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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 stool belongs to a seated figure who represents a male, perhaps another warrior, who wears a huge zoomorphic headdress.
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Document identity
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170118
label
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Stool
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object
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Source metadata
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170118
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object
title
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Stool
description
The major Maya grave offerings on Jaina Island were ceramic figurines that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. The stool belongs to a seated figure who represents a male, perhaps another warrior, who wears a huge zoomorphic headdress.
date
600–800
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60763265
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
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Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
accession
2012.33.c
Source extras
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ceramic and slip
tombstone
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Stool, 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.c
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 08:44:36.193000
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170118
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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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1
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0
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photo
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