Artefact Porn

Detail of an enameled brick griffin in one of the friezes of the palace of Darius I in Susa, C. 500 BC. Persian Empire .Susa was one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, the favorite capital of king Darius. The palace was constructed at the same time as Persepolis [1920×1080] [OC]

September 26, 2024

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Detail of an enameled brick griffin in one of the friezes of the palace of Darius I in Susa, C. 500 BC. Persian Empire .Susa was one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, the favorite capital of king Darius. The palace was constructed at the same time as Persepolis [1920×1080] [OC]

[1674×1080] Specially constructed Army shoe for David M. Dotson, 37th Tennessee Regiment, CSA, who lost his foot in the Battle of Franklin. The shoe was specifically designed to accommodate him. Circa 1864.

Remains of wall painting in church of Sant Climent de Pal in Andorra. It was built in the 11th or 12th century and then again in the 17th or 18th century [3696 × 2448]

Fresco of St. Christopher Carrying Baby Jesus on His Shoulder, Trent Cathedral [1920×1080]