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VANDOO · 18th May 2005, 05:27 PM

I RECENTLY RAN ACROSS THESE TWO TERRACOTTA FIGURES OF VERA CRUZ WARRIORS. THEY ARE FROM THE EARLY POST CLASSIC PERIOD CA. 600 - 900 AD. AND ARE LARGE AT 26 AND 3/4 IN TALL. THEY HAVE A RETANGULAR FEATHERED SHIELD IN ONE HAND AND A ZOOMORPHIC HEAD IN THE OTHER HAND. IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT IS PURELY CEREMONIAL OR FOR A TYPE OF RITUAL COMBAT OR PERHAPS A REAL TYPE OF WEAPON. THE HEAD DOES LOOK LIKE IT COULD BE USED TO STRIKE WITH THE PROTRUDING EYES AND PERHAPS TO CUT WITH THE TEETH. INTERESTING ITEMS FROM A ETHINOGRAPHIC AREA WE SELDOM SEE.

18th May 2005, 05:27 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	INTERESTING PRE-COLUMBIAN WARRIORS I RECENTLY RAN ACROSS THESE TWO TERRACOTTA FIGURES OF VERA CRUZ WARRIORS. THEY ARE FROM THE EARLY POST CLASSIC PERIOD CA. 600 - 900 AD. AND ARE LARGE AT 26 AND 3/4 IN TALL. THEY HAVE A RETANGULAR FEATHERED SHIELD IN ONE HAND AND A ZOOMORPHIC HEAD IN THE OTHER HAND. IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT IS PURELY CEREMONIAL OR FOR A TYPE OF RITUAL COMBAT OR PERHAPS A REAL TYPE OF WEAPON. THE HEAD DOES LOOK LIKE IT COULD BE USED TO STRIKE WITH THE PROTRUDING EYES AND PERHAPS TO CUT WITH THE TEETH. INTERESTING ITEMS FROM A ETHINOGRAPHIC AREA WE SELDOM SEE. Last edited by VANDOO; 18th May 2005 at 10:52 PM.