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Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Headdress

600–800

Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century

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Medium
ceramic and slip
Measurements
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2012.33.b
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Location
233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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It is estimated that some 20,000 people were buried on the tiny island of Jaina over a 500-year period.

Description

The major Maya grave offerings on Jaina Island were ceramic figurines that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. The headdress belongs to a seated figure who 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.
A ceramic headdress with white slip patches features an animal head pointing downward with an open mouth. The earthy reddish-brown form sits against a wide, fan-shaped structure where vertical ridges and oval-shaped protrusions jut from the surface. A rectangular element extends upward from the top center, and the piece has irregular, chipped edges.

Seated Lord with Removable Headdress: Headdress

600–800

Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century

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