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Primordial

Brand: Costas Pantazis

Edition: Beige Aether

Released: 2019

Last sold: Jun 2021

Last sold for: £14.00

The roots of every society are planted within the most ancient of traditions. Most of these stories reference the origin of all things in the form of the Creator - be it a God, an Element or an idea.

The ancient Greeks had a great variety of myths relating to the history of the world and although they all shared a language and a culture, each village had its own beliefs and version of the story of creation. Hesiod's Theogony (8th-7th century BC) was the first attempt to synthesise these traditions which not only had a strong influence on Greek thought, it also in some ways anticipated today's theories of the origin of the world, particularly the idea of primordial chaos.

Housed within individually numbered tuck cases with embossed and foil detailing, Primordial is based on the idea above, that ancient deities, born from the void of Chaos, formed the fabric of the universe.

Featuring completely custom spot cards and stunning, hand-crafted artwork on the courts, this is one deck of cards that oozes character, story and is worthy of a place within your collection.

Printed By	United States Playing Card Company
Designer	Charles Adi, Costa Pantazis
Composition	56 cards including 2 non-identical Jokers and 2 gaff cards
Gaff Cards	Blank Face, Double Backer
Size	Poker (64 x 89mm)
Material	Paper
Back Design	Bordered, Two-way, Unmarked
Court Cards	Fully customised, original illustrations
Pip Cards	Fully redesigned pip artwork
Tuck Case	Embossed, Foil detailing, Individually numbered, Interior printing, Sticker seal
Colour	Brown
Print-run	2,000
Stock	Bicycle Standard
Finish	Air-Cushion
Cut	Modern