Danish Mesolithic Period Juvenile Deer Skull Fragment tombfigure manifesting its strength and attributes

manifesting its strength and attributes

and often added colorants to achieve vibrant hues

Extensive cemeteries in the Chancay region have yielded numerous ceramic pieces like this effigy

Impressive and highly unusual wooden power figure carved entirely from a single log in the form of a stylised casket

This unique small-sized Mayan terracotta dish features a shallow form and is adorned with delicate white and red slip-painted decoration along its rim

Danish Mesolithic Period Juvenile Deer Skull Fragment tombfigure manifesting its strength and attributesErteblle Culture, c. 54003950 BC, Mesolithic Period, Denmark A fascinating and well preserved juvenile red deer skull frontlet, peat bog found and marked by cutting incisions made with flint toolsclear signs of ritual or utilitarian use. This evocative piece comes from the Erteblle culture, one of Northern Europes most intriguing Mesolithic societies. Renowned for their coastal settlements, dugout canoes, and shell middens, the Erteblle people thrived