The Ambum Stone, Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c 1500 B.C.E
Artist - Unknown
Medium - Greywacke Stone
Current Location - National Gallery of Australia
Form: greywacke, 8 inches tall,
Function: unknown. But small and easy to pass around. Perhaps some religious purpose. perhaps a pestle. But small and easy to carry around.
Content: possibly a sculpture of an echidna. very prominent eyes and nose.
Context: Neolithic. Settled communities. more time for sculpture.
Greywacke: REALLY hard to carve, REALLY long lasting and durable - so very valuable and important to whoever made it
Artist - Unknown
Medium - Greywacke Stone
Current Location - National Gallery of Australia
Form: greywacke, 8 inches tall,
Function: unknown. But small and easy to pass around. Perhaps some religious purpose. perhaps a pestle. But small and easy to carry around.
Content: possibly a sculpture of an echidna. very prominent eyes and nose.
Context: Neolithic. Settled communities. more time for sculpture.
Greywacke: REALLY hard to carve, REALLY long lasting and durable - so very valuable and important to whoever made it
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Detail from the Lakshamana Temple
Tuffery, Pisupo Lau Afe
Buk Mask
