Medieval artifacts

Over 18K fans have voted on the 18 Medieval Artifacts That Made Us Say ‘Whoa’. Current Top 3: A Fully Intact Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo Helmet, The Bust Of ...

16th century silver-gilt skull ring.

Mulier amicta sole | Woman clothed with the sun:— "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered" (Apocalypse of John, xii.)

The Morning Star is a club-like weapon with an attached ball adorned with spikes. This medieval weapon combines blunt-force and puncture attacks.

Pictures and descriptions of fifteen different examples of prehistoric images of owls.

Ancient and Medieval Arms and Armor

Carved the size of a palm or smaller, these miniature boxwood carvings featuring religious iconography from the early 16th century have long been a mystery to researchers in the field. It is believed that the entire body of work was created during a 30-year window between 1500 and 1530, somewhere in Flanders or the Netherlands. The tiny altarpieces, rosaries, and prayer beads are each produced from a single boxwood fragment, incorporating pins smaller than a grass seed that hold the pieces…