Figurine Whistle of Seated Elite Female with Cranial Deformation, Facial Scarification, and Forehead Jewel

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Figurine Whistle of Seated Elite Female with Cranial Deformation, Facial Scarification, and Forehead Jewel

Southeastern Mexico or Northern Guatemala, Maya, 600–900 CE
Ceramics
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
8 x 4 x 3 4/5 in. (20.32 x 10.16 x 9.652 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2010.115.260)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1 MAP IT
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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Bibliography

  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
  • Reents-Budet, Dorie.  Painting the Maya Universe:  Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period.  Durham:  Duke University Press, 1994.