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Beautiful Carved Obsidian Bust of a Mayan or Aztec Priest [?]

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    Posted 10 years ago

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    ho2cultcha
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    i picked this up the other day at the Alameda Flea Market. I just love it! Obsidian seems so incredibly hard to carve - like carving glass. The bust was carved separately from the base and then epoxied on. i've seen some crude obsidian carvings, but this one is so smooth and beautiful. it's 8 inches tall, 2.5 inches wide x 5 inches deep. unsigned.

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      the marble base is not part of this piece, but one of two i found recently.
    2. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      Amazing!
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      Hand Carved Obsidian King Pakal Sculpture.
      it is a beautiful copy of a sculpture of Pakal found at Palenque [one of the most beautiful ruins in Latin America, by the way!]. there's some others i found online, but not as beautiful as this one [in my opinion].
    4. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 10 years ago
      Wow, majestic!
    5. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      thank you Virginia.vintage!
    6. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 10 years ago
      Hi ho2, this is fantastic. Lucky you. What I wouldn't give to find something like this. Unlikely in the UK I guess (but you never know:) the fact that its Aztec (which I've long been fascinated by) & obsidian. I'm so envious :)
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      thank you Vintagefran! i really love this piece too - it's really exquisite!

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