The skinless statue of the tortured apostle Bartholomew, which grossed out Mark Twain (OC, info in comments) (c. 1562) [6000x4000]7mo ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Closeup of a Terracotta soldier's hairstyle. Qin dynasty, China, 221-206 BCE [606x925]8mo ⋅ ionn9200 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Golden Gate of Constantinople. Chariots drawn by four elephants could pass through the gates at one point, but you can see how the gates became smaller over time as the need for defense overtook aesthetic and symbolic considerations. 4th-5th Century CE [800x600]2yr ⋅ Legitimate_Twist ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Human footprints found in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park have been dated to 23,000 years ago, well before the end of the last ice age when overland migration routes became navigable [1200x900]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A well-preserved Neolithic knife, the blade was made of flint and fastened with birch tar in a handle made of wood. From the pile dwelling settlement at Wangen-Hinterhorn, Lake Constance, dating 3800-3500 BC. [2048x1670]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A marriage contract from Roman Egypt, between a couple of embalmer, with two of their colleagues acting as witnesses. Typically, a dowry would be included on this contract, but that's not the case, indicating that both the bride and the groom were fairly poor[1372x1346]2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Head of a man with red eyes, possibly intoxicated from drinking pulque before being sacrificed. Mexico, Mexica civilization, 1325-1521 AD [1440x1650]2yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A silver brooch I found metal detecting, finally being worn again after 400 years in the ground [2607 x 2990]4yr ⋅ poshjosh1999 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Italy’s Remote Alpine Shelter. One of the most striking remnants of World War I in Italy’s Dolomite mountains is a compact alpine shelter that was constructed over 2,700 meters above sea level. [514x640]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A man catcher for catching and holding prisoners as well as pulling riders off horseback by the neck, German, c. 1600-1800. [2479x3504]1yr ⋅ concentum ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai. Published around 1830 as the first in the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji, it is Hokusai's most famous work and is often considered the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world... (more in comments)( [1563x1080]1yr ⋅ WestonWestmoreland ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A collection of bronze weapons, including bows and quivers filled with arrows, dating to between 900 and 600 BCE were found in Oman in 2016 [3196x7054]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
First developed by the Persians around 400 BC, the Yakhchal is an ancient type of ice house that functions as an evaporative cooler, used to store ice for use in the summer, as well as for food storage. The one in the picture is the oldest one still standing in Iran and is 400 years old [4350x5658]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Maya drinking cup with two men in ceremonial dance costumes, from Copan in Honduras. Travertine with cinnabar, 763-820 CE, now housed at the Princeton University Art Museum [2606x1418]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A stone penis used to sharpen weapons. Found in the ruins of Torre de Meira, Spain, 14th century [2000x1730]1mo ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Robe and outfit of king Gustav iii on the day of his assassination [3328 x 4992]1yr ⋅ 739xks ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A late 18th century clock made by Balthazar Martinot designed by Andre-Charles Boulle, gifted to Joao VI of Portugal, brought to Brazil in 1808 and was destroyed beyond repair in the Jan 8th 2023 invasion to the Planalto Palace, Brasilia. [9240x616]1yr ⋅ WinterPlanet ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Egyptian faience beaded fishnet dress dating from the Fourth Dynasty, c. 2550 BCE.[6000x6000]3wk ⋅ Beeninya ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Marie Antoinette's watch, took 40 years to produce, it was only finished 30 years after her execution (700x907)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Gold Swastika Amulet, 1st Century BCE, Found at Sirkap,Taxila. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1132×1132]1yr ⋅ 1NbSHXj4 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The walls and moats of Osaka Castle. Japan, Azuchi–Momoyama period, 1583-1620. The castle itself is a modern reconstruction. [4167x2728]1yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Fall of the Rebel Angels, early 18th century, sculpted from a single piece of ivory. Unknown author (formerly attributed to Jakob Auer). Currently located at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [7332x9257]10mo ⋅ luis-mercado ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
4000-year-old writing board by an Egyptian student with teacher's spelling corrections in red (1080x809)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The best preserved house from the eruption of Vesuvius, home to Herculaneum’s favorite son (OC, Excessive info in comments) [4272x2848]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An X-Ray of the Greek Antikythera Mechanism, which shows the gears inside. It is the world's oldest analogue computer, made 2000+ years ago. (1024X521)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Cleopatra papyrus is a decree granting generous tax exemptions to the Roman businessman Publius Canidius, a friend of Mark Antony. At the bottom of the document, in a rare example of her handwriting, Cleopatra herself added the Greek word γινεσθωι, make it happen [1200x2349]1yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A box-bed (also known as a closed bed or close bed) is a traditional furnishing found in Brittany (France) and western Britain. In homes with usually only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter. Some of them were built in double-decker form. [1462x2340]1yr ⋅ SurnomSympa ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Hanging Pillar. Lepakshi Temple, India. 35 ton, 20ft tall. There are 70 granite pillars but one doesn’t touch the floor leaving a thin space to pass clothes under it. Built between 1530 and 1545. [4273x6000].8mo ⋅ Agmm-cr ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Zulu wooden spoon in the shape of a woman. From South Africa, 19th century CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1105x1200]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The actual coat worn by admiral Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 with the hole in the left shoulder caused by the musket ball that killed him. Now on display at the National Maritime Museum in London [2987x4009]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Bust of a 3-year-old Martial who was born and died as a slave. The monument was commissioned by the boy’s owner. The hairstyle suggests that the boy lived during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 CE). [678x900]1yr ⋅ imperiumromanum_edu ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 2000-year-old elongated Peruvian skull with a surgical metal implant following a battle head injury. Based on the broken bone surrounding the repair, the metal was tightly fused and held the skull together. [609x678]2yr ⋅ congratsonyournap ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
3,700-year-old ancient clay tablet containing applied geometry. A millennia before the birth of Pythagoras. [739x415]3yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Tughra sketches and caricatures doodled by future Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror when has was 8 years old in circa 1440. Mehmed would later become sultan at the age of 12, and at the age of 21 he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire [1150x846]1yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The 2,000-year-old Mask of the Bat God, made of jade. Mexico, Zapotec civilization, 200 BC-200 AD [1400x1500]2yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Two books I picked up from the Goodwill where I work. The one on the left was printed in 1711 and is a collection of Pliny the Younger’s letters. The one on the right was printed in 1771 and is a school book about Greek Mythology. [4032 x 3024]4yr ⋅ DaTank84 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Garima Gospels, written in Ge’ez from the 4th to 7th century AD, are believed to be the world’s oldest surviving illustrated Bible, that are still held at the Abba Garima Monastery on a mountain over 2000 m high in Tigray, Ethiopia, for over a millennium. [1900 x 2799]3yr ⋅ exalted_augusta ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A golden celestial globe with pearl inlays that represent the 28 traditional Chinese constellations (xingxiu), 300 other constellations, and more than 2,200 stars. Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China [2028x3676]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 5,000-year-old 'spider stone' found in the island of Bornholm in Denmark [1240x1277]1mo ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mosaics of Iranian women from the Sassanid Persian Empire period (224AD - 651AD). These are now in the National Museum of Iran. [1698 x 1090]1yr ⋅ Naderium ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
17,000-year-old projectile point carved from a reindeer antler. Dordogne, France, Magdalenian cultures, 15000 BC [1775x976]1yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient 1,700-year-old anchor recovered after 26 years ~ The Israel Antiquities Authority has been contacted by a person who found the anchor while diving near Palmahim Beach in the central part of the country. [822x537]11mo ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Cloak worn by Napoleon I in the 1790s, in a campaign in Egypt, inspired by Berber burnous; red felt, embroidered and appliqued with silver thread and braid borders, lined with yellow silk brocade with pink roses, with purple silk lozenges to form an Imperial eagle [1023×2000]1yr ⋅ KatyaRomici00 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
In England, a real treasure was recently discovered - from 6 to 8 thousand Roman coins. The discovery was made by a private prospector and the find is currently being examined by archaeologists at the museum, where it will undergo recounting and conservation. [1080x780]1yr ⋅ imperiumromanum_edu ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The death mask of a 10 year old Roman girl named Claudia Victoria, made of plaster by her mother Claudia Severina. Found in Lyon, France dating to 100 A.D. (3456x3391)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Compendium, an astronomical toolkit from 1557, containing two different kinds of sundial, a nocturnal and two lunar volvelles to tell time at night, a world map, ten pages engraved with astronomical and astrological tables, seven blank pages, and a magnetic compass. Adler Planetarium [1200×800]2yr ⋅ KatyaRomici00 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Discovered in 2003 while renovating - Mayan murals (dated between between A.D. 1524 and 1821) found behind plaster walls in private homes in Chaju, Guatemala - Murals featuring musicians in European clothing along side dancers in a traditional feathered costume. [1340 x 1500]2yr ⋅ TarTarianPrincess ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Sabsal dog. Painted by Kim Doo-ryang(1696~1763, Joseon korea), with the political poem wrote by the king Yungjo him self.[1647x1258]2yr ⋅ 0noob_to_everything ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The iron and gold cuirass of the king Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. 4th century BC, now on display at the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai in Vergina, Greece [1352x1754]3yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Stage for water puppet shows, built on a lake at Chua Thay Temple. Hanoi, Vietnam. Temple founded in the 11th century, current structures from the 1600s. [1840x2540]1yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 5,000-year-old Harappan stepwell found in Dholavira, India, in 2014 [332x500]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Clothes of three noblemen murdered by king Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards in 1567. More info in the comments. [1200x855]2yr ⋅ eam2468 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Victorian archery outfit belonging to Mrs Fanny Giveen. C. 1855, now part of the collection of the Museum of London [823x1062]1yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A tomb holding the remains of Wahibre-mery-Neith, an Egyptian military official who commanded battalions made up of foreign soldiers during his lifetime in the 6th century BCE, has been unearthed recently in Giza's Abusir necropolis [2200x3300]1yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Bowl with Fish design, Iran, probably Kashan, late 13th–mid-14th century, stone paste; black decoration under a transparent turquoise glaze. The Hossein Afshar Collection. [1000X812]2yr ⋅ abaganoush ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The world’s oldest woven garment, called the Tarkhan Dress, probably fell past the knees originally. At 5,100 to 5,500 years old, it dates to the dawn of the kingdom of Egypt. Found in Cairo in 1913, now it's in the collection of the University College London [2804x3738]3yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
In northwest China’s Shaanxi province, the remains of a Great Wall fort, dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE), were discovered last year in April, with more than 30 life-size painted clay statues [2730x2048]3yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Man's smoking suit, England, 1870s. Silk satin, quilted, with silk cord trim. [1496 × 2100] [OS]3yr ⋅ doinker1995 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
22 idols and 100's of copper plate inscriptions found during digging at Chatnathar temple in Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu, India. Thought to be atleast 1000 years old.[1905×2048]1yr ⋅ 1NbSHXj4 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Immovable Ladder (c. 1700) a simple cedar wood ladder on the front facade of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. It is not known who placed it or why, but on the request of the Pope, it will remain where it is until the Catholic and Orthodox Churches reunify. [1078 x 1088]3yr ⋅ CosmoFishhawk2 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Marble column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis. Greece, 300 BC [3738x2790]2yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
First State Bed of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York. England, 1485-1486. [900x643]1yr ⋅ Lepke2011 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Da Vinci Globe, dated 1504, is the oldest known globe to show the New World. Engraved with immaculate detail on two conjoined lower halves of ostrich eggs [2189x2142]3yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Bronze Spartan shield - loot from the Battle of Sphacteria 425 BC, Athenian Agora Museum [1107x1465]1yr ⋅ Ergorath ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
One of the 145 loincloths that were discovered in Tutankhamun's tomb. Ca. 1332-1323 BCE [3000x4000]1yr ⋅ WideEyedWand3rer ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 3400-year old imitation fur hat that was found inside the coffin of Trindhøj Man in Denmark, made of cloth with little threads sewn onto it to give it a fur-like appearance. (1200X1200)1yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Male anti-masturbation apparatus, c.1871-1930. This metal device is one of a number of similar devices which were invented in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries to prevent masturbation. A leather strap which would have kept it in place is missing [576 x 863]7mo ⋅ Whey-Men ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Painting of a demon dragging a man and holding an ox by the tail. Possibly belonged to a storyteller. Iran, 15th century [1680x2270]1yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Costume worn by Tsar Nicholas 2 for the 1903 ball in the Winter Palace. He is dressed as the 17th century Tsar Alexis, his favourite tsar. The other guests also dressed in 17th century costumes, many wearing priceless original items brought specially from the Kremlin [948x806]2yr ⋅ ting-en ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The so-called Apollo of Gaza. 2,500 year old Greek bronze. Found by a local fisherman who tried to sell the statue on Ebay. The stattue is now vanished after been taken by the police. [1177x1644]3yr ⋅ BrakkarDeathbringer ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
George Washington’s military trunk bed used during the Revolutionary War, 1775. (1080x640)1yr ⋅ dannydutch1 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
7000 year old Neolithic figurines from Romania, called The Thinker and The Sitting Woman. (1024X768)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Curved dagger (khanjar) with rock crystal hilt. India, 18th century [740x1100]2yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Broadway Tower in Worcestershire, England. It was built in 1799. (960X1200)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Scaligero Castle is a fortress from the Scaliger era, built in the 14th century in Sirmione. It is an extraordinary example of lakeside fortification and one of Italy's best preserved castles. The fortress has a dock that still encloses a small part of the lake today [1072x1329]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The 11th century Kirkjubøargarður, in the Faroe Islands, is one of the oldest still inhabited wooden houses in the world, if not the oldest [1023x688]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Maya carving of a frog from Topoxte. 700–800 CE, shell and quartz, now part of the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala City [746x900]3yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Shibam in Yemen is the oldest skyscraper city in the world. Known for its mudbrick high-rise buildings with some of them over 30m high, it's referred to as the Manhattan of the desert. While Shibam has been inhabited for 1700 years, most of the city's houses date from the 16th century [3072x4352]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Armenian carpet from 1890 depicting the Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, Iran. [640 x 968]7mo ⋅ sopsosstic ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A rune stone in Soderby, Botkyrka, Sodermanland, Sweden. The inscription says: Sibbe and Tjarve had the stone raised in memory of Torkel, their father.(1080x1587)1yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman tombstone shwiing marriage: Caludius Agathemerus and his wife Myrtale. Object is dated back to 90-110 CE. The artifact is located in the Ashmolean Museum. [680x616]1yr ⋅ imperiumromanum_edu ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An ancient Greek kylix showing a baby sitting in his pottychair and calling to his mother. ca. 480 BCE, the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels. And a 6th Century BCE potty found in the Athenian Agora. Agora Museum, Athens [960x1576]3mo ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Chinese moon bed made of satinwood. About 1875, Sung Sing Kung Factory, China. Now on display at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts [960x1280]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A perfectly preserved section of the Via Flaminia Roman road, discovered at a depth of 0.90m during planning of a new water pipeline in Riano. The Flaminian Way struck north from Rome, over the Apennines to the Adriatic coast. [526x701]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Men covering their noses to avoid the overpowering smell of a samurai taking a dump. From Hokusai Manga vol 12, woodblock printed book, Japan, 1834 [602x1024]6mo ⋅ ChefMasterVindex ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Plan of Saint Gall is a medieval architectural drawing of an entire Benedictine monastic compound dating from 820–830 CE. It is the only surviving major architectural drawing from the roughly 700-year period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the 13th century [3332x4844]1yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Beads from Venice, Italy found in Alaska, circa 1440 to 1480, likely predating Columbus by a couple decades [1920 x 1345]3yr ⋅ MarsandCadmium ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Chinese Bronze Sword With An Inlaid Rock Crystal, Turquoise and Gold Hilt, Warring States Period Circa 4th - 2nd Century, B.C. [640 x 725]4mo ⋅ Cyanidechrist____ ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Golden Dog, a sculpted relief dating from 1688 with an ominous poem, in Quebec City, Canada [1024 x 768]1yr ⋅ Sillvaro ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A toy Ball from circa 2500 BC found in the grave of an Egyptian child. Most likely placed there by their parents so the child would have something to play with in the afterlife. [2000x2000]3mo ⋅ Lepke2011 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The main gate of Castle Pedraza in Spain, ca. 15th century [768x1024]11mo ⋅ Klutzy_Battle_6019 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Plaster casts of Pompeian bodies. The objects are located in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. [1200x900]6mo ⋅ imperiumromanum_edu ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Babylonian Clay Model Dated to 1800 B.C.E. Thought to be Humanity’s First Recorded Kiss [1551x2644]1mo ⋅ Lepke2011 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Bronze funeral shoes found in a burial mound, before and after cleaning. Korea, Kingdom of Baekje, 4th century AD [2500x3300]1yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigismund II Augustus's armor set. Donated in 1574 by Princess Anna Jagiellon to John III of Sweden, made in the 1550s by Kunz Lochner in Nurnberg. Livrustkammaren, Stockholm [2122x2752]2yr ⋅ emilos260 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Kondana caves build by cutting the single rock in mountain build in 2nd century in India[1080x864]7mo ⋅ Mokkasakka ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Extendable bamboo chair. China, Qing dynasty, early 1800s [3300x4750]2yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Detail of the monument to Sir George St Paul and his wife in St Lawrence's Church, Snarford, England, 1613 CE [667x1000]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An aerial view of the fortified city of Naarden in the Netherlands. Naarden, which was granted its city rights in 1300, is an example of a star fort, complete with fortified walls and a moat [1536x2048]2mo ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Devils Bridge in Ceredigion, Wales, comprises three bridges built on top of each other, dating from c. 1100, 1753 and 1901 (720X960)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Varnhem Humerus, a broken bone repaired with a copper plate, and shows signs of healing afterwards. From Varnhem, Vastergotland. Dated between 1260 and 1527. (687x1039)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mummy portrait: A young woman in a crimson tunic and a rich array of jewellery [1286x2000]7mo ⋅ Egypt-Museum ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Group of dolls arranged in a ceremonial scene, from a dry tomb. Peru, Chancay culture, 900-1400 AD [1150x1200]7mo ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Colourful paint pigments preserved in their original pots, from Pompeii in Italy [2048x1013]9mo ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
2500-year-old jar full of eggs, unearthed in Jiangsu in eastern China. Spring and Autumn period, 771-476 BC [710x746]3yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman statue of the Graeco-Egyptian god Hermanubis.He is a syncretism of Hermes from Greek mythology and Anubis from Egyptian mythology.(1st-2nd Century AD, Vatican Museums). [3648x5472]2mo ⋅ Molech996 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The armor and helmet of the samurai Honda Tadakatsu also referred to as The Warrior who surpassed Death itself because he never once suffered a significant wound, despite being the veteran of over 57 battles by the end of his life. Met Museum (Momoyama period, late 16th century) [797x450]1yr ⋅ HeEatsFood ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An almost 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered by archaeologists at the construction site of the A3 motorway. This great find was made in Salaj County, located in north-western Romania (Krisana and Transylvania). [720x960]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
After the Warsaw Uprising (1944), the occupying Nazis burnt the Krasinski Library, burning about 150,000 priceless texts in a larger effort to destroy Polish heritage and the city of Warsaw. This urn in the Krasinski Library today contains the ashes of some of those lost texts. [7350x4924]2yr ⋅ The_Persian_Cat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Intact/collapsed Roman roofs from Herculaneum, in Italy, discovered in 1931 near the House of the Loom [1024x1650]8mo ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Purse belonging to Cardinal Wolsey. Leather, metal thread, silk satin and silver, between 1500-1529. The inner clasp is inscribed: ‘Cardinalis Ts. Wolse IVXVIII’ and ‘Fidei coticula crux’ [1896x1358]1yr ⋅ JEng35 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Crocodile Stone is a peculiar rock, located in the Vat Phou Temple complex in Laos, that contains the carving of a crocodile. It was possibly the site of an annual human sacrifice in pre-Angkorian times (before the 9th century CE) [4242x5660]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Miniature scholar's rock carved from turquoise. A scholar's rock is a strangely shaped rock for scholars to ponder. China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century [1240x1550]1yr ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Posy ring with pictogram inscription, ‘Two hands, one heart, Till death us part.’ England in the 17th century [595x612]3yr ⋅ redbonito ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The nearly 2,000-year-old leather bikini on display at the Museum of London is one of four found at the Queen Victoria Street excavation site in London in 1953. [1200x1146]1yr ⋅ imperiumromanum_edu ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A pewter syringe, made in Paris in 1701 or 1708, recovered from the shipwreck of the Queen Anne's Revenge, famed Pirate Black Beard's stolen flagship. The syringe contained mercury, which most likely treated pirates aboard ailing from syphilis [1171x901]2yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Old miners clay pipe from the 1800 exact date unknown, unfortunately the mouth piece has fell off.(4032x3024)2yr ⋅ Durhamexplorerz ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Flint handaxe knapped around a fossil shell made by an archaic hominin, West Tofts, Norfolk, England, Ca. 500,000-300,000 Before Present. (729x945)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Machu Picchu aqueduct, one of three ancient American hydraulic structures still working today. 1200 a.C. [4000x6000].11mo ⋅ Agmm-cr ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This 4000-year-old Assyrian prenup is the world oldest historical reference to infertility and surrogacy. It says that if the couple didn't have a child in 2 years, then the wife will buy her husband a slave, who would be freed after giving birth to the first male baby [1024x640]3yr ⋅ Fuckoff555 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Great helm of Albert von Pranckh,14th century,showing the style often used by the Teutonic order.It is on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.[2892x5844]1mo ⋅ Molech996 ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
14th century packhorse bridge - usually submerged by Baitings Reservoir (Yorkshire, UK) - revealed due to the low water level with the recent drought. [3024x4032]1yr ⋅ Mfombe ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Lion of Gripsholm Castle, a poorly taxidermied lion from 18th century Sweden. (2000x2027)2yr ⋅ Kunstkurator ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn