Monday, September 25, 2023

Polynesian Relic...........



Polynesian carving of an unidentified green stone (possibly meteoric in origin?) 127mm x 101mm x 25mm. Date: circa 480 BCE (via carbon dating).   Origin:  Unknown.  Obtained from a native trader on Naairoa, Rurutu Island by the 1923 Marsh and Wilder South Pacific Expedition, but anecdotal evidence suggests original source is an outlying uninhabited southern island.     Believed to depict "Cthulhu" - leader of the Great Old Ones.   Miskatonic University Museum Collection,  Item# 23A14-00452319-MWC Restricted Access.

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