Ornament

Cast

38-18-1

From: Guatemala | Guatemala City | Kaminaljuyu

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 38-18-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Maya
Provenience Guatemala | Guatemala City | Kaminaljuyu
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Jade | Plaster (uncertain)
Description

Ornament cast. Original of jade. Long and slender with flat faces and one straight and one convex edge. One face and convex edge incised. Drilled from end to end; two minute perforations, edge to edge. Represents a man standing with arms crossed on breast; wearing beaded belt, maxtli, beaded anklets, large ear-disk with pendant, and high, pointed headdress ending in a serpent. Original in Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Guatemala.

Length 16 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Carlos A. Villacorta / Museo de Arqueologia, Guatemala City, 1938
Other Number CG2017-2-412 - Found in Collection Number

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