GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This majestic head of a king represents an isolated fragment from an elaborate stucco frieze that once adorned the roof-comb of a Classic Maya temple. The original scene portrayed the king seated in the sky during the culminating event of his accession to rule. In his arms, he would have cradled a double-headed serpent bar, a symbol of the ecliptic, which is the celestial path of the sun, planets, and all moving constellations.
Excerpt from
Carol Robbins, Label text, A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
NOTES
650–850 C.E., updated by KJones in TMS on 12/12/16; no Culture or Period noted.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Maya: AAT: 300017826
Lowland Maya: AAT: 300017099
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Campeche (state): TGN: 7005578
Process/materials
stucco: AAT: 300014966
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
incising: AAT: 300053847
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
Historical periods
Classic (mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016983
Late Classic Period: AAT: 300016986
Individuals
Subject terms
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
fragments (object portions): AAT: 300117130
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
friezes (ornamental areas): AAT: 300123582
roofs: AAT: 300002098
Temples: AAT: 300007595
figures: AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
male: AAT: 300189559
head: AAT: 300262520
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
king: AAT: 300025481
rulers (people): AAT: 300025475
portrait: AAT: 300015637
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
sky: AAT: 300263064
ceremonies: AAT: 300054754
events (activities): AAT: 300069084
kingship (rulership / culture-related concepts): AAT: 300404762
scepters: AAT: 300214161
animals: DMA
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
eclipses (astronomical): AAT: 300380301
astronomy (sciences): AAT: 300054534
celestial (concepts): AAT: 300404122
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
planets: AAT: 300263109
constellations (celestial sphere / astronomy / concepts): DMA
cosmology (cosmological / disciplines): AAT: 300054294
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From at least 1972-1984: Walter and Carolyn Foxworth, Dallas [1], [2], [3]
1972-1974: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, on long-term loan from the above [1], [4]
From 1984: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Walter and Carolyn Foxworth [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 18, 1984, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from Walter and Carolyn Foxworth (dated November 14, 1984, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
This majestic head of a king represents an isolated fragment from an elaborate stucco frieze that once adorned the roof-comb of a Classic Maya temple. The original scene portrayed the king seated in the sky during the culminating event of his accession to rule. In his arms, he would have cradled a double-headed serpent bar, a symbol of the ecliptic, which is the celestial path of the sun, planets, and all moving constellations.
Excerpt from
Carol Robbins, Label text, A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
Fun Facts
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Notes
650–850 C.E., updated by KJones in TMS on 12/12/16; no Culture or Period noted.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Maya: AAT: 300017826
Lowland Maya: AAT: 300017099
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Campeche (state): TGN: 7005578
Process/materials
stucco: AAT: 300014966
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
incising: AAT: 300053847
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
Historical periods
Classic (mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016983
Late Classic Period: AAT: 300016986
Individuals
Subject terms
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
fragments (object portions): AAT: 300117130
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
friezes (ornamental areas): AAT: 300123582
roofs: AAT: 300002098
Temples: AAT: 300007595
figures: AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
male: AAT: 300189559
head: AAT: 300262520
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
king: AAT: 300025481
rulers (people): AAT: 300025475
portrait: AAT: 300015637
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
sky: AAT: 300263064
ceremonies: AAT: 300054754
events (activities): AAT: 300069084
kingship (rulership / culture-related concepts): AAT: 300404762
scepters: AAT: 300214161
animals: DMA
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
eclipses (astronomical): AAT: 300380301
astronomy (sciences): AAT: 300054534
celestial (concepts): AAT: 300404122
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
planets: AAT: 300263109
constellations (celestial sphere / astronomy / concepts): DMA
cosmology (cosmological / disciplines): AAT: 300054294
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From at least 1972-1984: Walter and Carolyn Foxworth, Dallas [1], [2], [3]
1972-1974: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, on long-term loan from the above [1], [4]
From 1984: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Walter and Carolyn Foxworth [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 18, 1984, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from Walter and Carolyn Foxworth (dated November 14, 1984, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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