Yoke

62-11-3

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America) | Central Veracruz

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 62-11-3
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Late Classic Maya
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Central Veracruz
Culture Area Central American
Date Made ca. 800 CE
Section American
Materials Greenstone | Cinnabar
Technique Carved
Description

Greenstone; human heads carved on ends and front; knot and leaves over the front head; traces of red prigment/cinnabar over entire yoke

Length 39.3 cm
Width 35.5 cm
Thickness 11.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from E. D. Rassiger, 1962

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