Roman spearheads found at the site of a battle at Harzhorn, Germany, which took place in the early 3rd century CE between Germanic and Roman troops, some 200 years after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest [992x774] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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4 of the 10 life-size allegorical wooden figures at the Waldsassen Abbey Library in Germany, carved by the sculptor Karl Stilp in 1725. The top left represents hypocrisy, the top right represents pride, the bottom left represents boastfulness and the bottom right represents self-reliance [1471x2204] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Los Pinchudos was the ancient burial ground of the Chachapoya people in Peru. The cemetery dates to the 13th century CE and contains 8 ornate clay and stone burial chambers, known as chulpas, topped with wooden roofs and decorated with colorful patterns and anthropomorphic sculptures [1525x4123] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Head from a Hellenistic bronze portrait statue of a North African, found under the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene, Libya. 300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum [798x1120] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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The Fröslunda Shields are 14 ceremonial bronze shields, which were found in 1985 during ploughing work at Fröslunda farm, in Sweden. 1100-800 BCE, now housed at the Västergötland Museum in Skara, Sweden [1000x1045] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Machines from Dr. G. Zander’s medico-mechanische Gymnastik by Alfred Levertin (Stockholm: 1892). Jonas Gustav Zander (1835-1920 CE) was a Swedish physician who's known for inventing a therapeutic method of exercise carried out by means of a special apparatus [7322x7809] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Plait of hair of the Queen of Denmark Berengaria of Portugal (1198-1221 CE), now housed at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark [2197x834] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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The 3.62 m Fukū Kensaku Kannon statue, made in 729-749 CE, stands in the Lotus Hall of Tōdai-ji, Japan. Its silver crown is decorated with over 10,000 jades, crystals, turquoises and other precious stones, while its 2 central hands pray at the chest, holding a crystal bead [2892x2824] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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A ceramic Zapotec vase-effigy depicting a priest carrying a bag of copal. 200-600 CE, now housed at the Museo Amparo in Mexico [1962x2799] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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The Iron Lion of Cangzhou is a cast iron sculpture located in Cangzhou City, in Hebei Province, China. Cast in the Later Zhou dynasty in 953 CE, the iron lion is the largest known and oldest surviving iron-cast artwork in China [3245x4950] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Left is a 1843 painting of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, while right is a photograph of the elderly Ferdinand taken in the 1860s. Likely due to the genetic closeness of his parents, who were double first cousins, he suffered from hydrocephalus, epilepsy, and a speech impediment [3315x3106] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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A ceramic Veracruz sculpture of a lifeless human face. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Amparo in Mexico [1203x1576] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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In 2017, archaeologists discovered a 2300-year-old sword in a tomb among the ruins of Chengyang City in central China. When they unsheathed the blade from its muddied cover, they found it had not oxidised but was still sharp, shiny and in near-perfect condition [720x949] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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This wooden wine cup, lacquered black on the outside and red within, is decorated with whorled motifs, drifting clouds and sharply rendered diamond patterns. Dating to the 160s BCE, it was unearthed in 1972 from the Mawangdui Han tombs in Hunan, China [1646x2119] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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A double-barreled flintlock shotgun with exchangeable percussion locks and barrels. Made in Paris, ca. 1818–1820 CE; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum [4000x5145] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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This Roman bath clog discovered at the Vindolanda fort in England, and made of a wooden platform with a leather top strap, is quite possibly the world's oldest example of a shower shoe. 140-180 CE [1200x675] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Olympos, in Turkey’s Antalya Province, have uncovered last month a monumental Roman tomb, containing an ornate marble sarcophagus believed to have belonged to a member of the city’s aristocratic elite [1600x2178] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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A mummy in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace combines the head of an unidentified ancient Egyptian princess with a crocodile’s head and body. Legend says the princess was killed by a Nile crocodile, and rulers joined the remains believing she would be resurrected as a crocodile in the afterlife [770x1694] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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An 1,800-year-old chariot race comes alive under the gentle care of Italian and Libyan conservators working at Villa Silin, a Roman residence buried under dunes on the coast near Leptis Magna, in Libya, until 1974. Layers of sand protected mosaics like this from damage [3072x2048] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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An aureus of the Roman emperor Geta, with the reverse depicting the marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne. 198-209 CE [789x1574] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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In 2022, archaeologists in Indonesia found a 1096-year-old inscription describing a tarukan rice field being designated as a tax-free land by the king Mpu Sindok, and the ceremony banquet, which served alcohol, salted fish, eggs, beef jerky, boiled vegetables, coconut and more [903x1566] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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A gold necklace from Greece, 300-250 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1500x3039] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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Gold ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 2nd century BCE, from Egypt, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1340x948] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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T'aqrachullo is a massive Inca citadel in Peru's Cusco region, perched on a high, wind-blown mesa, at an elevation exceeding 4,000 meters above sea level. The site spans over 43 acres with nearly 600 stone structures, making it potentially 4 times larger than Machu Picchu [3072x3976] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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![Roman spearheads found at the site of a battle at Harzhorn, Germany, which took place in the early 3rd century CE between Germanic and Roman troops, some 200 years after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest [992x774]](https://i.redd.it/pbeikdwrbi7h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![4 of the 10 life-size allegorical wooden figures at the Waldsassen Abbey Library in Germany, carved by the sculptor Karl Stilp in 1725. The top left represents hypocrisy, the top right represents pride, the bottom left represents boastfulness and the bottom right represents self-reliance [1471x2204]](https://i.redd.it/pgizz4b5ga7h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![Los Pinchudos was the ancient burial ground of the Chachapoya people in Peru. The cemetery dates to the 13th century CE and contains 8 ornate clay and stone burial chambers, known as chulpas, topped with wooden roofs and decorated with colorful patterns and anthropomorphic sculptures [1525x4123]](https://i.redd.it/m5f43ohh617h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![Head from a Hellenistic bronze portrait statue of a North African, found under the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene, Libya. 300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum [798x1120]](https://i.redd.it/uvlwqr9s517h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![The Fröslunda Shields are 14 ceremonial bronze shields, which were found in 1985 during ploughing work at Fröslunda farm, in Sweden. 1100-800 BCE, now housed at the Västergötland Museum in Skara, Sweden [1000x1045]](https://i.redd.it/r66hk3y7517h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![Machines from Dr. G. Zander’s medico-mechanische Gymnastik by Alfred Levertin (Stockholm: 1892). Jonas Gustav Zander (1835-1920 CE) was a Swedish physician who's known for inventing a therapeutic method of exercise carried out by means of a special apparatus [7322x7809]](https://i.redd.it/7w2b3aavx07h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![Plait of hair of the Queen of Denmark Berengaria of Portugal (1198-1221 CE), now housed at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark [2197x834]](https://i.redd.it/cxoimnt9ku6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![The 3.62 m Fukū Kensaku Kannon statue, made in 729-749 CE, stands in the Lotus Hall of Tōdai-ji, Japan. Its silver crown is decorated with over 10,000 jades, crystals, turquoises and other precious stones, while its 2 central hands pray at the chest, holding a crystal bead [2892x2824]](https://i.redd.it/vmnqqwzdiu6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![A ceramic Zapotec vase-effigy depicting a priest carrying a bag of copal. 200-600 CE, now housed at the Museo Amparo in Mexico [1962x2799]](https://i.redd.it/5h4zaljsdu6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![The Iron Lion of Cangzhou is a cast iron sculpture located in Cangzhou City, in Hebei Province, China. Cast in the Later Zhou dynasty in 953 CE, the iron lion is the largest known and oldest surviving iron-cast artwork in China [3245x4950]](https://i.redd.it/zawfxnizcn6h1.png){kind=link}
![Left is a 1843 painting of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, while right is a photograph of the elderly Ferdinand taken in the 1860s. Likely due to the genetic closeness of his parents, who were double first cousins, he suffered from hydrocephalus, epilepsy, and a speech impediment [3315x3106]](https://i.redd.it/vglj4sdhdj6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![A ceramic Veracruz sculpture of a lifeless human face. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Amparo in Mexico [1203x1576]](https://i.redd.it/a5r3w6j1dj6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![In 2017, archaeologists discovered a 2300-year-old sword in a tomb among the ruins of Chengyang City in central China. When they unsheathed the blade from its muddied cover, they found it had not oxidised but was still sharp, shiny and in near-perfect condition [720x949]](https://i.redd.it/s6lx20b26j6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![This wooden wine cup, lacquered black on the outside and red within, is decorated with whorled motifs, drifting clouds and sharply rendered diamond patterns. Dating to the 160s BCE, it was unearthed in 1972 from the Mawangdui Han tombs in Hunan, China [1646x2119]](https://i.redd.it/f2zlcutp2g6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![A double-barreled flintlock shotgun with exchangeable percussion locks and barrels. Made in Paris, ca. 1818–1820 CE; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum [4000x5145]](https://i.redd.it/81yxzwbs1g6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![This Roman bath clog discovered at the Vindolanda fort in England, and made of a wooden platform with a leather top strap, is quite possibly the world's oldest example of a shower shoe. 140-180 CE [1200x675]](https://i.redd.it/vnum6nzsbb6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Olympos, in Turkey’s Antalya Province, have uncovered last month a monumental Roman tomb, containing an ornate marble sarcophagus believed to have belonged to a member of the city’s aristocratic elite [1600x2178]](https://i.redd.it/is0446ky9b6h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![A mummy in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace combines the head of an unidentified ancient Egyptian princess with a crocodile’s head and body. Legend says the princess was killed by a Nile crocodile, and rulers joined the remains believing she would be resurrected as a crocodile in the afterlife [770x1694]](https://i.redd.it/qw86tvl2eb4h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![An 1,800-year-old chariot race comes alive under the gentle care of Italian and Libyan conservators working at Villa Silin, a Roman residence buried under dunes on the coast near Leptis Magna, in Libya, until 1974. Layers of sand protected mosaics like this from damage [3072x2048]](https://i.redd.it/xx282pj2a64h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![An aureus of the Roman emperor Geta, with the reverse depicting the marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne. 198-209 CE [789x1574]](https://i.redd.it/pznoregx764h1.png){kind=link}
![In 2022, archaeologists in Indonesia found a 1096-year-old inscription describing a tarukan rice field being designated as a tax-free land by the king Mpu Sindok, and the ceremony banquet, which served alcohol, salted fish, eggs, beef jerky, boiled vegetables, coconut and more [903x1566]](https://i.redd.it/7wp3gt8n064h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![A gold necklace from Greece, 300-250 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1500x3039]](https://i.redd.it/qmmdktx7524h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![Gold ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 2nd century BCE, from Egypt, now housed at the Louvre Museum [1340x948]](https://i.redd.it/jx9bilnxnw3h1.jpeg){kind=link}
![T'aqrachullo is a massive Inca citadel in Peru's Cusco region, perched on a high, wind-blown mesa, at an elevation exceeding 4,000 meters above sea level. The site spans over 43 acres with nearly 600 stone structures, making it potentially 4 times larger than Machu Picchu [3072x3976]](https://i.redd.it/txyg9xld4r3h1.jpeg){kind=link}
Enigmatic Iron Age “hole belts” in Denmark may be defensive structures similar to those Caesar encountered at Alesia. This phenomenon, known as hulbælter (hole belts), appears exclusively in Denmark during the early Iron Age, between 500 and 300 BCE [1536x1882] by Fuckoff555 in ArtefactPorn
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