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Collections

Yax K’oj Ahk Witnesses the Date of Creationpossibly 845 CE

Not on view
Carved stone Maya hieroglyphic panel in low relief, vertical slab with two columns of approximately eighteen glyph cartouches featuring face-like and geometric forms
Title
Yax K’oj Ahk Witnesses the Date of Creation
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Usumacinta River Valley, possibly Chancala
Date Made
possibly 845 CE
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
52 7/10 x 18 7/10 x 3 4/5 in. (133.858 x 47.498 x 9.652 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.112
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014