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Historical Artifacts

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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.

Generally speaking, ruins should go to !historyruins@lemmy.world

Illustrations of the past should go to !historyillustrations@lemmy.world

Photos of the past should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world

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[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 55 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's really impressive, for a couple seconds I thought it was body paint

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

It really is fantastic, I thought it was a re-enactor or the like from the thumbnail. I don't think I've ever seen any ancient statue like it.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Lack of hair makes it more realistic. Hair has always been difficult to recreate in art.

Notice how there are no eyebrows or eyelashes either.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Those black ridges over the eyes kind of give the illusion of eyelashes with eyeliner though

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks a bit like Teal'c, needs a gold emblem oh forehead.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago
[–] ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ProjectPatatoe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

I was feelin' Conleth Hill as Varys personally

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

"Am I a joke to you?'

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That is a level of detail and realism that you didn’t see much at that time from what I understand

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I have never come across an ancient Egyptian statue in this style before. It's interesting that even the statue of his wife from the same tomb is much more stylized.

(from your link)

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks like the disguise Arnold wears in Total Recall

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

This one stayed around for significantly longer than two weeks

[–] Ymctec@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

First thing I thought of too. 😂

[–] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn and it's made with wood. Crazy.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

But this photo only shows from the shoulders up?

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

So much detail on the eyes but the ears are merely a suggestion.

[–] blibla@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago
[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Crossover between Teal'c and Lord Varys.

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Check out Prince Rahotep: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53240551828_62a7518b20_b.jpg The modelling isn't great, but those eyes....

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I saw this guy huffing galaxy gas outside the Wawa.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I can hear this man speak. Absolutely exquisite.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Happy they were chunky 🐒 too.