Prehispanic History Hand Painted Ceramic Mayan Mask from Mexico GG_GG-STOCK coconut shell spacers

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Carnelian and ceramic

The imaginative mind of Armando Ramírez transforms scrap metal into a sleek

completed with dainty fringes at each end

Prehispanic History Hand Painted Ceramic Mayan Mask from Mexico GG_GG-STOCK coconut shell spacersA face rests below a towering array of Mayan cultural symbols in this mask, made from ceramic and painted by hand. Included are famous characters such as Balm the jaguar, as well as Mayan gods Quetzalcotl, Kukulkan, and Chaac. Famous Mayan structures are also depicted, such as the Chac Mool statue, believed to link the mortal and immortal worlds, and the grand pyramid known as El Castillo of Chichen Itza, one of the largest Mayan pyramids ever