- Handmade by Ernesto and Erik Basilio
- Ships from Mexico within 7 days
- Signed by the artist
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NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Leaning forward with reverence, a Maya aristocrat holds a slender knife. The gift he will offer the gods is his own blood. Quetzal feathers adorn his elaborate headdress, and hieroglyphs describing the historic occasion surround the image. The Maya were deeply religious with a theocratic government. Ernesto and Erik Basilio create an extraordinary decorative plate, faithfully reproducing images from the building known as The Palace in Palenque, Chiapas. The father-son team presents the signature piece on a display stand. Artisan Info: Born in 1928, don Ernesto Basilio Vergara and his son, Erik Basilio Solano, have 40 years of artisan tradition. Ernesto began as an apprentice to the Aragon family, who arrived from Germany at the end of the 19th century. A renowned master craftsman, he has perfected his ceramic technique while enriching his life with the study of Mexico's pre-Hispanic cultures. He applies the ancient icons to all of his works. His son Erik, born in 1967, has learned from his father and brings his own talent to this family tradition. Their work begins with the raw materials, a special kind of clay brought in blocks from the state of Oaxaca. Finely ground, it is blended with other kinds of clay to form an extremely strong medium, resistant to heat and impact. The
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