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page 114th-century artifacts
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin, also known as the Holy Shroud, is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a naked man. Because details of the image are consistent with traditional depictions of Jesus of Nazareth after his death by crucifixion, the shroud has been venerated by Christians for centuries, especially by members of the Catholic Church, as Jesus's shroud upon which his image was miraculously imprinted. The human image on the shroud can be discerned more clearly in a black-and-white photographic negative than in its natural sepia colour, an effect discovered in 1898 by Secondo Pia, who produced the first photographs of the shroud. This negative image is associated with a popular Catholic devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus.
Monomakh's Cap
relic of the Russian tsars and Grand Dukes
Bremen cog
Wreck of a cog in the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven
Erfurt Treasure
hoard found in Germany
Nanteos cup
a medieval wood mazer bowl, held for many years at Nanteos Mansion (Aberystwythin, Wales)
David Vases
blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty
Colmar Treasure
treasure hoard found in France