Rogue Angel 46: Treasure of Lima
“In all her years of exploring ancient cultures and lost civilizations, she didn’t think she’d ever seen a more incongruous sight.
Which was probably the prankster’s whole reason for doing it.
The statue stood about six feet tall, though the twisted horns rising from its forehead probably added at least another foot to the overall height. It stood with its feet braced and its arms outstretched, as if to catch something running toward it.
Something or someone.
The top half of the ...statue had been cleared of vines and other overgrowth—recently, too, judging from the looks of it. The lower half, Annja saw, was still mainly obscured behind the foliage. Like the Supay mask they’d found on the Sea Dancer, the statue had once been brightly painted as well, but years of exposure to the elements had stripped it of all but the faintest evidence of its original color scheme. Still, it was an incredible piece of artwork and one that would fetch quite a hefty sum in any museum in the world.MoreLess
Which was probably the prankster’s whole reason for doing it.
The statue stood about six feet tall, though the twisted horns rising from its forehead probably added at least another foot to the overall height. It stood with its feet braced and its arms outstretched, as if to catch something running toward it.
Something or someone.
The top half of the ...statue had been cleared of vines and other overgrowth—recently, too, judging from the looks of it. The lower half, Annja saw, was still mainly obscured behind the foliage. Like the Supay mask they’d found on the Sea Dancer, the statue had once been brightly painted as well, but years of exposure to the elements had stripped it of all but the faintest evidence of its original color scheme. Still, it was an incredible piece of artwork and one that would fetch quite a hefty sum in any museum in the world.MoreLess
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