Standing Male Figure
Maya (Campeche or Yucatán, Mexico)
650–800
- Medium
- Ceramic and pigment
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- H.: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.)
- Culture
- Campeche state
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton W. Hirsch in honor of Allen Wardwell; purchased with funds provided by Claire B. Zeisler; Maurice D. Galleher Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
Naturalistic Jaina figures often present detailed portraits of individuals. Men and women are delicately modeled in the poses, gestures, and costumes of those who ruled the Yucatán peninsula at the height of Classic Maya civilization, providing insight into their roles, status, and concerns. While most figures depict the social elite, such as ladies of the court, royal ballplayers, and priests, some also reflect interest in the range of Maya society members, including servants and captives wounded in battle.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
