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Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)
Maya style (250-900)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This plaque, which represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty, served as a ruler’s crown ornament (<em>hu’unal</em>). It was attached to the crown via the holes along the back edge in such a way that the identical carvings on both sides were visible. The ornament is now broken along the upper edge.
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- Title: Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)
- Date Created: Maya style (250-900)
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 6.7 x 0.7 x 7.5 cm (2 5/8 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Type: Jade
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.7
- Medium: jadeite-albitite
- Fun Fact: This plaque represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico or Central America, Maya style (250-900)
- Credit Line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1993.7
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