✅ SOLVED Mexican Religious Symbol?

[PullTabPete]

Found this in Grand Traverse Bay yesterday. In the water close to the shore. Looks handmade and older with a modern looking hole in it. It had a broken golden clasp in the hole. Any ideas what the symbols on this are? It is about 2 inches long and weighs 1.22 oz

 

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[Subterranean]

Maybe?.......

In the Aztec tradition, Tezcatzontecatl is the God of pulque (a traditional alcoholic beverage made of fermented juice of the century plant, and similar to beer). He is also associated with drunkenness and fertility. A monument built like a pyramid was built on top of the Tepozteco Mountain for the worshiper and now, this place has become a well known archaeological site.

Read more: 10 Ancient Gods of Beer | Socyberty
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[PullTabPete]

Maybe?.......

In the Aztec tradition, Tezcatzontecatl is the God of pulque (a traditional alcoholic beverage made of fermented juice of the century plant, and similar to beer). He is also associated with drunkenness and fertility. A monument built like a pyramid was built on top of the Tepozteco Mountain for the worshiper and now, this place has become a well known archaeological site.

Read more: 10 Ancient Gods of Beer | Socyberty
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Thanks for the link I was looking at Aztec gods online earlier and thought it could be that one. If not I was at least hoping it could be. The oneside does look like the fertility godess downing a drink.

Cheers!

 

[Montauk]

Your find looks very Minoan by design. Meaning from the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea.
"The civilization flourished as a maritime power from approximately the 27th century to the 15th century BC."
The main figure is the Minoan Prince of the Lillies. The other figure is a Minoan priestess at an altar.
I'm assuming your amulet is someone's lost souvenir from a visit to Crete or one of the Aegean Islands.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/bronzeage/ss/091008Minoan_7.htm



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[PullTabPete]

Your find looks very Minoan by design. Meaning from the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea.
"The civilization flourished as a maritime power from approximately the 27th century to the 15th century BC."
The main figure is the Minoan Prince of the Lillies. The other figure is a Minoan priestess at an altar.
I'm assuming your amulet is someone's lost souvenir from a visit to Crete or one of the Aegean Islands.

Minoan Art - Art Work From Knossos and Minoan Akrotiri



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Thanks Montauk that does look the one side, I was thinking Aztec, but this seems to match.

Pete