Early Archaic

The Early Archaic period is characterized by a rugged imagery, essentially nonrepresentational.
(COL Catalog Numbers: 1-25, 138)

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Unidentified oblong ceramic object with green-mottled surface and two protrusions on either end; from the Early Arachic period of Llhuros.

Small rustic brown plaque with metal objects attached to front; from the Early Archaic period of Llhuros.

44" wooden pole with four directional cross pieces and round metal spoked base

Unidentified vertical diamond (rhombus) shape with wooden cross-pieces; hide and stone in the quadrants.

Crudely fashioned artifact comprised of round rested metal pieces stacked from base upwards.

Tall slender austere black object with rings around the body; spiked top and two-tiered square base.

Abstracted rough metal object with two intertwined strands representing forniicating gods, motled rust color.

Black metal stylized stilt-walker with rusted base, standing on black wood display pedestal.

Very odd curved metal object (reminiscent of modern day heating duct) as an abstracted animal with antlers or antennae; on wooden base.

Austere black votive shape with stack of differently shaped holes at the top and an inset bas-relief symbol.

Bulbous vase-like object with heavily rusted surface and wood pegs

Two colorful (yellow, red, gray, brown) early archaic ceramic tiles with stylized images of stilt-walkers and male genitalia

Detail of gray seed necklace with three small shells.

Crude object that looks like the handle of a modern-day shovel with decorative copper bands, curled black hooks, and a stone which suggests use as sling shot.

One face of rectangular marble slab affixed to wooden display base, showing stylized bas-relief imagery of a Llhuroscian stilt-walker

One face of rectangular marble slab affixed to wooden display base, showing stylized bas-relief imagery of a bullock.

The major god Shor-Noo, constructed as fierce looking abstracted humanoid figure of old wood and rusted iron with short raised arms and facial grimace.

Carved marble plaque of two Llhuroscian gods in orant posture; some cracks run through the plaque.

Cracked and discolored marble fragments with incised stilt-walker and lines of Llhuroscian cuneiform.

Cacked tripartite bas-relief in brown stone with various Llhuroscian symbols.

Wooden stylized stilt-walker couple with genitalia markings with a bird roost for the Llhuroscian ritual of carrying a bird on the head.

Rough discolored marble plaque mounted on display base; depicting three heavily stylized images of stilts and stilt-walkers in gray stone7

Fragment of a cracked, tan-colored fresco mural depicting a red-plumed Thruhai bird facing left within a decorative oval shape

Rugged rust-colored ceramic vessel with missing parts used by Llhuroscians to keep track of time.

Rustic dark brown bronze box topped with abstracted male and female figures resembling the modern clothespin.

Two upright abstracted metal figures represent the beloved gods, Eleon and Pluora.

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