Ancient Mayan Bird Earrings

The stamp for these Mayan birds which look like ancient Petroglyphs came from Belize. I hadn't realized that Belize had a Mayan history until I looked it up. Often when making jewelry I learn all sorts of new things.

A mold of the stamp was made so that I would have the reverse image as well. It was pressed into silver clay, dried, refined and fired in a 1650 F kiln for 2 hours. 24K gold foil was burnished on parts of the design using an Ancient Korean technique called Keum Boo. Patina was painted to add some color.

These earrings are really sweet and a topic of conversation as well as charming to wear.

Dimensions: 1"X1" with leverback sterling silver ear wires. These can be switched to comfortable sterling silver clip ons for an additional charge.