Crown Ornament (Hu’unal)
Maya style (250–900)
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Crown Ornament (Hu’unal), Maya style (250–900). Mexico or Central America, Maya style (250-900). Jadeite-albitite; overall: 7 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1993.7 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. This plaque represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jade
- Formatted Medium
- jadeite-albitite
- Medium
- jadeite-albitite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1993.7
- Credit Line
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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