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Cast of Oval Tablet; aka. Palace Tablet
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 / Mexico / Chiapas / <County> / <City> / 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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