Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Figure in Flower Ornaments

Date

500–900

Medium

earthenware with slip

Culture

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

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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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