Architectural element of a Maya lord (?)
Dateca. 600 - 900
Maker
Maya
Label TextSensitively 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.
Object number99.73
ProvenanceCollection of John H. Hauberg (1916-2002), Seattle, Washington, by 1999; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1999
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
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.Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions10 x 12 x 16in. (25.4 x 30.5 x 40.6cm)
MediumStucco
Indian
ca. late 10th to early 11th century
Object number: 39.33
Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
Object number: 82.168.1
Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
Object number: 82.168.2
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