Standing priest or orator
Dateca. 600 - 900
Maker
Maya
Label TextMaya burials included objects that would be useful for the deceased in their voyage through the underworld, including food and drink, clothing, jewelry, and exquisitely detailed figures made as companions or perhaps gifts for the gods. Many of these figures also functioned as whistles or rattles—musical accompaniment for the afterlife.
Object number64.39
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art of the Ancient Americas, July 10, 1999 - May 11, 2003.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (24.13 x 9.53 x 7.94 cm)
MediumCeramic
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 63.20
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