Gravestone with Captive

Title: Gravestone with Captive
Description: This sandstone relief depicts a man who has been captured. His earflares have been replaced with paper strips, reinforcing how jewelry held a strong meaning for a Maya’s status. Being deprived of ornamentation was humiliating because it was through these objects that Mayas projected their status.
Creator: unknown
Identifier: S.6789
Date: 600-900 CE
Type: reliefs (sculptures)
Coverage: Toniná; Chiapas; Mexico
cultural context: Maya (culture or style); Mesoamerican
Medium: sandstone
Subject: Prisoners; Maya art
Rights
Rights Holder: Museo de Sitio de Toniná, Ocosingo, Chiapas