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Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)

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Taino. Odd Stone Animal/human Transition Cemi/Stamp: Taino Odd Stone Animal/human Transition Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Size: 3'' x 5.5'' x 3'' (8 x 14 x 8 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)

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Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Likely held to address fertility and water as frogs were deities of these environments. Reverse depicts two interlocked bird heads. Made of a green spotted serpentine. 1'' x 1.25'' x 2.75'' (3 x 3 x 7 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)

Name: Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)
SKU: 52281047
Price: 175 USD
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