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Figure in Flower Ornament
500-900
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Figure in Flower Ornament
- Date Created: 500-900
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.155.1
- Medium: earthenware with slip
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1967.155.1
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