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| Keywords: Mayan - Standing Figure with a Tied-Rope Pectoral - Walters 482782 - Back.jpg Although several examples of this type of figurine have come to light in recent years little is known about their function or subject matter As is typical of the known examples this piece is made from pressing clay into molds one each for the body head pectoral and costuming details The resulting parts are subsequently assembled The dotted pattern on the figure's legs is reminiscent of other Mesoamerican renditions of flayed skin which was occasionally worn in ritual events associated with fertility Like a seed or an ear of maize life exists within a dead husk when such a costume was worn and it thus references the pan-American connection between life and re-birth The oversized pectoral consisting of multiple strands of thick rope is a common feature to this type of figurine It has been associated both with rulers and with warriors yet its meaning remains poorly understood It is incorporated into Late Classic Maya art at sites nearest to Veracruz likely reflecting more intensive interaction between these two areas at this time between 600 900 Late Classic buff clay cm 14 61 accession number 48 2782 76591 Thomas D Slater until June 2005 Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation John Stokes as agent June 16 2005 by purchase Arte Primitivo New York as agent Walters Art Museum Gift of the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation 2007 place of origin Remojadas in present-day Veracruz Mexico Walters Art Museum license Maya art in the Walters Art Museum Maya ceramic figurines Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
