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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Kurdish shield, Turkiye, 19th century AD (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyartifacts@lemmy.world

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

It's got a flared base

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

A giant's armoured nipple cover

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/321/kurdish_shield_mertal

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Looks like a hat from Dark Souls

[–] kippinitreal@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My dumb ass didn't see the community & thought this was a sombrero spaceship 🤦

Serious question: was this ceremonial only, or supposed to be used in battle? Seems like unfit for actual battle?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

If it was effective in battle the title would read "Kurdish shield, Kurdistan"