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Animal Skin in Frame

Sep 6, 2023 | Animal Remains, Clothing, Stone Age Artefacts

Real animal skin stretched in a rough frame made from branches. All vary - example above measures approx 54cm x 38cm.

Ceramic Jaguar Head

Sep 4, 2023 | Maya Artefacts, Pottery and Ceramics

Ceramic Timor style jaguar head. Made in Mexico.

The jaguar has been Mexico's most enduring symbolic animal and it appears in the artwork and culture of all the ancient Mexican civilizations. This pottery figure is based upon a jaguar-shaped throne found in the Maya 'Temple of the Jaguars' in the Yucatan. Made in...

Jaguar Clay Stamp

Sep 4, 2023 | Inscriptions, Maya Artefacts, Plaques

Jaguar Clay Stamp Clay stamps were widely used by pre-Hispanic people with archaeological finds suggesting that they were being created hundreds of years before the Aztec civilisation. They usually feature abstract shapes, animals, gods and other mystical figures. The...

Jaguar Headdress Mask

Sep 4, 2023 | Maya Artefacts, Mythical and Spiritual Items

A superb terracotta mask. Approx 26cm tall.

Jaguar Warrior Statue

Sep 4, 2023 | Maya Artefacts, Statues

Jaguar warriors were a high-class Aztec military unit made up of men who had proven themselves on the battlefield with a focus on being adept at capturing enemy soldiers. Reaching the rank of jaguar warrior meant a change in social status with many privileges being...

Large Adult Mammoth Tooth

Sep 6, 2023 | Animal Remains, Stone Age Artefacts

A large mammoth tooth BC 40,000 years old from the North Sea. Approx 30cm long.

Large Antler Sickle

Sep 6, 2023 | Animal Remains, Stone Age Artefacts, Tools

Fabulous harvesting implements, made from a large Fallow Deer antler, adapted with sharp stones.

Leopard Head

Aug 29, 2023 | Engravings, Head Carvings, Kingdom of Benin Artefacts, Models

Very good resin copies of bronze Benin leopard heads. Approx 13.5cm long x 8cm wide x 6.5cm high.

Mammoth Tooth Pendant

Sep 6, 2023 | Animal Remains, Jewellery, Stone Age Artefacts

Replica Mammoth Tooth Pendant.

Mini Bronze Leopard

Aug 29, 2023 | Engravings, Kingdom of Benin Artefacts, Models

All vary, approx 12 - 13cm long.

Natural Cow Horn

Sep 2, 2023 | Bronze & Iron Age Artefacts, Stone Age Artefacts, Tools

These have not been polished or varnished, so they are more realistic for this period. All sizes vary.

Owl Pendant

Aug 29, 2023 | Ancient Greece Artefacts, Jewellery

Approx 25mm.

Raven

Sep 7, 2023 | Models, Viking Artefacts

A very nice resin model - approx 19cm long x 12cm tall.

Scorpion Pendant

Sep 4, 2023 | Jewellery, Roman Artefacts

Pewter scorpion with gem between claws supplied on a waxed cord. The information on the reverse of the card describes how the scorpion was a symbol used by the Praetorian Guard.

Small Serpent Head

Sep 4, 2023 | Maya Artefacts, Statues

These large, handmade 'barro' pottery serpent heads are based on those found in various temples across Mesoamerica. Commonly referred to as the Feathered Serpent or as Quetzalcoatl by the Aztecs and as Kulkulkan by the Maya, the heads are famously found adorning the...