Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
Description
The major Maya grave offerings on Jaina Island were ceramic figurines that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. The standing figure represents a warrior who once probably held weapons and wears either quilted cotton armor or the feathered uniform of a military order. The seated figure also 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.
Object Information
Date Created:
600–800
Local ID:
2012.33
Provenance:
1968-2000 Collection of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute (MWPI), Utica, New York (accession number 68.76) 2000-2012 Private Collector, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2012-Present The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Materials:
Ceramic and Slip
Cultural Attribution:
Mayan Culture
Period:
Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
Rights:
Public Domain
