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Source Description
Depicted as an elderly man with a conch shell on his back, this plaque probably portrays God N, the deity who supports the sky.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
128165
label
Deity Plaque
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
128165
contentType
object
title
Deity Plaque
description
Depicted as an elderly man with a conch shell on his back, this plaque probably portrays God N, the deity who supports the sky.
date
c. 300–600 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908618
genreSpecific
Jade
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
cul
Mexico or Central America, Maya
accession
1951.159
Source extras
tec
jade
tombstone
Deity Plaque, c. 300–600 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Jade; overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.159
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
didYouKnow
In ancient Mesoamerica, jade was more valuable than gold.
citations
citation
Baltimore Museum of Art, and Roland Joseph McKinney. <em>The Art of the Maya</em>; November 15th to December 15th, 1937. Baltimore. Mus. Of Art. Catalogues. 1931-1946. 1937.
page_number
Cat. no. 13
citation
Maurer, Evan, and Molly Hennen. <em>Symboles sacrés: quatre mille ans d'art des Amériques. </em>Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2002.
page_number
Cat. No. 77, p. 107
creditline
The Norweb Collection
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:36:53.696000
sourceId
128165
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
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jade
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image_url
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1
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0
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photo
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