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~Carved Plaque in the Shape of an Eagle, from a Saddle Pommel.
Period: Early Iron Age
Culture: Pazyryk
Date: 6th century B.C.
Place of origin: Russia, Central Altai, Bashadar Boundary on the River Karakol; Archaeological site: Bashadar Barrow No. 2 (excavations by S.I. Rudenko, 1950)
Medium: Wood
~ Carved Box with Deities.
Place of origin: Guatemala, Northern Petén
Culture: Maya
Date: A.D. 450-550
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment.
~ Bone Carved with a Male Figure and an Inscription.
Date: A.D. 750–1000
Culture/Place of origin: Mexico, Northern Yucatán or Jaina Island, Maya
Period: Late Classic Period
Medium: Human femur
~Carved Signet Ring ‘Hercules’. Place: Bosporus Date: Late 4th century BC Place of finding: Krasnodar Territory,Taman Peninsula, between Khutor Artyukhov and Tsymbaly Mountain Archaeological site: Artyukhovsky barrow Material: gold
