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Source Description
The major Maya grave offerings on Jaina Island were ceramic figurines that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. The seated figure represents a male, perhaps another warrior, who wears a huge zoomorphic headdress. A skeletal face with articulated jaw descends from the headdress to fit as a mask over the figure’s face.
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170116
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Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Figure
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170116
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title
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Figure
description
The major Maya grave offerings on Jaina Island were ceramic figurines that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. The seated figure represents a male, perhaps another warrior, who wears a huge zoomorphic headdress. A skeletal face with articulated jaw descends from the headdress to fit as a mask over the figure’s face.
date
600–800
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60756512
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Ceramic
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1
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Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
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Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
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2012.33.a
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ceramic and slip
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Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Figure, 600–800. Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century. Ceramic and slip; overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2012.33.a
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
didYouKnow
It is estimated that some 20,000 people were buried on the tiny island of Jaina over a 500-year period.
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:44:34.084000
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170116
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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ceramic and slip
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photo
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