XIBALBA PETALS SACRIFICED
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£320.00€374.00, $482.00, ¥49,790.00
UK: N½
US: 7
European: 15-16
mm: 54.4
US: 7
European: 15-16
mm: 54.4
.925 Oxidised Sterling Silver
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This piece represents Xibalban flower petals from the Mayan underworld. Slip a necktie through the twin rings, with the prongs facing down, and wear this as a necktie piece, or slip it on a finger and wear it as a ring. This ring is cleaned, oxidized, and top-polished, ever so slightly to resurrect it's luster.
During the ball games between the twins and the Xibalbians, a bet is made that looser must present the victor with petals from the flowers of the underworld. The Demon gods thought this would be an impossible task since they knew birds heavily guarded their garden. The hero twins, desirous of the challenge, purposely threw the game. They then sent leaf-cutting ants to retrieve petals from the gardens. The Birds took no notice of the ants, and were punished for their inability to guard the flowers. Here is a petal of this flower in a state of decay.