Tikal Burial 196 Tomb of the Jade Jaguar - Maya Archaeology

10GY-6/4, 5/4 with a lot of brown.
The ear lugs have the appearance of being flare-andthroat-disk
in one. The greatest dimension of both is 1.8
cm.; the jades were .5 cm. high and polished.
Jade Beads in the Shell Bead Belt Plan #72
Three tubular jade beads were part of the shell belt.
These will be described with the belt on p. 196
Jade Pelvis Pendant Plan #75 117A-59 Fig. 87 Photo 96
A thin rectangular bead of jade was uncovered lying
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lengthwise between the legs of the skeleton resting on the
pelvis; 2 cm. west of the east end of the jade bead was a
tear shaped pearl, pierced for suspension near its top. Its
proximity to the end of the jade suggests it was used as a
pendant tie-piece. The jade lay on a carpet of solid cinnabar;
below the jade and possibly above the cinnabar was what
looked more like hide than cloth. The highly polished, single
collared piece of jade has a lengthwise biconical perforation.
The jade, of length 8.3 width 1.7, and thickness .75
cm. had rough and unfinished ends. Lots of brown marked the
otherwise 2.5G6/8, 5/8 green.
Tubular Jade Bead held in Left Hand Plan #73 117A-61 Fig. 88
Photo 96
Underneath the left (north) hand at approximately the