Wall Panel Depicting Ix K’an Bolon (“Lady Yellow Nine”) in ritual dress

Title: Wall Panel Depicting Ix K’an Bolon (“Lady Yellow Nine”) in ritual dress
Description: This limestone relief depicts a female member of the elite society adorned in clothing that would be worn for a ritual. The hieroglyphics identify her by name (which translates to Lady Yellow Nine) and she is wearing a large headdress made of feathers, a beaded collar, and a skirt made from tubular jade beads representing the mythical story where the maize god emerges from a turtle shell, symbolizing fertility and regeneration.
Creator: unknown
Identifier: 1968.39.FA
Date: 790 CE
Type: relief (sculpture techniques)
cultural context: Maya (culture or style); Mesoamerican
Medium: limestone; stucco (plaster); paint
Subject: Fertility; Decoration and ornament; Maya gods; Jade
height: 220.35 cm
width: 76.83 cm
depth: 15.24 cm
Rights
Rights Holder: Dallas Museum of Art

Media: Wall Panel Depicting Ix K’an Bolon (“Lady Yellow Nine”) in ritual dress