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The statue might have belonged to an ancient civilization of whom the Others are a part or from whom they are descended.

Contents 1 Different Statue 2 Egyptian 2.1 Evidence 2.2 Counter-evidence 3 Greco-Roman 3.1 Evidence 3.2 Counter-evidence 4 Hellenic 4.1 Evidence 4.2 Counter-evidence 5 Atlantian 6 A fictional culture 6.1 Counter-evidence

Different Statue

The statue seen in episode 16 of season 5, The Incident, Parts 1 & 2 is not the same statue as seen in episode 8 of season 5, LaFleur. You can see the difference in the spacing of its feet. So, this is a hint that there were two statues. One is Taweret (confirmed in The Incident, Parts 1 & 2), and maybe Sobek in LaFleur.

Yeah, I didn't notice this until now but looking at the pictures together, the first pic seen by the Losties in their time flash from behind clearly depicts the statue they saw as having its legs some distance apart, whereas the statue Jacob lives beneath very clearly shows its legs tightly together.

Egyptian

The statue was built by Egyptians.

Evidence

• The statue is wearing a shendyt and nemes, both Egyptian articles of clothing.
• The statue is holding an ankh in each hand. The ankh is an Egyptian symbol.
• Evidence of Egyptian influence on the island can be seen in numerous venues
  • Hieroglyphs
  • Hurley’s sphinx drawing
  • Egyptian deities represented under The Temple Wall.
  • Many Egyptian deities are represented with 4 toes.

Counter-evidence

• Giant stone architecture comes after the development of Egyptian iconography; that is, the earliest depictions of this type of god vastly predate massive stone work like this, which replaced earlier mud brick work.

Greco-Roman

The statue dates to Greco-Roman times.

Evidence

• The sandal appears Greco-Roman and the statue is in that style.

Counter-evidence

• The statue is iconographically Egyptian and pre-Ptolemaic.

Hellenic

The Hellenic culture combined aspects of Egyptian and Greek culture.

Evidence

• The statue has both Egyptian and Greek elements.
• The sandals are Greek or Roman in style.
• The use of giant stone statue work is Greek in origin.
• Jacob's tapestry incorporates both Greek text and hieroglyphs

Counter-evidence

• The fusion of Greek and Egyptian culture does not match existing examples of such statues. For example, the Egyptian deity would normally be shown wearing Greek clothing, not Egyptian clothing.

Atlantian

The writers are merging the ideas of Atlantis and the Egyptian underworld. The location of the island may imply that the island is Atlantis or Mu, and so the statue may be an example of their architecture.

A fictional culture

The statue is from a fictional ancient culture created for the show, or it's a fictional offshoot of a real culture (i.e. Egyptian). This ancient culture either influenced or was influenced by the Egyptian culture by means of the portal in Tunisia, which is very close to Egypt.

• Or perhaps the ancient island culture were the forerunners of the Egyptian culture, taking their culture through the Tunisia portal in the distant past to actually found Egypt.

Jacob and his Enemy could have created it. Not any society

Counter-evidence

• Giant stone architecture comes after the development of Egyptian iconography; that is, the earliest depictions of this type of god vastly predate massive stone work like this, which replaced earlier mud brick work. So any ancient culture that predated and influenced the Egyptians would not have used Giant stone architecture.

• • A fictional culture, originating from the island, could have been more technologically advanced than any other culture in the world. People leaving the island, via the Donkey Wheel, could have influenced the Ancient Egyptian culture.

• Also, the connection between the island and Tunisia seems to be one-way. The polar bear, Benjamin Linus, and John Locke all appeared in Tunisia, but Ben and John had to find a different way to get back to the island. And since the other end of the passage is buried in rock, it seems unlikely that anyone would travel the other way and be able to build a civilization on the island.

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