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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoAmethyst Grapes with Jade Leaves, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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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-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square2fedilink
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-up12arrow-down10
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HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nlMEnglish · edit-21 year agoThe Mysterious Dodecahedrons of the Roman Empire | atlasobscuraplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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dash_o_truth@lemmy.mlMEnglish · 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-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageA 73,000-year-old doodle on a flake of stone from a cave in South Africa may be world's oldest drawingplus-squarelemmy.mldash_o_truth@lemmy.mlMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink