Head Ornament

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head Ornament

Date
c. 600–900
Medium
jade
Culture
Honduras, Copan, Maya, 7th-10th Century
Department
Art of the Americas
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

In ancient Mesoamerica, jade was more valuable than gold.

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