{"product_id":"macuahuitl-pendant","title":"Macuahuitl Pendant | White Bronze","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome artifacts tell us exactly what they were made for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOthers leave questions behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse Napoles Macuahuitl Pendant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e begins with one of the most recognizable weapons of ancient Mesoamerica: the macuahuitl, a formidable weapon traditionally constructed with a wooden body lined by blades of volcanic obsidian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece imagines something different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if an artifact survived from that world whose construction no longer made sense?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient geometry is fused with an intricate mechanical structure of conduits, segmented forms, gears, medallions and unknown components. Familiar Mesoamerican imagery remains throughout the piece, but the machinery surrounding it suggests a purpose that has been lost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWas it ceremonial? A weapon? A mechanism? Or something else entirely?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat mystery is intentional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design takes inspiration from the unanswered questions that surround ancient civilizations and the strange feeling of standing before something made centuries ago, knowing the people who understood its complete meaning are long gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is not meant to recreate an archaeological artifact. It is an artifact from a history that never existed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeavy, deeply sculpted and finished by hand, the pendant combines weathered surfaces with raised metallic highlights that reveal its architecture as light moves across it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient in origin. Mechanical by design. Unknown in purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA relic from somewhere between history and imagination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51579837251890,"sku":null,"price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/7265\/5154\/files\/file_00000000d06881fd8ddd504209a22074.png?v=1786923760","url":"https:\/\/housenapolesjewelry.com\/products\/macuahuitl-pendant","provider":"House Napoles Jewelry ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}