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Part 229 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head

Part 227 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Tankard made of amber slabs, carved with figures representing Pride, Gluttony, Lechery, Anger, Envy, Avarice and Sloth. 1640

Part 226 of 200 in historically interesting things The oldest still existing menorah found in Judea estimated to be from 70 CE

Part 218 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China

Part 215 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Seven Roman blue glass bottles used to measure volume. Each subsequent bottle has twice the volume of the previous one. Objects dated to the first century CE, found in Pompeii, Italy

Part 210 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Calculating machine made by Philipp Matthäus Hahn. It was the first calculator that could add, subtract, divide and multiply in one machine, and had an 11-digit capacity. 1774

Part 206 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The"Veiled Woman" is a marble sculpture made by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Lombardi in 1869 CE

Part 201 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd A Parthian necklace, despite being 2,000 years old, is in pristine condition and retaining even its chains.

Part 199 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The ceiling of Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran (1611)

Part 198 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Model of a cow giving birth. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2030-1640 BC

Part 196 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, where East meet West, is a rare fusion of Persian and Armenian architecture, built in 1606 AD by Iranian Armenians.

Part 195 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Mollabashi Historical House in the heart of Isfahan, Iran, a testament to Safavid architecture 1501

Part 193 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Ivory carving of a shell with fishermen inside. Japan, around 1900

Part 190 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Nazca Kitty Glyph discovered dates to 200 B.C. to 100 BC

Part 189 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve.

Part 188 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Pair of silk knitted stockings (programmer socks) embroidered with sequins and beads, France, 1900

Part 186 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd A gold necklace discovered in Hepu Han Dynasty cemetery. 206 BCE-220 CE

Part 185 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The Silver Lyre of Ur, 2500 BC

Part 183 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours.

Part 182 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The Stone of Destiny on the Hill of Tara was the coronation stone for the high kings of Ireland. It was said to let out a roar when the rightful king touched it 1002 AD

Part 181 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Edo Period Dancing Fox Figurine. Carved ivory and sumo ink stain. Japan 1775.

Part 177 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Medusa Heads Used as Pillar Bases for The Basilica Cistern, an Underground Water Reservoir that Supplied Water to the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey for the Past 1,500 years

Part 176 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE

Part 175 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The final edict of Emperor Wu of Han, one of the most significant ancient Chinese emperors, 87 BC. It was an instruction to his crown prince. Preserved by a copy on a piece of wood discovered in 1977. Words in alt txt

Part 171 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age.

Part 168 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd A single emerald sculpted around a gold sleeve to be used as a ring most probably used by one of the 16th century Mughal Emperors

Part 167 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg Dog staring up at its master, Roman marble 2nd century AD

Part 166 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg Jadeite Cabbage, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

Part 165 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg An 8,000-year-old cave painting at Pla de Petracos in Spain

Part 164 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg A historical house in the heart of Isfahan, Iran, dating back to the Safavid Empire (1501–1736).

Part 163 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd 300 year old leather star map by the Skidi, one of the four bands of the Pawnee tribe. The Skidi Pawnee historically lived on the Central Plains of Nebraska and Kansas.

Part 162 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý’s camera: constructed from cardboard tubes, tin cans, and bits of string, he made thousands of photographs with his homemade cameras from the 1960s until 1985

Part 161 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpgdnf The first ever photograph of a woman taken in 1839, of Dorothy Catherine Draper. The only surviving contemporary photograph of someone wearing the 1830s poke bonnet, a pre Victorian hat.

Part 152 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg A 3rd-century CE schoolboy named Thonis, studying away from home, wrote this letter to his dad: ‘Look, this is my 5th letter to you and you've only written to me once, not even a word about your welfare, nor come to see me’.

149 of 200 "Dad, just sent you a basket of figs and 25 nice apples. I put a label with your name on the basket so you see it's yours from me. Take care and write me back!" 100AD Egypt.

Part 146 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd A Men's gilded leather shoes from Norfolk, dating to 1890-1899 AD. Crafted with a blend of silvered leather, black silk brocade, and gold gilded accents.

Part 142 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver In the 1850s

Part 141 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg The Lady with the Hood or Venus of Brassempouy 23,000 BC. Ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic was carved from a mammoth tusk. One of the oldest busts ever found and earliest known realistic representations of a face.

Part 139 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Mirror work inside the 1,000-year-old Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz, Iran. One of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.

Part 138 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century (damn this looks so evil and cursed lol)

Part 134 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg Spider web snuffbox, Paris, 1747-48

Part 131 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Hellenistic Greek Cast Glass Pomegranate Vase, tinted with colloidal gold to achieve the burgundy shade, 2nd Century BCE

Part 125 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd A 3770 year old Babylonian clay tablet written in Akkadian, containing the oldest known cooking recipes. The tablet includes 25 recipes for stews, 21 meat stews and 4 vegetable stews.

Part 124 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg The buried bodies of the iconic Easter Island moai basalt statues, built by the Rapa Nui people 1250 CR, with petroglyphs carved on their back.

Part 122 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd Victorian Prosthetic Arm, Europe, 1850s

Part 121 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg A Roman bead at the ruins of Vindolanda fort in northern England. (Okay really last one tonight lol)

Part 119 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg An 11th century “ornamental shield” that was carved from an elk's antler.

Part 118 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg 10th century CE pocket sundial. The pin, known as a gnomon, was placed in the hole for the relevant month. When the sundial was suspended from the chain, it used the altitude of the sun to calculate 3 separate times of the day

Part 117 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg A 3,000-year-old clay pig found in 2020 at the Lianhe Ruins in China.