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RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-BennettRMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - silver mounted steel nail scissors with rusted steel blades
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German Easter card in the shape of a decorated egg. Date: circa 1890s
Good Luck card in the shape of a suitcase decorated with flowers. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus driving a car on a Christmas card -- a large tree may be restricting his view of the road! Date: circa 1900s
Pink and white flowers on a birthday greetings card with silver decorations. Date: circa 1890s
Rabbits in a car on an Easter postcardTwo rabbits in a car with a large egg on an Easter postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Chicks in a car on a French Easter postcardFive chicks in a car decorated with pink roses on a French Easter postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Greetings card in the shape of a folding screen with four panels, decorated with scenes of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian Christmas envelope with initials and bellsVictorian Christmas envelope decorated with initials and bells. Date: circa 1880s
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cake, with Santa Claus standing in the middle and a removable slice on the right. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Champion Piper - Oban, ScotlandChampion Piper John McColl (1860-1943) - Oban, Scotland. One of a family of famous MacColl pipers. Date: circa 1903
Two women in costume with horse in studio photoTwo women in costume, one dressed as a cowboy, the other dressed as a native American Indian, with a horse in a studio photo. circa 1910
Horse-drawn cart decorated with daisies, USAHorse-drawn cart decorated with daisies, with two elegantly dressed female passengers and a flunkey sitting behind them, North America. Date: circa 1905
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New ZealandMatene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900
Portolan atlas by Joan Martines (1556-1590). WesternPortolan atlas of the world by Joan Martines (1556-1590). Messina, 1587. Western Mediterranean. National Library. Madrid. Spain
Iberian vase of pottery used as funerary urn. 3rd centuryIberian vase of pottery with geometric decoration, used as funerary urn. Dated in the 3rd century BC. From the Necropolis of Tutugi, Galera, province of Granada (Andalusia)
Chichen Itza - Mayan Ruins, MexicoChichen Itza, a world-famous complex of Mayan ruins on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. This card shows a small temple known as the La Iglesia (" The Church" )
Maharaja of Gwaliors state elephants and bodyguard, IndiaState elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. The men are the Maharajas bodyguard. Date: circa 1910
Maidan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s
Elephant goad, 1802 (c); wrought iron open work staff with pointed ends; constructed from six bars, each divided by six discs which are pierced and hold a brass bell; decorated with painted gold
The Royal Crown of Hungary and The Iron Crown1. The Royal Crown of Hungary. 2. The Iron Crown. Date: circa 12th century
Sword of Charlemagne - Crown of Empress ConstanceCeremonial sword called the " Sword of Charlemagne" (with details). 2. Crown of Empress Constance, Fredericks wife. (with details). 3. Sword of Saint Maurice (with detail).4. Kings crown
London Trade Card - William Hogarth, engraverLondon Trade Card - William Hogarth, artist and engraver, dated 23 April 1720. 1720
Ancient Egyptian costume. From left to right: woman and man in ordinary clothing, Numidian woman, baby and man, aristocratic Egyptian man, three native Egyptian men. BCE
Libyan Traders Houses at Zinder, Niger, Africa. An important centre of the Trans-Saharan trade with the founding of the Sultanate of Damagaram in 1736 by Kanouri aristocrats. Date: circa 1910s
Innsbruck, Austria - the Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof)The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is a structure in the Old Town of Innsbruck, Austria. The balcony roof is decorated with 2738 fire-gilded copper tiles
Egypt. Stele of Seti I. Beth-Shean. 1289-1278 B. C. BasaltEgypt. Stele of Seti I. Beth-Shean. 1289-1278 B.C. Basalt. Commemorates the kings victory in the Military expedition into Canaan
Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. FromPre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic figure. Museo del Banco central. Quito. Ecuador
Interior of PickfairThe upstairs hall made into a sitting-room at Pickfair, the Beverly Hills home of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Snr. Date: 1928
Algeria - Timgad - Byzantine Baptism PoolA Byzantine Baptismal Pool at Timgad, a Roman colonial town in the Aures Mountains of Algeria, founded by the Emperor Trajan around AD 100. Date: circa 1910s
Ragtime, Arab horse decorated with WW1 medalsRagtime, also known as Raggie, was a grey Arab horse, pictured here with his five medals displayed on his brow band. Three were for service during World War One, one for the Arab Revolt
Father Christmas in a train on a Victorian scrapFather Christmas in a train full of presents on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s
Byzantine art. Tree of life between two lions. Relief. 12th century. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece. Date: 20070529
Byzantine art. Tree of life between two sphinxes treading a deer. Relief. 12th century. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece. Date: 20070529
Prince Karl Franz Joseph and Prince Leopold of BavariaPrince Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie (18871922) (later Charles I of Austria or Charles IV of Hungary), heir presumptive of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the assassination of
Rwanda - Sacred Cow, Herd Queen. Postcard published by the Christian Mission of the White Fathers (Missions des Peres Blancs). Date: circa 1910s
Decorated tram in Tokyo, Japan - Anglo-Japanese AllianceA decorated tram in Tokyo - part of the celebrations following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 and to welcome the arrival of the British Naval contingent to the city
Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s
Islamic. Iran. Glazed mosaic tile. 1450-1500. ProbablyIslamic art. Iran. Glazed mosaic tile. 1450-1500. Floral design. Probably from Isfahan. Victoria and Albert museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Metope. Parthenon marbles. Battle between the Centaurs and tMetope IV from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Violin. Faience. Delft, 1705-1710Violin. Delft, c. 1705-1710. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Amun-priest Hor. Block statue. EgyptBlock statue of Hor, priest of god Amun in the temple of Karnak. Third Intermediate Period. 23rd Dynasty. 775 BC. Karnak, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BCBerlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Islamic art. Islamic calligraphy. Kufic style. Beam over a hIslamic art. Pilgrimage route to Holy City by Egyptian territory. Large inscription in plaster stems from al-Hawra, a city on the coastal route
Etruscan Art. Italy. Antefix as a womans head. C. 500 B. CEtruscan Art. Italy. Antefix as a womans head. C. 500 B.C. Polychromed terracotta. From Cerveteri. Gregorian Etruscan Museum. Vatican Museums. Vatican City
Roman Art. Italy. House of Bacchus and Ariadne. Floor mosaic in black and white. It depicts Bacchus with his wife Ariadne and the struggle of Eros and Pan (love and lust)
Roman mosaic of the Circus of Barcelona depicting a quadriga with the name of the horses and charioteers. Probably 4th century AD. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Spain