Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Seated regal male figurine

Maker Maya culture (Mexico, Campeche)

Date550-830

Made/manufacturedCampeche, North and Central America

MediumCeramic with mold-made face

Dimensions7 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (19.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Mrs. A.H. Spivack, in memory of Dr. A.H. Spivack

Object numberC-75-68

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionSmall solid figurine of seated male with crossed legs and arms, hands on opposing elbows. Wears skirt with long loin cloth, tubular necklace with large shell pectoral, body hand formed, head mold-made, finely detailed with raised mat design on face, large ear spools, high elaborate headdress, has goatee; reddish-brown clay with fragments of white slip.