Saturday, December 29, 2007

Mayan Antiquities

A lady came to the house with a gift of ganaos (little bananas) while Jennifer was telling stories to Genna and Beto. She said she just was passing by and wanted to visit with Jennifer. I explained that Jennifer and the kids take a nap at this time of day and I gave her two candles as a gift in exchange. She sat down and asked if I would like to see some Mayan artifacts that her husband had recently unearthed that she wanted to sell. She carefully unwrapped two small statues, one of a man, the other of a woman, both in remarkably good condition but covered with a light coating of dust, remnants no doubt, of the earth in which they had been covered since antiquity. This is an offer I have had on several occasions in the past. I often wonder if I have ever turned down a real antique Mayan artifact – seems unlikely.

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