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Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress, 600–900

Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress

600–900 · Sculpture

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Room233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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About the sculpture

The major offerings placed in the Maya graves of Jaina Island were ceramic figurines, some of Mesoamerica's finest, that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. This warrior, his headdress removable, once probably held weapons and wears either quilted cotton armor or the feathered uniform of a military order. We don't know why such figures are often pot-bellied.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Particulars

Accession number
1963.93

In the catalog

SculptureMexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900)

Sources

In the same room · 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Museum page
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