Inspiration | Tarôme

Inspired by humanity's journey

Our collections are shaped by 5 epochs of progress

Two dark gray carved Egyptian steles shown side by side against a white background, each featuring relief carvings of figures, animals, and hieroglyphic symbols.

Narmer Palette

First surviving political document showing the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

Egypt · c. 3000 BC · Siltstone · Egyptian Museum Cairo

An ancient clay tablet with cuneiform script, shown against a plain white background.

Kadesh Treaty

Earliest known peace treaty signed by Ramesses II of Egypt and Hattušiliš III of the Hittites

Hittite Empire · 1259 BC · Clay · Istanbul Archaeology Museums

An ancient Egyptian green glazed seal with brown and gold painted symbols

Scarab with Royal Title

Egypt · c. 600 BC · Glazed Steatite · The Walters Art Museum

A Roman gold signet ring featuring an oval dark brown carved cabochon stone with an embossed figure, shown against a plain white background.

Intaglio Signet Ring

Roman Empire · 1st century AD · Gold with Onyx Inlay

Three antique Roman bronze sword amulets with rounded tops and circular holes

Gladius Sword Amulet

Worn by Roman soldiers for protection, resilience, and determination

Roman Empire · 1st century AD · Bronze

Pieces of Progress

$1,860

$2,500

$1,640

$530

Building civilization

Narmer Palette

First surviving political document showing the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

Egypt · c. 3000 BC · Siltstone · Egyptian Museum Cairo

Kadesh Treaty

Earliest known peace treaty signed by Ramesses II of Egypt and Hattušiliš III of the Hittites

Hittite Empire · 1259 BC · Clay · Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Scarab with Royal Title

Egypt · c. 600 BC · Glazed Steatite · The Walters Art Museum

Intaglio Signet Ring

Roman Empire · 1st century AD · Gold with Onyx Inlay

Gladius Sword Amulet

Worn by Roman soldiers for protection, resilience, and determination

Roman Empire · 1st century AD · Bronze

Pieces of Progress

$1,860

$2,500

$1,640

$530

Seeking meaning

Heliocentric Model by Nicolaus Copernicus

First diagram to place the Sun - not the Earth - at the center of the universe

Poland · 1543 · Published by Johann Petrejus in 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres'

An antique mechanical calculator, including a wooden case with brass hardware, a brass roller rack, and a brass dial plate, shown against a plain white background.

Pascaline by Blaise Pascal

First mechanical calculator

France · 1642 · Wood and Brass

An ornate antique brass astrolabe instrument with intricate cutout detailing and a hanging loop

Mughal Planispheric Astrolabe

India · 1649 · Brass

An ornate vintage silver-toned cylindrical amulet with intricate filigree detailing, floral enamel accents, and a central red gemstone

Talismanic Pilgrim Amulet

North Africa · 17th century · Silver with Enamel · Ashmolean Museum

Pieces of Progress

men's pascal cylinder blue lapis lazuli 18k gold front

Pascal Cylinder Pendant

$1,110

Pascal Bead Bracelet

$510

Gravitas Chain Bracelet

$1,350

Verity Hamsa Pendant

$230

Explore Collection

Boundless exploration

An antique world map print showing North and South America in a symmetrical, decorative layout with detailed cartographic engraving and border illustrations.

Waldseemüller Map

First to name the New World 'America'

Germany · 1507 · Woodcut · The Library of Congress

An antique compass and sun dial with an open lid displaying a detailed celestial dial and nautical illustrations

Diptych Sundial & Compass

France · c. 1650 · Ivory, Brass, & Silver · National Maritime Museum

An antique brass armillary sphere on a three-legged tripod base

Newton’s Globe

United Kingdom · 1819 · Brass · Science Museum London

Two ornate silver-toned metal spurs with starburst-shaped heads and decorative textured bodies, shown on a plain white background.

Vaquero Rowel Spurs

Mexican · 18th century · Copper · MET Museum

Pieces of Progress

men's vaquero bracelet brown leather 18k gold front

Vaquero Strand Bracelet

$2,060

$1,030

$880

$5,920

Mechanizing the world

A technical drawing on a white background, showing the Babbage Engine - a circular calculating engine mechanism with labeled parts, gears, and diagrams in dark gray/black line art.

Analytical Engine Blueprint

World’s first programmable computer featuring memory and processing units

United Kingdom · 1840 · Developed by Charles Babbage & Ada Lovelace

A stack of light brown punchcards, shown folded and standing on a plain white background.

Analytical Engine Punched Cards

Foundation of modern computing and early IBM systems

United Kingdom · 1870 · Cardstock · Science Museum London

A single spool of the first transatlantic cable - dark gray steel wire with bronze-colored metal end caps and a central identification band

First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

United States · 1858 · Steel · Smithsonian

A monochrome architectural art print depicting a modernist building with tall, dramatic spires and sharp geometric forms, rendered in shades of gray and black.

The Metropolis of Tomorrow by Hugh Ferriss

United States · 1922 · Crayon on Paper · Published by Princeton Architectural Press

Black and white historical photograph of the New York City skyline, featuring the Empire State Building and a large airship docked at its spire.

Empire State Building’s Spire

Originally intended as a mooring mast for airships

United States · 1929 · Composite photograph · Smithsonian Magazine

Pieces of Progress

men's spire band ring sterling silver front

$280

$250

$2,400

$1,960

Expanding the human frontier

A rough, irregular natural meteorite with a metallic silver-gray Widmanstatten crystalline texture and darker brownish areas, isolated on a plain white background.

Meteorite with Widmanstätten Pattern

The Muonionalusta meteorite was formed 4.5 billion years ago and displays a vivid Widmanstätten pattern

Northern Scandinavia · Discovered 1906 · Iron & Nickel

A round, metallic gold disc featuring engraved technical schematics, including a circular diagram, waveforms, and geometric shapes, isolated on a white background.

Voyager Golden Record

Mounted on the Voyager Probe featuring images & sounds intended to show life on Earth to intelligent extraterrestrial life

United States · 1977 · Gold & Uranium-238-plated copper

A scanned New York Times article featuring a large headline about Voyager Thrills Scientists in Farewell to Solar System, with two black-and-white space photographs of Neptune's moon Triton and multiple columns of editorial text below.

Voyager Probe Leaves Solar System

New York Times · 1989

Aerospace Component

Germany · 2018 · Carbon Fiber · European Space Agency

Pieces of Progress

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