The massager head is composed of 5 petal-shaped round beads, which are made of crystals, amethyst and agate

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A Jade handle five-bead massager, mid-Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The massager head is composed of 5 petal-shaped round beads, which are made of crystals, amethyst and agate

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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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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Seven tools of rock crystal made by the Neanderthals, found at the Abri des Merveilles in France. Middle Paleolithic, Mousterian culture, c. 160,000–40,000 Before Present. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France

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Seven tools of rock crystal made by the Neanderthals, found at the Abri des Merveilles in France. Middle Paleolithic, Mousterian culture, c. 160,000–40,000 Before Present. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France

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This Bronze Rivet is one of the few surviving components of the Roman Pantheon's original bronze roof truss system. Thousands of pounds of bronze once decorating the portico and roof of The Pantheon were removed before 1624; melted down, or simply lost without record.

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This Bronze Rivet is one of the few surviving components of the Roman Pantheon's original bronze roof truss system. Thousands of pounds of bronze once decorating the portico and roof of The Pantheon were removed before 1624; melted down, or simply lost without record.

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British Royal Navy officer Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork made of steel and ivory, European, c. 1795-1820. Grindall lost use of his right arm after being wounded in 1795 while fighting the French and afterwards used this combined knife and fork to eat.

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British Royal Navy officer Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork made of steel and ivory, European, c. 1795-1820. Grindall lost use of his right arm after being wounded in 1795 while fighting the French and afterwards used this combined knife and fork to eat.

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A self-portrait medallion of Jean Fouquet, originally part of the frame of the Melun Diptych. Fouquet is shown frontally, his gold image is engraved into the black enamel background and framed by his name. Made in 1450 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A self-portrait medallion of Jean Fouquet, originally part of the frame of the Melun Diptych. Fouquet is shown frontally, his gold image is engraved into the black enamel background and framed by his name. Made in 1450 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Apollo Citharoedus, cast bronze and glass paste, Pompeii, 50 BC. A statue type with the god holding the cithara in his arm, supposed a copy of a Greek bronze original made in the 5th c. BC. More than a dozen replicas have been found, the main ones being this one and the one in Mantua.

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Apollo Citharoedus, cast bronze and glass paste, Pompeii, 50 BC. A statue type with the god holding the cithara in his arm, supposed a copy of a Greek bronze original made in the 5th c. BC. More than a dozen replicas have been found, the main ones being this one and the one in Mantua.

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones

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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones

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A bronze lamp from the city of Benin Benin was also one of the first cities to have a semblance of street lighting. bigger versions of these were hung 20ft high and placed around the city, fueled with palm oil the industrial era equivalent of crude oil. 15th century

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A bronze lamp from the city of Benin Benin was also one of the first cities to have a semblance of street lighting. bigger versions of these were hung 20ft high and placed around the city, fueled with palm oil the industrial era equivalent of crude oil. 15th century

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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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A gilt copper round box with openwork decoration of leaf scrolls and dragon. From the reign of the Emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing China

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A gilt copper round box with openwork decoration of leaf scrolls and dragon. From the reign of the Emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing China

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Middle Eastern made Rock Crystal Vase passed down in Eleanor of Aquitaine’s Family and her wedding Gift to Husband Louis VII of France in 1137 . Housed at the Louvre.

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Middle Eastern made Rock Crystal Vase passed down in Eleanor of Aquitaine’s Family and her wedding Gift to Husband Louis VII of France in 1137 . Housed at the Louvre.

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A bronze shovel with a penis shaped handle, unearthed from Tomb No. 113 at the Yangfutou cemetery in Kunming. Dian Kingdom , now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China

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A bronze shovel with a penis shaped handle, unearthed from Tomb No. 113 at the Yangfutou cemetery in Kunming. Dian Kingdom , now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China

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Bascinet made of wrought iron; due to its shape, it later got the name "bec de passereau" in French, "pig-faced" or "hounskull bascinet" in English, and "Hundsgugel" in German, 1350-1380. Musée de l'Armée

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Bascinet made of wrought iron; due to its shape, it later got the name "bec de passereau" in French, "pig-faced" or "hounskull bascinet" in English, and "Hundsgugel" in German, 1350-1380. Musée de l'Armée

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Furniture made during the Liao Dynasty, around 907-1125 CE, excavated from the underground palace in Tian Kai Ta, in Fangshan District of Beijing. Now housed at the Capital Museum in China

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Furniture made during the Liao Dynasty, around 907-1125 CE, excavated from the underground palace in Tian Kai Ta, in Fangshan District of Beijing. Now housed at the Capital Museum in China

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