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/r/ArtefactPorn is a community dedicated to posting the very best objects, from the very large to the very small, made or shaped by the mankind throughout history. These artefacts range from tools and works of arts to archaeological finds, and give us a better sense of life in various moments throughout history.

Artifact - something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

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    Roof ornament from the ruins of Hwangnyongsa Temple. Korea, Kingdom of Silla, 7th century AD [3850x2800]

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    2024/03/21
    09:52 UTC
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    Two folding screens depicting Europeans arriving in Japan. Edo period, 17th century [2530x2477]

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    2024/03/21
    09:52 UTC
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    Porcelain moon flask with blue flowers. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [1000x1030]

    1 Comment
    2024/03/21
    09:52 UTC
    129

    A missile from a Roman ballista, found at Leckie Broch (central Scotland). A crack in the stone is clearly visible, which scientists interpret as the result of a sudden change in temperature. [1200x720]

    6 Comments
    2024/03/21
    07:04 UTC
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    The 4th century CE floor mosaic in the triconch hall of the Roman villa of Noheda in Spain. The 231 square meters mosaic consists of a main figurative scene that represents a wedding procession and several secondary ones, among which a Bacchic scene stands out [1499x2588]

    1 Comment
    2024/03/21
    03:41 UTC
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    A Roman bronze pie mold in the shape of a piglet. From Pompeii, 1st century CE, Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli [1080x1017]

    2 Comments
    2024/03/21
    03:28 UTC
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    At some time during the Maglemosian period (9000-6000 BCE) these five figures were scratched into an aurochs bone from Ryemarksgård in western Zealand, Denmark. Perhaps the picture shows a family or maybe a group of pregnant women? [491x458]

    22 Comments
    2024/03/21
    03:17 UTC
    155

    Painted metal and enamel grasshopper sculpture, Australian, c. 1850-1900. [4096x2840]

    2 Comments
    2024/03/20
    22:57 UTC
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    The Chärchän Man(1000 BCE)is a mummy found in the town Cherchen, located in current Xinjiang region of China.He was discovered in Tomb 2 at the Zaghunluq cemetery,near the town of Qiemo in the Taklamakan Desert of north-west China.Tattoos are visible on the side of his face.[1366x1580]

    Here is the Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherchen_Man

    58 Comments
    2024/03/20
    22:08 UTC
    537

    Ivory carving of dancing death. Germany, around 1700 [1112x1668]

    3 Comments
    2024/03/20
    19:09 UTC
    89

    Figurine of a seated priest. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 16th-17th century [2480x3000]

    1 Comment
    2024/03/20
    19:07 UTC
    58

    Ceramic model of a Buddhist building with Indian-style chatra. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 AD [1400x1828]

    2 Comments
    2024/03/20
    19:07 UTC
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    "Eyes to God" Medallion of Constantine II, Face value of 2 solidii, Minted in Thessaloniki in 327. Ex collection of Nelson Bunker Hunt. Only other surviving specimen in Münzkabinett Berlin, RIC 166 [1984x975]

    2 Comments
    2024/03/20
    19:05 UTC
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    Srbanes Monastery (built-in VIII-XVII centuries), is located in the Lori region of Armenia, on the northwestern edge of Ardvi village. The monastery complex consists of two churches and a bell tower. [1079 x 720]

    4 Comments
    2024/03/20
    17:37 UTC
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    Sprouting from the sharp crags of a volcanic dome northwest of Le Puy in France, this late-11th-century CE castle was built by the powerful Polignac family, who once controlled access to the city from the north, and to whom the fortress has belonged for a millennium [1536x2048]

    8 Comments
    2024/03/20
    15:44 UTC
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    A terracotta amphora attributed to the Nikoxenos Painter, depicting erotic scenes. C. 500-480 BCE, now housed at Tarquinia National Museum in Italy [2198x1532]

    26 Comments
    2024/03/20
    15:41 UTC
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    The Necropolis of Prunittu in Sardinia, Italy, is a complex that consists of 2 clusters, distant 100 m of each other, and includes a total of 27 domus de Janas. Most of the underground tombs are easy accessible while some are set in the vertical wall of a rock. 3500-2900 BCE [1080x1044]

    1 Comment
    2024/03/20
    15:37 UTC
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    Mori-Shōgunzuka Mound, after modern restorations. Japan, Kofun period, 4th century AD [1300x1082]

    1 Comment
    2024/03/20
    10:55 UTC
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    Fragments of a lamellar helmet. Tibet, 15th-17th century [1750x1776]

    2 Comments
    2024/03/20
    10:55 UTC
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    Necklace or waist pendant made of jade and agate beads. China, Western Zhou dynasty, 1046–771 BC [1200x1330]

    0 Comments
    2024/03/20
    10:55 UTC
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    In December 2023, 13 terracotta figurines were discovered in Pompeii, which are approximately 15 cm high. They depict human figures, a walnut, an almond, a rooster's head and, among others, pine cone. [1200x866]

    3 Comments
    2024/03/20
    09:04 UTC
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    Traces of the Roman stone wall with which the Romans surrounded Masada in 72/73 CE. The wall was about 3 meters high and about 3.5 km long; towers were placed at regular intervals. The ramparts were intended to completely cut off the defenders. [1200x710]

    21 Comments
    2024/03/20
    07:14 UTC
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    A well-preserved Roman infantry helmet decorated on the back with 2 mice and segmented circular motifs, perhaps loaves of bread. It once belonged to a soldier named Julius Mansuetus, whose name is inscribed on the neck-guard. Ca. 250 CE [600x1306]

    56 Comments
    2024/03/20
    06:10 UTC
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    Anavatos is a medieval, now abandoned, village on the Greek island of Chios. Created in the Byzantine era, probably by workers of the Monastery of Nea Moni, the village was abandoned after the Massacre of Chios in 1822 and the earthquake of 1881 [1200x1475]

    4 Comments
    2024/03/20
    06:08 UTC
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    A Neolithic decorated flint macehead dating to 3000-2500 BCE found at Maesmor, Corwen. Now housed at the National Museum Cardiff in Wales [1088x874]

    64 Comments
    2024/03/20
    06:06 UTC
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    The siège d'amour or "love chair" made for Edward VII in 1890. Purportedly helped the corpulent king copulate with a couple of courtesans simultaneously. [849x629]

    23 Comments
    2024/03/20
    00:53 UTC
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    Ancient Greek/Roman bronze model spoked wheel, c. 332 BCE - 300 CE. [2099x2050]

    1 Comment
    2024/03/19
    22:38 UTC
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    [1266x1440] Toddler footprint in ancient Roman tile

    [1266x1440] A Roman toddler’s footprint in a red clay tile, imprinted as it was drying ~2000 years ago. Vaison-la-Romaine (ancient Vasio Vocontiorum)

    24 Comments
    2024/03/19
    22:27 UTC
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    A 17th-century book on female virginity in the Wellcome Library, rebound in human skin by Dr. Ludovic Bouland around 1865.[1200x1723]

    100 Comments
    2024/03/19
    20:38 UTC
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    Bronze Lamashtu plaque held by the demon Pazuzu,(c.1st century B.C.E.,the Louvre, Paris).Pazuzu was invoked for protection against the goddess Lamashtu,who preyed on (unborn) children,(expectant) mothers,caused nightmares, disease and more unpleasantness in Mesopotamian mythology. [2112x2816]

    10 Comments
    2024/03/19
    20:18 UTC
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