Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets slingbullet hammered and shaped from a

hammered and shaped from a single rod of bronze

These sophisticated two-chambered vessels produce a bird-like twittering sound when liquid is poured between the chambers or when air is blown through the spout

ensuring their passage into the afterlife

while the finest details were achieved with pieces as small as 0

the Indus Valley

Neolithic Tenerian Culture Stone Grave Goods or Amulets slingbullet hammered and shaped from aTenerian Culture, c. 46002500 BC, Tnr Desert, Niger, West Africa Fascinating and evocative assemblage of ancient stone and fossil grave goods or amulets dating to the Neolithic Tenerian culture. Each piece reflects the ritual, symbolic, and spiritual world of a people who lived during one of the Saharas most remarkable climatic phasesthe Neolithic Subpluvial, a time when todays vast desert was a fertile savanna teeming with life. The Tenerian culture