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Hermès Mexique 90

Sale price$550.00

Designer: Hermès
Pattern
: Mexique
Color: Gray / Yellow
Size: 90cm
Material: 100% Silk
Artist: Caty Latham
First Issued: Original Motif 1985
Condition: In pristine condition. Still with original store tag attached. Some storage smell and foxing discoloration on inside of box.
Includes: Box, store tag and will always include signature Abigail goodman gift wrap.

From The Hermès Spring-Summer 2013 Seasonal Scarf Booklet: A tribute to Mexico's pre-Colombian civilisations, this carré features a delicate background design based on a stone disc evoking one of the most celebrated images of Aztec art. The Sun Stone, also known as the Aztec stone, inspired the celebrated poem of the same name by Octavio Paz. The twenty-four ton block was carved in the fifteenth century under the reign of Axayacatl, and rediscovered in Mexico City three centuries later. The design shows a select group of finely-decorated objects with symbolic motifs, placed on top of the stone: pendants and a statuette decorated with a feather headdress, from western Mexico. Pre-Colombian artefacts are so called because they predate the discovery of central America by Christopher Colombus, and the European invasions that resulted. The rich culture of pre-Colombian civilization is witnessed in the wealth of ruins and objects that survive, displaying astonishing artistry, architectural skill, and mathematical and astronomical knowledge.