The Gilded throne of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun

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The chair is a commonly used object, spread in an infinite range of variations in practically every corner of the globe. So popular in fact that it is almost taken for granted by most people. Have you ever stopped to think about the history of the chair? When, where and how was it born? It is a very rich and millenary story that begins in ancient Egypt.

For Gaia it is a source of great pride to be part (with our distinctive “made in Italy” feature) of a long tradition of craftsmen who have dedicated their inventiveness and professionalism to the creation of this object. Precisely for this reason we like to propose an in-depth link, extremely well written by the online magazine Artimondo Magazine, on the birth of the chair and its evolution over the centuries.

What’s inside the mysterious 17th century gold chest?

A burial, at Ban Non Wat in Thailand, that contained the remains of a person buried with a remarkable number of shell and marble bangles (1000-800 BC).

Ancient Roman girls dressed in bikini. A mosaic from the Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy, 4th century A.D.

A condom (1640 CE) made from ‘Pig Intestines’, was found during archaeological excavations in city of Lund, Sweden. It is considered as the oldest specimen of condom in the world.

A 3rd century CE Roman horse armour, made up of about 2000 bronze scales. Found in Dura-Europos, Syria, and is now housed at the National Museum of Damascus. The bottom picture shows the armour shortly after it was discovered in 1932