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Encyclopedia of antiques (1983)

The Connoisseur encyclopedia of antiques

The Collector's encyclopedia

Tortuga cascabel de Paquimé, Chihuahua

Esta representación de una tortuga está hecha en cobre y es el ejemplo más impresionante de la importante producción de cascabeles que se realizaba en Paquimé. Este sitio arqueológico fue centro político de la cultura Casas Grandes, una de las más notables y complejas del norte de México y suroeste de Estados Unidos, entre los años 1200 y 1400 d.C. La tortuga-cascabel fue elaborada mediante la técnica a la cera perdida, y dado que este proceso requiere la destrucción del molde, no existen dos piezas iguales. Su interior es hueco y la cola del reptil funcionaba como argolla, por lo que se infiere que formaba parte de un pendiente. Las excavaciones en las que se recuperó el cascabel fueron realizadas por el Arqueólogo estadounidense Charles Di Peso entre 1958 y 1961. Actualmente, esta pieza pertenece a la colección Sala Culturas del Norte del Museo Nacional de Antropología.

Olmec Figurine 1100-500 BCE

Mexico, Las Bocas. Middle Pre-Classic Period

Louvre Museum, France

Natural History Museum, UK

Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm, Sweden

This is the Picture Gallery located on the top floor of the Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl was a keen collector of Dutch and Flemish artworks of the Golden Age. The diversity of artists and motifs is representative of the Hallwyl House Collection of Dutch and Flemish masters. The collection constitutes a kind of encyclopedia of the Golden Age of Dutch Art. “See For Yourself” was the catchphrase of the Golden Age.

Gunma Museum of Natural History, Japan

Fossils, Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan

Egg Collection, Biological Museum, Lund University, Sweden

Scans of birds’ eggs from the Biological Museum at Lund University, Sweden

Giant Armadillo Ocarina

This clay figurine from Costa Rica was captured on June 23, 2015 and 3D scanned at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It may date to around 1000 A.D. It was collected by Carnegie Museum of Natural History curator Carl V. Hartman, between 1903 and 1908. Courtesy of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History which is making this model freely downloadable for non-commercial research, educational, or public outreach purposes.

Jaguar Effigy Pot

World Origin: Mesoamerica / Country of Origin: Costa Rica / Item Date: 1000-1500 AD / Medium: Ceramic This object is part of the Cravens Collection owned by University at Buffalo Art Galleries. It was digitized with equipment owned by the University of South Florida as part of the Cravens Virtual Museum Project, directed by Dr. Laura Harrison.

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