r/ancient_art is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses ancient, artifacts identification, portrait, art, and roman period.
A subreddit for for ancient art: sculpture, mosaics, architecture, etc.
Popular Themes in r/ancient_art
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need Help IDing Clay Mask Found in Swamp (UpState South Carolina)"
22 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "I made a lil game to guess the date and location of artifacts called Artifact Guesser. Its a fun way to discover ancient art!"
4 posts
#3
News
: "16th Century Netherlandish Knight"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Despite ancient artists depicting the Egyptians as young, slim, and healthy through their art, the reality was different: the people of ancient Egypt (from the beginning of the Pre-dynastic Period onward) often suffered from poor dental health, obesity and other hormonal related health conditions."
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Collecting"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ancient_art
#1
Ancient
: "Always amazed by the art of the Ancient Greeks"
26 posts
#2
Artifacts Identification
: "Sacrificial knife, culture: Aztec/Mixtec, c. 1400-1521, inlaid mosaic. The British Museum."
26 posts
#3
Portrait
25 posts
#4
Art
: "Always amazed by the Art of the Ancient Greeks"
23 posts
#5
Roman Period
21 posts
#6
Mummy Portrait
19 posts
#7
Egypt
: "Osireion - Mysterious subterranean structure in Egypt"
18 posts
#8
New Kingdom
17 posts
#9
History
: "An intricate mosaic of Dionysus, found in the museum of ancient Corinth, Greece"
16 posts
#10
Culture
: "Can anyone identify which Culture this vessel may have come from?"
16 posts
Flair Used in r/ancient_art
#1
Egypt
: "Scarab amulet with wings made from faience, blue glazed ~ Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)"
19 posts
#2
Greece
: ""Heracles forces the Cretan bull to the ground and captures it", a scene from the seventh labour of Heracles as the main theme of an Attic black-figure amphora dated ca. 520 B.C."
11 posts
#3
Rome
: "Chiron teaching Achilles how to play the lyre, Roman fresco from Herculaneum, 1st century AD"
7 posts
#4
Americas
: "Mayan Eccentric Flints (500 - 800 A.D.)"
4 posts
#5
Grecoroman
: ""Plato embroiled in a dialogue" as the main theme of an ancient mosaic found in Pompeii ca. 100 B.C. The mosaic is currently exhibited in the national archaeological museum of Naples, Italy"
2 posts
#6
Germania
: "16th Century Netherlandish Knight"
2 posts
#7
Click Here To Enter Own
: "Ancient City from lost Civilization - Mohenjo-daro"
2 posts
#8
grecoroman
: "An intricate mosaic of Dionysus, found in the museum of ancient Corinth, Greece"
1 post
#9
Eastern India
: "Surya, the Sun God, Sculpture from Bihar, Eastern India (Early 10th century) [Black Basalt] [1780 x 2500]"
1 post
#10
Pakistan
: "Head of a Bodhisattva from Peshawar (3rd century-5th century) [Stucco]"
1 post
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+793 members(8.2%)
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Last updated: July 30, 2026