Tikal Burial 196 Tomb of the Jade Jaguar - Maya Archaeology

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collapsed debris, was 16 cm. long and 17 cm. in its greatest
dimension.
Ovid-shaped Shell Pendant Plan #7l 117A-72 a-d Fig. 90 Photo
90
East of the jade face pendant lay a nacreous shell,
pierced for hanging with the pierced end to the west. Interestingly,
the shell lay on top of a hide without any traces
of cinnabar visible on the shell. The bottom of the multiple
section pendant was a single piece. Lying on it was one large
piece and 14 smaller ones, only the largest of which could be
positively attributed to the bottom stylistically, although
they were all found together. The large intact bottom section
has the following measurements: D .2, L 9.5, max. W 6.2, and
max. T .5 cm. The main fragment of the upper half of the pendant
had been carefully cut and incised to depict a fish, with
the mouth and fins still intact. There were l4 other smaller
pieces of cut shell which could not be fit together to form a
coherent design.
Shell Pendants for Jade Wristlets
These shell artifacts are described along with the
wristlets on p. 190.
Belt of Spondylus Shell and Jade Beads Plan #72 117A-79 a-d
Fig. 86 Photo 102
Over the waist there had been a belt of about 19 pieces