[meteorite-list] query about meteorite symbol on eBay lot
From: Michael Masse <mjmasse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:42:06 2004 Message-ID: <002501c08a43$6fccab60$25070518_at_default.elcjn1.sdca.home.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C08A00.61463CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (note: Bruce is an archeologist at Los Alamos National Labs, = contributes regularly to the body of Anasazi literature, and is a primary resource = in the field of astro-archeology) -----Original Message----- From: Michael Masse <mjmasse_at_home.com> To: W B Masse <wbmasse_at_lanl.gov> Date: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:28 AM Subject: A Query Hi...the following URL is to a eBay auction lot and I am curious as to = its authenticity...m http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D550293646 ______________________________________________ Mike: The bowl itself appears reasonably authentic, but its interpretation as = a meteor about to strike a mountain is highly unlikely. Much more = likely (although by no means certain) is that of a depiction of a comet, = possibly in relation to clouds or to the pillars of the sky (the = so-called "mountain"). The structure of the "tail" is not like that for = a meteor, but is strikingly similar to that for comets, such as depicted = on the Bayeux Tapestry for the AD 1066 apparition of Comet Halley. The = spiral in the center of the bowl may be a solar symbol. From the = ceramic design style, I am uncertain as the approximate dating of the = bowl, but suspect the 11th or 12th century. Cheers, -----Bruce ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C08A00.61463CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2><B></B></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>(note: Bruce is an = archeologist at Los=20 Alamos National Labs, contributes</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>regularly to the body of Anasazi literature, and is = a primary=20 resource in the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>field of astro-archeology)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR>From:</B>=20 Michael Masse <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:mjmasse_at_home.com">mjmasse@home.com</A>><BR><B>To: = </B>W B Masse=20 <<A = href=3D"mailto:wbmasse_at_lanl.gov">wbmasse@lanl.gov</A>><BR><B>Date:=20 </B>Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:28 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>A=20 Query<BR><BR></FONT>Hi...the following URL is to a eBay auction lot and = I am=20 curious as to its<BR>authenticity...m</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D55029364= 6">http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D550293646= </A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=3D2>______________________________________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mike:<BR><BR>The bowl itself appears reasonably = authentic, but=20 its interpretation as a meteor about to strike a mountain is highly=20 unlikely. Much more likely (although by no means certain) is that = of a=20 depiction of a comet, possibly in relation to clouds or to the pillars = of the=20 sky (the so-called "mountain"). The structure of the=20 "tail" is not like that for a meteor, but is strikingly = similar to=20 that for comets, such as depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry for the AD 1066 = apparition of Comet Halley. The spiral in the center of the bowl = may be a=20 solar symbol. From the ceramic design style, I am uncertain as the = approximate dating of the bowl, but suspect the 11th or 12th=20 century.<BR><BR>Cheers, &n= bsp;=20 -----Bruce</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C08A00.61463CC0-- Received on Mon 29 Jan 2001 05:33:00 PM PST |
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