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Portrait of a nobleman
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Eroded jade mask from the Maya Early Classic period, which corresponds to the ideal of beauty in society at the time. This small mask, which portrays the face of a nobleman, was probably used to decorate a belt or pectoral.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Jade mask
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 12,4 x 10,4 x 5,4 cm
Gewicht: 0,7 kg
Material/Technique
Jade
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 50115

Provenance and sources

when
Early classical period
where
Guatemala
who
Maya

who
Marie Luise Zarnitz - Former Possessors

Description
Donation 2000

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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