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Deity Plaque
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Depicted as an elderly man with a conch shell on his back, this plaque probably portrays God N, the deity who supports the sky.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDeity 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
