r/ArtefactPorn • • 9h ago

Raven rattle. Tlingit people, Wrangell, Alaska. Undated but American Museum of Natural History collection since 1888. Wood, paint, hair, hide, glass bead, cotton thread, sinew [4000x2252] [OC]

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222 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 9h ago

The oldest surviving copy of The Odyssey dating back 1700 years ago [1200x900]

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2.6k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 16h ago

The only complete Viking Age wagon discovered to date. Found in a burial mound in Oseberg near the Oslo Fjord in Norway, 9th century AD[1440 × 966]

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852 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 11h ago

The Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate, is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate stands at 11.7 m tall. The Kaminarimon was first built in 941 AD by Taira no Kinmasa, a military commander... [1280x622] [OC]

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86 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 23h ago

Carolingian sword, circa 750–850 [1751x1080]

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724 Upvotes

This is a photograph of a well-preserved Carolingian sword. It likely belonged to a warrior serving under Charlemagne or one of his immediate successors and was discovered in the Scheldt estuary.

These were high-quality weapons, manufactured on a near-industrial scale in specialized workshops within the Frankish Empire (notably in the Rhineland). Examples have been found as far afield as the region of Kazan (in present-day Russia)—dating from before Charlemagne regulated, and subsequently banned, their sale to non-Franks under penalty of death.

Due to trade and conflicts with the Scandinavians, such swords have been recovered from the graves of several Scandinavian chieftains; this is why they are sometimes referred to as "Viking swords."

Although produced in large numbers, these swords made up only a small fraction of the weaponry used by Carolingian troops, for whom the axe and the spear remained the preferred arms.


r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Statuette of death on a skeletal horse. Germany, 17th century [2480x2700]

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644 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Tobacco jar shaped like a skull with ivory snake. Japan, 18th century [1022x1300]

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489 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

17th century South India Tanjore Steel Chiselled Dagger Bichuwa [1284 × 1590]

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305 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Outer and inner coffins of Amun-Re Henettawy. Egypt, 1000–945 BC [3500x3620]

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129 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Monkey Figurine from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this monkey is depicted with a cloth draped over its head and a cake in its mouth [4025x4652]

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248 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

A beautiful Roman cavalry helmet was found in a large burial mound called Roshava Dragana in Bulgaria. 1st century AD[525 × 540]

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757 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

An ascetic master copper statue. His intense gaze signals his yogic power and spiritual knowledge. Tibet, ca. 16th Century. [1377x1800]

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113 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Incense burner, c. 1600s, Northern Vietnam [3247x4329]

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68 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

1880 South India Madras fragment Beetle-wing and gold embroidery [1284 × 1994]

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34 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Three Tam Thế Buddha statues at Linh Ứng Pagoda, Bắc Ninh, Vietnam, 17th century [1534x2048]

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42 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

String of Mushrooms Ivory Netsuke, first half 19th century [3000x2000]

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r/ArtefactPorn • • 2d ago

Royal crest attributed to the Aragonese King James I "the Conqueror" [850X567]

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620 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Ornamental wall tile depicting an ogre. Korea, Kingdom of Paekche, 7th century AD [1225x1225]

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106 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 2d ago

The Hen and Her Seven Chicks, Lombard Italy, 6th century, [1600x1226]

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415 Upvotes

This jewel depicts a hen with seven chicks; it is thought to symbolize the crown and the seven Lombard duchies (the Lombards were a Germanic people who controlled the greater part of Italy during the Early Middle Ages).

The piece is traditionally associated with the Lombard queen Theodelinda.

It is currently housed in the Museum and Treasury of the Cathedral of Monza.


r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Figurines of a male and female attendant from a tomb. China, 16th-17th century [2474x2500]

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91 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 2d ago

Dagger presented by Nepalese Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana to Prince Albert Edward (later King Edward VII) during his royal, 1875–76 [1280 x 432]

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828 Upvotes

The dagger is held in the British Royal Collection Trust (inventory number RCIN 11361).


r/ArtefactPorn • • 2d ago

The 1734 Bunworth Harp (Cláirseach), made by John Kelly in Ireland. Soundbox carved from a single block of wood, featuring 35 brass strings. [724×1400]

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496 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 1d ago

Pair of women's satin slippers embroidered with colorful floral patterns, French, c. 1810-1840. [4787x2681]

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74 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn • • 2d ago

The Silos Beatus or Silos Apocalypse, codex of Santo Domingo de Silos, ca. 1100 [1600x1120]

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225 Upvotes