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r/ArtefactPorn is a subreddit with 3.2M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
/r/ArtefactPorn is a community dedicated to posting the very best objects, from the very large to the very small, made or shaped by the mankind throughout history. These artefacts range from tools and works of arts to archaeological finds, and give us a better sense of life in various moments throughout history.
Popular Themes in r/ArtefactPorn
#1
Advice Requests
: "Iranian and German archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old kohl in Iran, containing no traces of organics like those in Egypt, but showing traces of graphite and manganese oxide. This unprecedented formula, which was far ahead of its time, gave the eyes a shiny, metallic luster. [1366x768]"
1 post
#2
News
: "The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. The official handover ceremony takes place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos, in the presence of representatives from both nations [1280x720]"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ArtefactPorn
#1
History
: "A selection of old Assyrian documents in the Yale Babylonian Collection [1906x1326]"
49 posts
#2
Ancient
: "The Sun god Šamaš reveals the divine laws to the babylonian King Hammurabi - resulting in this Ancient legal text, 1750BCE, describing hundreds of rules. A famouse one: „eye for an eye“. [3024x4032]"
48 posts
#3
Archaeology
: "A Maya carving of a frog from Topoxte. 700–800 CE, shell and quartz, now part of the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala City [746x900]"
29 posts
#4
Art
: "WW1 U.S. army doughboy helmet with skull trench Art on the front [1100x908]"
28 posts
#5
Sculpture
: "A 9th century CE Sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London [1459x2500]"
27 posts
#6
Artifact
: "The Dafineh Museum in Tehran has reopened after 8 years with a new Artifact that may be one of the most significant relics of the ancient world: the Scepter of Darius the Great (522–486 BC). Crafted from gold and lapis lazuli, it was discovered in 1959 at the Apadana Palace in Persepolis. [1205x871]"
24 posts
#7
Artifacts
: "Doorway at Machu Picchu. Peru, Inca civilization, 15th century [800x1100]"
21 posts
#8
Roman
: "A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl." [720x549]"
20 posts
#9
Egypt
: "Iranian and German archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old kohl in Iran, containing no traces of organics like those in Egypt, but showing traces of graphite and manganese oxide. This unprecedented formula, which was far ahead of its time, gave the eyes a shiny, metallic luster. [1366x768]"
14 posts
#10
Antique
: "A beautiful flanged-axe from the Bronze Age, around 3,200 to 3,800 years old. I've found this today, while metal detecting in Germany, Xanten. [2205x2448]"
13 posts
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