Funerary mask
for The Red Queen of Palenque
jadeite, malachite, obsidian
c. 672 CE
Mayan culture
Mexico

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It's one of the few Cathedrals I don't think I was taken to as a kid despite it being the closest to us.

The crypt is amazing simply for its age 672CE.

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