sep 6, 1500 BC - Ambum Stone

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1500 BCE
greywacke
Papua New Guinea
Period: Prehistoric
Artist: Unknown
Date: c. 1500 B.C.E.
Function: Could be sacred (like in rituals), perhaps a pestle. Also used for grinding up things in preparation for eating, etc.
Form: curvilinear, defined eyes, rounded, elongated nose
Content: composite figure of an animal, human body with an anteater head
Context: Stone Age, stone to carve stone, Anteaters revered b/c of their fat deposits. Found in a cave and is one of the earliest forms of art. Was found on Polynesian island so it shows how far humans had spread
Medium: Greywacke
Location: Ambum Valley, Papua New Guinea

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