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The Inca god Wiracocha stands proud in the firmament to crown a handsome jewelry chest. The original divinity of the people of Tiahuanaco, this god emerged from the waters of Lake Titicaca. He created the heavens, the earth, and the first generation of giants who inhabited the land in total darkness. Wiracocha is honored in the Inti Raymi, meaning "Festival of the Sun," in Cuzco, symbolizing the eternal consecration between the sun and his children — human beings.

Julio Sanchez crafts the box by hand to imitate a chest with six drawers and an upper compartment with a mirror. It closes with a lock and key. Each side features images of the tumi, a ceremonial blade used in ancient Peru for spiritual sacrifices, crowned with the effigy of a warrior.

Inspired by the jewelry the Incas typically wore during ceremonies, Andean artisan Dina designs the three alluring beaded bracelets in this set. A mixture of hematite, handmade ceramic beads, and glossy blue beads is featured in each of the stretch bracelets, which are excellent on their own or worn together.

From Andean artisan Dina comes a pair of charming beaded stretch bracelets in warm tones with an Inca-inspired style. Serpentine serves as the highlight of one of the bracelets while agate is the focal point of the other; both include handcrafted ceramic beads in subtle earth tones.

Signifying a union between the spiritual and the corporeal, a pre-Hispanic chakana cross in yellow is crafted of ceramic to center this necklace from Peru. Dina designs the necklace, adorning the wearer with earth-tone ceramic and gold-tone beads, closing with a fold-over clasp of sterling silver.

Ancient Inca deities serve as the inspiration for the pendant of this ceramic beaded necklace. Peruvian artisan Dina designs the necklace, which features a strand of handcrafted ceramic beads in lovely earth tones with a sterling silver fold-over clasp in a high polish finish. The hand-painted pendant features a human-like figure decorated with Inca symbols on his face, chest, and head.