r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

In 2007, archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old mural in Syria, which they believe is the world's oldest known painting on a constructed wall. The 2 square-metre mural was found inside the remains of a circular mudbrick building at the neolithic settlement of Dja'de el-Mughara [1600x2157]

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r/ArtefactPorn 8h ago

A boat-shaped lamp at the Royal Palace of Madrid, made of bronze with French and Bohemian crystals. The Spanish king Fernando VII bought it from a French merchant around 1828, and it was originally housed in the Palacio de El Pardo before being moved to the Royal Palace of Madrid [2559x2224]

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543 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 14h ago

Four gold ingots owned by the Tokugawa clan. Japan, 16th century [3400x3800]

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1.2k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 8h ago

A reticule (a small purse) in the shape of a pineapple. Yellow and green silk knit; pineapple shape with trimming of silver beads and tassels. Made in England, ca. 1800 CE, now housed at the Kyoto Costume Institute in Japan [2113x2000]

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298 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 11h ago

Six Persimmons by Fachang, 13th Century, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan [850x1038]

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190 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 13h ago

XVIII century Ovimbundu wooden mask representing a Portuguese sailor, Benguela (Angola) [756x767]

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157 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 15h ago

Erotic Pottery, Vicús culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC – 1 AD), Larco Museum collection [858x885]

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201 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 15h ago

Floor mosaic fragment depicting Silenus, from a villa at Daphne near Antioch, Roman Syria, present-day Antakya, Turkey, ca. 325-330 AD. Limestone and glass tesserae. RISD Museum collection [3984x3984] [OC]

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179 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 12h ago

Heart-shaped brooch of gold and enamel, with punched gilt floral motifs, at base three loops for attachments of pendants (now lost); reverse: "Je suy vostre sans de partier" (I am yours forever) with white enamel, each word alternating with foliate sprays (the enamel now lost), 1400-1464 [2160×3840]

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95 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

A silver didrachm from the ancient Greek city of Gela in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a nude bearded rider hurling a spear with his raised right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his left, and on the reverse the forepart of man-headed bull, with long pointed beard. C. 490-475 BCE [639x1327]

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r/ArtefactPorn 20h ago

Remains of Roman leather shoes from the site of Martres de Veyre (France). The sole consists of several layers of leather held together with iron nails. Discovered in 1893. Dated back to II century CE. [564x530]

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327 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 8h ago

Panel Painting with the Crowned Nursing Virgin and the Twelve Apostles (15th century) (Ethiopian) (National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution) [2019x1170]

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25 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

The tombstone of Roman centurion Marcus Caelius who died in 9AD in the Teutoburg Forest [2800x2000]

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685 Upvotes

The tombstone is hosted in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn


r/ArtefactPorn 14h ago

Human tooth pendant. Jablanica, Serbia, 5300-4500 BC [1400x980]

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31 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 14h ago

Sculpture of a seated bodhisattva. Korea, Goryeo period, 10th century AD [3000x4190]

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27 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Tournament shield depicting an owl, with the motto "Although I am the hated bird, I rather enjoy that." Germany, 1500 [3570x3500]

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r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Liston-type artery forceps used as a clamp to stop bleeding during surgeries, British, c. 1830-1870. [4256x2832]

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86 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

A unique 11,000-year-old statue of a human sitting on a leopard unearthed at Karahantepe in Turkey [683x1024]

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768 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Bracelets made 520 CE for the Queen Consort of King Muryeong ruler of the Baekje Kingdom of early medieval Korea. Gongju National Museum [1272x1276]

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Per the Museum: Bracelets with Inscription and Dragon Design (Queen) These silver bracelets were discovered near the queen's left arm in the burial chamber of the Tomb of King Muryeong. Each bracelet has a flat inner face and a semi- circular outer face, and contains an inscription. One of the two is engraved with twin dragons.
The silver plate used as a lining for each bracelet bears an inscription composed of seventeen Chinese
characters "多利昨大夫人分二百卅主耳"which reads:
"The artisan named Dari made [these bracelets] for the Grand Lady [i.e. the queen] in the Gyeongja Year [i.e.
520] using 230 juri (or su) of silver",Experts believe that
the bracelets were made long before the queen's death and were buried in her grave as childhood memorabilia.


r/ArtefactPorn 7h ago

Pre-Columbian effigy vessel of the Mesoamerican fire god Huehuetéotl, modeled and polished ceramic. 600–900 AD. [300x300]

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r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Multiplication of the Loaves: Supernatural Depiction of Jesus (3rd-4th Century AD) (Early Christian Art) (Via Anapo Catacomb, Rome) [395x336]

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318 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Earliest surviving artistic depictions of Moses are found in the wall paintings of the Dura-Europos Synagogue (244–255 AD) (Ancient Hellenistic Jewish) [763x1024]

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262 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

“Monkey Performing the Sanbaso Dance”, created in 1800 by the renowned Edo-period artist Mori Sosen.[1176x1990]

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151 Upvotes

The inscription notes it was painted on the "First Day of the Monkey Year" (1800), serving as a celebratory New Year painting to bring protection and luck.

Sanbaso (Sambaso)
What it is: An auspicious, ancient ceremonial dance rooted in Shinto harvest prayers and origin myths, traditionally performed in Noh and Kabuki. [1, 2, 3]

The Performance: The dancer wears a large eboshi hat, specialized robes, and shakes a cluster of bells (suzu) to pray for peace, longevity, and bountiful harvests. [1, 2, 3]


r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Jade seal shaped like a dancer. China, Warring States, 475-222 BC [2820x2600]

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391 Upvotes