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Title
Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
Description
This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Art--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
Description
This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Art--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
Description
This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Art--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
Description
This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Art--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
Description
This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Art--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
Description
This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Art--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Veracruz rattling bowl.
Description
A potter created a simple flared bowl with a continuous decorative band. This central band was carved with a step/fret design with a rope design at the bottom. The bottom of the bowl is hollow and incorporates a rattle.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Tajín Site, Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Tajín Site, Pottery--Mexico--Tajín Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Veracruz rattling bowl.
Description
A potter created a simple flared bowl with a continuous decorative band. This central band was carved with a step/fret design with a rope design at the bottom. The bottom of the bowl is hollow and incorporates a rattle.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Tajín Site, Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Tajín Site, Pottery--Mexico--Tajín Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Veracruz rattling bowl.
Description
A potter created a simple flared bowl with a continuous decorative band. This central band was carved with a step/fret design with a rope design at the bottom. The bottom of the bowl is hollow and incorporates a rattle.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Tajín Site, Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Tajín Site, Pottery--Mexico--Tajín Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Veracruz rattling bowl.
Description
A potter created a simple flared bowl with a continuous decorative band. This central band was carved with a step/fret design with a rope design at the bottom. The bottom of the bowl is hollow and incorporates a rattle.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Tajín Site, Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Tajín Site, Pottery--Mexico--Tajín Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Veracruz rattling bowl.
Description
A potter created a simple flared bowl with a continuous decorative band. This central band was carved with a step/fret design with a rope design at the bottom. The bottom of the bowl is hollow and incorporates a rattle.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Tajín Site, Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Tajín Site, Pottery--Mexico--Tajín Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Veracruz rattling bowl.
Description
A potter created a simple flared bowl with a continuous decorative band. This central band was carved with a step/fret design with a rope design at the bottom. The bottom of the bowl is hollow and incorporates a rattle.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Tajín Site, Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Tajín Site, Pottery--Mexico--Tajín Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Shamanic flight.
Description
The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Shamanic flight.
Description
The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Shamanic flight.
Description
The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Shamanic flight.
Description
The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Shamanic flight.
Description
The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Shamanic flight.
Description
The figure is in good condition. The figure is flat on the underbelly and has its hands outward with the plums flat. There are four small holes in the top of the head. There are two holes on the ears and the mouth has an opening. At the bottom of the figure there is a large opening. No presence of significant cracks or scratches. The figure is structurally safe. There are black markings on the eyes, center of the upper chest, and ankles of the feet. The shaman wears a large bell pendant necklace, ear discs, a loincloth and four holes in the top of his head.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
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