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Collar and Ik' Pectoral

660–750 CE
Not on view
This massive jade pectoral and necklace were part of an assemblage discovered in a tomb at Calakmul. The large plaque is in the shape of the hieroglyphic logogram for ik’, meaning "breath" or "wind."　



Este enorme pectoral de jade y este collar eran parte de un conjunto. Fueron hallados en una suntuosa tumba descubierta en Calakmul. La gran placa, con forma de símbolo jeroglífico que significa "ik", es decir "aire" o "viento", es un magistral ejemplo de "joya del viento" tallada en jade.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Collar and Ik' Pectoral
  • Date: 660–750 CE
  • Geography: Mexico, Campeche
  • Culture: Maya
  • Medium: Jadeite, linen
  • Dimensions: H. 21 1/4 × W. 5 1/2 × D. 13/16 in. (54 × 14 × 2.1 cm)
  • Classification: Stone-Ornaments
  • Credit Line: Museo Arqueológico de Campeche, Fuerte de San Miguel, Secretaria de Cultura–INAH (10-290657 0/73, 10-342891 0/339)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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