Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)

Nombre del creador

Unknown

Contexto cultural

Mesoamerican

Fecha

Creación: 3rd century, 4th century, 5th century, 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, 10th century, Mesoamerican Classic period

Fuente

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Descripción de objeto de Curationist

Maya rulers wore jade images of deities on their royal garb. Doing so linked their rule to a larger cosmic worldview. This jadeite-albitite plaque of a deity is rendered in profile and carved with holes for attachment to a paper crown or headband.

Ancient Mesoamericans believed jade could emit moisture and breath. For Mayans jade was further linked to water, becoming a direct embodiment of the element. As a stone of life, fertility, and regeneration, jade provided the elite with a connection to the spiritual realm.

Descripción de objeto de Cleveland Museum of Art

This plaque, which represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty, served as a ruler’s crown ornament (hu’unal). It was attached to the crown via the holes along the back edge in such a way that the identical carvings on both sides were visible. The ornament is now broken along the upper edge.

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Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)

Creador

Unknown

Tipo de obra

Ornament; Plaque

Jade

Contexto cultural

Mesoamerican

Mexico or Central America, Maya

Material

En general: Stone

jadeite-albitite

Dimensiones

Overall: 7 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.);
height: 0.07metre;
width: 0.006metre;
depth: 0.074metre

Técnica

Sculpting; Carving

Idioma

Fecha

Creación: 3rd century, 4th century, 5th century, 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, 10th century, Mesoamerican Classic period

Creation: 250–900 CE

Procedencia

The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

Estilo Período

Derechos

CC0

Inscripción

Ubicación

Creación: Mexico, Central America, Northern America, North America

Fuente

Cleveland Museum of Art

Temas

Tema descriptivo: Deity, Figure, Profile portrait , Royalty, Head

Tema

Colaboradores de Curationist

Amanda Acosta; Emily Benoff

Contenido relacionado

Parte de: Maya Deities and Nobles in Sacred Jade

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Unknown, Crown Ornament (Hu’unal), 250-900 CE. Cleveland Museum of Art. In Mesoamerica, elites wore jade on their royal garb as a connection to the spiritual realm. CC0.

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