mayan figure from 1600 yrs ago, with accessories. earliest lego guy
@ElleGray this is so cool but it was a pain to track down a reliable source to make sure it was real! https://unframed.lacma.org/2017/09/21/archaeology-el-%C3%BA-waka%E2%80%99-maya-ritual-resurrection-scene-broader-perspective
Archaeology at El Perú-Waka’: A Maya Ritual Resurrection Scene in Broader Perspective

An enchanting scene of 23 ceramic figurines, arranged by mourners in a circular configuration inside a royal tomb chamber, tells a story about the ritual life of the ancient Maya. This scene includes a deceased king accompanied by his animal spirit companion—a magical deer wearing an oval pendant with a motif in the shape of a capital “T” incised into it.

Unframed
@stefan @ElleGray thank you for the pictures and thank you for the link! It's amazing!
@stefan thank you for adding this 🙂

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Woah!

The history and "ancient aliens" books that I've read never mentioned *this* guy.

@ElleGray I just saw that as an alien in Bibi und Tina movie from 2022... Weird coincidence.
@ElleGray the holy grail for action figure collectors 😎

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Lucas: "I need a cool-looking bounty hunter character with an awesome helmet."

Joe Johnston (after taking a Mesoamerican archeology class at CSULB): "I got you fam"

The Mayans:

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If this was in the school books we all would have been teading them but no, let's put broken cups instead.
@mayaisloading @ElleGray Maybe cause a weird dude administering Psychadelics up the butt seemed like a less appropriate choice for school kids than a busted tea service. 😜
@ElleGray Any ancient linguists on Fedi who know how to say “Stop! In the name of love” in Mayan?
@ElleGray soooo cooool!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@ElleGray need photoshopped space lego logo
@ferrix Hey, can I make it for you?
@ElleGray I can imagine some loving parent creating this amazing action figure for their child, and the child imbuing it with a backstory and magic powers. So cool!
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Space man...
@GatekeepKen @ElleGray Indeed! How could they have designed something like that without having seen an actual spaceman?
Or …had they?

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"these items and other things of interest would be available at annual gatherings called CoMayaCON" - a nerd who rejects this figure as it doesn't include the original packaging

@ElleGray Isn’t this one of the costumes Erich von Däniken postulates to be a cargo cult of ancient astronauts?
@ElleGray Still somehow less expensive than a rare Star Wars mini figure on Bricklink