mozz@mbin.grits.dev · 7 months agoA Jewelled Agate Model of a Cat, c. 1900mbin.grits.devimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageA Jewelled Agate Model of a Cat, c. 1900mbin.grits.devmozz@mbin.grits.dev · 7 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoA gun hidden inside a Bible. Made for Francesco Morozini, Doge of Venice, 17th century. The gun can be fired whilst the book is closed by pulling on the bookmark. sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1imageA gun hidden inside a Bible. Made for Francesco Morozini, Doge of Venice, 17th century. The gun can be fired whilst the book is closed by pulling on the bookmark. sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoAmethyst Grapes with Jade Leaves, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageAmethyst Grapes with Jade Leaves, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoThe giant flag of the french ship Le Généreux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson’s captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800 sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
arrow-up1105arrow-down1imageThe giant flag of the french ship Le Généreux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson’s captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800 sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square12fedilink
HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nlMEnglish · 1 year ago‘Incredible’ Roman bathers’ gems lost 2,000 years ago found near Hadrian’s Wallplus-squareweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down11
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-link‘Incredible’ Roman bathers’ gems lost 2,000 years ago found near Hadrian’s Wallplus-squareweb.archive.orgHaggierRapscallier@feddit.nlMEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nlMEnglish · edit-21 year agoThe Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire | atlasobscuraplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkThe Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire | atlasobscuraplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comHaggierRapscallier@feddit.nlMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
dash_o_truthMEnglish · edit-21 year agoA 73,000-year-old doodle on a flake of stone from a cave in South Africa may be world's oldest drawingplus-squareexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkA 73,000-year-old doodle on a flake of stone from a cave in South Africa may be world's oldest drawingplus-squaredash_o_truthMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square3fedilink