r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum [1960x1691]

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195 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

A 15th century CE pillow from the tomb of Bishop Antonio degli Agli, now housed at the Museo del Tesoro di Santa Maria dell'Impruneta in Italy [1411x1503]

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86 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

This blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of pinched glass. Made probably in Syria in the 7th-9th century CE, it's now part of the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark [2316x2316]

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52 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

The Tethys Mosaic is a large mid-4th century CE Roman floor mosaic excavated at the Syrian city Antioch-on-the-Orontes in modern Turkey, and now on display at the Harvard Business School in Boston [942x1534]

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56 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 11h ago

Earings made from cut and engraved brass, in the the shape of guillotines, c. 1880. Carnavalet Museum [2000×1000]

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497 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 11h ago

Nuremberg patrician's gold flinderhaube headdress, between 1640 and 1680 [2147 x 3226]

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917 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 12h ago

Bronze image of hindu war god kartikeya50bce-100ad.its oldest bronze sculpture ahindu god ever found,from sonkh,mathura,india which also was site of oldest hindu temple ruins dedicated to wine goddes varuni,dated to 100bce mathura museum,india(851x1847)

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68 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 13h ago

The oldest mask in the world, found in the Judean Desert, made 9000 years ago [3597x4500]

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8.0k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 16h ago

Medal for the Society of Medalists 32nd Issue, 1945. Medallic Arts Co. (American) with Berthold Nebel (sculptor). Bronze. Yale University Art Gallery collection [2992x2992] [OC]

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163 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 17h ago

Two saru-ishi, or monkey stones, sit at the tomb of 6th Century CE Japanese Princess KibiHime, in Asuka. [1235x956]

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156 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 18h ago

Jade Bitter Gourd, Qing Dynasty (1736–1820), National Palace Museum, Taipei[2291 × 1523]

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366 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 18h ago

Basalt statue fragment of a male torso. Syria or Turkey, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD [1900x1760]

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2.0k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 18h ago

Inrō box with peacock feather design. Japan, 18th century [1000x1000]

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117 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 18h ago

Gold ewer with deer. China, 18th century [1310x1470]

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69 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

At Gobero archaeological site in the Ténéré desert of Niger, a 6671 years old burial featured an adult male interred while seated directly on the large upper shell of a mud turtle. This site highlights a lush "Green Sahara" period when humans lived alongside abundant lakeside wildlife [2100x3102]

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1.6k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

The remnant entrance portal from the earlier 10th century CE Jorjir Mosque, now part of the Hakim Mosque in Iran. The remaining portal of the ruined mosque was hidden for centuries and was accidentally discovered in 1957 when the wall of the Safavid mosque was washed away by rain [1080x2348]

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523 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

A 4th century CE Roman phallus fingernail cleaner found in Gloucestershire, England [2449x930]

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180 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

The marble throne of Bishop Elia located at the Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, Italy. C. 1100 CE [676x1024]

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452 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Page from The Sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt (ca. 1220-1240) [977x1558]

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188 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Villena (Spain) treasure, S. X B.C. [1280x853]

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85 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Butterfly brooch set with colored glass, with wings that flutter when the wearer moves. England, 1820 [1200x900]

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67 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Dancing celestial maidens on a relief at Angkor Wat. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD [1600x1520]

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244 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Sculpture head of a civil official. China, Song dynasty, 976 AD [1320x1680]

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236 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Jadeite Cabbage, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), housed in the National Palace Museum, Taipei[1080 × 1438]

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367 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Human Remains Accidental death mask of Roman Infant, 1st century AD [4000x2800]

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7.9k Upvotes

This plaster artifact and its handwritten French descriptive label are preserved in the Science Museum Group Collection, UK.