Grande tourmaline noire - Ancien Dieu néolithique - Idole chamanique - Corps masqué - 240×70×70 mm - 1845.9 g

Origin: Northern China
Mineral: Schorl (black tourmaline)
Clarity: Opaque
Weight: 1845.9 g
Dimensions: 240 × 70 × 70 mm

Collection.
A talisman is a shamanic idol, an ancient deity made of stone.
A variety of black tourmaline with an archaic decoration in the Neolithic style of the Hongshan culture.
Period: Please judge for yourself.
The piece is old, the stone has visible light patina.
From a private collection.

Please note:

This is a Neolithic archaic artefact from China/Mongolia. Presumably from the
Hongshan culture.
The Hongshan culture is one of the oldest Neolithic cultures in China, its members lived between central Mongolia and the provinces Liaoning and Hebei.
“Hongshan” means “Red Mountain” and refers to a location in central Mongolia.
Artefacts from this culture often show ancient deities whose depiction is reminiscent of extraterrestrials for a modern observer.