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Stylized Pre-Columbian Armadillo, West Mexico
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Pre AD 1000 item# 720944
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This stone statue of an animal depicts what I believe is a stylized armadillo, suggested by the deeply carved spirals indicative of the segmented striping on the shell of the actual animal. The carving is characteristically West Mexican, with the treatment showing a blend of Mezcala-Guerrero and Colima styles. Despite its quirky appearance, this is an interesting figure worthy of future study -- it clearly demonstrates how neighboring cultures borrowed styles and techniques from each other.
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Ancient Egyptian Scarab with Hyksos Inscription
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Pre AD 1000 item# 719983
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The scarab held special significance for the Egyptians as a representation of the the creator and solar deity, Khepri. The scarab beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung along the ground, which the Egyptians held as symbolic of Khepri pushing the sun across the sky. As baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, scarabs were thought capable of spontaneous creation, further linking them to Khepri through his function as a creator god. From the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) onward, the scar ...click for details
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Ancient Egyptian "Good Luck" Scarab
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Pre AD 1000 item# 719974
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The scarab held special significance for the Egyptians as a representation of the the creator and solar deity, Khepri. The scarab beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung along the ground, which the Egyptians held as symbolic of Khepri pushing the sun across the sky. As baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, scarabs were thought capable of spontaneous creation, further linking them to Khepri through his function as a creator god. From the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) onward, the scar ...click for details
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Excellent Ancient Egyptian Design Scarab
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Pre AD 1000 item# 719964
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The scarab held special significance for the Egyptians as a representation of the the creator and solar deity, Khepri. The scarab beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung along the ground, which the Egyptians held as symbolic of Khepri pushing the sun across the sky. As baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, scarabs were thought capable of spontaneous creation, further linking them to Khepri through his function as a creator god. From the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) onward, the scar ...click for details
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Large, Zoomorphic Metate, Pre-Columbian Costa Rica
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Pre 1492 item# 719938
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A metate is a solid, flat object used for grinding grains, typically corn in Mesoamerica, into meal or flour for use in cooking. Grains scattered on the metate would be ground with a hand-held stone called a mano until crushed, then brushed off into a collection basin. Pre-Columbian Costa Rica had a rich tradition of making highly elaborate, frequently votive metates out of volcanic stone, particularly in the Atlantic Highland region. This example was carved in the form of jaguar, with head, tai ...click for details
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Tiny, Perfect Egyptian Scarab of Thutmosis III
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Pre AD 1000 item# 703500
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Thutmose (or Thutmosis) III was one of Egypt's most celebrated pharaohs. He ruled during the 18th Dynasty from 1504-1450 B.C., early in the New Kingdom period. Egypt had previously been an insular, xenophobic society, but the intrusion of the Hyksos peoples into the Nile delta during the 2nd Intermediate Period brought updated technology and awareness of the wealth that was available in the outside world. Accordingly, the early New Kingdom pharaohs focused on driving out the Hyksos and conqu ...click for details
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Pre-Columbian Maya Eccentric of a Chieftan
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Maya eccentrics are tiny, fascinating works of art whose purpose is still poorly understood. Eccentrics are thin, finely-knapped ceremonial objects made of obsidian, chalcedony, flint or chert. They are typically assumed to have served ritual functions and are generally found in caches in ceremonial contexts. Eccentrics take many shapes, including real or mythological creatures and important symbols from the Maya world. They were produced over a very wide time span with Classic period production ...click for details
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