Plaque
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Carved of the queen conch, this pendant would have been inlaid with colored stones or shell. The rider, a maize god or goddess, is identified by the vegetal motif growing from the head.
Este colgante esculpido en concha reina puede haber llevado incrustaciones de piedras de colores o conchas. El personaje representado, una deidad del maíz, está identificado por el motivo vegetal que le crece de la cabeza.
Este colgante esculpido en concha reina puede haber llevado incrustaciones de piedras de colores o conchas. El personaje representado, una deidad del maíz, está identificado por el motivo vegetal que le crece de la cabeza.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plaque
- Date: 700–800 CE
- Geography: Mexico, Campeche
- Culture: Maya
- Medium: Shell (Strombus gigas)
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 × W. 3 3/4 × D. 1/4 in. (7.9 × 9.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Classification: Shell-Ornaments
- Credit Line: Pre-Columbian Collection, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. (PC.B.543)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing