"Ancient figurine offering found at Templo Mayor" Topic
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Tango01  | 05 Jan 2024 4:52 p.m. PST |
"A stone offering box containing a ritual deposit of 15 anthropomorphic figurines has been unearthed at the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan in Mexico City. It was found under the platform of the rear façade of the temple in a layer that dates to the reign of Aztec emperor and king of Tenochtitlan Moctezuma I (1440-1469 A.D.)…"
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| Bunkermeister | 05 Jan 2024 6:07 p.m. PST |
Looks like scale creep was a thing even then. Bunkermeister |
| Zephyr1 | 05 Jan 2024 10:27 p.m. PST |
The one in the lower right is a Star Wars Imperial officer… ;-) |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 06 Jan 2024 11:37 a.m. PST |
What the readers of TMP really to know first: the largest figurine is just shy of a foot high, while the smallest miniature is just one inch high Bunkermeister's comment is spot on -- unless the big ones are kaiju, I suppose. |
| Bunkermeister | 06 Jan 2024 12:35 p.m. PST |
So 1/72nd scale and GI Joe, just like now. Bunkermeister |
| Tango01 | 06 Jan 2024 3:26 p.m. PST |
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