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The Mayan and the Amethyst Skulls

Two examples of primitively sculpted skulls are a couple called the Mayan Crystal Skull and the Amethyst Skull. They were discovered in the early 1900s in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively, and were brought to the U.S. by a Mayan priest. "Nick" Nocerino claims he met a shaman in 1949 while traveling in Mexico who then led him to a Mayan priest who said he was authorized to sell the skulls because the village needed money for food. Nick didn't buy them, but he scientifically studied them. The Amethyst Skull is made of purple quartz and the Mayan skull is clear, but the two are otherwise very alike. Like the Mitchell-Hedges skull, both of them were studied at Hewlett-Packard, and they too were found to be inexplicably cut against the axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into account the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry, because if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to shatter -- even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting methods.

 

Ami
Size: 8.5 lbs / 3.86 kgs
Stone: Amethyst
Origin: Mexico
"Amethyst Crystal Skull" This ancient skull was recently for sale.
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Mayan Skull
Size: 8.71 lbs / 3.95 kgs
Stone: Clear Quartz
Origin: Honduras/Guatemala
"The Mayan Skull " Whereabouts today is unknown
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