An Olmec Buffware Bowl (Tecomate), ca. 1000 - 600 BCE Byzantine and an animal's tail suspended

and an animal's tail suspended from the back of the apron

This stunning necklace features a replica of the Scythian gold stag pendant from the 6th century BCE housed in the Hermitage Museum in St

Dimensions: Height: 10 3/4 inches (27 cm)

When Osiris rose as the god of the afterlife

An Olmec Buffware Bowl (Tecomate), ca. 1000 - 600 BCE Byzantine and an animal's tail suspendedThis finely made bowl features a full, round shape with a wide mouth. Made of a kaolin like clay, its walls are thin and burnished to a high gloss. Although undecorated, the pleasing color variation on the outer surface ranges from beige to grey to light brown and orange red. These early Olmec bowls typically have a globular shape with a small opening at the top. A potter carefully built the thin walled vessels using a coil technique with a kaolin