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Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Lord with Removable Headdress, 600–800. Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century. Ceramic and slip; overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2012.33
