COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1950.161
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Guatemalan
Creator Name-CRT:
Guatemala, Quirigua, Maya style (250-900)
Title:
Eccentric Flint
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
600-900
Creation Start Date:
600
Creation End Date:
900
Materials and Techniques:
chipped flint
Classification Term:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 34.6cm x 19.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1950.161
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance:
Perkins; Brummer; Simkhovitch
Context:
Eccentric flints are so-called for their unusual shapes, among them intricately silhouetted figures like this one. At the forehead of the main profile face is a smoking torch, the insignia of a deity (known today as God K) closely linked to rulers. Smaller faces appear on three protrusions. Some flints perhaps served as scepters; they also were buried as offerings beneath buildings and sculptures.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020451.tif
