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Very nice statue with the classic Maya face.
Reproduction of post classic Tehuacan style,
in different colour combination.
THE IDEA OF REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS WITH OPEN EYES
SYMBOLIZED THE DESIRE TO PERPETUATE LIFE IN AN INTERBODY,
THIS MASKS WERE MADE OF SEMIPRECIOUS STONES AND WERE
PLACED IN THE TUMBS ON TOP OF THE FACE OF THE DESEACED.
type : Statue, Clay, mother-of-pearl Glas.
ref. number 1075: Small model, ± 20 cm.
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