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Jade plaque of a Maya king, Teotihuacan, Mexico, Classic period, 600-900 CE. The scene on this plaque, carved in the "Nebaj style", shows a Maya lord seated on a throne with a smaller figure at his feet. The lord wears earplugs, a large pectoral, armlets and wristlets, a belt with a mounted head and a zoomorphic headdress with long feathers. On his left arm he carries a shield with a representation of the Jaguar God of the Underworld. Ethno, 1938.10-21.25
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART209891
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
1366px × 1600px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Belt
Early American
Earring
February, Month
Headdress
Jade
Jaguar
Maya, Early American (250 BCE-1000 CE)
Precious Stone
Ruler, Government
Teotihuacan, Mexico (150 BCE-750 CE)
Throne