Large Aztec/ Mayan Carved Jade Figure of Xipe-Totec

Museum Quality Pre Columbian Jade Carving

Item: 136920
Origin: Mexico
Period/Era: Pre Columbian
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Item Description: <TABLE width="95%" bgColor=#000000 background=http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/background.jpg border=5><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=10 cellPadding=10 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TR><TD align=middle><CENTER><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/storelogo.jpg"></TD><TD><FONT face=Comic color=#ffffff size=+4 Sans><I><B></I></B></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3><BR><BR><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en1store.html"><FONT color=#ffff00><IMG hspace=10 src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/catphoto.jpg" align=right vspace=1></FONT></A> <P><FONT face=verdana color=#ffcc99><B>Large Aztec or Mayan Carved Jade Figure of Xipe-Totec</B></FONT> <HR style="WIDTH: 72.77%; HEIGHT: 2px" align=left width="72.77%" SIZE=2><BR><CENTER><P><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD><BR><FONT face=verdana size=-1><B><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en1store.html"><FONT color=#ffff00>Click on the thumbnails to view enlargements</FONT></A> <CENTER><TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 bgColor=#000000 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en1store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture1thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en2store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture2thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en3store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture3thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en4store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture4thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en5store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture5thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en6store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture6thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en7store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture7thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en8store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture8thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en9store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture9thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en10store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture10thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en11store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture11thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD><TD vAlign=center><P><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/en12store.html"><FONT color=#ff0000><IMG src="http://www.trocadero.com/stores/ancienteyes/items/796202/picture12thumb.jpg" border=1></FONT></A></P></TD></TR><TR><P></P></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></B></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P></CENTER><P><BR><BR><FONT face=verdana color=#ffcc99 size=-1><B><P>This carved jade or hardstone figure of Xipe-Totec measures 8.5 inches tall x 4.5 inches in width x 3.25 inches in depth. <P>It is in basically good condition, with the loss of the bottom portion of both legs. It also has some old repairs to its left hand and right arm at the shoulder. A few other interior cracks round out it's condition problems. <P>All things considered, it is in pretty good shape, coming from a culture that ritually killed it's pots and figures on a regular basis (along with numerous human slaves and prisoners). <P>Although it has some stylistic similarities with Olmec figures (except, not around the mouth), it is more likely to be from the later Mayan or Aztec culture. <P>It shows a figure wearing a second (flayed) skin, with hanging hands and stitch work up the backside to the head which would hold the flayed skin in place. The level of detail of the stitchwork at the reverse of the carving is remarkable and an indication of the importance of this piece. <P>_______________________________________________________________ <P><P>Xipe-Totec, the flayed god, originated in Teotihuacán culture and continued in importance into Aztec times. In Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec ("our lord the flayed one") was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He supposedly flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer layer of the seed before germination. He represented a fertility cult and was said to assist the earth in making her new skin each spring. <P>Annually, slaves were selected as sacrifices to Xipe Totec. These slaves were carefully flayed to produce a nearly whole skin which was then worn by the priests during the fertility rituals that followed the sacrifice. Some accounts indicate that a thigh bone from the sacrifice was defleshed and used by the priest to touch spectators in a fertility blessing. <P>Paintings and several clay figures have been found which illustrate the flaying method and the appearance of priests wearing flayed skins. Without his skin, Xipe-Totec was depicted as a golden god. The priests of Xipe-Totec impersonated him by wearing a gold-dyed human skin for twenty days, or until the skin rotted away. The priest would then emerge reborn. </P><P>_________________________________________________________________ <BR><BR></P><P>We prefer payment by Paypal as required by ebay's new rules and regulations. We also have a 120 day-NO INTEREST lawaway plan for combined purchases of $1000.00 or more. See our store or website for details. <P>Please check all of our feedback to find many other satisfied buyers and repeat customers. <P>We have completed over 2600 transactions on Ebay alone with 100% positive feedback. <P>Thank you for looking: William Brooks __ Ebay ID: ancient-eyes </B></FONT></P></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3><HR style="WIDTH: 55.14%; HEIGHT: 5px" width="55.14%" SIZE=5><BR><CENTER><BR><A href="http://www.trocadero.com/ExpressStorefront/auctiontools.html"><FONT face=verdana color=#ffff00 size=2>Custom listed using <B>TROCADERO</B>'s automated HTML and Picture Hosting tools.</FONT></A> </CENTER><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE><CENTER><P>A Note to all of my Regular and Repeat Customers: <P><P>I have spent the past few years working on my book, Totemic Jade in Ancient China, (which is about 95% complete at this point). <P>Much of that time was spent in research, writing, re-writing and photography (800-900 full color illustrations take a bit of work). <P>There are references in this volume that allude to a connection between ancient pre Chinese cultures and the Olmec Culture of Meso-Ameerica. <P>The finished book (over 250 pages) will hopefully be ready for publication later this year. <P>The first edition will be limited to a few thousand copies and will be available here on eBay. <P>To be notified when the book is ready, with no obligation or money up front on your part --- send an email request to: "oldrabbit@aol.com" . <P>You will be put on a mailing list to receive the first notification and also receive a link to the book being offered for sale here on eBay. </P></CENTER><!--VGMVAGRVKGEVRGFST--><!-- GVAVLVLVEVRVYV --><center><script language="javascript1.1"><!-- var MM_contentVersion = 6; var flashplugin = (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"]) ? 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Large Aztec/ Mayan Carved Jade Figure of Xipe-Totec

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Saturday, November 21st 2009.

Large Aztec/ Mayan Carved Jade Figure of Xipe-Totec

Museum Quality Pre Columbian Jade Carving

Price $32000.00

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