Title
Jade plaque of a Maya king
Caption
Jade plaque of a Maya king / Mayan Classic period (AD 600-900) Teotihuacan / Mexico. The scene on this plaque / carved in the so-called 'Nebaj style' / shows a Maya lord or ruler seated on a throne with a smaller figure at his feet. The lord wears earplugs / a large pectoral / armlets / wristlets / a belt with a mounted head and a zoomorphic headdress decorated with long feathers. On his left arm he carries a shield with a representation of the Jaguar God / a god of the Underworld.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_278
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,7Mb (1,6Mb) / 13,7in x 14,4in / 4100 x 4323 (300dpi)