Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tenoned Head
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1953.154
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Honduras, Copan, Maya
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Title:
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Tenoned Head
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 600-900
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Creation Start Date:
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600
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Creation End Date:
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900
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Materials and Techniques:
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stone
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Creation Place:
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Copan
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Creation Place:
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Honduras
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 52.8cm x 35.3cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1953.154
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the Hanna Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The Maya ruins of Copan, Honduras are famous for beautifully proportioned architecture and an abundance of both high-relief and fully three-dimensional sculpture. This head, once attached to a seated figure, comes from the façade of a ruined structure that archaeologists believe was a council house for nobles of the region. The tenon, or horizontal staff behind the head, was sunken into the well of the building to support the sculpture's weight. The youthful face embodies the Maya concept of ideal masculine beauty---sloping forehead, receding chin, and contemplative eyes. The hand cupping the chin may identify the head as a noble from one of Copan's outlying sites.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1953.154.tif
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