A Maya stone sculpture dedicated by the ruler Yo’nal Ahk II.
Creators: Six Maya sculptors from Yokib
Date of Creation: c. 761 CE
Place of origin: Piedras Negras, Guatemala
Physical measurements: Height: 295 cm; Width: 85 cm; Depth: 40.64 cm
Materials: Limestone
Process by which it was made: Carving, painting
Current location: Penn Museum, University of Pennsylavnia
Further Reading
Clancy, Flora Simmons. The Monuments of Piedras Negras, an Ancient Maya City. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2009.
Carranza, Luis E. Architecture as Revolution Episodes in the History of Modern Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2010.
Martin, Simon. Ancient Maya Politics: A Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150-900 CE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Miller, Mary Ellen and Megan E. O’Neil, Maya Art and Architecture, 2nd rev edn. London: Thames and Hudson, 2014.
O’Neil, Megan E. Engaging Ancient Maya Sculpture at Piedras Negras, Guatemala. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2012.
Information contributed by Megan E. O’Neil.