Architectural element of a Maya lord (?)

ca. 600 - 900

Sensitively modeled portrait heads made of stucco adorned temples and other buildings. They were originally embellished with colorful pigments. While many are idealized and youthful, they may have been portraits of specific Maya rulers.

Stucco

10 x 12 x 16in. (25.4 x 30.5 x 40.6cm)

Gift of John H. Hauberg

99.73

Provenance: Collection of John H. Hauberg (1916-2002), Seattle, Washington, by 1999; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1999

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Feasting with the Gods: Art and Ceremony in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Central Andes, Dec. 11, 2003 - July 19, 2004.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.

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