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Figura sedent
Seated figure
One of the great cemeteries of the Maya era is located on Jaina Island, with 20,000 tombs dating from AD 500 to 1000. Numerous terracotta figurines deposited as mortuary offerings have been found in them. Most of them were modelled and decorated with incisions, polychromy and applications that represent clothing, ornaments (jewels, headdresses and hairstyles) and the body modification practices (s…
Creator
- maia
- Demian Maia
Type of item
- figures (representations)
- Figure
Medium
- ceramic (material)
- Ceramic
Creator
- maia
- Demian Maia
Type of item
- figures (representations)
- Figure
Medium
- ceramic (material)
- Ceramic
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Museu de Cultures del Món
Creation date
- 0600/0900
Places
- Mexico
- Mexico
Identifier
- MEB CF 705
- http://hdl.handle.net/10970/objects/H498456
Extent
- 13,5 x 8 x 7 cm
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-06-15T16:28:39.993Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-13T14:57:58.226Z