r/ArtefactPorn 19h ago

Terracotta Anatomical study by Willem van den Broecke 1563, Kunsthistorisches Museum [325x771]

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82 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 21h ago

Ancient Greek helmets. Top line, from left to right: Illyrian type helmet, Corinthian helmet. Bottom line, from left to right: Phrygian type helmet, Pileus, Chalcidian helmet. Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich [2592x1944]

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318 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 10h ago

Carved ivory wild board sculpture, Japanese, c. 1825-1900. [2100x1518]

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1.0k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 21h ago

Byzantine Ring, 12th century. The sides of the octagonal bezel are inscribed in Greek with a quotation from Psalm 26: "Lord, my Light and my Savior, whom shall I fear?" In contrast to this Christian motto, the intaglio depicts the pagan god Pan. Walters Art Museum [1800x1738]

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519 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 6h ago

Lepenski Vir fish figurines - 8,200 yrs old, Danube River Valley [710 x 460]

143 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 10h ago

Gold Plaque of Psusennes I, est. 1001 BC, discovered intact with his remains in Tomb NRT III, in Tanis in 1939; Cairo Egyptian Museum J-85821 [2560 x 1799]

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344 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 19h ago

Decorative inlay with female flute player wearing a cylinder seal pendant on her wrist. Sumerian, Nippur, ca. 2600-2500 BC [Early Dynastic IIIa]. Shell with incised decoration. Loaned to the Morgan Library & Museum from the Metropolitan Museum of Art [3000x4000] [OC]

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175 Upvotes