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Plaque
Unknown600-900 C.E.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Dark green jadeite plaque depicting a seated, crosslegged figure shown in profile and facing toward the right. He wears an elaborate headdress from which hang long feathers. His overall appearance is that of an important dignitary. The piece is pierced through the side indicating that it was worn as a pendant.
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Details
- Title: Plaque
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 600-900 C.E.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Lent by The Guennol Collection
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/5122/Plaque
- Medium: Jadeite
- Possible place made: Guatemala
- Period: Late Classic Period
- Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (3.8 x 5.6 cm)
- Culture: Maya
- Collection: Arts of the Americas
- Accession number: L56.10.2
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