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PRE-COLUMBIAN CERAMIC FIGURE
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure
Culture: Maya or related Mesoamerican tradition
Material: Ceramic
Date: ca. 600–900 CE (Late Classic Period)
Dimensions: 55 × 35 cm
Ceramic figure representing a richly adorned individual, likely a deity, shaman, or elite figure within Maya culture. The figure’s upright posture, exaggerated facial features, and elaborate headdress suggest a ceremonial role. The necklace, belt, and skirt details emphasize status and authority, while the prominent hands and stylized mouth may symbolize communication with the spiritual realm.
Of particular note are the two small sculpted heads on the figure’s skirt, possibly representing captives, ancestors, or divine beings, reinforcing the figure’s mediating role between the earthly and spiritual worlds. Such imagery reflects the Maya’s strong emphasis on lineage, ritual performance, and the cyclical balance of life and death.
Objects of this type were often placed in tombs or ceremonial centers, serving as guardians, offerings, or representations of powerful intermediaries in Maya cosmology
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure
Culture: Maya or related Mesoamerican tradition
Material: Ceramic
Date: ca. 600–900 CE (Late Classic Period)
Dimensions: 55 × 35 cm
Ceramic figure representing a richly adorned individual, likely a deity, shaman, or elite figure within Maya culture. The figure’s upright posture, exaggerated facial features, and elaborate headdress suggest a ceremonial role. The necklace, belt, and skirt details emphasize status and authority, while the prominent hands and stylized mouth may symbolize communication with the spiritual realm.
Of particular note are the two small sculpted heads on the figure’s skirt, possibly representing captives, ancestors, or divine beings, reinforcing the figure’s mediating role between the earthly and spiritual worlds. Such imagery reflects the Maya’s strong emphasis on lineage, ritual performance, and the cyclical balance of life and death.
Objects of this type were often placed in tombs or ceremonial centers, serving as guardians, offerings, or representations of powerful intermediaries in Maya cosmology
