Ceramic human figure head fragment
Ceramic human figure head fragment
Jaina Island ceramic effigy seated wearing headdress, earrings, arm cuffs, and clothing / Mesoamerican; Mayan
Essay/Description
Ceramic seated effigy. Jaina Island Style. Mold formed. Figure has a headdress, earrings, arm cuffs, and clothing.
Jaina Island lies off the coast of the Mexican state of Campeche in the Yucatan Peninsula. It is the site of a Mayan necropolis or a large cemetery where ceramic figurines were often interred with the dead.