The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
600–800
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2012.33
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
Did You Know?
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 standing figure represents a warrior who once probably held weapons and wears either quilted cotton armor or the feathered uniform of a military order. The seated figure also 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.- 1968-2000Collection of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute (MWPI), Utica, New York (accession number 68.76)2000-2012Private Collector, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art2012-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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