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Title
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Description
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Subject
[Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site, Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Description
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Subject
[Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site, Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Description
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Subject
[Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site, Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Description
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Subject
[Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site, Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Description
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Subject
[Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site, Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Description
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Subject
[Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site, Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Polychrome bowl : zoomorphic design : anthropod, spider, or mosquito.
Description
The jointed-legged animal depicted around the bowl is an arthropod. The arthropod has eight legs, which makes it an arachnid or spider. A spider is a suitable Maya image, since it ambushes its prey. Once caught, the spider sucks out the vital life fluids of the prey.
Subject
[Pottery--Honduras, Ceramic bowls--Honduras, Ceramic tableware--Honduras, Maya art--Honduras, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Polychrome bowl : zoomorphic design : anthropod, spider, or mosquito.
Description
The jointed-legged animal depicted around the bowl is an arthropod. The arthropod has eight legs, which makes it an arachnid or spider. A spider is a suitable Maya image, since it ambushes its prey. Once caught, the spider sucks out the vital life fluids of the prey.
Subject
[Pottery--Honduras, Ceramic bowls--Honduras, Ceramic tableware--Honduras, Maya art--Honduras, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Polychrome bowl : zoomorphic design : anthropod, spider, or mosquito.
Description
The jointed-legged animal depicted around the bowl is an arthropod. The arthropod has eight legs, which makes it an arachnid or spider. A spider is a suitable Maya image, since it ambushes its prey. Once caught, the spider sucks out the vital life fluids of the prey.
Subject
[Pottery--Honduras, Ceramic bowls--Honduras, Ceramic tableware--Honduras, Maya art--Honduras, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Polychrome bowl : zoomorphic design : anthropod, spider, or mosquito.
Description
The jointed-legged animal depicted around the bowl is an arthropod. The arthropod has eight legs, which makes it an arachnid or spider. A spider is a suitable Maya image, since it ambushes its prey. Once caught, the spider sucks out the vital life fluids of the prey.
Subject
[Pottery--Honduras, Ceramic bowls--Honduras, Ceramic tableware--Honduras, Maya art--Honduras, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Polychrome bowl : zoomorphic design : anthropod, spider, or mosquito.
Description
The jointed-legged animal depicted around the bowl is an arthropod. The arthropod has eight legs, which makes it an arachnid or spider. A spider is a suitable Maya image, since it ambushes its prey. Once caught, the spider sucks out the vital life fluids of the prey.
Subject
[Pottery--Honduras, Ceramic bowls--Honduras, Ceramic tableware--Honduras, Maya art--Honduras, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Polychrome bowl : zoomorphic design : anthropod, spider, or mosquito.
Description
The jointed-legged animal depicted around the bowl is an arthropod. The arthropod has eight legs, which makes it an arachnid or spider. A spider is a suitable Maya image, since it ambushes its prey. Once caught, the spider sucks out the vital life fluids of the prey.
Subject
[Pottery--Honduras, Ceramic bowls--Honduras, Ceramic tableware--Honduras, Maya art--Honduras, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Painted bowl or cup : codex style.
Description
The Maya elite enjoyed drinking cool frothy chocolate water laced with chile or vanilla. The mirror image on this chocolate vessel represents the severed head of the young corn god of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The pseudo-glyphs around the neck of the pot are decorative.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing ballplayer holding a ball.
Description
A standing ballplayer holds a ball in his right arm and a serpent headed manopla in his left hand. The ball player wears a monkey skull hacha mounted on top of his yoke. The yoke goes around his waist and ends in a serpent head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing ballplayer holding a ball.
Description
A standing ballplayer holds a ball in his right arm and a serpent headed manopla in his left hand. The ball player wears a monkey skull hacha mounted on top of his yoke. The yoke goes around his waist and ends in a serpent head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing ballplayer holding a ball.
Description
A standing ballplayer holds a ball in his right arm and a serpent headed manopla in his left hand. The ball player wears a monkey skull hacha mounted on top of his yoke. The yoke goes around his waist and ends in a serpent head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing ballplayer holding a ball.
Description
A standing ballplayer holds a ball in his right arm and a serpent headed manopla in his left hand. The ball player wears a monkey skull hacha mounted on top of his yoke. The yoke goes around his waist and ends in a serpent head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing ballplayer holding a ball.
Description
A standing ballplayer holds a ball in his right arm and a serpent headed manopla in his left hand. The ball player wears a monkey skull hacha mounted on top of his yoke. The yoke goes around his waist and ends in a serpent head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing ballplayer holding a ball.
Description
A standing ballplayer holds a ball in his right arm and a serpent headed manopla in his left hand. The ball player wears a monkey skull hacha mounted on top of his yoke. The yoke goes around his waist and ends in a serpent head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male figure.
Description
The standing hollow male figure has been ritually killed. He has been partially re-constructed where there was sufficient information. His mouth is open which indicates speaking or chanting. He holds his hands in front of his body as if he were carrying two objects. This gives a clue to what he is.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male figure.
Description
The standing hollow male figure has been ritually killed. He has been partially re-constructed where there was sufficient information. His mouth is open which indicates speaking or chanting. He holds his hands in front of his body as if he were carrying two objects. This gives a clue to what he is.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male figure.
Description
The standing hollow male figure has been ritually killed. He has been partially re-constructed where there was sufficient information. His mouth is open which indicates speaking or chanting. He holds his hands in front of his body as if he were carrying two objects. This gives a clue to what he is.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male figure.
Description
The standing hollow male figure has been ritually killed. He has been partially re-constructed where there was sufficient information. His mouth is open which indicates speaking or chanting. He holds his hands in front of his body as if he were carrying two objects. This gives a clue to what he is.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male figure.
Description
The standing hollow male figure has been ritually killed. He has been partially re-constructed where there was sufficient information. His mouth is open which indicates speaking or chanting. He holds his hands in front of his body as if he were carrying two objects. This gives a clue to what he is.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male figure.
Description
The standing hollow male figure has been ritually killed. He has been partially re-constructed where there was sufficient information. His mouth is open which indicates speaking or chanting. He holds his hands in front of his body as if he were carrying two objects. This gives a clue to what he is.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Jaina figure : whistle.
Description
The elite Maya surrounded themselves with luxury goods. This chief wears an elaborate hairdo, headband, ear spools, and shell necklace. His face shows signs of tattooing and his head has been reshaped when he was just born. The modified head with sloping forehead represents the end of elote, maize, or corn and the long flowing hair the corn silk.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Jaina Island, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Jaina figure : whistle.
Description
The elite Maya surrounded themselves with luxury goods. This chief wears an elaborate hairdo, headband, ear spools, and shell necklace. His face shows signs of tattooing and his head has been reshaped when he was just born. The modified head with sloping forehead represents the end of elote, maize, or corn and the long flowing hair the corn silk.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Jaina Island, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Jaina figure : whistle.
Description
The elite Maya surrounded themselves with luxury goods. This chief wears an elaborate hairdo, headband, ear spools, and shell necklace. His face shows signs of tattooing and his head has been reshaped when he was just born. The modified head with sloping forehead represents the end of elote, maize, or corn and the long flowing hair the corn silk.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Jaina Island, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Jaina figure : whistle.
Description
The elite Maya surrounded themselves with luxury goods. This chief wears an elaborate hairdo, headband, ear spools, and shell necklace. His face shows signs of tattooing and his head has been reshaped when he was just born. The modified head with sloping forehead represents the end of elote, maize, or corn and the long flowing hair the corn silk.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Jaina Island, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Jaina figure : whistle.
Description
The elite Maya surrounded themselves with luxury goods. This chief wears an elaborate hairdo, headband, ear spools, and shell necklace. His face shows signs of tattooing and his head has been reshaped when he was just born. The modified head with sloping forehead represents the end of elote, maize, or corn and the long flowing hair the corn silk.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Jaina Island, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Jaina figure : whistle.
Description
The elite Maya surrounded themselves with luxury goods. This chief wears an elaborate hairdo, headband, ear spools, and shell necklace. His face shows signs of tattooing and his head has been reshaped when he was just born. The modified head with sloping forehead represents the end of elote, maize, or corn and the long flowing hair the corn silk.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Jaina Island, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Maya sculpture--Mexico--Jaina Island, Mayas--Antiquities, Maya art--Mexico--Jaina Island, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
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