Indiana Jones Fertility Idol Figure Prop Replica from Disney

  

Indiana Jones Fertility Idol Prop Replica. From "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Please note that the box shows some minor wear from storage. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" begins with Indiana Jones retrieving a famous Golden Idol in the temple of the Chachapoyan warriors named for the Chachapoyans, a civilization that really did exist in the cloud forest of the Amazonas region of that is now called Peru.

This detailed collectible replica of the Fertility Idol as seen in. "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

Is one treasure hunters will cherish. Packaged in a themed box with a crate-style sleeve, f. Eaturing descriptions of where the relic was seen in the movie, as well as the historical background that inspired it. The fertility idol used in the movie was inspired by an artifact in the Dumbarton Oaks museum, a statuette thought to represent the Aztec goddess Xochiquetzqal. The goddess is depicted in the act of giving birth, a representation uncommon in our present archeological record.

In fact, recent scientific analysis revealed the Dumbarton Oaks statuette to be a 19th century fake. O date, one of the only real examples of a fertility goddess giving birth is a baked clay figurine made some 8,000 years ago and found on a site in present day Turkey.

Please let me know if you have any questions. This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Movie Memorabilia\Props\Reproductions". The seller is "knickknackorama" and is located in this country: CA. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Industry: Movies
2. Brand: Indiana Jones
3. Original/Reproduction: Reproduction