Anhänger. Kultur: Maya. Abmessungen: H.3 × W. 1 1/2 × D.1 1/2 in. (7,6 × 3,8 × 3,8 cm). Datum: A.D. 600-700. Dieses helle grüne Jade Anhänger zeigt ein Maya Herrscher das Tragen der Kopfbedeckung eines übernatürlichen Wesen. Este colgante de Jade verde Vertreter eines Un-Gobernante maya con el tocado de Un ser sobrenatural. <b>Weitere Informationen </b>Diese helle grüne Jade Anhänger zeigt ein Maya Herrscher das Tragen der Kopfbedeckung eines übernatürlichen Wesen. Die untere Hälfte der polierten Stein ist eine naturalistische Gesicht eines Maya Fürst, dessen Lippen leicht getrennt werden, als ob ungefähr zu sprechen. Das Gesicht scheint zu entstehen
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Pendant. Culture: Maya. Dimensions: H. 3 × W. 1 1/2 × D. 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm). Date: A.D. 600-700. This bright green jade pendant depicts a Maya ruler wearing the headdress of a supernatural being. Este colgante de jade verde representa a un gobernante maya con el tocado de un ser sobrenatural. <b>Further information</b> This bright green jade pendant depicts a Maya ruler wearing the headdress of a supernatural being. The lower half of the highly polished stone is a naturalistic face of a Maya lord whose lips are slightly parted, as if about to speak. The face seems to emerge from the gaping jaws of the deity depicted in the headdress. The iconography of the jade ties it strongly with Maya beliefs about rulership, particularly its connection with divine powers (see 2007.134). The apex of the work terminates in a visual element that is common in artists' depictions of crown jewels worn by Late Classic period (ca. A.D. 550 - 900) kings and queens, especially in the 7th and 8th centuries. In fact, the pendant itself was likely a pectoral or a crown jewel, the centerpiece of a royal diadem, such as those found in the tombs of important historical figures. Fiber run through drill holes on the reverse side would have affixed the jewel to a bark paper or cloth fiber diadem, and multiple drill holes along the jaw of the ruler's portraits would have allowed beads to dangle below. Red pigment in the drill holes indicates it was once part of a funerary assemblage, which the Maya often dusted with red minerals upon burial, as a king or queen took his or her jewels into the next life. The work is exceptional for its relative size, the beauty of the apple-green jade (the shade most preferred by the Maya), and the outstanding sculptural qualities of the work. The richly volumetric carving sets this work apart from known, flatter compositions. There are two other pendants of comparable quality and imagery. The first was created for a ruler at Piedras Negras, Gua
