Funeral mask
carved jade, shell
c. 500 CE
Mayan culture
Tikal

Thought to be the funeral mask of Kaloomteʼ Bahlam ("Curl Head") who co-ruled with the Lady of Tikal, a Mayan Queen who ascended to the throne at the age of six.

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