Sujet
Jade plaque of a Maya king
Légende
Jade plaque of a Maya king / Mayan Classic period (AD 600-900) Teotihuacan / Mexico. The scene on this plaque / carved in the so-called 'Nebaj style' / shows a Maya lord or ruler seated on a throne with a smaller figure at his feet. The lord wears earplugs / a large pectoral / armlets / wristlets / a belt with a mounted head and a zoomorphic headdress decorated with long feathers. On his left arm he carries a shield with a representation of the Jaguar God / a god of the Underworld.
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP11A03_278
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,7Mo (1,6Mo) / 34,7cm x 36,6cm / 4100 x 4323 (300dpi)