Ancient Art from All Cultures
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Neolithic Stone Biface Axe Head
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1149518 (stock# bd)
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
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$895.00
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Made in Mali near the Tenere Desert, but purportedly found in the Faium Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Egypt has a very rich Palaeolithic past, dating from the Lower Palaeolithic. The Faiyum has a fundamentally important role to play in developing an understanding of Egyptian prehistory. As well as a distinctive Epipalaeolithic industry, it has some of the earliest evidence in Egypt of agricultural activities. 4-1/2"H x 1-3/4"W, 383g. Cus ...click for details
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A Neolithic Stone Biface Axe Head
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1149511
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
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$750.00
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Another gorgeous... and early example! Purportedly found in the Faium Valley of Egypt, dating to about 7000 to 5000 BC. Knapped stone implement. Egypt has a very rich Palaeolithic past, dating from the Lower Palaeolithic. The Faiyum has a fundamentally important role to play in developing an understanding of Egyptian prehistory. As well as a distinctive Epipalaeolithic industry, it has some of the earliest evidence in Egypt of agricultural activities. 2"W x 4-1/2"L, intact. ...click for details
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Greek Terracotta Seated Attis
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1146913 (stock# F9)
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
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$1,795.00
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Rare example! From ancient Greece, ca. 100 BC - 100 AD. Terracotta seated figure of Attis, consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, the Galli, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis and castration. Attis was also a Phrygian god of vegetation, and in his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection he represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring. 6-1/4"H, H. ...click for details
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