Seated Female Wearing Quechquemitl
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Yucatan Peninsula Region, Southeastern Mexico or Northern Guatemala
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Maya
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 600-900
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions:
h. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); w. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); d. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Credit Line: The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family
Object number: 2002.22.3
Provenance: ex-collection of D. Joseph Judge; by inheritance to Donna J. Spencer, Birmingham, AL, by 2002; by donation to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2002
Label Text
This figurine is in a style associated with the island of Jaina in Mexico. Depicted is a woman wearing a quechquemitl, a common style of clothing worn by the elite class. Other indications of her elite status are the earrings and necklace adornments (Bernadette Cap, 2021)
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