Wednesday, December 1, 2010

7. Unbelievable: 3-D face

Hard to photography, click on picture to magnify.
Size: ~2.5cm
Material: Agate
Restored: Yes
Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA
Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic
Information: This piece of Agate was carved in a cubic form with some twists on the back, for having a play of shadows and lights "inside" the rock. It proves how smart these people were (as it shows that they knew and understood the properties of working with optics).

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