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Mirror-Bearer

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Wood red hematite, Maya
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
Title: Mirror-Bearer
Description:
Wood red hematite, Maya.

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