October 5, 2024Elephant Sword. Indian. Steel or iron. Although hundreds, possibly thousands of elephant swords may have existed in the past, only four pairs and this single example are known to survive today.(15th–17th century)[4000×1848]
October 4, 2024A tourist noticed a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus that was being used as a table at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria. [1148 x 1508]
protocodex on July 3, 2024 5:00 pm Found on [Artifact Guesser](https://artifactguesser.com), an Open Artifact Database with a Time/Location Guessing Game build on top for fun and discovery. More info, images, a map of that time period, and similar artifacts [here](https://artifactguesser.com/artifacts/664bba81b1ae9d19c9bc458d). Visit the [Original MET Source](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/308512) to see whether its on display, for their history timeline and further essays/resouces on this type of object.
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Found on [Artifact Guesser](https://artifactguesser.com), an Open Artifact Database with a Time/Location Guessing Game build on top for fun and discovery.
More info, images, a map of that time period, and similar artifacts [here](https://artifactguesser.com/artifacts/664bba81b1ae9d19c9bc458d).
Visit the [Original MET Source](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/308512) to see whether its on display, for their history timeline and further essays/resouces on this type of object.