"It’s the legend of the death and rebirth of the sun," Alberto answered. He reached into the display case and pulled out a golden ear plug nearly as wide as his fist. The front was cast with the same face-and-sun design. Peering at it, I could make out more detail. To either side of the sun god’s face were two clawed hands, each holding something. Above and below each of the hands was a rectangular panel with a glyph inside it. Next came a circle filled with Aztlaner glyphs, and then another circle studded with the triangular flares that had reminded me of the sun’s rays.