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When you want to see a piece of history, you go to a museum. But what if there are no museums nearby or a ticket is just too expensive for you right now? You might get your fix of history and art online, then, with a little help from pages dedicated to historical photography, artifacts, and other authentic memorabilia.

The X page “Art Encyclopedia” is all about that — “art inspired videos and photos from all around the world,” according to their bio. So, Bored Panda has prepared a selection of the most fascinating finds the page has in its archives to satisfy your inner history enthusiast. Scroll down and see iconic buildings from unusual angles, unique artifacts, and rare historical photographs you won’t see in any textbook!

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#1 Man In Chicken Suit, Late 19th Century

#2 Kitten With Rabbit Friends In Lynn, Massachusetts, CA. 1930

#3 Chimera And Gargoyles Of Notre Dame De Paris

#4 The 500 Year Old Armor Of Emperor Charles V

#5 Ainu People With Bear, Japan, Early 20th Century

#6 Limestone Hedgehog On Its Own Wheeled Vehicle. Found Near The Temple Of Inshushinak Cache In Susa, Iran, It Dates To The Middle Elamite Period, Circa 1500-1200 Bc

#7 Basilica Di San Vitale Late Antique Church In Ravenna, Italy. The 6th Century Church Is An Important Surviving Example Of Early Christian Byzantine Art And Architecture

#8 Maybelline Mascara, 1917

#9 A Royal Bunny, Pearl And Gold, 16th Century. Wunderkammer, The Wallace Museum

#10 “La Pensee” Enamel Brooch By French Artist René Lalique, Circa 1900

#11 The Golden Diadem Of The Scythian Princess Meda, Found In The Tomb Of Philip II Of Macedon. Aigai, Macedonia, Greece

#12 During An Expedition Of The South Pole, A Dog Enjoys The Gramophone, 1911

#13 Petroglyphs In Kyrgyzstan, Estimated To Be 3000 Years Old

#14 Music Box, Clock And Snuff Box, 1820. China. Sotheby’s

#15 Ats Being Instructed In The Art Of Mouse Catching By An Owl – Lombard School, C. 1700, Paintings: Oil On Canvas, Within A Painted Lunette

#16 Cornelis Van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562-1638) – The Fall Of Man (1592)

#17 Helmet In The Form Of A Sea Conch Shell, 1618 (17th Century), Japan

#18 Sampler – Late 19th Century, Iran

#19 The Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, Circa 1849

#20 Owl Stirrup Spout Bottle. Date: A.d. 2nd–3rd Century. Place Of Origin: Perú. Culture: Moche. Medium: Ceramic

#21 “Votes For Women” Suffragist Stockings, 1910

#22 Dragon Standing On Clouds Netsuke, Japan, 19th Century. The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art

#23 Dog Cage, China, 1736-1795, The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

#24 Box Drum, Tlingit, 1850-1900, The National Museum Of The American Indian

#25 Tiger Netsuke, Japan, 19th Century

#26 Early 19th Century Paint Set

#27 Ancient Macedonian Gold

#28 Moche Necklace With Gold Beads In The Shape Of Toads (1-800 Ad) | Museo Larco – Lima, Peru

#29 Hellenistic Gold Olive Wreath, C. 3rd Century Bce. From Bonhams Auction House

#30 Female Indian Telephone Switchboard Operator, ⁣ “Helen Of Many Glacier Hotel”⁣ – 26 June 1925⁣

#31 Cat With A Kitten Statue On The Roof Of The Castle Of Château De Pierrefonds, France. It Was Built Between 1393-1407

#32 Wahei Workshop, Bear Netsuke, 19th Century

#33 Original Little Egg Harbor Light House Falling Into The Sea In October 1927

#34 A Cross-Strung Chromatic Harp, Built In The 19th-Century By Harp Maker, Henry Greenway

#35 An Art Nouveau Silver & Plated Fairy Lamp, Moritz Hacker, Circa 1905

#36 Italian Venetian Grotto (19th Cent.) Silver Gilt Settee With Triple Seashell Seat And Dolphin & Seahorse Motif (Att: Pauly Et Cie, Venice)

#37 Japanese Book Cover, 1913

#38 Heart-Shaped Garnet Ring Inlaid With Gold, Silver And Rose Cut Diamonds, C. 1890-1900

#39 Victorian Silver And Moonstone Scorpion Brooch

#40 A Pair Of Victorian Reverse Painted Crystal Intaglio Earrings, 1870

#41 Antique French Pearl Ruby Diamond Gold Convertible Snake Bracelet Necklace 1860

#42 NYC Pride, 1986

#43 Loïs Mailou Jones Painting In Her Paris Studio In 1937 Or 1938, With Kitten Supervising From Her Shoulder

#44 Yamada Hōgyoku: Bat And Moon, Woodblock Print C. 1830

#45 19th Century Books With Marbled Page Edges

#46 Gold Memento Mori Ring Set With A Miniature Painting Of An Eye, Surrounded By Seed Pearls And A Ring Of Plaited Hair, Circa 1810

#47 Gold Cochon Purse – Paul Frey For Lacloche Freres, Circa 1900

#48 Tower Of Toghrul, Rey, Northern Iran, Circa 1860s

#49 Detail Of Ashayet’s Limestone Sarcophagus

#50 Ancient Greek Coins With Octopuses 🐙

#51 Tughra (Official Signature) Of Sultan Suleiman. Istanbul, Turkey. C. 1555-1560. Ink, Opaque Watercolor, And Gold On Paper

#52 Fabergé, Chick, 1899-1908

#53 Burma’s Famous Snake Charmer Saya Hnin-Mahla Kissed Her King Cobra On The Head As The Highlight Of Her Show

#54 Gold, Emerald, Diamond, And Enamel Signet Ring With Clock, Crafted By Johannes Butz Of Augsburg, Germany, 2nd Quarter Of The 17th Century Ad

#55 Antique Victorian 15k Gold Celestial Hand Carved Hardstone Ring

#56 Antique Early 19th C. French Perfume Or Scent Caddy, Mother Of Pearl, 1852-1870

#57 Miyata Nobukiyo: Dragon Teapot, C.1876, Japan Walters Art Museum

#58 A Stunning Angelic Head Is In The Center Of A Brooch By Georges Fouquet, C. 1900s

#59 Codex Rotundus (Flanders, C.1480), Held By Dombibliothek Hildesheim, Germany

#60 A Pictograph At Barrier Canyon In The Central Utah Desert, Depicting An Anthropomorph With Bug Eyes And Antennae. 2000 Bce-500 Ce, United States Of America

#61 Pearl Inlaid Mulberry Wood Biwa Lute, China Or Japan, 8th Century Ad, From The Shoshin Repository

#62 Nautilus Reading Lamp By Tiffany Glass And Decorating Company, New York City, United States C. 1899-1902

#63 Crystal Ewer With Lizard-Shaped Handle, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), 18th Century

#64 Eastern Greek Fluorite Carved Idol: Owl. 4th – 3rd Century Bc. Private Collection

#65 Samurai-Class Woman’s Purse (Hakoseko) With Carp In Swirling Water, 19th Century

#66 Japanese Star Map. Tenmon Bun’ya No Zu He (1677)

#67 A Policeman Stops Traffic To Let A Mother Cat Carry Her Kitten Across The Road. Circa 1925