Historical Artifacts

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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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Gold cicada on a jade leaf, Ming-dynasty China, 15th century AD (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyartifacts@lemmy.world

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://nha.toancanh24h.com/a-masterpiece-of-the-second-half-of-the-15th-century-and-also-the-only-work-of-its-kind-excavated-in-china-nha1995/

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

No banana for comparison, so quoting frim the article ^^ "The wings of this cicada are 1.7cm long, about 0.8cm wide, and only 0.2mm thick – like two little pieces of gold organdie. The leaf is 5.2cm long, 3.2cm wide, and 0.2cm thick, and is made from a piece of first-class Hotan jade from Xinjiang."

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

https://sonofchina.com/what-does-cicada-symbol-in-chinese-culture/

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

That jade leaf is exquisite

[–] GenuineGeniusGenie@lemmings.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I enjoy how detailed metal workers can get.