Art Institute of Chicago

Figure of a Standing Warrior

Late Classic Maya, JainaLinkedCulture matchlcp-89dcbfaed2df

Date: 650–800
Medium: Ceramic with pigment
Culture: Yucatan Peninsula
Department: Arts of the Americas
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 17203

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The costume and equipment of this figure indicate that he represents a warrior. He carries a rectangular shield and a long wooden spear (now lost), and the detailed attention given to the intricate headdress and facial features—marked by scarification, tattoos, and paint—suggests the portrait of a specific military commander.

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Credit line: African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund, Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson
Provenance: Everett D. Rassiga (1922–2003), Black Tulip Galleries, Dallas, TX, by Mar. 1963 [incoming receipt, RX4243, Mar. 18, 1963, copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1963.

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Object type: AAT300301253

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