Q I inherited a small collection of ivory figurines that were purchased in China in 1947 or ’48. My understanding is that these items cannot be sold, but do you know where, in the San Francisco Bay ...
The "body" of a prehistoric ivory figurine was recently discovered in Germany. The head was found in 1999, and for years, archaeologists believed it to be a horse. Now, they're trying to figure out ...
In my column of May 7 I identified a group of ivory figures as the Japanese Seven Lucky Gods and promised to identify them, their attributes and their apotropaic properties. These gods are an amalgam ...
What it tells us about the past: Archaeologists excavating Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany over two decades ago discovered three tiny figurines carved out of mammoth ivory. Dated to around ...
Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Vol. 79, No. 1 (January-March 2010), pp. 53-78 (26 pages) The extent of cultural and artistic hybridization in Archaic ...
Excavations in caves in southwestern Germany are carving out a new chapter in art prehistory. Most recently, researchers sifting through dirt that had been dug out of the Hohle Fels cave uncovered ...
Two people who allegedly placed online ads to sell elephant ivory carvings are the first to be charged under wildlife trafficking laws passed by Pacific Northwest voters a few years ago. You may ...
What it is: Sculpture of a bird carved from mammoth ivory Where it is from: Hohle Fels cave, Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany When it was made: Around 40,000 years ago Related: Tumaco-Tolita ...
Q I inherited a small collection of ivory figurines that were purchased in China in 1947 or ’48. My understanding is that these items cannot be sold, but do you know where, in the San Francisco Bay ...
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