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Just a community for everyone to share artifacts, reconstructions, or replicas for the historically-inclined to admire!

Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

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Ornate golden Scythian comb, Ukraine, 6th-5th century BCE (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/historyartifacts@piefed.social

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

This sort of battle scene reminds me Greek art (influence, perhaps?), but the lions are clearly Persian. A beautiful piece regardless.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Havig trouble wrapping my brain around this being a "BC" artifact.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Scythian art is really something else. Very high quality.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The “Indiana Jones” of Afro picks

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the very small thumbnail I thought it was a tub of golden popcorn

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

2 drachmae for extra butter!? These amphitheater concession prices are getting out of control...