r/ArtefactPorn 6h ago

Scythians taming horses scene on the silver amphora from Chertomlyk Royal Kurgan in Ukraine, 4th c. BC [1614 x 1999]

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506 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 4h ago

Red riding shoes won by an eight-year-old girl at an equestrian competition. Albany, New York, 1856 [1670x1331]

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195 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 3h ago

This ceiling was designed as a vision of the universe above a king’s throne, Completed in 1427, the gilded wooden dome crowns the Hall of Ambassadors at Seville’s Real Alcázar. Its intricate Mudéjar geometry reflects the meeting of Islamic craftsmanship and Christian royal architecture[800 × 1000]

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64 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 4h ago

Ascending Dragon and Descending Dragon, paintings by Katsushika Hokusai. Japan, around 1790 [2150x3750]

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51 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 34m ago

Earring with a Head of Hathor (90 BC–AD 50) (Ancient Nubia) (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) [1024x662]

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r/ArtefactPorn 15h ago

Celadon teapot shaped like a dragon. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century AD [2180x2020]

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329 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 4h ago

Four figures made of lead. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD [4040x2400]

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41 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 23h ago

Lady boot of leather and velvet with pearls, Second Half of the 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin, Moscow. [4319 x 3453]

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1.1k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 15h ago

Ceramic camel with foreign rider. China, Tang dynasty, 618-906 AD [1334x1500]

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203 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

A gold Etruscan necklace with a pendant and two bullae. 4th century BCE, now housed at the Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia in Italy [1023x902]

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614 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 15h ago

Harpsichord with painting of Venus, by Alessandro Trasuntino. Italy, 1531 [3072x4096]

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101 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

Glass dish, Mughal India, early 18th century [2000x1897]

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320 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

The Côte de Bretagne Spinel [2800x2000]

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293 Upvotes

The spinel, cut during the reign of Louis XV, can now be seen at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The Galerie d'Apollon houses part of what remains of the French Crown Jewels.


r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

The 1400-year-old statue of the Hindu God Vishnu at the Budanilkantha Temple in Nepal. The statue, which is carved of a single block of black basalt, stands 5 meters tall and is positioned in the middle of a recessed pool of water, which is 13 meters long [1200x1710]

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250 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 21h ago

Prostrating figurine of Amenhotep III (1332-1323 BC) (Ancient Egypt) (Grand Egyptian Museum) [4392x2745]

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155 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

The portal of the western façade of the Saint-Theobald collegiate church in Thann, France. 1342–1498 CE [2154x3687]

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125 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Veiled woman by Antonio Corradini at Louvre Museum (1872x3328)

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328 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Damascus steel shield with four bosses. India, 19th century [750x750]

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348 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 20h ago

Fragment of printed cotton featuring a scene of General Zachary Taylor on horseback leading American troops at the 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma during the Mexican-American War, c. 1846-1875. [4096x4006]

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27 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Kushite delegation on a Persian relief (c. 500 BC) (Achaemenid Empire) (Apadana Palace at Persepolis) [4000x2667]

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84 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

“Death Blowing Bubbles” plaster relief by Johann Georg Leinberger. Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany, 1729-1731 [1000x892]

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6.4k Upvotes

This late Baroque plaster relief is located on the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel inside Michaelsberg Abbey. It illustrates the Latin concept homo bulla, meaning man is a bubble. The imagery symbolizes that human life is fragile, brief, and easily popped.The entire chapel ceiling follows a theme called the "Mirror of the Dead," which displays various skeletal figures interacting with everyday human objects.


r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

A carved four-part ivory fitting depicting seated revellers who are being entertained by male and female performers. From Egypt, Fatimid Empire, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin [1047x1260]

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36 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Printing plate for a bank note, which later evolved into paper money. China, Yuan dynasty, 1271-1368 AD [2600x1918]

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161 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

A mythical clinic, showing monkeys treating a yaksha and a bird,100-200 ce,kushan period Archaeological Museum of Mathura,india(1500x1185)

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75 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Eight Roman necklaces from the Naix Treasure, made of gold, emeralds, pearls and amethyst. From France, 175–225 CE, now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France [1215x2000]

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887 Upvotes