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Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)

250–900 CE

Mexico or Central America, Maya

Medium
jadeite-albitite
Measurements
Overall: 7 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Weight: 78.26 g
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1993.7
Public Domain
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Location
233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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This plaque represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty.

Description

This plaque, which represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty, served as a ruler’s crown ornament (hu’unal). It was attached to the crown via the holes along the back edge in such a way that the identical carvings on both sides were visible. The ornament is now broken along the upper edge.
A jade ornament is shaped like the head of a deity in profile with a smooth back of the head punctured by three holes. In the center of the ornament is a circular eye, surrounded by patterns of three dots. The front of the face is jagged with a cutout resembling a mouth with an overbite, extending up to another cutout in front of the eye with further jagged edges where the ornament has been broken.

Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)

250–900 CE

Mexico or Central America, Maya

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