Seated Figure
Item number 2002.33 from the Brooklyn Museum.
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Description
Carved and incised shell (possibly a conch) plaque of a seated figure in silhouette, probably a Maya lord mounted on a Plexiglas base. A bar with seven glyphs rests on his right leg. It has been suggested that picture plaques such as these may have been presented to high-status visitors to Maya domains as prestige items that reinforced political alliances. Or they may have been burial items placed in the tomb of the depicted ruler. The first two glyphs read "His Pendant", and probably the ruler's name follows. Drilled depressions at the ear and chest held inlays and the figure also once wore a detachable headdress. Condition: There is a clean break on the torso, part of which is lost. Parts of the proper left leg and the head of headdress are lost. Areas at top and bottom of glyph column are darkened, as is the area on the bottom, proper right of the figure.
Credit Line
Gift of The Guennol Collection
Item History
- Made between 550 and 850
What
- Name
- Seated Figure
- Identification Number
- 2002.33
- Type of Item
- figure and seated
- Material
- shell
- Measurements
- “3 1/2 x 3in. (8.9 x 7.6cm) Box: 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 x 15.9 cm)” ?
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
Who
- Culture
- Maya
When
- Creation Date
- between 550 and 850
Other
- Location
- Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
- Classification
- Sculpture
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