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Object Number
92-50-20/C1110
Display Title
Cast of Oval Tablet; aka. Palace Tablet
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of oval tablet - Palenque. Palenque, Oval Tablet Maya, A.D. 654
Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
The young king of Palenque, K'inich Janahb Pakal, receives a feathered war headdress from his mother at his accession to rule on A.D. July 26, 615. His two-headed jaguar seat is a rare image in Maya art, but emphasizes the role of jaguars as symbols of royal authority throughout Mesoamerican cultures. The original tablet, now eroded, still remains in the palace at Palenque, where it was once set behind a throne used by all later Palenque kings at their own inauguration rituals.
[D. Stuart, 2001]
Inventory Description
Cast, medium relief, oval, 2 figures, tan, crack along top quarter
Cast Name
PAL_Oval_Tablet
Classification
- Cast
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 654
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Chiapas
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Palenque
Intrasite
Wall in one of the apartments of "The Palace".
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Burlap, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 116 x 98 x 4 cm (45 11/16 x 38 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Overall, Weight: 37420.68 g (37.421 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C1110
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