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PreColumbian Guatemala Maya carved mushroom stone 550 AD 4.25\" For Sale


PreColumbian Guatemala Maya carved mushroom stone 550 AD 4.25\
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PreColumbian Guatemala Maya carved mushroom stone 550 AD 4.25\":
$250.00

  • Mayan native, Pre-Columbian-era stone mushroom. Originally purchased in Panabaj, Guatemala, by Lake Atitlan.
  • This artifact is of museum quality. It has been part of a private collection in America circa 1970.
  • Diameter 5 1/2 inch. 2 1/2 inch tall. Color of stone is gray.
  • \"In the fall of 1952, [Gordon andValentina Wasson] learned that the sixteenth-century writers describing theIndian cultures of Mexico had recorded that certain mushrooms played adivinatory role in the religion of the natives. Simultaneously we learned thatcertain pre-Colombian stone artifacts resembling mushrooms, most of themroughly a foot high, had been turning up, usually in the highlands ofGuatemala, in increasing numbers. For want of a better name, the archaeologistscalled them ‘mushroom stones,’ but not one archaeologist had linked them withmushrooms or with the rites described by the sixteenth- century writers inneighboring Mexico. They were an enigma, and ‘mushroom stone’ was merely a termof convenience. ... this Middle American cult of a divine mushroom, this cultof God\'s flesh, as the Nahua called it in pre-Hispanic times, can be tracedback archaeologically at least to 500 B.C. and probably 1000 B.C. This placesthe ancestral mushroom cult in the culture of the highland Maya at a time whenstone sculpture was making its first appearance in Middle America. Thus we finda mushroom cult in the centre of one of the oldest civilizations in MiddleAmerica.\" Wasson G. - The Divine Mushroom of Immortality.

  • Dennis Hembrough has evaluated and described this piece. He is a surface collector in Illinois, has a private museum, and has collected for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Illinois Archeological Society. Hembrough specializes in Native American and Central American artifacts.
  • In this description, I have included all the information I know or can get about this artifact.
  • If you buy two or more items, Iwill cut in half the shippingfor the second item(s) that weigh(s) less (if they do not weigh the same) forcombined shipping. I can also fit multiple warheads and/or mushrooms in a medium or large flat-rate box, thus decreasing the cost of shipping. For combined shipping, items must be bought within same 7days. When necessary, I ship items separately to protect them. I take Paypal or paymenton pick-up.
  • I guarantee this artifact is ancient as described.While I am sure ofthe quality of the artifact, I wouldn\'t want you to be unhappy with your purchase.You have 14 days after receipt of the artifact to validateitsauthenticity. If you do not feel the artifact is ancient as described,you may return the artifact to me, and I will refund your purchase price.(Buyer must pay return shipping and cost of insurance foramount originally paid.)
  • Please leave positive response, or contact me with any concerns.Thanks.

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