id: 157184 accession number: 1993.7 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.7 updated: 2022-05-20 09:00:33.683000 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 title: Crown Ornament (Hu’unal) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: Maya style (250-900) creation date earliest: 250 creation date latest: 900 current location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region creditline: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: Mexico or Central America, Maya style (250-900) technique: jadeite-albitite department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Mesoamerica type: Jade find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 7 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This plaque represents the head of a deity affiliated with Maya royalty. digital description: 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. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.7/1993.7_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.7/1993.7_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.7/1993.7_full.tif