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25 Surprising and Wacky Objects That the Ancients Used (Some Are Still Useful Today, Others Are Chilling)

Nowadays, if you want to talk about your vacation with your boss, you can send him a whatsapp and schedule the chat. In Assyria in 650 BC, however, you had to write a letter carved in stone, telling a long story, to get a month off.

Some artifacts from ancient peoples are very curious and sometimes we don’t even imagine what they were used for — only with the help of archaeologists or historians. Others may still be useful today, such as the piggy-shaped chest of the people of the island of Java or the charming cosmetic box of the pharaoh’s butler. There are also objects that make us shudder, like the scabrous dental and surgical instruments used in the past.

O awesome.club invites you to take a journey through time, from civilizations that lived two thousand years before Christ to the beginning of the 20th century. To our modern eyes, the shape and function of some ancient objects can be surprising!

25. Cosmetic box belonging to Kemeni, steward of Pharaoh Amenemhat, Egypt (1814-1895 BC)

24. Letter from the chief physician of the Assyrian palace, asking the sovereign for a month’s vacation (650 BC)

23. Mummy of a kitten from Egypt (305-30 BC)

22. Fork on one side, spoon on the other, Italy (3rd century)

21. Wedding ring, Greece (6th century)

20. Medieval Key, Ireland (12th century)

19. Coin storage pigs have been useful for a long time. This one was found in Java (15th century)

18. Dinner knives with scores of prayer songs in gratitude for the meal, Italy (circa 1500)

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17. Surgical instrument, Europe (1500-1530)

16. Golden salt cellar designed by Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini, Italy (1540)

15. Dental instruments for extraction, France (16th century)

14. Chopines, high-heeled shoes used to distinguish people from the upper classes, Italy (16th century)

13. Instrument called a virginal, designed to be played by mother and daughter, Germany (1600)

12. Bottle, Germany (1700-1800)

11. Children’s orthopedic vest, Europe (1750-1800)

10. Board game, India (1700-1900)

9. Bear lard labels, product used by men in an attempt to stop hair loss, Europe (1700-1900)

8. Serpent, a musical instrument invented in Europe in the 16th century, was used by composers such as Wagner and Mozart. This copy is from 1815

7. Vaporizer for treating asthma, bronchitis, cough and other respiratory ailments, United States (1880-1893)

6. Lamp that has been lit since 1901 in the American city of Livermore, California

5. Victorian arm prosthesis, Europe (1850-1910)

4. Snow glare goggles worn by American explorers who made an expedition to Greenland in 1913

3. Eye massager that promised to cure eye diseases such as cataracts, United States (1900-1930)

2. During World War I (1914-1918), because of a lack of provisions, European wards used surgical gauzes improvised from curtain cloths, petticoats, or any piece of cotton that might come in handy.

1. Musical score typewriter, Europe (1936)

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