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Sharmini Wirasekara
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Title Aztec Robe         S2-07
Medium Woven Japanese Glass Beads
Size 12 x 11"  on a Plexiglas stand 14 x 12 x 3"
Price Current Value, $7200, June 08
$6250 SOLD May 14, 2007
Glass Art Collector, San Ramon, CA

The Robe is inspired by Aztec artifacts and monuments.
The main design (front and back) is the Feathered Serpent which was a  significant part of the Aztec culture.
The colors are inspired by an Aztec mask, made of turquoise, obsidian and pyrite which covered a weathered wooden base in a mosaic form.
Click below to enlarge the back view and its close up