Pair of incised plaques in the form of deities/raptorial bird heads
Pair of incised plaques in the form of deities/raptorial bird heads

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Pair of incised plaques in the form of deities/raptorial bird heads,

400–550 CE

Maya
Early Classic Period
y1990-69 a-b

Information

Title
Pair of incised plaques in the form of deities/raptorial bird heads
Dates

400–550 CE

Medium
a: shell with red pigment; b: shell with mica inlay (eye) and red pigment
Dimensions
each: h. 3.6 cm., w. 5.0 cm., d. 0.5 cm. (1 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the Hans and Dorothy Widenmann Foundation
Object Number
y1990-69 a-b
Place Made

North America, Mexico or Guatemala, Maya area

Culture
Maya
Period
Early Classic
Type
plaques
Materials
inlays, shell, pigment
Techniques
incising
Subject
birds

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