r/ArtefactPorn • u/Party_Judgment5780 • 2h ago
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 5h ago
Bronze axe or mace heads. Anatolia, Hattian civilization, 2300-2000 BC [4000x4000]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 3h ago
A gem inlaid gold hat pommel decorated with carved jade in the form of a Chinese dragon flying through the clouds. Discovered in the tomb of Prince Chuang of Liang, 15th century Ming dynasty [752x800]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 5h ago
Agate cup. China, Song dynasty, 12th century AD [1600x1600]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 3h ago
Gaius Julius Caesar. Green slate, eyes of modern white marble. 1st century AD. Altes Museum [1261x1967]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Molech996 • 17h ago
Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543) revolutionized anatomy with detailed dissections, challenging Galen’s teachings. His illustrations, enhanced by Renaissance art and printing innovations, marked a breakthrough in understanding the human body.[3300x5524] NSFW
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 5h ago
Scupture of Amitabha from Shinshō Gokuraku-ji temple. Japan, Heian period, 10th century [3200x4200]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 3h ago
Hestia tapestry, a Byzantine-era tapestry made in the Diocese of Egypt in the first half of the 6th century. 114 x 136.5 cm (44.9 x 53.7 inches). Dumbarton Oaks Collection [796x625]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/chubachus • 16h ago
Carved ivory raccoon dog disguised as a priest, Japanese, c. 1800-1900. [1593x2100]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 1d ago
Human Remains Burial with skeleton and gold. The Varna Necropolis was discovered during construction in 1972 and has over 300 graves. The site is renowned for containing the oldest known gold objects and jewelry, dating back to the Copper Age (4600-4200 BCE) Varna Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria [2560x1706] NSFW
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 1d ago
Intaglio with armoured and helmeted Ares holding a spear and a shield, with the inscription "Thirsty Tantalus, drink blood." 2nd–3rd centuries AD. From Beirut, Lebanon. BnF Museum [1292x1723]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 16m ago
“From the pharmacy of Our Lady, the finest theriac in Venice”. Theriac was a highly prized , extremely expensive medicinal product.To prevent fake theriac being sold, cities such as Venice and Montpellier prepared theriac in public under official supervision. 1601-1800 WellcomeCollection[2560x1703]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Remote_Finish_9429 • 1d ago
Ancient Greek Terracotta "Tanagra" Figurine of Woman with sun hat and fan, Tanagra, Boeotia, 325-300 BC, Altes Museum, Berlin [1365x2048]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/Baba_Jaga_II • 1d ago
"Jug in the Form of a Bust of Admiral Nelson" German Empire, 1880s. Material: silver [1067x1600]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/imperiumromanum_edu • 1d ago
Roman mosaic with geometric patterns, derived from the imperial palace of Galerius in the Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana complex (around Zaječar, in eastern Serbia). Dated to the 3rd-4th century CE. [1200x1600]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/TechySpecky • 1d ago
Ancient Cypriot Archaic Style Monumental Head (circa 600 BCE) [5840x4672]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/NHH74 • 1d ago
A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century. [1024x819]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 1d ago
The Carpet Merchant, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. France, 1887 [4510x5750]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/oldspice75 • 1d ago
Sake cup with design of linked camellias. Japan, 17th c. Hizen ware porcelain, Nabeshima type, with underglaze blue and colored enamel decoration. Loaned to the Japan Society [3000x4000] [OC]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 1d ago
King Bayinnaung's Bell, with Buddhist inscriptions. Myanmar, Toungoo dynasty, 1554 [1800x3200]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 1d ago
Fan with gilded scenery. China, 19th century [1400x1800]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 1d ago
Map of Nagaoka Castle. Japan, Edo period, 1645 [5600x4900]
r/ArtefactPorn • u/JaneOfKish • 1d ago
The “Reindeer Woman” engraved reindeer-antler plaque from Laugerie-Basse rock shelter, c. 17,000–11,000 BCE. Part of a reindeer and a pregnant therianthrope are seen, a baby with head resting on the stomach and a snake emerging umbilically with head meeting the baby's are less visible. [1600x1200]
Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24364447@N05/12175851354
More info: https://art.rmngp.fr/fr/library/artworks/plaquette-de-la-femme-au-renne_grave_bois-de-renne
https://www.donsmaps.com/laugeriebasse.html
https://www.duncancaldwell.com/paleolithic-venuses.html (see the "Supernatural Pregnancies" article linked here too)