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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 409530, member: 2844&quot;]There is symbolism, and I can see your interpretation of the imagery.</p><p>But it is not Aztec in style, besides, it is wheel turned, which rules out anything pre-Columbian.</p><p>It is an intriguing pot, probably inspired by something older.</p><p>There seems to be sun symbolism, snake or lightning, an arrow. And random dots, celestial?</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe inspired by ancient European designs?</p><p>I don&#039;t see Southeast Asian in this. Maybe Southeast Europe, based on ancient symbolism.</p><p>A Bulgarian potter having a field day? Slavic artists love symbolism, all to do with confirming Slavic identity ever since the late 19th century.</p><p>A Sardinian potter having a field day? Archeology and identity are very important on Sardinia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gianluca, this is all speculative, but maybe it sets something in motion.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some celestial inspiration, the Nebra Sky Disc, ca 1600 BC, Germany:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQWDdMKFAqWhrnBT9y0JmDwl7SWS9iG3kjZFzjfKjYhozDCX0Ptlg&amp;sp=de3b297e18221c40632365ff218a2938&amp;anticache=821918" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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