Anthropomorphic pendant depicting the head of a Maya lord shown in profile. The finely carved face is distinguished by a hieratic expression characteristic of elite representations, with full lips, a strongly defined nose, and almond-shaped eyes. The figure wears an elaborate headdress dominated by a stylized animal figure with an elongated snout and a prominent fang. The ear, integrated into the profile, is adorned with a circular ornament. The overall composition, with its deliberately composite and serpentiform forms, does not allow for a precise iconographic identification.

Anthropomorphic pendant
jadeite
600-900 CE
Maya
Late Classic period
Mexico

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Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I (Mayan pronunciation: [kʼihniʧ χanaːɓ pakal]), also known as Pakal or Pakal the Great (March 24, 603 – August 29, 683), was ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. He acceded to the throne in July 615 and ruled until his death. There are many mysteries surrounding Pakal. Some think that he might have been an astronaut with the ability to reach outer space in a flaming vehicle, and others claim that he could time-travel. There is no doubt that he was a great ruler, and that his people benefitted from his many years of rule.

Maya ajaw K'inich Janaab' Pakal
known today as Pakal the Great
Palenque
Maya Late Classic Period
603-683 CE

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