Throne
Artist/Maker
Maya (archaeological culture)
(Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 800-1300
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 58 1/2 x 58 3/8 x 27 1/2 in. (148.6 x 148.3 x 69.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineGift of Edward R. Roberts
Terms
Object number2006.31.6
DescriptionThis throne is a seat of authority and ancestral lineage of a Mayan Lord. Stylistically, it belongs to a period of early Maya art with some elements of Teothuacan influence, such as the mouthpiece of the large central mask, and to the Paison River region in the vicinity of the ancient Mayan city of Piedras Negras in present day Guatemala.On View
Not on viewCollections
late 15th-early 19th c.
18th century