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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
News
: "The Copenhagen Stock Exchange [1600s, Denmark] Built by king Christian IV it existed until April 16 2024 when the building - including the iconic dragon spire - burned down. Ironically the four dragons in the spire were meant to protect against fire [1280x925]"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "William Shakespeare's Fourth Folio, printed 1685. My rarest 17th century acquisition to date [1440x1440]"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ArtefactPorn
#1
Sculpture
: "Carved ivory Sculpture of a woman breast-feeding her mother-in-law, Chinese, c. 1700-1900. [1864x2824]"
32 posts
#2
Ancient
: "Tomb of Artaxerxes III (359–338 BC) in Persepolis, Iran, often considered the most well preserved Ancient tomb carved on a mountain. [4037x2691]"
24 posts
#3
Ivory
: "Ivory chess pieces. India, 18th-19th century [3480x3150]"
19 posts
#4
Roman
: "Silver Roman ring, with an agate intaglio showing two fishes hanging from an anchor, one of the earliest symbols for Christianity in the Roman Empire, 3rd century CE. Found in 2014 in the ruins of the Roman fort «Vinovia», near the English village of Binchester in County Durham [2238x1530]"
19 posts
#5
Japanese
: "Ivory anatomical model showing qi (chi) points on the body, Japanese, c. 1800-1920. [3520x4696]"
18 posts
#6
Gold
: "Achaemenid armband made of Gold and lapis lazuli, 550–330 BC. [612x459]"
17 posts
#7
Art
: "This 16th-century statue of Saint BArtholomew, a Christian mArtyr allegedly skinned alive, depicts him holding not a robe, but his own skin. [2331x4944]"
10 posts
#8
Archaeology
: "A lorica segmentata discovered in 2018 in Kalkriese, Germany, at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where 3 legions were wiped out by Germanic tribesmen in 9 CE. Between 16,000 and 20,000 Romans were killed, and the survivors were sacrificed to the gods or enslaved [1500x3701]"
10 posts
#9
China
: "Bronze drum stand shaped like a mass of dragons, from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng. Hubei, China, Warring States, around 433 BC [1500x1200]"
9 posts
#10
Historical
: "A lorica segmentata discovered in 2018 in Kalkriese, Germany, at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where 3 legions were wiped out by Germanic tribesmen in 9 CE. Between 16,000 and 20,000 Romans were killed, and the survivors were sacrificed to the gods or enslaved [1500x3701]"
9 posts
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