r/ArtefactPorn 7h ago

Ziggurat of Ur (c. 2040 BC) (Ancient Sumeria) (Iraq) [3366x1468]

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1.1k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 8h ago

The Lycurgus Cup, Roman cage cup (diatreton) made of dichroic glass, 4th century CE [1200x1600]

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432 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 8h ago

Painted clay sculpture of He Xiangu from the Eight Immortals, Qing dynasty, collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing [1571x2223]

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221 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 16h ago

6,500-year-old figurine of a woman. Szegvár-Tűzköves, Hungary, 5000-4500 BC [517x725]

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666 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 9h ago

Dish with deer. Los Tuxtlas culture, present-day Veracruz, Mexico, Late Classic to Epiclassic Period, ca. 650-1000 AD. Ceramic with polychrome slip-paint. Princeton University Art Museum collection [2992x2992] [OC]

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144 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 5h ago

Courtyard house, terracotta miniature, Trần dynasty, 1200s-1300s, Nam Dinh, Northern Vietnam (1200x630)

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59 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 16h ago

Bronze vessel with mask textures. China, Western Zhou dynasty, 896 BC [3000x3900]

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145 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

The 3,000-year-old golden sandals and toe sheaths discovered in Tutankhamun's tomb [735 x 1081]

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2.3k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 16h ago

High lama's summer hat. Tibet, 19th century [1400x998]

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92 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 22h ago

Amarna Letter EA 288: The Benign Neglect (1360-1335 BC) (Middle Babylonian) (Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin) [2982x3799]

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181 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Scythian Complete Suit of Scale Armor, 5th c. BC [960 x 546]

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428 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Marble statue of the ancient snake god Glycon, who had a large and influential cult within the Roman Empire in the 2nd century. [2651 x 4000]

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1.5k Upvotes

Better angles of the statue can be seen here.


r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

A Colorful Glazed Quartz-based Ceramic Necklace (1700-1550 BC) (Ancient Nubia) (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) [1024x893]

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129 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Three petroglyphs of falling meteors found in 2018 near Ida Ou Kazzou in Morocco, date unknown [1169x1999]

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1.7k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

The Black Carriage made of iron, rosewood and walnut wood. 1670-1680 CE, now housed at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid, Spain [1440x1920]

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848 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Japan, late 18th century [2400x1447]

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1.4k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Sassanian cameo depicting king Narseh (reigned 293-303 A.D), [1080x1630]

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337 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Victorian Era Grape Cluster Earrings. The grapes are woven from human hair. [1500x513]

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96 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Amulet of Hathor Nursing a Queen (743–712 BC) (Ancient Nubia) (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) [1978x1170]

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121 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 1d ago

Royal Metal Crown of Qustul (5th–6th century CE) (Ancient Nubian) (The Egyptian Museum, Cairo) [510x600]

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103 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Portrait of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur dressed in samurai costume, by Japanese artist Toshitsugu Nakayama, c. 1881-1885. [847x2000]

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757 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol from Germany, c.1540 CE: this is one of the world's oldest surviving pistols, and it's inscribed with the Latin phrase "plus ultra," meaning "further beyond" [4808x6416]

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1.6k Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

An imperial gilt-bronze handled dagger with white jadeite scabbard. From China, Qing Dynasty, early 18th century CE, sold at Christie's in 2011 [1773x3149]

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213 Upvotes

r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Overlay glass snuff bottle with green peach motif on a red speckled ground, Qing dynasty (1730–1830), collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art [1448x1192]

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237 Upvotes

In 2023, the Hong Kong Museum of Art received a generous donation of 490 groups of Chinese snuff bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, presented by Mrs. Alice Sin as a permanent collection. This is the largest and most comprehensive donation of snuff bottles in the history of Hong Kong's museum sector. Featuring exceptional quality and abundance, the exhibition brings together exquisite Chinese craftsmanship and represents a generous gift from the Sins to Hong Kong.

The Mary and George Bloch Collection was established by the late Hong Kong collector George Sin. It stands as one of the most important private Chinese snuff bottle collections internationally, holding a significant global standing.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is committed to collaborating with local Hong Kong private collectors to jointly chronicle the story of Chinese art collecting in the city, allowing the general public to appreciate the beauty of this Chinese art form.


r/ArtefactPorn 2d ago

Late Antique Nubian Box (4th–6th century) (Ancient Nubian) (The British Museum) [464x600]

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170 Upvotes