13 amazing artifacts that still amaze their descendants (14 photos)

Evidence of the craftsmanship and culture of ancient civilizations has come down to us from the distant past. And these incredible works of art and artifacts can easily transport us to distant centuries and open a window into long-past events. In this post, you will see ancient treasures that will never cease to amaze humanity.





1. A Roman ring with a "hologram" effect, found in the tomb of the first century AD noblewoman Aebutia Quarta. It is believed that the ring depicts her son Titus Carvilius Gemello, who died at the age of 18



. Found in the necropolis of Grottaferrata near Rome. The ring is in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Praeneste in the Italian town of Palestrina.

2. In Ancient Rome, the streets were lined with white stones that reflected the moonlight





The stones served as street lamps and helped people walk down the street after dark. Pictured is a Roman road in Pompeii.

3. A uterus made from fabric by French midwife Angelique Du Coudray. King Louis XV commissioned her to combat infant mortality



From 1760 to 1783, she traveled throughout France, giving educational lectures to women. Du Coudray also invented the first life-size obstetric mannequin for practical training and a textbook on obstetrics.

4. Bronze Colander from Pompeii, Italy, 1st Century BCE



5. This ring, made around 1620 CE, depicts a miniature crucifixion scene, made entirely of ivory. It was probably made in France or Spain



6. A megalithic monument in Spain that turned out to be older than the pyramids



The "Spanish Stonehenge" is about 7,000 years old, which is about 2,000 years older than Stonehenge itself.

7. An ancient clay tablet, 3,700 years old, depicts applied geometry. Its age is a millennium before the birth of Pythagoras



8. Chess pieces made of ivory and ebony depicting insects, Italy, 1790



9. 2,000-year-old mask found at the base of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico



It is believed that this mask was left as an offering to the gods, as part of a ritual during the construction of the pyramid. The mask itself looks like someone's portrait.

10. Heracleion was one of the largest ports in Egypt, which disappeared under water after an earthquake. This happened in the first century BC



French archaeologist Franck Godiot discovered an ancient city. Scientists read the name of the city on a black granite slab. The remains of sunken ships, temples, buildings and many objects and personal belongings of former residents were also found here.

11. Johann Sebastian Bach's personal handwritten copy of his Mass in B minor, kept in the Berlin State Library. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Memory Register



12. Charming Mongoose Statue from Ancient Egypt



In Heliopolis, this animal was revered as an incarnation of the god Ra, and it was sometimes said that Ra took the form of a mongoose to kill the evil serpent Apophis. Numerous bronze mongoose figurines have been found in tombs. Often, the heads of mongoose statues are depicted with a solar disk as a symbol of the sun god.

13. A bison carved from mammoth ivory. This statuette was made about 20,000 years ago