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Spear of the Lombards

The presented spear could have been forged either in the fifth or fifteenth century. In spite of the metallurgical examination carried out by specialists from the Jagiellonian University, it was not possible to determine the production date of the spearhead.

Tags: Olkusz 2D military public domain
Subjects: war excavated from the earth
Technique: forging
Material: steel iron
House mark of Stanisław Amenda

This is a trademark of one of the richest Olkusz gwarek, that is, entrepreneurs who organized the mining and production of lead and silver.

Tags: coat of arms Olkusz 3D public domain 3D plus
Subjects: city sculpted
Technique: sculpture
Material: stone
Carbide mining lamp

Carbide lamps consisted of two metal containers, one on top of the other. Carbide was the bottom one, whereas the top one contained water. The carbide container had a pipe going out of it with a burner at the end. At the bottom of the water container there was a small hole through which water dripped slowly onto the carbide.

Tags: mining Olkusz mine lamp 3D public domain
Subjects: technics
Technique: chiselling casting
Material: brass
Executioner's sword

In the collection of the Regional Museum in Olkusz, there is a well-preserved medieval sword. It is called an executioner's sword, because local legend claims that it was used for an execution carried out in the square in Olkusz. Scientific research does not, however, confirm such a hypothesis with regard to the presented exhibit.

Tags: Olkusz Middle Ages 2D battle authority military public domain
Subjects: war excavated from the earth
Technique: forging
Material: iron
Oil mining lamp

This is a miner's oil lamp with a wick. In the second half of the eighteenth century, miners began using tin oil lamps, which were mostly fuelled by oil mixed with kerosene.

Tags: mining Olkusz mine lamp 3D public domain
Subjects: technics
Technique: chiselling casting
Material: brass
Did you know that About the devil who wanted to hide the silver mines near Olkusz

One of the legends of the town of Olkusz, passed down by generations, tells the story of the silver mines, to which the town owed its prosperity. One day, the devil decided to fill up the excavations that were so valuable for the inhabitants of the region.

Tags: mine Olkusz The Geological Museum at the Faculty of Geology Geophysics and Environmental Protection of the AGH University of Science and Technology mineral legend Creative Commons licenses
Subjects: surprising excavated from the earth
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The Małopolska's Virtual Museums project is co-funded by the European Union within the Małopolska Regional Operational Programme for the years 2007-2013 and the Małopolska Province, as the undertaking of the Department of Business Development of the Office of Małopolska Province Marshal and the Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków in cooperation with 35 museums from the Małopolska region.