Figure in Flower Ornament, 500-900. Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900). Earthenware with slip; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). 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.

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