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usluck.com/603633/model-of-a-f Model of a female figure swinging between two posts, crowned with birds; made of clay. From Hagia Triada, Tomba degli Ori, Crete; Late Minoan IB period, 1500 – 1450 BCE. At the Heraklion arch. museum [2048 x 1375] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/603565/2-knives-cer 2 knives, ceramic containers, a collection of shells, and golden earrings were among the artifacts found in an 800-year-old flooded Lambayeque tomb in Peru. This tomb, located beneath the water table, was found beneath the burial chamber of a seated high priestess [3072×4523] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/603213/this-is-the- This is the 3,200-year-old “Ring of Power”, also known as the “Arjan Ring”. With symbols projecting Supreme authority and an inscription reading “Kidin-Hutran, son of Kurulush”, it confirms its belonging to the Elamite king. Discovered in 1982, it’s housed at the National Museum of Iran. [1750×750] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/603049/detail-of-on Detail of one long side of Hagia Triada Sarcophagus, a Minoan limestone sarcophagus from c. 1400 BC, 54″ long, excavated from a tomb at Hagia Triada, Crete. Coated in plaster and painted in fresco on all faces, It is the only limestone sarcophagus of its era discovered to date… [1920×1280] [OC] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/602995/the-2300-yea The 2300-year-old Chu Silk Manuscript discovered in a Warring States period tomb from the state of Chu. The document contains 926 ancient characters in 3 sections, each of which involves some aspect of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C. [1348×2351] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts

usluck.com/602967/a-82-9-cm-hi A 82.9 cm high 15-lantern bronze lamp from the tomb of King Zhongshan (reign 327–309 BCE). There is a Kuilong above the main frame branch, 2 birds are on the 4th layer of curved branches, and there are 8 monkeys on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th layers of curved branches. Hebei Museum, China [1080×2030] #Artefact #ArtefactPorn #Artefacts #Artifact #ArtifactPorn #Artifacts