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Face Fragment

600–1000

Mexico, Palenque region(?), Maya

Medium
molded pottery
Measurements
Overall: 15.5 x 13 x 9 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.179
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Did You Know?

G1’s distinctive tooth was perhaps inspired by a 63 million-year-old fossilized shark tooth.

Description

This thick, heavy ceramic face fragment may come from an incensario (incense burner). Several features, including the tau- or T-shaped front teeth, suggest it represents a deity known today only as G1 due to difficulties in translating its Maya name, which is recorded in hieroglyphs. The deity’s meanings are equally elusive, though it seems to be associated with both the sun and water.

Face Fragment

600–1000

Mexico, Palenque region(?), Maya

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