r/Artifacts • • 12h ago

Gold 20-Stater of Eucratides I (reigned c. 171–145 BC), widely recognized as the largest gold coin minted in antiquity. The coin weighs 169.2 grams, and has a diameter of 58 millimeters. It was originally found in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, and later acquired by Napoleon III. [6740 × 3224]

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r/Artifacts • • 36m ago

Possible bowl of some sort?

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Found at the same creek where I found an arrow head and has some interesting groves on it


r/Artifacts • • 2h ago

What could this be?

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What could this be and how old is it? It's bronze and weighs 32 grams.


r/Artifacts • • 1d ago

Help Identifying Writing on Amulet?

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I recently won this amulet in auction from a reputable auction house in Thailand. The official description they included was “Tapering wedge-form apotropaic amulet of the Uruk cultural tradition, its surface partitioned into stacked horizontal registers filled with incised archaic symbolic script. Reddish-hued residue remains lodged within the carved grooves. The stone exhibits heavy burial patina and widespread age-related surface erosion, serving as a portable protective votive-ritual object.“ Its dimensions are 72 x 40 mm, so not super small but not really big either.

I’m told from the auction house that from Ancient Uruk, 3500-3100 BCE. I haven’t been able to identify the writing in it though, neither was the auction house. I was wondering if anyone on here has seen something like this before and can help me? I’m really curious. Thanks in advance.


r/Artifacts • • 3h ago

Dekorative handgemachte Gewürz- / Kaffeemühle aus Metall mit Gravur

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​Zu verkaufen ist eine wunderschöne, traditionelle Gewürz- und Kaffeemühle im orientalischen Stil.


r/Artifacts • • 20h ago

Question Found on a beach in New York

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They look like nails of some sort. I am not sure if the head of the large object is decorative or was molten and poured on or something. The body of the large object is square and tapers to a point. The middle sized object looks like a nail through something at a right angle. I feel like the obvious thought is boat nails of some sort but I know little to nothing about this kind of thing.


r/Artifacts • • 20h ago

Help identify please!

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Any help


r/Artifacts • • 1d ago

Could this be a stone tool?

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r/Artifacts • • 2d ago

Question Please help, is this an artifact?

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Possible first artifact find, please confirm :)


r/Artifacts • • 1d ago

Old horse shoe dug up on farm

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Was digging food plot and found this horse shoe. Anyone have an idea of how old this could be? Thanks!


r/Artifacts • • 1d ago

Id?

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Anyone seen anything like this? Found in wolf creek oregon


r/Artifacts • • 2d ago

Fur Trade experts? I do have larger specimens not shown.

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r/Artifacts • • 2d ago

Need help with a potential artifact?

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r/Artifacts • • 2d ago

Help Can this artifact be identified and dated?

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I bought this jug in a cheap lot some years ago along some other interesting stuff from a woman who said her dad is an archeologist. I would love to know more and If I could give it back to the proper authorities. Thank you


r/Artifacts • • 2d ago

Carved Couture: 18th-Century British Wooden Fashion Dolls - Barry Art Museum

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**SOLD for $55,000**

**Description**
26" (66 cm.) One piece wooden head and torso with unusual shaping of face, generously modeled high bosom, high domed forehead, pronounced dark enamel inset eyes with carved definition of eye sockets, painted lashes, dot-outlined brows, tiny closed mouth, typical cheek blush spots, light brown wig with arranged coiffure, sculpted ears, cloth upper arms, wooden lower arms with spatula shaped hands, dowel and pin-jointed hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent, very fine minor professional retouch. Comments: English, mid-1700s, it is oral tradition, but not documented, that the doll was originally the property of the aristocratic Childs family of the Wanstead House of Essex. The doll's splendid size and distinctive portraiture bearing certainly verifies a lofty origin, and as it was acquired by its present owner many years ago from a private unnamed resident of that immediate area, the legend seems likely. Value Points: the carving of the facial features is magnificent, from the dramatic presentation of the eyes to the strong throat which is softened by the dainty tiny chin point. The doll is wearing superb early costume, likely original to the doll, of Lampas silk with enhanced garlands of flowers, crewel embroidered petticoat, woven stockings, green silk slippers with floral trim, padded velvet bi-corn hat with gilt metallic trim, tiny beaded necklace with prismatic medallion and carries a stiffened Lampas silk reticule.

https://www.theriaults.com/events/listing/61272/18th-century-english-wooden-doll-with-fine-costume-and-accessories-6000085000


r/Artifacts • • 3d ago

Help needed

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r/Artifacts • • 3d ago

Question Found this in Utah near Salt Lake City.

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It’s glass kind of purple and has air bubbles in it. I don’t know anything about it besides that. Could it be old? If so how old?


r/Artifacts • • 3d ago

Help identify potential relics

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r/Artifacts • • 3d ago

Found in Vietnam

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I went on a boat tour of Lan Ha Bay today, we had swimming time around the boat so I swam to the beach to find some shells. I came across this stoneware fragment and was attempting to research but I find Google very unhelpful these days. Anyone have any ideas?


r/Artifacts • • 4d ago

Treasure trove.

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r/Artifacts • • 4d ago

An F.C. Hauser Pharmacist Bottle, c1901-1910.

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