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Incensario con rey sedente

300–400 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360
Los grandes incensarios de cerámica, en los que se quema copal e incienso, se cuentan entre las esculturas de arcilla cocida más complejas creadas por los antiguos pueblos mayas del sur de México y los territorios adyacentes de Guatemala. Este incensario, hecho en dos partes, quizás sea el retrato de un rey maya sentado en majestad. Lleva un impresionante penacho en la cabeza y orejeras ornamentales, y sostiene una bandeja con ofrendas. El humo, cuya función era llevar las ofrendas hacia los espíritus y deidades en el ámbito sobrenatural, era un elemento esencial de todas las ceremonias religiosas mayas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Incensario con rey sedente
  • Fecha: Siglo IV
  • Geografía: Guatemala
  • Cultura: Maya
  • Material: Cerámica
  • Dimensiones: a. 80 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Charles y Valerie Diker, 1999
  • Número de inventario: 1999.484.1a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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