The ruins of Por-Bazhyn, built on an island in a Siberian lake. Southern Russia, Uyghur Khaganate, circa 777 AD [2550x1700]

The mourning dress worn by Queen Victoria after her grandson Prince Albert died from the Russian flu in 1892. She was just 4ft 8 when she wore the dress [650x483]

Decorative muqarnas vaulting in the iwan entrance to the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, built between 1611-1629 during the Safavid dynasty under the order of Shah Abbas I of Persia, is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era [1200x1500]

An Indo-Persian War Hammer from the 1700s, with brass inlays along the haft. From Czerny’s International Auction House. (1000x1501)

Pipa with 110 hexagonal ivory plaques. Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century [4096x5791]

Broken sculpture of a goddess. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century [1688x2800]

Bronze Chinese hand cannon dated 1424 CE. [3901x3123]

KD armour of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), with diamond-studded borders. Can be used for both tournaments and battles. KD means Karolus Divus (Divine Charles) [967x1719]

Rare full set of Sind armor from Northeast India. The armor was used during the Talpur Dynasty, which reigned from 1783 to 1843 when it fell to British rule. [3791x3792]

Roman fresco of a table bearing a rich display of silverware from Tomb of Caius Vestorius Priscus, one of the last to be built in Pompeii. [800x932]