archaicwonder:

Rare Assyrian Amuletic Bead with Name of King Shalmaneser, 2nd ML BC

A tabular oval agate bead with seven incised cuneiform characters denoting the royal name ‘Shalmaneser’ (Å¡ul-má-nu – MAÅ  aÅ¡-ár-ed).

There were five kings of Assyria with this name, ranging from Shalmaneser I (1274–1245 BC) to Shalmaneser V (727–722 BC), the biblical conqueror.

lordozner:

1-Corona de la emperatriz Cunigunda.

2-Corona de Otón III

3-Corona de Hierro de Lombardía (por la banda de hierro de su interior, supuestamente hecho de los clavos de la Cruz)

4-Corona relicario de San Luis de Francia

5-Corona de Blanca de Inglaterra

6-Corona del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico

Oro, gemas, arte y poder, todo unido… No es fantástico? Además son ejemplos extremadamente raros, la mayoría de las coronas medievales no han sobrevivido.

art-of-swords:

Kiem Sword

  • Dated: 19th century
  • Culture: Vietnamese
  • Medium: steel, ivory/bone, silver, silk, leather

The more common form of Vietnamese sword is the curved variety based on the Dao of China, known to collectors as a ‘guom’, but this rarer straight form is generally known as a ‘kiem’, related to the Jian straight sword of China.

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