r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 20h ago

Mummy portrait of a bearded man. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 2nd century AD [1800x2000]

1.7k Upvotes

75 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/KatyaRomici00 • 16h ago

Mochica necklace composed of 63 spherical and 40 tubular gold beads interspersed with 23 sculptural gold pendants representing toads or frogs, each with turquoise inset for eyes, 200 BC-600 AD [3592×2566]

828 Upvotes

https://coleccion.museolarco.org/detail/8597

15 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 13h ago

House of Masks, Delos, Greece Mosaic of Dionysus riding a Leopard c.180 AD [2048 x 1954]

371 Upvotes

4 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/oldspice75 • 21h ago

Woman's robe. China, Qing dynasty, late 18th c. silk and gold metallic slit silk tapestry weave (kesi); multicolored silk and gold metallic woven trim; black silk satin; round brass-colored metal buttons; blue silk plain weave. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection [3840x2848]

235 Upvotes

2 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/emilos260 • 21h ago

The spiritual labyrinth - Russian Orthodox icon from the late 18th century [1130x1411]

204 Upvotes

9 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 20h ago

Bronze figurine of a yakshi (nature spirit). India, Chalukya dynasty, 8th-9th century AD [3000x3947]

132 Upvotes

7 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/chubachus • 6h ago

Pair of men's leather riding boots, French, c. 1790-1800. [1663x2100]

86 Upvotes

4 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/MunakataSennin • 20h ago

Bronze crossbow lock. China, Han dynasty, 197 AD [2110x2150]

84 Upvotes

2 comments

r/ArtefactPorn • u/Snoo_90160 • 1h ago

Beads made from glassy faience discovered in Kosyń, Poland in 2019. Created in Egypt c. 1550 BCE. Photo by Jarosław Sobieraj. [750x424]

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