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MawM0115-000.jp2
Standing elderly pregna...
MawM0115
Title
Standing elderly pregnant female.
Description
The elite female figure wears a puffy jaguar skin headdress with three blue quetzal feathers, a pair of earspools and a necklace. Her old and worn body as well as her jaguar paws support a very pregnant abdomen. Fertility scepters of this goddess called "Lady Rainbow" were given to women as a good maternity omen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Jaina Island]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0115-090.jp2
Standing elderly pregna...
MawM0115
Title
Standing elderly pregnant female.
Description
The elite female figure wears a puffy jaguar skin headdress with three blue quetzal feathers, a pair of earspools and a necklace. Her old and worn body as well as her jaguar paws support a very pregnant abdomen. Fertility scepters of this goddess called "Lady Rainbow" were given to women as a good maternity omen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Jaina Island]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0115-180.jp2
Standing elderly pregna...
MawM0115
Title
Standing elderly pregnant female.
Description
The elite female figure wears a puffy jaguar skin headdress with three blue quetzal feathers, a pair of earspools and a necklace. Her old and worn body as well as her jaguar paws support a very pregnant abdomen. Fertility scepters of this goddess called "Lady Rainbow" were given to women as a good maternity omen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Jaina Island]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0115-270.jp2
Standing elderly pregna...
MawM0115
Title
Standing elderly pregnant female.
Description
The elite female figure wears a puffy jaguar skin headdress with three blue quetzal feathers, a pair of earspools and a necklace. Her old and worn body as well as her jaguar paws support a very pregnant abdomen. Fertility scepters of this goddess called "Lady Rainbow" were given to women as a good maternity omen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Jaina Island]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0115-bot.jp2
Standing elderly pregna...
MawM0115
Title
Standing elderly pregnant female.
Description
The elite female figure wears a puffy jaguar skin headdress with three blue quetzal feathers, a pair of earspools and a necklace. Her old and worn body as well as her jaguar paws support a very pregnant abdomen. Fertility scepters of this goddess called "Lady Rainbow" were given to women as a good maternity omen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Jaina Island]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0115-top.jp2
Standing elderly pregna...
MawM0115
Title
Standing elderly pregnant female.
Description
The elite female figure wears a puffy jaguar skin headdress with three blue quetzal feathers, a pair of earspools and a necklace. Her old and worn body as well as her jaguar paws support a very pregnant abdomen. Fertility scepters of this goddess called "Lady Rainbow" were given to women as a good maternity omen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico--Jaina Island]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0147-bot.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0147
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0147-270.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0147
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0147-180.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0147
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0147-090.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0147
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0147-000.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0147
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0147-top.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0147
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0148-000.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0148
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0148-090.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0148
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0148-180.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0148
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0148-270.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0148
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0148-bot.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0148
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0148-top.jp2
Nopiloa ball player wea...
MawM0148
Title
Nopiloa ball player wearing a yoke.
Description
Moist clay was pressed into a finely detailed mold of a Maya ballplayer. He wears arm wraps, a yoke around the waist with a hacha, knee pads, and sandals to play the game. His elite status is indicated by his feathered headdress, ear spools, beaded necklace, and his woven garment.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Maya art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-000.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-045.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-135.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-180.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-225.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-315.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0134-top.jp2
Pair of Maya jade ear f...
MawM0134
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0133-bot.jp2
Pair of ear flares : qu...
MawM0133
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0133-315.jp2
Pair of ear flares : qu...
MawM0133
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0133-135.jp2
Pair of ear flares : qu...
MawM0133
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0133-045.jp2
Pair of ear flares : qu...
MawM0133
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
MawM0133-000.jp2
Pair of ear flares : qu...
MawM0133
Title
Pair of ear flares : quadripartite design.
Description
The Olmec and the Maya wore jade or jadeite beads, necklaces, and ear spools. The Maya elite placed a jade bead in the mouths of their dead as a sign of rebirth. The quadrapartite design represents the four cardinal directions and the hole the fifth direction or the Axis Mundi.
Subject
[Jewelry--Guatemala, Decoration and ornament--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 and 900
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