ABOUT THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION
These unique limestone carvings are part of a
sixty-piece Mayan art collection privately commissioned by Chato
Morales of Chiapas, Mexico. Extremely accurate hand-carved reproductions
of monumental-sized reliefs found in Maya temples of the Highland
rain-forest area, these unique timeless works of art were created
by modern Maya who live near Palenque where the Maya's most
famous king, Pacal, was laid to rest deep within the Temple
of Inscriptions.
Due
to rain forest weathering over the past 1300 years many of
the details contained in the original temple carvings have
mostly eroded away rendering the colossal images and glyphs
virtually indecipherable. As a result no accurate reproductions
of these ancient, groundbreaking works of art have been available
outside of the Highland rain forest region since their discovery
200 years ago.
This
all changed with the acclaimed, groundbreaking work of archeologist
Linda Schele whose many years of work at the Palenque site
rescued the meaning of these priceless treasures from obscurity
that have now been translated into these reproductions of
the complete, original glyphs and images. Using sophisticated
cameras, creating rubbings of the hard-to-see details of these
unique, monumental works Schele worked with other archeologists
and local experts for many years to document and then decipher
these unique inscriptions which have been faithfully reproduced
by talented Maya carvers.
Recognizing
the importance of Schele's work Chiapas, Mexico resident Chato
Morales commissioned local carvers to integrate this new archaeological
understanding into the first (and only) series of reproductions
capturing this new knowledge. These reproductions have been
carved into limestone from material obtained from the same
sources utilized by the Maya to create the original works-of-art
over 1300 years ago. The result of many years of research,
these painstakingly carved reproductions (many taking many
weeks of dedicated labor to achieve) were created by the world's
most accomplished living carvers. No electricity or machinery
was used to render these masterpieces only native limestone,
a simple carving tool filed to a point and natural sunlight.
Rivaling
any bas-relief's in the western world, affordable, exclusive
reproductions of these priceless works-of-art are now available
to anyone captivated by the mystery and artistry of the ancient
Maya.
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