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Rare 2,000-Year-Old Gladiator Knife Handle Found Near Hadrian's Wall
- Monday November 18, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old knife handle near Hadrian’s Wall. The artefact, shaped like a gladiator, represents a left-handed secutor fighter, a rare feature. Discovered in the River Tyne, it provides new insights into the widespread popularity of gladiatorial combat in the Roman Empire. This unique find will be displayed at Co...
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Viking Age Stone Figurine Discovered in Iceland, Experts Struggle to Identify the Animal
- Monday August 26, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A Viking Age stone figurine was recently unearthed, however, archaeologists have stumbled upon a strange problem — nobody can identify which animal it belongs to. Unearthed at the Fjörður excavation site in Seyðisfjörður, the figurine is dated between A.D. 940 and 1000. Carved from local stone, it depicts a four-legged animal with a chipped ...
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Rarely Seen Titanic Artefacts Stored In Secret Warehouse In US
- Wednesday August 14, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The collection includes a range of personal belongings and relics, such as handbags, perfume vials still containing fragrances, and countless other items.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mistaken For Rare Artefact, Chinese Vase Worth $1,900 Sold For $9 Million
- Wednesday October 5, 2022
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Chinese vase that a French auction house placed up for auction has sold for $9 million, nearly 4,000 times its estimated value.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rare Artefacts From British-Era Turn Kolkata's Government Office Into A Treasure
- Wednesday July 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Secretariat building in Kolkata is a rare treasure trove with 19th century photographs, artefacts, momentos from the British-era has turned the the government office into 'Alladin's cave'.
- www.ndtv.com
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Treasure Chest of Ancient Mummies, Bronze Statuettes Discovered in Egyptian Necropolis
- Tuesday May 31, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed enormous collection of rare artefacts from the Saqqara Necropolis on Monday. The team disclosed a stockpile of ornately decorated coffins or sarcophagi, sealed with mummies, along with a number of bronze statuettes.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Tiny 'Teapot' Found In Garage Amid Lockdown Could Fetch As Much As Rs 95 Lakh
- Thursday September 10, 2020
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A man cleaning his home during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Derbyshire, UK, hit the jackpot when he found a centuries-old wine ewer which could fetch as much as 1,00,000 pounds (Rs 95 lakh).
- www.ndtv.com
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Family Used 17th Century Bowl, Worth $4.9 Million, To Keep Tennis Balls
- Tuesday June 25, 2019
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
A family that unknowingly used a rare Chinese bowl, worth $4.9 million, to store odds and ends like tennis balls are thanking their lucky stars they didn't throw it out.
- www.ndtv.com
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Odisha Man Wants To Build Museum To Display 8000 Rare Artefacts
- Monday June 3, 2019
- Bhubaneshwar News | ANI
With a passion of collecting rare and historical relics and artefacts, 40-year-old Satya Ketan Mohanty has over 8,000 items in his collection. He wants to establish a museum in Western Odisha.
- www.ndtv.com
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Tipu Sultan's Silver-Mounted Gun Fetches 60,000 Pounds At UK Auction
- Wednesday March 27, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A collection of rare artefacts from Tipu Sultan's armoury, including one of his personal swords, discovered by a couple in their attic in the English county of Berkshire has been auctioned for around 107,000 pounds.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Family Finds Tipu Sultan's Gun, Sword In Attic
- Thursday March 7, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
A grand flintlock gun and gold-encrusted sword are among eight rare artefacts evaluated as items from Tipu Sultan's armoury discovered by a couple in their attic in the English county of Berkshire.
- www.ndtv.com
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Singapore Exhibits 140 Rare Artefacts Of Indian Traditional Craft
- Thursday December 7, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
An exhibition of around 140 Indian rare traditional artefacts, some dating back to 5,000 years, opened in here today with a minister urging Singaporeans to visit it and witness the evolution of artistic and crafting traditions across generations.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Gets Election Museum At Old St Stephen's Building
- Wednesday October 19, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A first-of-its-kind museum that chronicles the country's historical electoral journey with artefacts, documents, photographs and film exhibits drawn from rare archives was thrown open to the public in Delhi on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Taiwan First Lady Resumes Japan Visit After Museum Row
- Monday July 28, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Taiwan's first lady will resume a rare visit to Japan which was postponed after a diplomatic row over posters for an exhibition of loaned treasured artefacts, officials said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rare 2,000-Year-Old Gladiator Knife Handle Found Near Hadrian's Wall
- Monday November 18, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old knife handle near Hadrian’s Wall. The artefact, shaped like a gladiator, represents a left-handed secutor fighter, a rare feature. Discovered in the River Tyne, it provides new insights into the widespread popularity of gladiatorial combat in the Roman Empire. This unique find will be displayed at Co...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Viking Age Stone Figurine Discovered in Iceland, Experts Struggle to Identify the Animal
- Monday August 26, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A Viking Age stone figurine was recently unearthed, however, archaeologists have stumbled upon a strange problem — nobody can identify which animal it belongs to. Unearthed at the Fjörður excavation site in Seyðisfjörður, the figurine is dated between A.D. 940 and 1000. Carved from local stone, it depicts a four-legged animal with a chipped ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Rarely Seen Titanic Artefacts Stored In Secret Warehouse In US
- Wednesday August 14, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The collection includes a range of personal belongings and relics, such as handbags, perfume vials still containing fragrances, and countless other items.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mistaken For Rare Artefact, Chinese Vase Worth $1,900 Sold For $9 Million
- Wednesday October 5, 2022
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Chinese vase that a French auction house placed up for auction has sold for $9 million, nearly 4,000 times its estimated value.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rare Artefacts From British-Era Turn Kolkata's Government Office Into A Treasure
- Wednesday July 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Secretariat building in Kolkata is a rare treasure trove with 19th century photographs, artefacts, momentos from the British-era has turned the the government office into 'Alladin's cave'.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Treasure Chest of Ancient Mummies, Bronze Statuettes Discovered in Egyptian Necropolis
- Tuesday May 31, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed enormous collection of rare artefacts from the Saqqara Necropolis on Monday. The team disclosed a stockpile of ornately decorated coffins or sarcophagi, sealed with mummies, along with a number of bronze statuettes.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Tiny 'Teapot' Found In Garage Amid Lockdown Could Fetch As Much As Rs 95 Lakh
- Thursday September 10, 2020
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A man cleaning his home during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Derbyshire, UK, hit the jackpot when he found a centuries-old wine ewer which could fetch as much as 1,00,000 pounds (Rs 95 lakh).
- www.ndtv.com
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Family Used 17th Century Bowl, Worth $4.9 Million, To Keep Tennis Balls
- Tuesday June 25, 2019
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
A family that unknowingly used a rare Chinese bowl, worth $4.9 million, to store odds and ends like tennis balls are thanking their lucky stars they didn't throw it out.
- www.ndtv.com
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Odisha Man Wants To Build Museum To Display 8000 Rare Artefacts
- Monday June 3, 2019
- Bhubaneshwar News | ANI
With a passion of collecting rare and historical relics and artefacts, 40-year-old Satya Ketan Mohanty has over 8,000 items in his collection. He wants to establish a museum in Western Odisha.
- www.ndtv.com
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Tipu Sultan's Silver-Mounted Gun Fetches 60,000 Pounds At UK Auction
- Wednesday March 27, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A collection of rare artefacts from Tipu Sultan's armoury, including one of his personal swords, discovered by a couple in their attic in the English county of Berkshire has been auctioned for around 107,000 pounds.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Family Finds Tipu Sultan's Gun, Sword In Attic
- Thursday March 7, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
A grand flintlock gun and gold-encrusted sword are among eight rare artefacts evaluated as items from Tipu Sultan's armoury discovered by a couple in their attic in the English county of Berkshire.
- www.ndtv.com
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Singapore Exhibits 140 Rare Artefacts Of Indian Traditional Craft
- Thursday December 7, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
An exhibition of around 140 Indian rare traditional artefacts, some dating back to 5,000 years, opened in here today with a minister urging Singaporeans to visit it and witness the evolution of artistic and crafting traditions across generations.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Delhi Gets Election Museum At Old St Stephen's Building
- Wednesday October 19, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A first-of-its-kind museum that chronicles the country's historical electoral journey with artefacts, documents, photographs and film exhibits drawn from rare archives was thrown open to the public in Delhi on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Taiwan First Lady Resumes Japan Visit After Museum Row
- Monday July 28, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Taiwan's first lady will resume a rare visit to Japan which was postponed after a diplomatic row over posters for an exhibition of loaned treasured artefacts, officials said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com