/internal/media/dispatcher/1499784/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailShell paint paletteAD 550–850Length: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Mount: 10.2 × 15.2 × 7.6 cm (4 × 6 × 3 in.)Conch shellElizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund2017.8491Palette for holding water-based paints carved from a large conch shell and illustrating the formal hand pose of Classic Maya court painters as portrayed on the pictorial ceramics. The position features a hand held palm-upward, with fingers curled towards the palm and the thumb or forefinger pointing forward.Tools and equipment10.16002032007.620015240065055101