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A shirt of chainmail and plate armour belonging to Sultan Qaitbay (r. 1468–1496 CE) of the Mamluk Sultanate. The mail is made of iron and copper alloy. The gold-damascened steel plates are intricately engraved with scrolling foliage and vines...

Reconstructed Bronze Age stilt houses (also known as pile dwellings) at Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Lake Constance, Germany.

From c. 3150 - 2400 BCE, the nutrient-rich banks of the Nile River gave rise to two major civilizations: Egypt and Kush. Contact between the two began as early as c. 3150 BCE, with the first Egyptian expeditions (a mixture of military raids...

A drawing of a couple in traditional Colonial American formal attire. The woman wears a richly decorated brocade dress with floral designs, while the man is dressed in a suit of uncut velvet and holds a tricorne hat. From Historic Dress in...

Illustration of a Dutch patroon and lady from New Amsterdam in well-made attire c. 1640 CE. From Historic Dress in America 1607 - 1800 by Elisabeth McClellan. Published in Philadelphia by George W. Jacobs and Company, 1904 CE.

Illustration of everyday attire from Massachusetts, c. 1757 CE. From Historic Dress in America 1607 - 1800 by Elisabeth McClellan. Published in Philadelphia by George W. Jacobs and Company, 1904 CE.

Engraving depicted a dramatized scene from the Salem Witch Trails by Joseph E. Baker (c. 1837-1914 CE). Made 1892 CE.

An engraving depicting the Salem Witch Trials, the central figure depicted in the engraving is usually identified as Mary Wolcott (1675 – c. 1752 CE). From Pioneers in the settlement of America: from Florida in 1510 to California in 1849...

"Examination of a witch" Thomkins H. Matteson (1813–1884 CE). Oil on canvas. Painted 1855 CE. Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts, USA.

"Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692" by Thomkins H. Matteson (1813–1884 CE). Painted 1855 CE. Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts, USA.