on Mar 12, 2017
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| Origin | Andean region, South America | | Approximate Age | 19th century | | Materials | Alabaster-like stone | | Approximate Size | The longest distance between two points is 1 9/16 inch | Historically, indigenous Indians considered rock fetishes to be the most powerful and important over those of other materials
Unlike amulets made from pottery or metal, including gold and silver, stone was the material considered to have “life” by the Inka (Inca)
The shortest distance between two points is 1 inch
18TH CENTURY = A.D. 1700 to 1799
19th CENTURY = 1800 to 1899
TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY = 1890 to 1910
EARLY-20TH CENTURY = 1900 to 1933
MID-20TH CENTURY = 1934 to 1966
LATE-20TH CENTURY = 1967 to 1999
TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY = 1995 to 2005
EARLY-21ST CENTURY = 2000 to Present
CONTEMPORARY = Made in the last 5 years
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