Description
Moai, female representation, approx. 150 cm high. A unique and artistic Moai. Female representation, carved by hand from solid stone. About 890 monumental stone sculptures of various sizes are found on Easter Island.The volcano Rano Raraku was their sacred place of origin. How old the moais are cannot be determined with certainty. Archaeologists agree that Easter Island was settled around the 4th or 5th century AD and that the indigenous people began to complete altars and first statues relatively quickly after this. The moais with round or square heads and eye sockets are thought to have been made from about the 12th to 13th century AD, the more modern moais (mainly at Rano Raraku) from about the 15th/16th century AD. A Moai figure for the Asiastyle garden The Moai sculpture was hand carved from basanite. You are purchasing an artistic product that you will enjoy for a long time. You can find more information about the material on the Material and Care page. A Moai enriches your garden with its interesting and mysterious facial expression.
Specification
Product number: CST-MOAI02-150NA
- Volume gross
- 0.45100000
- Material
- Basanite, Natural Stone
- Region
- Indonesien
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