| Mask of Pakal | |
|---|---|
 Jade mask of Pakal on display at the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City | |
| Material | Jade |
| Height | 25.6 cm (10.1 in) |
| Width | 18.8 cm (7.4 in) |
| Created | 683 |
| Discovered | 1952 Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque |
| Present location | National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City |
| Period | Classic |
| Culture | Maya |
The Mask of Pakal is a funerary jade mask found in the tomb of the Mayan king, K’inich Janaab’ Pakal inside the Temple of the Inscriptions at the Maya city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.
Considered a master piece of Mesoamerican and Maya art, the mask is made with over 346 green jade stone fragments, the eyes are made with shell, nacre and the pupils with obsidian stone.[1]
The mask of Pakal is part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and it is exhibited at the Maya Room of the museum along a reconstruction of K'inich Janaab' Pakal burial chamber.[2]
- ^ "Máscara de Pakal". lugares.inah.gob.mx.
- ^ "La máscara mortuoria de K'inich Jannab' Pakal". Arqueología Mexicana. October 2, 2023.