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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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  • Include the name of the Artifact in the title.
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  • If an image contains human remains, please add the "Human Remains" flair and mark it as NSFW so the thumbnail does not show up
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  • Videos, collections, interactive images/websites, and articles are not allowed.
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    • Original source is allowed and preferred over the approved hosts. If your submission is not on the list of approved hosts, but it is an original source, please use the tag [OS] so your submission is not removed in error. If your image is rehosted from another approved host it will be removed.
    • If you took the photo yourself, you can signify this by using the tag [OC] (original content) and after 24 hours you will be given special flair. If you don't receive flair after a few days feel free to message the mods.
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    Marble bust of Roman Emperor Caracalla, c. 212 CE. He would be assassinated on this day in 217 CE by a disgruntled Roman soldier while he stopped to urinate on the side of the road.[2882x3842]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/09
    00:21 UTC
    48

    Silk menu for a dinner given for the Legislature of Missouri by the citizens of St. Louis, Missouri, February 1857. [2107x3069]

    5 Comments
    2024/04/08
    23:00 UTC
    1,069

    Trepanated skull of a 50-year old woman from around 3500 BC,found in tomb 3,Corseaux. Cicatrisation of the bones indicate that the patient survived.It is displayed at the Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History,Switzerland.[2850x3010]

    44 Comments
    2024/04/08
    20:01 UTC
    335

    Head of an Official, Egypt, Dynasty 26, 664-595 BCE. Granite [745 x 780]

    9 Comments
    2024/04/08
    16:49 UTC
    92

    Nidhisringa or Cornucopia, Bronze, 2nd Century CE, found at Posheri, Maharashtra. On display at CSMVS, Mumbai, India.[1080×1920]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/08
    15:10 UTC
    2,557

    One of 4 golden hats found throughout Germany (3) and France (1). Nearly 3500 years old [786×1097]

    161 Comments
    2024/04/08
    13:51 UTC
    186

    Chess and goose game board. Ebony, ebonized wood, ivory, horn, gold wire. Likely made in Gujarat, India, for export to Europe, late 16th c. See link in comments for the goose game board on reverse side, possibly the earliest extant example. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [4000x3951]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/08
    13:04 UTC
    33

    Necklace with God, glass and red coral beads. 2nd Century CE. found at Eleswaram, Nagarjunakonda valley. On display at ASI museum, NagarjunaKonda, India. The mediterranean red coral was probably soured from the Roman trade with India.[1800×1200]

    0 Comments
    2024/04/08
    12:26 UTC
    447

    Fragment of the Garni temple (1st century AD) in Armenia. John Buchan Telfer, who visited in the 1870s, wrote that the ruins "lie fallen in wonderful disorder". He removed a fragment of the architrave with a lion's head and bequeathed it to the British Museum. [1490 x 786]

    29 Comments
    2024/04/08
    10:48 UTC
    1,312

    The Famine Stela. Created during the Ptolemaic period possibly by priests of Khnum for the sake of legitimizing their position. It tales a tale of the 3rd dynasty pharaoh Djoser and is one of the few written insights into the Old Kingdom [3000x2000]

    26 Comments
    2024/04/08
    10:26 UTC
    197

    Roman wall fresco showing a garden scene. The object dates back to the early 1st century CE. Discovered in Herculaneum or Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. [2560x637]

    4 Comments
    2024/04/08
    06:06 UTC
    138

    Main hall at Zuiryū-ji Temple. Japan, Edo period, 1659 [3252x2432]

    0 Comments
    2024/04/08
    03:31 UTC
    208

    Ornament depicting Krishna subduing the naga Kaliya. Kathmandu, Nepal, 17th century [2800x3130]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/08
    03:31 UTC
    111

    Sculpture of Hariti, with red and gold highlights. China, Ming dynasty, 1607 [2650x2650]

    0 Comments
    2024/04/08
    03:31 UTC
    185

    Chatelaine with Watch. French, 18th century, gold, gilt metal, agate, rock crystal. Decorative chatelaines were worn by men and women as belt pendants and multifunctional devices for carrying utensils like watches, signet seals, and sewing accessories. [992x1800]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/08
    03:27 UTC
    75

    An English or early American pewter plate, c. 1770-1810. [3008x2000]

    3 Comments
    2024/04/08
    02:08 UTC
    342

    Temple of Poseidon at Sounion (Approx. 1 hour drive from Athens) [4032 x 3024]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/07
    19:30 UTC
    1,109

    Dagger with a bear head, from Pyhäjoki, Finland. Neolithic Stone Age (ca. 5200-1900/1700 BCE) [1170x2532]

    10 Comments
    2024/04/07
    16:41 UTC
    1,771

    This is a cadaver stone, an Irish variant of the cadaver tomb,and represents Sir Edmond Goldyng and his wife Elizabeth Fleming. It is set into the wall of the churchyard of St. Peter's Church of Ireland in Drogheda,Ireland. It is estimated that this is from the early 16th century.[4000x6000]

    23 Comments
    2024/04/07
    16:18 UTC
    1,952

    Chalcidian-type helmet found in Ukraine, ca. 500 BC [526 x 700]

    63 Comments
    2024/04/07
    15:36 UTC
    90

    Miniature Amphorae, 100 to 400 CE. From Yoktan, Kingdom of Khotan (present day: Xinjiang, China), 1.7 x 1.4 cm, on display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.[1800×1198]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/07
    15:25 UTC
    305

    Marble relief showing fallen cataphracts and destroyed chariots. The object may be an artistic visualization of the defeat of the Seleucid Monarchy at Magnesia in 190 BCE. The artifact is located in the Pergamon Museum (Panorama) in Berlin (Germany). [1200x625]

    3 Comments
    2024/04/07
    12:35 UTC
    379

    Gold covers for a deceased person's face. Java, Indonesia, 500 BC-500 AD [738x925]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/07
    11:33 UTC
    839

    Portrait of a boy with falcon, painting by Wallerant Vaillant. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, around 1650 [3334x4000]

    9 Comments
    2024/04/07
    11:24 UTC
    174

    Clay figure of the mimizuku (horned owl) type, called that because the face resembles an owl. Saitama, Japan, Jōmon period, 2000-1000 BC [2100x2640]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/07
    11:24 UTC
    202

    Ceramic wine pot shaped like bamboo. China, 1650-1720 [1700x1600]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/07
    02:13 UTC
    1,055

    Gold earrings with fine granulation. Italy, 6th century BC [3600x3333]

    18 Comments
    2024/04/07
    02:13 UTC
    1,662

    The alleged contract between Urbain Grandier and several demons (including Lucifer and Satan), written in backwards Latin. This was used as evidence against Grandier, who was found guilty of the notorious Loudun Possessions in 1634. He was executed by burning at the stake. [548x775]

    115 Comments
    2024/04/06
    20:15 UTC
    160

    A denarius minted by Augustus to celebrate the capture of Egypt after the battle of Actium where he defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra. [541x1080]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/06
    19:38 UTC
    670

    Memento mori ring made in the memory of Charles I, king of England. Inside the ring there’s an inscription reading “more than conqueror”, XVII Century [1083x645]

    7 Comments
    2024/04/06
    18:44 UTC
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