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Rare Olmec Votive Axe Unique Labradorite Were-Jaguar Artifact 900-300 BCE

Rare-Olmec-Votive-Axe-Unique-Labradorite-Were-Jaguar-Artifact-900-300-BCE-01-nd Rare Olmec Votive Axe Unique Labradorite Were-Jaguar Artifact 900-300 BCE

Rare Olmec Votive Axe Unique Labradorite Were-Jaguar Artifact 900-300 BCE
A contemporary votive axe from the Olmec culture-Mesoamerica’s first great civilization Middle Preclassic period, approx. These stone-carved frequently depict the “were-jaguar, ” a highly sacred divine entity that fuses human and feline features. Crafted from truly unique and unparalleled labradorite.
Rare Olmec Votive Axe Unique Labradorite Were-Jaguar Artifact 900-300 BCE