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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
Pain & Anger
: "Funerary urn. Mexico, Zapotec civilization, 300-600 AD [4000x4500]"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ArtefactPorn
#1
History
: "A 5,000-year-old Sumerian tablet that was used to record a sales receipt for beer making supplies and features what is believed to be the oldest known signature in human History. [1000x854]"
16 posts
#2
Sculpture
: "Sculpture depicting the birth of Helen of Troy. Helen's mother was impregnated by Zeus in the form of a Swan; so Helen herself was hatched from an egg. Limestone, 5th century BCE. Archaeological Museum of Metapontum, Italy [750x567]"
14 posts
#3
Ancient
: "A 2,900-Year-Old Factory That Produced Tyrian Purple — The Most Prized Dye Of The Ancient World, at one point worth three times more than gold — Has Been Found In Tel Shiqmona, Israel [800x646]"
14 posts
#4
Roman
: "Roman mosaic showing a happy she-wolf with twins - Romulus and Remus. The object was found in Aldborough (North East England). It can now be admired at the Leeds City Museum. The work was either made on purpose in such way, or the artist did not put much effort into making it. [1200x889]"
14 posts
#5
Iran
: "Bronze axes. Luristan, Iran, 1st millennium BC [2200x1650]"
12 posts
#6
Art
: "This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence. [1788x2696]"
11 posts
#7
China
: "Hairbun cover and hairpin carved from white jade. China, 960-1644 AD [1030x940]"
10 posts
#8
Museum
: "The Mastiff Dog Statue, made of black marble, is one of the most well-preserved surviving statues from the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC). With a colossal Achaemenid-era column also alongside it, it is kept at the National Museum of Iran. [1325x1079]"
9 posts
#9
Ancient Artifacts
: "Bespoke tobacco case designed by Josef Hoffmann and executed by the Wiener Werkstätte for the Viennese industrialist Otto Primavesi, 1912. Gold, lapis lazuli, pearl, turquoise, coral, opal, carnelian and other semi-precious stones. Loaned to the Neue Galerie [1400x1742]"
9 posts
#10
Ancient Cultures
: "Bespoke tobacco case designed by Josef Hoffmann and executed by the Wiener Werkstätte for the Viennese industrialist Otto Primavesi, 1912. Gold, lapis lazuli, pearl, turquoise, coral, opal, carnelian and other semi-precious stones. Loaned to the Neue Galerie [1400x1742]"
8 posts
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