Archaeological Ceramic SunStone from Mexico - Aztec Calendar in Tan Preserving Traditions featuring a magenta heart completed

featuring a magenta heart completed with lovely yellow and red wings

A royal elephant makes a grand entrance in this extraordinary Madhubani painting by Devender Kumar Jha

She crafts the bracelet by hand with dyed orange beads of littleleaf boxwood

Balinese artisan Griya Suarningsih works with advanced metalworking techniques to create these gorgeous star-shaped dangle earrings

hand-carving each elegant detail with mastery

Archaeological Ceramic SunStone from Mexico - Aztec Calendar in Tan Preserving Traditions featuring a magenta heart completedArtisans from the Angel Cern Artisan Association present a faithful replica of the Aztec calendar, known also as the 'Sun Stone.' According to pre Hispanic beliefs, there have been a total of five suns, including the current one. It is said the previous four, together with humans, were destroyed by the gods' wrath. The calendar represents the fifth sun and tells the story of the past four and marks the changing of the seasons. The Aztecs (or 'Mexica,'