#300 bce

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Mezcala Stone Idol, 300 BCE - 300 CE

Stone, 43.2 x 11.4 cm (17 x 4 1/2 in)

Courtesy: Barakat Gallery

Mezcala stone carvings are a distinct style of pre-Columbian art from Guerrero, Mexico, known for their abstract and minimalist representations of human and animal forms.

These sculptures, crafted from hardstones like greenstone and jade, feature simplified features and geometric shapes, often resembling axe heads.

They are believed to have been created between 700 BCE and 650 CE, and were highly valued by later cultures, including the Aztecs, who considered them sacred.

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The "Amazon Sarcophagus", a painted alabaster sarcophagus depicting an Amazonomachy. Etruscan culture. c. 300 BCE. Tarquinia, Italy. (De Feis Etruscan Archaeological Museum)

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Ganymede Jewellery, pieces found together near Thessaloniki, Greek, 330 - 300 BCE

From the Met Museum

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Egyptian Statuette of Anubis, 332-20 B.C., plastered and painted wood.

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Gold ring set with an emerald, Greek, 330-300 BCE

From the Met Museum

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Gold snake ring, Greek, 330-300 BCE

From the Met Museum

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Head of Aphrodite ("The Bartlett Head"), Greek, 330-300 BCE

From the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

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Pair of bracelets with rock crystal hoops and gold rams' heads, Greek, 330-300 BCE

From the Met Museum