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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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    • 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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    13th century tile with Phoenix from Iran (979x1200)

    2 Comments
    2024/04/19
    00:52 UTC
    117

    Bronze helmet from the tomb of the Odrysian/Thracian king Seuthes III [Golyama Kosmatka mound, Bulgaria, late 4th c. BCE]; bearing an inscription with his name. Now in museum Iskra, Kazanlak [1143 x 1600]

    15 Comments
    2024/04/18
    23:15 UTC
    472

    A living, breathing artifact, a DRB Class 52 still being used for an industrial purpose in Bosnia (Video Below) [965x672]

    https://youtu.be/teoB8zac-CM

    6 Comments
    2024/04/18
    17:29 UTC
    278

    Miniature gold axe pendant, 3rd Century BCE. Fount at Pattanam, an ancient trading port in Kerala, India. Called as "Muziris" by the Romans.[960×1100]

    4 Comments
    2024/04/18
    16:26 UTC
    3,003

    Skull of soldier who fought the battle of Visby (22 July 1361) on Gotland Island (Sweden),found still wearing armor.[2000x1000]

    87 Comments
    2024/04/18
    16:21 UTC
    264

    1/1 plated edition of Alphonse Mucha’s La Natura. c.1900 [2885 x 4413]

    3 Comments
    2024/04/18
    14:02 UTC
    1,061

    Gilt copper cup depicting a fantasy city with enamelled roofs. Nuremberg, Germany, around 1500 [2400x2270]

    13 Comments
    2024/04/18
    13:27 UTC
    178

    Daoist priest robe with dragons and clouds. China, Qing dynasty, late 17th c. Silk with silk and metal thread embroidery. Frontal view in link in comments. Yale University Art Gallery collection [4000x3000] [OC]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/18
    13:27 UTC
    146

    Moon bed with carved panels. China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 [1600x1500]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/18
    13:26 UTC
    121

    Roman enamel brooch made of bronze. Subject was found in Carlungie in eastern Scotland. The artifact was imported from Gaul and dates back to the 1st-2nd century CE. [1200x1163]

    5 Comments
    2024/04/18
    09:16 UTC
    251

    Bronze weapon handle in the form of a Dragon with turquoise inlay from the Shang dynasty (1420x1200)

    4 Comments
    2024/04/18
    09:03 UTC
    36

    Kingdom of Portugal 1899, King Carlos I, 1,000 Reis LARGE: 3.7, 25G, 91.7% SILVER. Carlos would become the 2th to last king of Portugal. After a life of bad managament of the internal and external policies (even 2 economical collapses of the nation) was killed in the 1 Feb 1908 [3580x1852] [OC]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/18
    05:07 UTC
    145

    13 Tang dynasty tomb figures from the tomb of Liu Tingxun date back to 728 AD and found Luoyang (1280x1920)

    2 Comments
    2024/04/18
    05:01 UTC
    26

    25 Rubles, Russian Empire 1918, Provicional Goverment (during the civil war) LARGE: 8.8X14.7CM, UNC. Front with the female allegory to russia and back with the russian parliament. [2360x2744] [OC]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/18
    04:48 UTC
    1,413

    Cuneiform letter requesting money to buy a slave girl. Iraq, Old Babylonian Empire, 2000-1600 BC [3200x4250]

    49 Comments
    2024/04/18
    03:55 UTC
    210

    Katar with image of Shiva holding sword, trident, mirror, and wheel. Rajasthan, India, 1850 [1030x994]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/18
    03:54 UTC
    151

    Three gold hairpins. China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [3300x3326]

    0 Comments
    2024/04/18
    03:54 UTC
    2,054

    Egyptian faience beaded fishnet dress dating from the Fourth Dynasty, c. 2550 BCE.[6000x6000]

    50 Comments
    2024/04/18
    02:31 UTC
    194

    Wooden snuff box featuring an image of a physician feeling the pulse of a patient in a home setting, c. 1700-1850. [2832x4256]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/17
    23:29 UTC
    171

    Saw some other people post old bills, so here's a beautiful 1908 imperial German 100 Mark note. [2069x1415]

    3 Comments
    2024/04/17
    22:10 UTC
    572

    Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage north of the city of Šiauliai,in Lithuania.The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising.[3072x2048]

    16 Comments
    2024/04/17
    20:44 UTC
    846

    Neolithic canoe from the settlement of La Marmotta, Italy, where 5 in total boats were discovered; dated in 5500 - 5000 BCE ca. This one, aka Canoe Marmotta 1, made of oak is 10.43m long & 1.15m wide. Now housed in the Museo delle Civiltà, Rome [photo source: journals.plos.org] [2050 x 950]

    15 Comments
    2024/04/17
    18:23 UTC
    2,304

    The Copenhagen Stock Exchange [1600s, Denmark] Built by king Christian IV it existed until April 16 2024 when the building - including the iconic dragon spire - burned down. Ironically the four dragons in the spire were meant to protect against fire [1280x925]

    79 Comments
    2024/04/17
    15:18 UTC
    1,106

    15,000-year-old charcoal drawings of deer, at the Cueva de Las Chimeneas. Spain, 13,000 BC [1600x1800]

    25 Comments
    2024/04/17
    10:10 UTC
    1,182

    Ivory carving of some mushrooms. Japan, 1800-1850 [1070x830]

    8 Comments
    2024/04/17
    10:10 UTC
    166

    Back halo (prabhamandala) for a Buddhist sculpture, featuring garuda and nagas. Nepal or Tibet, 16th-17th century [2800x2900]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/17
    10:10 UTC
    123

    Roman enamel brooch made of bronze. Subject was found in Carlungie in eastern Scotland. The artifact was imported from Gaul and dates back to the 1st-2nd century CE. [1200x1163]

    1 Comment
    2024/04/17
    06:14 UTC
    86

    18 of September of 1910, was inaugurated the "Hemiciclo a Juarez" by Porfirio Diaz. The event was done during the celebration of the 100 years of independence. Made in the neoclassic style, took 45 days, 399,000 pesos and weights 70 tons. (base construction began April 1909) [OC] [3961x2896]

    2 Comments
    2024/04/17
    04:30 UTC
    407

    Pewter box for transporting leeches, European, c. 1800-1900. [2832x4256]

    14 Comments
    2024/04/17
    03:43 UTC
    100

    100 Mark Kingdom of Württemberg 1911 King Wilhelm II (last King of Wüttemberg). LARGE: 10X16CM, AU. The kingdom was the natural evolution post the fall of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire in the 1805 and lasted to the 1918. One of the new states from the Napoleonic wars. [1888x2400] [OC]

    8 Comments
    2024/04/17
    03:42 UTC
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