This style of torque is emblematic of the Viking era and was worn as a status symbol
which allowed for greater variation in form and wider accessibility of glass objects in daily life
There is also the possibility that it was applied in lithotomy operations to help remove stones from the urethra (Jackson 1994b: 181
thereafter in a New Jersey collection
the other Tirthankaras mentioned in the Jain scriptures cannot be considered historical figures
A rare Egyptian Bronze Statue of Ptah-Tatenen, Late - Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 350 - 300 BCE Holy Land This style of torque isA rare mummiform bronze figure of Ptah Tatenen standing frontally with feet together, wearing a composite headdress with rams horns and a crown of two ostrich feathers with a sun disk (now missing), the arms held forward holding a scepter incorporating the ankh (life), djed (stability), and was (power). Ptah Tatenen is one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, especially in the city of Memphis. His figure represents the combination