The skinless statue of the tortured apostle Bartholomew, which grossed out Mark Twain (OC, info in comments) (c. 1562) [6000x4000]5mo ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The perfectly preserved Tomb of Seti I, trashed by a circus strongman [OC] Info in comments2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/pics
Leonardo’s hidden masterpiece is likely concealed behind this wall, in the room where his feud with Michelangelo came to a head (OC, Info in comments) [6000x4000]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
My picture of the burial chamber in the Tomb of Seti I on the West Bank of Luxor, circa 1279 BCE (6000x4000)3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Cannibal Hymn: Beneath a collapsed Pyramid lies the oldest complete religious text in the entire world, featuring a section where the Pharaoh cooks and eats the gods (OC, info in comments) [5761x3841]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The reliquary platform of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, surrounded by curtains of Medieval stained glass, built to hold the maybe-real Crown of Thorns (OC, Info in comments) [4272x2848]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ 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
The owner of this Pompeii fast food restaurant stashed his earnings in a jar, likely before running off (OC, info in comments) [5803x3869]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Botticelli used actual gold to paint the hair in his “Birth of Venus,” before falling under the spell of a crazed monk and burning his own art (OC, Info in comments) [6000x4000]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Pantheon’s gigantic columns: 120,000 pounds each of solid granite, brought all the way from Egypt (OC, Info in comments) [5841x3827]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient ballots to banish a man from Athens, found stashed in a well: an early case of possible voter fraud, 482 BCE (OC, info in comments) [4272 × 2848]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
At 380 feet long, the Tomb of Ramesses V & VI is one of the largest in the Valley of the Kings — circa 1137 BCE [OC] [5705x3803]3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Vanished from history: The Giant Golden Menorah from the Arch of Titus on the Roman Forum: (OC, Info in comments) [4272x2848]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient graffiti: Greek and Roman tourists left their names and bad reviews inside this Egyptian tomb (OC, info in comments) [6000x4000]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A mummified baboon from Ancient Egypt, where the animals were worshipped...and sometimes used as cops (OC, Info in comments) [6000x4000]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman baths preserved by Vesuvius, complete with shelves: Home to pickpockets and tapeworms (OC, Info in comments) [4272 x2848]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman Baths preserved by Vesuvius, home to pickpockets and tapeworms (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientrome
Skinless statue of the tortured apostle Bartholomew, which grossed out Mark Twain (OC, info inside)1mo ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/pics
This perfectly preserved helmet from Pompeii may be evidence of a Jewish gladiator in the city [5808x3872]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Vanished from History: The Golden Menorah from Jerusalem, still visible on the Arch of Titus (OC, Excessive info in comments!)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientrome
Michelangelo the jerk, and the recent discovery that may solve the mystery of his “annoying graffiti” (OC, info in comments) [6000x4000]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A slave boy’s funerary bust, likely paid for by his master (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientrome
The perfectly preserved Tomb of Seti I, discovered and trashed by a circus strongman (OC, info in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In a dusty corner of a Roman museum, next to a fire extinguisher and power outlet, sits the bronze sphere that once sat atop the Vatican Obelisk and supposedly held Julius Caesar’s ashes (details in comments) [5515x3677]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The massive, cat-filled interior of the Hagia Sophia, a church, mosque, museum, now a mosque again, full of history and cats. Many, many cats. 537 CE (OC, Info in comments) [6000x4000]11mo ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An Ancient Greek statue and its painted replica, showing the colors that once adorned a group intentionally hidden in a pit (OC, Info in comments) [2848x 4272]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An Ancient Greek computer, designed to see into the future — accidentally found by a boat of sponge divers (OC, Info in comments) [3498x2332]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The counting of severed hands of the enemies of Ancient Egypt, on the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III (OC, info in comments) [6000x4000]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The singing statue of Ancient Egypt, visited by a Roman Emperor after his boyfriend drowned in the Nile (OC, info in comments) [6000x4000]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The best-preserved house from the eruption of Vesuvius kept its amazing colors [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/pics
A slave boy’s funerary bust from Ancient Rome, presumably paid for by his master (OC, info in comments) [5692x 3728]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman baths preserved by Vesuvius, complete with shelves: Home to pickpockets and tapeworms (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientrome
A plaster cast of Michelangelo’s first work — the original was stolen by Nazis (OC, info in comments) [6000x4000]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Sanctuary in the Temple of Edfu is almost completely intact, and shows what one of the holiest of places in Ancient Egypt looked like, circa 57 BCE [OC] [5637x3758]3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
How often do we see ancient artifacts that are food? Well, here’s one: a loaf of abandoned bread found in an oven of Pompeii (OC, details in comments) [6000x4000]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The amazingly well-preserved colors of the burial chamber of the Tomb of Ramesses V & VI, circa 1137 BCE [OC] [6000x4000]3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The island where the last hieroglyphs were carved, and Ancient Egypt died a slow death (OC, info in comments) [5848 x 3899]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This perfectly preserved helmet found in Pompeii may be evidence of a Jewish gladiator (OC, details in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Last Supper was botched, and is one of the most heavily damaged and restored pieces of art in history. Only about 20 percent remains (details in comments) (OC) [5562x3708]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A stone lion from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the last pieces from the sixth of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to fall (OC, Info in Comments) [6000x4000]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Home to tapeworms & pickpockets: Roman baths preserved by Mt. Vesuvius, complete with changing shelves (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
“The Birth of Venus” features actual gold in the hair, painted by an artist who burned his paintings after falling under the spell of a crazed monk (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
My picture of two dudes force-feeding a hyena in the Tomb of Mereruka, c. 2300 BCE (6000x4000)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Archaeology
The amazingly well preserved Tomb of Seti I, discovered and trashed by a circus strongman (OC, info in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
My picture of the burial chamber in the Tomb of Seti I, circa 1279 BCE3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientegypt
A mummified baboon from Ancient Egypt, where the animals were worshipped...and sometimes used as cops to chase around criminals (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Cannibal Hymn: Beneath a collapsed Pyramid lies the oldest complete religious text in the entire world, featuring a section where the Pharaoh cooks and eats the gods (OC, info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
My picture of the burial chamber in the Tomb of Seti I, circa 1279 BCE (info in comments!)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Archaeology
The twisted history of the Serpent Column of Delphi: Melted, erased, engraved, sold, stolen, bashed, and replaced (OC, Info in comments) [2776 x4164]1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient graffiti: Greek, Roman tourists left bad reviews in this Egyptian tomb [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/pics
Teensy Pygmy Warfare: the weirdest fresco in all of Pompeii (OC, info in comments) [5563x3709]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
My picture of the Temple of Isis at Philae at night, circa 280 BCE [5705x3803]3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Home to Lice & Bedbugs: Roman baths, preserved by Mt. Vesuvius [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/pics
The island where the last hieroglyphs were carved & Ancient Egypt died [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/pics
My picture of two dudes force-feeding a hyena in the Tomb of Mereruka, c. 2300 BCE (6000x4000)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The residents of Pompeii fled from the eruption of Vesuvius so fast, they left their bread still in the oven (OC, details in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
If this isn’t a fascinating artifact, I don’t know what is: Pieces of the crib of Jesus, located in a crypt under the altar of a church in Rome (OC, details in comments [5671x 3841]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Pantheon’s gigantic columns: 120,000 pounds of solid granite each, brought all the way from Egypt (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
No, it’s not chocolate cake...it’s Ancient Roman bread, abandoned and preserved in an oven of Pompeii (OC, details in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Is this Zeus or Poseidon? No one knows for sure when it comes to this 2nd Century BCE bronze statue (details in comments) [4205x2803]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
My picture of the Pyramid of Khafre at sunset, circa 2570 BCE3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientegypt
Stolen by Nazis: This plaster cast of Michelangelo’s first work is all that’s left of the original that vanished during WWII [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Serpent Column of Delphi: melted, erased, engraved, sold, stolen, bashed, and replaced [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I’ve been slacking — letting others provide content here, while not posting anything myself.3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ancientegypt
The Tomb of Nefertari near Luxor in Egypt has its own air circulation system, and limits visitors to 15 minutes at a time (circa 1255 BCE, info in comments) [6000x4000]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The victims of Pompeii share stories through these plaster casts of their final moments [OC] Info in comments1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Ancient graffiti: Greek and Roman tourists left their names and bad reviews in this Egyptian tomb (OC, info in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Home to pickpockets and tapeworms: Roman baths, preserved by Vesuvius (OC, info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Last Supper was botched, and only about 20 percent remains (OC, details in comments)2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/RenaissanceArt
Home to tapeworms & pickpockets: Roman baths preserved by volcanic ash and mud, complete with shelves for clothes (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/BeAmazed
The amazingly well preserved Tomb of Seti I, discovered and trashed by a circus strongman (OC, Excessive info in comments) [6000x4000]2yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A slave boy’s funerary bust from Ancient Rome, presumably paid for by his master (OC, info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The website is (mostly) finished! Now, I need your help: Feedback, please!1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/u_PorcupineMerchant
Stepping into this 380-foot long tomb makes you feel like you’ve walked into another reality [OC]3yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/woahdude
The “Birth of Venus” features real gold in the hair, painted by an artist who later burned his paintings after falling under the sway of a crazed monk (OC, Info in comments)1yr ⋅ PorcupineMerchant ⋅ r/BeAmazed
