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#carved

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#carved is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 6 people shared 25 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 75% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 1 with 4 posts.

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#art 20 #handmade 19 #ancientart 17 #precolumbian 16 #sculpture 14 #stone 13 #Culture 12 #prehispanic 12 #mesoamerica 9 #mexico 9 #Jade 8 #ritual 5

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

about 24 hours ago

Standing Stone Figure carved stone c. 300-100 BCE Mezcala culture Guerrero, Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #standing #figure #Mezcala #culture #Guerrero #Mexico #ancientart #ancientsculpture #art #sculpture #Mesoamerica #ancientMexico #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianart #Mezcalasculpture

The Mezcala culture (sometimes referred to as the Balsas culture) is the name given to a Mesoamerican culture that was based in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero in the upper Balsas River region. The culture is poorly understood but is believed to have developed during the Middle and Late Preclassic periods of Mesoamerican chronology between 700 and 200 BC. The culture continued into the Classic period (c.250-650 AD) when it coexisted with the great metropolis of Teotihuacan.
Mezcala-style sculpture is characterised by abstract facial features, suggested by lines and differences in texture. The Mezcala sculptural style emphasizes geometric abstraction in both human figures and architectural models. The sculptural style of the Mezcala culture may have been influenced by the Olmecs. In turn, it may have influenced the development of sculpture at the Classic-period metropolis of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico.
Later civilizations, like the Aztecs, valued Mezcala items; archaeologists have found Mezcala standing figures and artifacts buried as offerings inside the Templo Mayor in Mexico City.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Zoomorphic Hacha carved stone c. 500-950 CE Late Classic Maya culture Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #hacha #zoomorphic #transformation #belief #ritual #mesoamerican #ballgame #Maya #culture #mexico #ancientart #ancientsculpture #ritualobject #ceremonial #precolumbian #prehispanic #art #sculpture

In ancient Mesoamerica (particularly in Maya and Classic Veracruz cultures), an hacha (Spanish for "axe") was a critical piece of ceremonial gear associated with the Mesoamerican ballgame. While lightweight wooden versions were likely worn on the players' heavy belts during active matches, these highly detailed stone replicas were carved for ritual displays, architectural integration, or dedication ceremonies.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Rattlesnake effigy carved stone n.d. Aztec culture Mexico #prehispanic #precolumbian #art #sculpture #ancientart #carved #stone #handmade #rattlesnake #effigy #worship #religion #ritual #belief #tribalart #mesoamerica #mexico #tenochtitlan #mexicocity #cdmx #aztec #tlaloc #xipetotec #Xochiquetzal

For pre-Hispanic peoples the serpent is associated with the reproductive powers of the earth and fertility. They are also linked to rain and are closely related as a lightning image.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Head of a Cow Goddess carved stone circa 1390–1352 BCE New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 Ancient Egypt #handmade #ancientart #art #carved #stone #newkingdom #dynasty18 #ancientegypt #hathor #mehetweret #cow #goddess #religion #worship #divine #amenhotepIII #fertility #pleasure #beauty #art #music #dancing

Hathor was a major ancient Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music, dancing, fertility, and pleasure. As a cosmic mother goddess, she was known as the "mistress of the sky," a protector of women, and the "Eye of Ra" (a protector of the sun god). She was often depicted as a cow, a woman with cow ears/horns, or a cow-headed woman.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Maya jadeite pectoral carved jadeite c. 550-950 CE Mayan culture Mexico #handmade #carved #jade #jadeite #precolumbianjade #mayanculture #Maya #mexico #mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #jewelry #pendant #pectoral #status #nobility #ruler #ancientcarving #ancientjade #stone

This image depicts a Maya jadeite pectoral featuring the sculpted face of a dignitary or lord, dating from the Late Classic Period (approximately 550 to 950 CE)
Carved from mottled green jadeite, a stone prized by the Maya for its spiritual power and high status.
The figure displays stylized features, large ear flares, and an elaborate headdress, common elements for depicting nobility or deities.
These pendants were worn as jewelry to signify elite status and were sometimes placed in the mouths of deceased rulers to represent animate breath.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Katabori Netsuke with two skeleton figures boxwood circa 1701-1900 Japan #katabori #3D #netsuke #skeletonfigures #carved #handmade #boxwood #Japan #japanesecraft #mujō #anitya #impermanence #buddhism #buddhistart #mementomori #art #craft #antique #nothingispermanent #philosophy #death #culture

Katabori Netsuke with Two Skeleton Figures. Culture:
Japan, 1701-1900 (Edo- Meiji Period). Material: Wood (boxwood).
Collection: Science Museum Group
Collection, London.
The skeleton motif wasn't a random theme in netsuke art.
These figures symbolized mujõ (*##
7), one of the fundamental concepts of Buddhist philosophy, meaning the impermanence of all things. As one of the Three Marks of Existence in Buddhism, mujo comes from the Sanskrit word anitya and means that nothing is permanent. You can think of it as the Japanese counterpart to the Western concept of memento mori.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Were-Jaguar Mask carved greenstone (serpentine or jade) c. 900-600 BCE Olmec culture Mexico #handmade #carved #greenstone #jade #serpentine #olmec #culture #werejaguar #mask #transformation #shaman #ritual #religion #fertility #maize #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianjade #ancientart #art

This image shows an ancient Olmec greenstone were-jaguar mask, originating from Mesoamerica (approx. 900–600 BCE).
Features the characteristic downturned trapezoidal mouth, almond-shaped eyes, and a cleft head representing the supernatural transformation between human and jaguar.
Carved from dense green stone (such as jadeite or serpentine), which held deep religious significance associated with maize, water, and life-generating fertility.
Created by the Olmec civilization—often termed the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica—such masks were likely utilized in elite shamanic rituals or as sacred votive offerings.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Sculpture of kneeling Cihuateteo volcanic tuff (stone) Aztec-Mexica culture c. 1325-1521 CE Calixtlahuaca, State of Mexico #goddess #death #handmade #carved #stone #volcanictuff #mexica #aztec #cuhuateteo #religion #ritual #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #mesoamerica #art #mexico #sculpture

Goddess of Death
Cihuateteo wears some of the elements (necklace made of human hands and abundant death symbolism) usually associated with Coatlicue. Notice, however, the absence of the serpent skirt, a trait exclusive of Coatlicue. Cihuateteo wears a headband made of skulls, and she is shown kneeling on a skull altar, as befits the keeper of the Place of the Dead.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

Standing Horned Figure with Spiral at Center carved jade c. 4700-2500 BCE Hongshan culture China Universal symbolism! #china #ancientchina #hongshanculture #c4700BCE #carved #jade #nephrite #horned #figure #spiral #stomach #eternity #vortex #change #birth #death #rebirth #transformation #shamanism

Standing Horned Figure with Spiral at Center
carved jade
c. 4700-2500 BCE
Hongshan culture
China
Universal symbolism!
This image shows a rare Neolithic jade standing horned figure from the Hongshan Culture in China, dating approximately from 4700-2500 BCE.
The artifact is crafted from jade (nephrite), which was highly revered by the Hongshan people in northeastern China.
The stylized figure features a bovine or bull-like head with prominent horns, and a distinctive spiral motif carved into its torso.
It is a fascinating example of ritual jade carving from this period, although the exact function of such figures remains a subject of study.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

Jaguar and Snake Hacha effigy stone c.550-950 CE Late Classic period Mayan culture Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #snake #jaguar #transformation #spiritual #religion #faith #belief #culture #mayanculture #lateclassic #mesoamerica #mexico #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianart #sculpture #art

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

The Calakmul Mask carved jade, shell, and obsidian mosaic c. 660-750 CE Maya culture Late Classic Period Calakmul archeological site, Campeche Mexico #handmade #carved #jade #shell #obsidian #mosaic #mask #Calakmul #Maya #culture #mesoamerica #precolumbian #precolumbianjade #ancientart #art #death

The Calakmul Mask is a masterpiece of pre-Hispanic Maya art made of jade, shell, and obsidian mosaic, discovered in 1984 in Tomb 1 of Structure VII at the Calakmul archaeological site in Campeche.
Late Classic period (between 660 and 750 CE).
It personifies the union between a ruler of the powerful Kaanu'l lineage and the maize god.
It guaranteed the sovereign's immortality during their journey through the underworld.

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Colin Ventura

@colinwoodart.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Some of the carved face pendants I've made over the years. #makersmARTch #mkrsmARTch #carved #handmade #carving #carvedfaces #woodwork #woodworking

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