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Encensoir : roi assis

300–400 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360
Les grands encensoirs en céramique de ce type, qui contenaient du copal ou de l’encens, figurent parmi les plus complexes des argiles cuites créées par les anciens peuples mayas du sud du Mexique et du Guatemala voisin. Celui-ci, en deux parties, représenterait un roi maya dans une posture régalienne. Le souverain porte une somptueuse coiffe ainsi que des boucles d’oreilles et tient un plateau à offrandes. La fumée jouait un rôle important dans les cérémonies sacrées des Mayas, qui y voyaient le véhicule des offrandes aux esprits et aux divinités du royaume surnaturel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Encensoir : roi assis
  • Date: IVe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Guatemala
  • Culture: Maya
  • Technique: Céramique
  • Dimensions: H. 80 cm
  • Crédits: Don de Charles et de Valerie Diker, 1999
  • Accession Number: 1999.484.1a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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