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prior to the Shahs' departure
Dimensions: Height: 10 3/4 inches (27 cm)
When Osiris rose as the god of the afterlife
Medium: Jade
where agate and carnelian were traded over vast distances through well-established networks linking the Persian plateau
An Olmec Buffware Bowl (Tecomate), ca. 1000 - 600 BCE Byzantine prior to the Shahs' departureThis finely made bowl features a full, round shape with a wide mouth. Made of a kaolin like clay, its walls are thin and burnished to a high gloss. Although undecorated, the pleasing color variation on the outer surface ranges from beige to grey to light brown and orange red. These early Olmec bowls typically have a globular shape with a small opening at the top. A potter carefully built the thin walled vessels using a coil technique with a kaolin