Late Archaic

While there is a noticeable emphasis on sexuality throughout the entire history of Llhuros, it is the manner and degree of this special interest which distinguishes the Late Archaic from the Middle Period. (COL catalog numbers: 47-69, 140)

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Circular iron base supporting abstracted humanoid metal figure with bowed 'legs', and 'arms' akimbo and 'face' with horns a top head.s

A Lhuroscian Stone temple door about 203 cm (79 inches) in height with rough indeterminant bas-relief areas. Mostly grays and some more beige highlights.

Mottled fragment of a temple wall fresco with muted red bird figure (Llhuroscian bird god Aar-Tenn) against a gold background with red frame.

Expedtion artist's facsimile of a cave painting with brown and green areas with familiar Llhuroscian figures and a red disc seal.

A hand-held wooden instrument with a moving wooden ball that made a clacking noise when shaken, used in a group of many such noisemakers during processions.

Rusted wood-wind like instrument with a wide bell, pronounced mouthpiece and intricate finger holes.

Front view of cylindrical Llhuroscian votive of rough hewn log with a black band around midsection, erect phallos, with top reminiscent of a porkpie hat.

Back view of cylindrical Llhuroscian votive of rough hewn log with a black band around midsection, attached wooden offering shelves, with top reminiscent of a porkpie hat.

Abstracted gray elephant head mask worn in Llhuroscian processions and parades.

Civilization of Llhuros | Artifact #56 | MACE

Civilization of Llhuros | Artifact #57 | Votive Figure

Civilization of Llhuros | Artifact #58 | Home Votive

Civilization of Llhuros | Artifact #60 | VOTIVE OF STILT-WALKERS

Motled rust-colored surface of bird roost where a bird perched on head of penitant stilt-walker.

Black pedestal supporting metal object the shape of which resembles a modern-day steam iron, cage-like, containing a brass figure of a deity

Civilization of Llhuros | Artifact #63 | VOTIVE FIGURE

Circular metal base supporting humanoid metal figure (highly abstracted) but with erect phallos.

Vertical wooden figure with two upward pieces (arms), a 'phallus' decorated with beads, fur and fibers.

Stone bas-relief plaque in motled burnt orange color with decorative image of Llhuroscian deity Tal-Hax.

Greyish marble plaque with decorative carving of Llhuroscian god Tal-Hax in orant form

One side of the white and pinkish marble plaque with abstracted line drawings, pebbled areas, cuneiform symbols, brown wood display pedestal.

One side of the white and pinkish marble plaque with abstracted bird with wings spread, surrounded by cunieform. Brown wood display pedestal.

Curvaceaous stylized female figure with motled brown surface and tall pointed application tip.

On the base of the reliquary are symbols, the "quatrine" or box like upper truncated openings contains a crude icon of an ape's head and a small figure of an ape extending its hand.

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