Description:

Pre-Columbian, Jaina/Campeche Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. An incredibly evocative figure of a priest or other elite figure in society, shown in dynamic pose as if dancing, arms spread wide, with wing-like attachments forming a cape. The figure wears an enormous belt with hanging decoration that hangs almost to the feet, a huge, rectangular pectoral, and a tunic decorated with relief geometric motifs and stippled designs. Atop the head is a huge feathered headdress. Size: 6.75" W x 6.45" H (17.1 cm x 16.4 cm); 7.5" H (19 cm) on included custom stand.

Jaina figures, from an island off the Yucatan peninsula, are noted for their lifelike faces and their immense detail. The clothing that this figure wears almost certainly copies the real clothing of a person in the Late Classic Maya period. These figures probably represent actual people and seem likely to have been produced in Campeche and brought to Jaina Island to be buried with the dead.

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#140873

  • Condition: Repaired in multiple areas, notably on the wings, where the arms meet the body, and at the waist. Some losses to one side of the wings. Amazing remaining detail.

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