The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 15, 2025
Figure in Flower Ornament
500–900
Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
Figures within flowers are one of the most enchanting themes of the Maya ceramic art of Jaina, an island off the western Yucatán coast. The figures, usually males who cross their arms over their bodies, are either radiantly youthful or aged (as here), suggesting a relationship to the life cycle.- Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.155.1