Stag Pottery Rhyton
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy's desk artifact. This stag pottery rhyton was carefully modeled to represent what is seen in the film. Coming out to approximately 7" tall from foot to antler. Printed, processed, mudded, sanded and painted to imitate real pottery. (Non functioning)
The antlered stag featured in the art of northern Iran. The significance of the stag in Iranian culture is unknown, no written documents survived from this period. By analogy with other ancient cultures it has been assumed that the animal represents virility and agility. In other areas the stag was related to the worship of major deities. Similar pieces found date back to as early as 1000 B.C.
Each piece is carefully packed in a properly sized box with plenty of bubble wrap and paper to ensure safe travels. Then labeled with several fragile stickers for liability purposes.