
Funerary mask in jade mosaic, 660–750 AD
© Martirene Alcántara / INAH
Les Masques de Jade Mayas
Elaborate funerary masks made of jade mosaics, some with inlays of other semiprecious stones, were created for the governors of important Mayan cities to insure them eternal life. Fifteen have been discovered, most of them included in this show of more than 100 Mayan objects never before shown outside of Mexico.
Through June 10, 2012
Location: La Pinacothèque de Paris, 28 place de la Madeleine
Métro: Madeleine
8th arrondissement
Admission: €10
Telephone: 01.42.68.02.01
Website: www.pinacotheque.com


