Plaque
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Jade plaques and pendants were heated before they were tossed into the Sacred Cenote, causing them to shatter when they entered the cold water. These three jade plaques—one whole, and two reassembled from fragments—feature representations of rulers wearing zoomorphic headdresses, ear flares, and beaded necklaces or pectorals.
Las placas y pendientes de jade eran calentadas antes de ser arrojadas dentro del Cenote Sagrado, causando de esta manera su estallido al entrar en contacto con el agua fría. Estas tres placas de jade (una entera y dos constituidas de fragmentos) muestran representaciones frontales de gobernantes vistiendo tocados zoomorfos, orejeras y collares de cuentas o pectorales.
Las placas y pendientes de jade eran calentadas antes de ser arrojadas dentro del Cenote Sagrado, causando de esta manera su estallido al entrar en contacto con el agua fría. Estas tres placas de jade (una entera y dos constituidas de fragmentos) muestran representaciones frontales de gobernantes vistiendo tocados zoomorfos, orejeras y collares de cuentas o pectorales.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plaque
- Date: 700‒900 CE
- Geography: Mexico, Yucatan
- Culture: Maya
- Medium: Jadeite
- Dimensions: H. 4 13/16 × W. 2 15/16 × D. 3/16 in. (12.3 × 7.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Classification: Stone-Ornaments
- Credit Line: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Gift of
C. P. Bowditch, 1910 (10-70-20/C6103A) - Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing