Photo taken by Michael B. in February 2010 at the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City.
This malachite costume of a mask, necklace, arm bands, and rings was created for one of the ancient kings in the area of Mexico. The king was buried in a sarcophagus, displayed next to this costume, the dimensions of which were so large, and its weight so heavy, that instead of creating the sarcophagus in a workshop and then bringing it into the tomb, craftsmen had to construct the entire thing within the tomb, carving it out of rock they found there.
