Pakal Profile Figurine
$199.00
Jade replica of a stucco head from the tomb of K’inich Janaab’ Pakal, Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, Chiapas (Late Classic, c. 683 CE). The original, modeled in stucco and discovered in 1952, is considered a possible portrait of the ruler, or an image of him as the maize god. A serene profile head with a sloping forehead and an elongated nose bridge, features of the Maya Classic ideal of beauty.
- Height: 4"
- Width: 2.2"
- Depth: 1"
- Dark jade
