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usluck.com/499653/sardonyx-cam Sardonyx cameo commemorating Sasanian Iranian Shahanshah Shapur I’s (r. 240–70) capture of Roman Emperor Valerian (r. 253–60) at the Battle of Edessa in Spring of 260 CE. Valerian’s fate remains a mystery with no consensus among historians of what happened to him in Sasanian captivity. [3072×2142] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499565/egyptian-cir Egyptian circumcision, in the tomb of the Vizier Ankhmahor and his wife Mereruka. Old Kingdom, ca. 2400 BC, Sakkara. Oriental Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Conversational inscription in comments [1355×1575] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499535/a-festive-dr A festive “dragon robe” for the Qing emperors. This was made during the Jiaqing reign (1796-1820 CE), probably in Suzhou, China. It is made of a mixture of silk and gold threads [769×1629] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499507/waru-waru-is Waru Waru is an agricultural technique developed in 300 BCE in Bolivia. Located on floodplains, they consist of mounding up soil to create planting beds. The water in the canals absorbs the sun’s heat during the day and radiates it back at night, helping to protect crops from frost [3735×2415] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499475/the-earliest The earliest archaeological evidence mentioning Jerusalem was found in Egypt and is dated to the 19th cent. BC. The inscription on this clay figurine lists Egypt’s enemies, amongst them Jerusalem. The figurine in the shape of a kneeling prisoner was smashed in a ritual cursing ceremony [1280×2357] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499447/rock-eagle-e Rock Eagle Effigy Mound is an archaeological site in Georgia, USA, estimated to have been constructed between 1000 BCE-1000 CE. The earthwork was built up of thousands of pieces of quartzite laid in the mounded shape of a large bird (102 ft long, and 120 ft wide) [924×1549] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499341/stone-vishnu Stone Vishnu sculpture in a pond. Sheshnarayan Temple, built in the 10th Century, located near the ancient town of Pharping, which lies approximately 20 kilometers south-west of Kathmandu, Nepal. [2560×2035] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499157/this-tetradr This Tetradrachm was minted by the Artists of Dionysus. A guild of musicians, actors, and artists who organized various festivals and performances during the Hellenistic Period. Possibly minted at Teos in the 2nd century BC. [1080×568] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/499089/a-tsuu-tina- A Tsuu T´ina (Sarcee) coat made of deer hide, cotton cloth, otter fur, glass beads and ochre. Ca. 1890 CE, probably from Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC [900×1317] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/498835/scene-from-t Scene from the History of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine: Priest Son’i’s Visit to the Imperial Palace. Japan, late 14th c. Ink and colors on paper; handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll. En route to confronting an angry spirit, the priest parts waters. Philadelphia Museum of Art [4096×2847] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts