Seated Male with Trophy Heads

100 BCE-300 CE (Comala Phase)

25 cm 43.6 cm 27.2 cm

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Two trophy heads are strung on the cords that criss-cross this man’s chest. His horned headdress suggests that he is a shaman or ruler. Shamans were respected not just for their abilities to communicate with the spiritual world but also for their prowess as great warriors. Thi...

Sculpture

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Michael Robins; acquired by John G. Bourne; given to Walters Art Museum, 2009.
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en
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