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Object Number
10-70-20/C6100
Display Title
Head effigy with glyphs
Descriptions
Object Description
Greenstone ornament in the form of a male head wearing a jaguar headdress; perforated for suspension/attachment to pectoral or belt assembly; glyph inscription on back commemorates the 20th anniversary (706 AD) of the accession of a ruler of Piedras Negras, where this piece was probably made.
Inventory Description
Ground stone effigy, carved human head, jade, polished, perforated
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Date
AD 675-725
Culture
- Late Classic Period
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Cenote
Materials
Greenstone
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 5.8 x 5.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
10-70-20/C6100
Credit Line
Gift of C. P. Bowditch, 1910
Provenance
Collector
Edward Herbert Thompson
Donor
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
(1910)
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