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The gilt bronze effigy of Edward, the Black Prince dated to 1376 CE, and found at Canterbury Cathedral. Due to its highly detailed armour, the effigy is considered one of the most important examples of English medieval funerary art given that so few examples of contemporary armour survive

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The gilt bronze effigy of Edward, the Black Prince dated to 1376 CE, and found at Canterbury Cathedral. Due to its highly detailed armour, the effigy is considered one of the most important examples of English medieval funerary art given that so few examples of contemporary armour survive

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Aberconwy House in Wales is a rare survivor of the medieval English merchant’s houses built shortly after Edward I’s conquest in 1277 AD. It has a stone-built cellar and ground floor, with a jettied timber upper storey supported on corbels, testifying to its prosperity.

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Aberconwy House in Wales is a rare survivor of the medieval English merchant’s houses built shortly after Edward I’s conquest in 1277 AD. It has a stone-built cellar and ground floor, with a jettied timber upper storey supported on corbels, testifying to its prosperity.

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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The building of Wells Cathedral in England, dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, started in 1175 CE and went on for almost 300 years. In 1338 CE, the so-called St. Andrew's Cross arches were added to the building to support the central tower, giving the cathedral its unique appearance

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The building of Wells Cathedral in England, dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, started in 1175 CE and went on for almost 300 years. In 1338 CE, the so-called St. Andrew's Cross arches were added to the building to support the central tower, giving the cathedral its unique appearance

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Belt buckle made of bronze; in the shape of a rider horseback. Unearthed at the Treli cemetery , Georgia, & dated to the 13th c. BCE ca. It's considered of the earliest examples of the theme in the area. National Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, GNM 11-1:73-21

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Belt buckle made of bronze; in the shape of a rider horseback. Unearthed at the Treli cemetery , Georgia, & dated to the 13th c. BCE ca. It's considered of the earliest examples of the theme in the area. National Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, GNM 11-1:73-21

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4 figures at the South Window of Canterbury Cathedral are revealed to be the oldest stained-glass windows in Britain dating back 900 years. Tests on other ecclesiastical stained glass from England and France suggest that parts of these figures were made of remelted ancient Roman glass

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4 figures at the South Window of Canterbury Cathedral are revealed to be the oldest stained-glass windows in Britain dating back 900 years. Tests on other ecclesiastical stained glass from England and France suggest that parts of these figures were made of remelted ancient Roman glass

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The US has repatriated to Turkey one of Rome's most important surviving artifacts, the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius . The statue, which was smuggled out of Turkey, holds a special place in ancient history due to its rare depiction of Aurelius as a philosopher.

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The US has repatriated to Turkey one of Rome's most important surviving artifacts, the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius . The statue, which was smuggled out of Turkey, holds a special place in ancient history due to its rare depiction of Aurelius as a philosopher.

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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace

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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace

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Cochasquí is one of the most extensive and most important complexes of pre-Columbian and pre-Inca Empire ruins in northern Ecuador. It covers 84 hectares and consists of 15 truncated pyramids and 21 burial mounds, locally called tolas. c. 950-1530 CE

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Cochasquí is one of the most extensive and most important complexes of pre-Columbian and pre-Inca Empire ruins in northern Ecuador. It covers 84 hectares and consists of 15 truncated pyramids and 21 burial mounds, locally called tolas. c. 950-1530 CE

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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The Hingston Hill Cairn and Stone Row, located in Dartmoor in Devon, England. The 316m long alignment contains at least 174 stones, and date from the Late Neolithic period , while the round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age

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The Hingston Hill Cairn and Stone Row, located in Dartmoor in Devon, England. The 316m long alignment contains at least 174 stones, and date from the Late Neolithic period , while the round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age

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This Bronze Rivet is one of the few surviving components of the Roman Pantheon's original bronze roof truss system. Thousands of pounds of bronze once decorating the portico and roof of The Pantheon were removed before 1624; melted down, or simply lost without record.

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This Bronze Rivet is one of the few surviving components of the Roman Pantheon's original bronze roof truss system. Thousands of pounds of bronze once decorating the portico and roof of The Pantheon were removed before 1624; melted down, or simply lost without record.

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A youthful self-portrait by Hans Baldung , who was a German painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass artist. Hans was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer, who was one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance

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A youthful self-portrait by Hans Baldung , who was a German painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass artist. Hans was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer, who was one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues...

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues...

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The 5000-year-old archaeological site of Montegrande, in Peru, is a spiral enclosure that is believed to have been a ceremonial temple, with a tomb beneath it of someone important, possibly a healer or a priest, if it follows the pattern of the sites in Palanda and San Isidro

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The 5000-year-old archaeological site of Montegrande, in Peru, is a spiral enclosure that is believed to have been a ceremonial temple, with a tomb beneath it of someone important, possibly a healer or a priest, if it follows the pattern of the sites in Palanda and San Isidro

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The 1st century CE al-Diwan is a square chamber containing 3 stone benches that served as a triclinium for sacred feasts. Carved by the Nabataeans into a hillside to shield it from the wind, it's one of the few extant examples of nonfunerary architecture in Madain Saleh, Saudi Arabia

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The 1st century CE al-Diwan is a square chamber containing 3 stone benches that served as a triclinium for sacred feasts. Carved by the Nabataeans into a hillside to shield it from the wind, it's one of the few extant examples of nonfunerary architecture in Madain Saleh, Saudi Arabia

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