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Standing male effigy figure
Maya
Late Classic period
A.D. 600–750
Object Place: Campeche, Mexico, Jaina Island area
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of orange and white pigment
Dimensions
24.6 x 8.6 x 8.4 cm (9 11/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Dolliver MacDonald
Accession Number1972.947
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionStanding male with right arm bent upwards at the elbow, his hand closed as if grasping an object which has not survived. He wears a vest-like tunic open at the front, the garment embellished with four panels containing iconic motifs. His wide belt is fringed with Olive shell-like forms. Most of his headdress does not survive, although eight vertical rectangular forms encircle the top of his head. His forehead is tattooed with what appear to be daysigns (8 Oc, 8 Etz'nab).
Provenance1972, gift of John Dolliver MacDonald, Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1972)