Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull
Discovered in British Honduras in 1927
Weighs 11.7 pounds (approx 5kg)
Clear Quartz
The most widely known Crystal Skulls is the Mitchell Hedges Skull, it is possibly the most interesting because it is very similar to a human Skull, it even has a movable jawbone and other realistic human like features. Above this, it is impossible to say how it was constructed, from a technical point of view it would be impossible even with todays technology and the greatest sculptor and engineers to duplicate.
Mitchell-Hedges, claimed that his daughter unearthed the Skull in 1924. Mitchell-Hedges led an expedition in the ancient Mayan ruins of Lubaantun, in Belize (then British Honduras), searching for evidence of Atlantis.
It also is claimed that this story was fabricated because there are records that prove the same Skull was purchased at an auction in 1943, but there is also the theory that in a time of need Mitchell-Hedges pawned the Skull then later purchased it in 1943.
For more information click on the link Mitchell-Hedges also click on YouTube footage Arthur C Clark!
Discovered in British Honduras in 1927
Weighs 11.7 pounds (approx 5kg)
Clear Quartz
The most widely known Crystal Skulls is the Mitchell Hedges Skull, it is possibly the most interesting because it is very similar to a human Skull, it even has a movable jawbone and other realistic human like features. Above this, it is impossible to say how it was constructed, from a technical point of view it would be impossible even with todays technology and the greatest sculptor and engineers to duplicate.
Mitchell-Hedges, claimed that his daughter unearthed the Skull in 1924. Mitchell-Hedges led an expedition in the ancient Mayan ruins of Lubaantun, in Belize (then British Honduras), searching for evidence of Atlantis.
It also is claimed that this story was fabricated because there are records that prove the same Skull was purchased at an auction in 1943, but there is also the theory that in a time of need Mitchell-Hedges pawned the Skull then later purchased it in 1943.
For more information click on the link Mitchell-Hedges also click on YouTube footage Arthur C Clark!
JoAnn Parks Crystal Skull - Max
Discovered in Guetemala
Weighs 18 pounds
Clear Quartz
Large Skull known as "Max," or the Texas Crystal Skull, a single-piece, clear skull weighing 18 pounds. It reportedly originated in Guatemala, then passed from a Tibetan spiritualist to Joann Parks of Houston, Texas. The Parks family allows visitors to observe Max and they display the skull at various exhibitions across the U.S.
For more information click on the link Max
Discovered in Guetemala
Weighs 18 pounds
Clear Quartz
Large Skull known as "Max," or the Texas Crystal Skull, a single-piece, clear skull weighing 18 pounds. It reportedly originated in Guatemala, then passed from a Tibetan spiritualist to Joann Parks of Houston, Texas. The Parks family allows visitors to observe Max and they display the skull at various exhibitions across the U.S.
For more information click on the link Max
The British Museum Crystal Skull
Probably European, 19th century AD
Weight; 6lbs (2.75kg)
Size; 4.5" (11cm) high
Clear Quartz
The crystal skull was said to have come from Mexico, brought to Europe by a Spanish officer, before the French occupation. Sold to an English collector, upon his death it was acquired by Eugène Boban, a French antiquities dealer. It became the property of Tiffany and Co., N.Y., from whom it was purchased for The British Museum. Boban could have acquired the skull in Germany, where large quantities of Brazilian quartz crystal were shipped in the early nineteenth century.
Underneath the skulls glass case was a small label which read;
Aztec Sculpture. Skull of rock crystal. Mexico. Probably Aztec.
c. AD 1300-1500. The style of this piece suggests that it dates from the Aztec period. If, however, as one line of the carving suggests, a jeweller's wheel was used to make the cut, the piece would date from after the Spanish Conquest. Length 21cm. 1898.1.
Probably European, 19th century AD
Weight; 6lbs (2.75kg)
Size; 4.5" (11cm) high
Clear Quartz
The crystal skull was said to have come from Mexico, brought to Europe by a Spanish officer, before the French occupation. Sold to an English collector, upon his death it was acquired by Eugène Boban, a French antiquities dealer. It became the property of Tiffany and Co., N.Y., from whom it was purchased for The British Museum. Boban could have acquired the skull in Germany, where large quantities of Brazilian quartz crystal were shipped in the early nineteenth century.
Underneath the skulls glass case was a small label which read;
Aztec Sculpture. Skull of rock crystal. Mexico. Probably Aztec.
c. AD 1300-1500. The style of this piece suggests that it dates from the Aztec period. If, however, as one line of the carving suggests, a jeweller's wheel was used to make the cut, the piece would date from after the Spanish Conquest. Length 21cm. 1898.1.
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Washington DC
Weighs; 31 pounds / 14kg
Size; 10" (25.5cm) high, 8.25" (22.8cm) wide
The Skull was delivered to the Museum with a note that said;
Dear Sir, This Aztec crystal skull, purported to be part of the Mexican President Porfirio Diaz collection, was purchased in Mexico city in 1960.. I am offering it to the Smithsonian without any consideration. Natrually, I wish to remain anonymous...
The Skull is actually hollow so you can look through its eye sockets deep into its empty interior, it is said to look almost like a peculiar Halloween lantern, as if a candle might once have been placed within it which could be glimpsed only through the eye sockets. This skull is not very clear, and in fact cloudy and this skull is one piece and does not have a separate jaw bone like the Mitchell-Hedges skull
Click on the link to the Smithsonion Museum!
Weighs; 31 pounds / 14kg
Size; 10" (25.5cm) high, 8.25" (22.8cm) wide
The Skull was delivered to the Museum with a note that said;
Dear Sir, This Aztec crystal skull, purported to be part of the Mexican President Porfirio Diaz collection, was purchased in Mexico city in 1960.. I am offering it to the Smithsonian without any consideration. Natrually, I wish to remain anonymous...
The Skull is actually hollow so you can look through its eye sockets deep into its empty interior, it is said to look almost like a peculiar Halloween lantern, as if a candle might once have been placed within it which could be glimpsed only through the eye sockets. This skull is not very clear, and in fact cloudy and this skull is one piece and does not have a separate jaw bone like the Mitchell-Hedges skull
Click on the link to the Smithsonion Museum!
Trocadero Museum in Paris
The Paris Crystal Skull is a very primitive looking skull and it is made from a cloudy clear Quartz. This skull has a hole cut into it which, at one time, used to hold a Christian Cross.
There is a pair of similar skulls known as the British Crystal Skull and the Paris Crystal Skull. Both are said to have been bought by mercenaries in Mexico in the 1890s, possibly at the same time. They are so similar in size and shape that some have guessed that one was copied to produce the other. In comparison to the Mitchell-Hedges skull, they are made of cloudier clear crystal and are not nearly as finely sculpted. The features are superficially etched and appear incomplete, without discretely formed jawbones. The British Crystal Skull is on display at London's Museum of Mankind, and the Trocadero Museum of Paris houses the Paris Crystal Skull.
The Paris Crystal Skull is a very primitive looking skull and it is made from a cloudy clear Quartz. This skull has a hole cut into it which, at one time, used to hold a Christian Cross.
There is a pair of similar skulls known as the British Crystal Skull and the Paris Crystal Skull. Both are said to have been bought by mercenaries in Mexico in the 1890s, possibly at the same time. They are so similar in size and shape that some have guessed that one was copied to produce the other. In comparison to the Mitchell-Hedges skull, they are made of cloudier clear crystal and are not nearly as finely sculpted. The features are superficially etched and appear incomplete, without discretely formed jawbones. The British Crystal Skull is on display at London's Museum of Mankind, and the Trocadero Museum of Paris houses the Paris Crystal Skull.
Joke van Dieten Crystal Skull - ET
Smoky Quartz
Also in the mid 80s, Joke van Dieten Maasland, who presently resides in Miami Beach, Florida, acquired a smokey quartz crystal skull from a dealer in Los Angeles. It was reported that this skull had been in the possession of a family in Guatemala, whose parents found the skull in 1906, while excavating a Mayan Temple. Joke credits the skull, which she calls E.T., as instrumental in a personal healing of a brain tumor. She shares the story in her book, Messengers of Ancient Wisdom.
"ET" is a smoky quartz skull originally found in the early 20th Century in Central America. It was given its nickname because its pointed cranium and exaggerated overbite make it look like the skull of an alien being. ET is part of the private collection of Joke Van Dietan, who tours with her skulls to share the healing powers she believes they possess.
Smoky Quartz
Also in the mid 80s, Joke van Dieten Maasland, who presently resides in Miami Beach, Florida, acquired a smokey quartz crystal skull from a dealer in Los Angeles. It was reported that this skull had been in the possession of a family in Guatemala, whose parents found the skull in 1906, while excavating a Mayan Temple. Joke credits the skull, which she calls E.T., as instrumental in a personal healing of a brain tumor. She shares the story in her book, Messengers of Ancient Wisdom.
"ET" is a smoky quartz skull originally found in the early 20th Century in Central America. It was given its nickname because its pointed cranium and exaggerated overbite make it look like the skull of an alien being. ET is part of the private collection of Joke Van Dietan, who tours with her skulls to share the healing powers she believes they possess.
