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.

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Medieval game pieces, Germany, 11th or 12th century AD (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyartifacts@lemmy.world

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

I don’t know why but I just love the target shaped pips on medieval dice. I’m surprised they’re not more common today.

[–] Ediacarium@feddit.org 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Where can I buy a chess set with that horsey?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a very silly knight

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

[–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 4 points 4 weeks ago

You mean the robot on the top right?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-medieval-game-pieces-were-played-with-by-german-nobles-180984509/

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Is that supposed to be a bundle of rolls of toilet paper?

They knew...

[–] falseprophet@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago

I kinda like them, I wouldn't mind to have them as chess piecies