14 DAY TRIAL // A man in Russia is said to have recently found a 4,000-year-old carving of a pagan god while fishing in a river close to the village of Tisul, in the country's southern region.
The figurine, a picture of which is available above, is not all that impressive size-wise. On the contrary, it is about 12 inches (roughly 30 centimeters) long and 2 inches (some 5 centimeters) wide.
However, the look on this pagan god's face might make some people want to sleep with the lights on for a while. Thus, the god has one seriously oversized mouth and appears to be quite angry.
Specialists who have until now had the change to examine the statue say that it was carved in horn which later fossilized, and that it dates back to the beginning of the Bronze Age, Daily Mail informs.
Artifacts from the Bronze Age are rather few and far in between. Hence, archaeologists cannot wait to study this statue in further detail and expect that this will help them gain a better understanding of life 4,000 years ago.
Interestingly enough, it appears that the Russian fisherman, whose name is Nikolay Tarasov, has agreed to let the Tisul History Museum have the ancient figure without asking for anything in return.
“People should see it, and learn the history of their region. It is quite clearly precious for the museums of any country,” the man explains his decision to willingly part with his find.