Ornament
Unknown Artist
250–550 CE
Medium
jadeite
Dimensions
14.9 × 3.2 cm
Classification
Jade
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1972.3
About this artwork
Greenstone ornaments were part of Maya nobles' regalia. This comes from an ornament that was cut in half in antiquity. The original, twice as wide, probably hung from an elaborate belt, crucial to royal costume.