Maya
Costume Element (Pectoral or Belt) Depicting the Jaguar God of the Underworld
Maya, 250-550
Scroll
Maya
Costume Element (Pectoral or Belt) Depicting the Jaguar God of the Underworld
Maya, 250-550
Physical Qualities
Jadeite, 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (8 x 6 x 3.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edith Black, Potomac, Maryland, in Memory of her Husband, Jack Black
Object Number
1984.241
Schele, Linda and Mary Ellen Miller. The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art. New York: George Braziller, Inc., in association with Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1986: p.35, fig. 11.
Catalogue entry reads:
"This delightful jade is identified as the Jaguar God of the Underworld by the distinctive cruller that surrounds the eyes of his youthful face."
