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Maya Vision Serpent Relief
Palenque, Mexico, 800 AD. The maya vision serpent symbolizes the passage of ancestral spirits and the gods of Xibalba (the maya underworld) into our world. In states of ecstasy and usually following penis or tongue bloodletting, particularly as graphically depicted at Yaxchilan, maya mobility invoke the vision serpent. Wall hanging relief, compound stone, antique sandstone finish, ready to hang, 14.5H", P-007S, $55
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