In the windswept sands of a remote desert in the northeastern region of Terra Ultima, Deleo stumbled upon a strange, half-buried object—weathered by time. What followed was not just an excavation, but an archaeological investigation.
At first, the object’s origin remained a mystery: was it the relic of an ancient, undocumented human tribe? Or could it be organic in nature, the fossilized remnant of a previously undiscovered species? The possibilities ignited a meticulous process of research, observation, and interpretation.
This journey—part exploration, part scientific inquiry, part artistic revelation—has been captured in a short documentary film, entitled Aenigma in Urna, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at Deleo’s process.

The project culminated in a painting that reimagines the object in its original context.
What was initially mistaken for a handcrafted vase was revealed to be something even more wondrous: the natural armor of a species previously unknown to science.

The species has been named Urnacingulatus potentipus, commenly refered to as the ‘Jarmadillo’. It belongs to a larger family of urnborn animals called Urnaprocreatidae.