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Link to enlarge Archaeology Plate 107 ©Annie Hunter Travis Doering and Lori Collins
MESOAMERICAN THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DATABASE

© 2007 Travis Doering and Lori Collins
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M3D Number:  M3D0010
Origin Site:  Unknown, Guatemala 
Artifact Identification:  Small plaque or pendant 
Artifact Type:  String-sawn, etched or incised pendant 
Artifact Medium:  Greenstone with red pigment 
Location Information:  Private collection 
Country:  Guatemala 
Description:  
Dimensions: 7.3 cm x 4.5 cm x 0.3 cm
Chron Era:  Late Classic - c. AD 500-1000
Notes:  Representation of Principal Bird Diety as described in Maya creation accounts such as the "Popol Vuh." Earlier depictions occurred in the Late Formative and Early Classic at the sites of Kaminaljuyu and Izapa.  
Collaborators:  Konica Minolta 

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