#1 Terracotta Warriors With The Original Paint Scheme
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#2 The “Iron Man” Buddha – The Only Statue Carved From A Meteor
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#3 The Pons Fabricus Is The Only Ancient Bridge In Rome Still In Its Original Location And Condition. The Last Major Repairs Occurred In 23 BCE
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#4 The Lycurgus Cup: The Only Complete Example Of Ancient Color-Changing Glass
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#5 One Of The Last Two Preserved Jolly Roger Pirate Flags Left In Existence
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#6 The Only Surviving Handwriting Of A Roman Emperor (Theodosius II)
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#7 The Barber Cup & Crawford Cup, The Only Two Examples Of Ancient Roman Vessels Carved From Fluorite
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#8 One Of The Two Coins Found Of The Roman Usurper Silbannacus, Who Would’ve Been Unknown Otherwise
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#9 Intact Bottle Of Ancient Roman Wine From 325ad
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#10 The Only Natural Fossil Of A Scorpion Made Entirely Out Of Copper
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#11 The Only Surviving Example Of A Crest From A Roman Centurion’s Helmet
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#12 The Sword Of Goujian Was Discovered Untarnished And Retains Sharp Edges After ~2500 Years
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#13 First Ever Intact Ballista Arrow Uncovered In Utrecht (Augusta Treverorum), Netherlands
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#14 The Vergilius Augusteus, One Of Only Two Surviving Ancient Manuscripts To Be Painstakingly Written In Roman Square Capitals
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#15 The Only Intact Bronze Lantern From Ancient Rome Next To A Reproduction. Housed In The Museo Archeologico Girolamo Rossi In Ventimiglia, Italy
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#16 Tombstone Of Marcus Caelius, The Only Known Example Of Direct Reference To The Varus Disaster During Which 20,000 Men Were Lost To Ambush
Image source: reddit.com Translation: “To Marcus Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian voting tribe, from Bologna, a centurion in the First Order of legio XVIII, aged 53; He fell in the Varian War. His bones – if found – may be placed in this monument. Publius Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian voting tribe, his brother, set this up.”
#17 The Only Time A Monumental Column Was Erected And Adorned With A Statue That Was Not An Emperor Was The Early 2nd Century Gilded Bronze “Emona Citizen”. Housed In The Roman Lapidarium Of The National Museum Of Slovenia
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#18 The Only Surviving Example Of Roman “Cestus” Boxing Gloves
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#19 The Only Known Color Photograph Of The Russian Czar’s Fabled “Amber Room” – Looted By The Nazi’s This Unique, Priceless Work Of Art Was Lost For Ever (Maybe?). St Petersburg, 1943
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#20 One Of Only Three Papyrus Fragments Written In The Phoenician Language
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title: “20 Rare Artifacts That Are The Last Standing Of Their Kind As Shared By This Online Community” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-03” author: “Carol Myers”
#1 Terracotta Warriors With The Original Paint Scheme
More Info: Reddit Image source: ChewbaccaHasADogD**k
#2 The “Iron Man” Buddha – The Only Statue Carved From A Meteor
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#3 The Pons Fabricus Is The Only Ancient Bridge In Rome Still In Its Original Location And Condition. The Last Major Repairs Occurred In 23 BCE
Image source: reddit.com
#4 The Lycurgus Cup: The Only Complete Example Of Ancient Color-Changing Glass
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#5 One Of The Last Two Preserved Jolly Roger Pirate Flags Left In Existence
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#6 The Only Surviving Handwriting Of A Roman Emperor (Theodosius II)
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#7 The Barber Cup & Crawford Cup, The Only Two Examples Of Ancient Roman Vessels Carved From Fluorite
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#8 One Of The Two Coins Found Of The Roman Usurper Silbannacus, Who Would’ve Been Unknown Otherwise
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#9 Intact Bottle Of Ancient Roman Wine From 325ad
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#10 The Only Natural Fossil Of A Scorpion Made Entirely Out Of Copper
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#11 The Only Surviving Example Of A Crest From A Roman Centurion’s Helmet
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#12 The Sword Of Goujian Was Discovered Untarnished And Retains Sharp Edges After ~2500 Years
Image source: reddit.com
#13 First Ever Intact Ballista Arrow Uncovered In Utrecht (Augusta Treverorum), Netherlands
Image source: gravitone
#14 The Vergilius Augusteus, One Of Only Two Surviving Ancient Manuscripts To Be Painstakingly Written In Roman Square Capitals
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#15 The Only Intact Bronze Lantern From Ancient Rome Next To A Reproduction. Housed In The Museo Archeologico Girolamo Rossi In Ventimiglia, Italy
Image source: reddit.com
#16 Tombstone Of Marcus Caelius, The Only Known Example Of Direct Reference To The Varus Disaster During Which 20,000 Men Were Lost To Ambush
Image source: reddit.com Translation: “To Marcus Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian voting tribe, from Bologna, a centurion in the First Order of legio XVIII, aged 53; He fell in the Varian War. His bones – if found – may be placed in this monument. Publius Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian voting tribe, his brother, set this up.”
#17 The Only Time A Monumental Column Was Erected And Adorned With A Statue That Was Not An Emperor Was The Early 2nd Century Gilded Bronze “Emona Citizen”. Housed In The Roman Lapidarium Of The National Museum Of Slovenia
Image source: reddit.com
#18 The Only Surviving Example Of Roman “Cestus” Boxing Gloves
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#19 The Only Known Color Photograph Of The Russian Czar’s Fabled “Amber Room” – Looted By The Nazi’s This Unique, Priceless Work Of Art Was Lost For Ever (Maybe?). St Petersburg, 1943
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#20 One Of Only Three Papyrus Fragments Written In The Phoenician Language
Image source: RelaxedOrange
title: “20 Rare Artifacts That Are The Last Standing Of Their Kind As Shared By This Online Community” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-27” author: “Pamela Garduno”
#1 Terracotta Warriors With The Original Paint Scheme
More Info: Reddit Image source: ChewbaccaHasADogD**k
#2 The “Iron Man” Buddha – The Only Statue Carved From A Meteor
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#3 The Pons Fabricus Is The Only Ancient Bridge In Rome Still In Its Original Location And Condition. The Last Major Repairs Occurred In 23 BCE
Image source: reddit.com
#4 The Lycurgus Cup: The Only Complete Example Of Ancient Color-Changing Glass
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#5 One Of The Last Two Preserved Jolly Roger Pirate Flags Left In Existence
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#6 The Only Surviving Handwriting Of A Roman Emperor (Theodosius II)
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#7 The Barber Cup & Crawford Cup, The Only Two Examples Of Ancient Roman Vessels Carved From Fluorite
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#8 One Of The Two Coins Found Of The Roman Usurper Silbannacus, Who Would’ve Been Unknown Otherwise
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#9 Intact Bottle Of Ancient Roman Wine From 325ad
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#10 The Only Natural Fossil Of A Scorpion Made Entirely Out Of Copper
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#11 The Only Surviving Example Of A Crest From A Roman Centurion’s Helmet
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#12 The Sword Of Goujian Was Discovered Untarnished And Retains Sharp Edges After ~2500 Years
Image source: reddit.com
#13 First Ever Intact Ballista Arrow Uncovered In Utrecht (Augusta Treverorum), Netherlands
Image source: gravitone
#14 The Vergilius Augusteus, One Of Only Two Surviving Ancient Manuscripts To Be Painstakingly Written In Roman Square Capitals
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#15 The Only Intact Bronze Lantern From Ancient Rome Next To A Reproduction. Housed In The Museo Archeologico Girolamo Rossi In Ventimiglia, Italy
Image source: reddit.com
#16 Tombstone Of Marcus Caelius, The Only Known Example Of Direct Reference To The Varus Disaster During Which 20,000 Men Were Lost To Ambush
Image source: reddit.com Translation: “To Marcus Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian voting tribe, from Bologna, a centurion in the First Order of legio XVIII, aged 53; He fell in the Varian War. His bones – if found – may be placed in this monument. Publius Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian voting tribe, his brother, set this up.”
#17 The Only Time A Monumental Column Was Erected And Adorned With A Statue That Was Not An Emperor Was The Early 2nd Century Gilded Bronze “Emona Citizen”. Housed In The Roman Lapidarium Of The National Museum Of Slovenia
Image source: reddit.com
#18 The Only Surviving Example Of Roman “Cestus” Boxing Gloves
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#19 The Only Known Color Photograph Of The Russian Czar’s Fabled “Amber Room” – Looted By The Nazi’s This Unique, Priceless Work Of Art Was Lost For Ever (Maybe?). St Petersburg, 1943
Image source: RelaxedOrange
#20 One Of Only Three Papyrus Fragments Written In The Phoenician Language
Image source: RelaxedOrange
