Hand carved Camazotz bat god earrings reproduction of a sculpture of in Museo Popol Vuh in Guatemala City.
In the Late Post-Classic Maya mythology of the Popol Vuh, Camazotz is a bat spirit at the service of the lords of the underworld (Xibalba). Camazotz means "death bat" in the Kʼicheʼ language, he was a large, leaf-nosed bat with a human-like form. In Mesoamerica generally, the bat is often associated with night, death, and sacrifice. A bat-like deity was first mentioned by the indigenous Zapotec people of Mexico around 100 C.E.
 
AVAILABLE IN:
      • Gold bronze: solid jeweler gold bronze pendant and 14k gold filled chain
      • Gold plated: 14k gold plated over solid jeweler gold bronze pendant and 14k gold filled chain.
 
Details:
- Hand carved charms
- Solid yellow bronze also called jeweler gold bronze charms.
- Signed in the back by artist.
- The charms are about 20mm x 20mm or 3/4" x 3/4".
- Nickel free
- Gold filled has 100 times more gold than plated and doesn't rub off.
- Made and shipped from our Florida studio.