Works of art from the distant past (15 photos)

Art is not only music, painting and theater! Any fruits of human labor can become real art. This is proven by the amazing creations of masters of the past and later eras, about which the general public knows little. Let's take a look.

Imam Reza Mausoleum, Mashhad, Iran





An architectural complex in the city of Mashhad, the center of tourism and pilgrimage in Iran. Every year it is visited by 15 to 20 million people. The first dated building of the complex dates back to the beginning of the 14th century.

The Legacy of a Great Composer



Corina Kilian from the Leipzig Municipal Library holds a recently discovered musical manuscript by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Ice Age Art





A mammoth found in the Alb-Donau region of Germany, excavated in the 1930s and exhibited in the city of Tübingen. According to the most conservative estimates, the craft is about 35 thousand years old.

A Miniature Miracle



A charming miniature almanac with an embroidered cover, published in France around 1780. The size is only 3 x 7 cm.

Ancient but well-preserved shoes



Two medieval boots were found during excavations carried out in the area of ​​the gates of the monastery of St. Benedict, Norwich, England, in 1951. The shoes date back to the late 15th century.

Viking Age find



A British fisherman has pulled out a 1,100-year-old Viking sword from a river. The heavily rusted sword dates back to 850-975 AD.

Greetings from the Neolithic



A bear-headed dagger from Pyhäjoki, Finland. Neolithic Stone Age.

A well-preserved means of payment



A bronze coin of Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea under the Roman emperor Tiberius.

A unique item



The Verona Astrolabe - a recently discovered and studied 11th-century Islamic astrolabe with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions is one of the oldest examples ever discovered and one of the few known in the world.

Amazing Harness



Horse armor from the Roman garrison in the ancient city of Dura-Europos (Syria) is one of two known complete sets. It consists of iron scales on linen and dates to the 3rd century AD.

An instructive mini-version



A miniature edition of Simon Blokel's "A Collection of Impressions Derived from White Magic and Scientific Entertainments", circa 1817.

Cult collection



Missa in Agenda Defunctorum, 1733. Mass for the Dead from the early 18th century, containing chants for the funeral mass, which the priest was to use at the altar. Cover with skull and crossbones.

Realistic replicas



1920s wine and champagne bottles were created at 1/12 scale, filled with the correct contents using a tiny pipette, corked and labeled for the cellar of Queen Mary's dolls' house.

Ancient Elegance



Roman terracotta figurine of a deer (c. 350-325 BC). Found in Tarentum, Italy.

Rising from the depths



Statue of a nymph emerging from the water. 2nd century AD. Found during recent excavations in the Amastris (modern Amasra) region of Turkey.