Verdex30 March 2023, 23:57Aquarius Knight from the collection of the British MuseumHistoryBritish museumAquamanilKnightIn medieval Europe, aquarians, or aquamaniles (Latin aquaemanalis), were often used to wash hands. These vessels of various...0042
Daria_Kuldushova20 February 2023, 22:40An amateur metal detector found a unique piece of gold jewelry from the time of King Henry VIIIHistoryNewsArcheologyFindsMuseumHenry VIIIGoldBritish museumJewelEnglandA bar owner in Warwickshire, England, has taken up a new hobby, scanning the ground metal detector. He has been doing this for...0059
Verdex16 December 2022, 22:00Traveled around the festive table and fired: Schlottheim's mechanical galleonHistoryArtShipBritish museumDecorationGalleonOn the deck are figures of electors, including Augustus, elector of Saxony, who owned the nave.0061
Verdex21 October 2022, 23:42Personifications on ancient Roman coins from the Hyman Montagu collectionCollectingHistoryNumismaticsThe Roman EmpireCoinsMythologyBritish museumOne sixth of the entire collection were Roman gold coins.0053