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Serpent Offering Plaque

Serpent Offering Plaque

This figure of a seated Maya making an offering is a typical scene found at many Mayan sites - mostly dating from around 400 to 600 AD. The figure giving the offering is likely to be the Mayan god Yum Kaax, the lord of the forest. He was seen as a protector of hunters...

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Small Chacmool

Small Chacmool

Chacmool statues have been found at many Maya and Aztec sites including the famous Chichen Itza. The bowl that they hold is believed to have been a receptacle for religious offerings. Both the Maya and Aztecs held fearful beliefs about their gods. They thought that...

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Small Serpent Head

Small Serpent Head

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...

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Small Sphinx

Small Sphinx

In the myths of the Ancient Egyptians, a sphinx was a creature with a lion’s body and a person’s head. Statues of sphinxes were often built to guard tombs and temples and these commonly had the head of a Pharaoh or a god. The most famous of these statues, the Great...

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Trojan Horse

Trojan Horse

A detailed replica resin Trojan Horse model on 6 wooden wheels. Constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into the walled city of Troy during the Trojan War. Approx 14cm x 20cm x 9cm.

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Vintage Anubis Figure

Vintage Anubis Figure

During mummification, the priest has to dress like the god Anubis. Anubis is the god of mummification. His job was to make sure the dead person was mummified and also had safe passage through the underworld. It is said that Anubis embalmed Osiris (the god of the...

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