Deity Face Pendant. Culture: Maya. Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 7th-8th century.This apple-green jade ornament represents the avian face of Ux Yop Hu'n ("Three Leaves Paper" or "Three-Leaf-Paper") a complex supernatural being that personified the paper headband worn by ancient Maya rulers. This figure is also frequently referred to in the literature as "the foliated Jester God." His forehead is infixed with a hieroglyphic sign that translates as ajaw, or ruler (a schematic face comprised of two dots for eyes and one for a mouth). Ux Yop Hu'n is shown cross-eyed, his squared pupils looking inward toward a furrowed brow. In Maya art, this eye is a diagnostic feature of shining, solar, and/or resplendent supernatural beings. Below, a small nose with curling nostrils is carved atop a downturned beak. When seen in profile images, this bird beak has a distinct bracket shape (see, for instance, 1978.412.90a, b). Because jade is so difficult to carve, and because the artist was li