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 |  Subject: What Is The Mysterious “Handbag” Seen In Ancient Carvings Across Cultures And Countries?  Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:36 am | |
| What Is The Mysterious “Handbag” Seen In Ancient Carvings Across Cultures And Countries?
January 29, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
 One of the more mysterious symbols that has been found in ancient carvings is an image that looks uncannily like a handbag. The shape appears in depictions made by the Sumerians of Iraq, in the ruins of ancient Turkish temples, in decorations of the Maori of New Zealand, and in crafts made by the Olmecs of Central America. Handbags can be seen in the art of disparate cultures from around the world and throughout time, with the first known instance of a handbag appearing at the end of the Ice Age. What is this mysterious symbol that can be found throughout the ancient world? The handbag image is so called because it looks very similar to the modern-day purse. The objects “typically feature a rounded handle-like top and a rectangular bottom, and may include varying degrees of additional details of texture or pattern” (Scranton, 2016). The images sometimes appear as stand-alone objects; sometimes they are depicted in the hand of a person, god, or mythical being in a manner similar to how one would hold a basket. (READ MORE) |
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