A standing Nautilus shell cup, mounted in silver, gilded and chased. Ca. 1550. (750×987) by GaGator43
January 7, 2026800 year old four-dial combination lock with over 4.2 billion possible combos made by an Iranian astrolabe maker named Muhammad ibn Hamid al- Asturlabi. [590×520]
January 6, 2026Middle-Elamite model of a sun ritual called “Sit-Å amÅ¡i”, found in Susa, southwest iran. Dates back to 1400-1200 BC. [1500×1124]
