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Figure in Flower Ornament
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Earthenware with slip
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys 1967.155.2
Location
not on view
Description
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.