This functional cosmetic palette has been
transformed into a beautiful work of art by the
masterful hand of the ancient sculptor who
shaped it from a block of alabaster. Three
handsomely carved bullheads adorn the outer
portion of the curved bowl. Incised circle motifs
form a delicate design around the rim, while the
bull's eyes and nostrils repeat this refined
pattern. The woman whose makeup filled this
palette most surely derived pleasure from this
functional work of art. We too enjoy gazing upon
and handling this visual and tactile
representation of an ancient culture, one that
appreciated, just as we do, the time-honored
qualities of beauty.
TIME TRAVELER SEALS RESEARCH STUDIES
DEAR MR. BARAKAT,
THIS E-MAIL LETTER IS A REVIEW OF OUR
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THIS PAST FRIDAY
RELATING TO THE ANCIENT SUMERIAN COSMETIC
PALETTE #PF2335.
THIS RARE ANCIENT ARTIFACT REPRESENTS THE
SUPERB SKILL OF A MASTER SCULPTOR THAT
PROBABLY SERVED IN ONE OF THE SACRED
TEMPLES BUILT FOR THE REVERED "CELESTIAL
GODS" OF SUMER. I QUESTION THE ASSUMPTION
THAT THIS ARTIFACT WAS USED TO HOLD
COSMETICS. I DO NOT SEE ANY TRACES OF
COSMETIC STAINS AND I THINK THIS ARTIFACT
PLAYED A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT ROLE.
I WOULD SUGGEST IT WAS A TEMPLE SAUCER
USED IN MANY OF THE ANCIENT SUMERIAN
SACRED RITUALS AND DATES TO THE 3000-
2500 B.C. CIRCA.
THIS ARTIFACT DEPICTS THREE IMPORTANT
FACTORS:
1. IT WAS MADE FROM ALABASTER STONE.
ALABASTER STONE WAS RARELY FOUND IN
SUMER AND HAD TO BE IMPORTED FROM A
VILLAGE IN EGYPT NAMED ALABASTRON. MANY
ARTIFACTS CREATED FOR THE PHARAOHS OF
EGYPT WERE CARVED FROM THE ALABASTER
STONE THAT CAME FROM THIS LITTLE VILLAGE.
ALABASTER WAS A HIGHLY TREASURED SEMI-
PRECIOUS STONE IN SUMER AND MANY OF THE
OTHER ANCIENT NEAR EAST CULTURES.
BECAUSE OF IT'S HIGH VALUE, IT WAS MOSTLY
USED FOR TEMPLE RELATED ARTIFACTS OR BY
THE VERY WEALTHY AND IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF
SUMER.
2. THE THREE CARVED BULL-HEAD FIGURES
EXTENDING FROM THE SIDES OF THIS ARTIFACT
ARE ARRANGED TO FORM A TRIANGLE, THAT
REPRESENTED THE (BULL HEAD) HYADES STAR
CLUSTER PART OF THE TAURUS CONSTELLATION.
THE TAURUS CONSTELLATION WAS A VERY
IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE ANCIENT SUMERIAN
RELIGION, BECAUSE ANCIENT RECORDS SUGGEST
THE "HEAVENLY ABODE" OF THEIR REVERED
"CELESTIAL GODS" WAS ONE OF EIGHT PLANETS
THAT REVOLVED AROUND A GIANT STAR KNOWN
AS GISDA-DILGAN, (ALDEBARAN). THIS GIANT
STAR REPRESENTS THE "LEFT EYE" OF THE
TAURUS BULL FIGURE. (REFERENCE-TIME
TRAVELER SEALS COLLECTION-LOT NUMBERS
2,19, 48, 65, 69, AND 72).
3. THE INCISED CIRCLE-DOT SYMBOL MOTIF
ENGRAVED ON THE SAUCER'S RIM TOP ARE
ARRANGED TO FORM THE SACRED "CELESTIAL
CIRCLE" OF THE UNIVERSE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE CIRCLE-DOT
SYMBOL REPRESENTED THE SUPREME ANCIENT
SUMERIAN "CELESTIAL DEITY" ANU. THE
CIRCLE-DOT SYMBOL ALSO REPRESENTED THE
HIGHEST RANKING SEXAGESIMAL (MATH)
NUMBER 60, WHICH WAS ALLOCATED TO THE
SUPREME ANU.
THE EYES OF THE BULL FIGURE ARE ENGRAVED
WITH THE SAME SACRED DOT-CIRCLE SYMBOLS
ASSOCIATED WITH ANU.
THIS BEAUTIFUL AND RARE ANCIENT SUMERIAN
ARTIFACT IS ANOTHER LOST TREASURE FROM
THE DISTANT PAST THAT HAS A FANTASTIC
STORY TO TELL. - BUT ONLY A FEW PEOPLE
HAVE THE EARS TO HEAR THIS FABULOUS STORY
OR THE MIND TO COMPREHEND IT'S
CORRELATION TO THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN
AND GROWTH PROGRESS OF MANKIND'S FIRST
CIVILIZATION THAT BEGAN OVER 7500 YEARS
AGO IN ANCIENT SUMER.
I ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION THIS PAST
FRIDAY AND I HOPE TO MEET WITH YOU IN THE
NEAR FUTURE AND PERHAPS VIEW SOME OF THE
ARTIFACTS YOU SPOKE ABOUT.
SINCERELY,
AL FARR
- (PF.2335)
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