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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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For images of the heritage, art, relics and other remains of mankind.

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Submission Rules

  • Include the name of the Artifact in the title.
  • Include the resolution in [brackets] in the title.
  • If an image contains human remains, please add the "Human Remains" flair and mark it as NSFW so the thumbnail does not show up
  • Only submit static images.
  • Videos, collections, interactive images/websites, and articles are not allowed.
  • Do not submit a shortened link using a URL shortener like tinyurl.
  • Make sure your image is hosted by an approved host.
    • 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.
  • Regarding reposts: it is not a repost unless it was posted to /r/ArtefactPorn less than three months ago, or if it's already in the top100 of all time.
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    Tomb of Philippe Pot, Knight of the Golden Fleece. Created in 1480, currently on display at the Louvre Museum. [2048 x 1536]

    8 Comments
    2024/10/31
    13:36 UTC
    5

    Looking glass. English, ca. 1700-1725. Red pine, paint, gesso and gold leaf. Loaned to the National Gallery of Art [3000x4000] [OC]

    1 Comment
    2024/10/31
    13:20 UTC
    5

    Wave basket, Created by Linda Graddick Huger, South Carolina, United States, 2004 [4288 × 2848]

    0 Comments
    2024/10/31
    12:29 UTC
    96

    "Der Bamberger Totentanz" in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany depicts a Rococo Interpretation of the "Danse Macabre.” Artist Unknown, Created in the 1730s [800 x 811]

    2 Comments
    2024/10/31
    11:42 UTC
    490

    Portuguese illustration of a foreign woman with deformities that could be indicative of Proteus syndrome, 1695 [440 × 650]

    17 Comments
    2024/10/31
    10:14 UTC
    163

    A Yakut burial from the first half of the 18th century CE, discovered at Alaas Ebe in Yakutia, Russia. The horse and its equipment are perfectly preserved by the extreme cold of north-eastern Siberia [944x577]

    4 Comments
    2024/10/31
    09:30 UTC
    330

    A terracotta statue depicting a slave girl resting on a camel. 8th century CE, from Hanshenzhai in Xian, now housed at Shaanxi Archaeological Institute in China [592x800]

    11 Comments
    2024/10/31
    09:22 UTC
    167

    A preserved Roman helmet of the Niederbieber type, made of bronze. The object was discovered during excavation works carried out in an ancient well in Rainau-Buch (southwest Germany) in 1979. [1278x1600]

    4 Comments
    2024/10/31
    04:59 UTC
    598

    Memento mori depicting Death and a maiden. Carved by Hans Schwarz. Germany, 1520 [1400x1400]

    4 Comments
    2024/10/31
    04:40 UTC
    266

    Mother-of-pearl figurine depicting the god of death with a headdress. Guatemala, Maya civilization, 600-800 AD [1150x1420]

    3 Comments
    2024/10/31
    04:40 UTC
    61

    Carved lacquer box with dragon. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century [1500x1330]

    1 Comment
    2024/10/31
    04:40 UTC
    168

    Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize. Aztec, Mexico c. 1500 AD. - Museo Nacional de Antropologia [500x646]

    1 Comment
    2024/10/31
    03:21 UTC
    42

    Class "A" Armor Testing Plate. Bethlehem Steel (1953). Produced for the Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal to test an 8 inch armor-piercing shell. It did not go into mass production as superior techniques and materials were quickly developed. [1848x4000]

    0 Comments
    2024/10/31
    01:19 UTC
    113

    Walking stick made from the vertebrae of a shark caught in 1842. Made by Philip Cooper, ship's carpenter of the schooner Osprey and later belonged to Job Coldicutt, a passenger on the Osprey. [5239x2305]

    4 Comments
    2024/10/31
    00:04 UTC
    133

    Colonial depictions of the Inca king as one of the Three Wise Men. Perú, ca. 1660 [1600x1106]

    0 Comments
    2024/10/30
    22:06 UTC
    440

    Foundation nail of the Ninnu Temple in Lagash dedicated by the powerful ruler Gudea (c. 2144–2124 BC) to Ningirsu God of agriculture, hunting, and war [3500x3500]

    1 Comment
    2024/10/30
    21:16 UTC
    407

    Rock crystal marten head from Milan, around 1560-1570, now in the Château d'Écouen. It had both a decorative and symbolic function. The animal was in fact associated with motherhood and chastity, having the reputation of conceiving through the ear and giving birth through the mouth. [1157x841]

    3 Comments
    2024/10/30
    19:23 UTC
    1,280

    Grave of Jacqueline de Lannoy and her husband Claude Bouton [800 x 1200]

    5 Comments
    2024/10/30
    17:40 UTC
    78

    M/V "Kuna" - the oldest floating river icebreaker in the world, built in 1884. Currently, it sails as a Museum and training ship, intended for historical and cultural education in the field of the history of waterways and inland navigation~Poland [1024x577]

    2 Comments
    2024/10/30
    17:05 UTC
    288

    “Creeping Baby Doll” was Patented by Robert J. Clay on March 14, 1871. From the National Museum of American History [3454 x 4320]

    17 Comments
    2024/10/30
    16:53 UTC
    3,035

    Laudatio Turiae, a stunningly heartfelt eulogy by a husband for his wife, detailing their entire life together, is the longest personal inscription from classical Rome(full translation in comments)[2453x2724]

    96 Comments
    2024/10/30
    13:47 UTC
    1,158

    American commemorative medal celebrating the end of the Great Depression of 1929.[600x573]

    81 Comments
    2024/10/30
    10:34 UTC
    1,307

    Ganluyan Temple, or "Sweet Dew Rock Temple", is an ancient temple built in China in 1146 CE. It sits in a huge rock and is supported by a wooden pillar below [1440x1800]

    9 Comments
    2024/10/30
    09:07 UTC
    1,164

    A Roman tile marked with finger lines, hobnail shoe prints, dog's paw prints, and a stamp of the LEG(io) XIIII G(emina). Found in Carnuntum in Austria, now housed at the Landessammlungen Niederösterreich [1000x1000]

    12 Comments
    2024/10/30
    09:01 UTC
    142

    A Roman carved sardonyx vessel, 54 CE, now housed at the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Germany [2291x2471]

    2 Comments
    2024/10/30
    08:39 UTC
    5,345

    Archaeologists excavated more than 2,000 mummies at the Inca cemetery of Puruchuco in Peru. This mummy of an Inca man retains the headdress feathers that marked him as an individual of high rank [640x800]

    102 Comments
    2024/10/30
    08:16 UTC
    243

    Sculpture of the demon king Ravana riding a mythical bird. Indonesia, 19th century [3500x4480]

    7 Comments
    2024/10/30
    05:51 UTC
    406

    Skull with turquoise and bone inlays. Mexico, Mixteca-Puebla culture, 1300-1520 AD [2330x2330]

    3 Comments
    2024/10/30
    05:51 UTC
    108

    Four birthday cups. China, Qing dynasty, 1662-1722 [1230x1250]

    1 Comment
    2024/10/30
    05:51 UTC
    316

    Roman mosaic from the tomb where a couple of former slaves - Amphio and Rustica - were buried. As we can read on the mosaic, the couple got married after liberation. [1200x900]

    1 Comment
    2024/10/30
    05:34 UTC
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