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Green Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea), family Anguidae, Puebla, Mexico

ENDANGERED.

photograph by Hugo Cayuela

Pendant of Amenhotep III

The gold pendant of Amenhotep III, found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, is a remarkable piece of jewelry that highlights the connections between these two pharaohs. This pendant, often featuring intricate designs and symbols associated with royalty and divinity, reflects the high level of craftsmanship typical of the 18th Dynasty.

It is believed that the pendant may have belonged to Amenhotep III and was later placed in Tutankhamun's tomb, possibly as a symbolic inheritance or as a mark of reverence for the earlier pharaoh.

Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 60702

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A pair of gold rings with lotus flower inlays made from lapis lazuli, glass, and carnelian. Egypt 1400-1200 BC

from The Walters Art Museum

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Spanish maskers, Spain, by Ashley Suszczynski

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‘Towards the Reborn Sun’ by Magda Biernat,

They are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. They can be cylindrical or rectangular, low or tall, and made of stone or adobe. The tallest are about 40 feet high. All of the chullpas have small openings facing east, towards the rising sun. Corpses in each tomb were typically placed in a fetal position along with some of their belongings, including clothing and jewelery.

The towers allegedly began to be built around 1000 AD and their use continued during Inca occupation in the 1400s.

Many of the tombs have been destroyed by grave robbers, while others were left unfinished. The construction of the chulpas varied with ethnic group: in general, those of the north Altiplano are circular and constructed with stone, while those of the south are rectangular and constructed with adobe. Some are unadorned, while others have intricate carvings.

The decorated ones often carry geometrical patterns and colors similar to the ones found in Andean textile design.

©Magda Biernat